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Table of Contents Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter User's Manual
Web interface home page.................................................................................................... 3-2
Log in to the instrument........................................................................................................ 3-2
Card pages........................................................................................................................... 3-3
Open and close channels from the card pages......................................................................... 3-3
Set up channel patterns from the web interface........................................................................ 3-6
Scan Builder page................................................................................................................ 3-8
Create a scan list ...................................................................................................................... 3-8
Run the scan............................................................................................................................. 3-9
Stop the scan ............................................................................................................................ 3-9
Clear the scan list from the web interface ................................................................................. 3-9
Set up simple triggers ............................................................................................................... 3-9
TSB Embedded.................................................................................................................. 3-11
Create a script using TSB Embedded ..................................................................................... 3-11
Applications ................................................................................................................ 4-1
About the Series 3700A examples....................................................................................... 4-1
Scanning examples.............................................................................................................. 4-1
Example: Scan the card with no measurement (switch-only).................................................... 4-1
Example: Scan the card and take measurements..................................................................... 4-2
Example: Take 4-wire ohm measurements using a background scan ...................................... 4-3
Example: Scan, measure and store .......................................................................................... 4-3
Example: Optimize scan for speed............................................................................................ 4-4
Example: Fast DC volt measurement........................................................................................ 4-5
Example: Fast alternating scan, DC volts, and two-wire ohms.................................................. 4-8
Example: Thermocouple temperature measurement from the front panel ................................ 4-9
Example: Thermocouple measurement through the remote interface..................................... 4-10
Example: TSP-Link and interactive triggers....................................................................... 4-10
Set up communication............................................................................................................. 4-11
Program code.......................................................................................................................... 4-12
Program code to run the test................................................................................................... 4-14
Example: Using the scanning and triggering model .......................................................... 4-15
Set up communication............................................................................................................. 4-15
Program code.......................................................................................................................... 4-16
Program code to run the test................................................................................................... 4-18
Using background scans for longer scan lists ......................................................................... 4-18
Example: IEEE-1588 in Series 3700A-based systems...................................................... 4-20
Scheduling alarms................................................................................................................... 4-20
Scheduling alarms on a stand-alone Series 3700A................................................................. 4-21
Example: External DMM and switch triggering .................................................................. 4-22
Example: DMM buffer statistics with interactive operation ................................................ 4-25
Example: Commonside ohm measurement with Model 3721 ........................................... 4-27
Troubleshooting FAQs............................................................................................... 5-1
About this section................................................................................................................. 5-1
Need different line frequency or voltage .............................................................................. 5-1
Switch matrix does not recognize my card .......................................................................... 5-1
The internal web page of the instrument is not accessible.................................................. 5-2
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