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Using the VX4101A Multipaqt Instrument
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VX4101A MultiPaq Instrument User Manual
2. Enter the following query for error conditions:
SYST:ERR?
After a VXIbus read, the instrument returns the following response (note the
<tag> field preceding the response):
"VX4101A:SYST:ERR?",0,"No error"
3. Send the following two queries without performing an intervening VXIbus
read:
*IDN?
INST:CAT?
Two VXIbus reads in succession will return the following responses:
"VX4101A:*IDN?",Tektronix, VX4101A, B010101, Firmware
v.2.0.0/SCPI:95.0
"VX4101A:INST:CAT?",VX4101A,SurePath,DMM,Counter,DAC,DIGI,
DIGO,RDriv
4. Enter the following command to select the DMM:
INST:SEL DMM
5. Send the following query to set up and acquire a 10V DC measurement:
MEAS:ARR:VOLT:DC? 10,MIN,MAX
NOTE. This measurement takes approximately 35 seconds to complete.
6. Without attempting to read the response to the DMM query, immediately
select the Counter with the following command:
INST:SEL Counter
7. Send the following query to measure the frequency of the signal on channel
one of the Counter:
MEAS:FREQ?
8. A VXIbus read will return the result of the counter measurement:
"Counter:MEAS:SCAL:FREQ?",1.00000000000000E+06
9. Another VXIbus read returns a message indicating that the message queue is
empty:
"VX4101A:RQU?","EMPTY