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3 Features and Functions<br />

The following table shows the different combinations of front- panel<br />

annunciators that may appear while using alarms. In addition to being<br />

stored in reading memory, alarms are also recorded in their own SCPI<br />

status system. You can configure the instrument to use the status<br />

system to generate a Service Request (SRQ) when alarms are generated.<br />

Refer to the <strong>Agilent</strong> <strong>34980A</strong> Programmer’s Reference Help file for more<br />

information on the Status System.<br />

An alarm is enabled on the displayed channel.<br />

The indicated HI or LO limit is being configured on the indicated alarm<br />

(shown while in the Alarm menu).<br />

An alarm has occurred on one or more channels. The behavior of the <br />

Alarm Output lines tracks the alarm annunciators on the front panel.<br />

The Alarm Output lines have been cleared but alarms remain in the queue.<br />

The default values for the upper and lower alarm limits are “0”. <br />

The lower limit must always be less than or equal to the upper limit,<br />

even if you are using only one of the limits.<br />

For details on configuring alarms on the digital modules, see “Using<br />

Alarms With the Digital Modules” on page 138.<br />

A Factory Reset (*RST command) clears all alarm limits and turns off<br />

all alarms. An Instrument Preset (SYSTem:PRESet command) or <br />

Card Reset (SYSTem:CPON command) does not clear the alarm limits and<br />

does not turn off alarms.<br />

Front Panel Operation: Alarm > LOW LIMIT > HIGH LIMIT > THIS CHANNEL ALARM<br />

After selecting the lower and upper limit for the selected channel, assign<br />

one of the four alarm numbers. Note that the instrument does not start<br />

evaluating the alarm conditions until you exit the Alarm menu.<br />

Remote Interface Operation: To assign the alarm number to report any<br />

alarm conditions on the specified channels, use the following command <br />

(if not assigned, all alarms on all channels are reported on Alarm 1 <br />

by default).<br />

OUTPUT:ALARM2:SOURCE (@2001,2012)<br />

To set the upper and lower alarm limits on the specified channels, <br />

use the following commands.<br />

CALC:LIMIT:UPPER 5.25,(@2001,2012)<br />

CALC:LIMIT:LOWER 0.025,(@2001,2012)<br />

To enable the upper and lower alarm limits on the specified channels, <br />

use the following commands.<br />

CALC:LIMIT:UPPER:STATE ON,(@2001,2012)<br />

CALC:LIMIT:LOWER:STATE ON,(@2001,2012)<br />

134 <strong>Agilent</strong> <strong>34980A</strong> Mainframe User’s Guide

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