Manuali utente per Keithley 3730

Sommario

• Introduction

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• Contact information

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• Overview

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• Measure and switching capabilities

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• Warranty information

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• Displaying the unit's serial number

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• Figure 1-1: DMM measurement capabilities

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• Contact information

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• Overview

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• Warranty information

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• TSP Programming Fundamentals

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• Introduction

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• Test Script Processor (TSPTM)

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• Run-time environment

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• Queries

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• Scripts

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• Named scripts

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• Programming overview

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• Chunk defined

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• Script defined

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• Run-time environment

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• Nonvolatile memory

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• TSPTM programming levels

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• Programming model for scripts

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• Installing the TSPTM software

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• System connections

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• Rear panel summary

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• GPIB interface connection

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• Standard RJ-45 (Ethernet) interface connection

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• USB connection

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• Using Test Script Builder (TSB)

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• Project Navigator

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• Script Editor

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• Programming interaction

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• Sending commands and statements

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• Measure voltage

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• Read and write to the digital I/O port

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• Display user-defined messages

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• User scripts

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• Script examples

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• Creating a user script

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• Saving a user script

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• Loading a user script

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• Running a user script

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• Loading a script from the Series 3700 front panel

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• Saving a script from the Series 3700 front panel

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• Modifying a user script

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• Script management

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• Differences: Remote versus local state

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• Remote state

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• Local state

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• TSP-LinkTM system

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• Test Script Language (TSL) Reference

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• Introduction

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• Variables and types

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• Operators

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• Functions

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• Tables/arrays

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• Precedence

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• Logical operators

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• Concatenation

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• Branching

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• Loop control

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• Standard libraries

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• Figure 2-1: TSP test script example

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• Figure 2-2: Programming model for scripts

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• Figure 2-3: Rear panel features

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• Figure 2-4: GPIB cable

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• Figure 2-5: Using Test Script Builder (TSB)

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• Introduction

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• Test Script Processor (TSPTM)

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• Run-time environment

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• Queries

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• Scripts

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• Named scripts

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• Programming overview

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• Installing the TSPTM software

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• System connections

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• Using Test Script Builder (TSB)

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• Sending commands and statements

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• Measure voltage

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• User scripts

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• Differences: Remote versus local state

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• Test Script Language (TSL) Reference

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• TSP Advanced Features

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• Introduction

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• Using groups to manage nodes on TSP-LinkTM network

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• Master node overview

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• Group leader overview

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• Assigning groups

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• Reassigning groups

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• Running parallel test scripts

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• Coordinating overlapped operations in remote groups

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• Using the data queue for real-time communication

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• Copying test scripts across the TSP-LinkTM network

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• Removing stale values from the reading buffer

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• Commands related to TSP advanced features

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• Figure 3-1: Multiple TSP-Link networks

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• Figure 3-2: Single TSP-Link network with groups

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• Introduction

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• Running parallel test scripts

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• Using the data queue for real-time communication

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• Copying test scripts across the TSP-LinkTM network

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• Removing stale values from the reading buffer

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• Commands related to TSP advanced features

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• Using the Front Panel

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• Front panel introduction

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• Display

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• Channel type indication

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• Using the front panel with non-switch channels

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• Special keys and power switch

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• CONFIG key

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• CONFIG CHAN key

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• DISPLAY key

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• POWER switch

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• RESET switch

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• Operation keys

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• CHAN key

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• DELETE key

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• DMM key

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• ENTER key

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• EXIT key

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• FILTER key

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• FUNCtion key

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• INSERT key

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• LIMIT key

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• LOAD key

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• MENU key

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• PATT key

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• REL key

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• RUN key

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• SCAN key

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• SLOT key

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• TRIG key

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• Range keys, cursor keys, and navigation wheel

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• AUTO key

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• CURSOR keys

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• Navigation wheel

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• RANGE keys

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• Action keys

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• CLOSE key

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• OPEN ALL key

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• OPEN key

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• RATE key

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• RECall key

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• STEP key

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• STORE key

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• Figure 4-1: Model 3706 System Switch/Multimeter

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• Figure 4-2: Model 3706-S System Switch (no DMM)

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• Figure 4-3: Model 3706-NFP System Switch/Multimeter

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• Figure 4-4: Model 3706-SNFP System Switch (no DMM)

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• Figure 4-5: Active channel display example

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• Figure 4-6: MAIN MENU display

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• Front panel introduction

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• Display

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• Special keys and power switch

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• Operation keys

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• Range keys, cursor keys, and navigation wheel

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• Action keys

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• Range, Digits, Rate, Bandwidth, and Filter

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• Range

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• Measurement ranges and maximum readings

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• Manual range keys

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• Auto ranging over the front panel

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• Scanning

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• Range remote programming (ICL)

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• Digits ICL programming

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• Scanning

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• Setting digits

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• Rate

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• Setting Rate from the front panel

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• Setting measurement speed from a remote interface

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• Bandwidth

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• Filter

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• Filter characteristics

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• Digital filter window

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• Figure 5-1: Speed versus noise characteristics

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• Figure 5-2: Moving average filter

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• Figure 5-3: Repeating average filter

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• Figure 5-4: Filter window

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• Range

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• Digits ICL programming

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• Rate

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• Bandwidth

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• Filter

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• Relative, Math, and dB

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• Relative

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• Basic front panel REL procedure

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• REL remote operation

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• Scanning

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• Math calculations

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• mX+b

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• Percent

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• Reciprocal (1/X)

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• dB commands

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• dB configuration

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• dB scanning

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• Relative

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• Math calculations

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• dB commands

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• Buffer: Data Storage and Retrieval

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• Buffer overview

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• Front panel operation

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• Creating and selecting a reading buffer

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• Selecting a reading buffer

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• Storing readings

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• Saving readings

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• Clearing readings

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• Deleting a reading buffer

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• Recalling readings

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• Buffer configuration (front panel)

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• Appending readings

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• Remote buffer operation

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• Data store (buffer) commands

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• Reading buffers

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• Time and date values

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• Buffer status

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• Dynamically-allocated buffers

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• Dynamic buffer programming example

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• Exceeding reading buffer capacity

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• Buffer overview

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• Front panel operation

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• Remote buffer operation

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• Scanning

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• Scanning fundamentals

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• Channel assignments

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• Events

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• Foreground and background scan execution

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• Trigger model

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• Trigger model components

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• Scan and step counts

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• Basic scan procedure

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• Buffer

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• Changing channel and DMM attributes of an existing scan

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• Front panel scanning

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• Scan configuration

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• Bus operation scanning

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• ICL commands

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• Scanning examples

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• Hardware trigger modes

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• Falling edge trigger mode

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• Rising edge master trigger mode (version 1.4.0 or higher)

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• Rising edge acceptor trigger mode (version 1.4.0 or higher)

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• Either edge trigger mode

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• Understanding synchronous triggering modes

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• Figure 8-1: Event detector

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• Figure 8-2: Trigger model

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• Figure 8-3: Falling edge input trigger

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• Figure 8-4: Falling edge output trigger

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• Figure 8-5: RisingM output trigger

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• Figure 8-6: RisingA input trigger

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• Figure 8-7: RisingA output trigger

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• Figure 8-8: Either edge input trigger

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• Figure 8-9: Either edge output trigger

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• Figure 8-10: SynchronousM input trigger

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• Figure 8-11: SynchronousM output trigger

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• Figure 8-12: SynchronousA input trigger

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• Figure 8-13: SynchronousA output trigger

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• Figure 8-14: Synchronous input trigger

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• Figure 8-15: Synchronous output trigger

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• Scanning fundamentals

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• Scan and step counts

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• Basic scan procedure

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• Front panel scanning

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• Bus operation scanning

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• Hardware trigger modes

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• Files

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• File formats

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• Default file extensions

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• File system navigation

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• File I/O

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• Script examples

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• Command table entries

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• File formats

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• Default file extensions

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• File system navigation

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• File I/O

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• Script examples

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• Command table entries

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• TSP-Net

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• Overview

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• TSP-NetTM Capabilities

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• Using TSP-NetTM with any Ethernet-enabled device

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• Example script

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• Using TSP-NetTM vs. TSP-LinkTM for communication with TSP-enabled devices

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• Instrument Control Library (ICL) - General device control

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• Instrument Control Library - TSP-specific device control

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• Overview

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• TSP-NetTM Capabilities

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• Using TSP-NetTM with any Ethernet-enabled device

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• TSP-enabled devices

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• LXI Class B Triggering (IEEE-1588)

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• Introduction to IEEE-1588 based triggering

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• IEEE-1588 implementation in the Series 3700

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• Correlating PTP to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

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• Configuring and enabling IEEE-1588

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• Scheduling alarms

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• Monitoring alarms with LAN triggers and LXI event log

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• LXI event log

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• Example applications of IEEE-1588 in Series 3700-based systems

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• Synchronizing multiple Series 3700 instruments

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• Introduction to IEEE-1588 based triggering

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• IEEE-1588 implementation in the Series 3700

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• Configuring and enabling IEEE-1588

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• Status Model

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• Status register sets

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• Negative and positive transition registers

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• Status byte and SRQ

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• Queues

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• System summary and status byte

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• System summary registers

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• Standard event status register and enable

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• Operation events registers

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• Questionable event register

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• Measurement event register (measurement)

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• Status function summary

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• Clearing registers and queues

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• Programming enable and transition registers

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• Reading registers

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• Status byte and service request (SRQ)

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• Status byte register

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• Serial polling and SRQ

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• Service request enable register

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• SPE, SPD (serial polling)

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• Status byte and service request commands

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• Enable and transition registers

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• Controlling node and SRQ enable registers

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• Status register set specifics

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• System summary event registers

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• Standard event register

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• Operation event registers

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• Questionable event registers

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• Measurement event registers

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• Queues

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• Output queue

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• Error queue

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• Figure 12-1: Status byte and queues

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• Figure 12-2: Status byte and system summary register

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• Figure 12-3: System summary registers

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• Figure 12-4: Standard event registers and event status enable

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• Figure 12-5: Operation event registers

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• Figure 12-6: Questionable event register

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• Figure 12-7: Measurement event register

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• Figure 12-8: 16-bit status register

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• Figure 12-9: Status byte and service request (SRQ)

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• Figure 12-10: Standard event register

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• Status register sets

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• Status byte and SRQ

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• System summary and status byte

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• System summary registers

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• Standard event status register and enable

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• Operation events registers

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• Questionable event register

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• Measurement event register (measurement)

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• Status function summary

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• Clearing registers and queues

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• Programming enable and transition registers

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• Reading registers

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• Status byte and service request (SRQ)

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• Status register set specifics

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• Queues

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• Instrument Control Library (ICL)

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• Command programming notes

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• Wild characters

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• Functions and attributes

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• TSP-LinkTM nodes

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• Logical instruments

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• Query commands

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• DMM configuration

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• ICL command list

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• beeper functions and attributes

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• bit functions

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• channel functions and attributes

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• dataqueue functions and attributes

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• delay functions

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• digio functions and attributes

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• display functions and attributes

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• dmm functions and attributes

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• errorqueue functions and attributes

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• eventlog functions and attributes

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• exit functions

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• file functions

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• format attributes

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• fs functions

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• gpib attributes

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• io functions

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• LAN functions and attributes

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• localnode functions and attributes

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• makegetter functions

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• memory functions

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• opc functions

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• print functions

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• ptp functions and attributes

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• reset functions

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• scan functions and attributes

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• schedule functions and attributes

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• setup functions and attributes

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• slot[X] attributes

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• status functions and attributes

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• timer functions

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• trigger functions and attributes

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• trigger.timer functions and attributes

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• tsplink functions and attributes

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• tsplink.trigger functions and attributes

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• tspnet functions and attributes

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• upgrade functions

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• userstring functions

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• waitcomplete functions

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• Figure 13-1: ch_list legend

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• Figure 13-2: Multiplexer card display

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• Figure 13-3: Matrix card display

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• Figure 13-4: Status byte and queues

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• Command programming notes

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• ICL command list

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• Verification

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• Introduction

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• Verification test requirements

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• Environmental conditions

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• Warmup period

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• Line power

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• Recommended test equipment

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• Verification limits

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• Restoring factory defaults

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• Performing the verification test procedures

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• Test summary

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• Test considerations

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• Series 3700 verification tests

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• Verifying DC voltage

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• Verifying AC voltage

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• Verifying DC current 10µA to 100µA ranges

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• Verifying DC current 1mA to 3A ranges

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• Verifying AC current 1mA to 3A ranges

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• Verifying frequency

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• Verifying 4-wire resistance

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• Verifying 2-wire resistance

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• Verifying dry circuit resistance

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• Verifying 1-OHM and 10-OHM resistance ranges

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• Verifying zeros using a 4-wire short

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• Figure 14-1: DC voltage verification

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• Figure 14-2: AC voltage verification

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• Figure 14-3: DC current verification 10µA to 100µA ranges

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• Figure 14-4: DC current verification 1mA to 3A ranges

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• Figure 14-5: DC current verification 3A range diagram

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• Figure 14-6: AC current verification 1mA to 1A range

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• Figure 14-7: AC current verification 3A range

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• Figure 14-8: Frequency verification

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• Figure 14-9: Resistance verification

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• Figure 14-10: 2-wire resistance verification

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• Figure 14-11: Resistance verification

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• Figure 14-12: Verifying discrete resistance

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• Figure 14-13: 4-wire short diagram

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• Introduction

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• Verification test requirements

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• Performing the verification test procedures

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• Series 3700 verification tests

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• Calibration

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• Overview

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• Environmental conditions

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• Warmup period

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• Line power

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• Calibration considerations

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• Calibration cycle

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• Recommended equipment

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• Calibration

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• Remote calibration procedure

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• DC volts calibration

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• Resistance calibration

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• DC current calibration

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• AC volts calibration

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• AC current calibration

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• Frequency calibration

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• Save calibration

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• Figure 15-1: 4-wire short diagram

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• Figure 15-2: DC voltage calibration

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• Figure 15-3: Resistance calibration

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• Figure 15-4: DC current calibration

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• Figure 15-5: AC voltage calibration

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• Figure 15-6: AC current calibration 1mA to 1A range

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• Figure 15-7: Low frequency calibration

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• Figure 15-8: Frequency verification

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• Overview

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• Environmental conditions

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• Calibration considerations

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• Calibration

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• Remote calibration procedure

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• Maintenance

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• Introduction

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• Fuse replacement

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• Front panel tests

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• Test procedure

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• Figure 16-1: Fuse location

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• Introduction

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• Fuse replacement

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• Front panel tests

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• Error and status messages

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• Introduction

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• Error summary

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• Error effects on scripts

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• Reading errors

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• Error and status message list

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• Introduction

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• Error summary

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• Error effects on scripts

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• Reading errors

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• Error and status message list

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