Tektronix VX4101A Reading Current Input, Reading Points Using the External Handshake Feature

Using the Digital Input
VX4101A MultiPaq Instrument User Manual 2–35
Reading Current Input
This procedure will show you how to read current input to the Digital Input.
1. Select the Digital Input as the active instrument:
INST:SEL DIGI
2. Set the data format to hexadecimal:
FORMat HEX
3. Enable all input bits:
INPut:PSelect:DIGLobal ENAB
4. Set up the read operation:
CONF:DIGL 2.5
5. Initiate measurement:
INIT
6. Retrieve the most recent values:
FETch?
Reading Points Using the External Handshake Feature
This procedure will show you how to read input points using handshake signals.
1. Select the Digital Input as the active instrument:
INST:SEL DIGI
2. Set the data format to hexadecimal:
FORMat HEX
3. Set up the read:
CONF:DIGL 2.5
4. Set up the instrument to make 20 measurements:
sense:arr 20
5. Program the instrument for one trigger and handshake:
trig:mode once