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In This Book
This Programmer's Guide is your introduction to programming the
oscilloscope using an instrument controller. This book, with the Programmer's
Reference, provides a comprehensive description of the oscilloscope's
programmatic interface. The Programmer's Reference is supplied as a
Microsoft Windows Help file on a 3.5" diskette.
The oscilloscope has a built-in RS-232-C port for programming. To program the
oscilloscope over GPIB, you need the N2757A GPIB Interface Module. You also
need an instrument controller that supports either the IEEE-488 or RS-232-C
interface standards, and a programming language capable of communicating
with these interfaces.
This book contains the following information:
Chapter 1 Introduction to Programming, gives a general overview of
oscilloscope programming.
Chapter 2 Programming Getting Started, shows a simple program, explains
its operation, and discusses considerations for data types.
Chapter 3 GPIB, discusses the general considerations for programming the
instrument over an GPIB interface.
Chapter 4 Programming over RS-232-C, discusses the general considerations
for programming the instrument over an RS-232-C interface.
Chapter 5 Programming and Documentation Conventions, describes the
conventions used in representing the syntax of commands throughout this book
and the Programmer's Reference, and gives an overview of the oscilloscope
command set.
Chapter 6 Status Reporting, discusses the oscilloscope status registers and
how to use them in your programs.
Chapter 7 Installing and Using the Programmer's Reference, tells how to
install the Programmer's Reference online help file in Microsoft Windows, and
explains help file navigation.
Chapter 8 Programmer's Quick Reference, lists all the commands and queries
available for programming the oscilloscope.
For information on oscilloscope operation, see the User's Guide. For
information on interface configuration, see the documentation for the
oscilloscope interface module and the interface card used in your controller (for
example, the Agilent 82350A interface for IBM PC-compatible computers).
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