JDS2900 series

Dual-Channel
Function/Arbitrary
DDS Signal Generator

Quick Start Guide

Rev1.0

June 2018
 Hangzhou Junce Instrument Co., Ltd.

Contents

Chapter 1 Overview .........................................4

1, Instrument introduction ...................................4
2, Model description .........................................4
3, Dimension .................................................5
4, Technical parameters ......................................5
Chapter II Instrument Description ............................11
1, Front panel overview ......................................11
2, Display interface description .............................13
[Link] key function description ...............................14
Chapter III Instrument Operation Instructions ...............15
1, Setting parameters and outputting waveforms in the main
interface ........................................................15
2, MEAS measurement mode interface parameter settings ........16
3, MOD modulation mode interface parameter settings ..........16
4, System settings interface, parameter settings .............18

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Check
When you get a new JDS2900 series dual-channel signal generator, it is recommended
that you follow the steps below to check the instrument.

Check the package

If the package is damaged, keep the damaged packaging or shockproof material until the
goods have been fully inspected and the instrument has passed electrical and
mechanical tests. If the instrument is damaged due to shipping, please contact the
shipper and the carrier for compensation.

Check accessories
The contents of accessories are as follows. If the contents do not match or the
instrument is damaged, contact the dealer or the company.
Host: JDS2900 Series Dual Channel 1pcs
Signal Generator

Accessories: Power Adapter 1pcs

USB cable 1pcs

Signal connection cable 2pcs

User manual 1pcs

CD 1pcs

Check the whole machine

If you find that the instrument is damaged, the instrument is not working properly, or fails
the performance test, contact your dealer or our company.

TEL：0371-86106382 QQ1: 1406921960 QQ2: 3155097720

Mail: 1406921960@[Link],
3155097720@[Link]
R&D company: Hangzhou Junce Instrument Co., Ltd. WEB:[Link]

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 Chapter 1 Overview
Instrument introduction
JDS2900 series function generator can generate multiple waveforms such as sine wave,
square wave, triangle wave, pulse wave, and arbitrary wave. The frequency range up to
60MHz, with duty cycle adjustment, sweep frequency, frequency signal frequency and
counter function, and the output signal, amplitude, and frequency can be displayed
simultaneously. The series signal generator has excellent amplitude and frequency
characteristics, the appearance of this instrument is exquisite and beautiful.

This instrument is widely used in factories, schools, research institutes and laboratories.

The model description

This series of instruments are divided into three models, the main difference is the
maximum frequency of sine wave output, as described below:
Model The max output frequency of sin wave
JDS2900-60M 60MHz
JDS2900-50M 50MHz
JDS2900-40M 40MHz
JDS2900-30M 30MHz
JDS2900-15M 15MHz

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Technical parameters

Frequency characteristics

JDS2900 JDS2900 JDS2900 JDS2900 JDS2900

-15M -30M -40M -50M -60M

Sine wave frequency

0~15MHz 0~30MHz 0~40MHz 0~50MHz 0~60MHz
range

Square wave
frequency range
0~15MHz 0-25MHz 0-25MHz 0-25MHz 0-25MHz

Triangle wave
frequency range

Pulse wave frequency

range

TTL digital wave

0~6MHz 0~6MHz 0~6MHz 0~6MHz 0~6MHz
frequency range

Arbitrary frequency
range

Pulse width
100nS~4000S 50nS~4000S 40nS~4000S 30nS~4000S 25nS~4000S
adjustment range

Square wave rise time ≤25ns ≤15ns ≤10ns ≤10ns ≤10ns

Minimum frequency
0.01uHz（0.00000001Hz）
resolution

Frequency accuracy ±20ppm

±1ppm/3hours
Frequency stability
±1ppm/3 hours

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 Waveform characteristics

Sine、Square、pulse (adjustable duty cycle, precise adjustment of

pulse width and period), triangular wave, partial sine wave, CMOS
wave, DC level (set DC amplitude by adjusting offset), half wave, full
Waveform type
Wave, positive staircase wave, anti-ladder wave, noise wave,
exponential rise, exponential drop, multisonic wave, Symplectic pulse
and Lorenz pulse and 60 arbitrary waveforms

Wave length 2048 points

Waveform
266MSa/s
sampling rate

Waveform vertical
14-bits
resolution

Harmonic
≥45dBc(<1MHz); ≥40dBc(1MHz~20MHz)
Suppression

Sine wave
Total harmonic
<0.8%(20Hz~20kHz,0dBm)
distortion

Square wave and

Overshoot ≤5%
pulse wave

Duty cycle
Pulse wave adjustment 0.1%~99.9%
range

Duty cycle
Partial sine wave adjustment 0.1%~99.9%
range

Sawtooth wave Linearity ≥98%(0.01Hz~10kHz)

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 Output characteristics

10MHz ≤ Frequency ≤
Frequency ≤ 10MHz 30MHz ≤ Frequency
Sine wave amplitude 30MHz
range
2mVpp~20Vpp 2mVpp~10Vpp 2mVpp~5Vpp

Frequency ≤ 10MHz 10MHz ≤Frequency ≤25MHz

Square wave 、
Triangle wave
amplitude range
2mVpp~20Vpp 2mVpp~5Vpp

Amplitude
1mV
resolution

Amplitude
±0.5%/5 hours
stability

Flatness of
±5%(<10MHz); ±10%(>10MHz)
amplitude

Waveform output

Output
50Ω±10% (typical)
impedance

Protection All signal outputs can work within 60 when the load is short-circuited.

DC offset

Output amplitude > 2V 0.2V <Output Range ≤ 0<Output amplitude

Offset 2V ≤0.2V
adjustment range
-9.99V~9.99V -2.5V~2.5V -0.25V~0.25V

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 Offset resolution 0.01 V

Phase characteristics

Phase
0~359.9o
adjustment range

Phase resolution 0.1o

TTL/CMOS output

Low level <0.3V

High level 1V~10V

Level rise/fall time ≤20ns

External measurement function

Frequency
measurement 1Hz~100MHz
Frequency meter range
function

Measurement
Gate time 0.01S~10s continuous adjustment
accuracy

Counting
0-4294967295
range
Counter function
Coupling
DC and AC coupling methods
method

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 Counting
Manually
method

Input signal voltage 2Vpp~20Vpp

range

Pulse width
0.01us resolution, maximum measurable 20s
measurement

Period measurement 0.01us resolution, maximum measurable 20s

Sweep function

Sweep channel CH1 or CH2

Sweep type Linear sweep, logarithmic sweep

Sweep time 0.1s~999.9s

Any setting between the maximum output frequency of the

Setting range corresponding model of the starting point (0.01Hz) and the end point

Forward, reverse and round trip

Sweep direction

Bursting function

Number of pulses 1-1048575

Manual burst, CH2 burst, external burst (AC), external burst (DC)
Burst mode

General specifications

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 Display Display type 2.4 inch TFT color LCD display

Quantity 100

Store and load

00 to 99 (00 memory location parameter is loaded by
Position
default as power on)

Arbitrary wave Quantity 1 to 60 total 60 groups (15 groups by default as power on)

Interface
USB to serial interface
mode

Extension With TTL level mode serial interface for user secondary
interface development

Interface
Communicat
Adopt standard 115200bps
ion speed

Protocol Using the command line, the protocol is made public

Voltage
Power supply DC5V±0.5V
range

Manufacturing Surface mount technology, large-scale integrated circuits, high reliability,

technology long service life

Prompt tone Users can turn on or off by setting program

Operating
All key operations, knob continuous adjustment
characteristics

Environmental
Temperature: 0~40 oC Humidity: <80%
conditions

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 Chapter II Instrument Description

1, The front panel overview

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2, The display interface description

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3, The key function description

Item
Instructions

Function soft Function soft-key activates the corresponding function on the screen
keys

Press button to display main interface or waveform selection and

cancel

Fast switching between measurement mode interface and main interface

Fast switching between modulation mode interface and main interface

Fast switching between system setting interface and main interface

The main interface is used to control the simultaneous output of channel 1

and channel 2, and in other interface， key is used to control

(ON/OFF).

When setting parameters, you can use left and right keys to move the
cursor position.

Select the CH1 channel to control the output of CH1, long press to set
CH1 as the main display.

Select the CH2 channel to control the output of CH2, long press to set
CH2 as the main display.

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 ChapterIII Instrument Operation Instructions

After power on, first enter the welcome interface and then jump to the language
selection interface. Press the corresponding soft key to select the language and finally
enter the main interface. After you turn on the computer again, you do not need to repeat
the language selection and go directly to the main interface.

欢迎界面 语言选择界面

1, Set the parameters in the main interface and output

waveform
➢ Press button to turn the output on or off simultaneously for both channels.
➢ Output channel selection: The front panel , keys are used to switch
the currently selected channel (CH1 or CH2). Pressing , keys again
in the currently selected channel can turn on/off the output of the channel, and
long press to place the current channel on the main display of the screen.
(upper part).
➢ Set the waveform: press the front panel key to activate the waveform
switching of the current channel. In the active state of the waveform, the knob
can be quickly switched, and the direction key can be used to quickly
switch between the arbitrary waveform and the preset waveform.
➢ Set Frequency: Press the soft key to highlight the “Frequency” parameter.
At this time, use the direction keys to move the cursor to select the
bit to be edited. Then turn the knob to change the value. Press and hold the soft
key to change the frequency unit (MHz, KHz, Hz, mHz). , uHz).
➢ Press and hold the duty cycle, offset, and phase soft－keys to initialize to
default values.

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 2， MEAS measurement mode interface parameter settings

Press and press the soft key in the measurement mode

interface to switch between the measurement function and the count function.
You can also rotate the encoder to switch.

2.1, Measurement function

The input signal frequency, period, positive pulse width, negative
pulse width, duty cycle and other parameters can be measured, the
measurement frequency range 1Hz-100MHz, the measurement signal
amplitude range is 2mVpp-20Vpp, the input interface is [Link];

➢ Coupling setting: Press to switch the coupling mode to AC or DC.

➢ Gate time setting: Press to set the gate time (0.01S-10S), use the arrow
keys to move the cursor to select the bit to be edited, then turn the knob to
adjust the value.

➢ Measurement mode setting: Press to switch between the two options of

counting frequency and counting period via the encoder.

➢ Measurement parameters: frequency, period, positive pulse width, negative

pulse width, duty cycle.

2.2, Counting function

The period number of the input signal can be calculated in real time

➢ Coupling setting: Press to switch the coupling mode to AC or DC.

➢ After setting all the items, press the soft key to start the counting function

and press the key to stop.

3，MOD modulation mode interface parameter settings

➢ Press to enter the modulation mode, press the soft key in

the modulation mode interface to switch between the sweep function
(CH1 channel / CH2 channel), pulse function (CH1 channel) and burst
function (CH1 channel).

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 3.1, Sweep function
Sweep frequency, you can set any starting point frequency and
end point frequency in the signal generator output frequency range,
sweep time 0.1s~999.9s, sweep type is linear scan, logarithm scan two
scan methods, sweep frequency direction is positive , Reverse and
Round Trip Three Sweep Directions;

➢ In the sweep function (CH1 channel), press the soft key to select the
starting point frequency, end point frequency, sweep time, sweep direction and
sweep mode. After the item is highlighted, use the arrow keys (or press the soft
－key ) and the knob to edit the item's parameters.
➢ After setting all the items, press the soft key to start the sweep function and
press the key to stop.

3.2, pulse function

You can adjust pulse wave pulse width and pulse period time
digitally, which is more accurate than adjusting the duty cycle;

➢ In the pulse function (CH1 channel), press the soft key to select the
pulse width, period, offset, and amplitude. After this item is highlighted, edit the
item parameters by pressing the arrow keys (or press the soft key ) and
rotating the knob. , pulse width and period units can be switched between ns
and us by pressing the key when the item is highlighted.
➢ After setting all the items, press the soft key to start the sweep function and
press the key to stop
3.3,Bursting function
The pulse train can be set to output 1-108575 periods. The burst
mode is divided into internal CH2 channel bursts, external input signal
bursts, and manual bursts. It should be noted that the period time of the
burst train is less than the burst signal period time.

➢ In the burst function (CH1 channel), press the soft key to select the
number of pulses and the burst mode. After this item is highlighted, use the
arrow keys (or press the soft key ) and the knob to edit the item

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 parameters.
➢ After setting all the items, press the soft key to start the sweep function and
press the key to stop.

4,System settings and interface parameter settings

Press the key to enter the system setting interface. Press the soft key

to select the parameters for the in/out position, sound setting, brightness

adjustment, language setting, synchronization function setting, and arbitrary wave display
quantity setting.
➢ Call Out & Save: Save/recall the current waveform parameters to the specified
position, rotate the knob to adjust to the specified position. Press the
corresponding soft key when you want to recall, save, or clear.

➢ Sound settings: Sounds can be turned on and off with keys 、 .

➢ Brightness adjustment: Brightness adjustable from 0 to 12 levels can be quickly

adjusted by rotating encoder.

➢ Language setting: Available by pressing 、 to select English and

Chinese display.
➢ Synchronization: The CH1 channel is used as the operation target during
synchronization. The parameters of the CH2 channel change following the CH1
channel parameters. When the synchronization item is highlighted, press the
key or rotate knob to select the item to be synchronized (frequency,

waveform, amplitude, duty cycle, offset), press the soft key to select it, and

press the soft key to cancel.

➢ Arbitrary waveform number setting: The number of arbitrary waveforms of the
main interface waveform can be quickly adjusted by rotating the encoder (1-60).

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