Test 2-1: DC Zeros (cont’d)

Example Program

This program performs the DC Zeros test. An arbitrary waveform, consisting of zeros, is used with various amplitudes to test a variety of attenuator and filter combinations.

10! RE-STORE "DC_ZEROS" 20 COM @Afg

30DIM Attn(1:9),Vout(1:9)

40!

50!---------- Set up I/O path and reset AFG ----------

60ASSIGN @Afg TO 70910

70

OUTPUT @Afg;"*RST;*CLS"

!Reset AFG

80

!

 

90!---------- Initialize variables ----------

100DATA 0,.99,1,2,4,8,13,14,30

110

READ Attn(*)

!Read in attenuations

120

!

 

130DATA 10.2375,9.13469,9.12416,8.13192,6.45941,4.0756

140DATA 2.29187,2.04263,0.32372

150READ Vout(*)

160!

170!---------- Set up DMM ----------

180PRINT "Set up DMM:"

190PRINT

200PRINT " Function -- DCV"

210PRINT " Range -- 100 mV"

220PRINT

230PRINT "Connect DMM HI and LO to AFG Output."

240DISP "Press ’Continue’ when ready"

250PAUSE

260CLEAR SCREEN

270!

280!---------- Set up AFG ----------

290

OUTPUT @Afg;"*RST"

!Reset AFG

300

OUTPUT @Afg;"LIST:SSEQ:DEL:ALL"

!Delete all sequences

310

OUTPUT @Afg;"LIST:SEGM:DEL:ALL"

!Delete all segments

320

WAIT .5

 

330

OUTPUT @Afg;"ROSC:SOUR CLK10;";

!10MHZ clock

340

OUTPUT @Afg;":VOLT MAX;";

!MAX output

350

OUTPUT @Afg;":OUTP:LOAD INF;";

!Infinite load

360

OUTPUT @Afg;":FUNC USER"

!User waveform

370

!

 

380

CALL Def_seq_zeros

!Define waveform

390

OUTPUT @Afg;"FUNC:USER DC_ZEROS"

!Select sequence

400OUTPUT @Afg;"INIT:IMM"

410!

420!---------- Perform test ----------

430PRINT "ATTEN","FILTER","AMPLITUDE"

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Agilent E1445A Service Manual

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