Agilent Technologies Switch/Measure manual Scanning Mode, Remote Interface Operation

Features and Functions 2

•To view the readings in memory, use the View key (the readings are not erased when you read them). Each time you initiate a new DMM- only scan, the instrument will clear the previous set of readings from memory.

Remote Interface Operation:

•You can use the MEASure? command without specifying a <ch_list> to quickly take a stand- alone DMM reading. Note, however, that with the

MEASure? command, most measurement parameters are set to their default values.

•To close the desired channel relays and Analog Bus relays, use the ROUTe:CLOSe command. The Analog Bus relays on the multiplexer and matrix modules are numbered s911, s912, s913, etc.

•To directly control all measurement parameters or triggering, use the

CONFigure, SENSe, and TRIGger commands without specifying a

<ch_list> parameter. To initiate the measurement, use the INITiate or

READ? command without specifying a <ch_list>. Each time you initiate a new measurement, the instrument will clear the previous set of readings from memory.

•To stop a measurement in progress, use the ABORt command.

•To view the readings in memory, use the FETCh? command (the readings are not erased when you read them).

Scanning Mode

In the Scanning Mode, the 34980A automatically controls a sequence of measurements using the internal DMM, possibly across multiple channels, and stores the results in memory. The 34980A closes and opens the appropriate channel relays and Analog Bus relays required for the sequence. The following general rules apply to the Scanning Mode (for more information on using the Scanning Mode, see “Scanning” on page 42.)

•Any channel that can be “read” by the instrument can also be included in a scan. A scan can also include a read of a digital channel or a read of the totalizer count on the digital modules.

•Before you can initiate a scan, you must set up a scan list to include all desired multiplexer or digital channels. Channels which are not in the scan list are skipped during the scan.

•The Analog Bus relays are automatically opened and closed as required during the scan to connect to the internal DMM for the measurement. For example, all 2- wire measurements use the ABus1 (MEAS) relays; for 4- wire measurements, the ABus2 (SENS) relays are used in addition to the ABus1 relays.

•Each time you initiate a new scan, the instrument will clear the previous set of readings from memory.

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