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Features and Functions
You will find that this chapter makes it easy to look up all the details
about a particular feature of the 34970A/34972A. Whether you are
operating the instrument from the front panel or over the remote
interface, this chapter will be useful. This chapter is divided into the
following sections:
SCPI Language Conventions, on page 89
Scanning, on page 90
Scanning with External Instruments, on page 111
General Measurement Configuration, on page 115
Temperature Measurement Configuration, on page 123
Voltage Measurement Configuration, on page 130
Resistance Measurement Configuration, on page 132
Current Measurement Configuration, on page 133
Frequency Measurement Configuration, on page 135
Mx+B Scaling, on page 136
Alarm Limits, on page 139
Digital Input Operations, on page 151
Totalizer Operations, on page 153
Digital Output Operations, on page 157
DAC Output Operations, on page 159
System-Related Operations, on page 160
Single-Channel Monitoring, on page 171
Mass Memory (USB) Subsystem - 34972A, on page 174
USB Drive Front Panel - 34972A, on page 181
Remote Interface Configuration - 34970A, on page 183
Remote Interface Configuration - 34972A, on page 188
Calibration Overview, on page 192
Factory Reset State, on page 197
Instrument Preset State, on page 198
Multiplexer Module Default Settings, on page 199
Module Overview, on page 200
34901A 20-Channel Multiplexer, on page 201
34902A 16-Channel Multiplexer, on page 203
34903A 20-Channel Actuator, on page 205
34904A 4x8 Matrix Switch, on page 207
34905A/6A Dual 4-Channel RF Multiplexers, on page 209
34907A Multifunction Module, on page 211
34908A 40-Channel Single-Ended Multiplexer, on page 213
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