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© 2010 Colby Instruments.  PDL-100A Operating and Programming Manual. 

Hardware Version 1.0 REV 1.0.  Firmware Version 1.70.

 

Certification and Warranty 

 

CERTIFICATION 

 

Colby Instruments certifies that the PDL-100A Series of Programmable Delay Line 
Instruments meets all published specifications at the time the instruments are shipped 
from the manufacturer.  

SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE 

WITHOUT NOTIFICATION. 

 

WARRANTY 

 
The product is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one 
year from date of shipment. During the warranty period, Colby Instruments will at its 
option, either repair or replace the product or item which proves to be defective.  
Replacement products may be either new or like-new. 

 

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF CONNECTORS, THE TROMBONE UNIT, THE 
COAXIAL RELAYS, AND OTHER RELAYS CARRYING THE SIGNAL, ARE 
NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY.  THE FOREGOING WARRANTY 
SHALL NOT 

APPLY 

TO DEFECTS RESULTING FROM IMPROPER CARE 

OR USE OF THE INSTRUMENT BY THE BUYER.  THIS SHALL APPLY TO 
ALL COMPONENTS DELIVERED TO THE BUYER. 

 
For warranty service or repair, this product must be returned to Colby Instruments.  The 
Buyer shall prepay all shipping charges for the shipment of item to Colby Instruments.  
Colby Instruments shall pay the shipping charges to return the product to the Buyer. 
However, the Buyer shall be responsible for ALL shipping charges, duties and taxes for 
product returned to Colby Instruments from outside the United States of America.  

BUYER MUST OBTAIN A RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION NUMBER 
(RMA #) FROM COLBY INSTRUMENTS PRIOR TO THE SHIPMENT OF ANY 
ITEM TO COLBY INSTRUMENTS.  SHIP TO:  

 

Colby Instruments 

Attn: RMA # ________ 

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USA 

 
No other warranty is expressed or implied. Colby Instruments specifically disclaims the 
implied warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The remedies 
provided herein are the Buyer's sole and exclusive remedies. Colby Instruments shall not 
be liable for any direct or special, incidental or consequential damages, whether based on 
contract, tort, or any other legal theory. 

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Summary of Contents for PDL-100A

Page 1: ...utilized and idle equipment along with credit for buybacks and trade ins Custom engineering so your equipment works exactly as you specify Critical and expedited services Leasing Rentals Demos In stoc...

Page 2: ...ay Line Operating and Programming Manual 1715 114th Avenue SE Woodridge Building Suite 112 Bellevue WA 98004 425 452 8889 VOICE 425 452 8802 FAX www colbyinstruments com Artisan Technology Group Quali...

Page 3: ...0 Colby Instruments PDL 100A Operating and Programming Manual Hardware Version 1 0 REV 1 0 Firmware Version 1 70 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg...

Page 4: ...PONENTS DELIVERED TO THE BUYER For warranty service or repair this product must be returned to Colby Instruments The Buyer shall prepay all shipping charges for the shipment of item to Colby Instrumen...

Page 5: ...0 Colby Instruments PDL 100A Operating and Programming Manual Hardware Version 1 0 REV 1 0 Firmware Version 1 70 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg...

Page 6: ...rview of the Front Panel Connections 7 3 0 2 About Series Connected or Parallel Connected Mode 8 3 0 3 About Delay Extensions 8 Chapter 4 0 Setting Delay Values 11 4 1 0 Working with the MT 100A Micro...

Page 7: ...hternet TCP IP 25 4 6 2 Using HyperTerminal and Ethernet TCP IP 26 4 7 0 Setting the delay over RS 232 Serial Port and PC 28 4 7 1 Attaching the MT 100A Microterminal to the RS 232 port 28 4 7 2 Attac...

Page 8: ...MODE COMMAND 51 MODE MODE QUERY 52 NET NETWORK COMMAND 51 NET NETWORK ADDRESS QUERY 52 NETM NETWORK MAC_ID ADDRESS QUERY 53 RATE RATE COMMAND 56 RATE RATE QUERY 56 REL RELAY COMMAND 55 REL RELAY QUER...

Page 9: ...2010 Colby Instruments PDL 100A Operating and Programming Manual Page iv Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 10: ...delay range of the trombone only model PDL 100A 000 is from DC to 625 picoseconds For models PDL 100A 1 25NS and above delay range extensions consisting of microwave relays and low loss semi rigid co...

Page 11: ...the trombone tubing is attached The PDL 100A s precision interfaces are designed to minimize impedance mismatches while a proprietary contact design achieves reliability while minimizing any signal lo...

Page 12: ...AC power entry module located on the backpanel Note Models delivered to customers in North America include a power cord Customers outside of North America must supply their own power cords The power e...

Page 13: ...ll now check the calibration of the unit by slowly moving the electromechanical trombone delay line towards its maximum setting maximum delay until it reaches an infrared light barrier set at a precis...

Page 14: ...ht barrier set at a precise position A full speed test is then performed by moving the delay to 0 relative and then back to 625 ps and re checking the calibration If microwave relays are installed a p...

Page 15: ...Chapter 2 Getting Started 2010 Colby Instruments PDL 100A Operating and Programming Manual Page 6 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 16: ...the instrument s right side has four connectors In the illustration below a short semi rigid coaxial cable supplied with each PDL 100A unit connects the two identical 312 50 picosecond ps delay sectio...

Page 17: ...mbone offers delay from 0 to 312 50 ps from either the top or bottom SIGNAL IN to SIGNAL OUT pair with step resolution to 0 25 picoseconds The in series coaxial cable jumper should NOT be installed 3...

Page 18: ...00A Series of models offers a range up to 100 nanoseconds of total delay as specified by the customer at time or order PDL 100A 10 0NS SERIES CONNECTED WITH DELAY EXTENSIONS 0 to 10 ns delay or device...

Page 19: ...ter 3 Using the Front Panel Connections 2010 Colby Instruments PDL 100A Operating and Programming Manual Page 10 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg...

Page 20: ...ect the Microterminal to the instrument After turning the ON OFF switch located on the front panel of the PDL 100A unit you will hear a short beep indicating that both the MT 100A and the PDL 100A uni...

Page 21: ...arallel Connected Trombone C CPDL Error Code 0 No error 1 Invalid command 2 Invalid argument 3 Calibration failed 4 Delay range limit 5 Delay not set 99 Buffer Overflow SETUP DIAG ns ps CLEAR 7 8 9 4...

Page 22: ...Parallel Connected Mode 3 Turn OFF ON Terminal or MT 100A mode See Section 4 2 0 The MT 100A Menu Keys SETUP DIAG DIAG Menu The DIAG Menu offers these options 1 Turn ON OFF any or all relays if insta...

Page 23: ...tep size value Example Press 0 1 to set a step size value of 10 ps and decrement the current delay by 10 ps Increment current delay setting by a constant step size value default is zero Immediately pr...

Page 24: ...0 2 Toggle between nanoseconds ns or picoseconds ps units 12 5000ns S 0 Press ns ps toggles units between nanoseconds ns or picoseconds ps 12500 00ps S 0 3 Set delay to 10000 picoseconds 12500 00ps S...

Page 25: ...erminal Mode SETUP button Setup Device Address ENTER Display current GPIB Address Setup Network Address 1 ENTER 192 168 100 8 Display current TCP IP address and enter new address 2 ENTER 192 168 100 1...

Page 26: ...0 ABCD ABCD 6 ENTER Display MAC_ID 4 3 2 About the SETUP Menu options The Setup Menu allows you to configure your PDL 100A by specifying the GPIB instrument device address the network device address a...

Page 27: ...lay correctly The default mode is MT 100A Mode is ON i e MT 100A Microterminal is connected the PDL 100A You can toggle between Command Terminal Mode connected to PC or MT 100A Mode by selecting this...

Page 28: ...AY ON to OFF or OFF to ON ON 1 ON 2 OFF Turn ALL RELAYS ON 2 ENTER Turn ALL RELAYS OFF 0 0000ns S 0 3 ENTER RESET Instrument All NETWORK address changes take effect and initializes instrument 0 1 1 EN...

Page 29: ...test and calibration diagnostic will be performed The electromechanical trombone will perform a self test all relays will cycle OFF ON and OFF Delay will be reset to 0 00 If an error occurs during sel...

Page 30: ...switches located on the instrument backpanel See Section 7 0 Backpanel for diagram and location of GPIB address switches The switches are coded in a 5 bit binary fashion where the right most switch re...

Page 31: ...After setting the new GPIB address you must reset the PDL 100A either by powering the instrument OFF then ON or resetting the device through the Microterminal See Section 4 4 4 DIAG Menu Resetting th...

Page 32: ...ded with the GPIB PC board 4 5 4 Using National Instruments Measurement and Automation Explorer 1 From Windows Desktop double click on the Measurement Automation Explorer Icon 2 In the Configuration P...

Page 33: ...lick Query to send IDN to the PDL 100A and view the response Now that NI 488 2 Communicator has started you can enter commands and query the PDL 100A unit from this application See Chapter 5 0 Common...

Page 34: ...s 192 168 100 8 Gateway Address 192 168 100 1 Netmask 255 255 0 0 DHCP OFF Port Number 1234 These are the default network addresses at time of manufacture and are stored internally in non volatile sto...

Page 35: ...e and Properties 3 Select TCP IP Winsock in Connect using drop down list box 4 Enter the Port Number that corresponds to the Port Number for the PDL 100A 5 Enter the Host address that corresponds to t...

Page 36: ...d Winsock protocol command prompts are not displayed Now that HyperTerminal has started and is configured correctly you can enter commands and query the PDL 100A unit from this application See Chapter...

Page 37: ...Microterminal to the RS 232 port Ensure the MT 100A Mode is set by sending the command MODE TERM ON to the PDL 100A This command can be sent via GPIB TCP IP or via RS 232 If the MT 100A is already con...

Page 38: ...character string IDN CR LF the PDL 100A will respond with IDN CR LF Colby Instruments PDL 100A 625 0PS 07061234 V1 70 CR LF Command 0 00ps S 0 4 7 2 2 Error Checking After every command sent to the in...

Page 39: ...232 connection From Windows Desktop click on the Windows Start button click on All Programs click on Accessories click on Communications and click on HyperTerminal to start the HyperTerminal applicat...

Page 40: ...l Page 31 2 Click on the Settings Tab to set the Port Settings 3 Select 9600 bits per second to connect to the PDL 100A 4 Select 2 Stop bits 5 Select None for Flow Control 6 Press OK button to continu...

Page 41: ...yperTerminal has started and is configured correctly you can enter commands and query the PDL 100A unit from this application See Chapter 5 0 Common Commands and Chapter 6 0 System Commands for specif...

Page 42: ...mands to reset the instrument and to inquire about the manufacturer 5 1 0 Summary of Common Commands CAL Calibrate Instrument CAL Calibrate Instrument and Returns Status IDN Identification String mode...

Page 43: ...ND The CAL command performs a calibration check on the electromechanical trombone and resets the delay position to 0 00 ps Command Syntax CAL Example CAL Returns None Programming Example HP OUTPUT 705...

Page 44: ...RINT RESPONSE NI DIM QUERY_RESPONSE As Variant CWGPIB Write CAL QUERY_RESPONSE CWGPIB Read 250 MsgBox Response is QUERY_RESPONSE Note It may take up to 20 seconds to perform the calibration check If y...

Page 45: ...Y_RESPONSE CWGPIB Read 250 MsgBox Response is QUERY_RESPONSE The RST Reset command performs a device reset and sets the PDL 100A to its initial POWER ON state The following steps will be performed Ini...

Page 46: ...ntax OPC Example OPC Returns None Programming Example HP OUTPUT 705 OPC NL NI CWGPIB Write OPC The OPC query returns the status of the operation complete bit bit 0 in the Standard Event Status Registe...

Page 47: ...s decimal integer NL 0 Internal self test passed 1 Internal self test failed Programming Example HP DIM TST 50 OUTPUT 705 TST NL ENTER 705 TST PRINT TST NI DIM QUERY_RESPONSE As Variant CWGPIB Write T...

Page 48: ...he bit For example a mask value of 255 will enable all bits while a mask value of 1 will enable only the OPC bit to be set Command Syntax ESE mask_value Where mask_value is Bit Value Enables 7 128 PON...

Page 49: ...Read 250 MsgBox ESR Mask is QUERY_RESPONSE The ESR Query returns the contents of the Standard Event Status Register ESR Reading this clears the Standard Event Status Register as does the CLS command N...

Page 50: ...Clear Status COMMAND The CLS command clears the Standard Event Status Register ESR and resets any pending errors codes Command Syntax CLS Example CLS Returns None Example HP OUTPUT 705 CLS NL NI CWGPI...

Page 51: ...Chapter 5 Common Commands 2010 Colby Instruments PDL 100A Operating and Programming Manual Page 42 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 52: ...r Query EXEC Execute Command INC Increment Command MODE SER PAR 312 5PS 625PS Mode Command MODE Mode Query NET IP GW NM PORT DHCP arg Network IP Command NET Network Query NETM Network MAC ID Query RAT...

Page 53: ...nual Page 44 DEC DECREMENT COMMAND Decrement the delay setting by step size amount Command Syntax DEC Example DEC Returns None Programming Example HP OUTPUT 705 DEC 100 ps NL NI CWGPIB Write DEC Artis...

Page 54: ...mantissa and yy is a two digit exponent E g 3 0000E 10 is 300 0 picoseconds PS picoseconds NS nanoseconds Note Picoseconds is the units used if no units are specified in the command line Example del...

Page 55: ...xample DEL Returns x xxxxxE yy NL x x is a 4 digit mantissa and yy a two digit exponent For example 3 0000E 10 is 300 00 picoseconds Programming Example HP OUTPUT 705 DEL NL ENTER 705 Delay PRINT DELA...

Page 56: ...in units of milliseconds Command Syntax DTIME Example DTIME Returns DECIMAL INTEGER NL Number of milliseconds elapsed to perform previous delay setting Programming Example HP OUTPUT 705 DTIME NL ENTE...

Page 57: ...evice 5 Delay not set 99 Buffer overflow Programming Example HP DIM Error 100 OUTPUT 705 ERR NL ENTER 705 Error PRINT ERROR NI DIM QUERY_RESPONSE As Variant CWGPIB Write ERR QUERY_RESPONSE CWGPIB Read...

Page 58: ...ncrement is 0 50 ps PARALLEL mode step size increment is 0 25 ps and total delay range is 0 to 312 50 ps Command Syntax MODE SER PAR 312 5ps 625ps SER Set the PDL 100A to Serial Trombone Mode PAR Set...

Page 59: ...L 100A Command Syntax MODE Example MODE Returns ASCII TEXT NL 625ps Serial Trombone Mode 312 5ps Parallel Trombone Mode Programming Example HP OUTPUT 705 MODE NL ENTER 705 MODE PRINT MODE NI DIM QUERY...

Page 60: ...Y ZZZ AAA Set Gateway IP address NM XXX YYY ZZZ AAA Set Network Mask address PORT XXXX Set Network Port DHCP ON OFF Set DHCP to ON or OFF NOTE Network values are stored in non volatile memory and do n...

Page 61: ...the IP address returned is invalid e g 0 0 0 0 Command Syntax NET Example NET Returns ASCII TEXT NL IP 192 168 100 8 NM 255 255 255 0 GW 192 168 100 1 PORT 1234 DHCP OFF Programming Example HP OUTPUT...

Page 62: ...twork MAC address Command Syntax NETM Example NETM Returns ASCII TEXT NL MAC_ID 0090 C2C4 CDCE Programming Example HP OUTPUT 705 NETM NL ENTER 705 NETWORK PRINT NETWORK NI DIM RESPONSE As Variant CWGP...

Page 63: ...eturns None Programming Example HP OUTPUT 705 RATE 500 NL NI CWGPIB Write RATE 500 RATE RATE QUERY Returns the current stepper motor rate setting Command Syntax RATE Example RATE Returns ASCII TEST NL...

Page 64: ...FF X desired relay number 1 to 16 0 sets ALL relays ON set relay X to ON OFF set relay X to OFF NOTE Relay numbering is from left to right Relay 16 most delay is on the left while relay 1 is on the ri...

Page 65: ...mand Syntax REL Example REL Returns ASCII text NL 0001000000101011 X YYYY ns 0 Relay OFF 1 Relay ON X YYYY ns total delay Programming Example HP OUTPUT 705 REL NL ENTER 705 REL PRINT REL NI DIM QUERY_...

Page 66: ...s turn on and off all relays for the specified number of cycles Command Syntax RELC arg arg is the number of cycles to toggle relays Example RELC 50 Returns None Programming Example HP OUTPUT 705 RELC...

Page 67: ...300 0 picoseconds ps sets the delay in picoseconds ns sets the delay in nanoseconds Example STEP 100 PS STEP 1 NS step 3 0e 11 Returns None Programming Example HP OUTPUT 705 STEP 100 ps NL NI CWGPIB W...

Page 68: ...tion e g enter a delay of 312 5 for a setting of 312 5 ps Do not specify a trailing zero e g 312 50 rate stepper motor rate Must be integer 100 and 550 Note if rate is set to 0 the delay setting will...

Page 69: ...umber of items in stack XXX XX delay in picoseconds YYY stepper motor rate STACK IS EMPTY If no items in stack COUNT 6 200 00 500 500 00 400 625 00 500 0 00 550 625 00 550 388 50 300 Programming Examp...

Page 70: ...he stepper motor rate acceleration limit Command Syntax XDD arg arg stepper motor rate acceleration limit Must be 500 and 2000 Example XDD 2000 Returns None Programming Example HP OUTPUT 705 XDD 2000...

Page 71: ...on limit Command Syntax XDD Example XDD Returns ASCII TEXT NL 2000 Programming Example HP DIM ADDR 10 OUTPUT 705 XDD NL ENTER 705 XDD PRINT XDR NI DIM QUERY_RESPONSE As Variant CWGPIB Write XDD QUERY_...

Page 72: ...signment PIN 1 UNUSED PIN 2 RXD TO PDL 100A PIN 3 TXD FROM PDL 100A PIN 4 UNUSED PIN 5 GND PIN 6 UNUSED PIN 7 UNUSED PIN 8 UNUSED PIN 9 5V FOR MT 100A DO NOT USE WHEN CONNECTING WITH PC VIA NULL MODEM...

Page 73: ...Chapter 7 Backpanel 2010 Colby Instruments PDL 100A Operating and Programming Manual Page 64 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

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