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Chapter 1
Making Effective Use of This Manual
Contents of This Manual
Contents of This Manual
This manual is a programming guide for the Keysight E4981A 120 Hz/1 kHz/1 MHz
capacitance meter. It provides detail explanations of how to remotely control the E4981A
from a PC. The chapter-by-chapter contents of this manual are as follows:
Chapter 1 “Making Effective Use of This Manual”
This chapter provides an overview of this manual as well as useful information to help
you navigate through the manual. It also briefly describes how to use this manual,
focusing on how you can look up particular commands.
Chapter 2 “Overview of Remote Control”
This chapter provides an overview of the remote control system and the SCPI
Chapter 3 “Setting Up Measurement Conditions and Display”
This chapter describes how to set up the measurement conditions and display. It also
describes how to save/recall the instrument settings including the measurement
Chapter 4 “Preparation for Accurate Measurement (Executing Correction)”
This chapter describes how to execute the correction function.
Chapter 5 “Starting (Triggering) Measurement and Waiting for Completion of
This chapter describes how to trigger the instrument to start measurement and how to
detect completion of measurement.
Chapter 6 “Reading Out Measured Result”
This chapter describes how to read out the measured result and the measurement
Chapter 7 “Sorting Based on Measured Result (Comparator Function)”
This chapter describes how to use the comparator function to perform sorting based on
Chapter 8 “Avoiding Mistakes Related to Work and Daily Checks”
This chapter describes how to avoid simple mistakes related to work, how to detect the
occurrence of an error, and how to execute the self-test.
Chapter 9 “Measurement Applications (Sample Programs)”
This chapter contains sample programs in Excel VBA format for both basic
measurement and measurement using a system integrated with the handler/scanner