02 | Keysight | Using an External Trigger to Generate Pulses with the B2960A – Demo Guide
Introduction
The Keysight B2960A 6.5 Digit Low Noise Power Source is a bench-top power supply
with revolutionary capabilities and functions not previously available. It can generate
either voltage or current with 6.5 digits of resolution while also monitoring them, which is
essential for a variety of measurement applications.
It also has an arbitrary waveform generation function that allows it to generate current/
voltage waveforms in formats such as sinusoid, square, trapezoid, ramp, triangle, and
exponential. In addition to these commonly used waveforms, user-defined arbitrary
waveforms with up to 100,000 points can be specified. These flexible output capabilities
permit more thorough evaluation of circuits/devices/samples than are possible with
other instruments such as power supplies and sources.
This demonstration guide highlights the excellent pulsed signal output function and the
triggering capability via the B2960A series’ digital I/O signal port. The methodology
involves setting the pulse response of the B2960A series source to an external trigger
signal from a device-under- test (DUT). For example, the B2960A can be programmed
to respond to an external trigger with 2 V pulses with a 300 μs pulse delay and 200 μs
pulse width. Real-time waveform monitoring is possible by adding an oscilloscope to the
test setup.
Required Instrument and Accessories
All of the accessories required to perform the demos described in this demonstration guide
are provided in a demo kit that is included with Keysight B2962A demo units except for the
N1294A-031 and an oscilloscope. The kit includes items such as a Combo Test Lead Kit, and
a resistor.
Keysight B2961A/62A 6.5 Digit
Low Noise Power Source
U8201A Combo Test Lead Kit
1.1 kΩ Resistor
N1294A-031 GPIO - BNC
Trigger Adapter
Keysight Oscilloscopes
(MSO-X 4000 Series is shown)
