BNC PB-5 - Manual (Page 14)

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3.6 COMMAND FORMAT
[Channel]PB5_Command Parameter on Multi Channel Mode and Single Channel Mode.
PB5_Command Parameter on Single Channel Mode only.
example (Multi Channel Mode):
1 Frequency 100 will set PB-5 connected on Channel 1 to 100 Hz.
8 Delay 500n will set PB-5 connected on Channel 8 to 500 ns delay.
5 Load c:\Lab\Set1.bnc will load settings saved as file Set1.bnc located at
folder c:\lab\ to PB-5 connected on Channel 5.
example (Single Channel Mode):
Width 1µ will set PB-5 to 1 µs Pulse Width.
Rise 2e-6 will set PB-5 to 2 µs Rise Time.
NOTE:
PB5 Host is programmed to accept common numerical notations in its
parameters.
All of the following are accepted and will produce the same parameter value:
0.0000005, 500n, 500e-9, 0.5e-6, and 5e-7 are all evaluated as 500
nano.
1500 and 1.5K are evaluated as 1.5 kHz when setting freq.
PB5 Host is not case sensitive, thus command 1 TRIG int and 1 TrIg InT will
set channel 1 to internal trigger or internal clock.
3.7 PB5 HOST COMMAND SUMMARY
Command Keyboard
Shortcut
Parameter Range Description
FREQuency Q & Z 2 - 500K
Set frequency to parameter
specified.
Ctrl-Q set 1 Hz Up
Ctrl-Z set 1 Hz Down
Alt-Q set 10 Hz Up
Alt-Z set 10 Hz Down.
WIDTh W & X 100n - 10m
Set pulse width to parameter
specified.
Ctrl-W set 1 ns* Up
Ctrl-X set 1 ns* Down
Alt-W set 10 ns* Up
Alt-X set 10 ns* Down.
*Varies depending on range.