Specifications

28 How to Use the System Software Chapter 2
Instrument Debug
Front Panels
Agilent TestExec SL provides a series of debug instrument front panels for
the Agilent TS-5400 system instruments. The debug panels provide two
main features:
• The ability to interactively view the current Unit Under test (UUT)
state
• The ability to interactively view the current state of points within the
system.
Debug Panel Types The following debug panels are supplied with the system, dependent on the
modules/instrument currently installed in the system.
• Agilent E1411B Digital Multimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 30
• Agilent E1328A & E1418A Digital to Analog Converter . . page 32
• Agilent E1333A Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 33
• VXI Technology E1563A Digitizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 35
• Agilent E6171B Measurement Control Module . . . . . . . . . . page 37
• Agilent E6174A Event Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 38
• Agilent E6198A Switch/Load Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 39
• Agilent 6642A, 6643A, 6652A, 6653A, 6673A Power Supplies
page 40
Debug Panel Features All of the debug panels provide the following features:
• Changes on the instrument front panel are not made until either:
-- you initiate a measurement (for detectors) or
-- you press the “Apply” button (for sources)
The instrument state memory is modified in the instrument handler at
this time (since this is when the instrument handler is called; see See
“Instrument Handlers” on page 49 for information about handlers).
• If the instrument is connected in the Agilent TS-5400 system through
switching, the front panel provides a section which allows you to
define the switching path. Either select a UUT pin to connect to
directly or define a custom switch path.
Connecting to the UUT pin is the easiest way to select a switch path;
you select an ABus pin and the UUT pin. If the instrument has both the
high and low terminals connected to the switch matrix, then both pins
need to be defined. The low terminal is connected to UUTCommon by
default and does not need to be selected, if you use the default. The
UUT option is available if you have defined a UUT switching
configuration file. In addition to the UUT pins, the system
automatically adds the option to measure an ABus pin only. This will
allows you to inject a signal on the front of the system and measure it
using the instrumentation within the system.
• The state of the system is saved upon entering a pause state and is
restored when entering the run state. This allows the panels to be used
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