Vers. No. 6.1
16 Released: 25/04/2017
3 Introduction
3.1 The documentation in the Q.bloxx range
The documentation for the Q.bloxx consists of this manual about
the Q.bloxx modules A101, A102, A103, A104, A105, A106, A107,
A108, A109, A111, A116, A123, A124, A127, A128, D101, D104,
D105 and D107 as well as the Test Controllers Q.gate and Q.pac.
Detailed descriptions on special settings for Q.gate and Q.pac or
Q.station 101 can be found in other Gantner Instruments GmbH
documentation on the Gantner CD or on our home page
www.gantner-instruments.com.
You will find this manual also as a PDF
file on our home page and
on the Gantner CD enclosed with your module or which you can
order free of charge from Gantner Instruments GmbH.
3.2 About this manual
This manual describes the installation, initial operation and the
configuration of the modules Q.bloxx A101, A102, A103, A104,
A105, A106, A107, A108, A109, A111, A116, A123, A124, A127,
A128, D101, D104, D105 and D107 with the Test Controllers
Q.gate and Q.pac using the program test.commander. The mod-
ules are differentiated through the number of their analog and/or
digital inp
uts and outputs, by the maximum possible sample rate
and the admissible input voltages.
The manual is divided into several chapters:
• Safety information in Chapter 1, ff. page 9.
• A description of the labels and symbo
ls used on the modules
and in this documentation can be found in Chapter 2 from
page 13 onwards.
• You will find a description of the system a
nd the main combi-
nation and expansion options i
n the next section.
• The description of the connection va
riants and the pin assign-
ments on the inputs and outputs can be found in Chapter 4,
Connecting the modules, ff. page 21.
• A comprehensive introduction to the configuration of the
modules us
ing the program test.commander is given in
Chapter 5, Configuration, ff. page 101.
• Comprehensive explanation of the module measurement tech-
nology and background information ab
out working proce-
dures can be found in Chapter 6, Functional Procedur
es, ff.
page 135.