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ENHANCED FREQUENCY/TOTALIZE/ PWM SIGNAL CONDITIONING PLUG-ON
VT1538A
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Signal Conditioning Plug-on
User’s and SCPI Programming Manual
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About this Manual
Introduction
Identifying the Plug-on IMPORTANT
Configuring Channel Pull-up Resistor
Setting Configuration Switches
Configuring Input- Output direction
Connecting To The Terminal Module
Installation
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Recommended Signal Connections
Figure 4. E1419A Option 11 Terminal Module Connections
Input and Output Characteristics
VRS Mode Input Operation SCP channels 0 & 1 only
Programming With SCPI Commands
Configuring I/O Direction
Configuring the Channels
Setting the Input Threshold Level
Checking the ID of the SCP
returns threshold value
Determining the Input Threshold Level
To set channels 40 through 43 to input digital states
Reading Static Digital State
Totalize Positive or Negative Edge State Changes
About Period and Frequency Measurements
To measure frequency at channel 45 with aperture of 1 second
For PERiod function, the E1538 spports two distinct measurement ranges
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To measure period at channel 45 as the average of 1000 signal periods
chlist specifies the channels that will read pulse widths
Sense Quadrature Position
The value read by the algorithm can range from
Example of Rotational Velocity Sense
Output Static Digital State
Programming Output Channels
Controlling Output Polarity
Variable Width Pulse Per Trigger
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Variable Width Pulse Train PWM
Figure 17. Output Pulse-Width-Modulated Signal
Variable Frequency Fixed Width Pulse Train FM
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Variable Frequency Square-Wave Pulse Train FM
Figure 19. Output Square Wave Variable Frequency FM
Rotationally Positioned Pulse Output
Rotational Pulse Command Usage
Rotational Pulse Mode
Variable Angular Position, Preset Pulse Width by angle
Example of variable position, preset width
Variable Angular Position, Preset Pulse Width by time
Figure 21. Variable Position, Width Preset by Angle
Rotational Pulse Mode
Figure 22. Variable Position, Width Preset by Time
Variable Pulse Width by angle, Preset Angular Position
Rotational Pulse Mode
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Example of variable width by angle, preset position
Rotational Pulse Mode
Variable Pulse Width by time, Preset Angular Position
Example of variable width by time, preset position
preset ch 47 pulse width to 15ms
preset ch 46 pulse width to 10ms
Figure 24. Fixed Position, Variable Width by Time
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Stepper Motor Control Use the command
motor phase channel group can not be split across SCPs
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Figure 27. Full Step Mode, Full and Half Speed, 4-Channel
Figure 28. Half Step Mode, Full Speed, 4-Channel
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Figure 29. Directly Driving 4-Phase Stepper Motors
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RST and *TST important
Command Syntax
SCPI Command Reference
For newer
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For newer
Command Syntax
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units only
INPutPOLarity?
INPutPOLarity
Parameters
Comments
INPutTHResholdLEVel
level can be set to a resolution of
INPutTHResholdLEVel?
Parameters
OUTPutPOLarity?
OUTPutPOLarity
Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmdReal64Q
generated
RST Condition .001 sec Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmd
SENSeFREQuencyAPERture
Parameters
Comments
SENSeFREQuencyAPERture?
Related Commands SENSFREQAPER
SENSeFREQuencyLIMitLOWer
Parameters
Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmd
INIT
SENSeFREQuencyLIMitLOWer?
Related Commands INPutPOLarity
SENSeFUNCtionCONDition
Returned Value .01667 to 250, The type is float32
SENSeFUNCtionPERiod
SENSeFUNCtionFREQuency
Parameters
Parameters
SENSeFUNCtionQUADrature
SENSeFUNCtionPWIDth
Parameters
Comments
Parameters
SENSeFUNCtionRVELocity
Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmd
Usage See “Sense Quadrature Position” on page
Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmd
Parameters
Usage See “Sense Rotational Velocity” on page
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Parameters
SENSeFUNCtionTOTalize
Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmd
Usage See “Totalize Positive or Negative Edge State Changes” on page
RST Condition .001 sec Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmd
SENSePERiodAPERture
Parameters
SENSePERiodLIMitUPPer
SENSePERiodAPERture?
Parameters
Parameters
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Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmd
SENSePERiodMODE
SENSePERiodLIMitUPPer?
RST Condition is “APERture”
Parameters
SENSePERiodMODE?
Related Commands SENSePERiodMODE
SENSePERiodNPERiods
interval mode currently set for period measurement
SENSePERiodRANGeUPPer
SENSePERiodNPERiods?
Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmdInt32Q
Parameters
SENSePERiodRANGeUPPer?
SENSeTOTalizeRESetMODE
RST Condition is Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmd
Parameters
SOURceFMSTATe
SENSeTOTalizeRESetMODE?
Parameters
Comments
Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmdInt16Q
SOURceFMSTATe?
Parameters
Comments
Parameters
SOURceFUNCtionRPULse
SOURceFUNCtionSHAPePULSe
SOURceFUNCtionSHAPeCONDition
Parameters
Parameters
SOURceFUNCtionSTEPper
SOURceFUNCtionSHAPeSQUare
Comments Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmd
Parameters
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Table 3. Stepping mode values
Figure 31. Relationship of minvel, and maxvel
Parameters
SOURcePULMSTATe
Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmd
Send with VXIplug&play Function hpe14XXcmd
SOURcePULSePERiod
SOURcePULMSTATe?
Parameters
Parameters
SOURcePULSeWIDTh
SOURcePULSePERiod?
Parameters
Parameters
SOURceRPULsePOSitionANGLe
SOURcePULSeWIDTh?
33,554,430 to 33,554,430
Parameters
SOURRPULseVARType
SOURceRPULsePOSitionANGLe?
Usage
Parameters
SOURceRPULseWIDThANGLe
SOURRPULseVARType?
Parameters
Parameters
SOURceRPULseWIDThTIME
SOURceRPULseWIDThANGLe?
00000787 to
Parameters
Parameters
SOURceRPULseWIDThTIME?
Usage SOURRPULSEWIDTTIME? @147
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General Specifications
Specifications
Output Characteristics
Input Characteristics
Resolution Hz
1 mSec to 1 Second, resolution
Totalizer
Frequency Measurement
Pulse Width Measure
Rotational Velocity Measure
Frequency Source
Pulse Source
Rotational Pulse Source
Characteristics
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