
NOISE COM, INC
IV.
OPERATION
4-1
INTRODUCTION
The NOISE/COM PNGI uses a powerful single-chip microprocessor
to accurately control the amplitude, bandwidth, and combining
of its internal broad-band noise source and an externally
applied user generated signal.
Commands to the PNGI can be entered via a front-panel
dedicated keypad. Alternately, commands can be down loaded
from any computer using the GPIB (HP-IB) IEEE-488
instrumentation bus (as a talker), or by the optional RS-232,
RS-422, or RS-423 adapters allowing connection to any
asynchronous serial interface. A front panel alphanumeric
display and lighting status indicators give the operator
visual verification of the programming process and functional
state of the device.
The PNGI includes a special non-volatile memory which will
retain various programmed parameters after the unit has been
powered-off, and restore them to the state they were in when
the instrument was last used. These preserved functions
include GPIB listener address and user programmed control
sequences specifying attenuation levels, signal bandwidth,
time delays and incremental attenuation step values.
A "Reset" button has been provided. Use of this button will
return the instrument to the power turn on state. At power
turn on, the programmable attenuator is at 127 dB and standby
is off.
When the instrument is powered up the LCD display will show
the following for several seconds:
NOISE COM, INC
PROGRAMMABLE NOISE
GENERATOR III
TYPE 2
The type code refers to the status of various factory
installed options.
Document M016301
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Rev. 2 2/26/03
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