Quantum Composers Sapphire 9200 Series Operating Manual - Channel Timer Overview
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Within the System section:
o Set the mode to Duty Cycle.
o Set the On parameter to the number of pulses to produce during the on cycle
(‘N’).
o Set the Off parameter to the number of pulses to suppress during the off cycle
(‘M’).
o Set the desired Period.
Within the Channel section:
o Set channel mode to Normal.
o Set the Sync Source to T
0
in each respective channel tab
.
o Enter the required pulse width and delay. Repeat for each output channel.
o
Enable the corresponding channels by clicking “Enabled” in the 9200 application.
Pressing the unit’s Run/Stop button will now generate duty cycle pulses out of every enabled
channel.
Channel Timer Overview
The output of each channel is controlled by two timers to generate the pulse width and the
delay timing. All channels are simultaneously triggered, depending on the system mode, by the
internal T
0
pulse, the external trigger, or a trigger provided by a user. A given channel may or
may not generate a pulse depending on its own channel mode as described below. The
examples below assume the system is set to continuous mode.
Channel Normal Function
The Normal mode mimics the system mode once the Run/Stop button is pressed. To use
channel normal mode set the following parameters in the 9200 application:
Within the System section:
o Set the mode to Continuous.
o Set the desired Period.
Within the Channel section:
o Set the mode to Normal.
o Enter the required pulse width and delay. Repeat for each output channel.
o
Enable the corresponding channels by clicking “Enabled” in the 9200 application.
Pressing the unit’s Run/Stop button will now generate
a continuous stream of pulses
.
See
“Output Examples” for a visual representation.