How To Use This Programming Guide; About The Programming Examples Presented In This Programming Guide - Agilent Technologies 8960 10 Series Reference Manual

Programming the Agilent Technologies 8960 Series 10 for GSM Mobile Testing in Active Cell Operating Mode
Introduction

How to Use This Programming Guide

This Programming Guide is divided into 9 sections. Sections 1 through 8 (step 1 through 8) should be read in
sequence. Each section, in order, discusses one of the tasks to be performed by the control program, showing
how to accomplish that task using the test set's GPIB command set. As you progress through each section your
understanding of how the test set's GPIB interface operates will increase as you see the control program
evolve.
The last section of the Programming Guide presents a
uses all of the topics discussed in sections 1 through 8 together in one program to give the programmer a sense
of how to tie everything together.

About the Programming Examples Presented in This Programming Guide

Programming Language:
Programming examples presented in this Programming Guide are written in the Rocky Mountain BASIC
programming language, also known as RMB.
Syntax Used in Programming Examples:
1. Programming examples use the shortened form of the command syntax to minimize GPIB bus transactions.
The shortened form of a command is defined by use of capital letters in the command syntax.
Example 1. Command Syntax:
CALL:STATus:TCHannel:TSLot?
Example 2. Shortened Form:
CALL:STAT:TCH:TSL?
2. Programming examples do not include default nodes. Default nodes in the command syntax are defined by
enclosing the node inside the [ ] brackets.
Example 3. Command Syntax:
CALL[:CELL[1]]:ACTivated[:STATe]<ON|1|OFF|0>
Example 4. Command Syntax without Default Nodes:
CALL:ACT <ON|1|OFF|0>
3. Programming examples make extensive use of compound commands using the ; and the ;: separators. Refer
to the test set's reference information for information on the definition and use of these command
separators.
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