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Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A
B2960A 6.5 Digit Low Noise Power Source
Demo Guide
Page 1: ...Keysight Technologies Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A B2960A 6 5 Digit Low Noise Power Source Demo Guide...
Page 2: ...ch as power supplies and sources This demonstration guide highlights the excellent pulsed signal output function and the triggering capability via the B2960A series digital I O signal port The methodo...
Page 3: ...priate trigger condition and initiating the channel the instrument will be ready to receive an external trigger signal and generate pulsed output Figure 3 shows the external trigger signal requirement...
Page 4: ...stor with the red alligator clip of the U8201A 5 Probe across the 1 1 k resistor to monitor the output using the oscilloscope s Ch1 6 Connect the Pin 9 of the B2960A s Digital I O Port to the external...
Page 5: ...able an internal source wait time 5 Initiate the channel to wait for an external trigger signal 6 Optional Abort the channel to stop waiting for an external trigger signal Demonstration 1 Change View...
Page 6: ...6 Rotate to select Channel 1 Pulse Parameters and set them up as below Peak 2 V Delay 300 s Width 200 s 3 Configure the trigger condition 1 Press to show the Trigger Sub Panel 2 Rotate to edit the Tr...
Page 7: ...e Source trigger source to EXT9 6 If you aren t on the top of the Function menu press repeatedly to return to the top level 7 Press and then press to open the DIO Configuration dialogue 8 Press to edi...
Page 8: ...e configured 10 Rotate to select the Input output function and press to edit it Then press to set it to Trigger input 11 Rotate to select the Polarity and press to edit it Then press to set it to Posi...
Page 9: ...re in order to have the measurements made under the exact source condition as specified However it is required to disable it to source pulses at the exact timing as specified by external trigger signa...
Page 10: ...to make the channel 1 be ready to receive an external trigger signal Now the B2960A series is ready to receive an external trigger signal Send the external trigger signal to the B2960A series to gener...
Page 11: ...ly available It can source either voltage or current with 6 5 digits of resolution while also monitoring them which is essential for a variety of measurement applications In addition to an arbitrary w...
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