3153 User Manual
Getting Started 1-16
Filters
Six filters are built into the Model 3153, two for each channel. These
filters are available for use in various applications such as the creation
of high frequency sine waves and removing the staircase effect from
waveforms that are generated with high frequency clock rates.
Front Panel
Indicators
There are seven LED’s on the front panel. The FAIL LED (Red)
illuminates at power-up until the Model 3153 has passed self-test. The
FAIL LED remains on if the self-test fails.
The ACCESS LED (Amber) illuminates each time a command has been
received by the Model 3153. This light remains on during shared
memory data transfer.
When the output state is on, the OUTPUT LED (Green) light illuminates.
There are three LED’s, one for each channel. Note that the LED’s are
part of the high output. The signal is always on at the low output
connector.
The SCLK1 AND SCLK 2/3 LED’s (Green) are off during normal
operation. If an external sample clock input is selected, the LED that is
associated with the selected connector turns on.
Programming The
Model 3153
The Model 3153 has no controls on its front panel. Instrument functions,
parameters, and modes can only be accessed through VXIbus
commands. There are a number of ways to “talk” to the instrument. They
all require that an appropriate software driver be installed in the
Resource Manager (slot 0). The rest is a matter of practice and
knowledge of the language in use. There are other system
considerations like address selection that have to be settled before
programming the instrument. These topics are discussed in later
chapters.
Low level programming of the Model 3153 is done using SCPI (Standard
Commands for Programmable Instruments) language. Programming
aspects are covered in Chapters 3 and 4.
High level drivers like VXI
plug&play
and WaveCAD are beyond the
scope of this manual. Contact your Racal representative for more
information about high level drivers for the Model 3153.
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