Keysight E4981A Programming Manual page 5

Data Transfer Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
ASCII transfer format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Binary transfer format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Reading Out Measured Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Reading out measured result using *TRG command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Reading out measured result using :FETCh? command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Reading out measured result using :READ? command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Reading out results of several measurements in batch (using data buffer) . . . . . . . . . . .69
Reading Out Measurement Signal Level Monitor Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Sample program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
7. Sorting Based on Measured Result (Comparator Function)
Setting Up Comparator Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Turning ON/OFF comparator function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Setting up limit range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Turning ON/OFF AUX BIN function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Setting up condition to make a beep sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Rejecting Excessively Low Measured Results (Low C Reject Function). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Turning ON/OFF Low C reject function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Setting limit (range boundary values) of Low C reject function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Reading Out Sorting Judgment Result. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Reading Out Sort Count Of Each Bin (BIN Count Function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Turning ON/OFF BIN count function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Reading out BIN count value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Clearing (resetting) the BIN count value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Sample Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
8. Avoiding Mistakes Related to Work and Daily Checks
Avoiding Mistakes Related To Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Avoiding improper input from the front panel (key lock function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Avoiding mistakes related to work when obtaining correction data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Detecting the occurrence of an error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Daily checks (executing the self-test). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
9. Measurement Applications (Sample Programs)
Setting Up Measurement Conditions and LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Executing OPEN/SHORT/LOAD Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Recovering the Correction State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Executing Multi Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Detecting the Completion of Measurement using SRQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Reading Measurement Results in ASCII Format Using *TRG Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Keysight E4981A 120 Hz/1 kHz/1 MHz Capacitance Meter 5