Abstract: The purpose is to provide a waveform generator that generates signals with a frequency lower than the minimum sampling frequency of the DAC. In the waveform generator 10, the clock generator 106 generates a clock signal 140. The frequency divider 112 divides the frequency of the clock signal 140 and generates the frequency-divided clock signal 144. The reader 118 provides an address signal at the period of frequency-divided clock signal 144 for the waveform memory 120 and reads the pattern data from the waveform memory 120 into the DAC 130. The DAC 130 converts the data provided from the waveform generator 120 at the period of clock signal 140 into an analog value and outputs a waveform of arbitrary shape.

Abstract: The purpose is to provide a waveform generator that generates signals with a frequency lower than the minimum sampling frequency of the DAC. In the waveform generator 10, the clock generator 106 generates a clock signal 140. The frequency divider 112 divides the frequency of the clock signal 140 and generates the frequency-divided clock signal 144. The reader 118 provides an address signal at the period of frequency-divided clock signal 144 for the waveform memory 120 and reads the pattern data from the waveform memory 120 into the DAC 130. The DAC 130 converts the data provided from the waveform generator 120 at the period of clock signal 140 into an analog value and outputs a waveform of arbitrary shape.