Rear Panel; Ac Power; Gpib (Ieee-488) Connector; Rs232 Connector - Stanford Research Systems SR530 Manual

SR530 Guide to Operation

Rear Panel

AC Power

The ac line voltage selector card, line fuse, and
line cord receptacle are located in the fuse holder
at the left side of the rear panel. See the section,
Preparation for Use at the front of this manual for
instructions on setting the ac voltage selector and
choosing the correct fuse.
GPIB Connector
The SR530 has an IEEE 488 (GPIB) interface built
in. The GPIB address is set using SW1 located to
the right of the interface connectors. Refer to
page 7 for switch setting details.

RS232 Connector

The SR530 has an RS232 interface. The
connector is configured as a DCE. The baud rate,
parity, stop bits, and echo mode are selected
using SW2 located to the right of the interface
connectors. Refer to Page 7 for switch setting
details.

Signal Monitor Output

This BNC provides the buffered output of the
signal amplifiers and filters. This is the signal just
before the demodulator. The output impedance is
<1Ω. When a full scale input is applied, the peak-
to-peak amplitude at this output is 20 mV, 200 mV
or 2 V for dynamic reserve settings of high, norm,
and low, respectively.

Preamp Connector

This 9 pin "D" connector provides power and
control signals to external peripherals such as pre-
amplifiers. The available power is described
below.
Pin Voltage Current Available
1 +20 100 mA
2 +5 10 mA
6 -20 100 mA
7 Signal ground
8 Digital ground
General Purpose A/D and D/A
There are four analog input ports, labeled X1
through X4. These inputs may be digitized and
read via the computer interfaces. The range is -
10.24 V to +10.24 V and the resolution is 2.5 mV.
The input impedance is 1 MΩ. A digitization can
be performed in about 3 mS but the result may
take longer to transmit over the interface being
used.
There are two analog output ports, labeled X5 and
X6. The voltages at these ports may be
programmed via the computer interfaces. The
range is -10.24 V to +10.24 V and the resolution is
2.5 mV. The output impedance is <1Ω and the
output current is limited to 20 mA.
Ratio
Output X5 is the ratio output when not
programmed by the computer interface or set via
the front panel. X5 becomes the ratio output
whenever the unit is turned on.
The voltage at X5 is the ratio of the Channel 1
Output to the analog voltage at port X1. An output
of 10 V corresponds to a ratio of 1. The ratio is
computed by digitizing the Channel 1 Output and
the voltage at port X1 and then taking the ratio.
The resolution is 2.5 mV. For best accuracy, the
sensitivity should be set to provide at least a 50%
full scale signal and the analog denominator (X1)
should be 5V or greater. The ratio is updated
approximately every 3 mS. For the Ratio feature
to work, the voltage at the denominator input must
exceed 40 mV.
When the DISPLAY is set to D/A, the ratio output
is 10 times the magnitude, R, divided by X1.

Internal Oscillator

The INTERNAL OSCILLATOR is a voltage
controlled oscillator with a sine wave output . To
use the oscillator as the reference source, connect
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