4200-900-01 Rev. K / February 2017 Return to Section Topics 5-7
1) Click the tab for the pulse card to be configured.
2) Select
Segment Arb to configure the Segment-Arb pulse Waveform Type.
3) Enable Channel 1 and/or Enable Channel 2 A channel must be enabled in order to preview
its waveform and turn on its output.
4) Configure
triggers for both channels of the pulse card:
· Trigger Source Software, External or Internal Bus: With External selected, select the
trigger source: Initial Falling, Initial Rising, Per Pulse Falling or Per Pulse Rising.
· Output Mode Select the output trigger mode: Continuous Mode or Burst Mode.
5) Configure the General Settings for both channels of the pulse card:
· Set the Trigger Polarity; Positive or Negative.
· Select Apply Changes Immediately to automatically apply settings and update the
previewer.
OR
Click the Apply Settings button to manually apply settings and update the previewer.
This button is disabled when Apply Changes
Immediately is enabled.
· Clicking Reset All returns the pulse card to the Standard Pulse waveform type and its default
settings. It also updates the previewer.
6) Configure the Channel 1 Settings and/or Channel 2 Settings:
· Set the Source Range (volts), Current Limit (amps) and Pulse Load (ohms). If the trigger
mode is set to Burst Mode, set the Pulse Count.
· In the table, enter the Start voltage, Stop voltage, Time (in seconds), TTL output Trigger
level (0 = low, 1= high) and the state of the SSR (Solid State Relay) (0 = open, 1 = closed).
7) To configure other installed pulse cards for
Segment-Arb, repeat Steps 1 through 6.
8) Turn on all enabled channels Click the green triangle to turn on enabled channels for all
pulse installed in the Model 4200-SCS.
With the output on, the square box will turn red. Clicking the red box
turns off the outputs.