Model 
-15 
75 A
afld lour outputs.  Fcrur of 
the 
inputs 
to 
each 
rnultiplexer
ct)ure  fronl the 
liont 
panel 
controls and fnur corne front 
the
rear panel llrterlilce  .o nector. 
J l. 
The output 
lincs 
8o 
to
tlre f'unction 
Switching 
,{.senthly 
(AS), 
the l'liase 
(otttrol
Filter 
(A7). ihe 
Lr)g 
(onverter 
(\-l/,,\l) 
and 
thc 
Input
Attcnuat!)rs 
(Al/A2) 
to 
control 
tlre inilrurDent  lunclions.
1l)e rnultiplcxers operrt(' 
like 
.1'pole. 
douhle-thro\y 
switclres
rvhere the 
[r)ur outpLrt 
lincs 
are 
c()nnecteLl 
Io 
eithcr 
t]re
front 
panel 
controls 
(local) 
or the 
remote 
cont(rl 
lines
(Rcnrrrte). 
Switching 
is rcconrplislrccl 
hy applyrng a 
logical
"1" 
(+5V) 
or 
"0" 
lt) 
V) to I( 1.1. I('1,1 
pin 
') 
rvhich
.()lurccls  to the Lo.al,/lLerrrote 
Iine 
thr(rug1t NAND 
SJte
lCl7B. 
With 
oo 
input tr) lhe lrrirl,rllenrrrte 
litte or 
when
l(\'al control 
is 
progrrflnled 
by ru 
external c,.rntrrtllcr, 
1he
lirrr' rs held 
p()sitive  cilusrng the oLrtput 
,rl 
l(.I 
7B 
to 
go 
lorv.
'lhis 
disahlcs 
the rerrrrtc  inputs 
to I('1.1 
!nd 
l('1.1 rnd
e 
lhles 
the lnputs 
fr,)rl the fronl 
p 
nel conlrols. 
\!'hen
grouod  is 
applied 
to 
lh,.' 
l,ocal/Ilcntole 
linc. the 
oulput ol
I( 
l7B 
eocs 
hgh anrl c,rulrol 
is 
trrnsfcrred  to the 
renrole
C(),ttrol 
lines. ThC etgltl 
renlotr: ronlr()l  Irtres Use 
groUnd
truL' logic ur(1 are 
norrtrally  held in r 
"0" (F.tlse)cr.lndition
by rhe 
pull-up 
resislor\ 
\,ithin 
R5.
4l{)1. Notr' that the 
l,rtrl/rernole line tionr 
lhe output of
l( 
l/B is 
also 
conneclcd 
to 
a buffer,/inverler 
slage. 
I( 18B.
\Mren 
grourrd 
is .rpplied 
to the 
L,ocal,/Rentote 
line 
(Renlote
(,rrrrrol). 
the oulpul 
()l 
lClSl] goes 
lou'supplying a 
"holiJ"
to 
tlre prrL'l rrcters. 
lrr tlie panel nlelers. the 
"hold"
ii1|ll]]lrn!l 
dr\ahles 
lhe 
intelnal 
\ar]rfling 
and lhereby
iflillhits 
r)leasurernents. 
ln 
order 
Io obtain rtleter readings 
oI
BCD 
output'. 
it is tlielt necessarl 
to usc exlernal 
triggerir)g.
I rttrnal tnggering 
is 
accornplished 
by grounding  the
Rcrrote/Nlexsure 
line 
1J 
I 
pin 
I I 
) 
which controls tlte 
tinring
circuits discussed 
in the iirllowing 
paragraphs. ln some
oases. 
rt ls 
desirable 
to use 
external 
trigeering 
!nd. 
at the
sal]re till)c. contro] 
the rnstrrrlrent 
fro l the front 
pancl,  To
ac, L,rnplish this. a 
junrper 
is 
provided at 
lhe 
output 
of
l( 
l7Il. 
\\'hc'u the 
iumper 
is conDecled  bctween 
terminals 
I
Section 
IV
elld 
3 
lgrrd). 
the 
frt,nl 
prnel 
control\ reurain  operalive  and
the rernote lines tllat .ontrol fronl 
penel 
functions are
tiisabled.
4-102. 
Timing Circuits. 
ln thc 
Rernotc 
Control  nrode.it is
llecessaiy to lrisBer lile 
panel 
nreters by applyirtg 
t
rnonlentary  groilnd 
to 
llre 
Ilemote 
]! easure Iinc ca.h l,llrc J
rreter 
reading 
or B(D outpul is required.  Grounding  the
I{ernote 
i\lr3sure 
line 
'ets 
the date 
flag 
and 
initiates 
a
variablc 
tirrc dclay 
*hich. in tuln, triggers the 
panel 
meters
aDd initiates lhe nreasLlrerrenl cycle.
-1-10-1. 
The e\lernal triggcr rnd 
flag lirning circuit 
is 
shown
in 
thr' Iower 
rightJran,J 
portion 
of Schenrlic 
\o. 
9 
and 
in
the 
'Tirning 
Circuils 
[:unrtional  l]lock 
Diagram.  Figure 4-15.
llefer to fiiturc 
-1-15 
lr)r the foliorving discussion.
4-i04.lhc 
1Lllli0!l .ircLrts ur0 
.{)nrprLSed 
of 
l  Iriggqr 
Flip
frlop. A Fl.rg Flip t;lop. .r 
V.u irhlc l)c1ri, 
. 
a 
-10 
lns Dclav
aI]d rssoci.ltc(l 
iogic circ 
u 
itr 
\. lJcli)rc llro tirtting 
crr.uits  can
operate.  renrolc 
()pcration 
rnrlst be seloctcd 
by" 
grouliding
the Lr)cal/Relrrot. 
linc. This 
disablcs  tlle inle(nal sarnpling
in 
the 
panel 
ri)etcrs Jnd 
enablcs  the trnling 
circuits. 
With 
the
Locai/Rerrotc 
li,rc 
gr(rLrlded.  it is 
lurther neccssary  to
rnonrcntarily 
grotrntl 
lhc. 
IlcDt,ute 
Ilcasure ljtle to illitiate
the til ing sequcncc a 
d trigB,cr thc 
pancl 
rnelers. 
Cround-
illg 
the lLerr,)tr 
\lcasure lirtc 
cliuscs  tlle output 
of IC l6A 1o
go higlr. 
-l 
his. i  turn. i,ritiltcs 
thq 
Variablc 
'1 
ime Delay and
scLs 
the 
Flag I'lrp Irlop Note 
that thc 1wo 
ilip tloPsare set
and 
reset 
b) 
a l(,w 
(ll) 
rallrcr than a 
high (l). This is the
roason  ibr thc utvcrter b,:twecn 
tlLe output 
of IC16A  and
the 
"set" 
side 
Lrl thr' fjl.rg Flip 
Flop. 
When 
a 
"sel"
cornnrand  is 
appliod Lo tlte lilag 
FliP Flop. 
the 
+ 
Data Fla8
line 
goes 
lo$, and the 
- 
l)lta Flag line 
goes 
high. Since 
the
+Flag 
line 
(O) 
is 
ied back to 
the input of lCl6A, 
the
output of ICI(rA 
renrrins 
higll until 
lhe 
Flag 
Fllp ljlop 
is
reset. 
1l1e 
Varirble Deh] 
rs i,litiole.l 
by 
u Logical 
I at 
the
output oI I(ltrA 
arrd cor]trolled 
by the two 
frequencl'
_-'.lt:l-
"" 
f  l 
-DA'a  FLac
* 
iLlw 
- 
0o!o 
Reodr)
o" 
- 
f 
*oara..ac
lBtcB: 
Oolo R6ody)
Figure 
4-15. Timing Circuits 
Functional 
Block Diagram.
1.11