Chapter 1. Getting Started With The Hp E1328A; Using This Chapter; D/A Converter Description; General Description - HP E1328A User Manual

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Getting Started with the HP E1328A

Chapter 1

This chapter describes the HP E1328A 4-Channel D/A Converter module,

and contains information on how to program it using SCPI (Standard

Commands for Programmable Instruments) commands. This chapter

contains the following sections:

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D/A Converter Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11

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Instrument Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12

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Programming the D/A Converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13

The HP E1328A 4-Channel D/A Converter provides four independent,

16-bit isolated digital-to-analog channels configurable for either DC voltage

or DC current output. Figure 1-1 shows a block diagram for one of the four

HP E1328A channels. All four channels have the same block diagram.

Figure 1-1. D/A Converter Block Diagram

Each of the four channels can be programmed to output voltage or current in

one of the two operating modes.

Calibrated mode: output voltage range is ±10.922 Vdc and

–

output current range is ±21.84 mAdc.

Non-calibrated mode: output range is typically ±12 Vdc

–

and ±24 mAdc.

Getting Started with the HP E1328A

Chapter 1

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