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Chapter 1
Module Setup and Installation
Using This Chapter
This chapter provides general module information and tasks you must perform to install and prepare your module. A procedure to verify your installation is also given. The chapter is divided into the following sections:
∙ Module Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13
∙ Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16
∙ Front Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18
∙ Setting the Logical Address Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19
∙ Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20
∙ Terminal Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22
∙ Wiring the Terminal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23
∙ Attaching the Terminal Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25
∙ Removing the Terminal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26
∙ Terminal Module Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27
∙ Terminal Module Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 30
∙ Configuring the Terminal Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31
∙ Terminal Module Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33
∙ Initial Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 37
Module Description
The HP E1418A is an 8 or 16 channel
Each HP E1418A module is a unique instrument having its own output buffer and error queue. Multiple modules cannot be combined into a single instrument.
Each channel can be configured to either voltage or current output mode. When configured for voltage output, voltages in the range of
+16.0 Volts can be set. When configured for current output, current in the range of
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