Agilent 34420A User's Guide
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- Contents
- Agilent 34420A Overview
- In This Book
- Chapter 1: Quick Start
- To Prepare the Meter For Use
- If the Meter Does Not Turn On
- To Adjust the Carrying Handle
- To Make Input Connections
- To Measure Voltage
- To Measure Resistance
- To Measure Temperature With Thermistors
- To Measure Temperature With RTDs
- To Measure Temperature With Thermocouples
- To Select a Range
- To Set the Number of Digits
- To Set the Integration Time
- Front-Panel Display Formats
- To Rack Mount the Meter
- Chapter 2: Front-Panel Operation
- Front-Panel Menu Reference
- A Front-Panel Menu Tutorial
- Messages Displayed During Menu Use
- Menu Example 1
- Menu Example 2
- Menu Example 3
- To Select an Input Channel
- To Select a Range
- To Set or Change the Number of Digits
- To Set the Integration Time
- To Make Null (Relative) Measurements
- To Store Minimum and Maximum Readings (Stats)
- To Trigger the Meter
- To Use Reading Hold
- To Make Voltage Ratio and Difference Measurements
- To Use Reading Memory
- Chapter 3: Features and Functions
- General Measurement Configuration
- Voltage Measurement Configuration
- Resistance Measurement Configuration
- Temperature Measurement Configuration
- Math Operations
- Null (Relative) Operation
- Reading Hold
- Triggering
- System-Related Operations
- Voltmeter Complete Terminal
- External Trigger Terminal
- Chart Output (Analog Output)
- Remote Interface Configuration
- Calibration
- Defaults, Power-On and Reset States
- Chapter 4: Remote Interface Reference
- Command Summary
- Voltage Measurement Configuration Commands
- Resistance Measurement Configuration Commands
- Temperature Measurement Configuration Commands
- General Measurement Configuration Commands
- Math Operation Commands
- Triggering Commands
- Chart Output Commands
- System-Related Commands
- Status Reporting Commands
- Calibration Commands
- Remote Interface Commands
- IEEE-488.2 Common Commands
- Simplified Programming Sequence
- MEASure? and CONFigure Defaults
- Using the MEASure? Command
- Using the CONFigure Command
- Using the range and resolution Parameters
- Using the READ? Command
- Using the INITiate and FETCh? Commands
- MEASure? Example
- CONFigure Example (using READ?)
- CONFigure Example (using INIT)
- CONFigure Example (using ROUTe and READ?)
- The MEASure? and CONFigure Commands
- Setting the Function, Range, and Resolution
- Selecting the Input Channel
- Special Resistance Measurement Commands
- Temperature Measurement Commands
- Null (Relative) Commands
- Input Filter Commands
- Math Operation Commands
- Triggering
- Triggering Commands
- Chart Output (Analog Out) Commands
- System-Related Commands
- The SCPI Status Model
- What is an Event Register?
- What is an Enable Register?
- What is a Condition Register?
- HP 34420A SCPI Status System
- The Status Byte
- Using Service Request (SRQ) and Serial POLL
- Using *STB? to Read the Status Byte
- To Interrupt Your Bus Controller Using SRQ
- To Determine When a Command Sequence is Completed
- How to Use the Message Available Bit (MAV)
- Using *OPC to Signal When Data is in the Output Buffer
- The Standard Event Register
- The Questionable Data Register
- The Operational Status and Condition Registers
- Status Reporting Commands
- Calibration Commands
- RS-232 Interface Configuration
- RS-232 Interface Commands
- An Introduction to the SCPI Language
- Input Message Terminators
- Output Data Formats
- Using Device Clear to Halt Measurements
- TALK ONLY for Printers
- To Set the HP-IB Address
- To Select the Remote Interface
- To Set the Baud Rate
- To Set the Parity
- To Select the Programming Language
- Alternate Programming Language Compatibility
- SCPI Compliance Information
- IEEE-488 Compliance Information
- Command Summary
- Chapter 5: Error Messages
- Chapter 6: Application Program
- Chapter 7: Measurement Tutorial
- Measurement Techniques and Sources of Error
- Voltage Measurements
- Radio Frequency Interference
- Thermal EMF Errors
- Noise Caused by Magnetic Fields
- Rejecting Power-Line Noise Voltages
- Noise Caused by Ground Loops
- Common Mode Rejection (CMR)
- Loading Errors Due to Input Resistance (dc volts)
- Loading Errors Due to Input Bias Current (Leakage Current)
- Noise Caused by Injected Current
- Resistance Measurements
- Temperature Measurements
- Voltage Measurements
- Cleaning the Connector Contacts
- Input Connector
- Obtaining Parts For the Input Connector
- Measurement Techniques and Sources of Error
- Chapter 8: Specifications
- Declaration of Conformity
- Warranty Information
- Index