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Sapphire 9200 Series Pulse Generator

Operating Manual

Quantum Composers, Inc.

P.O. Box 4248

Bozeman, MT 59772

1.800.510.6530

www.QuantumComposers.com

[email protected]

Summary of Contents for Sapphire 9200 Series

Page 1: ...l Version 1 2 Quantum Composers Page 1 Sapphire 9200 Series Pulse Generator Operating Manual Quantum Composers Inc P O Box 4248 Bozeman MT 59772 1 800 510 6530 www QuantumComposers com sales QuantumComposers com ...

Page 2: ...NS 8 CHANNEL TIMER FUNCTIONS 9 DIGITAL OUTPUT MULTIPLEXER 9 DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT TIMING EVENTS SYNC FUNCTION 9 NAVIGATING THE 9200 10 ENABLING SYSTEM OUTPUT 10 5 9200 SETUP 11 OVERVIEW 11 POWER 11 COMMUNICATION 11 USB 11 DRIVER INSTALLATION WINDOWS XP 12 DRIVER INSTALLATION WINDOWS 7 12 6 9200 APPLICATION 13 9200 APPLICATION OVERVIEW 13 BASIC OPERATION 14 System Section 14 Channels Section 15 COM...

Page 3: ...PLES 27 8 PROGRAMMING THE 9200 28 PERSONAL COMPUTER TO 9200 COMMUNICATION 28 USB Interface Overview 28 PROGRAMMING COMMAND TYPES AND FORMAT 28 Line Termination 29 IEEE 488 2 Common Command Format 29 SCPI Command Keywords 29 SCPI Command Format 30 SCPI Keyword Separator 30 SCPI Optional Keywords 30 SCPI Parameter Types 31 Error Codes 31 Programming Examples 31 9200 SCPI COMMAND SUMMARY 33 IEEE 488 ...

Page 4: ...llowing methods Phone 406 582 0227 Fax 406 582 0237 Internet www quantumcomposers com Warranty In addition to a 30 day money back guarantee the 9200 has a two year limited warranty from the date of delivery This warranty covers defects in materials and workmanship Quantum Composers will repair or replace any defective unit Contact us for information on obtaining warranty service Package Contents T...

Page 5: ...precautions If possible familiarize yourself with the equipment being tested and the location of its high voltage points However remember that high voltage may appear at unexpected points in defective equipment Do not expose high voltage needlessly Remove housing and covers only when necessary Turn off equipment while making test connections in high voltage circuits Discharge high voltage capacito...

Page 6: ...g or waiting to be triggered Run Stop Power Button The Run Stop button serves the dual purpose of both powering on off the unit as well as enabling disabling the system output It should be noted that only a short press is needed to both turn on and arm disarm the unit The button needs to be pressed and held for approximately 1 second in order to power off the unit In the power off sequence the act...

Page 7: ...ch output the pulses for their respective channel USB A Standard B female type USB connector is found on the back panel This provides power to the unit as well as communication on standard units Run Stop Power Button The Run Stop button serves the dual purpose of both powering on off the unit as well as enabling disabling the system output It should be noted that only a short press is needed to bo...

Page 8: ...re pulses can be generated the timer must be armed and then receive a start pulse Arming the counter is done by enabling the Run Stop function by either the external button or through the 9200 application With external trigger disabled the Run Stop function also generates the start command for the counter With external trigger enabled the external trigger provides the start pulse In either case on...

Page 9: ... pulse A Different mode may be selected for each channel allowing a wide variety of output combinations Each output may also be independently disabled or gated using the external gate input Digital Output Multiplexer The outputs of each of the Channel Timers are routed to a set of multiplexers This allows routing of any or all Channel Timers to any or all of the units outputs In the normal mode of...

Page 10: ...ser interfaces as USB The Run Stop buttons found on either side of the 9200 serve the purpose of both power on off as well as enabling disabling the system output Enabling System Output The Run Stop button found on both the front and back panel of the 9200 is used to arm the system With external trigger disabled the button will arm and start pulse output With external trigger enabled the button wi...

Page 11: ...order to further avoid this state it is highly recommended that loads connected to any of the outputs be 50 ohms If the 9200 is powered from a wall mount supply communication takes place only through Bluetooth optional upgrade The USB cable should be plugged into the rear panel of the unit that is labeled USB The multi functional power button labeled Run Stop located on both front and back of the ...

Page 12: ...r indicating it has found new hardware and is installing device driver software 3 A message will indicate that the device drivers have not been successfully installed The Action Center may then launch with a list of options Close the Action Center and do not launch any of the actions 4 Go to your computers device manager This can be done by one of two ways a Right click on the desktop Computer ico...

Page 13: ...ation allows simple control of the 9200 unit via the USB or optional Bluetooth communications port To run the software simply double click on the application which can be found on the included CD No installation is required The software can also be copied to your computer and run from any location The following screenshot Figure 6 1 shows the 9200 application and all of the corresponding default p...

Page 14: ...lication System Parameters Pulse Mode Changes the system s output mode to Continuous Single Shot Burst or Duty Cycle Period Sets the System s T0 period Valid inputs are 200ns 1000s set in 10ns increments Duty Cycle If Duty Cycle has been selected in the System s Pulse Mode the unit will generate a continuous pulse stream in which outputs will be On for N pulses and Off for M pulses One may alters ...

Page 15: ... set to Triggered alter the Trigger Edge to the required transition Rising or falling edge are the available modes Channels Section The Channels Section of the 9200 application only affects the 9200 s channel parameters Complex pulse trains can be created by combining various system and channel modes As shown below in Figure 6 3 the following channel parameters may be altered Figure 6 3 9200 Appli...

Page 16: ...roduced For example the value of T0 Sync source delay channel delay must be greater than or equal to 0 Wait Counts Selects how many T0 pulses to wait until the channel outputs its first pulse Valid input is 1 100 000 Polarity Selects the Channel s Polarity Normal is active HIGH Inverted is active LOW Mux The outputs of each of the Channel Timers are routed to a set of multiplexers This allows rout...

Page 17: ...ies has the capability to save up to 6 custom user setups Once all the custom user settings are ready to be saved to one of six bins click Storage Save To Bin followed by selecting the bin number to save the custom settings to Figure 6 5 represents the saving process Figure 6 5 9200 Application Recalling From Bin ...

Page 18: ...l any of the 6 custom user setups If any of the previously saved presets are to be recalled click Storage Restore From Bin followed by selecting the bin number to recall Figure 6 6 represents the recalling process Note Selecting Default 0 will set the 9200 to factory default settings Figure 6 6 9200 Application Recalling From Bin ...

Page 19: ...oper 9200 application settings for a specific scenario The example will show how to output a single pulse on Channel A upon receiving the rising edge of every external trigger signal at 5V The output will have an amplitude of 4V pulse width of 10us and no channel delay present Figure 6 7 9200 application Example ...

Page 20: ...r any channel must be less than the T0 period Enable the corresponding channels by clicking Enabled in the Channel section Start Press the unit s Run Stop button to start generating pulses Stop Press the unit s Run Stop button once again to stop generating pulses Continuous Mode Pressing the unit s Run Stop button starts and stops a continuous pulse stream at the rate specified by the Period param...

Page 21: ...d Pressing the Run Stop button will generate another burst of pulses To generate a burst of pulses set the following parameters in the 9200 application Within the System section o Select mode to be Burst o Set the Burst Count parameter field to produce the number of pulses desired o Set the desired Period Within the Channel section o Set channel mode to Normal o Enter the required pulse width and ...

Page 22: ...ate the pulse width and the delay timing All channels are simultaneously triggered depending on the system mode by the internal T0 pulse the external trigger or a trigger provided by a user A given channel may or may not generate a pulse depending on its own channel mode as described below The examples below assume the system is set to continuous mode Channel Normal Function The Normal mode mimics...

Page 23: ...f pulses every time the unit is placed into active mode To use the channels burst mode set the following parameters in the 9200 application Within the System section o Set the mode to Continuous o Set the desired Period Within the Channel section o Set the mode to Burst o Set the Burst parameter to the number of pulses to produce during the on cycle N o Enter the required pulse width and delay Rep...

Page 24: ...e used to trigger the unit or gate the system channel timers When used in trigger mode the external input acts as a system start pulse Conversely when used in gate mode the external input acts in a pulse inhibiting fashion It should be noted that when the 9200 is in external trigger mode a single pulse will be produced on each active channel for each external input trigger signal when in system Si...

Page 25: ...system timer with an external source set the following parameters on the 9200 application Within the System section o Set the desired System mode o Set the desired Period o Chose Gated mode o Choose the proper Gated polarity High Low o Set the threshold level to 50 of the incoming gate signal Within the Channels section o Enter the required pulse width and delay Repeat for each output channel o Se...

Page 26: ...s for a visual representation Channel gated mode Output Inhibit mode leaves the base triggering alone and enables disables the output directly i e the output will cease immediately upon the disabling of the external gate signal See Output Examples for a visual representation Pressing the unit s Run Stop will arm the unit Once the unit is armed it will begin generating pulses whenever the external ...

Page 27: ... following figure presents a graphical representation of the channel modes as well as the external trigger gate functionality It should be noted that following figure represents examples only as many parameters in each pulse train below have the potential to be modified ...

Page 28: ...ace is standard on the 9200 Once the proper drivers have been installed the 9200 will show up in the device manager as a USB to Serial Port Adapter The 9200 can then be communicated with by either the included 9200 application or by using any generic communication terminal program USB communication notes The correct drivers must be installed on the personal computer before communication can be acc...

Page 29: ...is a parameter change the response is ok or error code followed by the line terminators For this reason it is not recommended that multiple commands be stacked together into single strings as is common with some other types of instruments It is recommended that the coded application send a single command in a string and follow immediately by reading the response from the unit Repeat this sequence ...

Page 30: ...the keyword header from the first parameter SCPI Optional Keywords Optional keywords and or parameters appear in square brackets in the command syntax Note that the brackets are not part of the command and should not be sent to the pulse generator When sending a second level key word without the optional keyword the pulse generator assumes that you intend to use the optional keyword and responds a...

Page 31: ...r lf or n cr lf Where n is one of the following error codes 1 Incorrect prefix i e no colon or to start command 2 Missing command keyword 3 Invalid command keyword 4 Missing parameter 5 Invalid parameter 6 Query only command needs a question mark 7 Invalid query command does not have a query form 8 Command unavailable in current system state Programming Examples Example 1 20 ms pulse width 2 3 ms ...

Page 32: ...ets pulse width to 25μs PULSE1 DELAY 0 cr lf sets delay to 0 PULSE0 MODE SING cr lf sets system mode to single shot PULSE EXT MODE TRIG cr lf sets system to external trigger PULS EXT LEV 2 5 cr lf sets trigger level to 2 5 volts PULS EXT EDGE RIS cr lf set to trigger on rising edge To arm the instrument in external gate mode use either of the following commands PULSE0 STATE ON cr lf Arms the instr...

Page 33: ...F ON Enables Disables the selected channel output If no channel has been selected the command is applied to T0 If T0 is selected all outputs are affected Enabling T0 is the same as pressing the RUN button Command Keyword 1 Keyword 2 Keyword 3 Parameter Range Notes PULSe 0 Command to change the units global settings this is the same as using the SPULse command STATe 0 1 or OFF ON Enables Disables t...

Page 34: ...Larity LOW HIGH Sets the polarity of the gate signal HIGH output is active when the gate signal is high LOW output is active when the gate signal is low It should be noted that when the 9200 is in external trigger mode a single pulse ONLY will be produced on the active channels upon each external input trigger The 9200 cannot be configured to produce a continuous burst or duty cycle pulse train on...

Page 35: ... to select adjustable TTL CMOS output voltages CMODe NORMal SINGle BURSt DCYCle Allows the user to select the pattern of outputs to use on the channel level BCOunter 1 to 1 000 000 When the channel is in Burst mode will allow user to select the number of pulses to output with each input clock pulse Note The commas should be omitted PCOunter 1 to 100 000 When the channel is in duty cycle mode will ...

Page 36: ...the RS 232 interface The Echo function will cause the unit to repeat the command received to the PC BLUEtooth ENable 0 1 or OFF ON Turns on off Bluetooth module Disables Bluetooth transmitter This state is not saved and will default to on when power is cycled Note Command not available on units without Bluetooth option ECHo 0 1 or OFF ON Command to enable disable the echo function on the Bluetooth...

Page 37: ...ration from specified storage location RST RESET Resets parameters same as RCL 0 SAV 1 6 Saves current parameters to desired storage location SER Serial number query TRG Creates a soft trigger input ARM Resets all channel counters simultaneously when the channels are in either single shot or burst mode Note The system must be in continuous mode this command is functionally the same as pressing the...

Page 38: ...ve humidity non condensing Maximum altitude 0 to 2000m 6562 ft Accessories USB cable Cleaning Instructions Light dusting with cloth damp with water and or usage of compressed air is all that is needed 9200 Specifications MIN TYP MAX UNIT I O Configuration Model Output 9212 2 Independent Channels 9214 4 Independent Channels Input 1 Selectable Trigger Gate Input Internal Rate Generator Rate T0 Perio...

Page 39: ...may be independently set to either mode System External Trigger Gate Input Trigger Input Function System will generate a single T0 pulse for every external trigger pulse See External Input Overview for more information Trigger Edge Rising Falling Gate Input Function External gate input controls the output of the unit Gate Input Modes System Gate Pulse Inhibit Channel Gate Output Inhibit See Extern...

Page 40: ... x 5 1 x 1 5 18 1 x 13 x 3 8 cm Weight 1 lbs Power Voltage Input 4 75 5 25 VDC Current Input 1 210 2 230 3 470 mA Fuse Internal current sense circuit incorporated No external fuse is provided Memory 6 Bins Operation Temperature 0 40 Celsius Storage Temperature 40 70 Celsius 1 Minimum current input is defined as the current consumed when the unit is in idle state i e not pulsing with Bluetooth disa...

Page 41: ...owing steps to connect to the 9200 in a wireless fashion Turn on the Bluetooth device On a Windows based PC this can be carried out by right clicking the Bluetooth icon in the taskbar followed by clicking turn on Bluetooth On tablet or smartphone devices this should be located in the device settings Once Bluetooth is enabled turned on scan for a device on a Windows based PC by carrying out the fol...

Page 42: ...aud rate is 115200 bps One may now use the 9200 Application see 9200 Application or any generic communication terminal program to begin wireless communications o It should be noted that the 9200 Application automatically detects the port which the device is on When using a generic communication terminal program be sure to select the correct Com port in which the device was installed on ...

Page 43: ...These terminals are not for safety earthing purposes but provide an earth reference point IEC 417 No 5019 Protective Earthing conductor terminal This symbol is specifically reserved for the protective conductor terminal and no other It is placed at the equipment earthing point and is mandatory for all grounded Class I equipment IEC 417 No 5020 Frame or chassis terminal Used for points other than p...

Page 44: ...ts used to direct the user to the instruction manual where it is necessary to follow certain specified instructions where safety is involved IEC 417 No 5268 a In position of bistable push control IEC 417 No 5269 a Out position of bistable push control IEC 60417 No 5009 Standby On Symbol Indicates compliance with the WEEE Directive Please dispose of the product in accordance with local regulations ...

Page 45: ...9200 Manual Version 1 2 Quantum Composers Page 45 12 Appendix D CE Declaration of Conformity ...

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