HP 3468A Operator's Manual

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Talk Only ModeManyapplicationsofthe3468A,suchasasimpledatalogger,mayrequirethatthemultimetertakereadings andoutputthemtosomedevicesuchasaprinter.Allthisistobedone withouttheaidofacontroller.The3468A‘sTalkOnlymodeallowsjustthattypeoftransactiontooccur.Connectthe3468Atoan -hp-Model82162AThermalPrinterwithtwoHP-ILcables.Remember,the41C/41Cvisnottobeconnectedintheloop.The3468Aisset tothe TalkOnlymodebysettingswitchnumber1,ontherearpanel,totheupposition.The82162AprinterissettotheListenOnlymodebyholding bothPRINTandPAPERADVANCEkeysdownwhile turningtheprinteron.Measurementdataissentbythemultimetertotheprinteraftereachcompletedreading.Function and rangesettings,autozero,etc.,are setfromthefrontpanelofthe3468A.The multimetercanbeputinthe singletriggermodeandwillout-putreadingsonlywhentriggered.Interface Control OperationsTheelevenInterfaceControlOperationsarelistedbelowwithabriefdefinitionofeach.Next,we'lltakealookateachoftheoperations andseewhatthey do andhowtheyareused.Youmayalsowanttoread the-hp-Model82160AHP-ILModule Owner’sManual.OUTAOutputtheAlpharegistertotheselected deviceINDInputdecimalnumberfromselected deviceREMOTESet theselected devicetotheRemote modeLISTENSet selectedinstrumentto listen orremovealllistenersLOCALSet selected devicetothe LocalmodeTRIGGERTriggeralldevicesset torespondINSTATInputStatus information fromthe selected deviceSELECTSelectaparticulardeviceorinstrumentFINDID Find address of specified deviceMANIOSet the interfacetotheManualmodeAUTOIO Set the HP-IL interface to the Auto mode35