HP WaterSkis E1312A, WaterSkis E1412A manual

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HP E1312A/E1412A User’s Manual and SCPI Programming Guide

	Edition 4
Warranty .......................................................................................................................	9
Safety Symbols ...........................................................................................................	10
WARNINGS ...............................................................................................................	10
HP E1312A Declaration of Conformity .....................................................................	11
HP E1412A Declaration of Conformity .....................................................................	12
Reader Comment Sheet ..............................................................................................	13
Chapter 1
HP E1312A and HP E1412A Multimeter Module Setup .........................................	15
Using This Chapter .....................................................................................................	15
General Information ............................................................................................	15
Setting the Module Address Switch............................................................................	16
Interrupt Priority .........................................................................................................	17
Setting the Line Frequency Reference........................................................................	17
Checking the Line Frequency Reference ............................................................	17
Multimeter Functional Connections ....................................................................	19
Initial Operation ..........................................................................................................	22
Chapter 2
HP E1312A/E1412A Multimeter Application Information .....................................	25
Using This Chapter ....................................................................................................	25
Measurement Tutorial.................................................................................................	25
DC Voltage Measurements .........................................................................................	25
Thermal EMF Errors ...........................................................................................	25
Loading Errors (dc volts) ....................................................................................	26
Leakage Current Errors .......................................................................................	26
Rejecting Power Line Noise Voltages ................................................................	27
Common Mode Rejection (CMR) .......................................................................	27
Noise Caused by Magnetic Loops .......................................................................	28
Noise Caused by Ground Loops ..........................................................................	28
Resistance Measurements ...........................................................................................	29
4-Wire Ohms Measurements ...............................................................................	29
Removing Field Wiring Resistance Errors in 2-Wire Ohms Measurements ......	30
Power Dissipation Effects ...................................................................................	31
Settling Time Effects ...........................................................................................	31
Errors in High Resistance Measurements ...........................................................	31
Making High-Speed DC and Resistance Measurements .....................................	31
DC Current Measurement Errors ................................................................................	32
True RMS AC Measurements.....................................................................................	32
Crest Factor Errors (non-sinusoidal inputs) ........................................................	33
Loading Errors (ac volts) .....................................................................................	34
AC Measurements Below Full Scale ..................................................................	34
Function and Range Change Internal Offset Correction .....................................	34
Low-Level Measurement Errors .........................................................................	35
AC Turnover Errors ............................................................................................	35
AC Current Measurement Errors ................................................................................	36
Making High-Speed AC Voltage or Current Measurements......................................	36

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