HP4192a

(Instrument Driver for PRAP and ZAP)

Built into the optional data acquisition module of PRAP and ZAP is a driver for the HP4192a impedance analyser. The driver communicates directly with the instrument through an IEEE GPIB interface to collect resonance spectra into a new window of the software. Instrument settings are made through a single intuitive dialogue box.

The HP4192a is capable of scanning between 5 Hz and 13 MHz, and can apply a signal between 5 mV and 1.1 V. It can generate a DC bias of between 35 V and -35 V. A DC bias outside this range can be applied by amplifying the bias generated by the instrument, but additional isolation circuitry is required. A scan containing virtually any number of points can be collected with the PRAP or ZAP software interface.

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