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Table of Contents Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
iv 3700S-901-01 Rev. C / July 2008
Filter ..................................................................................................................................................... 5-8
Filter characteristics ..................................................................................................................................... 5-8
Digital filter window .................................................................................................................................... 5-10
Relative, Math, and dB .............................................................................................................. 6-1
Relative ................................................................................................................................................ 6-1
Basic front panel REL procedure ................................................................................................................. 6-2
REL remote operation .................................................................................................................................. 6-2
Scanning ...................................................................................................................................................... 6-3
Math calculations ................................................................................................................................. 6-3
mX+b ........................................................................................................................................................... 6-4
Percent ......................................................................................................................................................... 6-6
Reciprocal (1/X) ........................................................................................................................................... 6-7
dB commands .................................................................................................................................... 6-10
dB configuration ......................................................................................................................................... 6-10
dB scanning ............................................................................................................................................... 6-11
Buffer: Data Storage and Retrieval .......................................................................................... 7-1
Buffer overview .................................................................................................................................... 7-1
Front panel operation .......................................................................................................................... 7-2
Creating and selecting a reading buffer ....................................................................................................... 7-2
Selecting a reading buffer ............................................................................................................................ 7-3
Storing readings ........................................................................................................................................... 7-3
Saving readings ........................................................................................................................................... 7-3
Clearing readings ......................................................................................................................................... 7-4
Deleting a reading buffer .............................................................................................................................. 7-5
Recalling readings ....................................................................................................................................... 7-5
Buffer configuration (front panel) .................................................................................................................. 7-6
Appending readings ..................................................................................................................................... 7-7
Remote buffer operation ...................................................................................................................... 7-7
Data store (buffer) commands ..................................................................................................................... 7-8
Reading buffers .......................................................................................................................................... 7-12
Time and date values ................................................................................................................................. 7-16
Buffer status ............................................................................................................................................... 7-16
Dynamically-allocated buffers .................................................................................................................... 7-17
Dynamic buffer programming example ...................................................................................................... 7-18
Buffer for...do loops .................................................................................................................................... 7-19
Exceeding reading buffer capacity ............................................................................................................. 7-21
Scanning .................................................................................................................................... 8-1
Scanning fundamentals ....................................................................................................................... 8-1
Channel assignments................................................................................................................................... 8-2
Events .......................................................................................................................................................... 8-2
Foreground and background scan execution ............................................................................................... 8-3
Trigger model ............................................................................................................................................... 8-4