
16
Front panel operation
Charger channel (#2)
Long integration mode
In the long integration mode, a current measurement results from a continuous integration of
the dynamic current for a period ranging from approximately 850ms to 60sec set in 1msec incre-
ments. The Model 2306 can determine the integration time automatically or the user can set the
integration time manually from the front panel. A pulse edge can be used to trigger the start of
the measurement as shown in Figure 8. Select RISING to use a rising pulse edge to start the mea-
surement. Select FALLING to use a falling pulse edge to start the measurement. A third option
is available if you do not want measurements controlled by pulse edges. With NEITHER
selected, measurements will start as soon as the long integration function is selected. Note that
a pulse has to be detected before a RISING or FALLING pulse edge can trigger a long integra-
tion measurement (see Trigger Level and Range on page 17). To average over several pulse peri-
ods, the user must enter the sum of the pulse periods as the integration time.
The GPIB commands TIMEOUT, SEARCH, DETECT, and FAST are available exclusively
in the long integration mode to optimize measurement speed. For the relevance and use of these
commands regarding a particular measurement application, refer to the Model 2306 Instruction
Manual, Section 4, Long Integration Measurements.
Command
Description
SENS2:RANG 5
‘ Select 5A range.
SOUR2:VOLT 15
‘ Set output voltage to 15V.
SOUR2:CURR 0.75
‘ Set current limit to 750mA.
OUTP2 ON
‘ Turn output on.
SENS2:PCUR:SYNC ON
‘ Enable trigger synchronization.
SENS2:PCUR:AVER 10
‘ Set average count to 10.
SENS2:PCUR:SYNC:TLEV 0.1
‘ Set trigger level to 100mA.
SENS2:PCUR:TIME:AUTO
‘ Set integration times automatically.
SENS2:PCUR:SYNC:DEL 50e-3
‘ Set trigger delay to 50msec.
SENS2:FUNC “PCUR”
‘ Select pulse current function.
SENS2:PCUR:MODE HIGH
‘ Configure to measure peak pulse (trigger on).
READ2
‘ Trigger 10 measurement conversions and re-
turn the average of those 10 conversions. The
average of the 10 conversions is displayed on
the front panel. Each of the ten conversion
syncs to the rising edge.