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Astronics Racal Instruments 3100M User Manual

Astronics Racal Instruments 3100M User Manual (420 pages)

VXIbus Arbitrary Waveform Generator

Brand: Astronics | Category: Portable Generator | Size: 9 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
8
Chapter 1

28
- Introduction
  28
- What's in this Manual
  28
- What's in this Chapter
  29
- Conventions Used in this Manual
  29
- Introduction
  29
- 3152B Feature Highlights
  30
- Figure 1-1, Racal Instruments 3152B
  30
- 3100M/3100R Feature Highlights
  31
- 3201A/3202A Feature Highlights
  31
- Arbconnection Feature Highlights
  31
- Figure 1-2, Arbconnection Control Panels
  32
- Figure 1-3, Arbconnection Wave Composer Example
  32
- General Description
  33
- Output Waveforms
  33
- Figure 1-4, Arbconnection Pulse Composer Example
  33
- Figure 1-5, Arbconnection Serial Data Composer Example
  33
- Run Modes
  34
- Frequency Control and Accuracy
  35
- Phase-Lock Loop (PLL)
  35
- Signal Integrity
  35
- Frequency Agility
  35
- Amplitude
  35
- Remote Control
  36
- Carrier Configuration (Different Model Numbers)
  36
- Specifications
  37
- Safety Considerations
  38
- Figure 1-6, Configurations: 3151B, 3152B, 3100R-3152B, and 3100M-3152B
  38
- Options
  39
- Supplied Accessories
  39
- Front Panel Connectors
  39
- Output (Out)
  40
- Sync out (Sync)
  40
- Trig/Pll in (Trg/Pll)
  40
- EXT SCLK (EXT 10Mhz)
  41
- EXT 10Mhz
  41
- Output Waveforms
  41
- Standard (FIXED) Waveforms
  41
- Arbitrary (User) Waveforms
  42
- Sequenced Waveforms
  42
- Figure 1-7, Segment 1 - Sine (X)/X Waveform
  43
- Figure 1-8, Segment 2 - Sine Waveform
  43
- Figure 1-9, Segment 3 - Pulse Waveform
  43
- Modulated Waveforms
  44
- Sweep
  44
- Figure 1-10, Sequenced Waveforms
  44
- Frequency Hopping
  45
- Astronics Test Systems I
  45
- Amplitude Hopping
  45
- Fsk
  45
- Psk
  45
- Ask
  45
- Digital Pulse Waveforms
  46
- Half Cycle Waveforms
  46
- Counter/Timer
  46
- General Run Modes
  46
- Continuous Mode
  47
- Triggered Mode
  47
- Gated Mode
  47
- Burst Mode
  47
- Trigger Sources
  47
- Modulation Run Modes
  48
- Synchronization of Multiple 3152B Modules
  48
- PLL Synchronization
  49
- Phase Modulation
  49
- Filters
  49
- Output State
  49
- Programming the 3152B
  50
Chapter 2

52
Chapter 3

60
Chapter 4

100
- Arbconnection
  100
- What's in this Chapter
  100
- What Is Arbconnection
  100
- System Requirements
  100
- Installing Arbconnection
  100
- Startup & Communication Options
  101
- Arbconnection Features
  101
- Figure 4-1, Startup & Communication Options Dialog Box
  101
- Main Window
  102
- Control Panels
  102
- Figure 4-2, Arbconnection Menu and Link Bar
  102
- Figure 4-3, Main Panels Toolbar
  102
- The Operation Panels
  104
- Figure 4-4, Operation Panel Selection
  104
- Output
  105
- Figure 4-5, Output Panel
  105
- Run Mode
  106
- Figure 4-6, Run Mode Control Panel
  107
- Standard
  108
- Figure 4-7, Standard Waveforms Panel
  109
- Arbitrary/Sequence
  110
- Figure 4-8, Arbitrary/Sequence Panel
  111
- Using the Memory Partition Table
  112
- Figure 4-9, Memory Partition Table
  113
- Using Waveform Studio
  114
- Figure 4-10, Waveform Studio
  115
- Figure 4-11, Sequence Table Example
  116
- Half Cycle
  118
- Figure 4-12, Half Cycle Panel
  118
- The Modulation Panels
  119
- Figure 4-13, Modulation Panels
  119
- Figure 4-14, FM Panel
  120
- Sweep
  122
- Figure 4-15, am Panel
  122
- Figure 4-16, Sweep Modulation Panel
  123
- Fsk/Psk/Ask
  124
- Figure 4-17, FSK/PSK/ASK Modulation Panel
  125
- Ampl/Freq Hop
  126
- Figure 4-18, Amp/Freq Hop Panel
  127
- Auxiliary Panels
  128
- Figure 4-19, Access to Auxiliary Panels
  128
- Counter/Timer
  129
- Figure 4-20, Counter/Timer Panel
  129
- Pulse Generator
  130
- Figure 4-21, Digital Pulse Generator Panel
  130
- X-Instrument Sync
  131
- Figure 4-22, X-Instrument Synchronization Pool List
  132
- Figure 4-23, Adjacent Synchronization between Two Instruments
  133
- Figure 4-24, LBUS Synchronization between Adjacent Slots
  134
- Figure 4-25, ECLT Synchronization Example
  134
- The System Panels
  135
- General/Filters
  135
- Figure 4-26, System Panels
  135
- Figure 4-27, General/Filters Panel
  136
- Calibration
  137
- The Composers Panels
  137
- Figure 4-28, Calibration Panel
  137
- The Wave Composer
  138
- The Wave Composer Menu Bar
  138
- Figure 4-29, Composers Panel
  138
- File Menu
  139
- Figure 4-30, Wave Composer Screen
  139
- Edit Menu
  140
- Figure 4-31, Open Waveform Dialog Box
  140
- View Commands
  141
- Astronics Test Systems
  141
- Wave Menu
  142
- Figure 4-32, Zooming in on Waveform Segments
  142
- The Toolbar
  144
- The Waveform Screen
  144
- Figure 4-33, Generating Distorted Sine Waves from the Built-In Library
  144
- Figure 4-34, Toolbar Icons
  144
- Figure 4-35, Waveform Screen
  145
- Generating Waveforms Using Equation Editor
  146
- Figure 4-36, Equation Editor Dialog Box
  146
- Writing Equations
  148
- Equation Conventions
  148
- Typing Equations
  149
- Equation Examples
  150
- Figure 4-37, Equation Editor Example
  150
- Figure 4-38, Using the Equation Editor to Modulate Sine Waveforms
  151
- Figure 4-39, Using Equation Editor to Add Second Harmonic Distortion
  152
- Figure 4-40, Using the Equation Editor to Generate Exponentially Decaying Sinewave
  153
- Combining Waveforms
  154
- Figure 4-41, Using Equation Editor to Build Amplitude Modulated Signal with Sidebands
  154
- Figure 4-42, Combining Waveforms into Equations
  155
- The Pulse Composer
  156
- The Pulse Composer Menu Bar
  156
- File Menu
  156
- Figure 4-43, Pulse Composer Screen
  157
- Edit Menu
  158
- View Menu
  158
- Figure 4-44, Pulse Editor
  159
- Figure 4-45, Pulse Editor Options
  159
- Tools Menu
  160
- The Pulse Composer Toolbar
  160
- Creating Pulses
  160
- Figure 4-46, Pulse Composer Toolbar
  160
- Figure 4-47, Complete Pulse Train Design
  161
- Figure 4-48, Section 5 of the Pulse Train Design
  161
- Setting the Pulse Editor Options
  162
- Figure 4-49, Selecting Pulse Editor Options
  162
- Using the Pulse Editor
  163
- Figure 4-50, Using the Pulse Editor
  164
- Pulse Example, Section 1
  166
- Figure 4-51, Building Section 1 of the Pulse Example
  166
- Pulse Example, Section 2
  167
- Figure 4-52, Building Section 2 of the Pulse Example
  167
- Pulse Example, Section 3
  168
- Figure 4-53, Building Section 3 of the Pulse Example
  168
- Pulse Example, Section 4
  169
- Pulse Example, Section 5
  169
- Figure 4-54, Building Section 4 of the Pulse Example
  169
- Downloading the Pulse Train
  170
- Figure 4-55, Building Section 5 of the Pulse Example
  170
- Interpreting the Download Summary
  171
- Figure 4-56, Pulse Editor Download Summary
  171
- The FM Composer
  172
- The Menu Bar
  172
- Figure 4-57, FM Composer Opening Screen
  172
- File Menu
  173
- Wave Commands
  173
- Figure 4-58, Generating Sine Modulation Using the FM Composer
  174
- The 3D Composer
  175
- Shared Horizontal Controls
  176
- Figure 4-59, 3D Composer Screen
  176
- Figure 4-60, Parameters Tab
  177
- Figure 4-61, Expanded Parameters Options Dialog Box
  177
- Vertical Controls
  178
- Graphical Screens
  179
- Figure 4-62, 3D Vertical Controls
  179
- Designing 3D Profiles
  180
- Figure 4-63, 3D Waveform Graphs
  180
- Figure 4-64, 3D Chirp Design Example
  181
- The Command Editor
  182
- Logging SCPI Commands
  182
- Figure 4-65, Command Editor
  182
- Figure 4-66, Log File Example
  183
Chapter 5

184
- Programming Reference
  184
- What's in this Chapter
  184
- Introduction to SCPI
  184
- Command Format
  185
- Command Separator
  185
- The MIN and MAX Parameters
  185
- Querying Parameter Setting
  186
- Query Response Format
  186
- SCPI Command Terminator
  186
- SCPI Parameter Type
  186
- Numeric Parameters
  186
- Discrete Parameters
  187
- Boolean Parameters
  187
- Arbitrary Block Parameters
  187
- Binary Block Parameters
  187
- SCPI Syntax and Styles
  187
- Alternative Command Set (HS Commands)
  188
- Invoking HS Command Mode
  188
- Rules for Using HS Command Mode
  189
- Legacy Vs. Modern Command Set
  190
- 3152B Legacy Commands
  191
- Table 5-1, 3152B SCPI Command Summary for 3152A Emulation
  191
- Table 5-2, 3152B SCPI Command Summary
  193
- 3100R/M-3152B Commands
  196
- Instrument & Output Control Commands
  206
- Table 5-3, Instrument & Output Control Commands Summary
  206
- Run Mode Commands
  220
- Table 5-4, Run Mode Commands
  221
- Standard Waveform Control Commands
  227
- Table 5-5, Standard Waveform Control Commands Summary
  227
- Arbitrary Waveform Control Commands
  233
- Table 5-6, Arbitrary Waveform Command Summary
  234
- Figure 5-1, Definite Length Arbitrary Block Data Format
  236
- Figure 5-2, 3152B 16-Bit Waveform Data Point Representation
  237
- Figure 5-3, 3152A 12-Bit Waveform Data Point Representation
  237
- Figure 5-4, Segment Address and Size Example
  240
- The Apply Control Commands
  241
- Using the Apply Commands
  241
- Table 5-7, Apply Control Commands
  242
- Sequenced Waveform Control Commands
  248
- Table 5-8, Sequence Control Commands
  249
- Figure 5-5, 64-Bit Sequence Table Download Format
  250
- Modulated Waveform Global Control Commands
  254
- Table 5-9, Modulated Waveform Global Commands
  254
- Modulation Control Commands
  256
- Table 5-10, Modulated Waveform Control Commands
  256
- AM Programming
  258
- FM Modulation Programming
  259
- Sweep Programming
  262
- ASK Modulation Programming
  267
- PSK Modulation Programming
  269
- Frequency Hopping Modulation Programming
  271
- Modulation Programming
  271
- Digital Pulse Programming
  276
- Table 5-11, Digital Pulse Commands Summary
  277
- Table 5-12, Half Cycle Commands Summary
  281
- Counter Control Commands
  283
- Table 5-13, Counter Commands Summary
  283
- Synchronization Commands
  285
- Table 5-14, Synchronization Command Summary
  287
- LXI System Configuration Commands
  290
- System Commands
  293
- Astronics Test Systems
  293
- Table 5-15, System Commands Summary
  293
- Table 5-16, Common Commands Summary
  296
- The SCPI Status Registers
  300
- The Status Byte Register (STB)
  300
- Reading the Status Byte Register
  301
- Clearing the Status Byte Register
  301
- Service Request Enable Register (SRE)
  301
- Figure 5-7, the SCPI Status Model
  302
- Standard Event Status Register (ESR)
  303
- Standard Event Status Enable Register (ESE)
  304
- Error Messages
  304
- Performance Checks
  308
- Environmental Conditions
  309
- Warm-Up Period
  309
- Initial Instrument Setting
  309
- Recommended Test Equipment
  309
- Test Procedures
  309
- Table 6-1, Recommended Test Equipment
  309
- Initial Instrument Setting
  310
- Frequency Accuracy
  310
- Frequency Accuracy, Internal Reference
  310
- Table 6-2, Frequency Accuracy
  310
- Frequency Accuracy, External 10 Mhz Reference
  311
- Amplitude Accuracy
  311
- Amplitude Accuracy, DAC Output, 50 Ω Load Impedance
  311
- Table 6-3, Frequency Accuracy Using External 10 Mhz Reference
  311
- Amplitude Accuracy, DDS Output, 50 Ω Load Impedance
  312
- Amplitude Accuracy, DAC Output, 1 MΩ Load Impedance
  312
- Table 6-4, Amplitude Accuracy, DAC Output
  312
- Table 6-5, Amplitude Accuracy, DDS Output
  312
- Amplitude Accuracy, DDS Output, 1 MΩ Load Impedance
  313
- Table 6-6, Amplitude Accuracy, DAC Output
  313
- Table 6-7, Amplitude Accuracy, DDS Output
  313
- Offset Accuracy
  314
- Offset Accuracy, DAC Output, 50 Ω Load Impedance
  314
- Table 6-8, Offset Accuracy, DAC Output - at 20 MV
  314
- Table 6-9, Offset Accuracy, DAC Output - at 6 V
  314
- Offset Accuracy, DDS Output, 50 Ω Load Impedance
  315
- Offset Accuracy, DAC Output, 1 MΩ Load Impedance
  315
- Table 6-10, Offset Accuracy, DAC Output - at 1 V
  315
- Table 6-11, Offset Accuracy, DDS Output - at 6 V
  315
- Table 6-12, Offset Accuracy, DDS Output - at 1 V
  315
- Offset Accuracy, DDS Output, 1 MΩ Load Impedance
  316
- Table 6-13, Offset Accuracy, DAC Output - at 20 MV
  316
- Table 6-14, Offset Accuracy, DAC Output - at 6 V
  316
- Table 6-15, Offset Accuracy, DAC Output - at 1 V
  316
- Square Wave Characteristics
  317
- Square Wave Checks
  317
- Table 6-16, Offset Accuracy, DDS Output - at 6 V
  317
- Table 6-17, Offset Accuracy, DDS Output - at 1 V
  317
- Table 6-18, Square Wave Characteristics - at 6 V
  317
- Sine Wave Characteristics
  318
- Sine Wave Distortion, DAC Output
  318
- Sine Wave Spectral Purity, DAC Output
  318
- Table 6-19, Sine Wave Distortion, DAC Output Tests
  318
- Sine Wave Spectral Purity, DDS Output
  319
- Table 6-20, Sine Wave Spectral Purity, DAC Output Test - at 5 V
  319
- Sine Wave Flatness, DAC Output
  320
- Table 6-22, Sine Wave Spectral Purity, DDS Output Tests - at 5 V
  320
- Table 6-24, Sine Wave Flatness, DAC Output Test - at 5 V
  320
- Sine Wave Flatness, DDS Output
  321
- Table 6-26, Sine Wave Flatness Test, DDS Output - at 5 V
  321
- Trigger Operational Characteristics
  322
- Trigger, Gate, and Burst Characteristics
  322
- Table 6-28, Trigger, Gate, and Burst Characteristics
  322
- Delayed Trigger Characteristics
  323
- Re-Trigger Characteristics
  323
- Table 6-29, Trigger Delay Tests
  323
- Trigger Slope
  324
- Table 6-30, Re-Trigger Delay Tests
  324
- Trigger Level
  325
- Backplane Trigger Source
  325
- Sequence Operation
  326
- Table 6-31, Trigger Source Tests
  326
- Automatic Advance
  327
- Step Advance
  327
- Single Advance
  328
- SYNC Output Operation
  329
- SYNC Output - BIT
  329
- SYNC Output - LCOM
  329
- SYNC Output - HCL
  330
- SYNC Output - Pulse
  330
- SYNC Output - Zero
  331
- PLL Operation
  331
- PLL Checks - Frequency Lock
  331
- Figure 6-1, PLL Tests - Signal Connections
  332
- PLL Checks - Phase Offset
  333
- Table 6-32, PLL Tests - Frequency
  333
- PM Operation
  334
- PM Checks
  334
- Table 6-33, PLL Tests - Phase Offset
  334
- Arbitrary Waveform Memory Operation
  335
- Waveform Memory
  335
- Modulated Waveform Operation
  335
- Table 6-34, PLL Tests - PM Phase Offset
  335
- FM - Standard Waveforms
  336
- Triggered FM - Standard Waveforms
  337
- FM Burst - Standard Waveforms
  337
- Gated FM - Standard Waveforms
  338
- FM - Arbitrary Waveforms
  340
- Fsk
  341
- Psk
  342
- Ask
  342
- Variable Dwell Time Frequency Hopping
  343
- Fix Dwell Time Frequency Hopping
  344
- Amplitude Hopping
  344
- Sweep
  345
- Auxiliary Counter/Timer Operation
  346
- Frequency
  347
- Period, Period Averaged
  347
- Table 6-35, Frequency Measurement Accuracy
  347
- Table 6-36, Period Measurement Accuracy
  347
- Pulse Width
  348
- Totalize, Infinite
  348
- Table 6-37, Pulse Width Measurement Accuracy
  348
- Calibration and Firmware Update
  350
- What's in this Chapter
  350
- Calibration
  350
- Calibration Types
  350
- Recommended Test Equipment
  351
- Environment
  351
- Configuration
  351
- Periodic Calibration
  351
- Calibration Interval
  351
- Table 7-1, Recommended Test Equipment
  351
- Warm-Up
  352
- Procedure
  352
- Figure 7-1, Startup & Communication Options Window
  352
- Figure 7-2, Arbconnection Main Window
  353
- Figure 7-3, Selecting the Instrument to Calibrate
  353
- Figure 7-4, Selecting the Calibration Function
  354
- Figure 7-5, Calibration Panel
  354
- Figure 7-6, Making an Adjustment
  355
- Table 7-2, Calibration Values, 50Ω Load
  355
- Figure 7-7, Selecting 1M Calibration Mode
  357
- Table 7-3, Calibration Values, Unloaded (>1MΩ)
  357
- Locking the Calibration Factors
  359
- Figure 7-8, Locking the Calibration Factors
  359
- Figure 7-9, Confirmation for Locking Calibration Factors
  359
- Factory Calibration
  361
- Warm-Up
  361
- Procedure
  361
- Initialization
  361
- Figure 7-10, Calibration Panel
  361
- VCO Adjustments
  362
- PLL Adjustments
  365
- Oscillator Adjustments
  367
- Base Line Offset Adjustments
  368
- Figure 7-11, Selecting 1M Calibration Mode
  368
- Offset Adjustments
  371
- Amplitude Adjustments
  375
- Amplitude Adjustments (Modulation)
  382
- Pulse Response Adjustments
  389
- Locking the Calibration Factors
  389
- Figure 7-12, Locking the Calibration Factors
  390
- Figure 7-13, Confirmation for Locking Calibration Factors
  390
- Calibrating the 3201A/3202A
  391
- Channel 1 - Low-Frequency Response
  391
- Channel 2 - Low-Frequency Response (3202A Only)
  391
- Channel 1 - High-Frequency Response
  392
- Channel 2 - High-Frequency Response (3202A Only)
  392
- Updating the Firmware
  393
- Updating Registered-Based Firmware
  393
- Figure 7-14, Firmware Revision Screen
  394
- Updating Message-Based Firmware
  395
- Figure 7-15, Updater Window
  396
- Figure 7-16, Updater Window with Update Button
  396
- Figure 7-17, Successful Firmware Update
  397
- 3152B Specifications
  400
- Outputs
  400
- Main Output
  400
- Square Wave, Pulse Performance
  400
- Sync Output
  400
- Filters
  401
- General Run Modes
  401
- Astronics Test Systems
  401
- Trigger Characteristics
  401
- Sources
  401
- Frequency/Time Accuracy
  402
- PLL Characteristics
  402
- PM Characteristics
  402
- Function Generator Characteristics
  403
- Sine
  403
- Sine Wave Performance
  403
- Triangle
  403
- Square
  404
- Pulse
  404
- Ramp
  404
- Gaussian Pulse
  404
- Sync Pulse
  404
- Arbitrary Waveform Generator Characteristics
  404
- Sequenced Waveforms Generator Characteristics
  405
- Modulated Waveform Generator Characteristics
  405
- General
  405
- Marker Output
  406
- Sweep
  406
- Arbitrary FM
  406
- Frequency Hopping
  406
- Amplitude Hopping
  407
- Fsk
  407
- Psk
  407
- Ask
  407
- Pulse Generator Waveform Characteristics
  408
- Half-Cycle Waveform Generator Characteristics
  408
- Counter/Timer Characteristics
  409
- Frequency, Period Averaged
  409
- Period, Pulse Width
  409
- Totalize
  409
- General
  409
- Backplane Multiple Instrument Synchronization
  409
- Leading Edge Offset
  410
- Options
  410
- Vxlbus General Information
  410
- General
  410
- 3100M/3100R/3151B/3152B Module Specifications
  412
- Input Characteristics
  412
- Output Characteristics
  412
- General
  412
- Square Wave Characteristics
  412
- Sine Wave Characteristics
  412
- Environmental
  413
- 3152A/3152B Specification Compatibility
  414
- Amplitude Characteristics
  414
- Standard Waveforms
  414
- Arbitrary Waveforms
  415
- Sequenced Waveforms
  415
- Swept Waveforms
  416
- Sampling Clock
  416
- Phase Locked Loop
  416
- Phase Modulation
  417
- Triggering Characteristics
  417
- Multi-Module Synchronization
  418
- Counter
  418
- Additional Functions
  418

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