Creating a Switchbox
Instrument
In a switchbox instrument, signals are routed (switched) to a voltmeter
external to the HP 75000 Series B or Series C mainframe. Multiplexer
channel openings and closings are controlled by the user through commands
sent directly to the switchbox. A switchbox instrument is created as follows:
•
The instrument must have one module (multiplexer) assigned as the
instrument identifier. The instrument identifier is the module with a
logical address that is a multiple of 8 (8, 16, 24,
…
).
•
The multiplexers in the switchbox instrument must have successive
logical addresses, beginning with the logical address of the
instrument identifier. For example, the multiplexers in a switchbox
might have logical addresses of 112, 113, 114, and so on.
•
All strain gage multiplexers have a factory set logical address of 112.
The logical address is changed using the logical address switches
shown in Figure 1-5.
Note
Detailed information on creating virtual instruments in a VXIbus system
can be found in the HP 75000 Series B Installation and Getting Started
Guide, or in the HP E1406A Command Module User’s Manual.
Figure 1-5. Creating a Scanning Multimeter and a Switchbox
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