Keysight Technologies N5171B EXG, User Manual

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Keysight EXG and MXG X-Series Signal Generators User’s Guide 171
Pulse Modulation (Options UNW and 320)
Pulse Characteristics
Pulse Characteristics
When using very narrow pulses that are below the signal generator’s ALC
pulse width specification, or leveled pulses with an unusually long duty
cycle, it is often useful to turn ALC off (see page 102 ).
Pulse Sour
ce
Type
Period
a
a. All delays, widths, and periods have a resolution of 10 ns.
Width & Delay
a
Uses Trigger Event
b
,
b. A signal at the rear panel pulse connector must be held high for at least 20 ns to trigger an
internally generated pulse.
Square
Internal free run pulse train with
50% duty cycle.
Determined by
user defined
rate.
⎯ ⎯
Free Run
(default)
Internal free run pulse train User Defined User Defined ⎯
Triggered Internal pulse train
⎯
User Defined
?
Adjustable
Doublet
Two internal pulse trains for each
trigger event.
⎯
User Defined:
First pulse is relative to the
rising edge of trigger signal.
Second pulse is relative to
the rising edge of first pulse.
See
Figure 7-2 on
page 172
?
Trigger
Doublet
Two internal pulse trains for each
trigger event.
⎯
The first pulse follows the
trigger signal.
Second pulse is user defined.
See
Figure 7-3 on
page 172
?
Gated Internal gated pulse train ⎯ User Defined
?
External
External pulse signal at the rear
panel Pulse connector
⎯ ⎯ ⎯
Pulse Train Internal pulse train
User Defined
User Defined:
See
Figure 7-4 on
page 175
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