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6482-901-01 Rev. A / August 2012
Section 8: Triggering
Model 6482 Dual-Channel Picoammeter / Voltage Source Reference Manual
3. Press the
EXIT
key twice to leave the CONFIGURE TRIGGER menus.
Switching mainframe setup
Step 1. Restore bench defaults.
1. Press the
MENU
key, select
SAVESETUP
, and then press the
ENTER
key.
2. From the SAVESETUP menu, select
RESET
, and then press the
ENTER
key.
3. Press the
ENTER
key to confirm the action.
4. Press the
ENTER
key to return to the SETUP MENU.
5. Press the
EXIT
key to leave the SETUP MENU.
6. Press the
EXIT
key to leave the MAIN MENU.
Step 2. Set up scan list: 1!1 - 1!10.
1. Press the
SCAN LIST
key.
2. Press
1
,
1
- 1
,
1
,
0
, and then press the
ENTER
key.
Step 3. Set the number of scans to 1.
1. Press the
SCAN
key, select
SCAN-CONTROL
, and then press the
ENTER
key.
2. From the SCAN CONTROL menu, select
NUMBER-OF-SCANS
, and then press the
ENTER
key.
3. Select
ENTER-SCAN-COUNT
, and then press the
ENTER
key.
4. Set the count to
1
, and then press the
ENTER
key.
5. Press the
EXIT
key to return to the CONFIGURE SCAN menu.
Step 4. Set channel spacing to trigger-link.
1. Select
CHAN-CONTROL
from the CONFIGURE SCAN menu, and then press the
ENTER
key.
2. Select
CHANNEL-SPACING
from the CHANNEL CONTROL menu, and then press the
ENTER
key.
3. Select
TRIGLINK
, and then press the
ENTER
key.
4. Select
ASYNCHRONOUS
, and then press the
ENTER
key.
5. To leave the CONFIGURE SCAN menu, press the
ENTER
key twice, and then the
EXIT
key
three times.
Operation
1. To store the readings in the Model 6482 buffer, press the
STORE
key and set the buffer size to
10. When the ENTER key is pressed, the asterisk (*) indicator will turn on to indicate the buffer
is enabled. See
for details.
2. Turn the Model 6482 OUTPUT ON. The Model 6482 waits for an external trigger from the
switching mainframe.
3. Press the
STEP
key on the Model 7001/7002 to take it out of the idle state and start the scan.
The scanner's output pulse triggers the Model 6482 to take a reading and store it. The
Model 6482 then sends a trigger pulse to the switching mainframe to close the next channel.
This process continues until all 10 channels are scanned, measured, and stored.
Details of this testing process are explained in the following paragraphs and are referenced to the
operation model shown in
Summary of Contents for 6482
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