Making Measurements - Agilent Technologies Series N6700 User Manual

Making Measurements

Measurement Ranges
Series N6700 User's Guide
Each output channel has its own measurement capability. The output
voltage and current is measured by acquiring a number of samples at
the selected time interval, applying a window function to the
samples, and averaging the samples.
The power-on time interval is 20.48 microseconds. The output
window function is Rectangular.
Use the following commands to make a simple measurement:
Front Panel:
Select the Meter key.
Some models have multiple voltage and current measurement ranges.
(Refer to Chapter 1, "Model Differences"). Selecting a lower
measurement range provides greater measurement accuracy,
provided the measurement does not exceed the range.
Front Panel:
Select Measure\Range.
Select the lower measurement
range from the voltage or current
dropdown menu. Then press Select.
The maximum measurable current is the maximum rating of the
range. If the measurement exceeds the range, an "Overload" error
will occur. Examples of programming measurement ranges are:
3.06 A range
0.10 A range
200 μA range (option 2UA) To select, program values ≤ 200 µA.
Seamless Measurements
Seamless voltage and current measurement autoranging is available
on Agilent Models N6781A and N6782A. This enables a wide dynamic
measurement range with no data lost across ranges. Autoranging
does not include the 10 μA range, which must be selected manually.
Front Panel:
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Operating the Power System 4
SCPI Command:
To measure average voltage or current:
MEAS:VOLT?(@1)
MEAS:CURR?(@1)
SCPI Command:
To set the 5 V measurement range:
SENS:VOLT:RANG 5, (@1)
To set the 1 A measurement range:
SENS:CURR:RANG 1, (@1)
To select, program values > 0.1 A and ≤ 3.06 A.
To select, program values > 200 µA and ≤ 0.1 A.
SCPI Command:
To enable seamless voltage or current
autoranging on channel 1:
SENS:VOLT
:RANG:AUTO ON,
SENS:CURR
:RANG:AUTO ON,
(@1)
(@1)
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