1-4
External Input Overview ............................................................................................ 7-28
To Generate a Pulse on Every Trigger Input ......................................................... 7-28
To Generate a Burst of Pulses on Every Trigger Input .......................................... 7-29
To Start a Continuous Stream of Pulses Using the External Trigger .................... 7-29
To use the External Gate to Control the System .................................................... 7-30
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Programming the 575 ............................................................................... 8-31
Personal Computer to Pulse Generator Communication ........................................... 8-31
RS232 Interface Overview ......................................................................................... 8-31
USB Interface Overview ............................................................................................ 8-32
GPIB Interface Overview .......................................................................................... 8-32
Ethernet Interface Overview ...................................................................................... 8-32
Programming Command Types and Format .............................................................. 8-33
Line Termination ....................................................................................................... 8-33
IEEE 488.2 Common Command Format ................................................................... 8-33
SCPI Command Format ............................................................................................. 8-34
SCPI Command Keywords .................................................................................... 8-34
SCPI Command Format ......................................................................................... 8-34
SCPI Keyword Separator ....................................................................................... 8-34
SCPI Optional Keywords ....................................................................................... 8-35
SCPI Specific and Implied Channel ...................................................................... 8-35
SCPI Parameter Types ........................................................................................... 8-35
Error Codes ............................................................................................................ 8-35
Programming Examples ......................................................................................... 8-36
575 INSTrument Commands (SCPI Command Summary) ................................... 8-37
575 System PULSe[0] Commands (SCPI Command Summary) .......................... 8-38
575 Channel PULSe[n] Commands (SCPI Command Summary) ........................ 8-39
575 SYSTem Commands (SCPI Command Summary) ........................................ 8-40
575 DISPlay Commands (SCPI Command Summary) ......................................... 8-41
IEEE 488.2 Common Commands .......................................................................... 8-41
INTERNAL RATE GENERATOR ............................................................................ A-1
PROGRAMMABLE TIMING GENERATOR .......................................................... A-1
SYSTEM EXTERNAL TRIGGER/GATE INPUT(S) ............................................... A-1
MODULE SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................... A-2
TTL/ADJUSTABLE DUAL CHANNEL OUTPUT MODULE (Standard) .............. A-2
TRIGGER INPUT .................................................................................................. A-3
GATE INPUT ......................................................................................................... A-3
OPTICAL OUTPUTS ................................................................................................. A-3
OPTICAL INPUTS ..................................................................................................... A-3
EXTERNAL CLOCK IN/OUT .................................................................................. A-3
GENERAL .................................................................................................................. A-3
OUTPUT MODULES ................................................................................................ A-4
Standard .................................................................................................................. A-4
Optional................................................................................................................... A-4
INPUT MODULES .................................................................................................... A-4
Standard .................................................................................................................. A-4
Optional................................................................................................................... A-4