
Power Meter Operation
Zeroing and Calibrating the Power Meter
Effective control of the zero and calibration cycles using the TTL inputs depends on correct timing of the input signals as shown in Table
Table 2-3: TTL Input Timing Diagram 1
Timing of zero/cal inputs for conditions “01” and “10”.
Input
Operation
T1
T2
T3
T4
Time | Description | Value |
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T1 | Minimum width of input | 300 ms |
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T2 | Time between input detection and start of zero/cal | Max: 50 ms (typical) |
| cycle. This is determined by the number of | Min: 0 ms |
| averages x sample rate, or if there is an existing |
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| zero/cal operation in progress, the time for this |
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| current operation to complete. Note that the |
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| worst case is 1024 averages x 50 ms = 51.2 s. For |
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| front panel operation (in free run mode) the time |
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| is 1 x 50 ms. |
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T3 | Maximum width of input. Longer inputs may | 4 s |
| cause a subsequent zero/cal operation some time |
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| after the current one is complete. |
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T4 | Time for zero/cal operation to complete. | Zero Both: 10 s (each |
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| 8480 series sensor), 12 s |
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| (each E series sensor) |
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| Cal: 6 s (8480 series) |
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| 7 s (E series) |
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All timings based on 100 ms firmware polling.
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