HP 16500B User Reference page 145

W hen t he HP 16501A i s at t ached t o t he HP 16500B, t he r esul t i ng HP
16500B/ 16501A syst em oper at es as a si ngl e f r am e. The H P 16500B and HP
16501A m ay r ecei ve onl y one ext er nal ar m i ng si gnal f r om t he ot her f r am e.
The f i gur e bel ow show s how m odul e- t o- m odul e ar m i ng i s sel ect ed.
Module to Module Arming
The HP 16500B m ai nf r am e m ay use onl y t w o ext er nal ar m i ng si gnal s: any
m odul e i n t he HP 16501A expansi on m ai nf r am e or t he r ear - panel BNC. The
ar m i ng si gnal can com e f r om t hr ee sour ces:
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Any m odul e i n t he H P 16500B m ai nf r am e.
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Any m odul e i n t he H P 16501A expansi on m ai nf r am e.
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Fr om t he r ear - panel Por t I n BNC.
The ar m i ng si gnal f r om t he HP 16501A over l ays w i t h t he PO RT- I N si gnal . I f a
m easur em ent r equi r es t hat m odul es i n t he 16500B r ecei ve ar m i ng si gnal s
f r om bot h PO RT- I N and t he H P 16501A, t he m odul es shoul d be r econf i gur ed.
Ar r ange t he m odul es such t hat PORT- I N ar m s t he m odul e i n t he H P 16500B
and t he m odul e i n t he HP 16500B ar m s t he m odul e i n t he HP 16501A.
The Optional HP 16501A Expansion Frame
System Arming and Triggering
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