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Quantum Composers 9530 Series Operating Manual
Summary of 9530 Series
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Quantum composers, inc po box 4248 bozeman, mt 59772 (406)582-0227 phone (406)582-0237 fax www.Quantumcomposers.Com january 2008 9530 series pulse generator operating manual.
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This manual is a reference designed to familiarize you with the quantum com- posers 9530 series pulse generator and is arranged so that you can easily find the information you re looking for. Generally, each topic has its own section and no section assumes that you ve read anything else in the manua...
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Safety issues normal use of test equipment presents a certain amount of danger from electri- cal shock because testing must be performed where exposed voltage is present. An electrical shock causing 10 milliamps of current to pass through the heart will stop most human heartbeats. Voltage as low as ...
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9530 front panels display layout and indicators a graphical display module displays parameters and status information. The status information is located in the upper-left corner of the display, between the two brackets. There are three enunciators: vertical arrow indicates there are additional pages...
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Counter architecture overview system timer functions the system timer functions as a non-retriggerable, multi-vibrator pulse genera- tor. This means that once started, depending on the mode, the timer will pro- duce pulses continuously. Before pulses can be generated, the timer must be armed and the...
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Channel timer functions the channel timer functions as a non-retriggerable, delayed, one shot pulse generator. This means that the timer will only generate one delayed pulse for every start pulse received. Once the channel timer has started counting, addi- tional start pulses will be ignored until t...
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Press the page button to select the next page. There may be multiple channel menus depending upon your unit. Secondary menus can be accessed by press- ing the letter key of that channel a second time. There are also individual menu keys for the gate (gate), trigger (trig), and system (menu) menus. D...
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Note: if wid + dly + 75ns (hardware reset time) > t o period, the correct pulsewidth will be generated but at a slower rate. Setting pulse output parameters there are two basic types of outputs available on the 9530: (a) ttl/cmos compatible outputs; (b) adjustable amplitude outputs. Out: selects bet...
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9530 menu structure system mode menus to mode to mode to mode to mode mod e: c ontinuous mod e : single s hot mod e: burst mod e: d uty c ycle # / on # / burst # / off advanced timing parameters channel gated operation channel gated operation channel enable channel enable channel enable syncsource g...
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Menu rate source reference out source ref out to period recall menu recall menu configuration # name help line store menu configuration # name help line system menus comm. Parameters comm. Parameters keypad parameters misc. Parameters interface: rs232 interface: usb key repeat rate auto start baud r...
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System mode menu setting system mode of operation the mode menu sets the t o system timer mode. The menu will show the extra set parameters (burst, on & off) only when they are appropriate. Mode: selects the t o mode: continuous, single shot, burst or duty cycle mode. Burst: sets the number of pulse...
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Enabling channel output at the top of each of the channel menu pages is a parameter to enable or dis- able the channel. Each channel may be individually controlled. Setting the channel timing parameters to define a pulse requires two parameters: the delay to the active edge and the width of the puls...
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Mux: enable/disable bitfield. Advanced channel menus setting the sync source although each channel receives its start pulse from the internal t o pulse, logically the start pulse can be assigned such that the delay entered is relative to the t o pulse or any other channel pulse. This allows dependen...
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Enabling system gate enables the use of the gate input as a trigger inhibit or output control for all channels simultaneously, or on a per channel basis. Mode: selects between disabling the gate inputs and method of output control level: sets the gating threshold. Logic: sets the active logic level....
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Setting system communication parameters the 9520 comes with a standard rs232 serial port and usb port. The unit will not respond to computer commands unless these ports are properly configured. Interface: rs232, usb, etherenet (optional) baud rate: selects the baud rate for the selected interface. E...
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Store menu storing a configuration use the following procedure to store a complete system configuration: set all parameters to the desired value. Select a configuration number. *note: you cannot store to the zero location, as that contains the factory default values. Label the configuration as desir...
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Quick start - normal internal rate generator operation the 9530 has a powerful set of functions providing a number of modes of opera- tion for the internal or system rate generator (t o ). Most of these functions can be ignored if a simple continuous stream of pules is required. Starting from the de...
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Edge press the next key until the edge parameter is high- lighted. Set the instrument to trigger off the rising edge or falling edge as desired. Pulse width, delay enter the channel menus by pressing the letter key. Enter the required pulse width and delay. Repeat for each output channel. Start pres...
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To use system burst mode function the run/stop button generates a stream of n t o pulses, where n is speci- fied by the burst parameter. The rate is specified in the rate menu. Pressing the run/stop button while the burst is in process will stop the output. After the burst has been completed, pressi...
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Pressing the run/stop key will now generate a continuous stream of pulses. To use channel single shot function the single shot mode generates a single pulse every time the run/stop key is pressed. To use the single shot mode: - within the channel menus enable select enable to enable channel output. ...
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To use the channel gating function each channel may use the external input to gate or control its output. The gate controls the triggering of the channel. To use the gate, set the following param- eters - within the channel menu mode: in gate menu must be set to channel menu. Channel gate: select pu...
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Burst: set the number of pulses to generate in each burst.- within the rate menu per: set the period between pulses. - within the rate menu source: select the system oscilator or an external clock in fre- quency. Per: set the period between pulses. - within the trigger menu mode: select triggered mo...
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Gate: select active high or active low. Level: set the threshold voltage for the external input. Method (advanced: select pulse or output (press function key and then hit channel key; repeat to cycle through advanced chan- nel menu. - within the mode menu mode: select the desired mode. - within the ...
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Personal computer to pulse generator communication the 9530 comes standard with an rs232 serial and usb interface. An ethernet interface is available as an option. All menu settings can be set and retrieved over the computer interface using a simple command language. The command set is structured to...
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Install the usb drivers, and make that com port number available for typical rs232 communication to the pulse generator. Hyperterminal or other common software may be used. When communicating through the mapped com port over usb, the baud rate for the communication port used by the usb chip must mat...
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The ethernet module used is a digi connect me module supplied by digi connectware, inc. There are several ways to successfully communicate with the pulse generator over ethernet. The two most popular methods are raw tcp/ip (such as labview or programming with visa libraries) and by mapping a pc com ...
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The command string is parsed and executed after reading these characters. These characters are the carriage return and linefeed . They are ascii charac- ter set values 13 and 10 respectively (hex 0x0d and 0x0a). All command strings need to have these characters appended. When the pulse generator res...
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Scpi command format scpi commands control and set instrument specific functions such as setting the pulsewidth, delay and period. Scpi commands have a hierarchical structure compose of functional elements that include a header or keywords separated with a colon, data parameters and terminators. For ...
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After power-up or reset (*rst) the instrument default is channel #1. Scpi parameter types the following parameter types are used: accepts all commonly used decimal representation of numbers including optional signs, decimal points and scientific notation: 123, 123e2, -123, -1.23e2, .123, 1.23e-2, 1....
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9530 scpi command summary keyword parameter std/ new comments :instrument std subsystem. Supports treating each channel as a logical instrument. :catalog? Std query only. Returns a comma-separated list of the names of all channels. A two channel instrument would return: t o , cha, chb. :full? Std qu...
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K e yw o rd p a ra m e te r s td / n e w c o m m e n ts [:p u l s e ] [0 ] s td s u b s ys te m . C o n ta i n s c o m m a n d s to c o n tro l th e o u tp u t p u ls e g e n e r a ti o n . C o m m a n d s w i th o u t s u ffi x re fe r to th e c u rre n tly s e le c te d lo g i c a l i n s tru m e ...
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9530 scpi command summary k e y w o r d p a r a m e te r s td / n e w c o m m e n ts :p u l s e [1 / 2 / n ] s td s u b s y s te m . C o n ta i n s c o m m a n d s to c o n tr o l th e o u tp u t p u ls e g e n e r a ti o n . V a li d s u ffi x r a n g e d e p e n d s o n th e n u m b e r o f c h a ...
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K e yw o rd p a ra m e te r s td / n e w c o m m e nts :s ys te m s td :s ta te ? N e w q ue ry o nly. R e turns the s ta te o f the m a c hi ne : re turns " 1 " if the m a c hine i s a rm e d a nd /o r g e ne ra ting p uls e s o r " 0 " if the m a c hine ha s b e e n d is a rm e d . :b e e p e r s ...
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Ieee 488.2 common commands mnemonic command name parameters comments *idn? Identification query queries the pulse generator identification. The id will be in the following format: model#-#channels-option#-version# *rcl recall command restores the state of the pulse generator from a copy stored in lo...
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9530 specifications pulse generation range delay 0 - 1000s width 10ns - 1000s resolution 250ps timebase 50mhz timebase accuracy 25ppm rms jitter 400ps pulse inhibit delay 250ns output inhibit delay 250ns internal rate generator rate 0.0002hz to 20.000mhz resolution 5ns accuracy same as timebase jitt...
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External inputs trigger inputs number 0, 2 or 4 rate dc to 1/ (0.2us + longest delay) threshold 0.2 to 15vdc maximum input volt. 60v peak resolution 10mv impedance 1000 ohm slope rising or falling impedance 1000 ohm jitter 800ps rms insertion delay 160ns minimum pulse width 2ns gate inputs threshold...
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Safety marking symbols technical specifications including electrical ratings and weight are included within the manual. See the table of contents to locate the specifications and other product information. The following classifications are standard across all qc products: indoor use only ordinary pr...
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Ethernet interace overview an ethernet interface is optional on the 9530. When this option is chosen, the usb port is replaced by the ethernet port. The ethernet module used is a digi connect me module supplied by digi connectware, inc. There are several ways to successfully communicate with the pul...
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Programming command types and format the 9530 pulse generator uses two types of programming commands: ieee 488.2 common commands and standard commands for programmable instruments (scpi). The format is the same for all interfaces. Hyperterminal (in windows) or any other generic terminal program may ...
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Ip address and raw tcp/ip connection this document describes one of the most popular methods of setting up ethernet communication for the quantum composers pulse generators. The method discussed is raw tcp/ip communication. The ethernet module used in quantum composers pulse generators is a digi con...
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Figure 1: digi device discovery utility displaying digi module discovered on the lan. From this point, a web interface can be opened, allowing access to configura- tion options for the digi module. If you are required to enter a username and password, they are as follows: username: root password: db...
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9530 external clock operation the 9530 pulse generator has a special external clock circuit that allows for external clock synchronization when using clock sources that have very narrow pulse widths and amplitudes. *these specifications are preliminary and subject to change . Using the external cloc...
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