9530/8530 Manual Version 4.5
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There are also individual menu keys for the gate (GATE), trigger (TRIG), and system (MENU)
menus. Depending on the model, each of these menus may have multiple pages, accessed by
pressing the Page button, or secondary menus, accessed by pressing that particular function
key a second time.
Selecting Menu Items
Within a menu, the blinking cursor indicates the current menu item for editing. The NEXT
key will
select a different menu item.
Numeric Input Mode
When the current item is numeric, the system enters the Numeric Input Mode. In this mode data may
be edited using the arrow keypad. The Left and Right arrow keys are used to select a digit to edit.
The selected digit blinks to identify itself as the active digit. The Up and Down arrow keys are then
used to increment or decrement this digit.
Entering Non-Numeric Parameters
When the current item is non-numeric, the Up and Down arrow keys are used to select among
different options for the parameter. If the item is an on-off toggle, the Up arrow enables the item and
the Down arrow disables the item.
Enabling System Output
The Run/Stop key is used to arm the system. With external trigger disabled, the key will arm and
start pulse output. With external trigger enabled, the key will arm the pulse generator. Pulse outputs
then starts after the first valid trigger input. Pressing the Run/Stop key a second time disables the
pulse generator.
Enable/Disable Channel Output
At the top of each channel menu page is a parameter to enable or disable the output of the
channel. Each channel may be individually enabled or disabled.
Rearming the Channel Timers
If there are channels currently running in normal mode, single shot and burst mode channels can be
re-armed without affecting the timing on normal mode channels. The rearming page is located under
the System Menu. Once on the rearming page, pressing the up arrow will rearm the channel timers.
Setting Pulse Timing Parameters
Pulses are defined by a delay, from their sync or start pulse to the active edge, and a width.
Wid:
Sets the width of the active portion of the pulse.
Dly:
Sets the delay from the sync source to the rising edge of the pulse.
*NOTE: If Wid + Dly + 75 ns (the hardware reset time) > T0 period
the correct pulse width will
be generated, but at a slower rate.
