HP 5328A User manual

UNIVERSAL COUNTER
5328A
(Including Options 010, 011, 020, 021, 030, and 040)
USERS MANUAL
Unless otherwise specified by a Manual Change Sheet,
this manual applies to all Hewlett-Packard Model
5328A Universal Counters and the Options described in
Section lI.
Copyright HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 1975
5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., SANTA CLARA, CALIF. 95050
Printed: APR 1975
MANUAL PART NUMBER 05328-90002
MICROFICHE PART NUMBER 05328-90010 PRINTED IN U.S.A.
HEWLETT (hp, PACKARD

Section
Model 5382A
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title
Page
GENERAL
INFORMATION:
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Model 5328A
Table of Contents
List of Figures
TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)
Section
Title
Page
II
OPERATION
(Continued)
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LIST OF TABLES
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Model 5328A
List of Figures
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Title Page
1-1. Model 5328A Universal Counter with Options .................. 00.0005 1-0
2-1. Power Cables- 3. c:cc 2.25 hod Leen teak ote Sac dae ee eg enietieels wae edalted 2-4
3-1. Basic Elements of the Frequency Counter ........... 0.2 cece cece eee 3-1
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3-3. Basic Elements of a Time Interval Counter ........... 02. cece eee eee 3-3
3-4. Clock: Pulses. 2jscc. cise. nanhs sie aaa daring aa Ya ead iaGaee Eu eee 3-4
3-5. Synchronizer Operation with Time Interval Averaging ...............4.. 3-5
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3-8. Standard 5328A Front Panel Operation Summary ............0.. see ee eee 3-8
3-9. Model 5328A Rear Pane! Controls and Connectors .........-..0000008. 3417
3-10. Model 5328A Option 040, Front Panel Operation Summary ............ 3-12
3-11. Model 5328A Option 030, Channel C Front Panel
Operation Summary ........ ccc cece cece cee cent e nn eees 3-15
3-12. Model 5328A Option 020, DVM Front Panel Operation Summary ....... 3-16
3-13. Model 5328A Option 021, High Performance DVM Front Panel
Operation SUMMALY ..... 66. cece eee teen tees 3-17
3-14 Standard Universal Module Input Switch Configuration for COMA .... 3-22
3-15 Option 040 Universal Module Input Switch Configuration for COMA .. 3-22
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4-7 Armed DVM Measurement ......... 00:0 cece eee eect eee e een e ene 4-6
5-1. 5328A Measurement Cycle .......... 60. cece eee eee nes 5-6

Model 5328A
Safety Considerations
vi
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
GENERAL
This is a Safety Class | instrument. This instrument has been designed and tested according to IEC
Publication 348, “Safety Requirements for Electronic Measuring Apparatus”, and has been
supplied in safe condition.
This manual contains information, cautions, and warnings which must be followed by the user to
ensure safe operation and to retain the instrument in safe condition.
SAFETY
If this instrument is to be energized via an autotransformer for voltage reduction, make sure the
common terminal is connected to the earthed pole of the power source.
BEFORE SWITCHING ON THIS INSTRUMENT, the protective earth terminals of this instrument
must be connected to the protective conductor of the (mains) power cord. The mains plug shall
only be inserted in a socket outlet provided with a protective earth contact. The protective action
must not be negated by the use of an extension cord (power cable) without a protective
conductor (grounding).
Make sure that only fuses with the required rated current and of the specified type (normal blow,
time delay, etc.) are used for replacement. The use of repaired fuses and the short-circuiting of
fuse holders must be avoided.
Whenever it is likely that the protection offered by fuses has been impaired, the instrument must
be made inoperative and be secured against any unintended operation.
GROUNDING
Any interruption of the protective (grounding) conductor (inside or outside the instrument) or
disconnecting the protective earth terminal is likely to make this instrument dangerous.
Intentional interruption is prohibited.
HIGH VOLTAGE
Any adjustment, maintenance, and repair of the opened instrument under voltage should be
avoided as much as possible and, when inevitable, should be carried out only by a skilled,
qualified person who is aware of the hazard involved.
Capacitors inside the instrument may still be charged even if the instrument has been dis-
connected from its source of supply.
Adjustments and service described herein are performed with power supplied to the instrument
while protective covers are removed. Energy available at many points may, if contacted, result in
personal injury.

Model 5328A
Safety Considerations
CAUTIONS
LINE VOLTAGE SELECTION
BEFORE
SWITCHING
ON
THIS
INSTRUMENT,
make
sure
the
instrument
is
set
to
the
voltage
of
the
power
source.
Verify
that
the
power
transformer
primary
is
matched
to
the
available
line
voltage.
Verify
that
the correct
fuse
is
installed.
GROUNDING
BEFORE
SWITCHING
ON
THIS
INSTRUMENT,
ensure
that
all
devices
connected
to
this
instrument
are
connected
to
the
protective
(earth)
ground.
(Grounding
one
conductor
of
a
two-conductor
outlet
is
not
sufficient.)
!\ ATTENTION J\
This
symbol:
/\
,
which
appears
on
the
instrument
means:
Read
the
instruction
manual
before
operating
the
instrument.
If
the
instrument
is
operated
without
reading
the
instructions,
it
may
not
operate
correctly.
vii

Model 5328A
General Information
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OPTION 010 OPTION 011
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DIGITAL VOLTMETER
OPTION 020 OPTION 021 OPTION 030 OPTION 040
DVM DVM CHANNEL C UNIVERSAL MODULE
Figure 1-1. Model 5328A Universal Counter with Options
1-0

Model 5328A
General Information
SECTION |
GENERAL INFORMATION
1-1. SCOPE OF MANUAL
1-2. This manual provides operating information for the Hewlett-Packard Model 5328A
Universal Counter including all options. Maintenance information for the 5328A mainframe
(without options) is covered in the 5328A Service Manual. A separate Installation and Service
Manual is provided for each option supplied with the 5328A.
1-3. This manual is divided into five sections containing the following information:
SECTION I GENERAL INFORMATION covers a description of the counter, options, equip-
ment supplied, accessories available, and specifications.
SECTION II INSTALLATION provides instructions for unpacking, inspection, preparation for
use, shipment, and storage for the overall instrument. Installation instructions for the options
are covered in separate Installation and Service Manuals for each option.
SECTION II! OPERATION covers basic counter operation, sources of measurement error,
time interval measurements, front and rear panel operation summaries for the standard
instrument and each option, and descriptions of controls, connectors, indicators, inputs,
and outputs.
SECTION IV APPLICATIONS contains information on how to use the 5328A to measure
frequency, period, time interval, and ratio. DVM and totalizing measurements are also
covered in this section.
SECTION V PROGRAMMING covers information for instruments equipped with Option 011.
Included is an introduction to the Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus and instructions for setting
the address switches, programming, using the program code set, triggering ameasurement,
reading a measurement, and program examples. Also included are bus commands, the ASCII
codes and the measurement output format.
1-4. DESCRIPTION
1-5. The standard 5328A mainframe measures frequency, period, period average, time interval,
time interval average, and ratio. A totalize function is also provided. The capabilities of the
instrument are expanded (as shown in Table 1-3) by installing the options described in paragraph
1-17. The 5328A provides an 8-digit (9 with Option 030) LED display, display storage, and leading
zero blanking. Decimal point and unit readouts are displayed automatically. Two independent
selectable input channels are provided for time interval measurements. Each input channel has
an attenuator, trigger slope selector, level control, ac-dc coupling, and an oscilloscope marker
output. Rear panel connectors provide a gate output, a time base output and an input for an
external frequency standard. An ARM switch on the rear panel allows arming by the signal being
measured (switch OFF) or by another input signal (switch ON).
1-6. INSTRUMENT IDENTIFICATION
1-7. Hewlett-Packard instruments have a 2-section, 10-character serial number (0000A00000),
which is located on the rear panel. The 4—digit serial prefix identifies instrument changes. If the
serial prefix of your instrument differs from that listed on the title page of this manual, there are
differences between this manual and your instrument. Instruments having higher serial prefixes
are covered with a “Manual Changes” sheet included with this manual. If the change sheet is
missing, contact the nearest Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service Office listed at the back of this
manual.
1-1

Model 5328A
General Information
1-2
1-8. APPLICATIONS
1-9. Specific applications information is provided in Section IV. The general application
features of the 5328A are described in the following paragraphs.
1-10. The high sensitivity, frequency range, and signal conditioning controls (see Table 1-3)
make the 5328A ideally suited for a wide range of applications. The direct count feature of the
5328A means that prescaling techniques are not used to achieve the 100 MHz frequency range (up
to 512 MHz with Option 030). Direct count speed is required in high-speed totalizing or system
applications. The dynamic range, input attenuators and trigger level range (see Table 1-3) permit
measurements to be made on virtually any signal.
1-11. The controlled “arming” feature of the 5328A is useful in applications such as burst fre-
quency measurements, and pulse amplitude measurements.
1-12. The optional integrating digital voltmeters measure trigger levels (critical in most time
interval measurements) and external voltages. The hysteresis compensation feature of Option 040
means that the trigger level does not need resetting when the slope switch cha
ges the polarity.
1-13. The standard 5328A single-shot resolution of 100 ns meets the requirements for appli-
cations such as mechanical and electromechanical device (relays) timing, time of flight
measurements (ballistics), sonar ranging, radio ranging and navigation. The Option 040 provides
increased resolution (to 10 ns) useful in applications such as computer/peripheral timing mea-
suremnts, logic timing measurements, radar ranging and optical ranging. The delay feature of
Option 040 allows unwanted signals to be ignored which would otherwise trigger the counter.
1-14. Using time interval averaging, time intervals as short as 100 ps, with resolution to 10 ps may
be measured. Applications include cable length measurements, phase measurements, logic
timing measurements, and integrated circuit propagation delay measurement.
1-15. Full bandwidth, sensitivity, and signal conditioning of the Channel A,B (andC for Option
030) input amplifiers is provided for ratio, totalizing, and scaling measurements.
1-16. The 5328A with Option 011 HP-IB Interface is able to output measurement data and be
controlled (fully programmed) via the Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus (HP-IB). The 5328A is
interfaced to HP-IB compatible instruments, calculators, or computers by simply interconnecting
with an HP-IB cable.
1-17. OPTIONS
1-18. Several options are available with the 5328A, as listed below. If purchased as part of an
initial order, options are installed at the factory and the instrument is ready for operation when
received. Procedures for field installation of an option are described in the Installation and
Service Manual supplied with each option (except for Option 010, Oscillator which is covered in
the 5328A Service Manual). The following options are available:
a. Option 010, High Stability Time Base. Oven oscillator with aging rate <5 x 10-1°/day.
b. Option 011, HP-IB Interface. Allows 5328A to output data and be controlled via the HP
Interface Bus.
c. Option 020, Digital Voltmeter (DVM). Single ended DVM for trigger level and external
dc voltage measurements.
d. Option 021, High Performance DVM. Floating high accuracy DVM for trigger level and
external dc voltage measurements.

Model 5328A
General Information
e. Option 030, Channel C. Frequency measurements to 512 MHz; 15 mV rms sensitivity;
direct count.
f. Option 040, High Performance Universal Module. Same as standard 5328A but with 10 ns
single shot time interval; improved T.!. averaging; improved T.I. accuracy; measure-
ments with delay; 1.1. A+B marker; hysteresis compensation; switchable input
impedance (1 MQ/500).
1-19. EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED AND ACCESSORIES AVAILABLE
1-20. Table 1-1 lists equipment supplied with the 5328A and Table 1-2 lists accessories available.
Table 1-1. Equipment Supplied
DESCRIPTION HP PART NO.
| Detachable Power Cord 7%, ft (231 cm) long | 20-134 |
Table 1-2. Accessories Available
DESCRIPTION HP PART NO.
10631A, 3 ft long
(914 mm)
10631B, 6 ft long
(1828 mm)
10631C, 12 ft long
(3656 mm)
HP Interface Bus Interconnect Cable
5020-8873 (2 each)
5020-8861 (2 each)
Rack Mount Flange (for mounting 5328A with handles)
(for mounting 5328A without handles)
1-21. SPECIFICATIONS
1-22. Table 1-3 lists detailed specifications for the 5328A including all options.
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