Example: Matrix-Type Switching; Switching Channels Comments - HP E1366A User Manual

Example:
Matrix-Type
Switching
Switching
Channels
Comments
28 Using the HP E1366A/E1367A RF Multiplexer Module
This example connects channel 13 to channel 01 of an RF multiplexer in
matrix-type configuration. The multiplexer is defined as a single-module
switchbox instrument. See the following figure for typical user
connections.
To connect channel 13 to channel 01, execute:
CLOS (@101,113)
Figure 3-3. Matrix-Type Switching
To open the channels, use
Query Channel States. Use
channel_list
OPEN? < >
returns a 1 for channels closed, 0 for channels open.
channels closed, 1 for channels open. (Commands do not account for relay
hardware failures.)
Channel Closure Order.
multiple channels (one at a time). However, the sequence in which multiple
channels are closed with a single command is not guaranteed.
! Connect channel 01 to channel 13.
1 is the card number and 01, 13
are channel numbers.
OPEN (@101,113) .
CLOSe? < channel_list
to query the channel states (open/closed).
CLOSe < channel_list
> or
CLOSe?
returns a 0 for
OPEN?
> can be used to close
Chapter 3