Agilent Technologies L4400 - Manual (Page 13)

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Agilent L4400 LXI Class C Instruments
User’s Guide
Agilent Technologies
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Introduction to the L4400 Series 
LXI Instruments
Instrument Considerations 2
Interconnection Solutions Overview 4
Bench-Top Operation and Instrument Rack Mounting 5
Applying Power 11
Welcome. The products covered in this user’s guide represent the Agilent
L4400 Series of LXI Class C instruments. LXI, an acronym for LAN
eXtensions for Instrumentation, is an instrumentation standard for
devices that use the Ethernet (LAN) as their primary communications
interface.
The L4400 series family of instruments provide switching and
multifunction test capabilites for design verification, automated test, and
data acquisition applications. The instruments include:
• L4421A 40- Channel Armature Multiplexer Module
• L4433A Dual/Quad 4x8 Reed Matrix Module
• L4437A 32- Channel General Purpose Switch Module
• L4445A Microwave Switch/Attenuator Driver Module
• L4450A 64- Bit Digital I/O Module with Memory and Counter
• L4451A 4- Channel Isolated D/A Converter w/ Waveform Memory
Module
• L4452A Multifunction Module
This chapter contains general information on instrument environmental
and electrical operating conditions, instrument interconnections, and rack
mounting instructions. The chapter also contains information on applying
power.