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 2-3 and Table 2-4.

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

 

 

 

T1

Minimum width of input

300 ms

 

 

 

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

 

 

zero/cal operation in progress, the time for this

 

 

current operation to complete. Note that the

 

 

worst case is 1024 averages x 50 ms = 51.2 s. For

 

 

front panel operation (in free run mode) the time

 

 

is 1 x 50 ms.

 

 

 

 

T3

Maximum width of input. Longer inputs may

4 s

 

cause a subsequent zero/cal operation some time

 

 

after the current one is complete.

 

 

 

 

T4

Time for zero/cal operation to complete.

Zero Both: 10 s (each

 

 

8480 series sensor), 12 s

 

 

(each E series sensor)

 

 

Cal: 6 s (8480 series)

 

 

7 s (E series)

 

 

 

All timings based on 100 ms firmware polling.

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HP Saw E4419B manual TTL Input Timing Diagram, Timing of zero/cal inputs for conditions 01