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Keysight Technologies B2960A Demo Manual

Keysight Technologies B2960A Demo Manual

Using an external trigger to generate pulses with 6.5 digit low noise power source

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Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with
the B2960A
B2960A 6.5 Digit Low Noise Power Source
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  • Page 1 Keysight Technologies Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A B2960A 6.5 Digit Low Noise Power Source Demo Guide...
  • Page 2 02 | Keysight | Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A – Demo Guide Introduction The Keysight B2960A 6.5 Digit Low Noise Power Source is a bench-top power supply with revolutionary capabilities and functions not previously available. It can generate either voltage or current with 6.5 digits of resolution while also monitoring them, which is...
  • Page 3 03 | Keysight | Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A – Demo Guide Concept Figure 1 illustrates the connection diagram and basic setup conditions used in the demo to make the B2960A series generate pulses whenever it receives an external trigger sig- nal.
  • Page 4: Oscilloscope Setup

    5. Probe across the 1.1 kΩ resistor to monitor the output using the oscilloscope’s Ch1. 6. Connect the Pin 9 of the B2960A’s Digital I/O Port to the external trigger signal source and the oscilloscope’s Ch2 using the BNC cables, the N1294A-031, wiring, etc.
  • Page 5 05 | Keysight | Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A – Demo Guide LAB: Using external trigger signals and B2960A series power source to analyze a device-under-test (DUT) Demonstration Objective This demo illustrates the ability of 1.
  • Page 6 06 | Keysight | Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A – Demo Guide 5) Press , then press to turn on Pulse source mode. After turning on the Pulse source mode, you can see the Source Shape which shows the pulse source mode enabled.
  • Page 7 07 | Keysight | Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A – Demo Guide to select the Source trigger source and press 4) Rotate to edit it. 5) Press to change the keys shown in Assist keys, and then press to set the Source trigger source to EXT9.
  • Page 8 08 | Keysight | Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A – Demo Guide 9) Press repeatedly until appears in the Assist keys and then select to specify the Digital I/O pin number, the properties of which are configured.
  • Page 9 09 | Keysight | Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A – Demo Guide 14) Or press to set it to INFINITY if you’d like to continue to source pulses. If you set the trigger count to INFINITY be sure you abort the process at the end of the test.
  • Page 10 10 | Keysight | Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A – Demo Guide 4) Press to save your settings. 5. Initiate the channel to wait for an external trigger signal 1) If you aren’t on the top of the Function menu, press repeatedly to return to the top level.
  • Page 11 11 | Keysight | Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A – Demo Guide 6. (Optional) Abort the channel to stop waiting for an external trigger signal If you set the source trigger count to INFINITY, or the number of external trigger signals was less than the specified source trigger count, you will need to abort the process.
  • Page 12 12 | Keysight | Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A – Demo Guide Evolving For more information on Keysight Technologies’ products, applications or Our unique combination of hardware, software, support, and people can help services, please contact your local Keysight office.