HP E42 manual Model 5328A Table of Contents, Theory of Operation

Model 5328A

Table of Contents

		TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)
Section				Page
IV	THEORY OF OPERATION . .		. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 4-1
	4-1.	Introduction		. 4-1
	4-3.	Overall Description		. . 4-1
	4-5.	Basic Counter Operation		. . 4-1
	4-7.	Frequency		. . 4-1
	4-15.	Period	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-2
	4-18.	Ratio	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 4-3
	4-20.	Time Interval		. . 4-3
	4-22.Time interval, Resolution, and Averaging Techniques			4-3
	4-24.	Resolution		. . 4-4
	4-27.	Time Interval Averaging		. . 4-4
	4-34.Sources of Measurement Error			. . 4-5
	4-36.	±1 Count Ambiguity	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-5
	4-41.	Time Base Error		. . 4-6
	4-43.	Trigger Error	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-6
	4-48.5328A Principles of Operation			4-7
	4-52.	Main Counter Section		4-7
	4-57.	Input Section . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-9
	4-60.	Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus (HP-lB) Section		. 4-9
	4-62.	Al Motherboard	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 4-9
	4-64.	Display Control . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-10
	4-67.	State Control		4-10
	4-69.	A3 Oscillator Support	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-10
	4-17.	A3 Oscillator Support		4-10
	4-73.	A3A1 Oscillator (HP 10544A)		4-10
	4-75.	Decade Counting Assembly (DCA)		4-10
	4-79.	Time Base		4-11
	4-83.	A2 Power Supply . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-11
	4-85.	+5V Supply	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-11
	4-89.	A4 Function Selector		4-12
	4-91.	High Speed Multiplexer, Main Gate, and 1st Decade		4-12
	4-94.	Arming Multiplexer and Arming FF		4-12
	4-96.	Time Base Multiplexer and Main Gate FF		4-13
	4-99.	An Example of Operation		4-13
	4-103.A16 Display Assembly			4-13
	4-107.Remote Controllable (Programmable) Input Block
		Diagram Description		4-14
	4-115.Remote Controllable		(Programmable) Input
	4-117.	Schematic Theory	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-16
		A19 Switch Control Board		4-16
	4-122.	A12 Amplifier Board		4-16
	4-127.	A10 Synchronizer Board		4-17
	4-147.	A11 DAC Board		4-19
	4-156.	A8 Channel C lnput		4-20
	4-162.HP interface Bus Theory			4-20
	4-173.HP-lB A15 Interface Operation			4-21
	4-178.	Overall Operation . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-22
	4-181.	Bus Command Mode		4-22
	4-183.	Listen Mode		4-22
	4-185.	Talk Mode	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-22
	4-187.	A15 Circuit Operation		4-22