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Reference
Guide
HP 81110A 165/330 MHz,
HP 81104A 80 MHz
Pulse/Pattern Generators
Front Panel Display and Softkeys
Reference Guide
HP 81110A 165/330 MHz,
HP 81104A 80 MHz
Pulse/Pattern Generators
HP Part No. 81110-91010
Printed in Germany June 1998
Edition 1.0, E0698
NOTICE
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Copyright
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Safety
For safety informat ion, please refer to the Installation and Safety
Requirements chapter in the HP 81110A and HP 81104A Quick Start
Guide.
Warranty
This Hewlett-Packard produ ct has a warr anty aga inst de fects in materi al
and workmanship for a peri od of one year f rom date of ship ment. During
the warranty period, Hewlett-Pa ckard Company will , at its optio n, either
repair or replace products that prove to be defective. For warranty service or repair, this product must be returned to a service facility designated by Hewlett-Packard. The Buyer shall pay Hewlett-Packard’s
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programming instructions when properly installed on that instrument.
Hewlett-Packard does not warrant that the operation of the instrument
software, or firmware, will be uninterrupted or error free.
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NOTICE
Limitation of Warranty
The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from
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About this book
About this book
This reference guide gives you in-depth operating hints and a list of the
device commands to program the instrument with all possible modules
installed. In addition in the specification chapter the valid instrument
specification are provided.
The information is valid for HP 81104A and HP 81110A. Where
required the differences are explicitly mentioned. Possible configurations are:
Output Module for HP 81104A Mainframe:
Module Description Max Quantity
HP 81105A 10V/ max.80 MHz Output Channel 2
Output Modules for HP 81110A Mainframe:
Module Description Max Quantity
HP 81111A 10V/ max. 165 MHz Output Channel 2
Module Description Max Quantity
HP 81112A 3.8V/ max. 330 MHz Output Ch annel 2
As standard the instruments are equipped with one output channel, so,
some of the described features will not be available.
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Installing
Please refer to the Quick Start Guide, p/n 81110-91010.
Introduction
Please refer to the Quick Start Guide, p/n 81110-91010.
Getting Started
Please refer to the Quick Start Guide, p/n 81110-91010.
Operating Reference
A reference for using the front panel parameter screens to operate the
instrument with diagrams of signal outputs in different operating modes.
Programming Reference
A SCPI reference for programming the instrument via HI-IB.
Specifications
The valid specifications of the HP 81110A and HP 81104A.
About this book
HP 81110/04 A Quick Start About this book 9
About this book
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Table of Contents
NOTICE ...................................................................................................... 6
About this book ........................................................................................... 8
Output Module for HP 81104A Mainframe: ................................................ 8
Output Modules for HP 81110A Mainframe: .............................................. 8
Table of Contents ..................................................................................... 11
Chapter 1 Operating Reference
Introduction .............................................................................................. 22
Using Help ................................................................................................. 23
Parameter Help |ON FIELD| .......................... 23
Concept Help |CONCEPT| ............................ 23
Serial Numbers and Software Revision |SERIAL #| .......... 23
Warning Help |WARNINGS| ........................... 24
Error Queue |ERROR QU| ............................ 24
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Front Panel Controls ................................................................................ 25
Softkeys and ............................................................................................. 25
Key ..................................................... ...... ...... ........................................... 26
Key ..................................................... ...... ...... ........................................... 27
Key ..................................................... ...... ...... ........................................... 27
Key ..................................................... ...... ...... ........................................... 27
DATA ENTRY .......................................................................................... 28
CURSOR/DIGIT ........................................................................................ 28
MODIFY knob ........................................................................................... 28
Connectors .................................................................................................. 29
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EXT INPUT.............................................. ..... ...... ....................................... 29
TRIGGER OUT.......................................................................................... 29
STROBE OUT............................................................................................ 30
Regular User Interface Tasks ................................................................. 31
Switching Outputs ON/OFF ...................... 31
Modifying the Value of a Parameter .......................................................... 31
Modifying the Format of a Parameter ........................................................ 32
Toggling Graphics and Text Mode ............................................................ 33
|MODE/TRG| Screen ............................................................................... 34
General Information.................................................................................... 36
CONTINUOUS PULSES Mode ................................................................ 37
CONTINUOUS BURST Mode ................................................................... 38
CONTINUOUS PATTERN Mode .............................................................. 39
TRIGGERED PULSES Mode ................................................................. 41
TRIGGERED BURST Mode ................................................................... 43
TRIGGERED PATTERN Mode ................................................................ 45
GATED PULSES Mode ............................................................................ 48
GATED BURST Mode ............................................................................... 50
GATED PATTERN Mode .......................................................................... 52
EXT WIDTH Mode .................................................................................... 53
|TIMING| screen ...................................................................................... 54
Pulse-period Parameter ........................................................ ...... ..... ........... 55
Pulse Delay Parameter ............................................................................... 56
Delay .......................................... 56
Delay% ......................................... 56
Phase .......................................... 56
Pulse Width Parameter ............................................................................... 57
Width .......................................... 57
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DutyCyc ........................................ 57
Pulse Leading-edge Parameter ................................................................... 59
LeadEd ......................................... 59
LeadEd% ........................................ 59
Pulse Trailing-edge Parameter ................................................................... 60
=LeadE ......................................... 60
TrailEd ........................................ 60
TrailE% ........................................ 60
|LEVELS| screen ...................................................................................... 62
Normal/Complmnt Parameter ............................................................... 63
Seperate/Added Outputs Parameter ................................................... 63
Separate Outputs ............................... 63
Added at Output 1 .............................. 63
Offset, Amplit, High, Low Level Parameters ........................... 65
Set TTL ........................................ 65
High-Low ....................................... 65
Offs-Ampl ...................................... 65
Set ECL ........................................ 66
mv V mA A Voltage/Current Mode ......................................................... 66
50 Ω into Output Source Impedance Parameter .................................. 66
50.0Ω Load Impedance Parameter .......................................................... 66
Output Voltage and Power Protection ........................................................ 67
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|OUTPUT| Screens ................................................................................... 68
Pulse-period Parameter ........................................................ ...... ..... ........... 69
Normal/Complmnt Parameter .............................................................. 69
Pulse Delay Parameter ............................................................................... 69
Pulse Width Parameter ............................................................................... 69
Pulse Leading-edge Parameter .................................................................. 69
Pulse Trailing-edge Parameter ................................................................... 70
Separate/Added Outputs Parameter ................................................... 70
Offset, Amplit, High, Low Level Parameters ........................... 70
mv, V, mA, A Voltage/Current Mode ................................................. 70
50Ω into OUTPUT Source Impedance Parameter .............................. 70
50.0Ω Load Impedance Parameter .......................................................... 71
Output Voltage and Power Protection ....................................................... 71
|PATTERN| Screen .................................................................................. 72
UPDATE Parameter .................................................................................... 73
UPDATE (Upd Cont) .............................. 73
NO UPD (Upd Once) .............................. 73
Addr Parameter ......................................................................................... 73
Last Parameter.......................................................................................... 73
Bit-Editing Window ................................................................................... 73
RZ/NRZ Data Format ................................................................................. 74
OUTPUTS (CH1,CH2) and STROBE OUT (STRB)................................ 74
CH1 CH2 BOTH STRB Block Editing Functions ................................... 75
Some Hints on Editing Pattern Data .......................................................... 79
Example ...................................................................................................... 79
|LIMITS| screen ....................................................................................... 81
|TRG-LEV| ............................................ ..... ...... ...... ..... ............................ 83
EXT-IN Parameter .................................................................................... 83
Set TTL ........................................ 83
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Set ECL ........................................ 84
Voltage ........................................ 84
50Ω/10kΩ EXT INPUT Impedance Parameter ......................................... 84
CLK-IN Parameter .................................................................................... 84
50Ω/10kΩ CLK IN Impedance Parameter ............................................. 84
TRIGGER-OUT TRIGGER OUT Level Parameter ................................... 84
STROBE-OUT STROBE OUT Level Parameter ....................................... 85
|MEMCARD| Screen .......................................... ...... ................................ 86
Dir Path Current Directory Parameter .................................................. 87
To change directory..................................................................................... 88
Filename Parameter ............................................................................... 89
Memory Card Operations ........................................................................... 89
ReadCard ....................................... 89
Recall ......................................... 89
Store ............................................................................................................ 90
To modify the filename............................................................................... 90
Store All ...................................... 91
To modify the filename............................................................................... 91
Delete ......................................... 92
Format ......................................... 92
|CONFIG| Screen ...................................................................................... 93
HP-IB Address ................................. 93
Perform Operation Selftest ......................... 94
Perform Operation Calibrate ......................... 94
Parameter Grouping Group Params by ................. 94
TIMING/LEVELS .................................. 94
OUTPUT 1/2 ..................................... 95
PLL Reference............................................................................................. 95
Internal ....................................... 95
CLK-IN ......................................... 96
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Warnings and Errors ............................................................................... 97
Warnings .................................................................................................... 97
Errors ......................................................................................................... 98
AUTOSET ................................................................................................. 99
An Example of Warning and Error Reporting ........................................... 99
Chapter 2 Programming Reference
Introduction ............................................................................................ 104
Programming Recommendations ............................................................. 104
Common Command Summary ............................................................. 107
SCPI Command Summary ................................................................... 108
Default Values, standard settings ......................................................... 114
Programming the Instrument Trigger Modes ................................... 120
CONTINUOUS .................................... 121
TRIGGERED ..................................... 121
GATED ......................................... 122
EXT WIDTH ..................................... 122
PULSES ........................................ 122
BURST of ...................................... 123
PATTERN ....................................... 123
SCPI Instrument Command List ........................................................ 124
Status Model ........................................................................................... 268
Condition Register.................................................................................... 269
Transition Filters....................................................................................... 269
Event Register........................................................................................... 269
Enable register .......................................................................................... 270
Status Byte................................................................................................ 271
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Standard Event Status Group.................................................................... 272
OPERation Status Group........................................................................... 273
QUEStionable Status Group.................................................................. 27477
Chapter 3 Specifications
Introduction ............................................................................................ 278
Specifications .......................................................................................... 278
General .................................................................................................... 279
Environmental Conditions......................................................................... 279
Safety......................................................................................................... 279
Power requirements................................................................................... 279
Maximum Dimensions (H x W x D)......................................................... 279
Weight....................................................................................................... 280
Recalibration period.................................................................................. 280
Warranty.................................................................................................... 280
Acoustic Noise Emission .......................................................................... 280
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Declaration of Conformity ..................................................................... 281
HP 81110A and HP 81104A Pulse Generator Mainframes ................ 282
Timing ...................................................................................................... 282
Period ........................................................................................................ 282
PLL Ref In/CLK In .................................................................................. 283
Clock Input/ PLL Reference Input............................................................ 283
Phase Locked Loop (PLL)........................................................................ 284
External Clock........................................................................................... 284
Configuration ........................................................................................... 285
Channel Addition ..................................................................................... 285
Output Modes ........................................................................................... 285
Pulses Mode .............................................................................................. 285
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Burst Mode ............................................................................................... 285
Pattern Mode....................................... ...................................................... 286
Trigger Modes .......................................................................................... 286
Continuous................................................................................................ 286
External Triggered.................................................................................... 286
External Gated .......................................................................................... 287
External Width.......................................................................................... 287
External Input .......................................................................................... 287
Strobe Output ........................................................................................... 288
Trigger Output ......................................................................................... 288
Typical Delays ......................................................................................... 289
Human Interface ...................................................................................... 290
Overprogramming..................................................................................... 290
Warnings and Errors................................................................................. 290
Memory .................................................................................................... 290
Non-volatile memory................................................................................ 290
Memory-card ............................................................................................ 290
Remote Control ........................................................................................ 291
Function Code:.......................................................................................... 291
Programming times:.................................................................................. 291
Specifications for Output Channel Types ............................................ 292
Timing Parameters ................................................................................... 292
Common specifications............................................................................. 292
Width ........................................................................................................ 293
Delay......................................................................................................... 293
Double Pulse Delay .................................................................................. 294
Transition Times....................................................................................... 294
Level Parameters ...................................................................................... 295
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External Load compensation..................................................................... 296
Level Specifications ................................................................................. 296
Levels in Channel Addition ...................................................................... 297
Pulse Performance .................................................................................... 297
Pulse Parameter Definitions .................................................................. 298
Pulse Period: ..............................................................................................299
Trigger Delay ............................................................................................ 299
Pulse Width:.............................................................................................. 299
Pulse Delay: ...............................................................................................300
Double Pulse Delay:.................................................................................. 300
Interchannel Delay (Skew) ........................................................................300
Transition Time:........................................................................................ 300
Linearity:................................................................................................... 301
Jitter: .......................................................................................................... 301
Stability: .................................................................................................... 301
Pulse Levels: ............................................................................................. 302
Preshoot, Overshoot, Ringing: .................................................................. 303
Settling Time:............................................................................................ 304
Repeatability: ............................................................................................ 304
Index ........................................................................................................ 305
Front Panel Controls ................................................................................. 313
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Chapter 1
1Operating Reference
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Operating Reference
Introduction
Introduction
This chapter is a reference guide for operating the instrument using the
frontpanel contr ols. It co ntains in format ion on using the key
and the main frontpanel con trols, follow ed by a reference section for
each of the parameter s cre ens selected by the softkeys under the display:
• Using Help, see page 23.
• Front Panel Controls, see page 25.
• Regular User Interface Tasks, see page 31.
|MODE/TRG| Screen, see page 34.
•
|TIMING| Screen, see page 54.
•
|LEVELS| Screen, see page 62.
•
|OUTPUT| Screen, see page 68.
•
|PATTERN| Screen, see page 72.
•
|LIMITS| Screen, see page 81.
•
|TRG-LEV| Screen, see page 83.
•
|MEMCARD| Screen, see page 86.
•
|CONFIG| Screen, see page 93.
•
• Warning and Errors Screen, see page 97.
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Operating Reference
Using Help
Using Help
Parameter Help |ON FIELD|
If there are no Warnings or Errors (Refer to “Warnings and Errors” on
page 97.) press the key at any time to obtain information
about the current location of the parameter cursor. The help infor mat ion
gives a short description of the parameter or setting options and the
SCPI command(s) syntax for programming the parameter or setting.
Use the MODIFY knob or the CURSOR keys to scroll through the help
information if there is more than one screen available.
|EXIT HELP| or again to return to normal operation.
Press
Concept Help |CONCEPT|
If there are no Warnings or Errors (Refer to “Warnings and Errors” on
page 97.) press the key followed by the
to view a short description of the instrument.
|CONCEPT| softkey
Serial Numbers and Software Revision |SERIAL #|
If there are no Warnings or Errors (Refer to “Warnings and Errors” on
page 97.) press the key followed by the
softkey to see a list of the installed boards and their serial numbers fol-
lowed by the software revision code of the instrument's firmware.
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|SERIAL #|
Operating Reference
Using Help
Warning Help |WARNINGS|
If a Warning condition occurs, indicated by a flashing W, press
to see a list of the current warning messages.
Error Queue |ERROR QU|
If an Error condition occurs, indicated by a flashing E, press
to see a list of the current error messages.
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Front Panel Controls
Figure 1 Front Panel Display and Softkeys
Operating Reference
Front Panel Controls
Softkeys and
There are four sof tkeys undernea th the displ ay . Use the soft keys to selec t
the parameter sc reens. The names of th e para meter scr eens a re displ ayed
above the softkeys. Press to display alternative parameter
screens.
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Operating Reference
Front Panel Controls
Figure 2 Front Panel Controls
Key
Press to enter SHIFT-mode. A flashing S indicates that you
are in SHIFT-mode. The extra functions available in SHIFT-mode are
shown in blue above the keys.
NOTE: Note that when using the DIGIT keys (CURSOR keys in SHIFT-
mode) you must press again to exit from SHIFT-
mode.
When the instrument is programmed via the HP-IB it enters remote
mode and disables the frontpanel controls. Press the key to
return to LOCAL operating mode.
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Front Panel Controls
Key
Press to obtain help on the currently selected parameter/setting.
Press AUTOSET ( ) to set the instrument to a
valid setting based on the actual period setting.
Key
Press to store the current instrument setting in one of 9
memories.
Press RECALL( ) to recall a co mplete instrument setting from one of t he 9 memor ies, or to r ecal l the default ins tru-
ment settings from memory 0.
Key
Use the key to generate a manual trigger or gate sign al when
the instrument is run ning in
MAN key as the selected trigger/gate source.
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TRIGGERED or GATED trigger mode with the
Operating Reference
Front Panel Controls
DATA ENTRY
Use the DATA ENTRY keys to quickly enter a parameter value into the
Modify Window. Enter the numeric value followed by the appropriate
unit key, or press where appropriate.
During the data entry you can press
CANCEL ( ) to cancel the entry or use the cur-
sor left to backspace the digit-cursor.
Use the DATA ENTRY functions indicated in blue above
the keys to quickly select a particular parameter.
CURSOR/DIGIT
Use the CURSOR keys to move t he entry field on the para meter scre ens.
The entry field highlights the currently selected parameter, parameter
format or mode which is then displayed in the Modify Window at the
right hand side of the display.
In SHIFT-mode the CURSOR keys move the digit-cursor within the
Modify Window and vernier the value of the selected digit.
MODIFY knob
Use the knob to modify the selected parameter in the Modify Window,
or to select a setting from the list displayed in the Modify window.
On the
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|PATTERN| screen when the cursor is located in the bit-editing
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Front Panel Controls
window you can use the knob to scroll through the pattern data. Modify
the data wi th the DATA ENTRY keys.
When is displayed, make the s elect ion an d press the
key to start a function.
Connectors
EXT INPUT
You can use an external signal connected to the EXT INPUT to trigger
the instrument by selecting
EXT-IN
on the |MODE/TRG| screen.
You can use an external signal connected to the EXT INPUT to gate
(enable/disable) the instrument by selecting
: EXT-IN on the |MODE/TRG| screen.
by
You can use an external si gnal c onnecte d to t he EXT I NPUT to gener ate
leading and trailing edges by selecting
EXT-IN
on the |MODE/TRG| screen.
TRIGGERED mode and Triggered by
GATED mode and Gated
EXT_WIDTH mode and Width:
TRIGGER OUT
The TRIGGER OUT signal generates an output pulse for each pulseperiod generated by the instrument.
You can set the output levels to TTL or ECL on the
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|TRG-LEV| screen.
Operating Reference
Front Panel Controls
STROBE OUT
In PULSES mode, the STROBE OUT signal is not used.
In
each burst of pulses g enerat ed. The r ising edge of the STROBE si gnal i s
synchroni zed to the start of the first pulse-period in a burs t, the falling
edge is synchroni zed to the start o f the las t puls e-perio d in the bu rst. ( see
Figure 5 on page 38 for example)
In
the
pulses are generated. ( Figure 6 on page 39 for example)
Continuous
Triggered T T, S T, S
Gated T T, S T, S
Ext. Width Tn/an/a
BURST mode, the STROBE OUT signal marks the start and end of
PATTERN mode, the STROBE OUT signal is bit-programmable on
|PATTERN| page. The pulse-width is not programmable, only NRZ
Table 1: Trigger and Strobe Availability
Pulse Mode Burst Mode Pattern Mode
1
T
T, S
2
T, S
1
T = Trigger Out
2
S = Strobe Out
You can set the output level to TTL or ECL on the |TRG/LEV| screen.
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Operating Reference
Regular User Interface Tasks
Regular User Interface Tasks
Switching Outputs ON/OFF
Switch the OUTPUT signa l on and off in the |LEVELS| and |TIMING|
screens.
NOTE: You can use the short-cut keys for
output 1 or for output 2 to quickly
toggle the OUTPUTS on and off.
Modifying the Value of a Parameter
You can adjust a parameter value in graphics or text mode. Example
screens are shown in the following subsections for graphics mode only.
1 Move the parameter cursor onto the value you want to modify using
the CURSOR keys.
2 Modify the value with the knob.
NOTE: Note that when you use the knob, the parameter range can be
restricted to prevent any warnings or errors occurring (refer to
“Warnings and Errors” on page 97.). Overprogramming - If you
want to set a value outside this temporary range, use the DATA
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Regular User Interface T asks
ENTRY keys or press and turn the knob. If you try to
set a value outside the absolute maximum or minimum limits, the
maximum or minimum limit will be set.
Modifying the Format of a Parameter
NOTE: You can only modify the format of a parameter in text mode
Many parameters can be displayed in different formats, for example the
pulse period can be displayed as a period or frequency. To modify the
format of a para meter:
1 If you are in GRAPHics mode, select TEXT mode wi th
2 Move the cursor onto the parameter name.
3 Use the MODIFY knob to select a parameter format from the list in
the MODIFY window.
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