Section 2: Series 3700A cards general operation
Series 3700A Switch and Control Cards Reference Manual
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Pseudocards
You can perform open, close, and scan operations and configure your system without having an
actual switching card installed in your instrument. Using the remote interface, you can assign a
pseudocard to an empty switching card slot, allowing the instrument to operate as if a switching card
were installed.
A pseudocard cannot be configured from the front panel. However, once the remote configuration is
complete, you can take the instrument out of remote mode and use the front panel. Press the
EXIT
(LOCAL)EXIT
key to take the instrument out of remote mode.
When the instrument is turned off, the pseudocard is no longer assigned to the slot.
NOTE
A saved setup or created configuration script retains the model number of the card installed in each
slot. The model number of a pseudocard is the same as the model number of an actual card (except
for Model 3732 cards; see the "Pseudocard support for the Model 3732" topic in the Series 3700
Switch and Control Cards Reference Manual for details). This allows a saved setup or created
configuration script to be recalled if the installed card (or pseudocard) matches the model number for
the slot in the saved setup or created configuration script.