
wave
with
a
frequency
1/10
that
of the
input.
It should
be
about 1.8 volts
in
amplitude
and have
a 6:4
duty cycle.
This,
of course, is
also
the
input
to the
B
scaler.
COUNTER SPECIFICATIONS
Function:
Measuring
frequency,
events, events -
per- unit -time,
or
the
ratio
of two
frequen-
cies. It is
also a source
of
precision
0.1
-,
1 -, and
10- second timing signals.
Ranges:
0 -200 Hz,
0-2 kHz, 0-20
kHz, 0-200
kHz, 0 -2 MHz,
events, and externally gated
events or ratio.
Accuracy: Power
-line stability
plus
or
minus
one -half
count.
Typical
accuracy
is
0.1 %.
Resolution: One part in
2000
to
full scale.
0.1
Hz
on 0- 200
-Hz scale.
Sensitivity:
Switch
adjustable from nominal
0.1, 1,
or
10 volts. For
sine waves -30 mV
r.m.s.
from 50 Hz
to
3 MHz;
300
mV r.m.s.
from 5
to 50 Hz.
For
pulses- symmetric
pulse, 100 mV p -p; narrow
positive pulse,
50 mV p -p; narrow negative
pulse, 700 mV
p-p.
Input
conditioning: Automatically provided
for
all but mechanical contacts. High -gain IC
comparator provides
snap
action,
10
-mV
noise
offset, and
20
-mV hysteresis. Any
reasonable wave shape is acceptable, in-
cluding sine
or
square waves,
or
rectangu-
lar pulses
of either
polarity.
Input
protection: D.c. blocking to 200 volts.
Combination dual
-diode limiter
and d.c.
restorer
allows
safe
measurement
in prac-
tically all test
situations.
Input impedance: 10 -volt range, 112,000
ohms; 1 -volt
range,
12,500 ohms; 0.1 -volt
range, 2500
ohms.
Typical shunting ca-
pacity is less than
30
pF.
Gating: Fully synchronized master gate used
to eliminate the one -count ambiguity
as-
sociated with older
counter
designs. Last
digit
is constant rather
than bobbling be-
tween
two values.
Display:
Switch selects
hold
or
follow.
Infinite
display in hold function, automatic
updat-
ing in follow. For
0-200 Hz, 10- second
measure, 10-
second display; for 0-2
kHz,
1- second measure,
1- second display; for
higher frequencies,
0.1- second measure,
0.9-
second display.
Miscellaneous: Automatic
overrange indicator
comes
on when full -scale count
is exceed-
ed. Floating decimal points.
Manual reset
and override. Time gate
outputs
available
at gate
terminal
during measurement.
Modular construction
adaptable
to crystal
time base for higher
accuracy. Extendable
with input
scaling to 0 -20 MHz
or 0 -200
MHz. All solid -state
circuit
uses 26 IC's,
43 transistors,
and 14 diodes.
The frequency
of
output B /10
should
be 1/10
that
of
A /10
and 1/100
that
of
the input
to the A
scaler.
Its
amplitude
depends
on
the
setting
of
the range
se-
lector
switch,
but it should
range
be-
tween
1.8
and 3.6 volts,
positive.
It
should
have
a
6:4
duty cycle
and rise
and fall
times
of about
50
ns.
The
GATE
terminal
of
the D
scaler
should
have
a
repeating
waveform
that
goes
positive
about 2 volts
for
0.1 second
and to ground
for
0.9 second.
The
output
at C/2 should
be
a
repeat-
ing signal
that is
positive
for
1
second
and ground
for 1
second,
with
an ampli-
tude of
about 2 volts.
The
output
at
C /10 should
be
a
re-
peating
symmetrical
square
wave
with
a
frequency
of
0.2
Hz (5-
second period),
with an
amplitude of
about
2 volts, posi-
tive.
Gate (M6)
There
should
be
a clean
60
-Hz
sine
wave
at the junction
of
D1
and
R3
on this module
( terminal
60 Hz)
.
It should
be
offset
with the negative
peak
at -0.7 volts
and the
positive
at
+ 2.4 volts.
At
pin
7 of
ICI
there
should
be
a 60-
Hz rectangular
wave having
50 -ns
rise
and fall
times and
an amplitude
of
about
+2
volts. The output
at
pin
8 of IC2
should be
a
20 -Hz rectangular
wave
with
a
1:2
duty cycle
and
a
2 -volt
positive
amplitude.
The
0.1 SEC output of
this
module
should be a symmetrical, positive
-going
wave at
0.1
second,
with 50
-ns rise
and
fall
times. The
10
SEC output
should
be
positive for 10
seconds
and
ground
for
10 seconds.
Reset. The reset
buss
(RST
on
all
modules
except M2) is
at ground
most
of
the time. Depressing
the
front
panel
RESET
switch should raise
the
level
of
the buss to about 1.6 volts
and
all
DCU's
should
promptly
return
to a zero
indica-
tion. Also
during normal
operation,
there
is,
on the reset
buss, a brief pulse,
about
2 microseconds long
and 1.6 volts
in
amplitude, immediately
after the leading
positive
edge of the selected
time
gate.
This waveform erases
the old
counter
indications
and drops
them to zero
the
instant
a
new
measurement
is to
begin.
This
waveform
can be seen best
on
a
lab
-type oscilloscope
having
both trig-
gered sweep
and
vertical
channel
delay.
April, 1969
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