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Thermistor measurements – Agilent Technologies Switch/Measure User Manual

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34980A User’s Guide

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Features and Functions

The following command sets the nominal resistance (R

0

) to 1000

on

channel 1003.

SENS:TEMP:TRAN:FRTD:RES 1000,(@1003)

Thermistor Measurements

The instrument supports 2.2 k

(YSI Series 44004), 5 k

(YSI Series 44007),

and 10 k

(YSI Series 44006) thermistors.

Front Panel Operation:

To select the thermistor function for the active

channel, choose the following items.

DMM or Channel (Configure) > TEMPERATURE > PROBE TYPE > THERMISTOR

To select the thermistor type for the active channel, choose from the
following items.

THERMISTOR TYPE > 10K|5K|2.2K

Remote Interface Operation:

You can use the

CONFigure

or

MEASure?

command to select the probe type and thermistor type. For example,
the following command configures channel 3001 for measurements of a
5 k

thermistor:

CONF:TEMP THER,5000,(@3001)

You can also use the

SENSe

command to select the probe type and

thermistor type. For example, the following command configures channel
1003 for measurements of a 10 k

thermistor:

SENS:TEMP:TRAN:THERM:TYPE 10000,(@1003)