Instruction manual

304 Appendix B
Differences from Agilent 4286A
3. Functional Differences Between 4286A and 4287A
Sweep Setup SEGMENT Set Segment √ √
EDIT √ √
DELETE √ √
ADD Set Frequency within SEGMENT
FREQ Segment
√ √
Set AVG within AVERAGING ON
POINT
√ √
SEGMENT QUIT √ √
SEGMENT DONE √ √
CLEAR LIST Clear YES/NO List Sweep Tables
√ √
For the 4287A, tables can be cleared one by
one, or all tables can be cleared at once.
LIST DONE Complete Setting of List Sweep
Tables
√ √
Test Setup LIMIT TEST
MENU
Limit Test of PRI LIMIT ON/OFF
Primary Parameter
√
The 4287A is not provided with the limit test
function as provided for the 4286A.
Limit Test of PRI LIMIT ON/OFF
Secondary Parameter
√
Input Limit of EDIT PRI LIMIT
Primary Parameter
√
Input Limit of EDIT SEC LIMIT
Secondary Parameter
√
BIN SORT
MENU
BIN SORT ON/OFF Comparator
ON/OFF
√ √
The concept of the comparator function for
the 4287A is completely different from that
for the 4286A.
Select TEST SEGMENT √ √
Limit Setting of EDIT BIN SORT
Bin Sort
√ √
BEEP Select the setting to generate a beep
when a test result is PASS.
√ √
Select the setting to generate a beep
when a test result is FAIL.
√ √
HANDLER IF Output
√ √
MODE:
The 4286A is provided with two output lines
for MODE1 and MODE2; the 4287A is
provided with one output mode because it is
based on a comparator concept that is
completely different from that of the 4286A.
ON/OFF:
The 4286A can be set up independently.
The 4287A is dependent on the ON/OFF of
the comparator function and cannot be set up
independently.
Monitor AC-V AC-V Monitor Display √ √
AC-I AC-I Monitor Display √ √
Table B-5 Measurement functions
Function 4286A 4287A Remarks