Keithley 3720-ST User Manual

Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual Section 1: Introduction
3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018 1-3
Capabilities and features
The Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter is comprised of four versions of the Model 3706A
system switch mainframe and a series of plug-in switch and control cards.
Series 3700A available models
Model
Description
3706A
Six-slot system switch with high-performance digital multimeter (DMM)
3706A-NFP
Six-slot system switch with high-performance digital multimeter (DMM)
without front-panel display and keypad
3706A-S
Six-slot system switch
3706A-SNFP Six-slot system switch without front-panel display and keypad
Available plug-in cards
Model
Description
3720
Dual 1 × 30 multiplexer card (auto CJC when used with optional
Model 3720-ST screw-terminal accessory)
3721
Dual 1 × 20 multiplexer card (auto CJC when used with optional
Model 3721-ST screw-terminal accessory)
3722
Dual 1 × 48 high-density multiplexer card
3723
Dual 1 × 30 high-speed reed relay multiplexer card
3724
Dual 1 × 30 FET multiplexer card
3730
6 × 16 high-density matrix card
3731
6 × 16 high-speed reed relay matrix card
3732
Quad 4 × 28 ultra-high density reed relay matrix card
3740
32-channel isolated switch card
3750
Multifunction control card
Series 3700A instruments have the following features:
• Six-slot system switch with optional high-performance multimeter
• Three remote interfaces: LXI/ethernet, general purpose bus (GPIB), and Universal Serial Bus
(USB)
• Fourteen programmable digital I/O lines
• Up to 576 two-wire or 720 one-wire multiplexer channels in one mainframe
• Up to 2,688 one-pole matrix crosspoints in one mainframe
• Capable of more than 14,000 readings per second to memory with high-performance multimeter
option
• Filtering to reduce reading noise
• Internal memory stores multiple user setups
• USB flash drive access for saving data buffers, test scripts, and user setups
• Digital I/O port: Allows the Series 3700A to control other devices
• LXI
®
Class B and C compliance
• Embedded TSP scripting engine accessible from any host interface; responds to high-speed test
scripts comprised of instrument control commands
• TSP-Link
®
expansion bus that allows TSP-enabled instruments to trigger and communicate with
each other; advanced Test Script Processor (TSP
®
) scripting engine features enable parallel
script execution across the TSP-Link network

Keithley 3720-ST Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	3720-ST
Category	Multimeter
Language	English