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HP E1328A D/A Converter Module User's Manual
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
WARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Safety Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Reader Comment Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 1. Getting Started with the HP E1328A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
D/A Converter Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instrument Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Programming the D/A Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Selecting SCPI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 2. Configuring the HP E1328A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting the Logical Address Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Selecting Voltage or Current Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting Field Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Wiring Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 3. Using the HP E1328A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
D/A Converter Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Reset Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Electronic Voltage Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Outputting Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Electronic Current Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Outputting Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 4. Understanding the HP E1328A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Commands for D/A Converter Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Voltage Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Remote Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Maximum Lead Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operation with Fixed Voltage Sources in Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Adjustment Under Actual Lead and Load Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Current Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Querying the D/A Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Chapter 5. HP E1328A Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Command Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Common Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SCPI Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Linking Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
SCPI Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
CALibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
CALibrationn:CURRent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
CALibrationn:STATe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
CALibrationn:STATe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
CALibrationn:VOLTage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
DISPlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
DISPlay:MONitor:CHANnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
DISPlay:MONitor:CHANnel? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
DISPlay:MONitor[:STATe] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
DISPlay:MONitor:STRing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
[SOURce:] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
[SOURce:]CURRentn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
[SOURce:]CURRentn? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
[SOURce:]FUNCtionn? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
[SOURce:]VOLTagen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
[SOURce:]VOLTagen? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
SYSTem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
SYSTem:ERRor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
IEEE-488.2 Common Command Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
HP E1328A Command Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Appendix A. HP E1328A Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Appendix B. HP E1328A Register-Based Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using This Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Addressing the Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
The Base Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Register Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Register Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Register Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Manufacturer ID Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Device Type Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Status/Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Channel Mode Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Channel Output Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Command and Parameter Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
A Register-Based Algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Programming Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Resetting the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Reading the ID, Device Type, and Status Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Outputting a Voltage or Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Using an Embedded
HP RADI-EPC7 Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Appendix C. HP E1328A Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
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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 Technol-
ogy (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.
Limitation Of Warranty
The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate maintenance by Buyer, Buyer-supplied prod-
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.
NO OTHER WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. HP SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
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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computer software" as defined in DFARS 252.227-7013 (October 1988), DFARS 252.211.7015 (May 1991) or DFARS 252.227-7014
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