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INSTRUCTIONS

MODEL AVR-G1-B

250 Volt, 10 kHz, 100 ns to 1 ms

PULSE GENERATOR

WITH IEEE 488.2 / RS-232 / ETHERNET CONTROL

SERIAL NUMBER:          14119          

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

Summary of Contents for AVR-G1-B

Page 1: ...MBER 14119 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 8729 USA...

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: ...0 DIRECTIVE 2002 96 EC WEEE 10 FIRMWARE LICENSING 11 INSTALLATION 12 VISUAL CHECK 12 POWER RATINGS 12 CONNECTION TO THE POWER SUPPLY 12 PROTECTION FROM ELECTRIC SHOCK 13 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 14 LA...

Page 4: ...INTERFERENCE 34 MAINTENANCE 35 REGULAR MAINTENANCE 35 CLEANING 35 WIRING DIAGRAMS 36 WIRING OF AC POWER 36 PCB 158R5 LOW VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY 37 PCB 284C HIGH VOLTAGE DC POWER SUPPLY 38 PCB 183A S AND...

Page 5: ...g with a four line by 40 character backlit LCD display of the output amplitude pulse width pulse repetition frequency and delay The instrument includes memory to store up to four complete instrument s...

Page 6: ...ent OT Option Allows a DC offset in the range of 50V to 50V to be added to the output When generating a pulse with positive amplitude the offset plus amplitude must remain between 0 and 250V and when...

Page 7: ...ecautions should always be observed 1 Keep exposed high voltage wiring to an absolute minimum 2 Wherever possible use shielded connectors and cabling 3 Connect and disconnect loads and cables only whe...

Page 8: ...ions H x W x D 100 mm x 430 mm x 375 mm 3 9 x 17 x 14 8 Chassis material Aluminum frame and handles gray vinyl on aluminum cover plates Rack mount kit Optional Add R5 to the model number Temperature r...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...tion of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of Avtech Electrosystems Ltd Specifically products manufactured do not contain the substances listed in the table below in concentrations gre...

Page 11: ...9 have been made Requirements for WEEE compliance may include registration of products with local governments reporting of recycling activities to local governments and financing of recycling activiti...

Page 12: ...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 13: ...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 14: ...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 15: ...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 16: ...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 1A 250V Tim...

Page 17: ...low 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 start up This is not a cause for co...

Page 18: ...is decreases the setting by a factor 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 FI...

Page 19: ...ng of the 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 Wh...

Page 20: ...olled A user name admin and a password default as shipped from the factory are required when logging into a serial terminal session The internal controller attempts to auto sense the parity setting It...

Page 21: ...sitive 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 triggering and a...

Page 22: ...th approximately and the delay circuit is bypassed Figure D The delay pulse width and frequency when in the internal mode of the OUT pulse can be varied with front panel controls or via the GPIB or RS...

Page 23: ...s is illustrated below TRIGGER MODES This instrument has four trigger modes Internal Trigger the instrument controls the trigger frequency and generates the clock internally MAIN OUTPUT THE PEAK VOLTA...

Page 24: ...commands See the Programming Manual for B Instruments for more details GATING MODES Triggering can be suppressed by a TTL level signal on the rear panel GATE connector The instrument can be set to st...

Page 25: ...nstrument can generate 1 500 pulses for each individual trigger event The number of output pulses in each burst can be adjusted from 1 to 500 using the front panel controls using the N menu or by a co...

Page 26: ...tion frequency specification for the instrument For this instrument the maximum PRF for the instrument is 10 kHz so the time between two leading edges within the burst may not be smaller than 100 us T...

Page 27: ...to a minimum i e operate in a low PRF range when possible rather than in a high PRF range Keep the output PW to a minimum Never apply an externally generated voltage to the output port Reduce the ampl...

Page 28: ...at least 250V The power dissipated in the resistor is given by P V2 R PW T V2 R PW f where V is the output voltage R is the load resistance PW is the pulse width and T is the pulse period 1 frequency...

Page 29: ...l the arrow pointer is pointing at the delay menu item Press the CHANGE button The delay submenu will appear Rotate the ADJUST knob until the delay is set at 1 us The arrow pointer should be pointing...

Page 30: ...N instruments Observe the oscilloscope You should see 1 us wide 200V pulses Rotate the ADJUST knob The amplitude as seen on the oscilloscope should vary Reduce the amplitude to 50V or 50V for N instru...

Page 31: ...urns 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 1 us sets the pulse width to...

Page 32: ...ue EXTernal 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...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...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 35: ...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 36: ...KEYPAD Ch a ssisg ro u ndpo st G 1 G 2 B1 G 4 G 3 L N G X2 CORCO M6EGG 1 2POWERENTRY M O DULE 1 1b 1a 2 2b 2a X1 POWERSWITCHSW325 ND CWINDUSTRIES G RS 4022 0013 A1 BRO WN A2 BLUE A3 BLACK A4 WHITE DC...

Page 37: ...PCB 158R5 LOW VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY...

Page 38: ...PCB 284C HIGH VOLTAGE DC POWER SUPPLY...

Page 39: ...D Mfg 7200 4 40 thread standoff 3 8 X8 HV WARNING X9 HV WARNING X11 HV WARNING R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 1 2 J1 HV 1 2 J2 HV 1 2 J3 GND 1 2 J4 GND P1 P2 P3 N1 N2 N3 R7 R8 R9 R10 1 2 J5 HV 1 2 J6 HV 1 2 J7 GND...

Page 40: ...PCB 104G KEYPAD DISPLAY BOARD...

Page 41: ...0OY NOT USED 1N5347 18KOY EXCEPT AVR 4 47KO Y 3 6K 3266W 5K T EK 2 220uF 400V P6850 ND CHANG ES REQ UIREDO N PCB295F M OST 6800pFCER 10kHz OV TEMP AUX A K JIG BD3 PCB104G KEYPAD AMPLITUDE 0 10V 1 OFFS...

Page 42: ...PERFORMANCE CHECK SHEET 42...

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