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INSTRUCTIONS

MODEL AVI-V-B-N-VCB

-50 VOLT, 3 TO 12 ns PULSE WIDTH, 350 ps RISE TIME 

HIGH PERFORMANCE PULSE GENERATOR 

WITH IEEE 488.2 AND RS-232 CONTROL

SERIAL NUMBER: ____________

A V T E C H     E L E C T R O S Y S T E M S     L T D .

N A N O S E C O N D   W A V E F O R M   E L E C T R O N I C S

S I N C E   1 9 7 5

P.O. BOX 265

OGDENSBURG,  NY

U.S.A. 13669-0265

TEL: 888-670-8729 (USA & Canada) or +1-613-686-6675 (Intl)

FAX: 800-561-1970 (USA & Canada) or +1-613-686-6679 (Intl)

[email protected]    -    http://www.avtechpulse.com/

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BOX 5120, LCD MERIVALE

OTTAWA, ONTARIO

CANADA    K2C 3H4

Summary of Contents for AVI-V-B-N-VCB

Page 1: ...____ A V T E C H E L E C T R O S Y S T E M S L T D N A N O S E C O N D W A V E F O R M E L E C T R O N I C S S I N C E 1 9 7 5 P O BOX 265 OGDENSBURG NY U S A 13669 0265 TEL 888 670 8729 USA Canada or...

Page 2: ...ace said defective item This warranty does not apply to units which have been dissembled modified or subjected to conditions exceeding the applicable specifications or ratings This warranty is the ext...

Page 3: ...1 VISUAL CHECK 11 POWER RATINGS 11 CONNECTION TO THE POWER SUPPLY 11 PROTECTION FROM ELECTRIC SHOCK 12 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 13 LABVIEW DRIVERS 13 FUSES 14 AC FUSE REPLACEMENT 14 DC FUSE REPLACEMEN...

Page 4: ...STYLE 2 33 WIRING OF DC POWER SUPPLIES 34 PCB 158N LOW VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY 1 3 35 PCB 158N LOW VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY 2 3 36 PCB 158N LOW VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY 3 3 37 PCB 168B HIGH VOLTAGE DC POWER SUPP...

Page 5: ...ered or gated by external TTL level signals A front panel pushbutton or a computer command can also be used to trigger the instrument The AVI V B N VCB features front panel keyboard and adjust knob co...

Page 6: ...ill drive 50 Ohm loads Connectors Out SMA Trig BNC Sync BNC Monitor SMA Power required 100 240 Volts 50 60 Hz Dimensions 100 x 430 x 375 mm 3 9 x 17 x 14 8 Temperature range 5 C to 40 C 1 C suffix ind...

Page 7: ...ity 1 3 Price XXXXX US each DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid Includes the cost of shipping and insurance but excludes customs duties taxes and other import fees Shipments are from Canada and are normally dut...

Page 8: ...rn the completed form to us by fax Please call or email me if I can be of further assistance Thank you for your interest in our products Regards Dr Michael J Chudobiak Chief Engineer Avtech Electrosys...

Page 9: ...heck that your load is adequately shielded It may be necessary to enclose the load in a metal enclosure If any of the connectors on the instrument are unused they should be covered with shielded metal...

Page 10: ...es to Directive 2002 96 EC categories 1 7 and 10 as stated in the Article 2 Scope section of Directive 2002 95 EC DIRECTIVE 2002 96 EC WEEE European customers who have purchased this equipment directl...

Page 11: ...mal single phase supply CONNECTION TO THE POWER SUPPLY An IEC 320 three pronged recessed male socket is provided on the back panel for AC power connection to the instrument One end of the detachable p...

Page 12: ...ors are prevented access and or are insulated from every connection point In some cases connections must be exposed to potential human contact Operators must be trained to protect themselves from the...

Page 13: ...C decreasing linearly to 50 relative humidity at 40 C 5 Mains supply voltage fluctuations up to 10 of the nominal voltage 6 no pollution or only dry non conductive pollution LABVIEW DRIVERS A LabVIEW...

Page 14: ...the fuses on the rear panel are shown in the figure below AC FUSE REPLACEMENT To physically access the AC fuses the power cord must be detached from the rear panel of the instrument The fuse drawer ma...

Page 15: ...Nominal Mains Voltage Rating Case Size Recommended Replacement Part Littelfuse Part Number Digi Key Stock Number 1 2 AC 100 240V 0 5A 250V Time Delay 5 20 mm 0218 500HXP F2416 ND 3 DC N A 1 0A 250V Ti...

Page 16: ...be disabled again i e light yellow for another 5 seconds If the overload condition has been removed the instrument will resume normal operation This overload indicator may flash yellow briefly at sta...

Page 17: ...of ten If one of the adjustable numeric parameters is displayed and this parameter can be both positive or negative this changes the sign of the parameter EXTRA FINE This changes the step size of the...

Page 18: ...is input is unconnected When set to active high mode this input is pulled down to ground by a 1 k resistor When set to active low mode this input is pulled up to 5V by a 1 k resistor 5 TRIG This TTL l...

Page 19: ...Internet enables Avtech pulse generators by adding this standard Ethernet port to the rear panel in addition to the IEEE 488 2 GPIB and RS 232 ports normally found on B units Commands are sent using t...

Page 20: ...set to a positive value the SYNC pulse precedes the OUT pulse When the delay is set to a negative value the SYNC pulse follows the OUT pulse These pulses are illustrated below assuming internal trigg...

Page 21: ...ment controls the trigger frequency and generates the clock internally External Trigger the instrument is triggered by an external TTL level clock on the back panel TRIG connector Manual Trigger the i...

Page 22: ...can be suppressed by a TTL level signal on the rear panel GATE connector The instrument can be set to stop triggering when this input high or low using the front panel gate menu or the appropriate pr...

Page 23: ...rned off when the instrument is not in use In the case of failure the switching elements are easily replaced following the procedure described in a following section DO NOT EXCEED 20 kHz The output st...

Page 24: ...if the output is not terminated into a 50 load 1 Connect the pulse generator to a sampling oscilloscope as shown above Note that a If using a sampling oscilloscope the use of 40 dB attenuator at the...

Page 25: ...pointer should be pointing at the Internal choice If it is not press MOVE until it is d Press CHANGE to return to the main menu 4 To set the delay to 100 ns a Press the MOVE button until the arrow po...

Page 26: ...de submenu will appear Rotate the ADJUST knob until the amplitude is set at 50V c Observe the oscilloscope You should see 10 ns wide 50V pulses If you do not you may need to adjust the delay setting t...

Page 27: ...50 V output on turns on the output For triggering a single event this sequence would be more appropriate rst resets the instrument trigger source hold turns off all triggering pulse width 10 ns sets...

Page 28: ...PERiod numeric value WIDTh numeric value DCYCle numeric value HOLD WIDTh DCYCle DELay numeric value GATE TYPE ASYNC SYNC LEVel HIgh LOw SOURce VOLTage LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude numeric value EXTernal...

Page 29: ...query only TRIGger SOURce INTernal EXTernal MANual HOLD IMMediate CLS no query form ESE numeric value ESR query only IDN query only OPC SAV 0 1 2 3 no query form RCL 0 1 2 3 no query form RST no quer...

Page 30: ...factory for repair Service is to be performed solely by qualified service personnel Caution High voltages are present inside the instrument during normal operation Do not operate the instrument with t...

Page 31: ...es may require replacement All fuses can be accessed from the rear panel See the FUSES section for details CLEANING If desired the interior of the instrument may be cleaned using compressed air to dis...

Page 32: ...A C K A 4 W H I T E G 1 G R E E N G 2 G R N Y L W G 3 G R N Y L W C 1 R E D C 2 G R N C 3 P U R B B 1 R E D G 4 G R E E N 2 0 A W G A L P H A 3 0 7 3 U L S T Y L E 1 0 1 5 2 4 A W G B E L D E N 8 3 0...

Page 33: ...G R E E N 2 0 A W G A L P H A 3 0 7 3 U L S T Y L E 1 0 1 5 2 4 A W G B E L D E N 8 3 0 0 3 M I L W 1 6 8 7 8 C 4 G R N C 4 G R N B M o l e x 1 9 0 7 3 0 0 1 3 r i n g t e r m i n a l 8 M o l e x 1 9...

Page 34: ...C A P B A N K G N D E X T P S I N I N O U T G N D G N D S 1 A S 1 B D C S 2 A D C G N D C H S G N D S 2 B 2 0 A W G P C B 1 5 8 N 1 2 V O L O G N D J 1 J 2 J 3 J 4 J 6 J 8 J 1 0 G N D G N D G N D 2 0...

Page 35: ...8 1 2 3 4 5 6 J 3 6 4 0 4 4 5 6 1 5 V 1 5 V B U P O U T 1 1 5 V G N D 1 5 V p c b 1 5 8 N _ o v p p c b 1 5 8 N _ o v p s c h B U P O U T 1 1 5 V G N D 1 5 V 1 5 V B U E X T P O U T 2 N O U T N E G I...

Page 36: ...9 4 7 u F 3 5 V C 6 2 2 u F L 2 4 3 4 1 3 1 0 1 M C 3 4 7 u F 3 5 V C 1 4 7 u F 3 5 V C 8 2 2 u F L 1 4 3 4 1 3 1 0 1 M C 4 4 7 u F 3 5 V C 1 2 2 2 u F L 4 4 3 4 1 3 1 0 1 M C 5 4 7 u F 3 5 V 1 2 3 4...

Page 37: ...M O U N T A N Y 1 5 V N O N C M O S 5 5 5 1 4 1 2 Q 1 C M P Q 2 2 2 2 D I S A B L E O L O W H E N C H A R G I N G S H O R T S O U T B A S E W H E N C H A R G I N G B U 1 5 V G N D 1 5 V X 1 K E Y S T...

Page 38: ...D 1 2 4V I N 2 M ON 3 EN 4 GN D 5 AD JUST 6 REF OUT 7 GN D 8 GN D 9 OU T 1 0 OU T 1 1 CASE 12 CASE 13 UV 1 1 8A 24 P20 D1 1N4750 C1 2 2uF CER CC W CW W TOP VIEW R7 5K 3266W R8 100 OY D3 1N4937 1 2 J1...

Page 39: ...DDB Documents Panelbrd prj PANEL TOP LEVEL SCHEMATIC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J5 AHE10G ND Mfg 499910 1 10 pin straightheader I2C_INT SCL SDA GND VCC SING LEPULSE BACKLIG HT ENCOD ER ENCOD ER SCH I2C_INT...

Page 40: ...2uF C1 2 2uF 3 4 U4B MM74H C14N 5 6 U4C MM74H C14N 9 8 U4D MM74H C14N 11 10 U4E MM74H C14N 13 12 U4F MM74H C14N R1 15K R4 15K 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 RN3 4608X 1 473 R2 100K VCC 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 RN2 4608X 2 10...

Page 41: ...F8574APN VCC SDA SCL VCC VCC GN D VCC VCC C5 0 1uF DB7 1 DB6 2 DB5 3 DB4 4 DB3 5 DB2 6 DB1 7 DB0 8 E1 9 R W 10 RS 11 VEE 12 VSS 13 VCC 14 E2 15 NC 16 A K X10 AHE16G ND Mfg 499910 3 16 pin straight hea...

Page 42: ...E 1 0 O E A 1 1 O S P E E D U P R N G 1 2 A M P L R N G 4 1 3 A M P L R N G 3 1 4 A M P L R N G 2 1 5 A M P L R N G 1 1 6 A M P L R N G 0 1 7 X R L Y 5 1 8 X R L Y 4 E O 1 9 X R L Y 3 V I 2 0 X R L Y...

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