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Instrument Overview
TOGGLE will switch between ADD and SUB-
TRACT every M records where M is programma-
ble. In this mode, the rear panel TOGGLE OUT-
PUT will be TTL high before the trigger of those
records which will be subtracted.
EXTERNAL will subtract records whenever the ex-
ternal SUBTRACT INPUT is TTL high. The SUB-
TRACT INPUT is sampled at the trigger and will
determine whether that record will be added or
subtracted.
The rear panel INHIBIT INPUT is used to ignore a
record. If INHIBIT is TTL high when the trigger is
received, that record is ignored and not accumulat-
ed. The record does count towards the number of
records accumulated.
AUX 1, AUX 2
The rear panel AUX 1 and AUX 2 outputs are pro-
grammable general purpose dc analog outputs.
The output voltages may be set from the front pan-
el or computer interface and can range from -10V
to +10V. These outputs may be used wherever an
external variable dc voltage is required
TEST
The rear panel TEST output is a 50Ω, NIM level
output. The output frequency is 50 MHz and is
synchronous with the BIN CLK. The TEST output
is used to test that the counter and accumulator
are working properly. By connecting the TEST out-
put to the SIGNAL input, a known number of
counts can be put into every time bin. This allows
the user to quickly check the functionality of the
unit.
DISK DRIVE
The 3.5" disk drive is used to save data, setups,
and configurations. The format is DOS compatible
and the capacity is 720k.
COMPUTER INTERFACES
RS232 and GPIB (IEEE-488) interfaces are stan-
dard on the SR430. All settings of the instrument
may be controlled via the computer interfaces.
Data may also be transmitted to a computer.
PLOTTING
An HPGL compatible plotter may also be connect-
ed directly connected to the RS232 or GPIB inter-
face. Data will be plotted directly from the SR430
without a computer.
PRINTER
A parallel printer port is standard on the SR430.
Any EPSON compatible dot matrix graphics printer
or HP LaserJet printer may be used. Full screen
printouts may be generated by pressing the
[PRINT] key on the front panel.
KEYBOARD
An IBM PC compatible keyboard may connected
to the keyboard connector. The keyboard must op-
erate in the PC or XT mode. This is often called
the 8088 mode. The keyboard may be used to en-
ter data instead of the keypad. This is most useful
with disk file names.
Summary of Contents for SR430
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