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Switching channels, Example: single channel switching – HP E1368A User Manual

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Switching Channels

For general purpose switch operation, you can connect or disconnect a
signal by opening or closing a specific channel.

Use

CLOS <

channel_list

> to close coaxial switch channel(s), and

OPEN <

channel_list

>

to open coaxial switch channel(s). Refer to

Figure 2-6 for the various HP coaxial switch configurations.

<

channel_list

>

has the form (@ccnn) where cc = card number

(01-99) and nn = channel number (00-04).

Example: Single

Channel Switching

This example illustrates closing and opening channel 00 in a HP E1368A
Microwave Switch module. Figure 3-1 shows how the channel is
configured.

To close channel 00, execute:

CLOS (@100)

Connect channel 00 switch port 2
to port C, and terminate port 1 into
50; 1 is the card number and 00 is
the channel number.

To open channel 00, execute:

OPEN (@100)

Connect channel 00 switch port 1
to port C, and terminate port 2 into
50; 1 is the card number and 00 is
the channel number.

Figure 3-1. Example: HP E1368A Single Channel Switching

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