Hioki 8860-50, Instruction Manual

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14.2 External I/O
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Chapter 14
External Control
1
Connect the SYNC.OUT and EXT.SMPL terminals of the instruments to be syn-
chronized (8860-50 or 8861-50), using BNC cables (9165 Connection Cord or
L9217 Connection Cord).
2
Set the master and slaves in the [SYNC] (Synchronization) section of the Ext
Term (external terminal) Settings screen.
Make settings for all instruments to be synchronized (Default setting: [Off]).
3
Set the measurement conditions in the Status Settings screen.
See "Chapter 4 Measurement Configuration Settings" (p. 79)
4
Synchronized operation on the master instrument.
Signal Output Procedure
To prevent damage to the instruments, do not connect the SYNC.OUT terminals
of two instruments.
See "Synchronized Operation" (p. 384)
for a connection example
Use 9165 Connection Cord or L9217
Connection Cord to make the connec-
tions
Instrument 1 Instrument 2
Output
Input
(To open the screen: Press the
DISP
key

Press the
F7
[System] key

Select with the SUB MENU keys

Ext Term Settings Screen)
Master instrument Salve instrument
Set synchronization operation to [Master] . Set synchronization operation to [Slave] .
Set only 1 instrument as [Master ]. Synchronization is not possible if 2 or more instru-
ments are set to [Master ].
For synchronized sampling measurement, sampling rates must be slower than 1

s/S.
Master instrument
Select the [SYNC Start…] button.
Synchronized operation can be started
only on the instrument specified as the
master. (Output sync signal)
If you change the measurement condition settings after selecting the [SYNC
Start… ] button to start synchronized operation, select the [SYNC Start… ] button
again on the master instrument.