An arbitrary waveform generator has been added to the 3000 X-series oscilloscopes. Agilent is including this free software upgrade - which is used with the integrated WaveGen 20 MHz function generator option.
The generator provides standard stimulus output waveforms to a device under test as well as user-definable frequencies, amplitudes, offset, and pulse widths and arbitrary waveform capability. WaveGen’s output is routed to a BNC on the front panel of the oscilloscope below the display.
With the upgraded software, users can capture waveforms with their oscilloscopes and convert them to stimulus files - and edit the captured waveforms using the built-in waveform editor within the scope.