How to Simulate Missing and Distorted Pulses

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Recreate Missing and Distorted Pulses for Debug

Missing and distorted pulses can expose timing, state-machine, and interface-handling issues that may not appear when a device is tested only with ideal periodic signals. Arbitrary waveform generation is used to create missing pulses, malformed pulse widths, edge degradation, and timing irregularities that reproduce those nonideal conditions in a controlled way.

A waveform generator applies the pulse pattern to the device under test while an oscilloscope, logic analyzer, or other measurement instrument captures the resulting response. Dual-channel operation can be used to align a trigger, clock, or reference signal with the injected pulse condition so timing relationships and recovery behavior can be observed more clearly.

Pulse Fault Injection Solution

Simulating missing and distorted pulses requires a controllable stimulus source that can generate regular pulse trains, then insert omitted pulses, width changes, edge deformation, or timing disturbances at defined points in the sequence. Keysight Essential benchtop waveform and function generators support this workflow by producing pulse, function, and arbitrary waveforms that can be shaped and replayed for repeatable bench debug. Dual-channel synchronized output, arbitrary waveform capability, and 20 MHz bandwidth help generate controlled nonideal pulse conditions. This makes it easier to observe DUT response, compare repeated runs, and isolate timing-related behavior under well-defined stimulus patterns.

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