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EC Declaration of Conformity This is to certify that this equipment conforms to the protection requirements of the council directive 89/336/EEC, in the approximation of laws of the member states relating to Electromagnetic compatibility and 73/23/EEC, The Low Voltage Directive by application of the following standards: EN 50081-1 1992 Emissions Standard EN 50082-1...
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Safety Regulations 1. Do not touch any part of high voltage circuit or make any unnecessary high voltage measurements. Do not remove the top or bottom covers of this unit unless you are a qualified service person. Remove the power from this unit before removing the top and bottom covers. 2.
Chapter 1. General specification 1. Product summary This programmable function generator is one of a series of programmable test instruments that has enhanced features over similar type of test instruments on the market today. This instrument features: Output frequency range: 1Hz to 15MHz. Waveforms: Sine, Triangle, Rectangular, RAMP and Pulse waveforms DC Offset: -7.5V to +7.5V (no load).
INTERNATIONAL SYMBOLS DANGEROUS VOLTAGE AC (ALTERNATING CURRENT) DC (DIRECT CURRENT) REFER TO INSTRUCTION MANUAL GROUND FUSE DOUBLE INSULATION BOTH DIRECT AND ALTERNATING CURRENT 3. Electrical Specifications Note: Electrical specifications are at 25°C. 1) Frequency characteristics * Freq. Range: 1Hz to 15MHz. * Resolution: 4 digits * Accuracy: ±...
5) VCF input * VCF accuracy: 1% * Input voltage ± 5 V DC, maximum sweep occurs at 5 V DC * VCF input impedance: approx. 1 kΩ 6) TTL output: To 20 TTL/CMOS DRIVES * Level(TTL): Fixed amplitude, < 0.4 V: for a low “L”, and g> than 2.4 V: for a high “H”...
-20°C to +70°C (-4°F to +158°F) with a relative humidity 85% less. Chapter 3. Product description In this chapter, the front and rear panel buttons, controls and connectors are described. 1. Front Panel buttons and connectors description ® 1015 GPIB PeakTech Programmable Function Generator [Figure-1] Front Panel 1) VCF input terminal An external voltage applied to this input causes the frequency to deviate.
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4) Rotary dial The rotary dial when turned moves the cursor position on the LCD between the menu items and is used to select waveforms, set the output amplitude, symmetry, frequency and offset values. It is also used to set the sweep rate and width and edit the setup menu. 5) [FRQ] Button This Button when pressed moves the cursor to indicate the frequency value.
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4) RS232 PORT A 9pin DIN connector for connecting an RS-232 cable from the instrument to the PC. This is used along with the software for controlling the instrument from a PC. 5) GP-IB port Standard IEEE-488 connector for connecting multiple devices to the GP-IB interface. * Note The total cable length should be less than 25m (80ft) and the maximum number of device connections (including controller) is 15.
Chapter 4. LCD, Front panel buttons and menus description 1. LCD display description Displays Section 1-TOP DISPLAY The current waveform, the output status (on/off) and the selection/edit cursor. Displays • The Frequency, Amplitude, attenuator, Section 2.MAIN-DISPLAY offset and symmetry values. •...
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(2) The cursor can be used to change numerical values (Frequency, amplitude, symmetry, offset values) by indicating the setting to be changed with the selection cursor (< or >), and then pressing the Button to display the edit cursor (◄ or ►). Rotating the rotary dial changes the cursor to the digit selection cursor displayed as a ( ) symbol and highlights a digit.
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6) Setting the waveform amplitude (1) AMP (Amplitude): 0 to 999 (in to a 50 Ω load) in a scale from 0 to 999. * The amplitude may be set from 0 to 10 V * To set the Amplitude of a waveform: (a) Press [AMP] Button.
* SWEEP MODE: * To Select the Sweep mode, press [F5] button) [Figure 6] LCD Display (SWEEP display mode) (1) SWEEP mode Output: * To turn the Sweep mode ON. (a) Press the Button to display the selection mode cursor (< or >). (b) Turn the rotary dial until the cursor indicates “SWEEP: ____”...
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Lists the setup values on the selected memory page SETUP F1 PAGE Setup page Saves all values on the current setup page to the specified SAVE memory page LOAD Displays a previously stored memory page NEXT Next page EXIT Exit EQUIP Ver.
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[F3] LOAD: Loads a previously saved memory address page to the display. This list now becomes the operating parameters of the function generator. Press and release the F1 button until the desired paged is displayed then press the F3 button. Page 0 is the default page that is loaded into memory when the unit is powered off and then on.
(2) To edit numerical data values: (FREQ, AMPL, OFFSET…) (a) Turn the rotary dial to indicate the data value to be changed with the selection cursor (<). (b) Press the button to select the edit cursor (◄). (c) Turning the rotary dial the cursor changes to a ( ) symbol and highlights a digit or label (HZ, KHz, etc).
Chapter 5. Using this instrument 1. Equipment Needed 1) Oscilloscope: Frequency Bandwidth of 20 MHz or greater 2) Frequency counter: Frequency bandwidth greater than 20 MHz. 3) Distortion analyzer: less than 0,01% 4) BNC cable: 50 Ω 5) Termination: 50 Ω 2.
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1) Procedure (1) Set the unit´s function generator for the following conditions. ([Figure 7] ④, ⑤) ▪ DC OFFSET ▪ ATTENUATOR : 0dB ▪ SYM (Symmetry) : 50.0 ▪ SWEEP : OFF (2) Set the generator to the desired frequency (3) Select the appropriate waveform (triangle, sine or square wave) (4) Connect the 50Ω...
(3) When using high frequency or square waves, terminate the device under test with a 50Ω adapter and use a cable that is as short as possible to reduce Ringing. (4) To adjust output level of the generator exactly, use an oscilloscope or a wide band AC true rms voltmeter.
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1) Procedure (1) Set the desired frequency. (2) Select the output waveform and amplitude. ([Figure 7] ①) (3) Set the SYMMETRY to adjust the waveform to the appropriate duty cycle. ([Figure 7] ④) G5100 Programmable Function Generator C3100 2.4GHz Programmable Universal Counter [Figure 11] Standard disposition for the pulse creation 2) Reference (supplementary Information) (1) When creating a saw tooth, skewed sine or pulse waveform, the frequency and period of the...
[Figure 12] Typical pulse measure and Set-up technique 5. Using the SWEEP waveform generator 1) Procedure (1) Set the highest frequency on the LCD that needs to be SWEPT (Fig 13A). (2) Press [F5] Button to select the sweep mode screen (Fig 13B). [Figure 13-A] [Figure 13-B] (3) Set the SWEEP ON by rotating the Function dial...
6. TTL output function The TTL Output is used for testing DIGITAL LOGIC circuits. The output is a fixed amplitude square wave with a fast Rise and fall time. This output can be used as a clock generator for testing, repairing and analyzing digital circuitry. The TTL output can drive 20 or more TTL loads.
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2) RS232 Cable Pin Connection Instrument Computer D-sub D-sub D-sub 9-Pin Male 9-Pin Female 25-Pin Female Name 3) Installation of Supplied Software (1) Insert the supplied diskette into the Drive A. (or B). (2) Select File from the Program Manager screen, and then select Run. (3) Type A:\(or B:\) Setup.exe.
Chapter 6. Maintenance This section provides some basic maintenance procedure. WARNING The following instructions are for use by qualified service personnel only. To avoid electric shock, do not perform servicing other than contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so. Always unplug the equipment before performing service procedure.
General Introduction This section describes how to remotely control all instrument functions and how to download and upload waveform data using either the RS-232C or GPIB interface. It is necessary to read the section on how to set the GPIB address or RS232 parameters if you have already installed a GPIB card and the required software on your computer.
1. RS232C Overview Introduction RS-232 is an industry-standard method of sending data back and forth between two pieces of equipment. With the equipment, a computer can remotely control the instrument, download waveform data and upload waveform data. This overview explains the interface requirements, instrument setup, how to verify communications.
4) If you are using Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP click the mouse on MY computer ICON, then Floppy Drive A icon. When the menu is displayed click on SETUP.EXE. 5) Monitor Program will be installed and create a directory named “Model No.” automatically in Hard Disk.
◈ GPIB Example Figure below is an example of connecting multiple devices to the GPIB port. B4100 Programmable Digital Multimeter G5100 Programmable Function Generator C3100 2.4GHz Programmable Universal Counter P6100 Programmable Power Supply Figure. Example of connecting the connector GPIB cable PIN number and signal Pin number IEEE standard Pin number...
The following diagram shows how the registers are related to each other. These registers indicate device status, and allow the programmer to specify which device events will enable a service request. Diagram. Status and Event Registers 6. Command Set Common command Commands can be divided into two major categories: common commands and instrument specific commands.
Command set (RS232 & GPIB) Command Set Limits Command *CLS *ESE (GPIB only) *ESE? *ESR? *SRE? *SRE? *SRE? *IDN? *RST *TRG *TST? *WAI *SRE? *OPC? *OPT? 7. Command or Query message terminator In order for the device to recognize the end of a command or query message, a special terminator is required.
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Command set Command Set Command set Command description Command Format Name (Variables) WFM0=SINE WFM0 WFM1=TRI Waveform WFM2=SQUARE WMF? WAVEFORM query OUT0= OFF OUT0 Output OUT1= ON OUT? OUTPUT query Frequency FRQ1Hz Frequency =1Hz~15.00MHz FRQ? Frequency query AMP0 Amplitude=0~999 Amplitude AMP? Amplitude query OFS0 Offset=-999~+999...
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Technical changing which are in the interest of progress reserved. We herewith confirm, that the units are calibrated by the factory according to the specifications as per the technical specifications. We recommend to calibrate the unit again, after 1 year. ® 05/2004 PeakTech...
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