Chapter 1 Before You Start ...
Related Documentation
1-10 Programming Guide
Related Documentation
This section contains a list of documentation related to the use of the Counter.
Additional information that you may find useful can be found in the following
publications:
1. HP 53131A/132A Operating Guide (HP Part Number 53131-90043)
2. Beginner’s Guide to SCPI (HP Part Number H2325-90002, July 1990
Edition).
3. Beginner’s Guide to SCPI, Barry Eppler (Hewlett-Packard Press,
Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. 1991).
4. Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI), Version
1992.0.
This standard is a guide for the selection of messages to be included in
programmable instrumentation . It is primarily intended for instrument
firmware engineers. However, you may find it useful if you are
programming more than one instrument that claims conformance to the
SCPI standard.
You can verify the use of standard SCPI commands in different
instruments.
To obtain a copy of this standard, contact:
SCPI Consortium
8380 Hercules, Suite P3
La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone: (619) 697-8790
FAX: (619) 697-5955
5. The International Institute of Electrical Engineers and Electronic
Engineers, IEEE Standard 488.1-1987, IEEE Standard Digital Interface
for Programmable Instrumentation.
This standard defines the technical details required to design and build an
HP-IB (IEEE 488.1) interface. This standard contains electrical
specification and information on protocol that is beyond the need of most
programmers. However, it can be useful to clarify formal definitions of
certain terms used in related documents.