210 Index
S (continued)
Setting (continued)
resolution, 15, 38, 198
2-wire ohms, 92, 107, 143
4-wire ohms, 90, 105, 135
ac current, 87, 102, 121
ac voltage, 93, 108, 146
dc current, 88, 103, 126
dc voltage, 94, 109, 151
dc voltage ratio, 95, 110
frequency, 89, 104
period function, 91, 106
sample count, 51, 114
trigger
count
, 49, 156
delays, 49–50, 157–159
upper/lower limits, 44, 77
Settling Time
ac signal filters
, 37, 127–128
automatic insertion, 31
dc blocking circuitry, 36
delays, 31
effects, 31
SICL, 15
Signal Filters, 36–37, 127–128
querying, 128
setting, 127
Soft Front Panel (VXIplug&play)
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Specifications
, 171–184
ac characteristics, 174–176
calculate total measurement error, 180–181
dc characteristics, 171–173
frequency characteristics, 177–178
general, 179
high accuracy measurements, 184
interpreting, 182–183
period characteristics, 177–178
Speed and Accuracy Tradeoffs, 193–198
*SRE, 60, 165
*SRE?, 165
SRQ (Service Request Bit), 60
Standard Commands for Programmable
Instruments
, 67
Standard Event
bit (ESB)
, 61
register, 60
Standard Instrument Control Language, 15
Status Byte
message available bit (MAV)
, 60, 62
operation status bit (OPR), 58
Status Byte (continued)
questionable data register bit (QUE), 63
register, 60
STATus Subsystem, 153–154
STATus:PRESet, 153
STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition?, 153
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle, 153
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle?, 154
STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]?, 154
Status System, 58, 60–63
examples, 60–63
multimeter, 60–63
switch module, 58
*STB?, 166
Storing
dB reference value
, 43
dBm reference resistance value, 43
NULL offset value, 42
Summary Bit, 60
Switch Module, 58
synchronizing multimeter with, 57–59, 64
Synchronizing with Switch Module, 57–59, 64
SYSTem Subsystem, 155
SYSTem:ERRor?, 155
SYSTem:VERSion?, 155
T
Temperature Coefficient
accuracy
, 183
errors, 34, 180
power dissipation effects, 31
Terminals, input, 18
Thermal EMF Errors, 25
Thermoelectric Voltages, 25–26
Transfer
accuracy
, 183
readings to output buffer, 98, 113
*TRG, 46, 48, 160
Trigger Count, 48–49, 156–157
querying, 49, 157
selecting, 48–49, 156
Trigger Delay, 49–51, 157–159
defaults, 50, 159
querying, 51, 158–159
selecting, 49–50, 157–159
Trigger Lines (TTLTrg0-TTLTrg7), 46, 111–112,
160
Trigger Source, 46–48, 160–161
BUS, 46, 48, 160
EXTernal, 46–47, 160