User manual

Publication No. 980935 Rev. M 3152B User Manual
Astronics Test Systems xiii
List of Figures
Figure 1-1, Racal Instruments 3152B ............................................................................................ 1-3
Figure 1-2, ArbConnection Control Panels .................................................................................... 1-5
Figure 1-3, ArbConnection Wave Composer Example .................................................................. 1-5
Figure 1-4, ArbConnection Pulse Composer Example .................................................................. 1-6
Figure 1-5, ArbConnection Serial Data Composer Example ......................................................... 1-6
Figure 1-6, Configurations: 3151B, 3152B, 3100R-3152B, and 3100M-3152B ........................... 1-11
Figure 1-7, Segment 1 – Sine (x)/x Waveform ............................................................................ 1-16
Figure 1-8, Segment 2 – Sine Waveform .................................................................................... 1-16
Figure 1-9, Segment 3 – Pulse Waveform .................................................................................. 1-16
Figure 1-10, Sequenced Waveforms .......................................................................................... 1-17
Figure 2-1, Switch S1 (Set to Logical Address 2) .......................................................................... 2-1
Figure 2-2, Local Bus (LBUS) Jumper Locations .......................................................................... 2-3
Figure 3-1, ArbConnection Example of a Complex Waveform .................................................... 3-20
Figure 3-2, Sequence Table Created in ArbConnection .............................................................. 3-27
Figure 4-1, Startup & Communication Options Dialog Box ............................................................ 4-2
Figure 4-2, ArbConnection Menu and Link Bar ............................................................................. 4-3
Figure 4-3, Main Panels Toolbar ................................................................................................... 4-3
Figure 4-4, Operation Panel Selection .......................................................................................... 4-5
Figure 4-5, Output Panel ............................................................................................................... 4-6
Figure 4-6, Run Mode Control Panel ............................................................................................. 4-8
Figure 4-7, Standard Waveforms Panel ...................................................................................... 4-10
Figure 4-8, Arbitrary/Sequence Panel ......................................................................................... 4-12
Figure 4-9, Memory Partition Table ............................................................................................. 4-14
Figure 4-10, Waveform Studio .................................................................................................... 4-16
Figure 4-11, Sequence Table Example ....................................................................................... 4-17
Figure 4-12, Half Cycle Panel ..................................................................................................... 4-19
Figure 4-13, Modulation Panels .................................................................................................. 4-20
Figure 4-14, FM Panel ................................................................................................................ 4-21
Figure 4-15, AM Panel ................................................................................................................ 4-23
Figure 4-16, Sweep Modulation Panel ........................................................................................ 4-24
Figure 4-17, FSK/PSK/ASK Modulation Panel ............................................................................ 4-26
Figure 4-18, Amp/Freq Hop Panel .............................................................................................. 4-28
Figure 4-19, Access to Auxiliary Panels ...................................................................................... 4-29
Figure 4-20, Counter/Timer Panel ............................................................................................... 4-30
Figure 4-21, Digital Pulse Generator Panel ................................................................................. 4-31
Figure 4-22, X-Instrument Synchronization Pool List .................................................................. 4-33
Figure 4-23, Adjacent Synchronization between Two Instruments .............................................. 4-34
Figure 4-24, LBUS Synchronization Between Adjacent Slots ...................................................... 4-35
Figure 4-25, ECLT Synchronization Example .............................................................................. 4-35
Figure 4-26, System Panels ........................................................................................................ 4-36
Figure 4-27, General/Filters Panel .............................................................................................. 4-37
Figure 4-28, Calibration Panel .................................................................................................... 4-38
Figure 4-29, Composers Panel ................................................................................................... 4-39
Figure 4-30, Wave Composer Screen ......................................................................................... 4-40
Figure 4-31, Open Waveform Dialog Box ................................................................................... 4-41
Figure 4-32, Zooming In on Waveform Segments ...................................................................... 4-43
Figure 4-33, Generating Distorted Sine Waves from the Built-in Library ..................................... 4-45
Figure 4-34, Toolbar Icons .......................................................................................................... 4-45