Section 5: KPulse (for Keithley Pulse Cards)
Model 4200A-SCS Pulse Card (PGU and PMU) User's Manual
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4200A-PMU-900-01 Rev. A December 2020
Figure 103: Segment Arb waveform settings
The output trigger levels are not shown in the waveform previewers.
The following instructions describe how to use KPulse for a standard pulse output. Repeat these
steps for any installed cards that you want to set to standard pulse.
To set waveform, trigger, output, and general settings:
1. Select the pulse card tab (in this example,
PMU1
).
2. For the Waveform Type, select
Segment Arb
.
3. For the Trigger Source, select
External
.
4. Select the Trigger Source type -
Per Pulse Rising
,
Initial Falling
,
Initial Rising
, or
Per Pulse
Falling
.
5. For the Output Mode, select
Continuous Mode
or
Burst Mode
.
6. Under General Settings, set the
Pulse Period
in seconds.
7. Set the Trigger Polarity to
Positive
or
Negative
.
8. Select how to apply the changes by doing one of the following:
▪
Select
Apply Changes Immediately
to enable automatic update for pulse output. After the
outputs are turned on, the pulse output updates immediately when the settings are changed.
▪
Select
Apply Settings
(the button with the light blue arrow) to manually apply settings.
