c =} GOULD Electronics 1600 OPERATORS MANUAL AMENDMENTS Following enhancements to both the hardware and the software controling the product, there is an additional feature of external clock for the acquisition system now available. In addition some functions now operate in a different way. This supplement details the operation of the external clock feature and lists the major changes to the instru- ment operation for the main software, Version V3.55 onwards (1602 & 1604) and V4.5 (1602, 1604 & 1624), and Versions V4.5X for the plug in options for the IEEE-488, and RS423, On 1MHz sets the main software is Version 25X. See the current compatibility chart for further details of the software versions, 1MHz instru- ments do not support some of the features mentioned in this supplement. External Clock (2MHz only) To select the external clock mode operate the timebase control on the front panel to select the range below 200sidiv when the screen will display the message ‘EXTCLK’, indicating that extemal clock is selected. Note that if there is no clock applied to the clock input the acquisition will stop until a clock is supplied. To deselect extemal clock operate the timebase control. When in external clock mode trigger delay cannot be specified in ut the external clock. The tigger and status menu will display the trigger delay in units of clocks. The maximum delay is 499,990 clocks, and is settable to a resolution of 10 clocks via the front panel and 1 clock via IEEE/RS423, Trigger delay by events is not supported in external clock mode, so the trigger menu will not offer this selec tion in this mode. of time, and will now work in units of External clock can also be selected by IEEE, or RS423 and the details of commands can be found in the IEEE section of this supplement under the ‘HSA’ and ‘TDELA’ commands. ‘The signal connection for the external clock input is on pin 6 of the analog /O 15 way D typé connector on the rear panel, The OV connection for this signal should be connected to pin 7 of this connector. ‘The specification for the external clock is as follows; Input : CMOS Level. Maximum Input Levels +10V, -5V Maximum Input Frequency: 2 MHz Minimum Clock width 200ns Note that since the clock input has a Schmitt input, the external clock can have very slow rise and fall times. Acquisition/Trigger Menu ‘The menu has been altered to display the maximum delay available on the timebase range selected. Any delay can be set in this menu up to 999 seconds, but if, when the menu is exited, the selected timebase range does not allow this selected value of trigger delay to be used, it will use the largest value possible on this timebase range. The instrument will stil remember the value originally set, so that if the timebase is then Changed to a range that allows use of the set value of Trigger delay, the original value will now be used. If however the delay is altered via the front panel, the value displayed on the screen is the value of Trigger delay from then on. It using the delay by events Trigger mode, the instrument will trigger after the Nth event following the start of the acquisition. The only way to control the start of the acquisition is to ARM the instrument, and then the instrument will rigger on the (N+1)th trigger after the ARM. Using Delay by events in ‘Continuous’ or real time ‘mode is meaningless since there is no way to synchronize the start of the delay by event sequence to a signal ‘Amendment to 1600 series Operator Manual Part Numbers 45664%,490011 and 490001 ‘Shoot 1 of 6 Part No 460201=} GOULD Hlctonics Special Functions Menu —_(See Section 2.7) An extra feature has been added to this menu to allow the user to force a calibration of the offsets of the preamplifiers. ‘The menu now looks like this: (GG CH2 CH3 CH4 REF1 REF2....1 WD) subtract Multiply . .2 CH Qj CH3 CH4 REF1 REF2....3 RESULT TO CURSOR TRACE......4 ‘TV STANDARD: NTSC PAL SECAM . 5 AUTOCAL: Disable EYED. - FORCE RE-CALIBRATION . SET DATE AND TIME .... << SPECIAL FUNCTIONS MENU >> ‘Special Functions Menu Pressing button 7 initiates a calibration and returns the display to trace mode, The calibration will happen regardless of the instrument status unlike the regular 1 hour autocalibration. As a result in the Divide by N mode the phase of the triggering.will be lost. A message is put up on the menu if Divide by N is selected to wam the user that this will happen. - Autocal (On 2MHz instruments the first automatic calibration after switch on now occurs after 20 minutes instead of the original 10, and as before the next autocal follows an hour later. Untilthe first calibration, the calibration data from the last time the DSO was operated is used. While the instrument is warming up, there will be small offsets in the ampiiiers. Auto calibrations will occur every hour so long as Autocal is enabled. Note that Autocal is re- enabled on every switch on. ‘There has been no change to the autocal sequences on 1MHz instruments. Operating button 8 displays the Set Date and Time menu, whichis used to read or set the date and time held by the instrument. ‘The menu is shown overteat: ‘Amencimont to 1600 series Operator Manual Part Numbers 456841,430011 and 490001 ‘Shoot 2 of 6 Pert No 460201= GOULD Electronies DATE (MM/DD/YY) 05/31/88 . .. TIME (HH:MM:SS) 10:46:55 .... - PRESS TO SET DATE AND TIME . EXIT MENU....... . Bee <> Set Date and Time Menu The menu indicates the date and time when the menu was initially selected. To set the date or time, operate button 2 of 3 and the 1st field of the selected item will lash to indicate numeric entry mode. Alter altering the date andior time the instrument will not implement any changes until button 4 is operated, when the displayed date and time will be set in the instrument. If button 4 is not oper- ated there will be no change to the instrument date and time. Plots (2MHz only) Any horizontal shift applied to the displayed traces is now taken into consideration on plots and the plotted traces are also shifted relative to the graticule. Note however, that because there is no direct electronic connection between the screen graticule and the displayed traces, the displayed and plotted traces may not be identically aligned with their graticules. Plot Buffer/Background Plotting (2MHz only) ‘An enhancement to the plot function has been added to the instrument. Instead of locking the front panel out during a plot, the necessary information is loaded into a plot buffer and the front panel is then released to enable the user to carry on using the instrument When th¢ plot button is pressed, both the plot and hold lamps light. After about 2 seconds the hold lomp ‘goes out indicating that the data has been transferred and that the instrument can be used again. The plot lamp will remain ft until the plots complete when it will go out and a message ‘PLOTTING COMPLETE’ will appear on the screen. It the plot button is pressed again while the plot lamp is on, the plot will be aborted. Any changes to the instrument status during a plot will have no effect on the plot as the data has already been transferred and stored in the plot buffer. Ia calibration occurs during a plot, the plot slows down but there is no change to the stored data. if a 160/160A wavetorm processors fitted to the Background plotting does not work on analog plots o instrument ‘Amendment fo 1600 series Operator Marual Part Numbers 456841,490011 and 490001 Shoot 8 of 6 Part No 460281=} GOULD Electronics 1600 System Reset Should the system memory become corrupted, the instrument could lock out the front panel operation or begin to behave erratically. Since the internal system variables are held in non-volatile memory, turing the set off an on again may not clear them. In this unlikely event a system reset may be necessary. A system reset should only be used as a last resort as all the internal memories will be cleared erasing all reference traces, calibration details, and set-up details. To perform a system reset, switch the instrument off. Press and hold the Hold All and the Plot buttons. Keep these buttons pressed and turn the instrument on using the Power button. The instrument will th start up in its reset condition. ‘This can be confirmed by noting that after the reset, all the channel sensitivities are set to 1V/div and the timebase to 100ys/div. IEEE-488 Commands (Refer to Section 3) ‘Some commands have been changed in their operation and there are some new commands which have been added, The changes are detailed in the following text a) GRATYP, Alter Graticule Type this is a new command to allow the graticule plotted to be either SOLID or BROKEN. ‘The syntax GRATYP =[SOLID] or[BROKEN] Assertive or GRATYP Interrogative b) HELLO. Hello Message ‘The string has been modified and now returns the following information: ‘GOULD, 1604 or 1602, V3.57; RS423 or IEEE, V4.51" or similar message Which gives the version number of the software in the 1600, and the version number of the VO software fitted to the 102, or 103A Intertace Option. ¢) HSA. Horizontal Scaling To allow the selection of external clock on 2MHz sets an additional parameter is used with this com- mand HSA = EXTCLK will select external clock mode. ‘The instrument will send ‘HSA=EXTCLK’ if HSA is used interrogatively, when external clock is already selected. d) RCLMS, Recall Machine Setup Now returns a SRQ = 74 to indicate the recall is complete. @) STORE. Force storage mode ‘This is a new command which forces the instrument into the storage mode, irrespective of whether the instrument is in real-time or storage mode. The syntax is: STORE ‘Amondnent to 1600 serios Operator Manual Part Numbers 456841,490011 and 430001 Shoot 4 of 6 Part No 4eo2stabe =} GOULD “+ Electronios 1) STR*A. Acquisition Store Transfer ‘The ‘star’ form of the command is not allowed. Use instead STR1A, STR2A, STR3A, STA4A; in Sequence if itis required to transmit all stores. To transfer data in pretrigger mode, use ARM to capture the data, and then use STA"A when ‘STORED. It is not possible to use HOLD to stop acquisitions and then use the STR*A command to transfer the data in pretrigger mode. ‘SAQ 100: Selection Failure, is returned If this command is used while the 10K Acquisition stores contain non-valid data e.g. when the traces have been processed in any way. This SAQ is only sent if the IEEE pod has been updated to V3.54 or tater. 9) TDELA. Trigger Delay Itin external clock mode the trigger delay is specified in units of the acquisition clock. Hence it in external clock mode, TDELA will return the number of clocks delay selected, or can be used to set the umber of clocks delay. The syntax is: TDELA = 1000 or TDELA ‘To which the 1600 would reply TDELA = 1000 Which indicates the delay is one thousand clocks: The maximum number of clocks is 499,980 hy TRVS1A. Vertical Trace Scaling (See Section 3) The only parameters that can be asserted are Trace Invert and the range. The parameters that are returned to the interrogative form of the command are: E1[<] [number] (AC, DC or GND] = = Trace Invert < = Trace uncalibrated ‘AC, DC, GND = Trace Input Coupling ‘Amendment fo 1600 series Oporator Manual Part Numbers 456841,490011 and 430001, Shoot § of 6 Part No 460201=} couLp Electronics j) TAVSRI Reference Trace Vertical Scaling. (See Section 3) ‘The only parameters that can be asserted are range, and invert. ‘The parameters that are returned to the interrogative form of the command are: [Id [number] (AC, OC, GND] k) TXT. On Screen Text ‘TXT*, TXTO, TXT15 to TXT31 cannot be used in the assertive form of the command. Note that if TXT is used to write text to the display while displaying menus, the text sent will be over- written by the menu text immediately after receipt of the text. Ifit is desired to display text on the screen use TRACE mode, where the text will be superimposed on the trace display. This text will be plotted out on the internal plotter or extemal digital plotter. 1) VS1. Vertical Scaling The only parameters that can be asserted are range and invert ‘The parameters returned to the interrogative form of the command are: [-1 fe] [number] (AC, DC, GND} Ordering: When ordering additional optional facilities, please quote the instrument serial number and indicate the Main Instrument Software Version with the order. The software version number is shown on the display when the instrument is first switched on. ‘Amendment 10 1600 series Oporator Manual Part Numbers 456641490011 and 430001 Shoot 6 of 6 Part No 460281