• DocumentCode
    1205033
  • Title

    A Programmable Precision Voltage-Step Generator for Testing Waveform Recorders

  • Author

    Schoenwetter, Howard K.

  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    196
  • Lastpage
    200
  • Abstract
    A pulse generator for testing the approximate step-response of waveform recorders is described. The initial and final levels of voltage steps are each programmable within the range of ±1 V for a 50-¿ termination and within ±5 V for a high-impedance load. Voltage steps within these ranges settle to within ±0.02 percent of full-scale range (FSR) in less than 30 and 40 ns, respectively, for a load capacitance ¿30 pF. The corresponding 10-90-percent transition durations are approximately 7 and 12 ns.
  • Keywords
    Capacitance; Filters; NIST; Pulse circuits; Pulse generation; Schottky diodes; Standards development; Switches; Testing; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIM.1984.4315200
  • Filename
    4315200