Contents
General Specifications.............4
Declaration Of Conformity........5
8600 Frequency Source / Measure GPS Standard 6
Introduction........................................................6
Main Features....................................................6
Preparing the Unit for Use .......7
Initial Inspection.................................................7
Positioning the Standard....................................7
Positioning the Antenna......................................7
Rear Panel Connections ....................................8
Setting and checking the line voltage .................8
Powering up the Instrument................................9
RS232 Interface.................................................9
USB Interface.....................................................9
Ethernet Interface ..............................................10
GPIB Interface ...................................................10
Front Panel Connections .........11
Output Connectors.............................................11
Input Connectors................................................11
Input Characteristics ..........................................11
Operation ................................12
Front Panel Controls..........................................12
Main Display ......................................................12
Status Display....................................................13
Entering Values..................................................13
GPS Status..............................13
GPS Strength.....................................................13
Time Display ......................................................13
Location.............................................................14
Output Functions.....................14
10 MHz Reference Frequency............................14
Low Frequency Divided Output ..........................15
Low Frequency Variable Output - Square Wave..15
Low Frequency Variable Output - Variable Sine..16
High Frequency Variable Output.........................17
A → B Phase Reference Output .........................17
Input Functions........................18
Gate Settings.....................................................18
Trigger Level......................................................18
Sensitivity ..........................................................18
High Frequency Filter.........................................18
AC / DC Coupling...............................................19
Low Frequency Measurement ............................19
Period Measurement..........................................20
High Frequency Measurement............................20
Remote Commands.................21
Introduction........................................................21
Programming Overview......................................21
Compound Commands.......................................21
Response / Error Codes.....................................22
Frequency Source - 10 MHz Output ...................22
Frequency Source - 1Hz - 5MHz Divided Output 22
Frequency Source - Low Frequency 5V Pk-pk....23
Frequency Source - Low Frequency Sine...........24
Frequency Source - High Frequency..................25
Frequency Source - A-B Relative Phase.............26
Frequency Measurement - Gate Time.................27
Frequency Measurement - Trigger Level ............27
Frequency Measurement - Sensitivity.................27
Frequency Measurement - High Frequency Filter 28
Frequency Measurement - AC / DC Coupling .....28
Frequency Measurement - Low Frequency Input 29
Frequency Measurement - High Frequency Input 29
Frequency Measurement - Period ......................30
Query Current Function......................................30
Query GPS Status..............................................31
Query Number of Satellites ...............................31
Query Latitude and Longitude ............................31
Query Date ........................................................31
Query Time ........................................................32
Theory of Operation.................33
Circuit Description..............................................33
Traceability ........................................................33
