Appendix D Optimizing Throughout And Reading Rate - Agilent Technologies 3458A User Manual

Appendix D Optimizing Throughout and
Introducing the 3458A ......................................... 321
Application Oriented Command Language .... 321
Intrinsically Slow Measurements ................... 321
Maximizing the Testing Speed ............................ 322
Program Memory ........................................... 322
State Storage ................................................... 322
Reading Analysis ............................................ 322
Task Grouping and Sequence ......................... 322
System Uptime ............................................... 323
Purpose ................................................................ 323
Topics Covered in the Product Note include: 323
DC Volts, DC Current and Resistance ................ 323
Optimizing Through the DCV Path ................ 324
DC Current ..................................................... 326
Resistance ....................................................... 326
Optimizing Through the Track-and-Hold Path
(Direct Sampling and Subsampling) .............. 328
AC Volts and AC Current ................................... 328
Analog ACV ................................................... 328
Synchronous ACV ......................................... 328
Random ACV ................................................. 328
Comparison of ACV Modes ........................... 329
AC Current ..................................................... 329
Frequency and Period ..................................... 330
Optimizing the Testing Process Through Task
Allocation ............................................................ 330
Math Operations ............................................. 330
Data Storage ................................................... 330
Output Formats ............................................... 331
State Storage and Program Memory .............. 331
Measurement List ........................................... 332
A Benchmark ....................................................... 333
Benchmark Results ......................................... 334
Still Faster ....................................................... 338
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