When the bin sort feature is on (i.e., after you have issued the :CALC:COMP command by specifying “ON”), the instrument outputs the result of bin sorting through the handler interface. The table below shows how bin sort results are mapped to the sort result signals /BIN1 through /BIN13 and /OUT_OF_GOOD_BINS) of the handler interface. The table assumes that you have issued the :CALC:COMP:OGB command by specifying 10 so that bins 1 through 10 serve as good bins while bins 11 through 13 serve as bad bins.
Mapping between Bin Sort Results and Handler Interface Output Signals
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Measurement status |
Bin sort results |
Handler interface signal(s) that is (are) activated |
GPIB Output |
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Measurement status |
Measured value |
Bin sort result |
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Normal |
Indicates a DUT that was not sorted into any of bins 1 through 13 |
/OUT_OF_GOOD_BINS |
0 |
Measured value |
0 |
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Good bin*1 |
BIN1 |
/BIN1 |
1 |
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BIN2 |
/BIN2 |
2 |
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BIN3 |
/BIN3 |
3 |
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BIN4 |
/BIN4 |
4 |
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BIN5 |
/BIN5 |
5 |
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BIN6 |
/BIN6 |
6 |
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BIN7 |
/BIN7 |
7 |
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BIN8 |
/BIN8 |
8 |
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BIN9 |
/BIN9 |
9 |
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BIN10 |
/BIN10 |
10 |
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Bad bin*1 |
BIN11 |
/BIN11 /OUT_OF_GOOD_BINS |
11 |
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BIN12 |
/BIN12 /OUT_OF_GOOD_BINS |
12 |
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BIN13 |
/BIN13 /OUT_OF_GOOD_BINS |
13 |
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Overload*2 |
Sort failure |
/OVLD |
1 |
9.9E37 |
14 |
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Rdc out of range |
/RDC_OUT_OF_RANGE |
2 |
Measured value*3 |
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Simultaneous detection of overload and Rdc out of range |
/OVLD /RDC_OUT_OF_RANGE |
3 |
9.9E37 |
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*1. This table assumes that you have issued the :CALC:COMP:OGB command by specifying 10 so that bins 1 through 10 serve as good bins while bins 11 through 13 serve as bad bins.
*2. When overload is detected at a measurement point that is not used for bin sorting, bin sorting is operated normally. Therefore the bin sort result is not 14 in this case.
*3. The instrument outputs a measured value normally. However, the output may be an invalid value that was measured while there was a bad contact.
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