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Contents
HP E1364A Form C Switch Module User’s Manual
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
WARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Safety Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Reader Comment Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1. Getting Started with the HP E1364A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instrument Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Switch Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Typical Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Programming the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Specifying SCPI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Switch Card Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Switch Channel Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Initial Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2. Configuring the HP E1364A Form C Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting User Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Typical Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
General Purpose Relay Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Relay Control Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Digital Output Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Changing Form C Switch Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Module Front Panel Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3. Using the HP E1364A Form C Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Form C Switch Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Switching Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Switching Channels Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Scanning Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Scanning Channels Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4. Understanding the HP E1364A Form C Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Scanning Channels Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using Scanning Trigger Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Scanning With External Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the Scan Complete Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Special 488.2 Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Storing States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Recalling States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SCPI Error Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5. HP E1364A Form C Switch Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Command Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Common Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
SCPI Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Command Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Abbreviated Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Implied Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Linking Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SCPI Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
ABORt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
ARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
:COUNt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
:COUNt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
DISPlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MONitor:CARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MONitor[:STATe] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
INITiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
:CONTinuous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
:CONTinuous? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
[:IMMediate] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
OUTPut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
[:STATe] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
[:STATe]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
[ROUTe:] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
CLOSe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
CLOSe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
OPEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
OPEN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
SCAN:MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
STATus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
:OPERation[:EVENt]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
:OPERation:ENABle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
SYSTem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
:ERRor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
:CDEScription? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
:CTYPe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
:CPON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
TRlGger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
[:IMMediate] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
:SOURce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
:SOURce? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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IEEE 488.2 Common Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Command Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
A. HP E1364A Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Relay Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
End of Life Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Replacement Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
B. HP E1364A Form C Switch Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Register Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Addressing the Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Reading the Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
ID/Device Type Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Status/Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Channel Enable Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Writing to the Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Channel Enable Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
C. HP E1364A Form C Switch Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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Certification
Hewlett-Packard Company certifies that this product met its published specifications at the time of shipment from the factory. Hewlett-
Packard further certifies that its calibration measurements are traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology (formerly National Bureau of Standards), to the extent allowed by that organization’s calibration facility, and to the calibration
facilities of other International Standards Organization members.
Warranty
This Hewlett-Packard product is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years from date of ship-
ment. Duration and conditions of warranty for this product may be superseded when the product is integrated into (becomes a part of)
other HP products. During the warranty period, Hewlett-Packard Company will, at its option, either repair or replace products which
prove to be defective.
For warranty service or repair, this product must be returned to a service facility designated by Hewlett-Packard (HP). Buyer shall pre-
pay shipping charges to HP and HP shall pay shipping charges to return the product to Buyer. However, Buyer shall pay all shipping
charges, duties, and taxes for products returned to HP from another country.
HP warrants that its software and firmware designated by HP for use with a product will execute its programming instructions when
properly installed on that product. HP does not warrant that the operation of the product, or software, or firmware will be uninterrupted
or error free.
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ucts or interfacing, unauthorized modification or misuse, operation outside of the environmental specifications for the product, or im-
proper site preparation or maintenance.
The design and implementation of any circuit on this product is the sole responsibility of the Buyer. HP does not warrant the Buyer’s
circuitry or malfunctions of HP products that result from the Buyer’s circuitry. In addition, HP does not warrant any damage that oc-
curs as a result of the Buyer’s circuit or any defects that result from Buyer-supplied products.
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MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON CON-
TRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY.
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Frame or chassis ground terminal—typi-
cally connects to the equipment’s metal
frame.
Alternating current (AC).
Direct current (DC).
Indicates hazardous voltages.
Calls attention to a procedure, practice, or
condition that could cause bodily injury or
death.
Calls attention to a procedure, practice, or con-
dition that could possibly cause damage to
equipment or permanent loss of data.
Indicates the field wiring terminal that must
be connected to earth ground before operat-
ing the equipment—protects against electri-
cal shock in case of fault.
Instruction manual symbol affixed to prod-
uct. Indicates that the user must refer to the
manual for specific WARNING or CAU-
TION information to avoid personal injury
or damage to the product.
or
WARNINGS
The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, service, and repair of this product.
Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design,
manufacture, and intended use of the product. Hewlett-Packard Company assumes no liability for the customer’s failure to
comply with these requirements.
Ground the equipment: For Safety Class 1 equipment (equipment having a protective earth terminal), an uninterruptible safety earth
ground must be provided from the mains power source to the product input wiring terminals or supplied power cable.
DO NOT operate the product in an explosive atmosphere or in the presence of flammable gases or fumes.
For continued protection against fire, replace the line fuse(s) only with fuse(s) of the same voltage and current rating and type.
DO NOT use repaired fuses or short-circuited fuse holders.
Keep away from live circuits: Operating personnel must not remove equipment covers or shields. Procedures involving the removal
of covers or shields are for use by service-trained personnel only. Under certain conditions, dangerous voltages may exist even with the
equipment switched off. To avoid dangerous electrical shock, DO NOT perform procedures involving cover or shield removal unless
you are qualified to do so.
DO NOT operate damaged equipment: Whenever it is possible that the safety protection features built into this product have been im-
paired, either through physical damage, excessive moisture, or any other reason, REMOVE POWER and do not use the product until
safe operation can be verified by service-trained personnel. If necessary, return the product to a Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service Of-
fice for service and repair to ensure that safety features are maintained.
DO NOT service or adjust alone: Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person, capable of rendering first aid
and resuscitation, is present.
DO NOT substitute parts or modify equipment: Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards, do not install substitute
parts or perform any unauthorized modification to the product. Return the product to a Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service Office for
service and repair to ensure that safety features are maintained.
WARNING
CAUTION
Documentation History
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tion number increments by 1 whenever the manual is revised. Updates, which are issued between Editions, contain replacement pages
to correct or add additional information to the current Edition of the manual. Whenever a new Edition is created, it will contain all of
the Update information for the previous Edition. Each new Edition or Update also includes a revised copy of this documentation his-
tory page.
Edition 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September, 1989
Edition 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April, 1995
Safety Symbols
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Declaration of Conformity
according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014
Manufacturer’s Name: Hewlett-Packard Company
Loveland Manufacturing Center
Manufacturer’s Address: 815 14th Street S.W.
Loveland, Colorado 80537
declares, that the product:
Product Name: 16-Channel Form C Switch Module
Model Number: E1364A
Product Options: All
conforms to the following Product Specifications:
Safety: IEC 1010-1 (1990) Incl. Amend 1 (1992)/EN61010-1 (1993)
CSA C22.2 #1010.1 (1992)
UL 1244
EMC: CISPR 11:1990/EN55011 (1991): Group1 Class A
IEC 801-2:1991/EN50082-1 (1992): 4kVCD, 8kVAD
IEC 801-3:1984/EN50082-1 (1992): 3 V/m
IEC 801-4:1988/EN50082-1 (1992): 1kV Power Line
.5kV Signal Lines
Supplementary Information: The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive
73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and carries the CE-marking accordingly.
Tested in a typical configuration in an HP B-Size VXI mainframe.
European contact: Your local Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service Office or Hewlett-Packard GmbH, Department
HQ-TRE, Herrenberger Straße 130, D-71034 Böblingen, Germany (FAX [phone]).
April, 1995 Jim White, QA Manager
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Chapter 1
Getting Started with the HP E1364A
Using This Chapter
This chapter includes a Form C Switch description, addressing guidelines,
and an example program to check initial operation. Chapter contents are:
•Instrument Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11
•Programming the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13
•Initial Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15
Instrument Definition
HP plug-in modules installed in an HP mainframe are treated as
independent instruments each having a unique secondary HP-IB address.
Each instrument is also assigned a dedicated error queue, input and output
buffers, status registers and, if applicable, dedicated mainframe memory
space for readings or data. An instrument may be composed of a single
plug-in module or multiple plug-in modules (for a Switchbox or Scanning
Voltmeter Instrument).
Switch Description The HP E1364A 16-Channel Form C Switch Module is a B-Size VXIbus
and VMEbus register-based product which can be used for
switching/scanning, control, and digital output applications. The switch can
operate in a B-Size VXIbus or VMEbus mainframe or (with an adapter) in a
C-Size VXIbusmainframe. The module has 16 channels of Form C relays.
Each channel includes a relay with common (C), normally open (NO), and
normally closed (NC) contacts.
For the Form C Switch, switching consists of opening or closing a channel
relay to provide alternate connections to user devices. Scanning consists of
closing a set of relays, one at a time. By adding jumpers and
pullup/pulldown resistors, the switch can be used to control external user
devices or as a digital output device.
Basic Operation As shown in Figure 1-1, the Form C Switch consists of 16 channels
(channels 00 through 15). Each channel uses a latching relay. As required,
jumpers can be added to connect +5 V or +12 V for control or digital output
applications. Also, pullup resistors can be added for digital output
applications.
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Each channel is switched by opening or closing the appropriate channel
relay. Since the relays are latching, the relay remains in the last state during
power-up or power-down. When a reset occurs, all channel commons (C)
are connected to the corresponding normally closed (NC) contacts. User
inputs/outputs to each channel are via the NO, NC, and C terminal
connectors on the terminal module.
Figure 1-1. Form C Switch Simplified Diagram
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Typical
Configuration The Form C Switch accepts user inputs up to 250 V dc or 250 V ac peak
(177 V ac RMS) at 1 A dc or ac RMS (non-inductive). Maximum rated
power capacity is 30 W or 40 VA per channel. Channel closure time is
about 15 msec, so the maximum scan rate is about 50 Hz.
As noted, the switch may be configured for general purpose
switching/scanning, control, or digital output applications. For general
purpose switching or scanning, no additional configuration is required. To
configure the switch for control applications, install jumpers to connect a
+ 5V or + 12V source and GND. To configure the switch for digital output
applications, connect jumpers and install pullup/pulldown resistors as
required. See Chapter 2 for configuration details.
For a SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments)
environment, multiple Form C Switches can be configured as a switchbox
instrument. For a switchbox instrument, all switch channels within the
instrument can be addressed using a single interface address. Single,
multiple, or continuous scanning of specified switch channels is available
for any switchbox configuration.
Programming the Switch
To program the Form C Switch using SCPI, you must know the module’s
logical address, module number, and the SCPI commands to be used.
Guidelines to select SCPI commands for the Form C Switch follow. See the
HP 75000 Series B Installation and Getting Started Guide for interface
addressing and computer language information.
Note This discussion applies only to SCPI (Standard Commands for
Programmable Instruments) programming. See Appendix B, Form C Switch
Registers, for information on Form C Switch registers.
Specifying SCPI
Commands To address specific channels within a Form C Switch, you must specify the
SCPI command and switch channel address. For the Form C Switch, use
CLOSe <channel_list> to connect the normally open (NO) terminal to the
common (C) terminal for the channels specified. Use OPEN <channel_list>
to connect the normally closed (NC) terminal to the common (C) terminal
for the channels specified. Use SCAN <channel_list> to close the set of
channels specified, one channel at a time.
Switch Channel
Addresses For the Form C Switch, the channel address (<channel_list>) has the form
(@ccnn) where cc = switch card number (01-99) and nn = channel numbers
(00-15).
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You can address single channels (@ccnn); multiple channels
(@ccnn,ccnn,...); sequential channels (@ccnn:ccnn); groups of sequential
channels (@ccnn:ccnn,ccnn:ccnn); or any combination.
Switch Card
Numbers The switch card number depends on the switchbox configuration
(single-module or multiple-module) set for the switches. (Leading zeroes
can be ignored for the card number.) For a single-module switchbox, the
card number is always 01.
For a multiple-module switchbox, the card numbers are 01, 02,...,nn. The
module with the lowest logical address is card number 01, the module with
the next-lowest logical address is card number 02, etc. (See the HP 75000
Series B Installation and Getting Started Guide for a definition of logical
addresses.)
Example:
Multiple-Module
Switchbox Card
Numbers
Assume the three Form C Switches in the following figure form a
switchbox instrument with switch logical addresses of 120,121, and 122.
Since card number 01 is assigned to the module with the lowest logical
address, etc., the card numbers are as shown.
Switch Channel
Numbers Form C Switch channel numbers are 00 through 15. The channels can be
addressed using channel numbers or channel ranges. For a single-module
switchbox, channel ranges can span across the channels. For
multiple-module switchboxes, channel ranges can span across the channels
of all modules.
Use commas (,) to form a channel list or use a colon (:) to form a channel
range. Only valid channels can be accessed in a channel list or channel
range. Also, the channel list or channel range must be from a lower channel
number to a higher channel number. For example, CLOS (@100:215) is
acceptable, but CLOS (@215:100) generates an error.
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Example: Form C
Switch Channel
Lists/Ranges
Channel Lists:
CLOS (@100,112) Close channels 00 and 12 on card
01
OPEN (@203,210) Open channels 03 and 10 on card
02
Channel Ranges:
OPEN (@100:115) Open all channels on card 01
SCAN (@100:115) Scan all channels on card 01
Initial Operation
An example program follows which uses Hewlett-Packard BASIC and the
SCPI language to get you started using the Form C Switch. The example
assumes an HP 9000 Series 200/300 (or equivalent) computer and a
Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus (HP-IB). (HP-IB is the Hewlett-Packard
implementation of the IEEE 488.2-1987 standard.)
This program closes channel 02 of a Form C Switch at logical address 120
(secondary address = 120/8 = 15) and queries the channel closure state. The
result is returned to the computer and displayed (1 = channel closed, 0 =
channel open). See the HP 75000 Series B Installation and Getting Started
Guide for information on addressing.
Example: Close Form C Switch Channel
10 OUTPUT 70915;"CLOS (@102)" ! Close channel 02
20 OUTPUT 7091 5;"CLOS? (@102)" ! Query channel 02 state
30 ENTER 70915;Value ! Enter result into Value
40 PRINT Value ! Display result
50 END
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Notes
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Chapter 2
Configuring the HP E1364A Form C Switch
Using This Chapter
This chapter shows how to make user connections to the Form C Switch and
how to configure the switch module. Chapter contents are:
•Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17
•Connecting User Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18
•Typical Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20
•Changing Form C Switch Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23
•Module Front Panel Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24
Warnings and Cautions
Warning SHOCK HAZARD. Only qualified, service-trained personnel who
are aware of the hazards involved should install, configure, or
remove the module. Use wire rated for the highest input voltage
and remove all power sources from the mainframe and installed
modules before installing or removing a module.
Caution MAXIMUM VOLTAGE/CURRENT. Maximum allowable voltage per
channel for the module is 250 Vdc or 250 Vac RMS (350 V ac peak).
Maximum current per channel is 1 Adc or 1 Aac RMS (non-inductive).
Maximum power input is 40 W (dc) or 40 VA (ac) per channel or 320 W
(dc) or 320 VA (ac) per module. Exceeding any limit may damage the
module.
Caution CONNECTING + 5V + 12V: On the module, the backplane + 5V line is
fused at 4 A and the + 12V line at 1 A. When connecting + 5V or + 12V to
the Form C Switch, install appropriate pullup resistors to prevent shorting
the power supplies. Also, the total current drawn by all circuits connected to
the Form C Switch must not exceed the fuse rating for the supplies used.
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Caution STATIC-SENSITIVE DEVICE. Use anti-static procedures when removing,
configuring, and installing a module. The Form C Switch is susceptible to
static discharges. Do not install the Form C Switch without its metal shield
attached.
Connecting User Inputs
The Form C Switch consists of a component module and a connector block.
User inputs to the Form C Switch are to the NO, NC, and C terminal
connectors on the terminal block. Figure 2-1 shows the connector block and
associated channel numbers. Figure 2-2 shows how to connect user (field)
wiring to the connector block.
Figure 2-1. Form C Switch Terminal Block
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Figure 2-2. Wiring the Form C Switch Terminal Block
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