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Remote module identifiers, Drive modes – Agilent Technologies L4400 User Manual

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Remote Module Identifiers

A special channel numbering method exists for use with SCPI commands
that operate one or more banks of the remote module. This addressing
uses a non- existent channel number (00) to indicate the commands are
useful for all channel in a bank or all channels on a remote module. The
format of this special channel list is specified as:

1<rem><00>

where:

rem is the remote module being controlled, and is a single digit in the
range of 1 to 8.

channel is non- existent channel number 00 on the remote module.

You may not use this special channel list in a range of channels.

The following commands use this form of channel addressing. Refer to the
Programmer’s Reference Help file for more details.

ROUTe:RMODule:BANK:DRIVe:MODE

ROUTe:RMODule:BANK:LED:DRIVe:ENABle

ROUTe:RMODule:BANK:LED:DRIVe:LEVel

ROUTe:RMODule:BANK:PREset

ROUTe:RMODule:DRIVe:LIMit

ROUTe:RMODule:DRIVe:SOURce:BOOT

ROUTe:RMODule:DRIVe:SOURce:IMMediate

Drive Modes

Each remote module can drive the switches and attenuators using either
TTL or open collector drive methods. The TTL drive mode uses a
pull- down resistor on the output and drives a TTL high level when
asserted. The open collector drive provides a current path to ground when
asserted.

TTL Drive

Open Collector

Drive

Drive Active

H

H

L

L

The drive mode is set on a per bank basis using the

ROUTe:RMODule:BANK:DRIVe:MODE

command.