Added some sample python code for generating arbitrary waveforms

scripts/full-wave-rectified.py

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+#!/bin/env python
+
+# Generate a full wave rectified waveform to use with the MHS-5200A function generator
+from math import pi
+from math import sin
+
+num_points = 2048
+amplitude = 1.0
+print("# generated  by scripts/full-wave-rectified.py")
+
+# Flags to allow peaks only one point wide
+for i in range(num_points):
+    x = i/num_points # Fraction along X axis
+    y = amplitude*sin(2*pi*x)
+    if y < 0.0:
+        y *= -1.0
+    print(y)

scripts/half-wave-rectified.py

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+#!/bin/env python
+
+# Generate a half wave rectified waveform to use with the MHS-5200A function generator
+from math import pi
+from math import sin
+
+num_points = 2048
+amplitude = 1.0
+print("# generated  by scripts/half-wave-rectified.py")
+
+# Flags to allow peaks only one point wide
+for i in range(num_points):
+    x = i/num_points # Fraction along X axis
+    y = amplitude*sin(2*pi*x)
+    if y < 0.0:
+        y = 0.0
+    print(y)

scripts/sinewave-with-spike.py

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+#!/bin/env python
+
+# example from https://www.bkprecision.com/support/downloads/function-and-arbitrary-waveform-generator-guidebook.html
+from math import pi
+from math import sin
+
+num_points = 2048
+amplitude = 4000
+peak_amplitude = 8000
+print("# generated  by scripts/sinewave-with-spike.py")
+
+# Flags to allow peaks only one point wide
+positive_done = False
+negative_done = False
+threshold = 1e-4
+
+for i in range(num_points):
+    x = i/num_points # Fraction along X axis
+    y = int(amplitude*sin(2*pi*x))
+    if not positive_done and abs(x - 1/4) < threshold:
+        positive_done = True
+        y = peak_amplitude
+    if not negative_done and abs(x - 3/4) < threshold:
+        negative_done = True
+        y = -peak_amplitude
+    print(y / peak_amplitude)