Agilent Releases BenchLink Waveform Builder Pro

Today (5/2/11) Agilent released its 33503A BenchLink Waveform Builder Pro Software. Waveform Builder Pro is the first full-featured waveform creation software for pulse/function/arbitrary waveform generators. The software enables engineers to take full advantage of the signal generation capabilities of the Agilent 33200 Series, 33521/22A, 81150/60/80A waveform generators and makes custom waveform creation fast and simple! This Microsoft Window-based program provides easy-to-use arbitrary waveform creation tools and libraries of advanced signals, waveform sequencing, equation editor, signal filtering and windowing functions.

This is pay for software ($750). I had a chance to test it out for a couple of hours. It is fairly easy to use compared to past waveform editor software I have used. It gives you a lot of waveform editing and math tools that you could only get in a software package like Matlab, but a lot easier to use and cheaper. Below are some key features on the 33503A BenchLink Waveform Builder Pro Software:

• Standard waveform library provides quick access to common signals (sine, square, triangle, ramp, pulse, exponential)
• Comprehensive library of built-in signals provides fast and easy access to complex signals
• Free-hand, point, and line-draw modes to create custom shapes
• Equation editor allows you create waveforms with exact polynomials
• Advanced math functions provide additional flexibility for more complex signals
• Sequencing editor allows you to build and arrange composite waveforms to optimize your design
• Filtering and windowing functions allow you to smooth transitions between waveforms
• Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) allows you to view the frequency characteristics of your signals
• Complimentary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) curves allows you to view the power characteristics of your signals

Click here for more info on the 33503A Waveform Builder Pro Software