Programming Language Selection - Agilent Technologies E4418B User Manual

Power Meter Operation 2

Programming Language Selection

You can select one of the two languages to program the power meter from
the remote interface. The language is SCPI when the power meter is
shipped from the factory. The other language is the Agilent 437B
programming language.
The power meter complies with the rules and regulations of the 1995.0
version of SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments). You
can determine the SCPI version with which the power meter is in
compliance by sending the SYSTem:VERSion? command from the remote
interface. You cannot query the SCPI version from the front panel.
The language selection is stored in nonvolatile memory and does not
change when power has been off or after a remote interface reset.
To select the interface language from the front panel:
1 Press
, , .
Remote Interface Command Set
2 Select the language you require from
and .
HP 437B SCPI
To select the interface language from the remote interface, use the
SYSTem:LANGuage command
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