Quantum Composers 9530 Series - Manual (Page 2)

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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
T ECHNICAL S UPPORT ................................................................................................................................................................. 6
W ARRANTY .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
P ACKAGE C ONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
2. SAFETY ISSUES .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
3. FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................... 8
9530 Front Panel ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
D ISPLAY L AYOUT AND I NDICATORS ................................................................................................................................................ 8
D ESCRIPTION OF F RONT -P ANEL A REA .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Keypads ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
4. PULSE CONCEPTS AND PULSE GENERATOR OPERATIONS ......................................................................................... 9
Counter Architecture Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
System Timer Functions ................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Channel Timer Functions ................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Digital Output Multiplexer .............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Dependent & Independent Timing Events ..................................................................................................................................... 10
N AVIGATING THE 9530 F RONT P ANEL ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Selecting Menus ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Selecting Menu Items ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Numeric Input Mode ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Entering Non-Numeric Parameters ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Enabling System Output ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Enable/Disable Channel Output ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
Rearming the Channel Timers ........................................................................................................................................................ 11
Setting Pulse Timing Parameters .................................................................................................................................................... 11
Setting Pulse Output Parameters ................................................................................................................................................... 12
Using the Output Multiplexer ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Setting System Internal Rate Parameters ....................................................................................................................................... 12
5. 9530 MENUS ........................................................................................................................................................... 13
9530 M A I N M ENU S TRUCTURE .............................................................................................................................................. 13
System Mode Menu ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Clock/Rate Menu ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Counter Menu ................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
System Configuration Menu .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Store Menu .................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Recall Menu ................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Auxiliary Menu ............................................................................................................................................................................... 14
System Information Menu ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
9530 C H A N N E L M ENU S TRUCTURE ....................................................................................................................................... 15
Channel Menu ................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Channel Advanced Menu ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
T RIGGER M ENU ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Trigger Menu ................................................................................................................................................................................. 16