Getting Started - Stanford Research Systems SIM918 Operating And Service Manual

1 Getting Started

In This Chapter
This chapter gives you the necessary information to get started
quickly with your SIM918 Precision Current Preamplifier.
1.1 Introduction to the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2
1.1.1 Current amplifiers and autozero . . . . . . . . 1 - 2
1.1.2 Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2
1.1.3 Cabling and grounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 3
1.1.4 Autocalibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 3
1.1.5 Remote interface and status . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 3
1.1.6 Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 4
1.1.7 Front and rear panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 5
1.2 Front-Panel Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 5
1.2.1 Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 5
1.2.2 Autozero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 5
1.2.3 Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 7
1.2.4 Bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 7
1.2.5 Output overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 8
1.3 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 8
1.4 Power-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 9
1.5 Restoring the Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . 1 - 9
1.6 SIM Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 10
1.6.1 SIM interface connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 10
1.6.2 Direct interfacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 10
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