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VT1508A User’s Manual The VT1508A manual also applies to Agilent/HP E1413Bs as Agilent/HP E1413 Option 18. Enclosed is the User’s Manual for the VT1508A Signal Conditioning Plug-on. Insert this manual in your VT1413C or Agilent/HP E1313 manual behind the “Signal Conditioning Plug-ons”...
1 and 2 of your VT1413C or Agilent/HP E1313 manual. Identifying the Plug-on You’ll find the VXI Technology part number on the connector side of the SCP to the left of the serial number bar code. For the VT1508A, the part number is : VT1508A. Introduction...
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SCP. Use the appropriate label for the type of Terminal Module you have. The connections and appropriate stickers are as follows: For VT1413C and above Terminal Modules, use stickers for VT1508A SCPs. The connections are shown in Figure 1.
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6 enter statement here Querying the While the VT1508A does not allow controlling whether the filters are enabled or disabled, this state can be queried. The response to this query will always be 1. To Filter State query any channel to determine if it is enabled or disabled use the INPut:FILTer[:LPASs][:STATe]? (@<channel>) command.
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INP:FILT? (@102) enter statement here Querying the While the VT1508A’s amplifiers have fixed gain, the channel gain can be queried. The response to this query will always be 16. To query any channel to determine its Channel Gain gain setting use the INPut:GAIN? (@<channel>) command. The INP:GAIN? command returns the current gain value for the specified channel.
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Commands. This section will relate those commands to the parameter values which are specific to this Plug-on. When Register Programming an SCP most communication is through the Signal Conditioning Bus. For that you will use the Register Commands: SCBWRITE <regaddr> <regvalue> SCBREAD? <regaddr> 8 VT1508A Fixed Filter+Amplifier SCP Register Based Programming...
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Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 SCP 7 SCP 6 SCP 5 SCP 4 SCP 3 SCP 2 SCP 1 SCP 0 Register Based Programming VT1508A Fixed Filter+Amplifier SCP 9...
Specifications These specifications for the VT1508A reflect the combined performance of the VT1413C or Agilent/HP E1313 and the VT1508A Signal Conditioning Plug-on. These specifications are not to be added to those presented in the VT1413C User’s Manual. General Specifications Measurement ranges DC Volts ±3.9 mV to ±1 V FS...
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0.40 C A/D Filter Type R 0 to 100°C 100 to 200°C 200 to 600°C 600 to 1000°C 1.80 C 0.90 C 0.70 C 0.60 C [SENSe:]FILTer[:LPASs][:STATe] ON (max scan rate - 100 rdgs/sec/channel) Specifications VT1508A Fixed Filter+Amplifier SCP 11...
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70 to 85°C 0.012 C 0.014 C 0.019 C 10 k Thermistor A/D Filter 0 to 30°C 30 to 60°C 60 to 90°C 90 to 115°C 0.015 C 0.016 C 0.018 C 0.022 C 12 VT1508A Fixed Filter+Amplifier SCP Specifications...