User Manual – Rev AV    AMETEK Programmable Power 
MX Series    103 
4.2.6.3  FREQUENCY SWEEP/STEP sub menu 
 
Figure 4-14: FREQUENCY SWEEP/STEP SETUP Screen 
The Voltage sweep and step screen shown in Figure 4-14 can be reached from the transient 
screen as follows: 
1.  Scroll to the FREQ SWEEP/STEP entry using the up and down cursor keys. 
2.  Press the ENTER key to bring up the FREQ SWEEP/STEP screen. 
The FREQ SWEEP/STEP screen has several data fields. All data fields that are blank to the right 
of the equal sign must be filled or an error message will occur when trying to leave this screen. 
The EVENT # is the last data field to be filled. Entering the event data field will cause the display 
to return to the TRANSIENT screen where a new selection can be made. 
The FREQ SWEEP/STEP screen has the following fields: 
DURATION  Duration is amount of the time the output frequency will take to 
reach the END FREQ level. Duration will define the slew rate of  
the output frequency for the event. A duration of 0 seconds will 
cause the output frequency to reach the end frequency 
immediately. 
END FREQ  This is the output frequency at the end of the transient event in 
Hz. 
END DELAY  This is the time delay the frequency will stay at END FREQ 
before it proceeds with the next transient event or completes the 
transient. 
FUNCTION [3Pi Controller only] This field can be used to select the wave 
shape to be used during this step of the transient sequence. 
Each step can use a different wave shape from the available 
library of 50 user-defined waveforms or the three standard 
waveforms. The output wave shape changes upon entry into 
each step and remains in effect for the duration of the step. The 
default wave shape is always the SINE (sine wave). 
REPEAT  This is the number of times the FREQUENCY SWEEP/STEP 
transient will repeat before it will proceed to the next event or 
exit the transient. The number of times the transient event is 
generated is equal to the REPEAT + 1. Leave this value at zero 
if only one execution of this event in the list is required. 
EVENT #  This must be the last item in the transient edit screen. All data 
fields must be entered before inserting the EVENT #. The 
EVENT # takes value from 1 to 99. The EVENT # defines the 
order of execution of the transient events in a multiple event 
transient. It is a good practice to enter spaced EVENT #’s to 
allow insertion of an EVENT later if needed. (For example, 
space them by 5.)  Entry of a sequence EVENT # number will 
cause the display to return to the TRANSIENT screen.