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VT1509A User’s Manual The VT1509A manual also applies to Agilent/HP E1413s as Agilent/HP E1413 Option 19. Enclosed is the User’s Manual for the VT1509A Signal Conditioning Plug-on. Insert this manual in your VT1413C and Agilent/HP E1313 manual behind the “Signal Conditioning Plug-ons”...
Chapters 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 VT1509A, the part number is : VT1509A. Introduction...
VT1509A SCPs. The connections are shown in Figure 1. For Agilent/HP E1313 Terminal Moduless, use stickers for VT1509A SCPs. The connections are shown in Figures 2 and 3. For Agilent/HP E1413B and below Terminal Modules, use stickers for HP E1413 Option 19 SCPs. The connections are shown in Figure 4.
6 enter statement here Querying the While the VT1509A does not allow controlling whether the filters are enabled or disabled, this state can be queried. The response to this query Filter State will always be 1. To query any channel to determine if it is enabled or disabled use the INPut:FILTer[:LPASs][:STATe]? (@<channel>)
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2 enter statement here Querying the While the VT1509A’s amplifiers have fixed gain, the channel gain can be queried. The response to this query will always be 64. To query any channel Channel Gain to determine its gain setting use the INPut:GAIN? (@<channel>) command.
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 VT1509A 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 VT1509A Fixed Filter+Amplifier SCP 9...
Specifications These specifications for the VT1509A reflect the combined performance of the VT1413C or Agilent/HP E1313 and the VT1509A Signal Conditioning Plug-on. These specifications are not to be added to those presented in the VT1413C or Agilent/HP E1313 User’s Manual.
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0.25°C Type R A/D Filter 0 to 100°C 100 to 200°C 200 to 600°C 600 to 1000°C 1.40°C 0.75°C 0.45°C 0.30°C 1.40°C 0.70°C 0.40°C 0.30°C * [SENSe:]FILTer[:LPASs][:STATe] ON (max scan rate - 100 rdgs/sec/channel) Specifications VT1509A Fixed Filter+Amplifier SCP 11...
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15 to 30°C 30 to 70°C 70 to 85°C 0.011°C 0.013°C 0.017°C 0.010°C 0.013°C 0.017°C 10 k Thermistor A/D Filter 30 to 60°C 60 to 90°C 90 to 115°C 0.015°C 0.016°C 0.022°C 0.014°C 0.015°C 0.020°C 12 VT1509A Fixed Filter+Amplifier SCP Specifications...