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Front Matter....................................................................................................................... 7
Agilent Technologies Warranty Statement ................................................................... 7
Safety Symbols ............................................................................................................ 8
Warnings ...................................................................................................................... 8
Declaration Of Conformity............................................................................................ 9
Chapter 1 - Getting Started ........................................................................................... 11
Using This Chapter .................................................................................................... 11
Form C Switch Description......................................................................................... 11
Basic Operation .................................................................................................. 11
Typical Configurations ........................................................................................ 13
Configuring the Form C Switch .................................................................................. 14
Warnings and Cautions ...................................................................................... 14
Setting the Logical Address Switch .................................................................... 15
Setting the Interrupt Priority ................................................................................ 16
Installing the Form C Switch in a Mainframe ...................................................... 17
Configuring a Terminal Module .................................................................................. 18
Standard Terminal Module Description ............................................................... 18
Terminal Module Option A3G Description .......................................................... 18
Connecting User Inputs ...................................................................................... 19
Wiring a Terminal Module ................................................................................... 20
Attaching a Terminal Module to the Form C Switch ............................................ 22
Protecting Relays and Circuits ................................................................................... 23
Relay Life Factors ............................................................................................... 23
Extending Relay Life ........................................................................................... 24
Adding Relay and Circuit Protection ................................................................... 25
Maximum Allowable Module Switch Current ...................................................... 26
Programming the Form C Switch ............................................................................... 27
Using SCPI Commands ...................................................................................... 27
Addressing the Form C Switch ........................................................................... 27
Initial Operation .................................................................................................. 29
Chapter 2 - Using the Form C Switch .......................................................................... 31
Using This Chapter .................................................................................................... 31
Form C Switch Commands ........................................................................................ 31
Power-on and Reset Conditions ................................................................................ 32
Module Identification .................................................................................................. 32
Example: Module Identification (BASIC) ............................................................ 32
Example: Module Identification (TURBO C) ....................................................... 33
Switching Channels ................................................................................................... 34
Example: Opening/Closing Channels (BASIC) ................................................... 34
Example: Voltage Switching (BASIC) ................................................................. 34
Example: Controlling RF Switches/Step Attenuators (BASIC) ........................... 35
Example: Digital Output Configuration (BASIC) ................................................. 37
Example: Matrix Switching (BASIC) ................................................................... 37
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