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Agilent 34980A  Multifunction Switch/Measure Unit *34980-90005*

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<strong>Agilent</strong> <strong>34980A</strong> <strong>Multifunction</strong> <strong>Switch</strong>/<strong>Measure</strong> <strong>Unit</strong><br />

Mainframe User’s Guide<br />

1<br />

Introduction to the <strong>34980A</strong><br />

This chapter provides an overview of a computer- based<br />

data acquisition and measurement control system using the<br />

<strong>Agilent</strong> <strong>34980A</strong> <strong>Multifunction</strong> <strong>Switch</strong>/<strong>Measure</strong> <strong>Unit</strong> and<br />

typical plug- in modules.<br />

Data Acquisition Overview 2<br />

<strong>Measure</strong>ment Software 3<br />

Data Acquisition Circuitry 5<br />

Plug-In Modules 6<br />

System Cabling 6<br />

Transducers and Sensors 7<br />

Alarm Limits 7<br />

Signal Routing and <strong>Switch</strong>ing 8<br />

<strong>Switch</strong>ing Topologies 8<br />

Multiplexer <strong>Switch</strong>ing 8<br />

Matrix <strong>Switch</strong>ing 9<br />

General Purpose <strong>Switch</strong>ing 9<br />

RF and Microwave <strong>Switch</strong>ing 10<br />

<strong>Measure</strong>ment Input 11<br />

The Internal DMM 11<br />

Signal Conditioning, Ranging, and Amplification 11<br />

Analog-to-Digital Conversion (ADC) 12<br />

Main System Processor 12<br />

Scanning 13<br />

Scanning With External Instruments 14<br />

The Digital Modules 16<br />

Digital Input 16<br />

Totalizer 17<br />

Control Output 18<br />

The Digital Modules 18<br />

Digital Output 18<br />

Voltage (DAC) Output 19<br />

The Actuator / General-Purpose <strong>Switch</strong>es 20<br />

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