BNC 577 - Manual (Page 3)

Model 577 Operating Manual i
Table of Contents
PULSE GENERATOR .................................................................................................................................. 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................. I
1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 T ECHNICAL S UPPORT ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 W ARRANTY ........................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.3.1 Unpacking Caution.................................................................................................................. 2
1.3.2 Tilt Stand Arm ......................................................................................................................... 2
2 SAFETY ISSUES .................................................................................................................................. 3
3 PULSE CONCEPTS AND OPERATIONS ................................................................................................ 4
3.1 C OUNTER A RCHITECTURE O VERVIEW ....................................................................................................... 4
3.2 S YSTEM T IMER F UNCTIONS .................................................................................................................... 4
3.3 C HANNEL T IMER F UNCTIONS ................................................................................................................. 4
3.4 D IGITAL O UTPUT M ULTIPLEXER .............................................................................................................. 5
3.5 D EPENDENT & I NDEPENDENT T IMING E VENTS ........................................................................................... 5
4 MODEL 577 FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW .............................................................................................. 6
4.1 D ISPLAY L AYOUT AND I NDICATORS .......................................................................................................... 6
4.1.1 LCD Screen .............................................................................................................................. 6
4.1.2 Keypad (Pushbuttons) ............................................................................................................. 7
4.1.3 Rotary Adjustment Knob ......................................................................................................... 7
4.1.4 BNC Connectors ...................................................................................................................... 7
5 MODEL 577 REAR PANEL OVERVIEW ................................................................................................ 8
5.1 L AYOUT AND C ONNECTORS .................................................................................................................... 8
5.1.1 AC Power Connector ............................................................................................................... 8
5.1.2 Power Switch .......................................................................................................................... 8
5.1.3 BNC Connectors ...................................................................................................................... 8
5.1.4 USB Port .................................................................................................................................. 8
5.1.5 RS-232 Port ............................................................................................................................. 8
5.1.6 Ethernet Port .......................................................................................................................... 8
5.1.7 GPIB Port ................................................................................................................................. 8
6 NAVIGATING THE 577 FRONT PANEL ................................................................................................ 9
6.1 S ELECTING M ENUS .............................................................................................................................. 9
6.2 S ELECTING M ENU I TEMS ....................................................................................................................... 9
6.3 N UMERIC I NPUT M ODE ........................................................................................................................ 9
6.4 E NTERING N ON -N UMERIC P ARAMETERS .................................................................................................. 9
7 577 MENU STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................... 10
7.1 T HE S CREEN AT A G LANCE ................................................................................................................... 10
7.2 S YSTEM M ODE M ENUS ...................................................................................................................... 10
7.2.1 Selecting the Desired Menu .................................................................................................. 10
7.2.2 Setting System Mode of Operation ....................................................................................... 11
7.2.3 Setting the Internal Reference Source and Rate ................................................................... 13
7.2.4 Setting the Output Reference ............................................................................................... 14