BEAMEX MC4 - Page 172

Maintaining MC4's Instrument Database
160 MC4 User Guide
FIELD (cont.) DESCRIPTION
Switch Sound
Defines when MC4 emits a sound when
the switch changes its state. Options:
No Sound
Sound Open
Sound Closed
When Changed
This field is visible when the selected
Function is:
Switch .
Trigger Edge
Select whether it is the Rising or the Falling
edge that Pulse Counting uses.
This field is visible when the selected
Function is:
Pulse Counting .
Trigger Level
Specify the trigger level and whether to use
a test voltage during the measurement.
This field is visible when the selected
Function is:
Frequency Measurement ,
Pulse Counting or
Switch .
Waveform
Select Waveform and specify Duty Cycle
percentage (the ratio of the output high
time to the total cycle time).
This field is visible when the selected
Function is:
Frequency Generation , or
Pulse Generation .
Amplitude
Define the amplitude of the generated
wave/pulse.
This field is visible when the selected
Function is:
Frequency Generation , or
Pulse Generation .
External Supply,
Sink Current (re-
verse polarity)
Check if you use an external supply when
generating current. When checked MC4
acts as a current sink controlling the cur-
rent.
This field is visible when the selected
Function is:
Current Source or Sink .