Section 2: General operation
Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
2-20
707B-901-01 Rev. B / January 2015
The options are:
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LABEL
: Sets the label that is displayed on the front panel for the specified channel.
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LABEL-ROW:
Sets the label that is displayed on the front panel for the specified row.
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LABEL-COL:
Sets the label that is displayed on the front panel for the specified column.
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FORBID
: Allows you to prevent the channel from being closed.
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DELAY
: Sets delay time (in addition to settling time) for the specified channels. Enter the value
for the delay in 1ms steps from 0 to 60 seconds for a channel.
•
COUNT
: Displays closure cycles for the specified channel.
For more information about channel attribute settings, see
(on page 2-90).
Scan Attribute Menu options
Use the options in this menu to configure scans from the front panel.
To open this menu, press
CONFIG
, then press
SCAN
.
Options include:
•
ADD
: Reminder that you need to use
INS
to add channels or channel patterns to a scan.
•
BYPASS
: Allows you to bypass the trigger for the first step of the first scan. See
(on page 3-1) for more information.
•
MODE
: Selects how the scan initializes the instrument when the scan is executed. Choose
OPEN-ALL to open all channels or OPEN-SELECT to open only those involved in the scan.
•
SCAN_CNT
: Sets the scan count, which is the number of times that the instrument repeats the
steps in a scan. After repeating the steps this number of times, the instrument returns to idle.
For information on configuring scans, see
Changing attributes of an existing scan
(on page 3-6).
CHANNEL ACTION menu options
Allows you to change the state of channels from the front panel.
To open this menu, display a channel, then press
CHAN
.
Options include:
•
OPEN
: Opens the selected channel.
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CLOSE
: Closes the selected channel.
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EXCLOSE
: Closes the selected channel and opens any closed channels on the instrument.
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EXSLOTCLOSE
: Closes the specified channel and opens any closed channels on the same slot.
Channels on other slots remain closed.
•
RESET
: Restores the factory default settings to the selected channel. Resetting a channel
deletes any channel patterns that contain that channel.
For more information, see
(on page 2-80).