Keysight E1418A Series User manual

Keysight E1418A
8/16 Channel D/A Converter
User Manual and SCPI Programming
75000 Series C

Notices
© Keysight Technologies, Inc. 1995-2019
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Manual Part Number
E1418-90002
Edition
Third Edition, August 2019
Published by
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
900 S. Taft Ave.
Loveland, CO 80537 USA
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ble in any technical data.

Safety Information
The following general safety precau-
tions must be observed during all
phases of operation of this instrument.
Failure to comply with these precau-
tions or with specific warnings or oper-
ating instructions in the product
manuals violates safety standards of
design, manufacture, and intended use
of the instrument. Keysight Technolo-
gies assumes no liability for the cus-
tomer's failure to comply with these
requirements.
General
Do not use this product in any manner not
specified by the manufacturer. The protec-
tive features of this product must not be
impaired if it is used in a manner specified in
the operation instructions.
Before Applying Power
Verify that all safety precautions are taken.
Make all connections to the unit before
applying power. Note the external markings
described under “Safety Symbols”.
Ground the Instrument
Keysight chassis’ are provided with a
grounding-type power plug. The
instrument chassis and cover must be
connected to an electrical ground to
minimize shock hazard. The ground pin
must be firmly connected to an electri-
cal ground (safety ground) terminal at
the power outlet. Any interruption of
the protective (grounding) conductor
or disconnection of the protective
earth terminal will cause a potential
shock hazard that could result in per-
sonal injury.
Do Not Operate in an Explosive
Atmosphere
Do not operate the module/chassis in
the presence of flammable gases or
fumes.
Do Not Operate Near Flammable
Liquids
Do not operate the module/chassis in
the presence of flammable liquids or
near containers of such liquids.
Cleaning
Clean the outside of the Keysight mod-
ule/chassis with a soft, lint-free,
slightly dampened cloth. Do not use
detergent or chemical solvents.
Do Not Remove Instrument Cover
Only qualified, service-trained person-
nel who are aware of the hazards
involved should remove instrument
covers. Always disconnect the power
cable and any external circuits before
removing the instrument cover.
Keep away from live circuits
Operating personnel must not remove
equipment covers or shields. Proce-
dures involving the removal of covers
and 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 elec-
trical shock, DO NOT perform proce-
dures 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 prod-
uct have been impaired, 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 Keysight Technologies
Sales and Service Office for service and
repair to ensure the safety features are
maintained.
DO NOT block the primary
disconnect
The primary disconnect device is the
appliance connector/power cord when
a chassis used by itself, but when
installed into a rack or system the dis-
connect may be impaired and must be
considered part of the installation.
Do Not Modify the Instrument
Do not install substitute parts or per-
form any unauthorized modification to
the product. Return the product to a
Keysight Sales and Service Office to
ensure that safety features are main-
tained.
In Case of Damage
Instruments that appear damaged or
defective should be made inoperative
and secured against unintended oper-
ation until they can be repaired by
qualified service personnel
Do NOT block vents and fan exhaust:
To ensure adequate cooling and venti-
lation, leave a gap of at least 50mm
(2") around vent holes on both sides of
the chassis.
Do NOT operate with empty slots: To
ensure proper cooling and avoid dam-
aging equipment, fill each empty slot
with an AXIe filler panel module.
Do NOT stack free-standing chassis:
Stacked chassis should be rack-
mounted.
All modules are grounded through the
chassis: During installation, tighten
each module's retaining screws to
secure the module to the chassis and
to make the ground connection.
Operator is responsible to maintain
safe operating conditions. To ensure
safe operating conditions, modules
should not be operated beyond the full
temperature range specified in the
Environmental and physical specifica-
tion. Exceeding safe operating condi-
tions can result in shorter lifespan,
improper module performance and
user safety issues. When the modules
are in use and operation within the
specified full temperature range is not
maintained, module surface tempera-
tures may exceed safe handling condi-
tions which can cause discomfort or
burns if touched. In the event of a
module exceeding the full temperature
range, always allow the module to cool
before touching or removing modules
from the chassis.
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Safety Symbols
A CAUTION denotes a hazard. It
calls attention to an operating pro-
cedure or practice, that, if not cor-
rectly performed or adhered to
could result in damage to the
product or loss of important data.
Do not proceed beyond a CAUTION
notice until the indicated condi-
tions are fully understood and met.
A WARNING denotes a hazard. It
calls attention to an operating pro-
cedure or practice, that, if not cor-
rectly performed or adhered to,
could result in personal injury or
death. Do not proceed beyond a
WARNING notice until the indi-
cated conditions are fully under-
stood and met.
Products display the following sym-
bols:
Warning, risk of electric
shock
Refer to manual for addi-
tional safety information.
Earth Ground.
Chassis Ground.
Alternating Current (AC).
Direct Current (DC)
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1 Module Setup and Installation
Using This Chapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Module Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Ordering Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Field Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Terminal Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Front Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting the Logical Address Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installation in a Mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Terminal Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Screw-Type Terminal Module (Standard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Wiring the Terminal Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Attaching the Terminal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Removing the Terminal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Terminal Module Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Option A3E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Option A3H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Option 135. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Terminal Module Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Configuring the Terminal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
P/J Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
V/I Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Options A3E and A3H Terminals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Terminal Module Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Combining Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Connecting an External Trigger Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the CAL Output Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Initial Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Module Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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2 Programming Examples
Using This Chapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Program Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Querying Module Identification and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
APPLy Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Error Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
I/O Error Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SCPI Error Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SOURce Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Setting the Output Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Controlling the Output Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Using *OPC?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Combining Output Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3 Keysight E1418A SCPI Command Reference
Using This Chapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Command Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Common Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
SCPI Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Command Separator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Abbreviated and Short Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Implied Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Linking Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
SCPI Command Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
ABORt Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
APPLy Subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
APPLyn:CURRent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
APPLyn:VOLTage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
CALibration Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
CALibration:CONDition? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
CALibration:CONFigure:RESistance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
CALibration:RESet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
CALibration:STORe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
CALibration:TEST?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
CALibration:VALue:RESistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
CALibrationn:CONFigure:CURRent?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
CALibrationn:CONFigure:VOLTage? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
CALibrationn:VALue:CURRent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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CALibrationn:VALue:VOLTage?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
DIAGnostic Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
DIAGnostic:CALibration:OUTPut[:MODE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
DIAGnostic:CALibration:OUTPut[:MODE]?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
DIAGnostic:CONFigure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
DIAGnostic:OUTPut:ALL[:STATe] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
DIAGnostic:SOURcen:FUNCtion:MODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
DIAGnostic:TRIGgered? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
INITiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
INITiate[:IMMediate] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
OUTPut Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
OUTPut:TTLTrgn[:STATe] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
OUTPut:TTLTrgn[:STATe]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
OUTPutn[:STATe]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
OUTPutn[:STATe]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
SOURce Subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
SOURcen:CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
SOURcen:CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
SOURcen:CURRent[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[:AMPLitude]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
SOURcen:CURRent[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[:AMPLitude]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
SOURcen:FUNCtion:MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
SOURcen:FUNCtion:MODE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
SOURcen:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
SOURcen:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
SOURcen:VOLTage[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[:AMPLitude] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
SOURcen:VOLTage[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[:AMPLitude]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
STATus Subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
STATus:OPERation:CONDition? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
STATus:OPERation:ENABle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
STATus:OPERation:ENABle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
STATus:PRESet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
SYSTem Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
SYSTem:ERRor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
SYSTem:VERSion? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
TEST Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
TEST:NUMBer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
TEST:TST[:RESults]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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TRIGger Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
TRIGger[:IMMediate] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
TRIGger:SOURce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
TRIGger:SOURce?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
IEEE-488.2 Common Command Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Keysight E1418A Command Quick Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
A E1418A Specifications
General Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Cooling Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
B E1418A Register-Based Programming
Addressing the Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
A16 Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
A24 Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
The Base Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
A16 Address Space Outside the Command Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
A16 Address Space Inside the Command Module or Mainframe . . . . . . . 124
Register Offset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Reset and Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Register Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Register Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Manufacturer ID Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Logical Address Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Device Type Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
VXI Status/Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
VXI Offset Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Calibration Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Card Configuration Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Software Trigger Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Trigger Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Using the Trigger Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Interrupt Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Isolation Status Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Channel Program Jumper Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Channel Trigger Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Channel Mode Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Channel Relay Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Card Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Main_DAC Immediate Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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Main_DAC Triggered Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Offset_DAC Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Gain_DAC Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Undefined Registers Channel Voltage Offset Calibration Registers . . . . . 148
Channel Voltage Gain Calibration Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Channel Current Offset Calibration Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Channel Current Gain Calibration Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Calibration Resistor Value Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Voltage Calibration Status Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Current Calibration Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Calibration Isolation Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Calibration Card Configuration Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Calibration Checksum Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Module Serial Number Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Register Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
C E1418A Error Messages
Error Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
D Voltage/Current Output Adjustment
Using This Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Calibration Constants and Non-Volatile Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Equipment Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Making Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Adjustment Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Voltage Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Current Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Storing the Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Return the Module to Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
E Configuration and Disassembly
Using This Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Checking Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Changing Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Adding 8 Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Installing Isolated/Non-Isolated Plug-on Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Isolating an Assembly (Self-Test) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Assembly Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

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To Exchange an Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Keysight E1418A 8/16 Channel D/A Converter
User Manual and SCPI Programming Guide
17
1Module Setup and Installation
Using This Chapter
This chapter provides general module information and tasks you must perform to
install and prepare your module. A procedure to verify your installation is also
given. The chapter is divided into the following sections:
Module Description page 17
Functional Description page 20
Front Panel Connectors page 22
Setting the Logical Address Switch page 23
Module Installation page 24
Terminal Modules page 26
Wiring the Terminal Module page 27
Attaching the Terminal Module page 29
Removing the Terminal Module page 30
Terminal Module Options page 31
Terminal Module Connectors page 35
Configuring the Terminal Module page 36
Terminal Module Connections page 38
Initial Operation page 43
Module Description
The Keysight E1418A is an 8 or 16 channel digital-to-analog converter module
for use in a VXIbus C-size mainframe. The module is a register-based device. The
module can be programmed via direct register access or, with the appropriate
driver, by high level commands. This manual describes programming the module
using SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) and the SCPI
driver.
Each Keysight E1418A module is a unique instrument having its own output
buffer and error queue. Multiple modules cannot be combined into a single
instrument.
Each channel can be configured to either voltage or current output mode. When
configured for voltage output, voltages in the range of -16.0 to +16.0 Volts can
be set. When configured for current output, current in the range of -0.02 to +
0.02 A can be set. Channel output mode can be programmatically set, or forced
to either voltage or current by mechanical jumpers on the terminal module.

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Module Setup and Installation Module Description
Each output channel is individually configurable to be either an isolated output
or a non-isolated output. Channel configuration to isolated or non-isolated is
made by individual plug-on modules for each channel.
Figure 1-1 shows the module.
Ordering Options
The Keysight E1418A may be ordered from Keysight Technologies in a variety of
configurations. As ordered, the module has the following options:
Figure 1-1 The E1418A 8/16-Channel D/A Converter with Terminal Module
Description
E1418A 8-Channel D/A Converter with Non-Isolated Outputs
E1418A Option 001 16-Channel D/A Converter with Non-Isolated Outputs
E1418A Option 002 8-Channel D/A Converter with Isolated Outputs
E1418A Option 003 16-Channel D/A Converter with Isolated Outputs

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Module Description Module Setup and Installation
Field Kits
The module can also be user configured. The following field expansion and
configuration kits are available:
Terminal Modules
The standard Keysight E1418A Terminal Module provides screw terminals for
connections. Two other terminal options are available with the Keysight E1418A:
–Crimp and Insert (Option A3E)
–Ribbon Cable (Option A3H)
–Terminal Module Housing without a terminal module PC board or
connectors included (Option 135)
Description Use
E1523A Single Channel Isolated
plug-on module
To change a single channel from
non-isolated to isolated output.
E1524A Expansion kit, 8-Channel
Non-Isolated Outputs
To add 8 additional non-isolated channels
to an existing 8-channel module.
E1525A Expansion kit, 8-Channel
Isolated Outputs
To add 8 additional isolated channels to
an existing 8-channel module.

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Module Setup and Installation Functional Description
Functional Description
The Keysight E1418A provides great flexibility in configuration. This functional
description will help you become familiar with the various configurations and
how the module is structured. A functional block diagram is shown in Figure 1-2.
* Each channel MUST have either an isolated or non-isolated plug-on module installed. Channels may be
configured using any combination of Isolated and Non-Isolated plug-on modules.
Figure 1-2 A Functional Block Diagram

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Functional Description Module Setup and Installation
As shown, there are four major assemblies that make up an Keysight E1418A:
–Channels 1 through 8 main board and VXIbus backplane circuitry.
–Channels 9 through 16 expansion board.
–Isolated or Non-isolated plug-on modules.
–Terminal Module.
Channels 1–8 main board and VXIbus backplane circuitry.
This assembly contains all the VXIbus interface and decoding circuitry. Isolated
and Non-Isolated plug-on modules for channels 1–8 connect to this assembly.
The panel connectors for the terminal module are also mounted on this
assembly.
The optional Channels 9–16 expansion board is electrically connected and
mechanically mounted to the main board. Isolated and Non-Isolated plug-on
modules for channels 9–16 connect to this assembly.
Isolated or Non-isolated plug-on modules are required for every channel. Eight
plug-on modules mount to the main board and 8 plug-on modules mount to the
expansion board. Any combination of isolated or non-isolated plug-on modules
may be used, but every channel must have a plug-on module installed.
The Terminal Module shown in Figure 1-2 is the standard screw-type terminal
module. This module provides screw connections for each channel output, the
calibration connections, and the external trigger in connections. This module
also contains two jumpers for each channel; one, called the P/J Jumper, to
enable or disable VXIbus programming of the channel mode (either voltage or
current) and one, called the V/I Jumper, to set the channel mode when the P/J
Jumper is in the Jumper position.

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Module Setup and Installation Front Panel Connectors
Front Panel Connectors
Figure 1-3 shows the connections at the front panel connectors of the main
module.
Figure 1-3 E1418A Front Panel Connector Pinout