channel_select
Description
Selects the channel to download to for dual channel AWGs.
Syntax
Read
Gets the current channel index number
Example
int awg_channel;
awg_channel = awg.channel_select;
Write
Sets the channel index number to select a channel
Example
awg.channel_select = 1;
Notes
This property will only work for dual channel AWGs (AWG472 and AWG272). It will have no effect on single channel AWGs. For dual channel AWGs, if channel_select is set to "0", then data will be downloaded to Channel A (the left channel). If channel_select is set to "1", then data will be downloaded to Channel B (the right channel).
Please note that the data length must be the same for both channels or you will have unpredicatable output waveforms. In addition, marker data is part of Channel B so if you are using the markers then you must download to Channel B. Other than these two restrictions the waveform data are completely independent so for example you can have a sine wave on one channel and a pulse waveform on the other.