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Chapter 2
Frequency and Period Measurement Errors................................................................ 36
Measurement Configuration ....................................................................................... 37
Math Operations (CALCulate Subsystem) ................................................................. 41
Triggering the Multimeter .......................................................................................... 45
Agilent E1412A Multimeter Application Examples .................................................. 52
Chapter 3
Multimeter Command Reference ............................................................................... 67
Using This Chapter ..................................................................................................... 67
Command Types ......................................................................................................... 67
Multimeter Range and Resolution Tables .................................................................. 70
SCPI Command Reference ......................................................................................... 71
ABORt ........................................................................................................................ 72
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AC Signal Filter .................................................................................................. 37
DC Input Resistance ............................................................................................ 37
Resolution ............................................................................................................ 38
Integration Time .................................................................................................. 39
Autozero .............................................................................................................. 40
Ranging ............................................................................................................... 40
AVERage Function ............................................................................................. 41
NULL (Relative) Function .................................................................................. 41
dB Measurements ................................................................................................ 42
dBm Measurements ............................................................................................. 43
LIMit Function .................................................................................................... 44
The Trigger Source .............................................................................................. 46
External Triggering ............................................................................................. 47
Internal Triggering .............................................................................................. 47
Bus Triggering ..................................................................................................... 48
The Wait-for-Trigger State .................................................................................. 48
The Trigger Count ............................................................................................... 48
Checking the Trigger Count ................................................................................ 49
Inserting a Trigger Delay .................................................................................... 49
Default Delays ..................................................................................................... 50
Querying the Delay Time .................................................................................... 51
The Sample Count ............................................................................................... 51
Checking the Sample Count ................................................................................ 51
Agilent VTL Software (VISA) ............................................................................ 52
Example Programs .............................................................................................. 52
Making Multimeter Measurements ..................................................................... 53
Synchronizing the Multimeter With a Switch Module ....................................... 57
Multimeter Status System Examples ................................................................... 60
Agilent VEE Programming Example .................................................................. 64
Common Command Format ................................................................................ 67
SCPI Command Format ...................................................................................... 67
Linking Commands ............................................................................................. 69
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