Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
Section 1: Introduction
3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018
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Capabilities and features
The Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter is comprised of four versions of the Model 3706A
system switch mainframe and a series of plug-in switch and control cards.
Series 3700A available models
Model
Description
3706A
Six-slot system switch with high-performance digital multimeter (DMM)
3706A-NFP Six-slot system switch with high-performance digital multimeter (DMM)
without front-panel display and keypad
3706A-S
Six-slot system switch
3706A-
S
NFP Six-slot system switch without front-panel display and keypad
Available plug-in cards
Model
Description
3720
Dual 1 × 30 multiplexer card (auto CJC when used with optional
Model 3720-ST screw-terminal accessory)
3721
Dual 1 × 20 multiplexer card (auto CJC when used with optional
Model 3721-ST screw-terminal accessory)
3722
Dual 1 × 48 high-density multiplexer card
3723
Dual 1 × 30 high-speed reed relay multiplexer card
3724
Dual 1 × 30 FET multiplexer card
3730
6 × 16 high-density matrix card
3731
6 × 16 high-speed reed relay matrix card
3732
Quad 4 × 28 ultra-high density reed relay matrix card
3740
32-channel isolated switch card
3750
Multifunction control card
Series 3700A instruments have the following features:
•
Six-slot system switch with optional high-performance multimeter
•
Three remote interfaces: LXI/ethernet, general purpose bus (GPIB), and Universal Serial Bus
(USB)
•
Fourteen programmable digital I/O lines
•
Up to 576 two-wire or 720 one-wire multiplexer channels in one mainframe
•
Up to 2,688 one-pole matrix crosspoints in one mainframe
•
Capable of more than 14,000 readings per second to memory with high-performance multimeter
option
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Filtering to reduce reading noise
•
Internal memory stores multiple user setups
•
USB flash drive access for saving data buffers, test scripts, and user setups
•
Digital I/O port: Allows the Series 3700A to control other devices
•
LXI
®
Class B and C compliance
•
Embedded TSP scripting engine accessible from any host interface; responds to high-speed test
scripts comprised of instrument control commands
•
TSP-Link
®
expansion bus that allows TSP-enabled instruments to trigger and communicate with
each other; advanced Test Script Processor (TSP
®
) scripting engine features enable parallel
script execution across the TSP-Link network