I'm configuring the 56 channels in use via a 'config.blcfg' file transferred to the unit via USB, not using the front panel (Configuring 56 channels via the front panel would be a nightmare...
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I need the instrument set up so the technician simply presses the 'Scan' button and the screen says 'Scanning...' or similar during the measurements, then says 'Scan Complete' or similar at the end so they can move the instrument to the next DUT.
The tech cannot be relied upon nor allowed to make any configuration changes. Only to plug the cables from the instrument into the DUT and press 'Scan', then disconnect and rinse and repeat on all DUT's to be measured.
When I apply the config file from the USB stick and press scan, it all works as expected, but I never get the 'Scanning...' display, only the 'mux VDC' as shown in the video before he starts the scan.
So I made a simple 3 channel program from the front panel set to automatically loop a few times and found it doesn't say 'Scanning' on the first run through, but does so on subsequent scans. It also does the same no matter how I load the program into the instrument, via PC connection, USB memory stick or front panel.
As my large program runs only once at a time, it never shows 'Scanning' as it never gets to a second scan. I wonder why it never says 'Scanning' on the first run-through? A bug or my misconfiguration somewhere? (I'm running v1.17 firmware, the latest I think?)