File Menu Key; Go To Static Key; Start Key; Reset Key - DBM ACE9600 Operating Manual

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input on the rear panel of the instrument. Once triggered, parameter
changes are executed on the rising edge of the update clock. Latency
from trigger to actual implementation of the 1st data point is equal to
two update clock periods.
File Me n u Ke y
Use the File Menu key to invoke the file display while already in
Dynamic mode.
Go To S tatic Ke y
Press the Go To Static key to transition to Static mode. When exiting
the Dynamic mode, parameter values retain the last Dynamic value.
The Go To Static key is enabled only when the status on the front panel
display shows "Ready"
.
S ta rt Ke y
Press the Start key to begin Dynamic file execution at the current
update rate. The displayed status on the front panel display changes to
"Running"
.
If Trigger = External, then the status on the front panel
display changes to "Armed", and data is implemented only after an
external trigger signal has been received. The status on the front panel
display will change to "Running" after receipt of the external trigger.
The Start key is disabled when the status on the front panel display
shows "Run" or "Done". The Start key is also used to re-start after
Pause. Pressing Start after Pause causes execution to continue from its
current point.
Re s e t Ke y
Press the Reset key to stop Dynamic file execution and reset each
parameter to the 1st point in the current link parameter files. Elapsed
time is reset to zero. Reset must also be used to re-initialize the data
files after a single run is complete and the status on the front panel
display shows "Done"
.
P a u s e Ke y
Press the Pause key to stop Dynamic file execution and hold elapsed
time at its current value. The displayed parameter values match the
actual data implemented in hardware. Parameters are not reset. Step
Fwd and Step Back keys may be used from the Paused state to single
step through the dynamic files. Pressing the Start key causes execution
to continue from its current point.
Tim in g Co n tro l Ke y
Press the Timing Control key to invoke the Timing Control display.
Dynamic parameters can be updated in several ways:
1. Continuously at the selected update rate
2. Continuously, but starting at a point in the data files other than the
first point
3. Single stepped forward or backward
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