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Agilent Technologies 34980A Application Note

How your 3499a/b/c test system benefits from upgrading to the new 34980a switch/measure/control system
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Add functionality, streamline your test
programs, and reduce the physical test
system size by upgrading from your
3499A/B/C to the new 34980A
Multifunction Switch/Measure Unit.
How your 3499A/B/C Test System
Benefits From Upgrading to the New
34980A Switch/Measure/Control System

Application Note

Measurements
34980A Mainframe, plug-in modules and terminal cards

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  • Page 1: Application Note

    3499A/B/C to the new 34980A Multifunction Switch/Measure Unit. How your 3499A/B/C Test System Benefits From Upgrading to the New 34980A Switch/Measure/Control System Application Note Measurements 34980A Mainframe, plug-in modules and terminal cards...
  • Page 2 List of 34980A Measurement Capabilities • Temperature measured with Thermocouples, RTDs and Thermistors • DC and AC volts • 2- and 4-wire Resistance • Frequency and Period • DC and AC current • 4 alarms for High/Low or both limits for each channel •...
  • Page 3 Modules Benefits of the new 34980A modules vs 3499A/B/C modules http://www.agilent.com/find/34980A http://www.agilent.com/find/3499 3499A/B Mainframe and plug-in modules...
  • Page 4 Table 2. Direct comparison of 34980A and 3499 modules Module Type 34980A Multiplexer 34921A 40 Ch armature 300V 1A 34922A 70 Ch armature 300V 1A 34923A 40 Ch reed 200V .5A 34924A 70 Ch reed 80V .5 34925A 40 Ch FET +/-80V .5A...

  • Page 5: User Interface

    User Interface Instrument Control (Programming) Table 3. Control Options for 3499A/B/C and 34980A Front Panel Buttons 3488 Legacy Commands SCPI Commands Plug & Play driver IVI COM driver IVI-C driver LabVIEW driver Web Interface 3499A/B/C 34980A...
  • Page 6 Web Page Interface Web interface display for 34921A MUX Switch module Web interface display of scanned measurements...
  • Page 7 Close channel 10 on the module in slot 3 ROUTe:CLOS (@3010) Scan channels 0 through 40 on the module in slot 1 ROUTe:SCAN (@1001:1040) Example program. 34980A SCPI commands in VEE IVI-C, IVI COM and LabVIEW instrument drivers 3499A/B/C [ROUTe:]CLOS (@310)

  • Page 8: Scan Feature

    Scan Feature Single Scan List Size: Table 5. 34980A and 3499A/B/C Multiplexer & Matrix module scan rates Module Type 34980A Modules Multiplexer 34921A 40 Ch armature 34922A 70 Ch armature 34923A 40 Ch reed 34924A 70 Ch reed 34925A 40 Ch FET...
  • Page 9 Monitor Feature Stored State Feature...
  • Page 10 Switch and Measurement Connections http://www.agilent.com/find/34980A 34980A Modules and Std DSub 50/78 connectors 3499A/B/C Modules and Terminals...
  • Page 11 Summary Features that differentiate new 34980A: • FET switches for long life, high speed measurement scans and the latest in technology Armature and Reed relays for both Multiplexer and Matrix switching • Analog bus for joining modules, connecting to external instruments, accessing internal DMM.

  • Page 12: Appendix A - Command Reference/Comparison

    Appendix A – Command Reference/Comparison 34980A Commands ABORt CALCulate :AVERage:AVERage? :AVERage:CLEar :AVERage:COUNt? :AVERage: MAXimum? :AVERage:MAXimum:TIME? :AVERage:MINimum? :AVERage:MINimum:TIME? :AVERage:PTPeak? :LIMit:LOWer :LIMit:LOWer? :LIMit:LOWer:STATe :LIMit:LOWer:STATe? :LIMit:UPPer :LIMit:UPPer? :LIMit:UPPer:STATe :LIMit:UPPer:STATe? :SCALe:GAIN :SCALe: GAIN? :SCALe:OFFSet :SCALe:OFFSet? :SCALe: OFFSet:NULL :SCALe: STATe :SCALe: STATe? :SCALe:UNIT :SCALe: UNIT?
  • Page 13 34980A Commands (cont’d.) :CURRent:AC :CURRent[:DC] :DIGital:STATe :DIGital:WIDTh :FREQuency :FRESistance :PERiod :RESistance :TEMPerature :TOTalize [:VOLTage]:AC [:VOLTage][:DC] CONFigure? DATA :LAST? :POINts:EVENt:THReshold :POINts:EVENt:THReshold? :POINts? :REMove? DIAGnostic :DMM:CYCLes:CLEar :DMM:CYCles? :RELay CYCles:CLEar :RELay:CYCLes? DISPlay [:STATe] [:STATe]? :TEXT :TEXT ? :TEXT:CLEar FETCh? FORmat :BORDer :READing:ALARm :READing:ALARm?
  • Page 14 34980A Commands (cont’d.) :CURRent:AC? :CURRent[:DC]? :DIGital[:<width>]? :DIGital[:BYTE]:BIT? :FREQuency? FRESistance? :PERiod? :RESistance? :TEMPerature? :TOTalize? [:VOLTage]:AC? [:VOLTage][:DC]? MEMory :STATe:CATalog? :STATe:DELete :STATe:NAME :STATe:NAME? :STATe:RECall:AUTO :STATe:RECall:AUTO? :STATe:RECall:SELect :STATe:RECall:SELect? :STATe:VALid? OUTPut :ALARm<n>:CLEar :ALARm:MODE :ALARm:MODE? :ALARm:SLOPe :ALARm: SLOPe? :ALARm<n>:SOURce :ALARm<n>:SOURce? [:STATe] READ? ROUTe :CHANnel:ADVance:SOURce :CHANnel:ADVance:SOURce? :CHANnel:DELay...
  • Page 15 34980A Commands (cont’d.) :SCAN :SCAN:ADD :SCAN:REMove :SCAN:SIZE? SAMPle :COUNt :COUNt? SENSe :CURRent:AC :BANDwidth :BANDwidth? :RANGe :RANGe? :RANGe:AUTO :RANGe:AUTO? :CURRent[:DC] :APERture:ENABled? :APERture :NPLC :NPLC? :RANGe :RANGe? :RANGe:AUTO :RANGe:AUTO? :RESolution :RESolution? :ZERO:AUTO :DIGital:DATA[:<width>]? :DIGital:DATA[BYTE]:BIT? :FREQuency :APERture :APERture? :RANGe:LOWer :RANGe:LOWer? :VOLTage:RANGe :VOLTage:RANGe? :VOLTage:RANGe:AUTO...
  • Page 16 34980A Commands (cont’d.) :RANGe:AUTO? :RESolution :RESolution? :ZERO:AUTO :FUNCtion :FUNCtion? :PERiod:APERture :PERiod:VOLTage:RANGe :VOLTage:RANGe? :VOLTage:RANGe:AUTO :VOLTage:RANGe:AUTO? :PERiod:ZERO:AUTO :RESistance:APERture :APERture? :ALPERture:ENABled? :NPLC :NPLC? :OCOMpensated :OCOMpensated? :RANGe :RANGe? :RANGe:AUTO :RANGe:AUTO? :RESolution :RESolution? :ZERO:AUTO :TEMPerature:ABERture :APERture:ENABled? :NPLC :NPLC? :TRANsducer:Tcouple:IMPedance:AUTo :Tcouple:CHECk :RJUNction :RJUNction:TYPE :TYPE :TRANsducer:TYPE :FRTD:RESistance...
  • Page 17 34980A Commands (cont’d.) [:DC]:NPLC? [:DC]:RANGe [:DC]:RANGe? [:DC]:RANGe:AUTO [:DC]:RANGe:AUTO? [:DC]:RESolution [:DC]RESolution [:DC]:ZERO:AUTO [:DC]:ZERO:AUTO? SOURce :CURRent[:LEVel] :CURRent[:LEVel]? :DIGital:DATA[:<width>] :DIGital:DATA[BYTE]:BIT :DIGital:STATe? :FUNCtion:CLOCk:EXTernal:DIVisor :CLOCk[INTernal]:PERiod :CLOCk:SOURce :CURRent:GAIN :CURRent:OFFSet :ENABle :FREQuency :HALT :STATus? :TRACe:NCYCles :TRACe[NAME] :TRACe:SINDex :TRIGger:IMMediate :TRIGger:SOURce :VOLTage:GAIN :VOLTage:OFFSet :MODE :MODE? :VOLTage[:LEVel] :VOLTage[:LEVel]? STATus :ALARm:CONDition? :ALARm:ENABle 3499A/B/C Commands (cont’d.)
  • Page 18 34980A Commands (cont’d.) :ALARm:ENABle? :ALARm[:EVENt]? :MODule:ENABle :MODule:EVENt? :MODule:SLOT[n]:CONDition? :MODule:SLOT[n]:ENABle :MODule:SLOT[n][:EVENt]? :OPERation:CONDition? :OPERation:ENABle :OPERation:ENABle? :OPERation[:EVENt]? :PRESet :QUEStionable:CONDition? :QUEStionable:ENABle :QUEStionable:ENABle? :QUEStionable[:EVENt]? SYSTem :ABUS:INTerlock:SIMulate :ALARM? :BEEPer :BEEPer:STATe? :CDEScription? :COMMunicate:ENABle :GPIB:ADDRess :LAN:AUTOip :LAN:BSTatus? :LAN:CONTrol? :LAN:DHCP :LAN:DNS :LAN:DOMain :LAN:GATEway :LAN:HISTory? :LAN:HISTory:CLEar :LAN:HOSTname :LAN:IPADdress :LAN:KEEPalive :LAN:MAC?
  • Page 19 34980A Commands (cont’d.) :TIME? :TIME:SCAN? :VERSion? TRACe:CATalog? [:DATA] [:DATA]:DAC [:DATA]:FUNCtion :DELete:ALL :DELete[:NAME] :FREE? :POINts? TRIGger :COUnt :COUNt? :DELay :DELay? :DELay:AUTO :DELay:AUTO? :SOURce :SOURce? :TIMer :TIMer? UNIT :TEMPerature :TEMPerature? IEEE-488.2 Common Commands *CLS *ESE *ESE? *ESR? *IDN? *OPC *OPC? *PSC *PSC?
  • Page 20 Agilent Technologies’ Test and Measurement Support, Services, and Assistance Agilent Technologies aims to maximize the value you receive, while minimizing your risk and problems. We strive to ensure that you get the test and measurement capabilities you paid for and obtain the support you need.

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