Teledyne M300EM User Manual
Teledyne API – Technical Manual - Model 300E Family CO Analyzers
Theory of Operation
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Thermo-Electric
Cooler
Control Circuit
Sample &
Hold
Circuits
(x4)
Amplifiers
Dark
Switch
Photo-
detector
Pre Amp
Phase
Lock
Loop
E-Test
Generator
Compact
Programmable
Logic Device
M/R Sensor
Segment
Sensor
E Test Control
Dark Switch
Control
X10 Clock
Phase Lock
E Test A Gate
Dark Test Gate
X1 Reference
Segment
Status LED
Phase Lock Warning
M/R
Status LED
Segment Clock
E Test B Gate
Measure Gate
Measure Dark Gate
Reference Gate
Reference Dark Gate
CO MEAS
CO Reference
56V
Bias
Variable
Gain Amp
From GFC
Wheel
Wheel
From CPU
via Mother
via Mother
Board
Signal
Conditioner
Signal
Conditioner
10
x10
TEC Control
PHT DRIVE
Figure 11-12: M300E/EM Sync/Demod Block Diagram
11.5.4.2. Signal Synchronization and Demodulation
The signal emitted by the IR photo-detector goes through several stages of amplification before it can be
accurately demodulated. The first is a pre-amplification stage that raises the signal to levels readable by the rest
of the sync/demod board circuitry. The second is a variable amplification stage that is adjusted at the factory to
compensate for performance variations of mirrors, detectors, and other components of the optical bench from
instrument to instrument.
accurately demodulated. The first is a pre-amplification stage that raises the signal to levels readable by the rest
of the sync/demod board circuitry. The second is a variable amplification stage that is adjusted at the factory to
compensate for performance variations of mirrors, detectors, and other components of the optical bench from
instrument to instrument.
The workhorses of the sync/demod board are the four sample-and-hold circuits that capture various voltage
levels found in the amplified detector signal needed to determine the value of CO MEAS and CO REF. They are
activated by logic signals under the control of a compact Programmable Logic Device (PLD), which in turn
responds to the output of the Segment Sensor and M/R Sensor as shown in Figure 11-9.
levels found in the amplified detector signal needed to determine the value of CO MEAS and CO REF. They are
activated by logic signals under the control of a compact Programmable Logic Device (PLD), which in turn
responds to the output of the Segment Sensor and M/R Sensor as shown in Figure 11-9.
The four sample and hold circuits are:
Table 11-2: Sync DEMOD Sample and Hold Circuits
Active When:
Designation
IR BEAM PASSING THROUGH
Segment Sensor Pulse is:
Measure Gate
MEASUREMENT cell of GFC Wheel
HIGH
Measure Dark Gate
MEASUREMENT Cell of GFC Wheel
LOW
Reference Gate
REFERENCE cell of GFC Wheel
HIGH
Reference Dark Gate
REFERENCE cell of GFC Wheel
LOW
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