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INSTRUCTIONS

MODEL AVL-2D-B

240 VOLT, 1.5 ns 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

[email protected]

http://www.avtechpulse.com/

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

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

BOX 5120, LCD MERIVALE

OTTAWA, CANADA K2C3H5

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Page 1: ...MBER ____________ 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 info avtechpulse com http www avtechpulse com Tel 888 670 87...

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: ...E LICENSING 10 INSTALLATION 11 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 REPL...

Page 4: ...TIC INTERFERENCE 32 MAINTENANCE 33 REGULAR MAINTENANCE 33 CLEANING 33 WIRING DIAGRAMS 34 WIRING OF AC POWER 34 WIRING OF DC POWER 35 PCB 158R4 LOW VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY 36 PCB 235A HIGH VOLTAGE DC POWE...

Page 5: ...is a highly flexible instrument Aside from the internal trigger source it can also be triggered or gated by external TTL level signals A front panel pushbutton or a computer command can also be used...

Page 6: ...a monitor output is provided OS Option an externally generated DC offset can be added to the output R5 Option A rack mounting kit is available The R5 rack mount kit may be installed after first removi...

Page 7: ...ble delay5 Sync to main out 0 to 1 0 seconds for all trigger modes including external trigger Sync output 3 Volts 50 ns will drive 50 Ohm loads Propagation delay 350 ns Ext trig in to pulse out Gate i...

Page 8: ...g Also check 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 shield...

Page 9: ...under the sole responsibility of Avtech Electrosystems Ltd Specifically products manufactured do not contain the substances listed in the table below in concentrations greater than the listed maximum...

Page 10: ...ecycling activities to local governments and financing of recycling activities FIRMWARE LICENSING Instruments with firmware versions 5 00 or higher use open source software internally Some of this sof...

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: ...erators 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...

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: ...conds after which the instrument will attempt to re enable the output i e light green for about 1 second If the overload condition persists the output will be disabled again i e light yellow for anoth...

Page 17: ...numeric parameters is displayed this increases the setting by a factor of ten 10 If one of the adjustable numeric parameters is displayed this decreases the setting by a factor of ten If one of the ad...

Page 18: ...he instrument This input can be either active high or active low depending on the front panel settings or programming commands The instrument triggers normally when this input is unconnected When set...

Page 19: ...g to work A standard Linux agetty process is used to implement serial control internally See the Programming Manual for B Instruments for more details on RS 232 control 8 Network Connector This Ethern...

Page 20: ...edes 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 triggering and a positive delay All waveforms are...

Page 21: ...external TTL level clock on the back panel TRIG connector Manual Trigger the instrument is triggered by the front panel SINGLE PULSE pushbutton Hold Trigger the instrument is set to not trigger at al...

Page 22: ...nel gate menu or the appropriate programming commands This input can also be set to act synchronously or asynchronously When set to asynchronous mode the GATE will disable the output immediately Outpu...

Page 23: ...ET OS OPTION A DC offset can be added to the output signal by applying a DC voltage to the rear panel OS connector Internally it is connected to the output centre conductor via a high quality RF induc...

Page 24: ...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 25: ...roper operation The output stage may be damaged if the output is not terminated into a 50 load The AVL 2D B output may be observed using either a high speed sampling oscilloscope or a slower real time...

Page 26: ...erminate the output c The SYNC output channel provides TTL level signals approximately 0 and 3V To avoid overdriving the TRIG input channel of some sampling oscilloscopes a 20 dB attenuator should be...

Page 27: ...appear Rotate the ADJUST knob until the delay is set at 100 ns c The arrow pointer should be pointing at the Normal choice If it is not press MOVE until it is d Press CHANGE to return to the main menu...

Page 28: ...may need to adjust the delay setting to a value more compatible with your sampling oscilloscope Repeat step 4 if required You may also need to adjust the sampling scope controls d Rotate the ADJUST k...

Page 29: ...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 50 ns sets the pulse width...

Page 30: ...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 PROTection TRIPped query only STAT...

Page 31: ...Nual 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 query form SRE numeric value STB query only TST que...

Page 32: ...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 33: ...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 34: ...8 T OENCO DER T OLCD 104D BD2 PCB104DKEYPADBO ARD BUNITSONLY Ch a ssisg ro u ndpo st G 1 G 2 B1 RED G 4 G 3 L N G X2 CORCO M6EGG 1 2POWERENTRY M O DULE 1 1b 1a 2 2b 2a X1 POWERSWITCHSW325 ND CWINDUSTR...

Page 35: ...CHSGND 340VFIXEDTOPG A GNDTOPG A CHSGND 225VFIXEDTOPG B GNDTOPG B CHSGND 15 O Y 100K O Y NOTUSED 3 9K 5K HORZ PO T NOTUSED 0 TO 235VTOPG B GNDTOPG B OP1B AM P OR C AMPPOT 100OY 220K O Y NOTUSED ZEROO...

Page 36: ...PCB 158R4 LOW VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY...

Page 37: ...PCB 235A HIGH VOLTAGE DC POWER SUPPLY...

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Page 39: ...UST HAVE A IN P N VC C 1A 1B X2 82 101 71 1 b utton keypad 1 2 U4 A MM74HC 14N 11 10 U1 E MM74HC 14N SINGLE PULSE VC C VC C C1 0 2 2uF C1 1 2 2uF C1 2 2 2uF C9 2 2uF C7 2 2uF C6 2 2uF C1 2 2uF 3 4 U4...

Page 40: ...DA SC L VC C VC C GND VC C VC C C5 0 1uF 1 2 U1 A MM74HC 14N 13 12 U1 F MM74HC 14N 5 6 U1 C MM74HC 14N PAD3 LED PAD4 LED X3 4 40 MOUNT X1 4 40 MOUNT X9 4 40 MOUNT X8 4 40 MOUNT 3 4 U1 B MM74HC 14N LC...

Page 41: ...TE 23 EXTTRIG 24 SYNC OUT 25 M AINOUT 26 5VON OFF 27 15VON OFF 28 OUT SYNC VSPARE VPRF GATE 24 V GND TRIG AUX GND VF NO C NC SW NO C NC AMP LAN O LIM EX 295E BD2 PCB295E HVVAR HVFIXED OUT IN1 GND GND...

Page 42: ...PERFORMANCE CHECKSHEET 42...

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