Document Outline

• Section 1
  • Introduction
    • 1.1 Introduction
    • 1.2 Description
    • 1.3 Safety Remarks
    • 1.4 Package Contents
  • Specifications
• Section 2
  • Installation
    • 2.1 Introduction
    • 2.2 Mechanical Inspection
    • 2.3 Initial Inspection
    • 2.4 Instrument Mounting
    • 2.5 Product Dimensions
    • 2.6 Power Requirements
    • 2.7 Grounding Requirements
    • 2.8 Signal Connections
      • 2.8.1 Maintaining Pulse Fidelity
      • 2.8.2 Impedance Matching
      • 2.8.3 Rise Time Measurements in Linear Systems
    • 2.9 RS-232 Connection
    • 2.10 RS-232 Configuration
    • 2.11 GPIB Address
    • 2.12 GPIB Connections
• Section 3
  • Operating Instructions
    • 3.1 General Description
    • 3.2 Display Window
    • 3.3 Front Panel Controls
    • 3.4 Back Panel Controls
    • 3.5 Output connectors
    • 3.6 MENU Keys
      • 3.6.1 PARAMETER Menu
      • 3.6.2 OUTPUT Menu
      • 3.6.3 PULSE Menu
      • 3.6.4 MODE Menu
      • 3.6.5 SETUPS Menu
      • 3.6.6 UTILITY Menu
    • 3.7 ON Key
    • 3.8 Cursor Movement Keys
    • 3.9 Rotary Input Knob
    • 3.10 Power-On Settings
    • 3.11 Memory
    • 3.12 Displaying Errors
    • 3.13 Pulse Definitions
    • 3.14 Pulse Parameter Limitations
    • 3.15 Pulse Definitions
• Section 4
  • Programming
    • 4.1 Overview
      • 4.1.1 GPIB
      • 4.1.2 RS-232-C
    • 4.2 Device State
      • 4.2.1 Local State (LOCS)
      • 4.2.2 Local With Lockout State (LWLS)
      • 4.2.3 Remote State (REMS)
      • 4.2.4 Remote With Lockout State (RWLS)
    • 4.3 Interface Function Subsets
    • 4.4 Device Address
    • 4.5 Message Exchange Protocol
      • 4.5.1 The Input Buffer
      • 4.5.2 The Output Queue
      • 4.5.3 Response Messages
      • 4.5.4 Coupled Commands
    • 4.6 Instrument Identification
    • 4.7 Instrument Reset
    • 4.8 Self Test
    • 4.9 Command Syntax
      • 4.9.1 General Command Structure
      • 4.9.2 The Program Message
        • 4.9.2.1 Program Message Header
        • 4.9.2.2 Program Message Header Separator
        • 4.9.2.3 Program Message Data
      • 4.9.3 SCPI Command Structure
    • 4.10 Status Reporting
      • 4.10.1 The Status Byte
      • 4.10.2 Service Request Enabling
      • 4.10.3 Standard Event Status Register
      • 4.10.4 The Error Queue
      • 4.10.5 Error Codes
        • 4.10.5.1 Command Errors
        • 4.10.5.2 Execution Errors
        • 4.10.5.3 Device-Specific Errors
        • 4.10.5.4 Query Errors
        • 4.10.5.5 System Events
    • 4.11 IEEE 488.2 Common Commands and Queries
      • 4.11.1 System Data Commands
      • 4.11.2 Internal Operation Commands
        • 4.11.2.1 *RST - Reset Command
        • 4.11.2.2 *TST? - Self-Test Query
      • 4.11.3 Synchronization Commands
        • 4.11.3.1 *OPC - Operation Complete Command
        • 4.11.3.2 *OPC? - Operation Complete Query
        • 4.11.3.3 *WAI - Wait-to-Continue Command
      • 4.11.4 Status and Event Commands
        • 4.11.4.1 *CLS - Clear Status
        • 4.11.4.2 *ESE - Standard Event Status Enable
        • 4.11.4.3 *ESR? - Standard Event Status Register Query
        • 4.11.4.4 *PSC - Power-On Status Clear Command
        • 4.11.4.5 *SRE - Service Request Enable Command
      • 4.11.5 Device Trigger Commands
      • 4.11.6 Stored Settings Commands
        • 4.11.6.1 *RCL - Recall Instrument State
        • 4.11.6.2 *SAV - Save Instrument State
    • 4.12 Instrument Control Commands
      • 4.12.1 SOURce Subsystem
        • 4.12.1.1 Frequency
        • 4.12.1.2 High Voltage Level
        • 4.12.1.3 Low Voltage Level
        • 4.12.1.4 Predefined High Voltage Level
        • 4.12.1.5 Predefined Low Voltage Level
        • 4.12.1.6 Predefined Voltage Levels
        • 4.12.1.7 High Voltage Limit
        • 4.12.1.8 Low Voltage Limit
        • 4.12.1.9 Pulse Period
        • 4.12.1.10 Pulse Width
        • 4.12.1.11 Pulse Delay
        • 4.12.1.12 Pulse Duty Cycle
        • 4.12.1.13 Pulse Hold
        • 4.12.1.14 External Width
        • 4.12.1.15 Double Pulse State
        • 4.12.1.16 Double Pulse Delay
        • 4.12.1.17 Leading Edge Time
        • 4.12.1.18 Trailing Edge Time
        • 4.12.1.19 Pulse Polarity
        • 4.12.1.20 Channel Dependency
      • 4.12.2 OUTPut Subsystem
      • 4.12.3 Trigger Subsystem
        • 4.12.3.1 Trigger Mode
        • 4.12.3.2 Trigger Source
        • 4.12.3.3 Burst Count
        • 4.12.3.4 Internal Trigger Rate
        • 4.12.3.5 External Trigger Level
        • 4.12.3.6 Trigger Slope
      • 4.12.4 Status Subsystem
        • 4.12.4.1 Status Preset
        • 4.12.4.2 Error Queue Read
      • 4.12.5 System Subsystem
        • 4.12.5.1 GPIB Address Change
        • 4.12.5.2 Error Queue Reading
        • 4.12.5.3 SCPI Version
        • 4.12.5.4 Security
        • 4.12.5.5 Power-on Buffer
    • 4.13 IEEE 488.1 Interface Messages
      • 4.13.1 GET - Group Execute Trigger
      • 4.13.2 DCL - Device Clear
      • 4.13.3 SDC - Selected Device Clear
      • 4.13.4 LLO - Local Lockout
    • 4.14 SCPI Command Tree
      • 4.14.1 Root Node
      • 4.14.2 SOURce Subsystem
      • 4.14.3 OUTPut Subsystem
      • 4.14.4 TRIGger Subsystem
      • 4.14.5 STATus Subsystem
      • 4.14.6 SYSTem Subsystem
    • 4.15 ASCII and GPIB Code Chart
    • 4.16 RS-232 Programming
      • 4.16.1 General
      • 4.16.2 RS-232-C Operation