PBG7 V1.0 Software
The microprocessor used is a Hitachi H8/532 running a FORTH operating system and it is
programmed in the FORTH programming language. It is not necessary to have any knowledge
of the H8 or FORTH to operate the pulser.
a) Main menu
On power up or on entering LOCAL mode from remote, the unit will briefly display the
“Kentech Instruments” banner and then the main menu:-
Run... >
Test menu... >
System status... >
Stack status... >
The cursor will be under Run as shown, press the
up
and
down
keys to select one of Run,
Test , System status or Stack status then press the right key to execute. While the main menu is
displayed, the serial port is monitored. If the µP receives a character it will enter REMOTE
mode.
b) Run
The display will indicate that the pulser is running and the configuration selected ( see system
status to edit configuration).
<Running
PBG7 Configuration
The HT is switched on to each enabled stack. The trigger is enabled, and the unit will now run
normally while waiting for the user to press a key. All keys are ignored except for
left
which
causes the trigger to be disabled, the HT to be switched off and a return to the main menu
