Hioki U8793 User manual

U8793
MR8790
Instruction Manual
ARBITRARY WAVEFORM
GENERATOR UNIT
WAVEFORM
GENERATOR UNIT
PULSE GENERATOR UNIT
EN
July 2018 Revised edition 2
U8793A981-02 18-07H
MR8791
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5 Setting Pulse and
Pattern Output
(MR8791) 29
5.1 Setting the Mode ............................ 29
5.2 Setting the Pulse Mode.................. 30
Setting the frequency..................................30
Setting the duty...........................................31
Setting the output type................................32
Setting output..............................................33
5.3 Setting the Pattern Mode............... 34
Setting the output type................................34
Setting the pattern to use............................35
Method for registering a pattern..................36
Setting the clock frequency.........................38
Setting output..............................................39
6 Sweep Setting (U8793) 41
6.1 Selecting the Sweep Type ............. 41
6.2 Setting the Start Value ................... 42
6.3 Setting the End Value .................... 43
6.4 Setting the Sweep Time................. 44
7 Arbitrary Waveform
Settings (U8793) 45
7.1 Setting the Waveform Type ........... 45
7.2 Registering a Waveform ................ 46
Registering data measured with a
Memory HiCorder .......................................47
Registering data created with the
SF8000 Waveform Maker...........................49
7.3 Setting the Clock Frequency......... 51
7.4 Setting Amplitude Adjustment...... 52
7.5 Setting the Offset ........................... 53
7.6 Setting the Delay ............................ 54
7.7 Setting the Number of Loops
(When Sweep Is Disabled)............. 55
7.8 Setting the Filter............................. 56
7.9 Setting the Output to ON or OFF .. 57
7.10 Setting Behavior When Output
is OFF .............................................. 58
8 Program Settings
(U8793) 59
8.1 Switching to the Program
Settings Screen .............................. 59
8.2 Editing the Program....................... 60
Opening the Edit screen .............................60
Introduction................................................ 1
Verifying Package Contents ..................... 2
Safety Information..................................... 2
Operating Precautions.............................. 5
1 Overview 7
1.1 Features ............................................ 7
1.2 Part Names and Functions.............. 8
1.3 Inspecting the Unit before Use ....... 9
2 Connecting the Unit 11
2.1 Installing the Unit in and
Removing the Unit from
a Memory HiCorder .........................11
Installing the unit......................................... 11
Removing the unit....................................... 11
2.2 Connecting Cables to the
Output Terminals............................ 12
2.3 Output Terminals............................ 13
2.4 Connecting Wires to the
External Control Terminals
(U8793) ............................................ 14
3 Signal Generation
Settings Screen
(Generator Screen) 15
Method for copying and pasting channel
settings .......................................................16
4 FG Waveform Settings
(U8793, MR8790) 17
Method for setting values............................18
4.1 Setting the Waveform Type ........... 20
4.2 Setting the Frequency ................... 21
4.3 Setting the Amplitude .................... 22
4.4 Setting the Offset ........................... 23
4.5 Setting the Duty
(Pulse Wave Output Only) ............. 24
4.6 Setting the Phase ........................... 25
4.7 Setting the Output to ON or OFF .. 26
4.8 Setting Behavior When Output
is OFF .............................................. 27
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Conguring each step.................................61
Ending program editing...............................63
8.3 Setting the Overall Number of
Loops .............................................. 65
8.4 Setting the Filter............................. 66
8.5 Saving the Edited Program ........... 67
8.6 Checking Program Progress......... 68
9 Outputting Signals 69
9.1 Setting the Control Method ........... 69
9.2 Setting Output When
Measurement Completes............... 70
9.3 Controlling Signal Output ............. 71
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the Waveform Screen 73
10.1 Setting Output Waveform
Parameters...................................... 73
To display the waveform and output
parameter settings in separate windows ....74
10.2 Waveform Type and Output
Status Display ................................ 76
11 Self-test Function 77
11.1 Monitoring Output Values with
Test Output ..................................... 77
12 External Output
Terminal (U8793) 81
12.1 External Input ................................. 82
12.2 External Output .............................. 83
13 Waveform Maker 85
13.1 Overview of the SF8000
Waveform Maker............................. 85
Operating environment ...............................85
Functional specications.............................85
13.2 Installing the SF8000 Application . 87
13.3 Launching and Exiting the
SF8000 Application ........................ 89
Launching the application ...........................89
Exiting the application.................................90
13.4 Uninstalling the SF8000
Application...................................... 91
13.5 SF8000 Screen................................ 92
Setting the display format ...........................93
Setting the time axis range .........................94
Input mode screens ...................................94
13.6 Arbitrary Waveform Input Mode.... 96
Basic instructions........................................96
Editing mode...............................................97
Waveform creation......................................98
Properties .................................................100
Calculations using previously input
waveforms ................................................101
13.7 Function Input Mode.................... 102
Basic instructions......................................102
Example of program creation....................102
Expressions and operations .....................103
Control words............................................104
Functions ..................................................106
Usable characters.....................................109
13.8 Step Input Mode ............................110
Basic instructions...................................... 110
Example of waveform creation ................. 110
Start and end point settings ...................... 110
Waveform type and settings .....................110
Editing steps ............................................. 111
Reordering the display.............................. 111
13.9 Interpolation Input Mode ..............112
Basic instructions...................................... 112
Editing mode............................................. 114
Dot data list...............................................114
Interpolation method ................................. 116
13.10Pulse Pattern Mode.......................117
Basic instructions...................................... 117
Example of waveform creation ................. 118
13.11 Transferring Data ..........................119
13.12Saving and Loading Data ............ 120
Saving and loading all data.......................120
Saving and loading data for an
individual input mode (import, export).......121
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14.1 U8793 Arbitrary Waveform
Generator Unit .............................. 123
eneral specications ..............................123
Output specications ................................123
Sweep function specications...................125
Program functional specications .............125
Other specications ..................................125
14.2 MR8790 Waveform Generator
Unit ................................................ 126
eneral specications ..............................126
oltage output specications ....................127
14.3 MR8791 Pulse Generator Unit..... 128
eneral specications ..............................128
Pulse output specications .......................129
Pattern output specications.....................129
Output connector specications................129
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15 Maintenance and
Service 131
15.1 Cleaning the Unit.......................... 131
15.2 Troubleshooting ........................... 132
15.3 Error Messages ............................ 133
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Hioki U8793 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Unit, MR8790 Waveform
Generator Unit and MR8791 Pulse Generator Unit. To obtain maximum performance from the unit, please
read this manual rst, and keep it handy for future reference.
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the United States and other countries.
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