Giga-tronics 2500B Series Microwave Signal Generators
Modulation Operation
Operation Manual, Part Number 34737, Rev C, June 30, 2011
Page 61
PM Menus
Submenu
Parameter
Figure 30: PM Internal Triggered Menu
PM Int Trig Menu
The PM Internal Triggered menu allows you to view and modify settings for internal
triggered pulse modulation mode. In this mode, the instrument produces a single RF
pulse at the RF output connector whenever it receives a valid trigger signal at the rear-
panel PULSE IN/PM TRIG IN connector. The RF pulse thus generated has a width that is
determined by the Width setting in this menu, and is delayed by the amount of delay
set with the RF Pulse Delay setting in this menu.
Settable items in this submenu are:
PM
This menu item turns pulse modulation on and off. Pressing either the adjacent
softkey or the Step Up or Step Down buttons toggle the PM state. The PM
indicator is
displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the display when pulse modulation is
turned on.
RF Pulse Delay
Determines the amount of delay that occurs between the chosen
triggering edge (rising or falling) of the signal at the PULSE IN/PM TRIG IN connector
and the rising edge of the video pulse at the rear-panel PULSE OUT connector.
NOTE:
The pulse that subsequently appears at the RF output connector is typically
delayed by approximately 50 ns.
The RF pulse delay parameter can be modified using the numeric keypad, the step up/step
down buttons, or the rotary knob.