In This Manual; The Structure Of This Manual; Conventions Used In This Manual - Agilent Technologies 8163A Programming Manual

Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel
System, Third Edition

In this Manual

This manual contains information about SCPI commands which can be
used to program the following instruments:
• Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter
• Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System
• Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System

The Structure of this Manual

This manual is divided into 5 parts:
• "Introduction to Programming" on page 15 gives a general
introduction to SCPI programming with the Agilent 8163A Lightwave
Multimeter, the Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System, and
the Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System.
• "Specific Commands" on page 35 lists all instrument specific
commands.
• "Instrument Setup and Status" on page 45, "Measurement
Operations & Settings" on page 67, and "Mass Storage, Display, and
Print Functions" on page 129 give fuller explanations of all
instrument specific commands.
• "VISA Programming Examples" on page 133 gives some example
programs showing how the SCPI commands can be used with the
Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, the Agilent 8164A Lightwave
Measurement System, and the Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel
System.
• "The Agilent 816x VXIplug&play Instrument Driver" on page 155,
"GPIB Command Compatibility List" on page 183, and "Error
Codes" on page 191 give information about the Agilent 816x
VXIplug&play Instrument Driver, compatibility issues, and error
codes.

Conventions used in this Manual

• All commands and typed text is written in Courier font, for example
INIT[:IMM].
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