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Model 7706 module
Connection
The Model 7706 is a 20-channel differential multiplexer card with the following features:
• 20 channels of analog input with 300V, 1A capacity; 60W, 125VA maximum
• 16 channels of digital output for output control
• One event counter/Totalizer
• Two analog outputs (±12V @ 5mA with 16-bit programmability)
• 2-wire or 4-wire
Ω
measurement (automatically pairs switches for four wire measurements —
n
+ 10)
• Temperature applications (RTD, thermistor, thermocouple)
• Built-in automatic cold junction reference (CJC)
• Screw terminal connections
• Designed specifically for use with Keithley’s Model 2700 Multimeter/Data Acquisition System
Card configuration—schematic
Figure 1
shows a simplified schematic diagram of the Model 7706 module. As shown, the Model 7706 has channels that are
grouped into two banks of ten channels (twenty channels total). Backplane isolation is provided for each bank. Each bank also
includes separate cold junction reference points. The first bank contains channels 1 through 10 while the second bank contains
channels 11 through 20. Each channel of the 20-channel multiplexer card is wired with separate inputs for HI/LO providing
fully isolated inputs.
NOTE
Although the Model 7706 relays are the latching type (relays hold their state even after power has been
removed), all relay states are set to open a few seconds after either a power cycle or an *RST command is
issued.
Connections to DMM functions are provided through the card backplane connector for the following:
INPUT connections
SENSE (
Ω
4-Wire) connections
Channels 21–22 (digital output), 23–24 (analog output), and 25 (Totalizer) are controlled either over the bus or from the front
panel. The grounds for these channels are non-isolated. Detailed information on each channel is contained later in this section.
Channel 26 (2W/4W Configuration), Channel 27 (Sense Isolation), and Channel 28 (Input Isolation) are normally automatically
configured by the 2700. However, by using the
:ROUT:MULT:
commands (refer to Section 2 of the 2700 User’s Manual), they
can be manually configured.