Index
A
Accessories ..............................................1-4
Action overruns ......................................10-9
Event blenders .............................10-18
On hardware lines ........................10-11
Timer ............................................10-17
Annunciators. See Indicators
Arm count ...............................................10-8
Arrays .....................................................19-5
assert() function ....................................10-24
Asymptote ................................................9-5
Attributes ..............................................19-11
Auto ohms measurements .....................3-13
Auto range ................................................6-3
Auto zero ..................................................3-6
Front panel .......................................3-6
Front panel operation .......................3-6
NPLC caching ..................................3-6
Remote command ............................3-6
Remote operation .............................3-6
B
Baud rate ................................................15-9
Beeper ....................................................1-15
Branching ...............................................19-7
C
Calibration
Commands .....................................20-8
Considerations ...............................20-2
Cycle ..............................................20-3
Errors .............................................20-5
Procedure .......................................20-9
Recommended equipment .............20-3
Steps ..............................................20-5
Capabilities ...............................................1-2
Source-measure ...............................3-2
Chassis ground ............................1-10, 1-12
Chunk .....................................................12-5
Circuit configurations ......................3-5, 4-15
Basic ................................................3-5
Contact check ................................4-17
Measure only (V or I) ......................4-16
Source I ..........................................4-15
Source V ........................................4-16
Command programming .........................19-3
Attributes ......................................19-11
Conventions ...................................19-9
Functions ......................................19-10
Local state ....................................19-14
Logical instruments ......................19-12
Reading buffers ........................... 19-13
Remote state ............................... 19-14
Syntax rules ................................. 19-11
Time and date values .................. 19-14
TSP-Link nodes ........................... 19-12
Common commands ................................B-2
*IDN? ...............................................B-3
*OPC ................................................B-3
*OPC? ..............................................B-3
*RST ................................................B-4
*TRG ................................................B-4
*TST? ...............................................B-4
*WAI .................................................B-4
Summary .........................................B-2
Compliance
Limit ......................................... 3-3, 4-2
Maximum ......................................... 4-2
Principles ......................................... 4-2
Setting front panel compliance limit . 3-4
Setting remote compliance limit ....... 3-4
Concatenation ........................................ 19-7
Connection
GPIB .............................................. 15-3
Connectors ............................................... 2-2
Chassis ground ................................ 2-4
Digital I/O .............................1-10, 1-12
IEEE-488 .............................1-10, 1-12
Input ................................................. 2-2
Input/output LO ................................ 2-4
Output ..........................1-10, 1-12, 2-2
Power module ...................... 1-10, 1-12
RS-232 .................................1-10, 1-12
TSP-Link ..............................1-10, 1-12
Contact check
Circuit configuration ....................... 4-17
Commands .................................... 3-19
Connections ..................................... 2-9
Measurements ............................... 3-18
Overview ........................................ 3-18
Programming example ................... 3-20
Contact information .................................. 1-3
Continuous power operating boundaries . 4-6
Conventions ........................................... 19-9
Cooling vents ......................................... 1-13
Copyting Test Scripts ........................... 14-10
Current accuracy .................................... 22-9
Output ............................................ 22-9
Current measurement accuracy 22-10, 22-14
Limits ........................................... 22-16
Current measurement accuracy limits . 22-15