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Chapter 1
Getting Started with the HP E1368A/69A/70A
Using This Chapter
This chapter describes the Microwave Switch modules, and contains information on how to program them using SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) commands. This chapter contains the following:
∙Microwave Switch Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11
∙Instrument Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14
∙Programming the Microwave Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14
∙Initial Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16
Microwave Switch Description
All three Microwave Switch modules provide switching of up to five microwave coaxial switches or channels. The difference between the HP E1368A Microwave Switch, the HP E1369A Microwave Switch Driver, and the HP E1370A Microwave Switch/Attenuator Driver modules are described below:
∙The HP E1368A Microwave Switch is a
∙The HP E1369A Microwave Switch Driver is identical to the HP E1368A, except the coaxial switches are not installed. The module panel has three cutouts and various mounting holes that allow the user to install up to three
∙The HP E1370A Microwave Switch/Attenuator Driver is identical to the HP E1369A, except the module panel and mounting holes have been modified to allow the user to install one
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