Chapter 2 Command Summary
Introduction
2-2 Programming Guide
Introduction
This chapter is a quick reference that summarizes the Counter ’s programming
commands.
Chapter Summary
• Front Panel to SCPI Command Maps
1
pg. 2-3
– Some SCPI Syntax Conventions pg. 2-3
– Input Channels Conditioning Keys to SCPI
Command Map pg. 2-4
– Instrument Control, Utility, Recall, and
Save & Print Keys to SCPI Command Map pg. 2-6
– MEASURE Keys to SCPI Command Map pg. 2-8
– Gate & ExtArm Key to SCPI Command Map pg. 2-10
– Gate & ExtArm Key to SCPI Command Map
For HP 53131A (and HP 53132A With
S/N Prefix Below 3646) Time Interval
Arming Commands pg. 2-13
– Gate & ExtArm Key to SCPI Command Map
For HP 53132A (With S/N Prefix 3646
and Above) Time Interval Arming Commands pg. 2-14
– LIMITS and MATH Keys to SCPI Command
Map pg. 2-16
– Calibration Menu to SCPI Command Map pg. 2-18
• HP 53131A/132A Command Summary
2
pg. 2-20
– SCPI Conformance Information pg. 2-20
– IEEE 488.2 Common Commands pg. 2-21
– HP 53131A/132A SCPI Subsystem Commands pg. 2-24
• *RST Response
3
pg. 2-40
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1
The section titled “Front Panel to SCPI Command Maps,” provides maps that show the front-panel keys
and their corresponding (or related) SCPI commands.
2
The section titled “HP 53131A/132A Command Summary,” lists the IEEE 488.2 Common and the SCPI
Subsystem commands in tables 2-1 and 2-2, respectively.
3
The section titled
*
RST Response, lists the states of all of the commands that are affected by the
*
RST
command in Table 2-3. This section also lists commands that are unaffected by
*
RST in
Table 2-4.