HP WaterSkis E1412A, WaterSkis E1312A manual Contents

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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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