Frequency and

Sample Rate

Characteristics

Internal Timer

Crosstalk (4.11)

On 1V range, relative to full-scale input:

DC - 1 MHz

-75 dB

1 - 10 MHz

-70 dB

Both channels always sample simultaneously at the indicated rates and times.

Tolerances: All internally-generated frequencies and rates are ±0.0075% initial tolerance.

The Internal Timer generates time intervals useful in controlling the sample rate. It divides a reference frequency by 1x10n, 2x10n, or 4x10n, n = 0 to 8. When the reference frequency is the internal 20 MHz oscillator, the resulting rates are from 0.05 Sa/s to 20 MSa/s in a 1,2,5 sequence. Other programmable choices for the reference source are VXI CLK10, the ECL Trigger lines, and the Ext2 BNC.

Trigger (Sample Clock) Subsystem

Each event in this subsystem causes one A/D conversion in both channels. (In Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI), this is the meaning of "Trigger". The SCPI term for the commencement of a series of one or more triggers is "Arm".)

Rate: (Internal Timer using built-in reference oscillator) 0.05 Sa/s to 20 MSa/s in 5,1,2 sequence

External: VXI Trigger Busses (TTL and ECL), External BNCs, software, or VME Read cycle

Post-Count: 1, or 7 to 224-1, or continuous. (This specifies the desired number of sample triggers after the Arm event.)

Additional limitations apply when the "Pre-Count"feature is used; see below.

Pre-Count: 0, or 3 to 65535. When this mode is used (pre-count0)

the Digitizer samples continuously until the pre-count is satisfied and then an Arm event occurs. Memory is used as a circular buffer with older readings overwritten by newer readings. The programmed

pre-count value specifies the number of pre-arm samples to be protected from overwriting by post-arm sample data. This mode limits the number of Post-Count read-ings: The total of (pre-count + post-count) must be no larger than the memory partition size.

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HP E1429A manual Frequency Sample Rate Characteristics Internal Timer, Trigger Sample Clock Subsystem, Crosstalk