4

Front panel Operation

Introduction

Here is what you will find in this chapter:

a complete description of the front panel controls

front panel programming examples that describe:

how to program the output voltage and frequency how to measure the output

how to program the output pulses and lists how to trigger output changes

Front Panel Description

1

2

5

6

7

6812A

300 V rms 50 VA 1

 

AC POWER SOURCE / ANALYZER

 

 

 

SYSTEM

 

FUNC TIO N

 

 

 

ENTRY

 

 

 

 

Harmonic

Current

Index

Calibration

 

 

 

 

 

Local

Meter

Voltage

 

7

8

9

1

115.0V

60.0HZ

METER

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error

Output

Phase

Index

 

 

 

 

CV CC CR CP Unr Dis Tran OCP Prot Cal Shift Rmt Addr Err SRQ

Address

Input

Freq

 

4

5

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save

Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recall

Protect

Shape

Phase

1

2

Enter

 

VOLTAGE

FREQUENCY

 

 

Select

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trigger

List

 

E

-

Clear Entry

 

 

 

 

Trigger

Pulse

Output

0

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Control

 

on/off

 

LINE

On

Off

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Figure 4-1. Front Panel, Overall View

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Agilent Technologies 6811B, 6813B, 6812B manual Front Panel Description, Front Panel, Overall View

6812B, 6811B, 6813B specifications

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