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Programming
Programming
Programming
This chapter explains how to program the Agilent 86120C. The pro-
gramming syntax conforms to the IEEE 488.2 Standard Digital Inter-
face for Programmable Instrumentation and to the Standard
Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI).
Where to begin…
The programming examples for individual commands in this manual
are written in HP
1
BASIC 6.0 for an HP 9000 Series 200/300 Control-
ler.
For more detailed information regarding the GPIB, the IEEE 488.2
standard, or the SCPI standard, refer to the following books:
Hewlett-Packard Company. Tutorial Description of Hewlett-Packard
Interface Bus, 1987.
Hewlett-Packard Company. SCPI—Standard Commands for Program-
mable Instruments, 1995.
International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE
Standard 488.1- 1987, IEEE Standard Digital Interface for Programma-
ble Instrumentation. New York, NY, 1987.
International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE
Standard 488.2-1987, IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, Protocols and
Common commands For Use with ANSI/IEEE Std 488.1-1987. New York,
NY, 1987.
Types of commands
The Agilent 86120C responds to three types of commands:
• Common commands
• Measurement instructions
• Subsystem commands
All of these commands are documented in Chapter 4, “Programming
Commands”.
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