Square wave with different off and on time

[Pukhtun_Yum]

Hi everyone, can someone please help me in generating a square wave which has user defined ON and OFF states. For example, user might want a signal to be on for 4 seconds and off for 2 seconds. I think it would be really easy but I am unable to program it.

[GerdW]

Hi Yum,

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@Pukhtun_Yum wrote:

help me in generating a square wave which has user defined ON and OFF states. For example, user might want a signal to be on for 4 seconds and off for 2 seconds.

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Use the SquareWaveform function in the waveform signal generation palette!

You can set a "duty [%]" for the square waveform!

[Pukhtun_Yum]

Yeah I know about the duty cycle but it is in %. I want to turn on the signal for some seconds and then turn it off for some seconds.

[santo_13 · Accepted solution]

You can calculate Duty Cycle and Frequency using the below formula,

Duty cycle = On time / (on time + off time)

Frequency = 1 / (on time + off time)

Typically signal generation libraries take in Frequency and Duty Cycle for the timing characteristics

[GerdW]

Hi Yum,

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@Pukhtun_Yum wrote:

Yeah I know about the duty cycle …

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So you don't have problems with using LabVIEW, but with applying simple math!?

You should ask your math teacher in school… 🙂

[Pukhtun_Yum]

I think you are over here to taunt others instead of helping them.

I did not know about the formula for duty cycle which @santo has mentioned in the above post, that was all I wanted.