Quantum Composers 9200 Series - Manual (Page 3)

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Single Shot Mode ............................................................................................................................................................ 24
System Burst Mode Function .......................................................................................................................................... 24
System Duty Cycle Function ............................................................................................................................................ 24
C HANNEL T IMER O VERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................................... 25
Channel Normal Function ............................................................................................................................................... 25
Channel Single Shot Function ......................................................................................................................................... 26
Channel Burst Mode ....................................................................................................................................................... 26
Channel Duty Cycle Mode ............................................................................................................................................... 26
E XTERNAL I NPUT O VERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................................... 27
Generate a Pulse on Every Trigger Input ........................................................................................................................ 27
Using the External Gate to Control the System .............................................................................................................. 28
Using the External Gate to Control the Channel............................................................................................................. 28
O UTPUT E XAMPLES .................................................................................................................................................................. 30
8. PROGRAMMING THE 9200 ...................................................................................................................................... 31
P ERSONAL C OMPUTER TO 9200 C OMMUNICATION ....................................................................................................................... 31
USB Interface Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 31
P ROGRAMMING C OMMAND T YPES AND F ORMAT .......................................................................................................................... 31
Line Termination ............................................................................................................................................................ 32
IEEE 488.2 Common Command Format ......................................................................................................................... 32
SCPI Command Keywords ............................................................................................................................................... 32
SCPI Command Format ................................................................................................................................................... 33
SCPI Keyword Separator ................................................................................................................................................. 33
SCPI Optional Keywords ................................................................................................................................................. 33
SCPI Parameter Types ..................................................................................................................................................... 34
Error Codes ..................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Programming Examples ................................................................................................................................................. 34
9200 SCPI C OMMAND S UMMARY ............................................................................................................................................. 36
IEEE 488.2 C OMMON C OMMANDS ........................................................................................................................................... 40
9. APPENDIX A – SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 41
9200 S PECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................................................................................. 41
10. APPENDIX B – BLUETOOTH OPTION .................................................................................................................... 44
O VERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................................. 44
P OWER .................................................................................................................................................................................. 44
I NITIALIZATION & C ONNECTIVITY ................................................................................................................................................ 44
11. APPENDIX C – PLUS OPTION ............................................................................................................................... 46
O VERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................................. 46
U PGRADING TO A 9200 P LUS .................................................................................................................................................... 46
F EATURE D ESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 47
Resolution and Accuracy ................................................................................................................................................ 47
Period/Rate .................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Duty Cycle, Cycle Counter ............................................................................................................................................... 47
Virtual Channels ............................................................................................................................................................. 47
System/Pulse Counter .................................................................................................................................................... 47
External Trigger Period Counter ..................................................................................................................................... 47
External Trigger Modes .................................................................................................................................................. 48