HP 34401A Multimeter

Driver module for HP/Agilent 34401A multimeters.

exception instrumental.drivers.multimeters.hp.MultimeterError
class instrumental.drivers.multimeters.hp.HPMultimeter(inst=None, **kwds)
clear()
config_voltage_dc(range=None, resolution=None)

Configure the multimeter to perform a DC voltage measurement.

Parameters
  • range (Quantity, 'min', 'max', or 'def') – Expected value of the input signal

  • resolution (Quantity, 'min', 'max', or 'def') – Resolution of the measurement, in measurement units

fetch()
initiate()
trigger()

Emit the software trigger

To use this function, the device must be in the ‘wait-for-trigger’ state and its trigger_source must be set to ‘bus’.

property npl_cycles
property trigger_source
class instrumental.drivers.multimeters.hp.TriggerSource(value)

An enumeration.

bus = 0
ext = 2
external = 2
imm = 1
immediate = 1