User`s manual

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EX7000 Series Preface 3
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 25
Rear Panel View ................................................................................................................................................. 25
Trigger Bus Connectors................................................................................................................................. 26
Digital I/O Connector .................................................................................................................................... 26
General Purpose I/O ...................................................................................................................................... 27
Reset Button .................................................................................................................................................. 28
Front Panel View ................................................................................................................................................ 28
EX71HD ........................................................................................................................................................ 28
EX72SF ......................................................................................................................................................... 29
EX72CC ........................................................................................................................................................ 30
EX7400 ......................................................................................................................................................... 31
SECTION 4 .................................................................................................................................................................. 33
WEB PAGE OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................... 33
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 33
General Web Page Operation ............................................................................................................................. 34
Password Protection ...................................................................................................................................... 35
VTI Instruments Logo ................................................................................................................................... 35
EX7000 Title Block ...................................................................................................................................... 35
Soft Front Panel .................................................................................................................................................. 36
Monitor and Control Tab ............................................................................................................................... 36
Device Info Tab ............................................................................................................................................. 38
Network Configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 38
Time Configuration ............................................................................................................................................ 40
LXI Synchronization .......................................................................................................................................... 41
Device Identify ................................................................................................................................................... 43
Upgrade .............................................................................................................................................................. 43
Removing Temporary Internet Files ............................................................................................................. 44
Reset/Reboot ....................................................................................................................................................... 47
SECTION 5 .................................................................................................................................................................. 49
THEORY OF OPERATION .......................................................................................................................................... 49
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 49
System Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 49
Open-Collector vs. TTL Drive Lines .................................................................................................................. 50
Relay Access & Control ..................................................................................................................................... 51
Continuous Mode .......................................................................................................................................... 51
Pulse Mode .................................................................................................................................................... 52
APPENDIX A ............................................................................................................................................................... 53
EX7000 SYSTEM CONFIGURATOR .......................................................................................................................... 53
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 53
Starting the Configurator .................................................................................................................................... 53
Opening an Existing Configuration ............................................................................................................... 54
Create a New Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 54
Saving a Configuration .................................................................................................................................. 55
Export a Configuration .................................................................................................................................. 55
Adding Components ........................................................................................................................................... 55
Relays ............................................................................................................................................................ 56
Attenuators .................................................................................................................................................... 57
Parallel I/O Ports ........................................................................................................................................... 58
Wire Types and Wires ................................................................................................................................... 58
Passive Devices ............................................................................................................................................. 59
System Configuration Example .......................................................................................................................... 59
APPENDIX B ............................................................................................................................................................... 65
ONBOARD MEMORY ............................................................................................................................................... 65
Memory Listings and Clearing Procedures......................................................................................................... 65