Agilent Technologies Switch/Measure manual Adding Channels to the Scan List

2Features and Functions

•At the end of the scan, the last channel that was scanned will be opened (as well as any Analog Bus relays used during the scan). Any channels that were opened during the scan will remain open at the completion of the scan.

•If you abort a scan that is running, the instrument will terminate any reading in progress (readings are not cleared from memory). If a scan is in progress when the command is received, the scan will not be completed and you cannot resume the scan from where it left off.

Note that if you initiate a new scan, all readings are cleared from memory.

•You can use either the internal DMM or an external instrument to make measurements of your configured channels. However, the 34980A allows only one scan list at a time; you cannot scan some channels using the internal DMM and others using an external instrument. Readings are stored in 34980A memory only when the internal DMM is used.

•The Monitor mode is automatically enabled on all channels that are part of the active scan list (see “Monitor Mode” on page 60).

•The present scan list is stored in volatile memory and will be lost when power is turned off or after a Factory Reset (*RST command).

Adding Channels to the Scan List

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. By default, the instrument scans the list of channels in ascending order from slot 1 through slot 8 (channels are reordered as needed).

To Build a Scan List From the Front Panel

•To add the active channel to the scan list, press Channel (Configure). Then select the function, range, resolution, and other parameters for this channel. Then add the channel to the scan list by selecting:

SCAN THIS CHANNEL? > YES

•To remove the active channel from the scan list, select:

SCAN THIS CHANNEL? > NO

•To remove all channels from the scan list, select:

Scan (Configure) > CLEAR SCAN LIST? > YES

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