block diagrams, 52
card numbers, 21
channel address, 22
command reference, 65 - 100
configurations, 19
connecting, 22 - 32, 34
connecting bridge completion channels, 27
diagnostics, 107 - 118
error messages, 137 - 138
getting started, 13 - 22
logical address, 19 - 21
making measurements, 33 - 48
measurement circuits, 53
See also multiplexer
overview, 13
strain measurement procedure, 34
understanding the, 49 - 64
using in VXIbus system, 14
wiring diagrams, 27 - 32
Strain Measurement
equations, 52, 105
gage factor, 88
making, 49
poisson ratio, 89
procedure, 49
unstrained references, 70
using multimeter, 135
Switchbox, 19
card numbers, 21
continuous scanning, 75
creating, 20
logical address, 20 - 21
resetting, 135
Switches
card ID, 15 - 16
interrupt line (IRQ), 17
logical address, 20
tree, 86
tree isolation, 86
SYSTem Subsystem, 92 - 94, 99
SYSTem:CDEScription?, 92
SYSTem:CPON, 93
SYSTem:CTYPe?, 93
SYSTem:ERRor?, 94
T
Terminal Module
bridge completion channels, 25, 27
bridge excitation voltage terminals, 24
bridge selection jumpers, 24
bridge wiring diagrams, 25
configuration, 23
H, L, G voltmeter terminals, 25
identifying, 14
wiring, 26
Tree Switches
closing, 86
opening, 82
register, relay multiplexer, 125
*TRG, 96, 98, 100
Trig Out Port, 79
TRIGger Subsystem, 95 - 97, 100
TRIGger:SOURce, 95 - 96
BUS, 95 - 96
DBUS, 95 - 96
EXTernal, 95 - 96
HOLD, 95 - 96
IMMediate, 95
TRIGger:SOURce?, 97
TRIGger[:IMMediate], 95
*TST?, 98, 100
Twisted-Shielded Cable, 27
Two-wire Ohms, scanning mode, 85
U
Unbalanced Bridge Measurements, 50
Understanding
strain gage measurement circuits, 53
strain gage multiplexers, 49 - 64
the bridge configurations, 58
Unstrained References
downloaded, 51, 90
measurements with downloaded, 46 - 47
measuring, 70
Using
bus triggers, 97
example programs, 33
external triggers, 96
multiplexers in VXIbus system, 14
twisted-shielded cables, 27
146 HP E1355A/56A/57A/58A Modules User’s Manual Index
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