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Introduction and Scope
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Scope
This document is the technical manual for the Highland Technology Model P400
benchtop digital delay generator, Highland part number 23A400-1.
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Introduction
The P400 is a versatile, four-channel digital delay and pulse generator. The unit
supports five trigger sources.
Internal direct digital synthesis (DDS) rate generator
External logic input
Line input (via external adaptor)
Remote serial input
Manual pushbutton
Any of these five trigger sources can be gated by an external signal. Each of the four
channels can be programmed to trigger on the leading or trailing edge of any other
channel, or on the leading edge of the trigger. Channel timings can be specified as
an initial delay and pulse-width or as a pair of leading and trailing edge-delays. In
both modes, the resolution is one picosecond and the timing cycle must complete
within 999.999… seconds of the start of the cycle.
In addition to programming the edge timings, the following parameters may be set
independently for each channel:
VH (pulse high) and VL (pulse low) levels
Pulse polarity