3706 Multimeter / Switch System
Rev A 9/14/07
System Performance
System Performance
13, 14
4-1/2 Digit Mode, azero off and nPLC=0.0005
Function
Function
Change
(msec)
Range
Change
(msec)
Auto-
range
(msec)
DCV or 2W
(<10K
)
10 10 10
4W
(<10k)
20 20 20
DCI
10 10 10
Frequency or
Period
22 10
ACV or ACI
17
85 85 300
Buffer Transfer Speed Enet GPIB USB
Average for 1000 readings 2450/s 2000/s 1800/s
Average for 1000 readings with timestamp 2300/s 1800/s 1600/s
Single Command Excecution time
(ms)
Card Command Enet GPIB USB
3720, 3721, 3722,
3730
channel.close (ch_list)
or
channel.open (ch_list)
5.7 5.8 6.1
3723
18
channel.close (ch_list)
or
channel.open (ch_list)
2.3 2.4 2.7
3740
channel.close (ch_list 1-28)
or
channel.open (ch_list 1-28)
10.7 10.8 11.1
channel.close (ch_list 29-32)
or
channel.open (ch_list 29-32)
22.7 22.8 23.1
AC Speeds
Measurements into Buffer
13
Measurement to PC
13
Single Channel, 60Hz (50Hz) Operation (Rdg/s) (ms / Rdg)
Function NPLC
Aperture
(ms)
Digits
Azero
On
Azero
Off
Enet GPIB USB
ACI / ACV
SLOW
n/a 6-½
0.45 (0.45)
n/a
2150 (2150) 2150 (2150) 2150 (2150)
MED
n/a 6-½
2.5 (2.5)
n/a
400 (400) 400 (400) 400 (400)
1.0
14
16.67 (20)
6-½
42 (33) 59.5 (50) 19.4 (22.7) 19.5 (22.8) 19.8 (23.1)
0.2
14
3.33 (4.0)
6-½
120 (100) 295 (235) 7.6 (8.3) 6.2 (6.8) 6.4 (7.0)
0.06
15
1.0 (1.2)
5-½
170 (165) 935 (750) 1.40 (1.80) 1.50 (1.80) 1.60 (2.30)
0.006
15
0.100 (0.120)
4-½
218 (215) 6,200 (5,500) 0.55 (0.57) 0.65 (0.67) 0.75 (0.77)
0.0005
15
0.0083 (0.001)
3-½
218 (215 14,600 (14,250) 0.50 (0.5) 0.60 (0.60) 0.70 (0.70)
Frequency /
Period
n/a
SLOW, MED,
FAST
n/a
2x input
period + Gate
time
n/a
2x input period
+ Gate time +
2.7ms
2x input period
+ Gate time +
2.8ms
2x input period
+ Gate time +
3.1ms