Agilent Technologies 34401A manual Features and Functions

Features and Functions

You will find that this chapter makes it easy to look up all the details about a particular feature of the multimeter. Whether you are operating the multimeter from the front panel or from the remote interface, this chapter will be useful. This chapter is divided into the following sections:

•Measurement Configuration, starting on page 51

•Math Operations, starting on page 63

•Triggering, starting on page 71

•System-Related Operations, starting on page 84

•Remote Interface Configuration, starting on page 91

•Calibration Overview, starting on page 95

•Operator Maintenance, starting on page 100

•Power-On and Reset State, on page 101

Some knowledge of the front-panel menu will be helpful before you read this chapter. If you have not already read chapter 2, “Front-Panel Menu Operation,” starting on page 25, you may want to read it now. Chapter 4, “Remote Interface Reference,” starting on page 103, lists the syntax for the SCPI commands available to program the multimeter.

Throughout this manual, the following conventions are used for SCPI command syntax for remote interface programming.

•Square brackets ( [ ] ) indicate optional keywords or parameters.

•Braces ( { } ) enclose parameters within a command string.

•Triangle brackets ( < > ) indicate that you must substitute a value for the enclosed parameter.

•A vertical bar ( ) separates multiple parameter choices.

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