HP 5355A - Operating Characteristics

50 pages

Save Page as PDF

To Next Page

To Next Page

To Previous Page

To Previous Page

Loading...

Mode!

5355A

Operation

and

Programming

SECTION

HI

OPERATION

AND

PROGRAMMING

3-1.

INTRODUCTION

3-2.

This

section

contains

descriptions

of

operating

characteristics

and

modes,

operating

procedures,

descriptions

of

front

and

rear

panel

controls

and

indicators,

keyboard

test

procedures,

and

Hewlett-Packard

Interface

Bus

(HP-IB)

programming

information.

3-3.

The

5355A

is

a

plug-in

for

the

5345A

Electronic

Counter.

Operating

and

programming

characteristics

of

the

5345A

must

be

understood

before

attempting

to

operate

and

program

the

5355A.

For

complete

information

on

the

5345A,

refer

to

the

5345A

Operating

and

Service

Manual.

When

appropriate,

the

5355A

programming

explanations

that

follow

contain

notes

on

the

interrelated

5345A

programming

instructions.

3-4.

The

5355A

is

programmed

via

the

HP-IB.

The

HP-IB

is

a

carefully

defined

instrumentation

interface

which

simplifies

the

integration

of

instruments,

calculators,

and

computers

into

systems.

The

HP-IB

is

Hewlett-Packard’s

implementation

of

IEEE

Standard

488-1975,

“Standard

Digital

Interface

for

Programmable

Instrumentation

3-5.

OPERATING

CHARACTERISTICS

3-6.

The

following

paragraphs

describe

the

operating

ranges

and

modes,

AM

and

FM

tolerance

and

automatic

amplitude

discrimination.

3-7.

Operating

Ranges

3-8.

The

two

operating

ranges

are

0.4

to

1.6

GHz

and

1.5

to

40

GHz.

Frequencies

in

the

lower

range

are

measured

by

use

of

a

prescaler

technique

while

frequencies

in

the

higher

range

are

measured

by

use

of

a

harmonic

heterodyne

down-conversion

technique.

A

separatefront

panel

input

connector

is

provided

for

each

range

(see

Figure

3-7).

Selection

of

the

two

ranges

is

INPUT

SELECT

provided

by

the

Qj

key

on

the

front

panel.

When

the

CHANGE

SiGNi

J.NPUT

CHANG5

S5GN

key

indicator

is

lit.

INPUT

SELSCT

the

0.4—1.6

GHz

input

(BNC)

is

routed

to

the

prescaler.

When

the

CHANGE

sign

key

indicator

is

not

lit,

the

RF

HEAD

INPUT

(multipin

connector)

is

sent

to

the

IF

circuits.

The

multipin

connector

input

requires

the

use

of

the

5356A/B/C

Frequency

Converter

Head.

The

5356A

covers

the

range

of

1.5

to

18

GHz,

the

5356B

covers

1.5

to

26.5

GHz,

and

the

5356C

covers

1.5

to

40

GHz.

See

JNPUT

SELECT

Table

1-2.

When

the

P*

CHANGE

SIGN

LED

is

illuminated,

the

0.4

to

1.6

GHz

input

(BNC)

is

connected,

otherwise

the

RF

HEAD

INPUT

is

connected.

3-1

Table of Contents

Related product manuals