Preface - Tektronix FCA3000 Programmer's Manual

Preface

FCA3000, FCA3100, MCA3000 Series Programmer Manual
This programmer manual covers the Tektronix FCA3000, FCA3100, and
MCA3000 Series Timer/Counter/Analyzer instruments. It provides information
on operating your instrument using the General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB)
or USB interface.
The programmer manual contains the following sections:
Getting Started. This section introduces you to the programming information
and provides basic information about setting up your instrument for remote
control.
Syntax and Commands. This section describes the command syntax structure,
provides tables that list all the commands by functional groups, and describes
all commands in alphabetical order.
Status and Events. This section discusses the status and event reporting
system for the GPIB interfaces. This system informs you of certain significant
events that occur within the instrument. Topics that are discussed include
registers, queues, event handling sequences, synchronization methods, and
messages that the instrument may return, including error messages.
Programming examples. This section provides examples of C code used to
take measurements with the instruments.
Appendices. The appendices contain miscellaneous information such as a
list of reserved words, a table of the factory initialization (default) settings,
and interface specifications.
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