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To Make Effective Use of This Manual
Contents of This Manual
Contents of This Manual
This manual is a programming guide for the Agilent 4287A RF LCR meter. In addition to
explanations of how to remotely control the 4287A from BASIC programs, it provides
listings and in-depth descriptions of sample HP BASIC programs. The chapter-by-chapter
contents of this manual are as follows.
Chapter 1 “To Make Effective Use of This Manual”
This chapter provides an overview of this manual as well as useful information to help
you navigate through the manual. It also briefly describes how to use this manual,
focusing on how you can look up particular commands.
Chapter 2 “Overview of Remote Control”
This chapter gives an overview of the GPIB remote control system and GPIB
commands.
Chapter 3 “Specifying Measurement Conditions”
This chapter explains how to set measurement conditions and configure the
instrument’s display of measurement results.
Chapter 4 “Preparing for Accurate Measurement”
This chapter explains how to carry out calibration, compensation, and test fixture
selection (port extension compensation).
Chapter 5 “Starting Measurement Cycle (Triggering) and Detecting End of
Measurement”
This chapter explains how to trigger the instrument to start a new measurement cycle
and how to detect the end of a measurement cycle.
Chapter 6 “Retrieving Measurement Results”
This chapter explains how to retrieve the results of impedance measurement, test
signal level monitoring, and Rdc measurement. It also describes how the Agilent
4287A internally processes the data.
Chapter 7 “Sorting DUTs Based on Measurement Results”
This chapter explains how to use the bin sorting function to sort DUTs into a number
of configured bins based on measurement results.
Chapter 8 “Statistical Analysis of Measurement Results”
This chapter explains how to use the statistical analysis function.
Chapter 9 “Saving and Recalling Files”
This chapter explains how to save or recall instrument settings and measurement
results to or from a file.