Agilent Technologies N6700 manual Synchronizing Multiple Mainframes

Output On/Off Synchronization Appendix D

Synchronizing Multiple Mainframes

The output turn-on synchronization function can be used across multiple mainframes that have coupled output channels. Each mainframe that will be synchronized must have at least one coupled channel. Note that cross-frame synchronization must be enabled for any mainframe that contains synchronized output channels.

Procedure

1.Configure the output channels on each mainframe as described in steps 1 through 3 of the previous procedure.

2.This step is required if you have power modules with different minimum delay offsets. Specify a common delay offset for all of the synchronized output channels. This value must be the largest delay offset of all synchronized output channels regardless of the mainframe in which they are installed. This same value must be specified as the common delay offset for each mainframe.

Front Panel:	SCPI Command:
In the front panel menu of each	To specify the common delay offset
mainframe, select Output\Couple.	for each mainframe in seconds:
In the Delay offset field, enter the	OUTP:COUP:DOFF .051
delay offset value of the slowest	To return the delay offset of the
power module of all the mainframes	slowest power module in each
in milliseconds; then press Select.	mainframe (the maximum delay
The Max delay offset for this frame	offset) in seconds:
field displays the delay offset of the	OUTP:COUP:MAX:DOFF?
slowest power module in this frame.

3.Connect and configure the digital connector pins of the synchronized mainframes as described in the following section.

Digital Connections and Configuration

	Only pins 4 through 7 can be configured as synchronization pins. You cannot
NOTE
	configure more than one ON couple and one OFF couple pin per mainframe.
	The polarity of the pins is not programmable.
	The digital connector pins of the synchronized mainframes that
	contain coupled channels must be connected together as shown in
	the following figure. In this example, pin 6 will be configured as the
	output On control. Pin 7 will be configured as the output Off control.
	The ground or Common pins also need to be connected together.

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