3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION I UNPACKING & INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................5
1-1.
I
NTRODUCTION
............................................................................................................................................5
1-2.
I
NITIAL
I
NSPECTION
.....................................................................................................................................5
1-3.
L
INE
V
OLTAGE
/F
USE
S
ELECTION
................................................................................................................5
1-4.
I
NSTRUCTIONS FOR
B
ENCH
U
SE
..................................................................................................................6
1-5.
R
ACK
M
OUNTING
........................................................................................................................................6
1-6.
S
AFETY
P
RECAUTIONS
................................................................................................................................6
SECTION II SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................7
2-1.
G
ENERAL
.....................................................................................................................................................7
TABLE 2-1. Ranges and Resolutions ....................................................................................................................8
TABLE 2-2. Environmental, Power, and Physical Requirements.......................................................................8
SECTION III OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT..............................................................................................................9
3-1
A
VAILABLE
O
PTIONS
..................................................................................................................................9
3-2.
T
EST
L
EADS
..............................................................................................................................................10
SECTION IV MANUAL OPERATION................................................................................................................11
4-1.
G
ENERAL
...................................................................................................................................................11
4-2.
C
ONNECTIONS
...........................................................................................................................................11
Figure 4-1 - Error Sources in Resistance Measurements..................................................................................12
4-3.
S
ETTING
V
OLTAGE AND
T
EST
C
URRENT
...................................................................................................12
4-4.
C
HARGING
I
NDUCTOR
M
ODE
....................................................................................................................12
4-5.
C
ABLE
D
ISCONNECT
S
TATUS
I
NDICATORS
................................................................................................13
4-6.
T
EMPERATURE
C
OMPENSATION
................................................................................................................14
SECTION V REMOTE OPERATION .................................................................................................................15
5-1.
G
ENERAL
...................................................................................................................................................15
5-2.
T
HE
P
URPOSE OF
IEEE
S
TANDARD
488.....................................................................................................15
5-3.
D
EFINITIONS
..............................................................................................................................................15
5-4.
B
US
R
ESTRICTIONS
....................................................................................................................................16
5-5.
D
ETAILED
D
ESCRIPTIONS OF
B
US
O
PERATIONS
.........................................................................................16
5-6.
S
ETTING THE
IEEE
A
DDRESS
....................................................................................................................18
5-7.
R
EMOTE AND
L
OCAL
S
TATES
....................................................................................................................19
5-8.
R
EADING THE
D
ISPLAY
D
ATA
...................................................................................................................19
5-9.
4300B
C
OMMAND
S
ET FOR
GPIB .............................................................................................................20
Table 5-2. 4300B IEEE Commands - Quick Reference........................................................................................24
SECTION VI OPTION BCD..................................................................................................................................25
6-1.
G
ENERAL
...................................................................................................................................................25
6-2.
BCD
P
IN
A
SSIGNMENTS
............................................................................................................................25
Table 6-1. BCD Pin Functions............................................................................................................................26
SECTION VII THEORY OF OPERATION ........................................................................................................27
7-1.
G
ENERAL
...................................................................................................................................................27
7-2.
G
ENERAL
D
ESCRIPTION OF
C
IRCUITS
........................................................................................................27
7-3.
D
ETAILED
C
IRCUIT
D
ESCRIPTIONS
............................................................................................................28
Table 7-1. A-D Converter Buffer Gains...............................................................................................................31
7-4.
T
ROUBLESHOOTING
...................................................................................................................................33