THE MODEL 2l0A SQUARE WAVE GE}TERATaR

Tech nical Infor mati on

The mode l 210 squa re wave gene rator is a ne~ instr umen t
whic h is extre mely usef ul in both prod uctio n testi ng and
deve lopm ent work . It prov ides a new appro ach to the
probl em of meas uring the char acte risti cs of audio time frequ en-
valu able in
cy equip ment . This gene rator will save ons will
prod uctio n testi ng beca use one or two obse rvati
tofor e
check the frequ ency respo nse of appa ratus ~hero here This now
a large numb er of obso rvati ons were nece ssary .
deve lopm ent work be-
instr~~ent is an impo rtant tool for
causo it will show up phas e shif t and trans ient cffe cts l
r
both of viliic h are rathe r diff icul t to study by othe
meth ods.
r the
USES: - When a squa re wave is appl ied to an amp lifie ency
top of thu wa~o will show disto rtion if the frequ
t one
respo nse of the amp lifie r docs not exten d to 2t leasof the
tenth of the appl ied frequ ency . Likew ise the sideslifie r
TIave will be disto rte0 if the respo nse of tho amp of the
does not exten d to at leas t ten times the frequ ency re
squa re wave appl ied. Thus one obse rvati on with a squa
w~ve appl ied to an an~l ifie r ~ill
check a wide frequ ency
rang e, a r~~gc of 100 to 1 or even more . This is extre me-
been
ly impo rtant beca use once the prop er crite rion hasone or at
estab lishe d a prod uctio n test can be set up with
the most two obse rvati ons with 8 squa re wave .
effe cts
A squa re wave may also be used to study phas e shifat squa re
in an amp lifie r. An amp lifie r will not repro duce e shif t
wave faith fully unle ss both the anwl itude and phas
char acte risti cs arc corr ect. Thus if the ampl itude
respo nse is known to be good , phas e shif t effe cts can be
deter mine d by a squa re wave obse rvati on.
r can
Peak s or defic ienc ies in amp lific ation of an amp. lifie Ampl i-
be read ily dete cted with a squa re wave gene rator
ons on top of tho
ficat ion peCk s appe ar 28 damp ed osci llati
ampl ified sque re wave and these peak s can bo meas ured in
both frequ ency and ampl itude with a given obse rvati on.
Defi cienc ies in amp lific ation at some part of the Dop lifi-
e exce pt for phas e dis-
catio n band have the same appc aranc
place ment s in tho damp ed osci llati ons.
ing the tran-
A squa re wave is also very usef ul in detor~in of R-C circ uits
sien t respo nse of netw orks. Time cons tants
can be easil y obse rved , damp ed osci llati ons of reson nnt
circu its cnn be chec ked, and the trans ient beha vior of
comp licata d netw orks can be stud ied by the appl icati on of a
volta ge or
squa re wave to the netw orks and obse rving the
curre nt with an oscil losco pe.·
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MODEL 210A Continued

SPECIFICATIONS

FREQUENCY RANGE: The output of the generator is square ~ith­

in 1% over the frequency range from 20
cycles to 10,000 cycles. The time for the
voltage to rise to 90% of maximum is approx-
mately 1 microsecond, thus a reasonably
square wave can be obtained even at 100 kilo-
cycles.
OUTPUT VOLTAGE: The output voltage is 50 volts peak to peak
open circuit. The output impedance is 1000
ohms balnnced to ground.
OUTPUT ATTENUATOR: A 75 db. attenuator is provided in the out-
put with 5 db~ steps~ The frequency response
of the attenuator is sufficiently wide so
that the output wave shape is not affected
even at the highest frequencies.
INPUT VOLTAGE: The gonerator may be driven from any con-
venient source of alternating voltage or it
may be int0rnally synchronized to tho power
line frequoncy. A driving voltage of two
volts is required ond the input impedance is
25,000 ohms.
MOillJTING: The Model 2l0A is mounted in an attractive
steol cabinet 15" long, 8" high, and 9" deep
finished in wrinkle grey. The panel is grey
baked enamel with machine engraved designa-
tions. The model 2l0AR is m0untcd in a re-
lny reck Dssembly with 2. 19" by 7" panel and
is 8" deop. The dust cover is removable from
tho rear and the binding posts may be sUP9lied
either on the panel or at the rear of the
asser.1bly.
POVVER SUPPLY: The generator is provided with a built-in
power supply to operate from 110 volts 50 or
60 cycles. It requires approximately 50
watts.
PRICES: Made1210A •....................... $125.00
Model 2l0AR .•••••••...•........... $130.00
Prices are not, completo with tubes, f.o.b. Palo Alto, California
Prices and data subject to change without notice.
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.
481 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO AL~O, CALIFORNIA
September 19, 1941