3152A User Manual
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
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GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................1-1
What’s In This Chapter...........................................................................................................1-1
Introduction.............................................................................................................................1-2
Options ...............................................................................................................................1-3
Safety Considerations ............................................................................................................1-4
Supplied Accessories .............................................................................................................1-4
Specifications .........................................................................................................................1-5
Functional Description............................................................................................................1-5
Input and Output Connectors .................................................................................................1-5
Main Output............................................................................................................................1-5
SYNC Output..........................................................................................................................1-5
External Clock Input ...............................................................................................................1-6
PM Input .................................................................................................................................1-8
Trigger Input ...........................................................................................................................1-8
Operating Modes ................................................................................................................1-8
Continuous Mode ............................................................................................................1-8
Triggered Mode...............................................................................................................1-8
Burst Mode......................................................................................................................1-9
Gated Mode ....................................................................................................................1-9
Output Type ........................................................................................................................1-9
Standard Waveforms ....................................................................................................1-10
Arbitrary Waveforms .....................................................................................................1-10
Sequenced Waveforms.................................................................................................1-10