Quantum Composers 9730 Series - Manual (Page 3)

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Q UICK S TART
– I NTERNAL S INGLE S HOT G ENERATOR O PERATION .................................................................. 9-23
Pulse Width, Delay ................................................................................................................................... 9-23
Amplitude ................................................................................................................................................. 9-23
Enable ..................................................................................................................................................... 9-23
Interlock................................................................................................................................................... 9-23
Wait for Charge ....................................................................................................................................... 9-23
ARM Key Switch....................................................................................................................................... 9-23
Start ......................................................................................................................................................... 9-23
Q UICK S TART
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S INGLE S HOT E XTERNAL T RIGGER O PERATION ...................................................................... 9-24
Trig .......................................................................................................................................................... 9-24
Level ........................................................................................................................................................ 9-24
Edge ........................................................................................................................................................ 9-24
Filter........................................................................................................................................................ 9-24
Source ...................................................................................................................................................... 9-24
Pulse Width, Delay ................................................................................................................................... 9-24
Amplitude ................................................................................................................................................. 9-24
Enable ..................................................................................................................................................... 9-24
Interlock................................................................................................................................................... 9-24
Wait for Charge ....................................................................................................................................... 9-25
ARM Key Switch....................................................................................................................................... 9-25
Start ......................................................................................................................................................... 9-25
S TANDARD O PERATION M ODES ..................................................................................................................... 9-25
System Pulse Generation Overview ........................................................................................................... 9-25
Single Shot Mode (Trigger Disabled) ........................................................................................................ 9-25
Burst Mode (Trigger Disabled) ................................................................................................................. 9-25
External Input Overview ........................................................................................................................... 9-26
Single Shot Mode (Trigger Enabled) ......................................................................................................... 9-27
S PECIAL T ESTING M ODES .............................................................................................................................. 9-27
Pre Pulse Resistance Testing .................................................................................................................... 9-27
Post Pulse Resistance Testing ................................................................................................................... 9-28
Testing Mode Error/Status Conditions ...................................................................................................... 9-28
10 PROGRAMMING THE 9730 .................................................................................................................. 10-30
P ERSONAL C OMPUTER TO P ULSE G ENERATOR C OMMUNICATION .................................................................. 10-30
RS232 Interface Overview ...................................................................................................................... 10-30
USB Interface Overview ......................................................................................................................... 10-31
Ethernet Interface Overview ................................................................................................................... 10-32
P ROGRAMMING C OMMAND T YPES AND F ORMAT .......................................................................................... 10-32
Line Termination .................................................................................................................................... 10-32
IEEE 488.2 Common Command Format ................................................................................................. 10-33
SCPI Command Keywords...................................................................................................................... 10-33
SCPI Keyword Separator ....................................................................................................................... 10-33
SCPI Optional Keywords ........................................................................................................................ 10-33
SCPI Parameter Types ........................................................................................................................... 10-34
Error Codes ........................................................................................................................................... 10-34
P ROGRAMMING E XAMPLES .......................................................................................................................... 10-34
Example 1: ............................................................................................................................................. 10-34
Example 2: ............................................................................................................................................. 10-35
9730 SCPI C OMMAND S UMMARY ................................................................................................................ 10-35
Instrument Commands ............................................................................................................................ 10-35
System Pulse Commands ........................................................................................................................ 10-36
Channel Commands ............................................................................................................................... 10-37
Display Commands ................................................................................................................................ 10-38
System Commands .................................................................................................................................. 10-39
IEEE 488.2 C OMMON C OMMANDS ............................................................................................................... 10-40
S PECIAL C OMMANDS ................................................................................................................................... 10-40