Agilent Technologies 75000 SERIES B manual

75000 S ER IES B Mainf r ames E1300B an d E 1301B Us er ’ s Man ual Copy rig ht © Ag il ent T echnol og i es, Inc. , 1989, 1990, 1991, 2006 M a nu a l P a r t N u m b e r : E 1300 - 90005 P r i n t e d : F e b r u a r y 2006 E d i t i o n 3 M i c r o f i c h e P a r t N u m b e r : E 1300 - 99005 P r i n t e d i n U . S . A . E 0206[...]

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Decl ar a ti on of Co nf ormit y according to I SO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manu fa cturer’ s Na m e: Agile nt T e ch nol ogi es, Inc . Love la nd Ma nuf ac t uri ng Ce nt er Manu fa cturer’ s Ad dr ess: 815 14th S t re et S .W. Love la nd, Col ora do 80537 declares, t hat the product : Product Name: 75000 S er ie s B VX I M ainfr a me Model N[...]

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1 Re late d Do cum e nts A gilent Ins trument BA S IC Us er’ s Handbook . Inc l ud es thre e books : A g ilen t Ins t r um e nt BA S IC P r og r a m m ing T e c hni q ue s , A g i le nt Ins tr um ent BA S IC I n ter f a cin g T ech n iqu es, and A g i le nt Ins tr um e nt B A S IC L ang uag e Ref e r e nc e . Us i n g A gi l ent I ns t r umen t B[...]

A b o ut this Man ual M an ual Con t en t T h is m a n u a l s h o ws h o w t o u s e t h e A gi le n t E 1300/ E 1301 M a in fr a m e a n d h o w t o operate and pr og ram i ns trum en ts w i thi n the m ai nf r am e us i ng S CPI ( S tandar d C o m m a n d s f o r P ro g ra m m a b l e I n s t ru m e n t s ) c o m m a n ds a n d I EEE 488.2 Comm [...]

T ab l e of C onten ts 1. G etting Starte d U sin g T h is C h a p t e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 M a in fr a m e D e scr ip t io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 O p t io n a l M a in fr a m e M e m o r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

U sin g S up p o r t e d T e r m in a ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16 T h e Sup p o r t e d T e r m in a ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16 U sin g t h e H P 700/ 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 1 7 U sin g t h e W Y SE Ø W Y -3[...]

T h e Se r v ic e R e q u e st B it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 C le a r in g t h e Se r v ic e R e q u e st E n a b le R e gist e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Sta n d a r d E v e n t St a t u s R e gist e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 U n m a skin g St a n d[...]

*SR E < ma sk > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-70 *SR E ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71 *ST B? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71 *T R G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C . C onn e c tin g and C onf ig urin g a Dis pla y T er m inal U sin g t h is A p p e n d ix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1 O v e r v ie w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C -1 Connecti ng a T er mi nal to the Ma i nf r ame . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 - Ta ble of C ontents[...]

Ch a p t e r 1 G etting S tar ted Us i n g T h i s Ch ap t er T h is c h a p t e r d e s c r ib e s t h e A gi le n t E 1300B / E 1301B M a in fr a m e , d e fin e s t h e i ns trum en t c on c ept, and ex pl ai ns ho w pl ug -i n mo dul es are des i g nated as i ns trum en ts i n th e m ai nf r am e. Thi s c hapter al s o con tai ns i ntroduc to r[...]

Tr i g O u t : Al l o w s an i n s tr um en t to o u tput a neg ati v e-g oi ng p ul s e to i ndi c ate the occ urr ence of som e ev ent such as cl os ing a channel on a S w itc hbox Ins trument. The s i g nal l ev el s are s tand ard TTL (0 V to 5 V). Th i s pul s e c an be u s ed to s y nchroni z e ex ter nal eq ui p men t to th e i ns tr um ent [...]

1 I n strume nt De fini tion S CPI- c ompati b l e pl ug -i n mo dul es i ns tall ed i n th e m ai nf r am e are treated as i ndep end ent i ns t r uments each hav i ng a uni q ue secondar y G P IB add r ess . As s ho w n i n Fi g u re 1 -3 , eac h i n s tr um en t i s as s i g ned a ded i cated er ror q ueue, i n put an d o u t pu t b u f f ers , [...]

Instr u m ent L ogical A d d r e sse s I n s t r u m e n t s a r e id e n t ifie d b y a lo gica l a d d r e ss whic h d ir e ct ly r e la t e s t o it s G P I B s ec on dary ad dr es s . I ns truments com e f rom the f actory w i th a pres et l og i c al ad d re s s . Y ou c an c hang e t he f actory setti ng d uring i ns tal l at i on (see the &q[...]

Ex ample: Read ing the T ime Thi s prog r am reads and prin ts the ti me f r om th e S y s tem In s tr um ent’ s in ternal c lo c k . T h e c o m p u t e r u se d in t h e e x a m p l e is a n A gi le n t Se r i e s 200/ 300 c o m p u t e r w i th Ag i l ent B AS IC as the pr og ram l ang uag e. Th e c o m puter i n terf aces to the mai nf rame u[...]

1-6 Gett ing St ar ted[...]

Ch a p t e r 2 Us in g th e F r ont Panel Us i n g t h i s Ch a p t er T h is c h a p t e r sh o ws y o u h o w t o u s e t h e A gi le n t E 1301B M a in fr a m e ’ s fr o n t p a n e l k ey board and d i spl ay to oper ate i ns trum ents i n th e m ai nf r am e. It co n tai ns the f oll ow i ng sec ti ons: • F r o n t P a n e l F e a t u r e [...]

1 Usi n g M enu s You can acc es s a S y s t em Ins trument menu and a v a r i e ty of other ins tr ument menus (d ep end i ng on i ns tal l ed ins tr uments) f rom the f ront p anel. The s e m enus i nc orp or ate t he mos t us ed f unc ti ons but do not p r ov i de a cc es s to al l of the i ns t r ument com m ands. If a par t i c ul ar f unc ti [...]

• P r e ss Prev Menu to return to the prev i ou s menu w i thi n an i ns tr umen t menu or e s c ape f r om an i nput p r ompt. Press Sel ect I ns tr to retur n to the S elect an I n str um en t menu . Note that w hen y ou l eav e an i n s tr um ent an d retur n l ater , y ou retur n to th e s ame m en u l ocati on y ou w er e w hen y ou l ef t. [...]

H o w to Disp la y Log ic a l A d d r e sse s o r I nstrum e nt I nfo rm a tio n H o w to Re se t the Syste m Note: The RE SET menu sel ec ti on i s equi v al ent to the D IA G : B O O T c omma nd w hi c h has the s ame ef fec t as c y c li ng pow er to the mainf r a me. Press ing Reset Ins t r from the S y s tem Ins t rument menu i s equiv al ent [...]

Us i ng the Other I ns tru ment M e nu s The i ns tr ument menus al low y ou to acces s t he mos t- us e d ins t rument func ti ons or t o moni tor a n i nstrument ( moni tor mod e) w hil e it i s bei ng c ontrol l ed f rom re mote. W e’ l l use the S w i tc hbox m enu to s how y ou how to use the i ns trument menus . M enus are a v ai l able f o[...]

H o w to O p e n / C lo se C ha nne ls How to S c an Cha n n e ls 2-6 Using the Fr ont Panel[...]

How t o Dis play M oni tor Ty pe, Desc r i pt i on , or R eset M odul e H o w to Se le ct M o nito r M o d e Us ing the Front Panel 2- 7[...]

Mo n i t o r Mo d e M o n it o r m o d e d is p la y s t h e st a t u s o f a n in st r u m e n t while it is b e in g co n t r o lle d f r om re mote. Moni t or mode i s usef ul f or de bug g i ng programs . You can p l ace an i ns t r ument i n moni tor mode us i ng f r ont p anel m enus , or by ex ecuti ng the D IS P : MO N: S TAT O N com m and [...]

1 Execut ing C o mma n d s F r o m t h e f ro n t p a n e l , y o u c a n t y pe a n d e x e c u t e I EEE 488. 2 C o m m o n Com m ands and S CPI Com m ands f o r the i ns trum ent pres en tl y s el ected by the S elect an in str u m en t menu. ( H ow ev er , y ou cannot ex ecute a comm and w hen t he d isp la y is r e q u e s t in g t h a t y o u[...]

1 K e y De scri ptions Thi s secti on e x p l a i ns the f uncti on of each of the f ront p ane l ’ s ded i c ated k ey s . If a key i s not f uncti onal in a par tic ul ar si tua ti on, p r es s ing that k ey doe s nothi ng ex cep t to cause a beep . U sers of the op tional IBAS IC interp r et er s houl d r ef er t o their IBAS IC manual s et f [...]

the cur s or to t he beg i nni ng of t he l i ne. Pre s s ing CTRL f ollo w e d b y th e le ft arr ow k ey mov es the curs or 4 charac ter s paces to the l ef t. E r as es the c harac ter at the presen t c urs or pos i ti on (f o r us er - entered data onl y ) . E r as es the c harac ter to the l ef t of the curs or (f or us er - entered data onl y[...]

1 I n Case of D i ff i c ul t y Pr ob le m : Pr ob le m C au se/ Solu t ion : E r r o r - 113 u n d e fi n e d h e a d e r e r r o r o c c u r s a ft e r e n t e r in g da ta in respons e to a menu pr omp t. For som e com m ands us e d by the menus, the da ta entered i s ap pended to a co m m and header. For ex am pl e, i f y ou enter " 1 &quo[...]

2 I ns trume nt M e n us T hi s secti on contains char ts s how i ng the structur e and content for al l f ront p ane l i ns t r ument menus . A l s o s how n i n the charts are the S CPI or Comm on Comm ands us e d a nd d escri ptions of m enu- c ontroll ed i ns tr ument op er at i ons . Thi s secti on contains the f oll ow i ng char ts : • Sy s[...]

Syste m I nstrum e nt M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 Lev el 5 Lev el 6 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n S Y S T E M C O N F IG ? L A D D S V X I:C O NF :D L A D ? D is p la y s lo g ic a l a d d re s s e s o f m a infra m e ins trum e nts DE VI C E l o gi cal ad d r es s VXI : C [...]

Syste m I nstrum e nt M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 Lev el 5 Lev el 6 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n ( cont i n u e d f r om pr e vi ou s page ) CONT ROL DT R RE A D car d n u m b er S YS T: COM M : S ER[ n ] : CON T: D T R? R e ad c u r r en t s et t i n g f o r D T R l i n e[...]

Switc hb o x M e n u Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s ) U s ed D escr i p t i o n S WI TC H M ONI TOR c a r d n u mbe r ‡ or AU TO DI S P : M O N: C AR D < c a r d_nu mbe r > ; S T A T O N M on i t or i n s t r u me nt ope r at i on s O P E N c ha nn e l lis t † O P E N (@ c h a n[...]

Notes Us ing the Front Panel 2- 1 7[...]

Sca nning V o ltm e te r M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n V O L T MTR MO NIT O R c ha nn e l lis t † o r 0 fo r a uto D IS P :M O N :C HAN < c ha nne l _ l i s t > ;S T A T O N M onit or i ns t r ume nt op e r a ti ons V D C c ha nne l l i s[...]

Sca nning V o ltm e te r M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n ( cont i n u e d f r om pr e vi ou s page ) U NS TR N c ha nne l l i s t † ME A S : S TR : U NS T? < c ha nne l _ li s t > Me a s ur e br idg e uns t r a ine d D IAG C O M P R E S c h[...]

A gil ent E 1326B / E1411B 5 1/ 2 Di gi t M ul ti m ete r ( St andal on e) M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 User En t r y Co m m a n d ( s ) U sed D escr i p t i o n VOL T M T R M ON I T OR DI S P : M ON : S T A T ON Di spl ay i n s t r u m en t o p er at i o n s VDC M E AS : VO L T: DC? M e as u r e DC v [...]

A gil ent E 1328A 4-Chann el D/ A C onv e rt er M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 User En t r y Co m m a n d ( s) U sed D es cr i p t i o n D / A MO NI TO R C HAN 1 D IS P :M O N :C HAN 1 ; S T A T O N Monit or ins t r ume nt op e r a ti ons on c ha nne l 1 C H A N 2 D I S P :M O N: C HA N 2 ;S T A T O N Mo[...]

A gil ent E1330A Quad 8-B it Di gi tal Input / Out pu t M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 U s er En t r y Co m m a n d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n D IG _ I/ O MO N IT O R P O R T 0 D IS P :MO N :C HA N 0 ;S T A T O N Mo nito r ins trum e nt o p e ra tio n s o n p o rt 0 P O R T1 DI S P : M ON: C HAN 1; S [...]

Notes Us ing the Front Panel 2- 2 3[...]

A gil ent E1332A 4-Chan nel Coun t er/ T otal i zer M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 Lev el 5 U ser En t r y C om m an d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n C O U NTE R MO NI TO R C HAN 1 D IS P :M O N :C HAN 1 ; S T A T O N M onit or i ns t r ume nt op e r a ti ons on c ha nne l 1 C H A N 2 D I S P :M O N :C H [...]

A gil ent E1332A 4-Chan nel Coun t er/ T otal i zer M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 Lev el 5 U ser En t r y C om m an d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n ( cont i n u e d f r om pr e vi ou s page ) T IME IN T C H A N 1 T R IG :S O U R IMM;:ME A S 1 :T INT ? T im e inte rv a l m e a s u re m e nt o n c ha nn e[...]

A gil ent E 1333A 3-Chann el Un i v e rs al C o unte r M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 L ev el 5 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s ) Used D escr i p t i o n C OU NTE R M ONI TOR C H AN1 DI S P : M ON: C HAN 1; S T A T O N M on i t or i n s t r ume nt ope r at i on s on chann e l 1 C H AN2 DI S P : M ON: C H[...]

A gil ent E 1333A 3-Chann el Un i v e rs al C o unte r M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 L ev el 5 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s ) Used D escr i p t i o n ( cont i n u e d f r om pr e vi ou s page ) T IME IN T C H A N 1 T R IG :S O U R IMM;:ME A S 1 :T INT ? T im e inte rv a l m e a s ure m e nt o n c ha [...]

Notes 2 - 2 8 U s ing t he F r ont P a n e l[...]

Ch a p t e r 3 Us ing the Dis p lay T er m inal I nter f ace U s i n g t h i s C h a p t e r T h i s c h a p t e r s ho w s y ou ho w t o u s e t h e A g il e n t E 1300 B a n d A g il e n t E 1301B Mai nf r ames ’ Di s pl ay Ter mi nal Interf ac e ( termi nal i nterf ac e) to operate i ns trum en ts i n th e m ai nf r am e. The termi nal i nterf[...]

1 Te rmin a l I n ter fa ce Fe a ture s F igu r e 3-2 sh o w s a t y p ic a l t e r m in a l in t e r fa c e d isp la y with it s fu n c t io n la b e ls acros s the b o ttom of the s creen. The f i rs t f i v e f un c ti on k ey s ( f1 thr oug h f5 ) s e l ec t i ns t r ument menu c hoi ces . F uncti on k ey s f6 throug h f8 pr ov i de menu contro[...]

1 Usi n g M enu s A S y s tem Ins t rument menu and a v ar i ety of other i ns t rument menus (d ep end i ng on i ns tal l ed i ns truments ) are av ai l abl e f rom the term i nal i n terf ace. Thes e m en u s i nc orp or ate t he mos t us ed f unc ti ons but do not p r ov i de a cc es s to the compl ete f uncti onal ity of a n i nstrument. If a p[...]

I f y o u m a ke a n in co r r e c t e n t r y in r e sp o n se t o a n in p u t p r o mp t , t h e b o t t o m lin e o f t h e T e x t O u t p u t A r e a w ill sho w a n e r r o r m e ssa ge . W h e n thi s ha pp ens, jus t s el ect tha t menu choi ce ag ai n ( f1 - f5 k e ys ) , r e - t yp e t h e c o rre c t i nf orm ati on , and pre s s Re t u[...]

Us i ng t he Sy st em I ns tru ment M e nu T he S y stem Ins trument menu all ow s y ou to: • S et or r ead the s y stem G P IB addr es s • R e s et (r eboot ) t he mai nf r ame • D is p la y t h e lo gica l a d d r e ss e s o f in st a lle d in st r u m e n t s • D i s p l ay i nf or mati on about i ns tal l ed ins tr uments H o w to Se t [...]

H o w to Re se t the Syste m No t e: Th e RESET m enu s e le ction is e q uiva le nt to ex e cut ing the DIAG:B OOT com m and which ha s the s a m e ef f ect as c y c li n g t h e m ai n f ram e’ s p o w er. Pressi n g RST_ IN ST from t he S yste m I nstrum e nt m e nu is the equiv a lent to se nd ing the *R S T c o mma nd t o t h e S ys t e m I [...]

H o w to Disp la y Log ic a l A d d r e sse s a nd I n str um e nt I nfo r m a tio n E nt e r de v i c e ’s lo gi c a l a ddr e s s a nd pr e s s Return f o r i n di v idu a l ins tr um ent infor mation, or jus t e nte r one s pace a nd Re turn , fo r inform a tion on a ll intrum ents . (In t h i s c ase, 8 was en t ere d ) GPI B seco n d ar y ad[...]

Us i ng the Other I ns tru ment M e nu s The i ns tr ument menus al low y ou to acces s t he mos t- us e d ins t rument func ti ons or t o moni tor a n i nstrument ( moni tor mod e) w hil e it i s bei ng c ontrol l ed f rom re mote. W e’ l l use the S w i tc hbox m enu to s how y ou how to use the i ns trument menus . M enus are a v ai l able f o[...]

H o w to O p e n / C lo se C ha nne ls Ent er C h an nel Li st an d p r ess Return (e.g ., 102 f o r c h ann el 2 o n c ard # 1) S w itc hbox ins trument a t logical a dd re s s 3 2 (sec on d ary ad d r ess = 04) SC PI c o m m a n d u s ed : OPEN < cha nnel_list> SC PI c o m m a n d u s ed : C LOSE < channel_list> How to S c an Cha n n [...]

How t o Dis play M odul e Ty pe , Descr i pti on , or R eset M odul e Ent er C ard Nu m b er an d p ress Re turn Ent er C ard Nu m b er an d p ress Re turn Ent er C ard Nu m b er an d p ress Re turn SC PI c o m m a n d u s ed : SY ST: C PON < car d_ number> SC PI c o m m a n d u s ed : SY ST:C D ES? < c ard_ number> SC PI c o m m a n d [...]

Mo n i t o r Mo d e M o n it o r m o d e d isp la y s t h e st a t u s o f a n in st r u m e n t while it is b e in g co n t r o lle d f r om re mote. Moni t or mode i s usef ul f or de bug g i ng programs . You can p l ace an i ns t r ument i n moni tor mode us i ng ter mi nal i nter f ac e menus , or by ex ecuti ng the D IS P: MON: S TA T O N c o[...]

Note E nabl i ng m oni tor mode s l ow s i nstrument op er ations . If the t i m i ng or s peed of i ns trum en t o perati o ns i s cri ti cal (su c h as m aki ng mul ti meter r eadi n g s at a pr e ci se ti me interv a l ), y ou s houl d not use m oni tor mode . Table 3 -1 s how s the s tatus annunci ator s that may ap p ear i n the bottom l i ne [...]

1 Execut ing C o mma n d s F r o m t h e t e rm i n a l i n t er f a c e , y o u c a n t y pe a n d e x e c u t e I EEE 488.2 C o m m o n Com m ands and S CPI Com m ands f o r the i ns trum ent pres en tl y s el ected by the S elect an in str u m en t menu. ( H ow ev er , y ou cannot ex ecute a comm and w hen t he sc r e e n is r e q u e s t in g t[...]

1 Ge ne ra l K e y De scrip tions Thi s secti on ex plai ns the f unc ti on of each of the t er mi nal i nte rf ace’ s m enu, m enu control, and ed i ti ng k e y s . If a k ey i s not f uncti onal in a par tic ul ar si tuat i on, pr es s i n g that k ey d oes no th i ng ex cept to c au s e a beep. M e nu a nd M e nu Co n t ro l K ey s Labe l menu[...]

E r as es the c harac ter to the l ef t of the curs or (f or us er - entered data onl y ) . (Cl ear- to - end k ey . ) E r as es al l ch aracters f rom the pres ent c ur s or pos i ti on to the end of the i n put l i n e (f or us er- en tered d ata onl y ). S el ec ts the upp er-c as e al phabeti c c har acters or the c h arac ter s ho w n on th e [...]

1 Using Su ppor t e d Te rmin a ls The D i s play Ter mi nal Interf ace s upports s ev er al p opul ar termi nal b rands and mo d e ls. T h is c h a p t e r will sho w y o u h o w to a c c e s s a ll o f t h e t e r m in a l in t e r fa c e f uncti ons d e s c ri bed p r ev i ous ly us ing y our s upp or ted ter mi nal . The Support ed Te rmi nal s[...]

Us i ng t he H P 700/ 22 T h e H P 700/ 22 t e r m in a l e m u la t e s t h e D E C ® V T 100 ® o r V T 220 ® ter mi nal s. S ome f unc ti ons of the D i s p l ay Ter mi na l Int er f ace hav e been map p ed i nto k ey s w ith other l abel s . A key boar d map i s p r ov i ded f or each of the emul ati on m odel s . U s e thes e k ey board maps[...]

VT220 ® Key M ap The f unction k e y s that ar e nor mal l y l abel ed f6 thr oug h f14 are now l abel ed: Note Be c a u s e t h e H P 700/ 22 k e y b o a r d h a s n in e fu n c t i o n k e ys in t h e c e n t e r o f t h e k ey b o a rd, f 4 i s m a ppe d t w i c e The sy m bol s s how n i n the upp er lef t corne r of key each ar e now mapp e d[...]

Us i ng the WY SE  WY - 3 0  Wi th the W Y S E  WY-3 0  ter mi nal , s ome f unc ti ons of the D i s p l ay Ter mi nal Interf ace hav e been as s i g ned to k ey s w i th other l abel s . U s e thi s k ey board map to hel p l oc ate the s e f uncti ons . The sy m bol s s how n i n the upp er lef t corne r of key each ar e now mapp e d w[...]

What “ Not Su pported” Me a n s St r ict ly s p e a kin g, a t e r min a l is n o t su p p o r t e d if it h a s n o t b e e n r igo r o u sly t e st e d w i th th e Di s pl ay Term i nal Interf ac e. Th ere are s ev er al H P ter mi nal s w hi ch m ay be c o m pati bl e w i th the termi nal i nterf ace. Ter m i nal s s uc h as the DEC ® VT 10[...]

If y ou now see the “S elect an i nstrument” menu l abel s : G o to the b eg i nni ng of thi s ch apter and try the m enu s . or Turn the m ai nf rame of f and then on ag ai n . Us i n g a Ter mi n al Wit hout M e nu s Y o u c a n st ill c o n t r o l in s t r u m e n t s in st a lle d in y o u r m a in fr a me w it hout us i ng the t e r m in [...]

To g et a l i s t o f the l o g i cal ad dr es s es u s ed i n y our mai nf rame, s end the S CPI comma n d V X I: CONF: DLA D? to th e S y s tem In s tr um en t. Then to determi ne w hat i nstrum ent i s at eac h l og i c al add ress , s end the com mand VX I : C O N F : D L I S ? n fo r e a c h lo gic a l a d d r e s s in t h e list ( w he r e n [...]

1 I n Case of D i ff i c ul t y Pr ob le m : Pr ob le m C au se/ Solu t ion : E r r o r - 113 u n d e fi n e d h e a d e r e r r o r o c c u r s a ft e r enter ing da ta in respons e to a menu pr omp t. For som e com m ands us e d by the menus, the da ta entered i s ap pended to a co m m and header. For ex am pl e, i f y ou enter " 1 " as[...]

Notes 3-24 Us in g th e Dis pl ay T er minal Inter face[...]

2 I ns trume nt M e n us T hi s secti on contains char ts s how i ng the structur e and content for al l te rmi nal i nter f ace i ns trum en t m enu s . Al s o s how n i n the ch arts are the S CPI or Com m on Comm ands us e d a nd d escri ptions of m enu- c ontroll ed i ns tr ument op er at i ons . Thi s secti on contains the f oll ow i ng char t[...]

Syste m I nstrum e nt M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 Lev el 5 Lev el 6 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n S Y S T E M C O N F IG ? L A D D S V X I:C O NF :D L A D ? D is p la y s lo g ic a l a d d re s s e s o f m a infra m e ins trum e nts DE VI C E l o gi cal ad d r es s VXI : C [...]

Syste m I nstrum e nt M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 Lev el 5 Lev el 6 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n ( cont i n u e d f r om pr e vi ou s page ) CONT ROL DT R READ car d n u m b er S YS T: COM M : S ER[ n ] : CON T : D T R? R e ad cu r r en t se t t i n g f o r D T R l i n e S[...]

Switc hb o x M e n u Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s ) U s ed D escr i p t i o n S WI TC H M ONI TOR c a r d n u mbe r ‡ or AU TO DI S P : M O N: C AR D < c a r d_nu mbe r > ; S T A T O N M on i t or i n s t r u me nt ope r at i on s O P E N c ha nn e l lis t † O P E N (@ c h a n[...]

Notes Us ing the Di s play Ter minal Inter face 3-29[...]

Sca nning V o ltm e te r M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n V O L T MTR MO NIT O R c ha nn e l lis t † o r 0 fo r a uto D IS P :M O N :C HAN < c ha nne l _ l i s t > ;S T A T O N M onit or i ns t r ume nt op e r a ti ons V D C c ha nne l l i s[...]

Sca nning V o ltm e te r M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n ( cont i n u e d f r om pr e vi ou s page ) U NS TR N c ha nne l l i s t † ME A S : S TR : U NS T? < c ha nne l _ li s t > Me a s ur e br idg e uns t r a ine d D IAG C O M P R E S c h[...]

A gil ent E 1326B / E1411B 5 1/ 2 Di gi t M ul ti m ete r ( St andal on e) M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 User En t r y Co m m a n d ( s ) U sed D escr i p t i o n VOL T M T R M ON I T OR DI S P : M ON : S T A T ON Di spl ay i n s t r u m en t o p er at i o n s VDC M E AS : VO L T: DC? M e as u r e DC v [...]

A gil ent E 1328A 4-Chann el D/ A C onv e rt er M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 User En t r y Co m m a n d ( s) U sed D es cr i p t i o n D / A MO NI TO R C HAN 1 D IS P :M O N :C HAN 1 ; S T A T O N Monit or ins t r ume nt op e r a ti ons on c ha nne l 1 C H A N 2 D I S P :M O N: C HA N 2 ;S T A T O N Mo[...]

A gil ent E1330A Quad 8-B it Di gi tal Input / Out pu t M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 U s er En t r y Co m m a n d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n D IG _ I/ O MO N IT O R P O R T 0 D IS P :MO N :C HA N 0 ;S T A T O N Mo nito r ins trum e nt o p e ra tio n s o n p o rt 0 P O R T1 DI S P : M ON: C HAN 1; S [...]

Notes Us ing the Di s play Ter minal Inter face 3-35[...]

A gil ent E1332A 4-Chan nel Coun t er/ T otal i zer M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 Lev el 5 U ser En t r y C om m an d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n C O U NTE R MO NI TO R C HAN 1 D IS P :M O N :C HAN 1 ; S T A T O N M onit or i ns t r ume nt op e r a ti ons on c ha nne l 1 C H A N 2 D I S P :M O N :C H [...]

A gil ent E1332A 4-Chan nel Coun t er/ T otal i zer M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 Lev el 5 U ser En t r y C om m an d ( s) U sed D escr i p t i o n ( cont i n u e d f r om pr e vi ou s page ) T IME IN T C H A N 1 T R IG :S O U R IMM;:ME A S 1 :T INT ? T im e inte rv a l m e a s u re m e nt o n c ha nn e[...]

A gil ent E 1333A 3-Chann el Un i v e rs al C o unte r M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 L ev el 5 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s ) Used D escr i p t i o n C OU NTE R M ONI TOR C H AN1 DI S P : M ON: C HAN 1; S T A T O N M on i t or i n s t r ume nt ope r at i on s on chann e l 1 C H AN2 DI S P : M ON: C H[...]

A gil ent E 1333A 3-Chann el Un i v e rs al C o unte r M e nu Me nu L e ve l s a nd C o nte nt Lev el 1 Lev el 2 Lev el 3 Lev el 4 L ev el 5 U ser En t r y Co m m a n d ( s ) Used D escr i p t i o n ( cont i n u e d f r om pr e vi ou s page ) T IME IN T C H A N 1 T R IG :S O U R IMM;:ME A S 1 :T INT ? T im e inte rv a l m e a s ure m e nt o n c ha [...]

Notes 3-40 Us in g th e Dis pl ay T er minal Inter face[...]

Ch a p t e r 4 Us i ng th e Mainf r ame Us i n g t h i s Ch ap t er T hi s chap ter show s how to use the mai nf r ame’ s Pacer f uncti on, how to chang e the prim ar y G PIB addr es s , and how to s y nc hroni z e i nternal and ex ter nal i ns trum en ts us i ng the m ai nf r am e’ s E v ent In an d Tri g g er O ut ports. Thi s c hap ter a lso[...]

• S O U R :PU LS : CO U N s ets the number of Pacer cy c l es. S peci fy from 1 to 8388607 c y c le s o r sp e c ify I N F fo r a c o n t i nuous output. • S O U R :PU LS : P E R sets the pe riod of each Pacer cy cl e. Y ou c an s peci f y p e r io d s fr o m 500n s t o 8.3 s e c o n d s . • TR IG : S OU R s ets the tri g g er s ou rc e. The [...]

1 Chan gin g t h e Prima ry GP I B A d dr ess You c an s et the mai nf r am e’ s pri m ar y G PIB addr es s to any i nteg er v al u e betw een 0 and 3 0 . Th e addr es s i s s et to 9 at the f ac tory . ( S ee Chapter 2 f or i ns t r ucti ons on s e tting /read ing the G P IB add r ess f rom the f ront p ane l . ) The f ol l ow i ng com m and s e[...]

Ex am ple : Sy nchr oniz ing an In te r nal In strum e n t to an E x te r n al In s tru m e n t Thi s ex ampl e u s es th e m ai nf r ame’ s Tr i g O ut and E v ent In ports to s y nch roni z e an ex t er nal m ul ti m eter to a mul ti p lex er ins t al l ed i n the mai nf rame. Connecti ons are sh o w n i n Fi g ure 4 -3 . Th e m ul ti meter’ [...]

mul tim eter to an i nterna l m ul tipl ex er. Connecti ons are show n i n Fi g ur e 4 - 4 . Thi s method sy nchroni z es the com puter to t he i ns tr uments and r eli es on the co m puter to enter each readi n g and adv ance to th e n ex t chann el i n th e s can l i st. The s eq uenc e o f op erati o n i s : 1. I N I T ( l in e 50) c lo s e s c [...]

1 M a in f ram e D at a M e mory When p ow e r i s app li ed or the sy s tem reboote d (D IAG : B O O T comm and) , mai nf rame memory i s a utomati c al ly conf i g ured to p r ov i de a p r ed ef i ned amount of mem o ry f or any i ns tal l ed i ns truments that req ui r e mem or y s p ace. For ex amp l e, each m ul tim eter i ns tr ument w i thi[...]

Ex am ple : Storing and R etriev ing Data F r om M ainf r am e M e m or y . T h is ex am pl e sh o w s ho w to u s e mai nf r ame m emory to s tor e 1 5 readi n g s m ade us i ng a n A gi le n t E 1326A M u l t i m e t e r . A ft e r t h e r e a d in gs a r e st o r e d , t h e y a r e r e t r ie ve d by the c omputer and d i s p l ay ed . 10 R EAL[...]

a d d r e ss . Y o u w ill t h e n kn o w t h e s t a r t in g a d d r e ss , a n d ( fr o m t h e … NR A M:CR E < size > com mand) the l en g th of the N RA M s eg ment. Ex a mple: A ll ocat ing an NRA M s egm e nt and lo cati ng it. Thi s ex ampl e sho w s h o w t o a l lo c a t e a s m a ll 128 b y t e N R A M s e gm e n t . I n a d d it[...]

Us i ng : DOWNload and : U Pl oad? t o A c ces s Dat a T h e c om m a nd DI AG: DOW N l oa d < a ddr e ss >, < d a ta_blo ck > is used to store data i n to th e N RAM s eg men t. The c om mand DI A G: U PL o a d? < a ddr e ss >, < by t e _ c ount > i s us ed to retr i ev e d ata f r om th e NRA M s eg ment. The addr es s pa [...]

Ex ampl e: St oring and Retriev ing data us ing DOW Nl oad a nd UPL o ad. define var iable s for DO WN load an d UPL o ad 90 DIM Ch ar s $[ 64] ,Ch ar s_b ac k $[ 80] 100 IN TE G E R Wo r d s ( 1: 16) , By t es ( 1: 32) , W o r d s _ b ac k ( 1: 16) , B yte s_ b a ck(1 :3 2 ) cr eate s tr in g o f ch ar acter s 110 Char s$= "123456789012345678[...]

Ch a p t e r 5 Do w nlo a d ing De v ic e Dr iv e r s Ab out thi s C h a pte r Thi s c hapter d es cri b es the pr oc edure f or us i ng d ow nl oad abl e d ev i ce dri v er s w it h t h e A gile n t E 1405 C o m m a n d M o d u le . T h i s fu n c t i o n a lit y w a s a d d e d s o t h a t SCP I c a p a b ilit y f or n e w r e gist e r b a se d d[...]

Figu r e 5-1. Driv er and Do cument ati on U s age 5-2 Dow nlo ading Dev ice Dr iv er s GPIB bus GPIB bus GPIB GPIB bus[...]

1 M e mory C o nfig ura tion Bef or e a ttemp ti ng to d ow nload any d e v i c e dr i v ers y ou s houl d und er s tand how memory i s af f ected w hen y ou speci f y a si ze f or one or more t y pe s of R A M. There are thr ee ty pes of R AM that y ou c an al l ocate i n the m ai nf r am e: • RA M di s k (RDI S K ) • N o n - v o la t ile R A [...]

1 Download P rogram C o nfig ura tion I f y o u w ill no t b e u sin g t h e d e fa u lt co n figu r a t io n s fo r d o w nlo a d in g, y o u w ill ne e d to ed i t the conf i g ur ation f i l e t o match y our sy s t em c onf i g ur ati on. If the de f a ul t v al ues s how n below ar e corr ect f or y our s etup, y ou can pr oceed to the app rop[...]

sp e cify a file n a m e h e r e , t h e d r iv e r d o w nlo a d e r will log t o t h e s cr e e n a n d t o t h e sp e c ifie d file . DRIV E R FIL E = s p e c ifie s t h e d r iv er file o r file s t o d o w nlo a d . T h e d e fa u lt is t o dow nl oad a l l d ev ic e dr i v er fi l es f ound i n the director y s peci f i ed by D I REC TO RY = [...]

1 Download ing Drivers in M S- DO S System s Th e de v i c e dri v er do w nl o a d pro g ram V XIDLD. E XE prov i ded o n t h e di s k w i th t h e d r i v e r file s fo r u se wit h a n R S-232 i n t e r fa c e m u s t b e r u n fr o m M S-D O S. I t w ill se t u p t h e t h e r e q u ir e d d e v ice d r iv e r m e m o r y a n d a n y ot h e r m[...]

1 Download ing Drivers in GPI B System s with IB A S IC Th e de v i c e dri v er do w nl o a d pro g ram A U TOS T prov i ded o n the di s k w i th t h e dr iv e r f il es f or us e w i th G PIB m us t be r un f r om IB AS IC ( Instrument Bas i c) . It w ill se t u p t h e t h e r e q u ir e d d e v ice d r iv e r m e m o r y a n d a n y ot h e r m[...]

1 Download ing Drivers in GPI B System s w ith BA S I C Th e de v i c e dri v er do w nl o a d pro g ram V XIDLD_ GE T pro v i ded on the di s k w i th the d r i v e r f il es f or us e w i th G PIB m us t be r un f r om an BAS IC othe r t han I BA SI C . I t w ill se t u p t h e t h e r e q u ir e d d e v ic e d r iv e r m e m o r y an d a n y o t[...]

1 Download ing M u lt ip le D rive rs The dr i v er dow nl o ader s of tw are automati c al l y chec k s f or the ex i s ten c e of other d r iv e r s whe n it is r u n . I f t h e r e a r e d e v ic e d r iv e r s p r e s e n t , it w ill ab o r t t h e p r o c e ss and i nf or m y ou that y ou mus t f i rst c l ea r t he other d ev ic e dr i v e [...]

1 M a nua l ly Downloadin g a Dri v erdow n manu al D ow nl oad pr og rams ar e s u ppl i ed f or us e w i th the s y s tem s etups des c ri b ed earl i er i n thi s c hapter. I f y ou hav e a s y st em s etup that does not al l ow the us e of one of the s upp l i e d d ow nl oad p r og rams (f or i ns t ance, i f y ou are us i ng a M a c in t o sh[...]

M a nu a lly D o wn lo a d in g Over GPIB M a n u a lly d o w nlo a d in g a d r iv e r o v e r G P I B is fa ir ly s t r a igh t fo r w a r d . T h is di s cus s i on as s u m es that the dow nl o adabl e dev i c e dri v er has been s upp l i ed by A gile n t . D r iv e r s su p p lie d b y A gile n t a r e fo r m a t t e d so t h a t y o u ju st [...]

If y ou ar e g oi ng to us e any othe r setting , y ou mus t set up the ap p r op riate setti ng s i n the S y stem Ins t r ument us i ng the f oll ow i ng comm ands COMM: SE R [ n ] : R EC:B AUD <r a t e > sets B A UD r ate COMM: SE R [ n ] : REC: SB I TS <b i t s > se ts num be r of s t op b i t s DI AG : C O M M STOR saves settin g s[...]

h a n d sh a k e m o d e is e n a b le d , t h e Sy st e m I n st r u m e n t w ill no t t r a n sm it ch a r a c t e r s w hen ei ther the CTS ( Cl ear to S end ) or the D S R (D ata S et Read y ) l i nes are not as s er ted. Thi s ac ts to pace the S y s tem Ins tr um en t o utput. NOTE T h e E 1405 C o m m a n d M o d u le R S-232 i n t e r fa c[...]

Transmitt ing Us ing a C AT Command O n H P-U X sy s t ems y ou can us e the ca t co m m and to trans f er the dev i ce dr i v er . The appr opr i ate d ev i c e f i l e m us t ex i st. Al l s hel l com m and s are as s umed to be ex ec ut ed f r om ei ther the /b i n/ s h or /bi n/ k s h s hel l . 1 . S tar t a pr ocess tha t op ens the de v i c e[...]

Figu r e 5-3. M anually Dow n loadi ng a Dev i ce Dri v er Dow nl oadi ng Dev ice Dr i ver s 5-15[...]

5-16 Dow nlo ading Dev ice Dr iv er s[...]

Ch a p t e r 6 C ont r oll ing Ins tr um e nts Us ing G PI B Ab out thi s C h a pte r Thi s chap ter show s how to contr ol i nstruments i n the mai nf rame f rom an e x t e r n a l c o m pu t e r u s i n g I EEE 488.2 C o m m o n C o m m a n d s a n d t h e G P I B i nter f a ce. T hi s inc l ud es how to moni t or ins t rument status, interr up t[...]

2 St at us S y st em Str u ct ur e The i ns tr um en t s tatus s tructure m on i tors i mportant ev ents f or an i ns trum ent s uc h as w hen an error occ u rs or w hen a readi n g i s av ai l abl e. Al l i ns trum en ts hav e t he f ol l ow i ng s tatus g r oups and r e g is te r s w i thi n t hos e g r oups: • S ta tus B y te S t atus Gr oup ?[...]

The St atu s By te Regi st er A s s h o wn in F igu r e 4- 1, t h e St a t u s Byt e r e gis t e r i s t h e h i gh e s t - le ve l r e gi st e r in the status s tr uctur e. Thi s regi s ter contai ns bits w hi c h s ummariz e inf or mati on f r om the othe r s tatus g r oups. NOTE The b i ts i n the o th er s tatus g r oup reg i s ters m u s t be [...]

Tabl e 4 - 1 s how s eac h o f the S tatus By te r eg i s ter bi ts and des c r i bes the ev ent that w ill se t e a c h b it . Table 4-1. St atu s B yte R egi s ter Bi t Numb er Decimal W eight Des cript ion 0 1 Ins trument S pec i f ic (not us ed by mos t i n s truments) 1 2 Ins trument S pec i f ic (not us ed by mos t i n s truments) 2 4 Ins tru[...]

The f ol l o w i ng p rog ram reads th e s y s tem i ns trum en t’ s S tatus B y te reg i s ter us i ng the GP IB S er i al Pol l co m m and. 10 P= SPOLL( 70900) R ead S tatus B y t e R eg ist e r u si ng S er ial P oll, pl ac e w e i g hted sum in P 20 PR IN T P Pr in t weig h ted su m 30 END Serv ice Request En able R egist er The S erv i c e R[...]

Sta nda rd E ve nt Sta tus Regi st er The S tandard E v ent S tatus Reg i s ter i n the S tandar d E v ent s tatu s g roup moni tor s the i ns t rument status ev ents s how n i n Tabl e 4 -2 . W hen one of t hese ev ents occ urs , i t s ets a correspondi ng bi t i n the S tandar d E v ent S tatus Reg i s ter. NOTE The S tandar d E v ent S tatus Reg[...]

u n m a ske d , a n G P I B se r v ic e r e q u e st ( SR Q ) w ill be ge n e r a t e d . ( " I n t e r r u p t in g t h e E x ter nal Com puter" , l ater i n th i s c hapter con tai ns an ex ampl e p rog ram w hi ch demons trates th i s s equence). Note th at th e S tand ard E v ent S tatus Reg i s ter bi ts th at are not u nm ask ed s t[...]

Table 4- 3. Operation Status Group - C ondition Register Bi t Numb er Decimal W eight Des cript ion 0 1 C a lib r a t in g 1 2 Se t t lin g 24 R a n g i n g 3 8 S w eepi ng 4 1 6 Measuri ng 53 2 W a i t i n g f o r T R G 66 4 W a i t i n g f o r A R M 7 1 2 8 Co rrec ti n g 8 2 56 Inter rupt ac k now le dg ed (S y stem Ins t rument) 9 -1 2 I ns t r[...]

B i ts i n the Op er ati on S tatus Gr oup E v ent reg i s ter w hi c h are se t can be deter mi ned w i th the c omm an d: STAT u s : O PER at i o n : EVEN t ? Thi s c om m and returns th e deci m al w ei g hted s u m of the s et bi t(s ). Cl e ar i n g t he O per ati on E v ent Regi s ter B i ts B i ts i n the O per ati on S tatus Gr oup E v ent [...]

SUB I n t r _r e s p B= SPOLL( 70900) OUTP UT 70900; "ST AT :O PER : EV EN ?" ENTE R 70900; E OUTP UT 70900; "DIAG:I N T R : R ESP?" ENTE R 70900; R . . . SUB EN D 1 Clearin g St at us Th e * CLS com m and c l ears al l statu s r eg i s ters (S tandar d E v ent S tatus R eg i s ter , S tandar d O p erati o n S tatus E v ent R eg[...]

Ex ample: Int er r upt ing w hen an Er r or Occu r s Thi s prog r am s how s h o w to i nterr upt an ex ternal com puter w henev er an err or o c cu r s fo r t h e in st r u me n t b e in g p r o gr a m m e d whic h , in t h is e x am p le , is a mu l ti meter at s ec on dary add r es s 0 3 . 10 O PTIO N B ASE 1 ! A rra y n u m b e ri n g s t a rt [...]

1 Synchr oni z i ng a n E x t er nal Com puter a n d I n stru me nts Th e *O P C ? a nd *O P C comma nd s ( op er a tion comp lete co mma nd s) a ll ow y ou to mai ntai n s y nc hroni z at i on be tw een a n ex ter na l c om pute r a nd an i ns tr ument. The * OP C? query pl ac es an AS CII c harac ter 1 i nto the i ns tr um en t’ s ou tput queue[...]

Ex a m ple : Synchronizing an Ex ternal C omputer and Two Instr uments using the * OPC c om m a nd. Thi s ex ampl e u s es th e * O PC c om mand and s eri al pol l to s y nc hroni z e an ex ternal com puter and tw o i n s tr um ents ( D AC at s ec on dary add r es s 0 9 ; S can ni ng Vol tm eter at s ec o n dary ad dr es s 0 3 ). Th e adv antag e t[...]

6-1 4 C ontr olling Instruments U s ing GPIB[...]

Ch a p t e r 7 Sy s tem Ins tr um ent C o m ma nd R ef er enc e Ab out Thi s C h a pte r Th i s c hapt e r de s cri bes the St a nd a rd Co mma nd s fo r Pro gra mma bl e Ins t rum ents ( S CPI) com m an d s et an d the IEEE 488.2 Co mmo n Co mma nd s fo r the S y s tem Ins trument. The S y s tem In s tr um en t i s part of th e Ag i l ent E 1300/ [...]

C om m a nd Sepa rator A col on ( : ) al w ay s s ep ar a tes one c om m and f rom the nex t l ow er l ev el c om m and as s how n bel ow : RO U T e : SCAN : MODE ? Col ons sepa r ate t he r oot comm and f rom the sec ond l ev el c om m and ( R O U T e :SC A N ) a n d t h e se c o n d le v e l fr o m t h e t h ir d le v e l ( SC A N :M O D E ? ) . [...]

( e . g., 123, 123E 2, - 123, - 1.23E 2, . 123, 1.23E - 2, 1. 23000E - 01) . Sp e c ia l cas es i ncl ud e M IN, MAX, and INF i ni ty . The Comm ents s e cti on w i thi n t h e C o m ma n d R e fe r e n c e will st a t e w h e t h e r a n u m e r ic p a r a m e t e r c a n a lso b e s p e c i fie d in h e x , o c t a l, a n d / o r b in a r y . # H[...]

1 SC PI C om m and Re fe re nc e T h is se ct ion d e sc r ib e s t h e SCP I co m m a n d s fo r t h e Sy st e m I n st r u me n t . Com m ands ar e l i s ted al p habeti cal l y by s u b s y s tem an d al so w i thi n eac h su b s y st e m . A c o m m a n d gu id e is p r in t e d in t h e t o p m a r gin o f e a c h p a ge . T h e g ui de i nd i[...]

DI A G nost ic The D IA G nosti c s ubs y s tem al l ow s c ontrol ov er t he S y s tem Ins tr ument’ s i nt er nal pr oc es s o r s y s tem (: B O O T, an d : INTerr upt), th e al l ocati on and co n tents of U s er RAM, and, di s c v o l um e RAM (: NRAM, an d : R D IS k ), a n d al l oc a t i on o f the bu i l t- i n s eri al i nt e rf ac e (:[...]

: B OOT: C OL D DIA Gnos t i c: BOOT : COL D caus es the S y stem Ins trument to r e s tar t ( r e-boot). Conf ig ur ati ons store d i n non-v ol ati le m emory and R S - 232 co n figu r a t io n s a r e reset to th ei r d ef aul t s tates : • D R AM , NR AM , and R D IS k m emory s eg m ents are cl ear ed • S eri al I n t e rf ac e para m ete [...]

: B OOT[ :WA RM ] D IA Gnos ti c: BOOT [ : W A RM] caus es the S y stem Ins tr ument to r e s tart (r e-boot) us i ng the curr ent conf i g uration s t ore d in non- v ol a ti l e mem ory . The ef fec t i s the same a s cy cl i ng po w e r . Comments • T h e Sy st e m I n st r u me n t go e s t h r o u gh it s p o w e r - u p se lf t e st s. • [...]

: C OM M unica te :SER ial[ 0 ] [ :OW N e r] ? DI A Gnos t i c: COMMuni cat e: S ERia l [ 0] [ : OW Ner] ? R etur ns the current " ow ner " o f t h e b u ilt - in se r ia l in t e r fa c e . T h e v alu e s r e t u r n e d will be ; " SY ST " , " I B A S" , o r "N O N E ". Comments • R elated Com m ands : D[...]

: DO W Nl oad: CHECk ed [ : M A DDress] DIA Gnos ti c: CH E C ked: DOW Nlo ad[ : MA DDres s ] < addre s s >, < data > wr i t e s dat a i nto a non- v ol a ti l e U ser R A M seg ment start i ng at addr e ss u s i ng erro r co rrecti on. The U s er R AM seg m ent i s al l o c ated by the DIAG : N RA M: CR E ate or D IAG : DR A M: CR E at[...]

By te Format E a ch b y t e se n t w ith t h is c o m m a n d is e x p e ct e d t o b e in t h e fo llo w ing fo r m a t : B i t # 7 654 3210 Co n tr o l B it C h eck B its D ata B its • Cont r ol Bi t i s u s ed to i ndi c a te the s er i al dri v er i nf or m ati on s uch as cl ear, r e s e t , o r e n d o f t r a n sm iss io n . T h i s b it i[...]

: DO W Nl oad: CHECk ed : SA DDre ss D I AG n o s t i c :C H E C k e d :D O WN l o a d :S AD D r e s s < addre ss >, < data > wr i t e s dat a to non-v ol a ti l e U s er R AM at a s i ng l e ad d r ess speci f i ed by addr e ss u s i ng erro r co rrecti on. It can al s o w ri te to dev i ces w i th reg i s ters i n the A1 6 ad dr es s [...]

By te Format E a ch b y t e se n t w ith t h is c o m m a n d is e x p e ct e d t o b e in t h e fo llo w ing fo r m a t : B i t # 7 654 3210 Co n tr o l B it C h eck B its D ata B its • Cont r ol Bi t i s u s ed to i ndi c a te the s er i al dri v er i nf or m ati on s uch as cl ear, r e s e t , o r e n d o f t r a n sm iss io n . T h i s b it i[...]

:D O W N lo a d [ : M A DDress] DIA Gnos ti c: DOW Nlo ad[ : MA DDres s ] < addre ss >, < data > wr i t e s dat a int o a non-v olati l e U s er R AM seg ment starting at addr e ss . The U s er R AM s eg m ent i s al l oc ated by the DIAG : N RA M: CRE ate co m m an d. Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e [...]

Ex am ple L o ad in g Dy na m ic C on f igu r ation in f orm a tio n in to an allo c at e d R A M seg m e n t . DIAG: NRA M:CR E 6 A llo ca te a seg m en t o f u s er RAM D I A G :BO O T :W A R M R e-b o o t system to co m plete allo catio n DIAG: NRA M: ADDR ? qu er y s t ar ti ng ad dr ess ent er val u e t o var i ab l e X g et s tar tin g a d d [...]

Ex am ple Dow nloading D ata to a Sing le A ddr e s s L oc ation T h is p r o gr a m d o w n lo a d s a n a r r a y w it h t h e d a t a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 t o r e gis t e r 32 o n a d e v ice wit h lo gic a l a d d r e s s 40 in V X I b u s A 16 a d d r e s s s p a c e . DIM Dn l d _d at a( 1: 5) Di m ens i on c ontr ol l er ar r ay DAT A 1,2, 3,4, 5 R[...]

: DRA M :CREate D I A Gn o s t i c:DRA M: CREat e < si z e >< n um _drive rs > crea tes a non- v olati l e R AM ar ea f or l oad i ng in s trument dri v er s . D I A Gn o s t i c:DRA M : CREat e 0 re mov es the R A M seg ment w hen the s y stem i s re-booted . Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default[...]

: DRIVer: L OA D < d riv e r_bloc k > D I AG n o s t i c :D R I Ve r :L O AD < drive r_bl o c k > lo a d s t h e in st r u m e n t d r iv e r co n tai ned i n th e dri v er _ b l ock i n to a prev i ou s l y created D R AM seg m ent. Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units d r iver _b lo ck ar[...]

:D R I V e r :LI S T [ :t y p e ] ? DIA Gnos ti c: DRIV er : L IST [ : ty pe] ? l i sts al l dr i v ers f r om the s peci f i ed ta bl e f ound on th e s y s tem . If no par ameter i s s p ec i f i ed, al l d r i v er tabl es are s earch ed and the da ta f rom each dr i v er t abl e i s s e pa ra ted f rom the other s by a s emi col on. Pa ram e te[...]

:I N T e r r u p t :AC T i va t e DIA G nos ti c: INT er rupt: A CT i v ate < mode > enabl es an i nterrup t on th e V XI b a ck p la n e in t e r r u p t lin e sp e c ifie d b y D I A G :I N T :SE T [n ] t o b e a c kn o w le d ge d . Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units m ode bool ean 0 | 1 | O[...]

• O N o r 1 sp e cify t h a t in t e r r u p t h a n d lin g is t o b e s e t u p fo r t h e sp e c ifie d in t e r r u p t lin e . O F F o r 0 in d ic a t e t h a t in t e r r u p t h a n d lin g o f t h e sp e c ifie d l i ne i s to b e done b y the oper ati ng sy stem . • Re lated Comm ands : D I A G :I N T :A C T , D I A G :I N T :P R I o r[...]

:I N T e r r u p t :P R I o r it y [ n ] DIA Gnos ti c: INT err upt: PR Iority [ n] [ < le ve l >] giv e s a p r io r it y le v e l t o t h e V X I in t e r r u p t lin e sp e c ifie d b y [n ] in … P R I o r it y [n ]. Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units level numeric 1 t hroug h 7 | MIN| M A[...]

: I N T e rrup t: RESPonse ? DIA Gnos ti c: INT err upt: RE SPons e? R eturns the i nterrup t ack now l edg e res po n s e (S TAT U S /I D w ord) f rom th e h i g he s t pri ori ty V XI i n t e rru pt l i ne. Comments • The v alu e returned i s the r es pons e f r om th e i nterr upt ack now l edg e cy cl e (S TATUS / I D w o rd) o f a dev i c e [...]

: NRA M :A DDRe ss ? DIA Gnos ti c: NRA M: A DDRess ? R et ur ns the s tar ti ng ad dr e s s of the non- v ol at i l e U s e r R A M s e gm e n t a llo c a t e d u sin g D I A G :N R A M :C R E a t e . Comments • D IAG : NR AM : CR E Ate d oes not al l oc ate the RA M s eg ment un ti l af ter a s ubs e que nt r e-boot. To g et accurate r e s ul t[...]

:N R AM :C R E a t e ? D I A Gn o s t i c:NRA M : CREat e ? [ MIN | MA X] R e tur ns the curr ent or all ow abl e (M IN | M AX ) s i z e of the U ser non-v ol a ti l e R AM s eg ment. Comments • D IAG : NR AM : CR E d oes not al l ocate dr i v er R A M until a subs e q uent re -boot. T o g e t accurat e r es ul ts, ex ecute D IA G : N R AM : CR E[...]

:P O K E DIA Gnos t ic: POK E < addre s s >, < w idth >, < data > w r it e s da t a (number of bi ts g i v en by wid t h ) s tarti ng at addr e ss . Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units addr es s n u m e r ic 0 t o 16,777, 215 ( # H FFFFFF) none wid th numeric 8 | 1 6 | 3 2 none dat a[...]

: RDISk : CREa te DIA Gnos ti c: RDISk: CR E ate < si z e > All oca te s me mor y for a R A M d isc v olume . The R AM d i s c v ol ume i s d ef i ned f or us e onl y by the IBAS IC op tion. Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units size num er i c 0 to av ai l abl e R AM or MIN | MAX none Comments ?[...]

: UPL oad[ : M A DDres s ] ? D I A G n o sti c : U P L o a d [ : M A D D r e ss] ? < addre ss >, < byt e_count > R eturns the number of by tes s p eci f i ed by by t e _ c ount , s tar ti ng at addr e ss . Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units addr es s n u m e r ic 0 t o 16,777, 215 ( # H F[...]

: UPl oad: SA DDr es s ? D I A G n ost i c : U P L o a d : SA D D r e ss? < addre ss >, < byt e_count > R etur ns the number of by tes s p eci f i ed by by t e _ c ount , a t addr e ss . Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units addr es s n u m e r ic 0 t o 16,777, 215 ( # H FFFFFE ) none by t e[...]

INI T i a t e T he INITi ate com m and subs y stem control s the i ni tiati on of the t r i g g e r s y stem fo r o n e o r m o r e t r igge r c y c le s. I N I T ia t e e n a b le s w hile A BO R t d isa b le s t h e tr i g g er sy s tem. T he TR IG g er comm and subs y stem c ontrol s t he beha v i or of the t r igge r sy s t e m w hile it is e n[...]

[ SOU Rce] Th e S y st em In s tr um en t c o ntai ns a P ac er w hi ch prod uc es TTL l ev el pul s es. The S O U R CE comm and subs y s tem c ontrols the number a nd p er iod of t hese pul s e s . The outp ut of t he Pa cer i s a v ai l able at the r e ar -panel B NC connector label ed “Pac er O ut” . Sub syste m Syn t a x [SO U R c e ] :P U [...]

: PUL Se:PERi od S OURce: PU L Se: PER iod < peri o d > sets the per i od of the pul se(s ) to be g e ner ate d by t he P acer. Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units pwe i od n u m e r ic 500E - 9 t o 8. 388607 o r MIN | MAX sec ond Comments • The r esol ution of per iod is 500E - 9 s e c o n d [...]

ST A T u s The S TATus s ubs y stem c om mands ac ces s the co ndi ti o n , ev ent, and enabl e reg i s ters in th e Op erati o n S tatus g roup and the Q ues ti onabl e D ata g r oup. Sub syste m Syn t a x ST A T u s :O P E R a t io n : CON Di ti o n ? :E N A B le < even t> :E N A B le ? [ : EV EN t ] ? :P R E Se t : Q U E S tionabl e : CON [...]

• Bi t 8 i s the onl y bi t us ed i n the condi ti on r eg i ster ( by t he S y stem Ins trument) , there f or e , i t is t he onl y bit w hi c h needs to be unmas k e d i n the ev ent reg i s ter . S p eci f y i n g the " b i t w ei g ht" f or the even t unmask s t he b i t . T h e b it we igh t is 256 a n d c a n b e s p e c ifi e d i[...]

Ex am ple Readi ng t he Ev ent Regis ter STAT : O PER: EVEN ? qu er y if bit( s ) is set ent er st at em en t : PRESe t ST A T us: P R E Se t s ets eac h b i t i n the enabl e r eg i s ter (stan dard operati on s tatus g r o u p ) t o ’0 ’. Ex am ple Pres ett i ng the Ena ble Regis ter STAT : PRES pr eset en ab le r eg is ter : QUEST ionab le T[...]

SY S T em The S YS TE M com m and subs y stem f or the S y s t em Ins trument p r ov i des f or : • C o n figu r a t io n o f t h e R S- 232 in t e r fa c e • Con trol and acces s o f the S y st em In s tr um en t’ s real ti m e c l ock /c al endar ( SY ST : T I M E , SY ST : T I M E ? , SY ST :D A T E , SY ST : D A T E ? ) . • Ac ce s s t [...]

: C OM M unica te : G PI B: A DDRe ss SY S T em : COMMunica te: G PI B: A DDRes s < addre s s > s ets th e pri m ary add res s of t he Instrument’ s G PIB por t. Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units addr es s numer i c mus t round to 0 to 3 0 none Comments • The v al ue o f < addr e ss >[...]

• Se r ia l c o m m u n i c a t io n s e t t i n gs fo r t h e A gile n t E 1324A D a t a c o m m i nter f a ce c an be s tored in i ts on- board non-v ol a ti l e E E R O M onl y af ter the DIAG : CO MM : S E R [ n ] : S TO R e co m m an d i s ex ecuted. Thes e s etti n g s are us ed at pow er - u p and D IAG : B O O T[ : W A R M] . • D I A G [...]

: C OM M unica te :SER ial[ n ] :C O N T r o l :D T R ? S Y S T e m :C O M M u n i c a t e :S E R i a l [ n ] :CO N T r o l :D T R ? ret u rns th e c urre n t s ett i ng fo r D T R lin e c o n t r o l. Ex am ple Checking th e s et ti ng of DTR contro l . SYST:CO M M :SER0:C ON T:DT R? ent er st at em en t statem en t en ter s th e str in g "O [...]

: C OM M unica te :SER ial[ n ] :C O N T r o l :R T S ? S Y S T e m :C O M M u n i c a t e :S E R i a l [ n ] :CO N T r o l :R T S ? r eturns the c ur rent s etti ng fo r R T S lin e c o n t r o l. Ex am ple Checking th e s et ti ng of RT S con tro l. SYST:CO M M :SER0:C ON T:RTS? ent er st at em en t statem en t en ter s th e str in g "O N &q[...]

: C OM M unica te :SER ial[ n ] [ :RE C e ive ] :BI T S S Y S Tem : COMMunica te: SERial [ n] [ : R EC eive] : BITS < bits > S ets the number of bi ts to b e us ed to tr ans mi t and recei v e data. Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units bits numer i c 7 | 8 | MIN| M AX none Comments • Attempti n[...]

: C OM M unica te :SER ial[ n ] [ :RE C e ive ] : PA CE [ : PR OTocol ] S Y S Tem : COMMuni cat e: S ERia l [ n] [ : REC eive] : PA CE [ : PROT ocol ] < pr ot ocol > ena bl es or dis a bl es recei v e pa ci ng (XO N/XO FF ) pr otocol . Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units pr ot oc ol di s crete X[...]

: C OM M unica te :SER ial[ n ] [ :RE C e ive ] :P AC E :T H R e s h o l d :S T AR t S Y S Tem : COMMuni cat e: S ERia l [ n] [ : REC eive] : PA CE : THR es ho l d: S TA Rt < c h ar_co u n t > co n figu r e s t h e in p u t b u ffe r le v e l a t w hic h t h e sp e c ifie d in t e r fa c e may s end the XO N c har acter (AS CII 1 1 16 ), ass [...]

: C OM M unica te :SER ial[ n ] [ :RE C e ive ] :P AC E :T H R e s h o l d :S T O P S Y S Tem : COMMuni cat e: S ERia l [ n] [ : RECeiv e] : PA CE : THR es ho l d: S T OP < c h ar_co u n t > co n figu r e s t h e in p u t b u ffe r le v e l a t w hic h t h e sp e c ifie d in t e r fa c e may s end the XO FF charac ter (AS CI I 1 3 16 ) , d e-[...]

: C OM M unica te :SER ial[ n ] [ :RE C e ive ] : PA Ri t y : CHECk S Y S Tem : COMMunica te: SERial [ n] [ : R EC eive] : PA R ity : CHEC k < check_ cn t r l > co n t r o ls whe t h e r o r n o t t h e p a r it y bit in r e c e iv e d se r ia l d a t a fr a me s will be co n sid e r e d sign ific a n t . Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Parame[...]

• The f ol l ow i ng ta bl e defi nes each v al ue of type : V alu e D ef inition EV EN I f … P A R it y :C H E C K is O N , t h e r e c e iv e d p a r it y b it mu s t mai ntai n ev en par i ty . The trans mi tted par i ty b it w ill ma in t a in e v e n p a r it y . ODD I f … P A R it y :C H E C K is O N , t h e r e c e iv e d p a r it y bi[...]

: C OM M unica te :SER ial[ n ] [ :RE C e ive ] : PA R ity [ : TY PE] ? S Y S Tem : COMMuni cat e: S ERia l [ n] [ : REC eive] : PA Rity [ : T Y PE] ? retur ns the ty pe o f pari ty c h e c k e d a n d g en e ra t e d. Ex am ple W hat ty pe of pari ty checking is s et? SYST:CO M M :SER0:PAR? as k f or par it y ty pe ent er st at em en t re t u rn s[...]

: C OM M unica te :SER ial[ n ] [ :RE C e ive ] :S BI T s ? S Y S Tem : COMMunica te: SERia l[ n ] [ : REC eiv e] : S BITs ? [ MIN | MA X] ret u rn s : • The cur re nt s top bit s e tting i f no p ar ameter i s sent. • T h e m a x imu m a llo w a b le se t t in g if M A X is s e n t . • The mi ni mum al low abl e s etti ng i f M IN i s s e nt[...]

: C OM M unica te :SER ial[ n ] :T RAN sm it : PA CE [ : PR OTocol ] S Y S Tem : COMMuni cat e: S ERia l [ n] : TR A Ns mi t: PA CE[ : PROT o col ] < pr ot ocol > ena bl es or dis a bl es the tr ansm i t p aci ng ( XO N/XO FF ) pr ot ocol . Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units pr ot oc ol di s cr[...]

• Re lated Comm ands : SY ST : T I M E , SY ST : T I M E ? , SY ST : D A T E ? • *R ST C onditi on: *R S T does n ot c hang e the s etti ng of the cal endar . Ex am ple S etting th e sy s tem Date SY ST:DA TE 1991,09,08 set S E P 8, 1991 :D AT E ? S YS T e m : D AT E ? [ M I N | M AX , M I N | M AX , M I N | M AX ] retu rn s : • W hen no p ar[...]

:T I M E SY ST e m : T I M E < hour >, < m i nut e >, < sec ond > s e t s t h e E 1300/ E 1301 mai nf rame’ s i nternal cl ock . Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units hour numeric m us t r ound t o 0 t o 2 3 none m i nut e numer i c mus t r ound to 0 to 5 9 none s e cond num eri c mu[...]

TRI G g e r The TR IG g er comm and subs y s tem c ontrols the behav ior of the tr i g g er sy s tem o n c e it is in it ia t e d ( se e I N I T ia t e c o m m a n d su b sy st e m ) . T h e t r igge r c o m m a n d s ubs y stem c ontrols : • The del ay betw een tri g g er and f i rs t Pac er pul s e ( TR IG : D E Lay ) • An i m m edi at e s of[...]

[: I MMe d i a t e ] T R IGg er: IMMedi a te w ill ca u se a t r igge r c y cle t o o c cu r im m e d ia t e ly , p r o v id e d that the tri g g er s y stem has been i ni ti ated (INITi ate). Comments • R elated Com m ands : A B O R t, INITi at e • *R ST C onditi on: T hi s comm and is an e v ent a nd ha s no * R S T cond i ti on. Ex am ple Tr[...]

Comments • The f ol l o w i ng tabl e ex p l ai ns the pos si bl e cho i ces . Para meter V a l ue S o urce o f T rigger BU S G r oup E x ecute Tr i g g er ( G E T ) bus c om m and, *TR G comm on c om m and, or TR IG g er comma n d . E X Ternal “E v ent In” s i g nal at rear p anel BN C connector, or TR IG g er comm and. H O L D O n ly t h e [...]

VXI The VXI command subs y stem pr ov i des f or: • Dete rm i ni n g th e n um b e r, ty pe , and l og i c al addre s s of th e de v i c e s ( in s t r u m e n t s ) i n s t a lle d in t h e E 1300/ E 1301 m a in fr a m e . • D ir e c t a cc e ss t o V X I b u s A 16 r e giste r s w ith in d e v ic e s in st a lle d in t h e Mai nf r ame. Sub s[...]

:C O N F i g u r e :D LI S t ? VX I : C O N F : D L I S ? [ < l o g i c al _addr >] r etur ns i nf ormati on about the d ev i c e sp e c ifie d b y lo g ica l_ad d r . R e sp o n se d a t a is in t h e for m: n1, n2, n3 , n4 , n5 , n6 , c1 , c2 , c3 , c4 , c5 , s 1, s 2, s 3, s 4 Wh ere the f i el ds abo v e ar e def i ned as : n field s I n [...]

Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units lo g ical_ad d r n u m e r ic 0- 255 ( o r n o t h i n g) none Comments • Whe n lo g ica l_ad d r is n o t s p e c ifie d , V X I :C O N F :D L I S? r e t u r n s i nf or mati on f or each of the de v i c es i ns tal l e d, s e pa r ated by semi col ons. If the Co[...]

:C O N F i g u r e :H I E R a r c h y ? V XI: CONF: HIER ? R etur ns c urr ent hierar chy conf i g ur ati on i nf ormati on about the s el ec ted l og i cal add ress . Th e i ndi v idual f i el ds o f the r es pons e ar e co m m a s epar at ed . If the inf ormation about the sel e cted log i c al add r ess is not a v ai l able f r om th e des ti na[...]

• Car d s w hi c h are p ar t of a c om bi ned i ns t rument suc h as a s w i t chbox or s c a n n i ng v ol tm e t e r a l w ay s re t u rn th e s am e m an u f ac t u re r’ s c om m e n t s as th e f i rs t c ard i n t h e i ns tru m en t . I n f orm ati on i n th e ot h er f i el ds co r r e sp o n d t o t h e c a r d fo r w hic h t h e L o [...]

reg i s ters ) w hi c h ar e pr es en t o n the dev i ce. -1 in di cates that the dev i c e has no A 1 6 me mo r y . • A 24 memo ry offs et : a n in t e ge r b e t w e e n - 1 a n d 16777215 i n c l u s iv e . Indi cates th e bas e add r es s f or any A2 4 reg i s ters w hi ch are pr es en t o n the dev i c e. - 1 i ndi c ates that the dev i c e [...]

:C O N F i g u r e : I NFor mat i on : A L L ? V X I: C ONF: INF: A L L ? R et urns the s tati c i nf ormati on about al l l og i c al add ress es . The i nf or mati on i s returned i n th e o rder s peci f i ed i n the respons e to VXI: CONF : LAD D ?. The i nf or mati on about mul ti pl e l og i cal a dddre s s es w ill b e s e m i c o l o n s e [...]

• Re lated Comm ands : VX I: W R ITE , V XI: R E G : R E AD ? Ex am ple Read from o ne of a d ev ice’ s co nfigura ti on regis t ers VXI :READ? 8, 0 r ea d I D r eg ister o n d evice a t L og i ca l A ddr e s s 8 ent er st at em en t en ter va lu e f r o m d evice r eg ister :REGiste r :REA D? V XI : REG: RE A D ? < r eg i s ter > returns[...]

:REGiste r :WRI T e V XI: R EG : W R IT e ? < r eg ister > ,< d ata > w ri tes to the s p eci f i ed 1 6 b i t reg i s ter at the s el ec ted l og i cal add ress ( s ee V XI: S E Lect). Th e data i s a 1 6 bi t v al u e sp e c ifie d a s a n u m e r i c v a l u e in t h e r a n ge o f - 32768 t o 32767 o r 0 t o 65535. T h e reg i s ter[...]

: SEL e ct V XI: SEL ect < lo g ical _addr > sp e c ifie s t h e lo gic a l a d d r e ss w hic h is t o b e u se d b y many s ubs eq uent com m ands i n the VX I s ubs y stem. Pa ram e te rs Pa rameter Name Paramet er Type Ra n ge o f Va l u e s Default Units lo g ical_ad d r numer i c 0 throug h 2 5 5 none Comments • The * R S T def au l t[...]

:W R I T e V XI: W RIT e < lo g ic al_addr >, < re g i s te r_addr >, < data > al l ow s ac c es s to th e enti r e 6 4 b y te A 1 6 reg i s ter ad d res s s pace f or the dev i ce s peci f i ed by lo g ical_ad d r . S i n c e the VXIbus s y stem i s b y te-addr es s ed, w hi l e the r eg i s ters are 1 6 b i ts w i d e, r eg i s [...]

1 C o mmon C o mma n d Re fe re nc e T h i s s e c t i o n de s c ri b e s t h e I EEE- 488.2 C o m m o n C o m m a n d s t h a t c a n b e u se d t o p r o g r am instr ume n ts in th e ma i nf ra me . Comma n d s ar e li st ed by co mman d g r oups i n the s umm ary tabl e bel o w , and al p habeti cal l y in th e res t of thi s s ec ti on . E x [...]

*C L S Cl ear S tatus Comm and . Th e * CLS com m an d c l ears al l statu s r eg i s ters (S tand ard E v ent S tatus R eg i s ter , S tand ard O per ati on E v ent S tatus Reg i s ter, Q ues ti on ab l e D ata E v ent R eg i s ter ) and the er ror queue f or an i ns trument. Thi s cle a r s t h e co r r e sp o n d in g su mm a r y bit s ( b it s [...]

* ESE? S tandar d E v ent S tatus E nabl e Q uer y . R e turns the w ei g hted s um of al l en abl ed (unmas k ed) bi ts i n the S tandar d E v ent S tatus R eg i s ter . Ex am ple 10 O UT P UT 70900; "* ESE? " S end s st at us enable quer y 20 ENTE R 70900; A Places r espo n s e in var iable 30 PR IN T A Pr in ts r espo n s e 40 END *E S[...]

*I D N ? Identi ty . Retur ns the d ev i ce i d enti ty . Th e res pons e con s i s ts o f the f ol l o w i ng f o ur f i el ds (f i el ds are s eparated by c o m m as ) : • Manufac tur er • Model N u m ber • S eri al Num b er (r eturns 0 i f not av ai l abl e) • Fi rm w are Rev i s i on (re t u rn s 0 i f no t av ai l ab l e) T h e * I D N[...]

NOTE The S y s tem Ins trum en t n o l ong er i m pl ements the *LRN? co m m and. A t t e m p t in g t o h a v e t h e Sy st e m I n s t r u m e n t e x e cu t e t h is c o m ma n d will g e n e r a t e a n e r r o r - 113 “ U n d e fin e d h e a d e r ” . *O P C O p er at i on Com pl ete. Caus e s an i nstrument t o s et bi t 0 ( O p er at i o[...]

*R C L < sta t e num b er > R ecal l s tored s tate. R ecal l s a s to red s tate f rom m emory and con f ig ur es th e i ns trum en t to th at s tate. S tates are s tored us i ng the * S A V c om mand. Ex am ple O UT P UT 70900; "* R CL 4" R eca lls in str um en t s tate num be r 4 *R MC < name_ s tr ing > R emo v e Indiv i d[...]

*S R E ? S tatus R e g i s ter E nabl e Q uer y . R eturns th e w ei g h ted s um of al l enab l ed (unmas k ed) ev ents (thos e enabl ed to as s er t S R Q ) i n the S tatus B y te R eg i s ter. Ex am ple 10 O UT P UT 70900; "* SR E ?" S end s S tatus R eg i s t e r E n able quer y 20 ENTE R 70900; A Places r espo n s e in var iable 30 P[...]

1 GP I B M e ssa ge Re fe re nc e T h i s s e c t i o n de s c ri b e s I EEE- 488.1 d e fin e d m e s sa ge s a n d t h e i r a ffe c t o n i ns trum en ts i ns tal l ed i n th e m ai nf r am e. The ex am pl es s how n are s pec i f i c al l y f o r H P 9000 Se r ie s 200/ 300 c o m p u t e r s u s in g B A SI C la n gu a ge . A n y I EEE- 4 8 8 c[...]

Dev i ce Cl ear ( DCL ) or S el ec t ed D ev i ce Clea r (S D C ) D CL c l ears al l i n s tr um en ts i n th e m ai nf r am e. S D C cl ears a s peci f i c i ns trum en t. The p ur p os e of D CL or S DC is to p r ep ar e one or mor e i ns t ruments to re cei v e and ex ecu te c om mands (us ual l y * RS T) . DCL or S D C do the f ol l ow i n g to[...]

Re m ote S ets th e GPIB rem o te enab l e l in e (R E N) tr ue w hi c h pl aces an i n s trument i n the remote s tate. Comments • T h e R E M O T E 709ss ( ss = se c o n d a r y a d d r e ss) co m m a n d p la c e s t h e i ns trum en t i n the remo te s tate. Th e RE MO TE 7 c om mand, does not, by i tsel f , pl ace the i ns trum ent i n the r[...]

1 C o mma n d Q u ick Re fe re nc e T h e f o l l o w i n g t a b l e s s u m m a r i z e S C P I a n d I EEE 488.2 C o m m o n ( * ) c o m m a n d s fo r t h e A gile n t E 1300/ E 1031 M a i n fr a m e Sy s t e m I n s t r u m e n t . S CPI C ommands Qui ck R eference Com mand Des cripti on AB ORt [ IMMedi ate] Abor t Pac er output. D IAG nosti c[...]

S CPI C ommands Qui ck R eference Com mand Des cripti on :N R A M : AD D Ress ? Returns s tarting address of the U ser non- v ola ti le RAM. : CRE ate < s i ze > | MI N| MAX Cr eates a User non- v o l ati le RAM seg ment. : CRE ate? [ MI N | MA X] Retur ns the c urr ent or al l ow abl e s iz e of U s er NVRAM. : P EEK ? < addr e ss> | M[...]

S CPI C ommands Qui ck R eference Com mand Des cripti on SY ST e m : B EEPe r [ : IMMedi ate] S ound beeper (fi x ed dur ati on and tone). : C O MMuni c ate :G P I B : AD D Ress S ets the pri mary address of the c ommuni c ati ons port. : AD D Ress ? Retur ns GPIB address or mi n| max all ow ed v al ue. :SE R ia l[n ] :C O N T r o l : D TR O N| O F[...]

S CPI C ommands Qui ck R eference Com mand Des cripti on TRIGg er : D E Lay < numeri c v al ue> S ets del ay bet w een t rig g er and f i r s t Pac er puls e. : D E LA y ? [ MIN| MA X] R eturns c ur rent tr i g g er del ay or MIN| MA X al l ow abl e v al ue. [ : I MMedi ate] S et s tri g g er s ou rc e f or ti me r/ pac er. :SL O P e [N E G A[...]

IEEE 488. 2 Comma n Co mma nds Qu ick Reference Ca t eg o ry Co mm a n d Tit l e General *I D N? Identi f ic ati on Quer y *RS T Reset Command *T ST? Self Te st Q u er y Ins t rume nt Sta tus *C LS Cl ear S tatus C ommand *E SE < mask> S tandard E v ent S tatus Enabl e Reg is t er Command *ES E? S tandard E v ent S tatus E nabl e Q uery *ES R[...]

7– 80 C ommand Qu ick R efer ence[...]

A ppe ndi x A S p ec if ic atio ns Ma i n f r a m e Sp ecificati ons Pace r ( 5 0% duty cycle) : P r o gr a m m a b le in t e r v a ls : 500 n se c t o 8.389 s e c w it h 500 n se c r e so lu t io n . A ccur acy : F ir st p u l se a ft e r t r igge r : 0. 01% o f p r o gr a m m e d t i m e + 600 t o 850 n s e c . Addi ti on a l pul s e s : 0 . 0 1 [...]

Size: i nch es mm H ei g ht w i thout f ee t 6 . 9 7 1 7 7 H e igh t wit h fe e t 7.44 189 W id t h 16.75 426 D e p t h 20.1 510 D e p t h w it h t e r m i n a l b lo c k s 22.38 569 We ig ht: E1300B E1301B N e t 7.4 k g 7.8 k g Max per m odu l es 1 . 3 k g 1 . 3 k g Pow e r: L in e v o lt a ge : 115 o r 230 V a c @ 50 t o 400 H z F u s e d a t : 3[...]

SC PI C onfor mance I n fo rm a ti on T h e A g il e n t E 1300 / 1301 B c on f o r m s t o S C P I - 1990 . 0 I n d o c u m e n t a t i o n p r o d u c e d p r i o r t o J u n e 1990, t h e s e SC P I c o m m a n d s a r e la b e le d a s T M SL c o m m a n d s. The f ol l ow i ng ta bl e s l i s t al l the S CPI conf ormi ng , app r ov ed , and n[...]

M u lt im e t e r C o m m a nd s T h e fo ll o win g t a b le s a p p l y t o t h e A gile n t E 1326A a n d E 1326B . Table A -3. M ult imet er SCPI-1990. 0 C onfir med Commands AB ORt CA Libr at i on :Z E R O :A U T O : AUT O? :V A L u e CO N Fig u re :F R E Sis t a n ce :R E Sist a n ce : TE MPe ratu re : VO LTag e :A C [:D C ] CO N Fig u re ? F[...]

Table A-5. M ultimeter Non-SC PI C ommands CA Libr at i on : LFRequenc y : LFRequenc y ? :ST R a in CO N Fig u re :ST R a in : QUAR t e r :H B E N d in g :H P O isso n :F B E N d in g : FPOis s on :F BP o isso n :Q T E N sio n :Q C O M p r e ssio n :U N ST r a in e d DI S P l a y :M O N it o r :C H A N n e l :C H A N n e l? [:ST A T e ] [:ST A T e [...]

C o unt e r C o m m a nds T h e fo l lo w in g t a b l e s a p p ly t o t h e A gi le n t E 1332A 4 C h a n e l C ounter /Tota l i z er a n d t h e A gile n t E 1333A 3 C h a n n e l U n iv e r sa l C ounte r. Table A -6. Ag ilen t E 1332A SCPI- 1990.0 C onfir med C ommands AB ORt CO N Fig u re :F R E Q u e n cy :P E R io d :P W I D t h :N W ID t h[...]

Table A -8. Ag ilen t E 1333A SCPI- 1990.0 C onfir med C ommands AB ORt FE TCh? CO N Fig u re :F R E Q u e n cy :P E R io d :P W I D t h :N W ID t h CO N Fig u re ? FO RMat [:D A T A ] INITiate [ : IMM edi ate] INPut :ATTenuation : ATTenuat i on? :C O U P lin g :C O U P lin g? : FILTer [:L P A Ss] [:ST A T e ] [:ST A T e ]? : IMPedanc e : IMPedanc [...]

D/ A Co nv e r ter C ommands T h e fo l lo win g t a b le s a p p ly t o t h e A gi le n t E 1328A 4 C h a n n e l D / A C o n v e r t e r . Table A -10. Ag ilen t E 1328A SC PI- 1990. 0 C onfir med Commands CA Libr at i on : S TATe : S TATe? SY ST e m : E RRor? : VERSi on? ST A T u s : QUES t i o n a b l e : C ON Di t i on ? [ : EV EN t] ? :E N A [...]

D i g i ta l I/O Co mm an d s T h e fo llo win g t a b le s a p p ly t o t h e A gi le n t E 1330A Q u a d 8- b it D i git a l I / O Modul e. Table A -12. Ag ilen t E 1330A SC PI- 1990. 0 C onfir med Commands ST A T u s : Q U E S ti onabl e : C ON Di t i on ? [ : EV EN t] ? :E N A B le :E N A B le ? :O P E R a t io n : C ON Di t i on ? [ : EV EN t][...]

Syste m I ns trum e nt C ommands Tab le A -14. Sy s tem Ins tr ument S C PI- 1990. 0 C onfir med Commands AB ORt INITiate [ : IMM edi ate] [ S OURc e ] :P U L Se : C OUN t : C OUN t? :P E R io d :P E R io d ? ST A T u s : Q U E S ti onabl e : C ON Di t i on ? [ : EV EN t] ? :E N A B le :E N A B le ? :O P E R a t io n : C ON Di t i on ? [ : EV EN t][...]

Table A-17. Syst em I nstr ument Non- SC PI C om m a nds D IAG nosti c :A U T st a r t :A U T o s t a r t ? :C H E C ks u m : C O MMuni c ate :SE R ia l [:O W N e r ] [:O W N e r ]? : B OOT :C O L D [:WA R M ] : U PLoad? : DOW N l o a d : IN Terr upt :A C T : S E Tup( n) : S E Tup( n)? :P R I o r it y ( n ) :P R I o r it y ( n ) ? :WA I T ? :J SR :[...]

A - 12 Specifi cati ons[...]

A ppe ndi x B Erro r M e s s a ge s Usi n g T hi s A ppendi x T h is a p p e n d ix sh o ws ho w to r e a d a n in st r u m e n t ’ s e r r o r q u e u e , d iscu sse s t h e ty pes o f co m mand l ang uag e - rel ated err or mes s ag es , and p rov i des a tabl e of al l of the S y s tem In s tr um ent’ s er r or mes s ag es and thei r p robab[...]

1 Error Type s Neg ati v e er r or number s are l ang uag e- related a nd categ ori z ed as s how n bel ow . Pos i ti v e er ror num bers are i ns trum en t s p ec i f i c and f or the S y s tem Ins trum ent are s um m ari z ed i n T a b l e B - 2 . Fo r oth e r i ns tru m ent s , ref er to t h e i r ow n u s e r’ s m a n u a l f or a de s c ri p[...]

Error Mes s ages an d Caus es Co de M e s s a ge Cau s e -101 Inv al i d character U nrec og niz ed c harac t er in s pec i fi ed paramet er. - 1 0 2 S y nt ax err or Command i s mis si ng a s pac e or c omma betw een pa ram et ers - 1 0 3 Inv ali d se parator Command parameter i s s epar ated by som e c har ac ter other than a c omma. - 1 0 4 D at[...]

Error Mes s ages an d Caus es Co de M e s s a ge Cau s e 2110 C o n fig e r r o r 10, I n s u f fi cie n t sy st e m m e m o r y Too many i nstruments i nstal l ed for the amount o f R A M in st a lle d in t h e m a in fr a m e . C a n n o t con figur e in st r u m e n t s. O n ly t h e sy st e m in st r u m e n t is st a r t e d . 2111 C o n fig e[...]

1 Star t -up Err o r M e ssa g e s S tart-up err ors are m os t of ten g enerated j us t af ter the mai nf rame i s pow ered -u p or r e - booted ( D IAG : B O O T comm and) . If y ou hav e an Ag i l ent E 1301B, o r a n A gile n t E 1300B wit h a t e r m in a l c onnected to t he D is p l ay Ter mi nal Interf ace ( b u i lt - in R S-232 o n ly ) ,[...]

B- 6 E rro r M e ssa g e s[...]

A ppe ndi x C C onne c ting and C o nf ig u r ing a Dis p lay T er m ina l Usi n g t hi s A ppen di x Thi s a pp end ix show s y ou how to conf ig ure the mai nf r ame and a suppor t ed termi nal to operate w i th th e Di s pl ay Ter mi nal Interf ac e. U s i ng the D i s p l ay Termi nal I nterf ace i s di s c us s ed i n Chapter 3 . • O v e r v[...]

Figu r e C–1 Connect in g a Ter min al to th e M ainfr ame C - 2 C onne c ting and C onfiguring a Display Terminal Agilent E1300B/E1301B Mainframe Agilent Agilent Agilent Agilent E1300B/E1301B Mainframe Agilent E1300B/E1301B Mainframe Agilent Agilent 24542H Agilent 24542H Agilent 10833A, B or C to Connect to GPIB[...]

1 C o nfig urin g a Te rmin a l f or the Mai n f r a m e We’ l l f i rs t s et the ter m i nal ’ s seri al c om muni cati on parameters to m atch the mai nf rame’ s def aul t setti ng s . If the mai nf r am e i s n ew and i ts f actory def au l t v a lu e s a r e s t ill se t , t h e t e r m in a l w ill be r e a d y to u se . I f t h e s e t[...]

Try i n g it Tur n on th e m ai nf r am e w hi l e w atch i ng the termi nal ’ s di spl ay . Af ter the mai nf rame f i ni s hes i t s s elf -tes t, t he ter mi nal shoul d d i s p l ay " S el e ct an i ns t r ument" . If not, the mai nf rame’ s c om m uni cation par ameter s are not s et to the d ef aul t v al ues . G o back to “ R[...]

E a ch S ET Menu w ill ha v e two or m ore choice s E nter Card Num b er p ress Return (0 fo r b ui lt -in, 1-7 for a p l ug -in ) T he s e tting is now in v ola tile R A M stor e a g e. See th e “ Ho w t o St o re Int erf ac e Sett i n g s” Menu C ha rt for non- vola tile s tora ge w hich m ainta ins se ttings thr ough power cy c l e s. P r e [...]

How t o S t ore the S eri a l In terfa ce Configura t i on E nter Card Num b er p ress Return . Card N um b er 0 f or built - in s tor e s s e tting s into non_ v ola t ile R A M. Ca rd Nu m b er 1-7 f o r A g il en t E1324A sto res set t i n g s in t o i t s on - bo a r d E E R OM ) C - 6 C onne c ting and C onfiguring a Display Terminal[...]

A ppe ndi x D S en din g B in a r y D at a Ov e r R S -232 A bo ut t his A pp endix Thi s ap p end i x desc ri bes the pr oced ur e f or sendi ng p ure bi nary d a ta ov er a n R S- 232 in t e r fa c e . T h e fo r m a t t in g d e s c r i b e d is u s e d in t h e DI A G: DOW N : C HEC: M A DD, DI A G: DOW N : C HEC: S ADD, a n d D I A G :D R I V [...]

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D-4 Sending Binary Data Over RS-232[...]

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