Agilent Technologies Switch/Measure manual 34924A 70-Channel Reed Multiplexer

Low Frequency Multiplexer Switch Modules 4

34924A 70-Channel Reed Multiplexer

The high- density 34924A 70- Channel Reed Multiplexer (70- Ch Reed MUX) is divided into two banks with 35 non- latching reed switches (channels 1- 35 and 36- 70) in each. This module also contains eight armature Analog Bus relays (channels 911- 914 and 921- 924), four on each bank that can connect the bank relays to the system Analog Buses. Through ABus1 and ABus2 you can connect any of the channels to the system DMM for voltage or resistance measurements. See the simplified schematic on page 123.

Using program commands or the mainframe front panel, you can control each of the channel switches individually, and thus configure this module in the modes listed below.

•two independent 35- channel 2- wire MUXes. This configuration requires neither using external wiring nor connecting through the internal Analog Buses.

•one 70- channel, 2- wire MUX. You must use external wiring or connect through the internal Analog Buses for this configuration.

•one 35- channel 4- wire MUX. This configuration requires neither using external wiring nor connecting through the internal Analog Buses. For 4- wire resistance measurements, the instrument automatically pairs channel n on Bank 1 with channel n+35 (Bank 2) to provide the source and sense connections. Four- wire controls occur only when doing 4- wire measurement operations through the internal DMM, such as MEASure:FRESistance? or scanning a channel previously configured as 4- wire.

In 2- wire mode, you can close no more than 20 channels simultaneously due to power dissipation. These 20 channels are split 10 to a bank. However, note that Analog Bus relays count half as much as channel relays in that total. For example, with one Analog Bus relay closed, you can close up to a maximum of 19 channel relays. If you try to close more than the allowed number of channels, you will receive an error message.

In all modes, this module has capability to scan as many as 500 channels/second using the internal DMM. With the automatic

“break- before- make” connection operation, you are assured that no two signals are connect to each other during a scan.

C A U T I O N	Because user-attached reactive loads and backplane parasitic
	capacitance may result in high in-rush currents, 100 Ω in-rush
	resistors protect the reed relays from damage and performance
	degradation. Therefore, you must consider these resistors when
	you are designing a measurement. Refer to the simplified schematic
	on page 123.

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