Scanning With External Instruments
If your application doesn’t require the built-in measurement capabilities
of the 34970A, you can order it without the internal DMM. In this
configuration, you can use the system for sign al routing or control
applications. If you install a multiplexer plug-in module, you can use the
system for scanning with an external instrument. You can connect an
external instrument (such as a DMM) to the multiplexer COM terminal.
To control scanning with an external instrument, two control lines are
provided. When the 34970A and the external instrument are proper ly
configured, you can synchronize a scan sequence between the two.
H
Input
Channels
L
H
L
External DMM
H
L
H
L Common Terminals
(COM)
VM Complete OUT Ext Trig IN
GND
Ext Trig IN
Channel Closed OUT
External DMM
34970A
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