Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone here could please help me do a quick conversion, so I can figure out how to set the right duty cycle and pulse repetition frequency on my generator. I've watched a few videos, but they just confuse me, and I keep going around in circles. I'm really looking to put things in terms of formulas that I can just use, then figure out the relationships by repeated use. I'm probably overcomplicating things.
Anyway, on my function generator I can set Period, Cycles, and Burst Period.
1. How would I set, for example, 30% duty cycle (30% on, 70% off) and 100 Hz pulse repetition frequency (100 pulses per second).
2. What if I want to fix the pulse on time at say 12 ms, but then vary the pulse off time between 90 and 500 ms?
For 1. I can set the burst period, but since the frequency is set, then doesn't that fix the number of cycles in that burst period? So how do I set the "off" time to 70%? Also, if I have 100 pulses per second then is that 100 bursts per second?
Getting a little confused here, any simple formula / example calculation would really be appreciated.
I was wondering if anyone here could please help me do a quick conversion, so I can figure out how to set the right duty cycle and pulse repetition frequency on my generator. I've watched a few videos, but they just confuse me, and I keep going around in circles. I'm really looking to put things in terms of formulas that I can just use, then figure out the relationships by repeated use. I'm probably overcomplicating things.
Anyway, on my function generator I can set Period, Cycles, and Burst Period.
1. How would I set, for example, 30% duty cycle (30% on, 70% off) and 100 Hz pulse repetition frequency (100 pulses per second).
2. What if I want to fix the pulse on time at say 12 ms, but then vary the pulse off time between 90 and 500 ms?
For 1. I can set the burst period, but since the frequency is set, then doesn't that fix the number of cycles in that burst period? So how do I set the "off" time to 70%? Also, if I have 100 pulses per second then is that 100 bursts per second?
Getting a little confused here, any simple formula / example calculation would really be appreciated.