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I nst ruct i on Manual
for
MODEL 40124,
5 MHz
SWEEPI FUNCTI ON
GENERATOR
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TEST INSTRU}VIENT SAFETY
TNTRODUCTI ON
SPECI FI C. \ TI ONS
CONTROLS AND I NDI CATORS
OPERATINC TNSTRUCTIONS
Frequency and Waveform Selectton
Consi derat i ons
Dury Cycl e Cont rol
TTL/ CMOS Ourput
Sweep Consi der anons
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Vol uge Cont rol l ed Frequency Operat t on
Ourput Prot ect i on Consi derat i ons
Funct ron Generat or Appi i cat i ons Cui debook
. \ I AI NTENANCE
Di sassembi y and Reassembl Y
Fuse Repl acement
Line Voltage Selection
Instrument Repair Servtce
WARR\\TY SERV ICE INSTRUCTIONS
LIIV1ITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY
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INTRODUCTION
The B+K Preci si on Model .l 012ASweep/Functi on
Cenerator i s a
ver sat r i e si gnal sour ce whi ch combr nes sever al f unct i ons l nt o one
uni t-waveform generati on, pul se generati on (through vari abl e syfune-
try), and ttequency sweep. Addi ti onal l y, the i nstnrment provi des the
added convenr ence of a bui l t - i n f r equency count er . Thi s per mi t s mor e
accur at e det er mi nat r on of out put f r equency t han i s possr bl e wi t h a si mpl e
cal i br at ed di al . Coar se and f i ne t unr ng cont r ol s per mi t pr eci si on set t abi l -
i t y of t he out put t i equencv.
Wi t h t hi s ver sat i l i t y. t he uni t has a vast number of l ppl i cat i ons r n bot h
anal og and di gi t al el ecr onl cs l n t he engr neer i ng, manuf act ur i ng, ser vi c-
i ng, educat i onal , and hobbyi st f i el ds.
The hear t of t he f unct i on gener at or i s a VCC ( vol t age- cont r ol l ed
gener at or ) t hat pr oduces pr ecl sl on sl ne. squar e. or t nangl e waves over
t he 0. 5 Hz t o 5 MHz r ange. Thi s encompasses subaudi bl e, audi o.
ui t r asonr c. and RF appl i cat i ons. A cont i nuousl y vanabl e dc of f set al l ows
the output to be rnj ected di rectl y i nto ci rcui ts rt the correct bi as l evel .
The sweep generxtor offers l i near or l og sweep wi th vari abl e sweep
rate and adj ustabl e sweep ti me.
Vari abl e symmetry of the output wavefbrm converts rhe i nstrument
t o r pul se gener at or capabi e of gener at i ng r ect angul ar waves or pul ses.
ramp or sawtooth waves, and sl ewed si ne waves.
In addi ti on to the above features, an external vol tage may be used to
cont r oi oper at i ng f r equency. Thi s i s usef ul i n si t uat i ons wher e an ext er -
nai l y cont r ol l ed f r equencv i s desi r abl e.
SPECI FI CATI ONS
FREQUENCY CHARACTERI STRI CS
Wavetbrms
Si ne. Squar e. f r r angl e. : Pul se. : R, r mp
Range
0. 5 Hz r o 5 MHz i n
7
r anges
Resoi ut i on
. l
di gi r s
Tuni ng Range
Coar se: l 0: I . Fi ne: t 57o of Coar se Set t i ng
Vanabl e Dut y Cycl e
l 5: 85: I 5 Cont i nuousl v Var i abLe
Operati ng Modes
Nor mai . VCG ( Vol r age
Conr r ol l ed Cener at or l
Fr equency St abr l i t v
Out put f i equency wr i l not chanse mor e r han 0. 09%
al i er I hour warrnup
O UTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
I mpedance
50 Q
; - t 09c
Levet
l 0 V p- p Open- cr r cui r . I 0V p- p i nt o 50 Q
r n T- < mi nur es
, \ mpi i t ude Conr ol
Vr n r h l e
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r l h r r n o e r r _ _ . _ . . > _ - v p l c i l l
At t enuat l on
- 20
db
+t
db
DC Offset
Pr eset .
r - 0. 1 V r ypi cel
Var r abl e: - l 0V
open- c' i r cui t , +5V i nt o - ( 0 Q
SI NE W. { VE
Di sr onr on
<
3o/ o Typi cal at I Kl l z
Fi at ness
!57o ( ' 15
dB )
SQUARE WAVE
Svmmet r y
0. 5 Hz t o i } O KHz 12Vc
Rr se Ti me
<l 20 nS
TRL{ NGLE WAVE
Li nexf l t y
>
987c t o I 00 KHz
SPECI FI CATI ONS
TTL OUTPUT
L c v e l
{ r . 8 v t o l v p - p ' 0 . 5 v p - p
Ri se Ti me
: 20nS
Duty Cycl e 5070 typi cal
CMOS OUTPUT
Max Fr equency I MHz
Level
- { V
t o l . l V t 0 5V p- p.
Cont i nuousl y var i abl e
Ri se Ti me
<
120 nS
VCG
(Vol tage
Control l ed Generator) INPUT
I nput Vol r age
0
-
l 0V
+l V causes a 100: I t i equenL^y change
I mpedance
I 0Kf) l57o
SWMOPERATION
FREQUENCY COUNTER
Accuracy
Ti me Base Accuracy t I count
Ti me Base Accurl cy
+t 0
PPM ( 13" c +
5' c)
Di spl ay
. +
di gi t LED
POWER SOURCE
L l 0 / 230 VAC + i 0%. 50 / 60 Hz, i nt ernal
l umpel
sei ect abl e
DI MENSI ONS( Hr Wx D)
4. 5" x 10. 5" x 12. 25"
WEI GHT
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l b ( 1. 8 kg. )
ACCESSORI ES
I nst ruct i on Manual
Oupur Cabl e. BNC t o Al l i gat or Cl i ps
Mode
width
Rate
Sweep Output
LI N / LOG
I 00: I . Contrnuouslv variable
0. 5 sec t o 30 sec, cont i nuousl y
0t o t Ov
vanabl e
> 2.4V
CONTHOLS AND I NDI CATORS
FFI ONT PANEL ( Ref er t o Fi g. 1)
1. POWER Swi t ch. Tur ns power on and of f .
l . R- { NGE Swi t ch. Sel ecr s our Dut i r equenc; . r ange Seven r r nses
f r om I Hz r o l Ol vl Hz. Swi t ch r ndi cat es maxi mum t r equency oi
range and rs adj usted wi th COARSE FREQUENCY conrol to 0 L
t i mes t he maxi mum. For exampl e, r f t he 100KHz r ange i s sel ect ed.
the output i requenc.v can be adi usted {tom l OKHz to l 00KHz.
3. FUNCTI ON Swi t ch. Sel ect s si ne. squar e, or t r i angi e wavef or m at
OUTPUT 1ack.
.1.
OUTPUT LEVEL Control . Control s the ampi i tude of the si gnai
ar the OUTPUT
j ack.
Output l evel can be decreased by approxi -
matel y 20db wi tbthi s control .
j .
DC OFFSET Cont r ol . Enabl ed by t he DC OFFSET Swi t ch ( 12) .
Cl ockwi se r out i on f r om cent er changes t he DC of f set r n r posr t r ve
di r ect r on whi l e count er cl ockwi se r ot at i on t i om cent er chanqes t he
DC offset i n a negati ve di rectron.
6. OUTPUT Jack.
Wavet or m sel ect ed by FUNCTI ON swi t ch as wei l
as t he supenmposed DC OFFSET voi t age i s avar l abl e r r t hi s j xck.
7. TTIJCMOS Jack. TTL or CMOS square wave, dependi ng on the
posi t r on of t he Cl vl OS LEVEL swr t ch
(
13) r s out put at t hi s j ack
Thi s
output i s i ndependent of i he OUTPUT LEVEL and DC OFFSET
cont r o l s.
8. CMOS LE\IEL Control . Rotati ng thrs control cl ockwrse l ncreases
the ampl i tude of rhe CMOS square wave at the TTL/CMOS j ack.
Figure 1. Model 4012A Front Panel.
VCG/ SI VEEPJack. Conr r ol l ed by SWEEP EXT, { NT Swi t ch i l t ;
When SWEEP EXT i s sel ect ed.
l ack
i s l he Vol t age Conr r oi l ed
Cener at or i nput and per mi t s cxr er nal ; ont r ol of gener at or
Lt ut pul
t t equency by a DC vol t age i npur at ' t hr s j ack. A posr t l ve vol t age
wi i i
decr ease f r equencv. Wben SWEEP I NT i s sel ect ed t he r nt er nal l v
gener at ed sweep voi t age i s avar l abl e at t hr s j ack f or connecr : on
t o
an osci i l oscope.
DUTY CYCLE Cont r ol . Enabl ed by t he Dt r TY CYCLE Swi r ch
( 14) . Ror at i on t i om cent er posr t r on adj ust s t he dur y cycl e of t he
mai n OUTPUT si gnal .
- 20D8
Swi t ch. When engaged. t he si gnai r r t he OUTPUT j ack
i s
attenuated by 20db
SWEEP I NT/ EXT Swi t ch. When engaged
( l NT)
enabl es t he
sweep mode of oper ar i on. Sweep r at e i s cont r ol l ed by SWEEPTI ME
cont r ol ( 18) and sweep magni r ude i s cont r ol l ed by t he SWEEP
WI DTH cont r oi f I 6; . When r ei eased
( EXT) ,
al l ows ext er nai con-
t r ol oi gener at or out put f r equencv by r DC vol t age i nput at r he
VCC/ SWEEPJack i 9) .
SWEEP LIN/LOG Swi tch. When engaged f LOC) sel ects l oganth-
mr c sweep char act enst i c and i n t he L' el eased i LI N) posi t r on sel ecr s
e l i ner r sweep char act enst t c.
DC OFFSET Swi tch. When engaged. enabl es operati on of the DC
OFFSET cont r oi ( 5)
CMOS LEVEL Swi t ch. When engaged. changes t he TTL si qnai t o
CMOS si gnal at t he TTL/ CMOS
j ack.
t 0
I ]
l 2
l 3
l 4
16. SWEEP WI DTH Cont rol . Rorat i on derermi nes sweep wi dt h bv
adjusting sweep stop frequency.
17. DUTY CYCLE Swi t ch. When engaged, enabl es operat i on ot
DUTY CYCLE cont rol i i 0)
18. SWEEP TI ME Cont rol . i n sweep mode. roreri on det ermi nes
amount of rime to sweep ltom the start tiequency to rhe stop
frequency.
19. FI NE FREQUENCY Cont rol . Verni er edj ust ment of rhe ourpur
frequency for ease of setting fiequencv.
l 0 COARSE FREQUENCY Cont rol . Coarse rdj usrment of t he out
put f requencv i rom 0. I t o I t rmes t he . el ect ed range.
COUNTER DI SPLAY Di spl ays f requencv of i nrernal l v gener-
ated waveform.
GATE LED. lndicates when the frequency counter dispialr is
updat ed. When t he l 00K t hrough l 0M ranges are sel ect ed. rheLED
wi l l f l ash [ 0 t i mes per second (every 0. 1 seconds). When rhe l 0
through lOK ranges are selected, the LED will flash once everv
second and when t he I range i s sel ect ed, t he LED wi l l f l ash every
l0 seconds. As the LED turns off. the display is updared
Hz and KHz LED, lndicates whether rhe counrer rs readine in Hz
or KHz.
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CONTROLS AND I NDI CATORS
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OPERATI NG I NSTRU CTI ONS
The B+K PRECISION Model 4012A Sweep/Functi on Generator ts a
ver sat r l e i nsr ument . capabi e of pr oducr ng a var i et y of out Dut wavef or ms
over a broad rrnge of ti equenci es. To gatn a workrng fami i i ari ty wtrh the
uni t , i t i s r ecommended t hat i t be connect ed i nt t r al l y i o an osci Ll oscope,
so i hat the eFfects of the vanous control s on the rtutput waveforms can
be observed. Use thi s manual as requi red tbr reference unti l becomi ng
accustomed to the operaung procedures.
FREOUENCY AND WAVEFORM SELECNON
l. tnitially, venfy that the DUTY CYCLE ( 17), CMOS LEVEL ( 15),
DC OFFSET
(14),
-20d8
(11), and SWEEP INT/XT (12)'
swi tches are i n the OUT posi ti on (rel eased). Thi s wi l l produce a
symmetncal waveform unaffected by the sweep generaror and other
controls.
Plug the unit into an approprlate power source and turn rt on by
engagi ng t he POWER swi t ch t I
).
Sel ect rhe desi red wavet brm (Sl NE. SQUARE. or TRI ANCLE) by
engagi ng one of rhe FUNCTI ON swi t ches
(3).
Phase rei at t onshi ps
of the waveforms are shown in Fig. 1.
Seiect the frequency of the waveform by depressing one ot *re R{NGE
switches (2). The output irequency rs displayed, aiong with the appro-
priate measurement units, KHz or Hz (23), on the LED dispiay.
Rotate the COARSE (20) frequency control to quickly set the output
frequency to the approximate desired vaiue. The FII{E
(19) fre-
quency cont roi can t hen be used t o easrl y set t he out put t o t he speci f i c
desired value . The frequency selected is rvailabie at the OUTPUT
l ack
(6). I n addi t i on, a di grral srgnai . ert her TTL or CMOS i s
Squar e 0V
Tri angl e 0V
Fi gure 2. Output Waveform and Phase Rel ati onshi p
rvai l abl e at the TTI-/CMOS
j ack
i 7)
(rei er to l he
"TTL/Cl vl OS
OUTPUT" secti on of thi s manuai ).
5. Adj ust the ampl i tude of the oucpur as destred usi ng the OTITPUT
LEVEL conrol (4). Rotati on of thrs ;ontroi vutes i he ampl i rude
ri om maxrmum to l 0 db bel ow maxi mum. An addi ti onal afi enuati on
oi
- 20db
i s avai l abl e by engagr ng t he
- 20d8
swt t ch i l l ) . The
rttenuati on factors can be combrned for a total oi
-40db.
The
ma- r i mum si gnal l evel i s 10 V p- p
( i nt o
50 Q) .
OPERATI NG I NSTRUCTTONS
7. A super i mposed DC componenr can be added r o t he out put si gnal
by engagi ng t he DC OFFSET swr t ch ( 14) t o enabi e oper at i on of
t he DC OFFSET cont r ol ( 5) . Rot at i on of t hi s cont r ol adds a posi t r ve
or negat i ve DC component t o t he out put si gnal . The DC component
i nt r oduced i s i ndependent of t he OUTPUT LEVEL cont r ol and can
be var i edby +l 0vol t s
openci r cul t edor +5 vol t s i nt o 50Q. The DC
Offset does not affect the TTL/CMOS output.;ack. The effect of
DC OFFSET r s shown r n Fi e. 3
CONSI DERATI ONS
I Countercl ockwi se rotati on of the COARSE frequency control de-
creases the ourput frequency to rpproxi matel y one-tenth of fi e
maxi mum f br t he r ange sel ect ed i l 0: l ) . For exampl e. i f t he l 0 K
range i s sel ected and the COARSE ti equency control i s set to fui l
countercl ockwi se. the output fi equency i s approxi matel y I kHz.
l . I t i s advi sabl e t o ser t he FI NE f r equency cont r oi t o t he r ppr oxr mar e
center of i ts rotati on before settrng the COARSE fi equency control .
Thi s assur es t hat r he FI NE cont r ol wi l l not f each r t s l i mi t whi l e
r r vi ng t o r l nal i ze Lhe f r equency seni ng.
3. The FINE frequency control provi des approxi matel y +5Vo
fte-
quency devi at i on t t om t he COARSE cont r ol set t i ng. Thi s pr ovi des
ver ni er adj ust ment t o easi i y set t he f i equency t o a pr ecr se val ue.
4. When the I [Iz range i s sel ected, rhe gare trme rs l 0 seconds and the
di spl ay r s updat ed once ever y l 0 seconds. The r esul t of a f r equency
change wi l l not be di spi ayed unt i l l 0 seconds l at er . Adj ust r he
t t equency i n pr ogr essr vel v smal l er st eps, war t i ng f or t he di spl ay t o
updat e unt i i t he desi r ed t i equencv i s obt ai ned.
Figure 3. Use of DC OFFSET Control
When outputing square waves or when using the T' fL output,
t ermrnat e t he cabl e i nro 50 O ro mi ni mi ze nngi ng. Al so, keep cabl es
xs short as possi bi e.
A. Zero DC Offset
Wi th Maxi mum
Si gnal .
+ 10V
OV
- 10v
+ 10V
OV
- 1
0v
+1 0V
OV
-1
0v
A A
V V
B. 0f f set Li mi t s
Wi t hout Cl i ppi ng.
\&___4&
Posi t i ve
DC Otfset
Negative
DC offset
G. Excessive 0ffset.
A-A-
-V-V
J3%1,J,1
T*'ti*
DC 0ffset
OPEFTATI NG I NSTR UCTI ONS
6 ' Re me mb e r t h a t | . h e o u t p u t s r g n a i s wr n g o f i h e g e r t e r l t o r l s l l ml t e d
t o
- 10' / ol t s open cl r cul t ed Dr - - < vol t s i nt o 50 Q r nd appl i es t o r he
combi ned
peak- t o- peak sr gnal enci DC oi f set Cl i ppt ng
' r ccur s
sl i ght l y above i hs5s l s' i el s. Fi g 3 i i l ust r at es t he- vat t ous oper r t i ng
. oi di , i on, encount er ed
when ust ng t he DC of f set ' I f t he desi r ed
out put st gnal i s Lar ge or r f a l ar ge DC of f set i s r equr r ed' an oscr l l o-
scope shJul d be usJd t o make sur e t hat t he desr r ed si gnal i s obt at ned
wi t hout undesr r abi e cl l PPr ng
DUTY CYCLE CONTROL
The DUTY CYCLE conr ol can be used t o ai t er t he symmet r y ci t he
out put
wavef or m, t o pr oduce' waveshaDes such as t hose shown i n Fi g l '
For a square wave' syl l metry varl atl on al nounts ro changtng the duty
cyci e
( r at i o of
' hi gh"
t o
' ' l ow"
t i me) ' et f ect l vei y convenl ng t ne l nst r u-
ment i nt o a pul se gener at or . For a t nangl e wave, t he r esui t i s a r amp' and
wr t h a si ne wave, a di st oned waveshape cai l ed a sl ewed si ne i s pr oduced
The Model
,10
tl Aprovi des for symmetry vari ati on from l 57o ro 85Vo
1. Sel ect t he wavef or m desi r ed ei t her S l NE. SQU ARE or TRI ANCLE'
Engage t he DUTY CYCLE swi t ch
( 17) and adj ust r he DUTY
Cf CI - n cont r ol
( l 0) f or t he desi r ed waveshape Cl ockwi se r ot at l on
fi om center resul ts i n an i ncrease i n square wave duty cycl e' and
changes the si ne rnd trtangl e waves as shown i n the top wl vel orm
of each pai r of Fi g. 4. Count er - cl ockwi se r ot al i on r esui t s i n t he
bot t om wavef or m r n er ch
Pai r '
V r r v l ng t he dur v cycl e set t i ng r esu l t s i n r s i i ght ehr nge i n i r equency
Adj ust the COARSE and Ftrri E frequency controi s as requi red'
PU I Se
( Squar e)
Si ewed
Si ne
( Si ne)
i 0
Figure 4. Effects of Symmetry Variafion'
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
TTUCMOS OUTPUT
The TTUCMOS output.;ack
provides a fast nse trme square wave
out put . f i t ner a f i xed TTL oi a vari abl e CMOS ourput i evel i s avai l abl e'
The output is postttve wllh respect to ground and ca1 be used as an
external sync putse tbr oscilloscopes
or as a variab-le frequency signal
,our." for "x".crsrng logic circuits Because of the fast rise time of this
"", p* . "n, . i engt hi noul A
be mrni mi zed
t o l i mi t nngi ng and overshoot '
L select the desired frequency range and adjust the trequency
controls
'
;;il;il.
it. ourpur
livnr and DC oFFSET controls
have no effect on the signal at the TTL/CMOS
jack'
L When t he CMOS LEVEL swrt ch
(15) i s OFF' a f i L srgnal i s
-
"",;;; "i *' . rrVCuoS
jack' Select a CMOS
-s1e1at
uv engxsrng
irr"' Cuos
LEVEL switch and adjust the level of the signal by
ronting the CMOS LEVEL control
(8)'
SWEEP OPERATI ON
I Select LINEAR sweep by leavrng the SWEEP LIN/LOG
swttch
(13)
i n t he rel ecsed
poi i t i on or LOG sweep by engagl ng t he
LIN/LOG
switch'
L Set the starting frequency
(highest tiequency) of the sweep by
-
"Jj"rii"g ,r,"
"col' nsB
frequency control and observrng the
count er,
3 Engage the SWEEP
EXT/INT switch (ll) The duration of the
sweep can be vaned oy rdjusting the SWEEP TIIVIE control
( l8)'
S*eep t i me i s t he same whet hei t he. s. weep
rs l i neer or l ogant hmt c'
and is not affected by the sweep wldtn
.1.
The end frequency
r:f the sweep
(lowest frequencVl-1p
be adiusted
'
UVi"i"ii"g-tne
SWeBp
WIDTH control
(16) This adjustment
iiouta
g.i.ratly be made after setting the starting frequuency'
because it is largely dependent on that settlng'
5. The front panel VCG/SWEEP
jack (9) provides the rnternal ramp
signat which can De used as thshorizontal
deflection signal tbr an
osct l l oscope,
t o gl ve an X-Y di spl ay of si gnal ampl i t ude
vs f re-
;;;;;t
dtt meiirod is commonlv used when testing the frequencv
response ol audlo equlpment or thl bandwidth of amplifiers or other
eouioment.
The response will be displayed high frequency to iow
freouencv from left to right on the X-Y disptay'
lf the output of the circuit to be tested ts connected to the verttcal scope
i"pri, ^".1 ,fi" SWEEP output to the horrzontal'
setting the scope to X-Y
mode produces the amplltude
vs' frequency
plot. mentioned above'
However , not et hat swl t cnl ngt oLoCsweepst i l l pr oduc esal i near
il;i;y;
;;;.;p; This is bEcause the horizontal sweeping signal' the
rnternal log ramp, also Decomes logarithmic
when the tY""p
1o,",1.fl
"i"* . "u"-rog*thmic
graph, put the scope back in tim.e.base operatlon
,nJ u," ttt" Sieep output solely as a scope trigger' Use the scope' s linear
Irme base as a horizontal det-lection source
VOLTAGE CONTROLLED
FREOUENCY
OPERATI ON
The Model 4012A
can be operated as a voltage-co-ntrolled
generator by
"ri"g ." .i "i"al "ontrol vtltage applied t?-h.l V!^G^{S*EEP
input
iack. The externally
"pptt"tt uo"ttogi' will
-vary
the frequency
which is
i,."."r.."i
ut' ,t " i*gJ t*itthes rnd the frequency controls' Applyrng
:;;;**"1i
iro
ti with the coARsE
control at tull clockwtse
decreases the output ffequency by about 100 times
(a 100: I ratio)'
l. Select the desired tiequency range and wavelolrn
u
OPERATI NG I NSTRUCTI ONS
L Set t he st ant ng i r equency wr t h r he COARSE cont r ol Appt y i l
posr t r ve DC vol t age r o r he VCG/ SWEEP i nput i ack i 9 t t o decr ease
t he f r equency. A vol t age f r om 0 t o +10 V wi l l cause t he f r equency
t o r l ecr i ase by a f act or of 100 i f t he COARSE t r equencv cont r cl r s
i el Jt maxr mum CW r ot et t on. For cr r mpi e. t i t ne ; r ar t r ng i r equencu
i s 100 kHz, appi yi ng - 10 V wr l l change t he out pur f r equency t o I
kHz.
3. To operate rhe functton generator as a sweep generator' appl v r
posi ti ue goi ng ramp si gnal to rhe VCG/SWEEP i nput
j ack. As the
i amp vol uge i ncreases, the i requency decrel ses The rate of sweep
can be adj usted by varyi ng the frequency of rhe ramp stgnal '
4. Speci fi c frequencres can be sel ected by appl yi ng a fi xed dc vol tage
to ttr" vCCi SwEEP i nput
j ack or the fi equenci es can be stepped
by appi yi ng a stePoed dc vol rage.
5. Do not appl y more than
+t5 voi ts (dc or dc + rc peakl to the
VCG/ SWEEP i nput
j ack. I nput s of mor e t han l 5 voi t s wr l l not
cause any funher shrft i n the fuequency and coul d cause damage to
the generator.
OUTPUT PROTECTI ON CONSI DEFI ATI ONS
Use care when connecti ng the functi on generator ourput to a stgnal
i n;ecti on poi nt. Excessi ve vol tage at the poi nt of si gnai rnj ectton of the
funcnon generator can causes i nternai damage. Under normai operl i l on'
i he generator output shoui d never be connected to ar external vol tage
other than l ow dc val ues that can be matched wi th the DC OFFSET
control . The Model ' 10 l 2f$s overl oad protected so that shortl ng the ourput'
even cont i nuousi v. wr l l nol i euse damage ' A' f use has been l dded t n
; er r es l r t h : he OUTPL' T l l cl
t o net p
Jr ct cct
hc t nst r ument : - ; om
damage by connect i on Lo excessi ve ext er nal vol t age
Damage cf t hr s i ype usual l y occur s by acci dent al i v connect i ng r he
ourput of the i uncti on generator i o a vol tage rn *te equi pment under test'
The t oi i owi ng pr ot ect l ve measur es ar e st r ongl y r ecommended:
1 The user shoul d under st and t he equi pment under l est wei l enough
r o i dent i f o val i d si gnai i nj ect i on por nt s , ' i e: t he base of r t r anst st or '
a l ogi c i nput of a gat e, et c. ) . The voi t age at val r d si gnai i nj ect i on
poi nt s i s r ar el y hr gh enough t o damage l he l nst r ument
2.. If rn doubt about l he sal -ety of a si gnal rnj ecti on poi nt, measure the
voi tage present at the i ntended poi nt of si gnal i nj ecdon before
connecti ng the functi on generatof output to thal pol nt'
3. When appl yi ng t he mai n out put oi t he i unct r on gener at or t o a cl r cul t
po' nt . onr i i ni ng a dc l evei , adj ust t he DC OFFSET concr ol so t hat
i he dc l evei at the mai n output matches the ci rcui t vol tage
- 1.
Connect t he TTL out put onl y t o TTL' l evel cr r cui t s' Connect t he
CMOS output onl y to CIIOS ci rcutts Measure the Vcc rl f the ci rcui t
under rest and adj ust the CMOS LEVEL control as rnstructed l n
t he manual .
5. When the functton generator rs used by students or other l nexpen-
enceduser s, t heci r cul t of Fi g
5 coul d be added i nt o your TTL our put
probe or test cl i p set. It wi l l protect the TTL output of the generxtor
aqai nst ext emal vol t ages up t o
+
20 vol t s'
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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FUNCTI ON GENERATOR APPLI CATI ONS GUI DEBOOK
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"Guidebook
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descnbes numerous rpplications for this instrument' including hook-up
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tiee ofcharge by filling out and mailing the postage pard card enciosed
wi t h f i e Model 4012A
150 c2. 2 W
TTL (+)
FUNCTI ON GENERATOR
TTL OUTPUT
Figure 5. Circuit for Protection of TTL Output'
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WARNI XG I
Tne i Oi l owt ng nsi rucl t ans are i or )se DV
qLj at t f t ed servt ce persannel cnt y. Tc avcrd
el eci rrcal shack, dc
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at her : han cant al nec n l he aDeret t rE
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Remember i hat )c t Fe voi t aEe , s
cresenl aF
iine vcltage input crrcutts any ttme lhe instru-
merl rs pl uggeo rnl o an ac cu(l et . even
, f
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oures
DI SASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY
I n or der t o t r c c es s t he l i ne ; el ec t or
l umDer ,
t h bot t om hal f oi r he c as e
mus t be r emov ed. Di s as s embl y and r eas s embl y pr oc edur es ar e as
l o i l o ws :
DI SASSEMBLY
l . Un p i u g t h e l u n c t i o n g e n e r a t o r i r o m p o * e r s o u r c e . Re mo v e i h e
Bl u e r u b b e r b e z e l r h a t b o r d e r s L h e t r o n t p a n e l t n d t u r n t h e u n i r
u p s r d e d o wn .
L Remov e l he l our s c r ews i r om t he bot t om of t he c as e To ac c es s
t h e t wo b o t t o m s c r e ws t o wa r d t h e f r o n t o i t h e c a s e . r o u ma v n e e d
r o r e mo v e t h e t wo c a p s t h a t h o l d t h e r r l r s t a n d s h a f t s .
i . L r f t o f i i h e b o t t o m c o v e r . l l
OPERATI NG I NSTRUCTI ONS
REASSEMBLY
1 . L i n e u p t h e s l o t s : n t h e b o t t o m ; a s e h a l f wi t h : h e i . ^ . t
6 . - - l . . 1
l h e b a c k p a n e l .
i . Cr r e i u l l y p u s h t h e b o t t o m h a l f d o ' r n o n i o l h c t o p h a l f
L Re p i a c e t h e i o u r s c r e ws , l h e t wo c a p s l h a t h o l d i h e t r l t s t a n d
s h a f t s . r n d t h e p r o t e c t i v e Bl u e b e z e l .
FUSE REPLACEMENT
l . f o r e p i a c e t h e l r n e f u s e . u s e a t l a l b l a t l e s c r e w d r j v e r i o p u i l o u t
t h e f u s e h o l d e r l o c a t e d u n d e r t h e l r n e l r ; r d r e c e p t r c l e . En s u r e t h a l
t h e c o r r e c ! i u s e v a l u e i s u s e d .
: . T o r e p l a c e t h e o u t p u t f u s e , d i s a s s e mb l e t h e c a s e a s o r e v r o u s l v
d e s c r i b e d .
l . L o c a t e t h e i u s e h o l d e r . { t i s l o c a t e d o n t h e o u t p u t a mp l r f i e r PC
b o a r d mo u n t e d t o t h e f r o n t p a n e l . Re p l a c e o n l v wi t h t h e c o r r e c t
v a l u e i u s e 0 . l A s l o w b l o w f u s e .
l . Rer s s embl e c as e c s pr ev i ous l _v des c r i bed
LI NE VOLTAGE SELECTI ON
l . Di s a s s e mb l e l h e c a s e a s p r e v i o u s l ; - d e s c r i b e d .
l L o c f , r e t h e l i n e v o i t r g e s e l e c t i o n c o n n e t o r . I t r s l o c a t e d o n t h e PC
b o a r i l b c h r n d i h e p o we r l r a n s t o r mc r
Unpl ug t he connect ot by pul l i ng st r ai ght up.
Push t he connect or ont o l he desi r ed voi t dage sel ect t on pi n Be sur e
t hat [ he. or r ect f use i s i nst ai i ed i n t he i use hol der ' i 0 ] A sl ow bl ow
t br l l 0 V ( ) per at l on or
( J
L\ sl ow bl ow f or 130 \ ' oper at l on)
Rer ssembl e case as descnbed i r bove.
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