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Model 4200-SCS User Manual Section 4: How to Control Other Instruments with the Model 4200-SCS
KCON setup
For this tutorial, the following external equipment must be added to the system configuration:
• Switch matrix
• Matrix card
• Probe station
KCON is used to add external equipment to the test system. Below is a step by step procedure for
adding the necessary equipment to the system configuration:
To setup KCON:
1. Start KCON. Double-click the KCON icon on the desktop or use the Start menu, and select
Start > Programs > Keithley > KCON.
2. Add the Keithley Model 707/707A Switching Matrix to the system configuration using the
KCON Tools menu as illustrated in Figure 4-23.
Figure 4-23
Adding a switch matrix
3. Set the GPIB Address for the switch matrix and add the Model 7174A matrix card in Slot 1,
as illustrated in Figure 4-24.
Figure 4-24
Configuring the switch matrix
4. Add a manual probe station to the system configuration using the KCON Tools menu as
shown in Figure 4-25. If a test fixture is already part of the configuration, it must be removed
before the probe station can be added. To remove any external component from the system
configuration, select it in the configuration navigator, and press the DELETE key.