Keysight Technologies E5260 Series, Programming Manual

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Keysight E5260/E5270 Programming Guide, Edition 4 2- 17
Remote Mode Functions
Measurement Modes
Binary Search Measurements
Binary search measurement is performed as shown below. The source channel
forces voltage or current, and the measurement channel performs one point
measurement. The E5260/E5270 repeats this until the search stop condition is
satisfied, and returns the source’s last output value. The last measurement data is
also returned if it is set by the BSVM command.
Figure 2-11 Binary Search Measurements
1. The search source sets output by the BSM, BST, and BSV or BSI commands.
Only one channel can be used for the search source.
2. The search source starts output by a trigger, such as the XE command.
3. After the hold time, the measurement channel waits for the delay time, and starts
measurement as shown in Figure 2-11 . The measurement channel can be set by
the BGI or BGV command. Only one channel can be used for measurement.
4. After measurement, the search source changes the output value. The output
value depends on the output control mode, normal or cautious, selected by the
BSM command. See
Figure 2-11 .
Start
Stop
D = | Stop - Start |
+D/4
-D/2
-D/8
-D/16
(1) Normal output
Search stopped
+D/32
+D/64
: Measurement
Start
Stop
+D/4
+D/2
-D/8
-D/16
(2) Cautious output
Search stopped
+D/32 +D/64
Time
Voltage or current
Hold time
Delay time
Hold time
Delay time
Delay time
Delay time
Trigger
Trigger
BSM, BST, and
BSV or BSI
BSM, BST, and
BSV or BSI