Agilent Technologies 35670-90066 manual A10 Rear Panel

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A10 Rear Panel

Agilent 35670A

Circuit Descriptions

 

A10 Rear Panel

 

A10 Rear Panel

 

The A10 Rear Panel assembly contains the BNC connectors for the external trigger

 

input, tachometer input, and source output. The Rear Panel assembly also contains

 

DIN, GPIB, serial, and parallel interface connectors. In addition, the Rear Panel

 

assembly provides the fan control for the A90 Fan assembly.

GPIB Controller and

Allow the analyzer to communicate with devices such as plotters, printers, or a host computer

Buffers

via an GPIB cable. These circuits handle all GPIB functions for the analyzer.

Parallel Port Controller

Allow the analyzer to send data to printers with Centronics interfaces.

and Buffers

 

IIC Processor

Provides the interface from the DIN keyboard connector to the A7 CPU assembly. The IIC

 

Interface also decodes the control lines for the DAC.

DAC

Sets the tachometer trigger level. The A7 CPU assembly sends the control signals to the Rear

 

Panel assembly over the IIC bus. The IIC Processor decodes the control signals.

Tachometer Comparator Compares the input signal from the Tachometer BNC connector with the trigger level set by the DAC. The output of the comparator changes TTL levels when the input signal crosses the trigger level.

External Trigger Buffer Buffers the external trigger signal.

Fan Control

Provides the A90 Fan assembly with a voltage that controls the fan speed. A temperature

 

sensor provides a control signal that changes with the analyzer’s internal temperature. When

 

the temperature increases, Fan Control increases the fan speed. When the temperature

 

decreases, Fan Control decreases the fan speed. Control lines from the A7 CPU assembly can

 

also set the fan speed to high or turn the fan off.

Serial Driver

Drives the serial data lines to and from devices connected to the Serial Port. The serial port is

 

only available using Instrument Basic.

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