Agilent Technologies 6800 manual Introduction, Table of Contents

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Introduction

This note provides information on how you can use the features of the Agilent Technologies 6800 series ac power source/analyzers to address a variety of applications. Although your exact appli- cation may not be listed here, the capabilities described can be generalized and applied to your specific needs. The programming examples are given in QBASIC.

These are the capabilities that are discussed and a description of how they can be applied:

Table of Contents

3Introduction to the Agilent 6800 AC Power Source/Analyzer

4Agilent 6800 Series Output Transients

6 Agilent 6800 Series Triggering

8 Agilent 6800 Series Measurements

11Application 1: Simulating AC Line Sub-Cycle Dropouts

14Application 2: Generating MIL-STD-704D Waveforms

18Application 3: Performing IEC 555-2 Measurements

21Application 4: Performing Inrush Current Measurements

24Application 5: Generating User-Defined Waveforms

28Application 6: Operating the Agilent 6812A and 6813A at Low Frequencies

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Contents Agilent 6800 Series AC Power Source/Analyzer Product NoteTable of Contents IntroductionIntroduction to the Agilent 6800 AC Power Source/Analyzer What is a List Transient? What is a Step Transient?What is a Pulse Transient? Agilent 6800 Series Output TransientsModel of the Transient System How Can Triggers be Generated? What Actions Can be Triggered?What Can Serve as the Source of the Trigger? Output Transient Trigger Model Measurement Trigger Model Agilent 6800 Series Measurements What is a MEASure Command?What is a FETCh Command? MEASure and FETCh Command Execution Diagram Applications Application Transient GenerationApplication Simulating AC Line Sub-Cycle Dropouts Agilent 6800 series features usedAdvantages/benefits of the Agilent 6800 series solution Overview of applicationTiming Diagram of Application Page Application Generating MIL-STD-704D Waveforms At 400 HzSet the List points as follows List Timing Diagram for Application Page Application Performing IEC 555-2 Measurements Advantages/benefits of the Agilent 6800 seriesUsing the computer Page Application Performing Inrush Current Measurements Agilent 6800 series setup Page Application Generating User-Defined Waveforms How the 6800 series implements user-defined waveformsTiming Diagram for Application #5 Page Page Agilent 6812A and 6813A features used Advantages/benefits of the Agilent 6812A and 6813A solutionsPage Our Promise