
User Manual – Rev AJ
California Instruments
4.4.4 Waveform Groups
Waveform groups extend the number of available custom waveform to 200. Each group can
contain up to 50 user-defined waveforms. Groups are numbered 0 through 3 and may be
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from the INITIAL SETUP 3 menu
witch waveform gro
proceed as fo
1. Press the MENU key three times to select the MENU 3 screen.
2
cursor to the UT
ress ENTE
w in t
3
rsor to the INITIA
4
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5
or to the MOR
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6. Move the cursor to the WAVE GR
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front panel to
aveform group.
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8.
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menu.
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SETUP 1 menu.
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L SETUP field and press ENTER. You are now in the INITIAL
. Move the c
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nd pres
ENTER key. You
are now in t
SETUP 2 menu.
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are now in the
E field at the e
P 3 menu.
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key on the
select a different w
. Press ENT
your new selectio
To activate yo
election, YOU MUST
CLE THE POWER s
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source re-
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rated over the
will have the s
evice
reset
The new wave group will be active after you turn the power to the unit back on.
MS Amplitude Restrictions
The output of a sine wave may be programmed to the full rms value of the voltage range
selected. If the AC source is in the 300 V range, the maximum programmable rms voltage
Volt. If a custom waveform
is 300
is used however, the maximum programmable rms voltage may be
e
PROGRAM 1 menu above this value, a “Voltage
peak error” message is generated.
less than the maximum range value. The voltage range limit is based on the use of a sine wav
with a 1.414 crest factor. A 300 V rms sine wave has a 424 Volt peak voltage. The AC source
has a maximum peak voltage capability that is determined by the selected voltage range. If the
user selects a custom waveform with a crest factor that is higher than 1.414, the peak voltage
would exceed this maximum if the rms voltage were to be programmed at 300 V rms.
The MX Series power source automatically limits the maximum allowable programmed rms
voltage of a any custom waveform by calculating the crest factor of the selected waveform and
controlling the rms limit accordingly. Thus, each custom waveform may have a different
maximum rms value. The 3Pi controller will prevent the user from programming the rms voltage
above this limit. If a value is entered in the
MX Series
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