CVTable Channel 3 Register

This register holds the last value of the 2’s complement data stored in FIFO for channel 3. Data is 14 bits with the LSB at bit 2.

base + 1416

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Read

MSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LSB

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CVTable Channel 4 Register

This register holds the last value of the 2’s complement data stored in FIFO for channel 4. Data is 14 bits with the LSB at bit 2.

base + 1616

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Read

MSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LSB

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samples Taken High Byte Register

This register holds the upper 16 bits of the number of samples taken (number of readings). The value in this register will continuously change as readings are taken.

base + 1816

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

 

(31)

(30)

(29)

(28)

(27)

(26)

(25)

(24)

(23)

(22)

(21)

(20)

(19)

(18)

(17)

(16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samples Taken Low Word Register

This register holds the lower 16 bits of the number of samples taken (number of readings). The value in this register will continuously change as readings are taken.

base + 1A16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Read

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

LSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calibration Flash

ROM Address

Register

This register holds the address of the calibration flash ROM that is used for storing the calibration constants. Note the bit pattern 01010 for bits 15-11 in the upper byte. A write to Flash ROM is aborted if this pattern is not present.

base + 1C16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Write*

0

1

0

1

0

A10

A9

A8

A7

A6

A5

A4

A3

A2

A1

A0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read**

0

0

0

0

0

A10

A9

A8

A7

A6

A5

A4

A3

A2

A1

A0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix B

Register-Based Programming 131

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Agilent Technologies E1563A CVTable Channel 3 Register, CVTable Channel 4 Register, Samples Taken High Byte Register

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