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Avtech Application Notes

• AN-1A ~ AV-1010, AV-1011 and AV-1015 Pulse Generator Applications

• AN-2A ~ General Applications Information

Avtech Technical Briefs

• TB1 ~ How to Connect Loads to your Pulsed Constant Current Generator for Optimum Performance

• TB2 ~ How to Deliver a Fast 2 Amp Pulse to a Diode in a Probing Station

• TB4 ~ How Can I Calibrate the Timebase of my Avtech Pulse Generator?

• TB5 ~ How Can I Calibrate the Amplitude and Offset of my Pulse Generator?

• TB6 - What Coaxial Cable Should I Use?

• TB7 - Typical Waveforms for the AV-1011-B with a Current-Boosting Transformer

• TB8 - How Can I Connect to an SHV Connector?

• TB9 - How Can I Measure the Reverse Recovery Time of Power Rectifiers?

• TB10 - Connecting a Load to an AV-LZ Low-Impedance Transmission Line

• TB11 ~ How Can I Extend the Amplitude Range to Low Levels?

• TB12 ~ What Effect Does Impedance Mismatching Have on High-Speed Pulse Generators?

• TB15 ~ A Comparison of Reverse Recovery Measurement Systems

• TB16 ~ The Importance of Minimizing Parasitic Inductance in Forward Recovery Measurement Systems

• TB18 ~ Replacing Obsolete HP, Agilent, Velonex, and Systron-Donner Pulse Generators

• TB19 ~ Configuring a Static IP Address on the Ethernet Interface

LabView Drivers

• LabView drivers are available for many Avtech instruments.

Programming Manuals

• The most recent Programming Manual for "-B" instruments is available online. Models with the "-B" suffix are programmable via the IEEE-488.2 GPIB and RS-232 interfaces.

Recommended Reading

• Avtech Application Notes and Technical Briefs. Please read these first!

• The XYZs of Oscilloscopes

• "High-Speed Digital Design: A Handbook of Black Magic" . This book offers some excellent advice on general lab techniques, and on high-speed measurement techniques appropriate for use with many Avtech pulsers. Chapter 1, "Fundamentals", chapter 3, "Measurement Techniques", and chapter 4, "Transmission Lines", are the most useful for the pulse generator users. Despite the name of the book, it is very useful to analog engineers.

• "High Frequency Measurements and Noise in Electronic Circuits". This book offers an excellent discussion of measurement techiques, particularly oscilloscope probing and current probes.

• For those learning LabView, we suggest:

  • "LabView for Everyone - Graphical Programming Made Easier"

  • "LabView Graphical Programming - Practical Applications in Instrumentation and Control"

Troubleshooting/Repairs

• Troubleshooting Suggestions

• RMA Authorization Form

Reference Documents

• Latest PDF manuals for in-production models

• Older archived PDF manuals

• Older archived performance checksheets