measure - Probe Measurement

Usage:

- command: measure <channel> [<signal>|<rail>] <range> [<reference>]
  [extractKey: <key>]
  [retry: <retryCount>]
  [ground: <ground>]
  [with:
    [- disableAutoRange]]

Argument

Description

channel

Measurement channel

signal

DDTPxx/RDTPxx probe for pin or DATPxx/DDTPxx probe for DMM-based measurement

rail

Power Rail for currentDMM measurement

range

Acceptable range

reference

Reference voltage for impedance measurement (optional, default: 5V)

key

Key in which to store the measurement results (optional)

retryCount

Number of times to retry the test step (optional)

ground

Measurement reference ground (optional)

with

Additional command parameters. (optional)
  • disableAutoRange - Turn off DMM auto-ranging for this measurement. Available for voltageDMM and currentDMM channels.

Note

For the voltageDiff channel, 2 signal names must be provided, separated with a -. For example: DATP00-DATP01 for a differential measurement between DATP00 and DATP01.

The measure command supports the following channels:

channel

Description

capacitance

Capacitance, using DMM

current1V8

1V8 current draw, using ADC

current3V3

3V3 current draw, using ADC

current5V

5V current draw, using ADC

currentVARV

VARV current draw, using ADC

currentDMM

Current, using DMM

frequency

Frequency (CLK0 or CLK1)

impedance

Impedance measurement (RVREF/RA)

pin

Digital pin measurement (DDTPxx/RDTPxx)

resistance

Resistance, using DMM

voltageDATP00

DATP00 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP01

DATP01 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP02

DATP02 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP03

DATP03 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP04

DATP04 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP05

DATP05 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP06

DATP06 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP07

DATP07 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP08

DATP08 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP09

DATP09 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP10

DATP10 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP11

DATP11 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP12

DATP12 voltage, using ADC

voltageDiff

Differential voltage, using ADC

voltageDMM

Voltage, using DMM

voltageMUX0

MUX0 voltage, using ADC

voltageMUX1

MUX1 voltage, using ADC

voltageMUX2

MUX2 voltage, using ADC

voltageMUX3

MUX3 voltage, using ADC

Note

The following measurement channels are only available on the PLT-300A, but not on the PLT-200A:

channel

Description

capacitance

Capacitance, using DMM

current1V8

1V8 current draw, using ADC

currentDMM

Current, using DMM

voltageDATP00

DATP00 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP01

DATP01 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP02

DATP02 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP03

DATP03 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP04

DATP04 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP05

DATP05 voltage, using ADC

voltageDATP06

DATP06 voltage, using ADC

voltageDMM

Voltage, using DMM

resistance

Resistance, using DMM

DMM-based measurements (capacitance, currentDMM, resistance, voltageDMM) can be performed for the following probes:

signal

Description

DATP000DATP06

Direct Analog Test Probe #0…#6

DDTP00DDTP08

Direct Digital Test Probe #0…#8

RA

RA MUX signal

For DMM-based measurements, the PLT-300A allows measurements to be taken against a specific ground signal. This can be requested by adding a ground: <ground> field to the measure command, with the following supported values:

ground

Description

GND

PLT System ground (default)

GND1

DUT Ground #1

GND2

DUT Ground #2

GND3

DUT Ground #3

GND4

DUT Ground #4

1V8OUT

1.8V supply

3V3OUT

3.3V supply

5VOUT

5V supply

VARVOUT

VARV supply

RVREF

RVREF mux signal

The following suffixes are supported for electrical measurement ranges:

Kind

Suffix

Description

Frequency

Hz

Hertz (default)

Frequency

kHz, KHZ

Kilohertz

Frequency

MHz

Megahertz

Frequency

GHz

Gigahertz

Voltage

nV

Nanovolt

Voltage

uV, µV

Microvolt

Voltage

mV

Millivolt

Voltage

V

Volt (default)

Voltage

kV, KV

Kilovolt

Voltage

MV

Megavolt

Current

nA

Nanoampere

Current

uA, µA

Microampere

Current

mA

Milliampere

Current

A

Ampere (default)

Resistance/Impedance

nOhm

Nanoohm

Resistance/Impedance

uOhm, µOhm

Microohm

Resistance/Impedance

mOhm

Milliohm

Resistance/Impedance

Ohm

Ohm (default)

Resistance/Impedance

kOhm, KOhm

Kiloohm

Resistance/Impedance

MOhm

Megaohm

Examples