Programming instructions
Front-Panel Operation 47
set its delay time (between 0 and 99999.999 seconds). Press Enter
once more to set the delay time and return to “SET CH” item;
4. To set a delay time for other channel, repeat the procedure above.
Press S.List again to return to “DELAY TIME”;
5. Press S.List once more to exit this operation, the CONFIG
annunciator turns off accordingly.
To Start a Scan To start a scan
[1]
:
1. Press Scan, the SCAN annunciator lights up;
2. Then the instrument will continue scanning according to the
configuration. The arm source is used to control the onset of each
scan sweep. The trigger source is used to advance one channel in the
scan list (open the previous channel and close the next channel in the
list, the * annunciator lights up);
3. When the scanning is finished, the instrument returns to the idle state
and the SCAN annunciator turns off. To stop the scanning in progress
press Shift + Scan.
Note Once a scan list exists, simply press Step repeatedly to step through the
scan list. In this case, the SCAN and the * annunciators turn off.
Note Card Pair is functional during a scan, which means that both the channels
included in the scan list and the paired channels will be scanned.
SET CH 107
SELECT CH 103
00000.005 SECS 103
SELECT CH 103
DELAY TIME 103
[1]. The scan cannot be performed and “CANNOT INIT” will be displayed if any of the following conditions occurs:
a. The scan list contains a non-existing channel, such as N2260A module changes from WIRE1 to WIRE2.
b. The scan list contains a channel on a digital I/O module that does not work in Mode #1 or Mode #2.
c. A stored channel setup in the scan list does not match the current hardware configuration.