HP E1418A manual Using This Chapter, Module Description

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 digital-to-analog converter module for use in a VXIbus C-size mainframe. The module is a register-based device. The module can be programmed via direct register access or, with the appropriate driver, by high level commands. This manual describes programming the module using SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) and the SCPI driver.

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 to

+16.0 Volts can be set. When configured for current output, current in the range of -0.02 to + 0.02 Amps can be set. The channel output mode can be programmatically set, or, can be forced to either voltage or current by mechanical jumpers on the terminal module.

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