User guide

Model 745 Digital Delay Generator.
2013February 14
CONTENT
1- GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 4
What do you need to get started ....................................................................................................... 5
Unpacking Caution .......................................................................................................................... 5
Operating temperature ..................................................................................................................... 5
Self-test ............................................................................................................................................. 5
The device software .......................................................................................................................... 5
Power fuses ...................................................................................................................................... 5
RAM with battery back up ................................................................................................................ 5
2- SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................... 6
3- FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW .................................................................................................. 7
LCD screen ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Keypad ............................................................................................................................................. 7
BNCs ................................................................................................................................................ 7
LED indicators ................................................................................................................................. 7
4- REAR PANEL OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... 8
Power Switch .................................................................................................................................... 8
Optional BNCs ................................................................................................................................. 8
Ethernet Port .................................................................................................................................... 8
USB Port (Option) ........................................................................................................................... 8
5- MENU STRUCTURE (NAVIGATING THE MOD745) ........................................................ 9
6- OPERATING INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 12
Operating Principles ...................................................................................................................... 12
Timing principle using external trigger ......................................................................................... 14
Timing principle using internal trigger .......................................................................................... 16
Timing principle using Burst mode ................................................................................................ 17
7- OPERATING EXAMPLE ....................................................................................................... 18
Default value .................................................................................................................................. 18
Initial setup .................................................................................................................................... 18
Setting up the instrument (Recurrent mode) .................................................................................. 18
Setting up the instrument (Single shot mode) ................................................................................. 19
Setting up the instrument (Burst Mode) ......................................................................................... 19
Stop the generator .......................................................................................................................... 19
8- PROGRAMMING .................................................................................................................... 20
Ethernet connection/communication .............................................................................................. 20
Web Page control/communication ................................................................................................. 27
9- ANNEX A .................................................................................................................................. 28
10- ANNEX B .................................................................................................................................. 30
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