Asymmetric Amplitudes — Independent Amplitude per Phase
Advanced Pulse Features
What it is
A standard pulse sequence repeats the same amplitude every time it fires — including both phases of a bipolar pulse. Asymmetric Amplitudes breaks that: each phase, or each pulse in a sequence, can be set to its own amplitude, independent of the others — whether that's the positive and negative phases of one bipolar event, or two same-polarity pulses fired one after another.
Which combinations make sense depends on the application. Some processes benefit from delivering more voltage in one phase or pulse than another, rather than treating every phase as identical by default — and since duration can also be set independently for each pulse, amplitude isn't the only lever for shaping that difference.
Why it matters
If your application needs one phase, or one pulse, to reach a different voltage than another, a symmetric waveform doesn't give you that option — every phase or pulse is forced to match, whether or not that matches what the application actually needs.
Asymmetric Amplitudes removes that restriction: each phase or pulse can be set to its own voltage level, independent of the others, so the waveform matches the application instead of a fixed, symmetric default.
Technical detail
Amplitude and duration for each phase or pulse are independent parameters in the pulse program — not derived from each other, and not required to match the previous phase or pulse. Any ratio within the system’s voltage range is available.
This combines with Arbitrary Sequencing: the amplitude ratio between phases or pulses can change across a sequence, rather than staying fixed for the whole pulse train.
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