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Giga-tronics 8650A Series Operation Manual

Giga-tronics 8650A Series Operation Manual (240 pages)

Universal Power Meters

Brand: Giga-tronics | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 3 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
5
About this Manual
13
Conventions
15
Record of Manual Changes
17
Special Configurations
19
Introduction

21
- Description
  21
  - Features
    21
  - Power Requirements
    22
  - Environmental Requirements
    22
  - Items Furnished
    22
  - Items Required
    22
  - Tools and Test Equipment
    22
  - Cooling
    22
  - Cleaning
    23
  - Receiving Inspection
    23
  - Preparation for Reshipment
    23
- Installation
  24
  - Safety Precautions
    24
  - Line Voltage and Fuse Selection
    25
  - Power Sensor Precautions
    25
  - The Rear Panel
    26
  - Figure 1-2: the 8650A Rear Panel
    26
- 8650A System Specifications
  27
- Table 1-1: Measurement Rates
  30
Front Panel Operation

33
Remote Operation

75
- Introduction
  75
  - Sending Commands to the 8650A
    75
  - Table 3-1: Implemented IEEE Standards
    75
  - Polling
    76
  - Data Output Formats
    77
  - Power-On Default Conditions
    78
- SCPI Command Interface
  79
  - Sensor Calibration and Zero
    79
  - Sensor and Channel Configuration
    79
  - Figure 3-1: SCPI Subsystem Model
    79
  - Measurement Triggering
    80
  - Memory Functions
    80
  - IEEE 488.2 Required Commands
    80
  - Table 3-2: IEEE Required Command Codes
    80
  - Calculate Subsystem Commands
    81
  - Figure 3-2: Calculat Subsystem Commands
    81
  - Sense Subsystem Commands
    82
  - Figure 3-3: Sense Subsystem Command Tree
    82
  - Trigger Subsystem Commands
    83
  - Figure 3-4: Trigger Subsystem Command Tree
    83
  - GPIB Command Syntax
    84
  - Table 3-3: SCPI Command Syntax
    85
  - Sensor Calibration and Zeroing
    88
  - Reading Power Measurements
    90
  - Instrument Triggering
    92
  - Figure 3-5: Trigger Subsystem Command Tree
    92
  - Arming the Triggering Cycle
    96
  - Channel Configuration
    97
  - Cal Factor Correction
    99
  - High Speed Measurements
    101
  - Peak Power Sensor Triggering
    105
  - Averaging
    107
  - Relative or Referenced Measurements
    108
  - Offsets
    109
  - SRQ and Status Monitoring
    110
  - Figure 3-6: the SCPI Status Structure Registers
    112
  - Min/Max Configuration and Monitoring
    114
  - Limit Line Configuration and Monitoring
    116
  - Analog Output
    118
  - Saving and Recalling Configurations
    120
  - Halting Operation
    120
  - Preset Configuration
    121
  - Table 3-4: Reset and Power on Default Commands
    121
  - Identification Commands
    123
  - Calibrator Controls
    124
  - Sensor EEPROM Commands
    124
  - Self-Test
    125
  - Error Messages
    125
  - Table 3-5: SCPI Standard Error Messages
    125
  - Table 3-6: Device Specific Error Messages
    126
- IEEE 488.2 Interface Command Codes
  128
  - Command Syntax
    128
  - 8650A Command Code Set
    131
  - Table 3-7: 8650A IEEE 488.2 Command Set
    131
  - 8540C Emulation Command Code Set
    134
  - Table 3-8: 8540C Emulation Command Set
    134
  - HP436 Emulation Command Code Set
    137
  - Table 3-9: HP436 Emulation Command Set
    137
  - HP437 Emulation Command Code Set
    138
  - Table 3-10: HP437 Emulation Command Set
    138
  - HP438 Emulation Command Code Set
    140
  - Table 3-11: HP438 Emulation Command Set
    140
- Analog Output
  142
- Averaging
  143
  - Auto Averaging
    143
  - Table 3-12: Measurement Setting Target Default Values
    143
  - Manual Averaging
    144
  - Table 3-13: Numbering Averaging
    144
- Cal Factors
  145
- Calibration
  146
  - Calibration Routine
    146
  - Calibrator Source
    147
  - Calibrator Test
    147
  - Channel Designation
    148
- Crest Factor
  149
  - Enabling the Crest Factor Feature
    149
  - Reading the Crest Factor Value
    149
- Display Control
  150
- Duty Cycle Commands
  151
  - Activating or Deactivating a Duty Cycle
    151
  - Specifying a Duty Cycle
    151
  - Reading Duty Cycle Status
    151
- Time Gating Measurement
  152
  - Description
    152
  - Time Gating Mode
    153
- Eeprom
  155
  - EEPROM Cal Factors
    155
  - Frequency
    156
- Instrument Identification
  157
- Learn Modes
  158
  - Learn Mode #1
    159
  - Table 3-14: Learn Mode #1 Output Format
    159
  - Learn Mode #2
    160
- Limits
  161
  - Setting Limits
    161
  - Activating Limits
    161
  - Measuring with Limits
    162
- Measurement Collection Modes (Standard)
  163
  - Measurement Triggering
    163
  - Group Execute Trigger
    164
- Measurement Collection Modes (Fast)
  165
  - General
    165
  - Data Output Formats for Fast Modes
    166
  - Fast Buffered Mode
    167
  - Swift Mode
    169
  - Fast Modulated Mode
    171
- Measurement Mode Commands
  172
  - CW Mode
    172
  - MAP Mode
    172
  - PAP Mode
    173
  - BAP Mode
    173
  - Peak Mode
    173
  - Measurement Mode Query
    174
- Advanced Features
  175
  - Burst Start Exclude
    175
  - Burst End Exclude
    175
  - Burst Dropout Tolerance
    176
  - Min/Max Power Value
    176
  - Offset Commands
    177
  - Measured Offset Entry
    179
  - Peak Hold
    180
  - Peak Power Sensor Commands
    181
  - Preset
    183
  - Table 3-15: Preset (Default) Conditions
    183
  - Relative Measurements
    184
  - Resolution
    184
  - Sensor Selection
    185
  - Status
    185
  - Table 3-16: Status Byte and Service Request Mark
    185
  - Table 3-17: Error Code Returned in Position AA
    188
  - Table 3-18: Error Code Returned in Position Aa
    189
  - Table 3-19: Other Codes in the Status Message
    190
  - Setup
    191
  - Store and Recall
    191
  - Units
    192
  - VPROPF Feature
    192
  - Zeroing
    194
  - Histograms, CDF and CCDF
    195
  - Strip Chart
    196
  - Statistics
    197
Performance Verification

199
- Introduction
  199
- Equipment Required
  199
- Table 4-1: Required Equipment List
  199
- Calibrator Verification Procedure
  200
- Performance Verification Tests
  203
  - Equipment Required
    203
  - Instrument Plus Power Sensor Linearity
    204
  - Figure 4-2: Power Linearity Test Setup
    204
  - GPIB Port Check
    206
Typical Applications Programs

209
- Continuous Data Reading
  209
- Remote Calibration of a Sensor
  209
- Speed Tests: Normal and Swift
  210
- Swift Demo 1: FREERUN
  212
- Swift Demo 2: GET
  213
- Fast Buffered Demo: POST GET
  214
  - Fast Buffered Demo: POST TTL
    215
B

217
Power Sensors

217
500 D

231
Menu Structure

231
Index

235

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