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Section 8: Triggering
3. Press the EXIT key twice to leave the CONFIGURE TRIGGER menus.
Switching mainframe setup
Step 1. Restore bench defaults.
1. Press the MENU key, select SAVESETUP, and then press the ENTER key.
2. From the SAVESETUP menu, select RESET, and then press the ENTER key.
3. Press the ENTER key to confirm the action.
4. Press the ENTER key to return to the SETUP MENU.
5. Press the EXIT key to leave the SETUP MENU.
6. Press the EXIT key to leave the MAIN MENU.
Step 2. Set up scan list: 1!1 - 1!10.
1. Press the SCAN LIST key.
2. Press 1, 1 - 1, 1, 0, and then press the ENTER key.
Step 3. Set the number of scans to 1.
1. Press the SCAN key, select SCAN-CONTROL, and then press the ENTER key.
2. From the SCAN CONTROL menu, select NUMBER-OF-SCANS, and then press the ENTER
key.
3. Select ENTER-SCAN-COUNT, and then press the ENTER key.
4. Set the count to 1, and then press the ENTER key.
5. Press the EXIT key to return to the CONFIGURE SCAN menu.
Step 4. Set channel spacing to trigger-link.
1. Select CHAN-CONTROL from the CONFIGURE SCAN menu, and then press the ENTER key.
2. Select CHANNEL-SPACING from the CHANNEL CONTROL menu, and then press the
ENTER key.
3. Select TRIGLINK, and then press the ENTER key.
4. Select ASYNCHRONOUS, and then press the ENTER key.
5. To leave the CONFIGURE SCAN menu, press the ENTER key twice, and then the EXIT key
three times.
Operation
1. To store the readings in the Model 6482 buffer, press the STORE key and set the buffer size to
10. When the ENTER key is pressed, the asterisk (*) indicator will turn on to indicate the buffer
is enabled. See
2. Turn the Model 6482 OUTPUT ON. The Model 6482 waits for an external trigger from the
switching mainframe.
3. Press the STEP key on the Model 7001/7002 to take it out of the idle state and start the scan.
The scanner's output pulse triggers the Model 6482 to take a reading and store it. The
Model 6482 then sends a trigger pulse to the switching mainframe to close the next channel.
This process continues until all 10 channels are scanned, measured, and stored.
Details of this testing process are explained in the following paragraphs and are referenced to the
operation model shown in
8-10
Model 6482 Dual-Channel Picoammeter / Voltage Source Reference Manual
Section 6
for details.
Figure
8-7.
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