Programming Examples; Using Basic - Keysight 53147A Operating And Programming Manual

Programming Examples

In this section, you will see how to program the Keysight 53147A/ 148A/149A to
make common measurements. Examples are provided in
the following programming languages:
– BASIC
– Microsoft
– C

Using BASIC

This guide uses doubles quotes to enclose string parameters in syntax
descriptions, but uses single quotes in the BASIC programming examples for
readability.
The instrument allows string parameters to be enclosed by either double or single
quotes. Each method is discussed in the following sub-sections.
Sending Double-Quoted and Single-Quoted Strings
In BASIC OUTPUT statements, strings enclosed in double quotes need special
consideration. For example, you can send the FUNC "FREQ 1" command as follows:
Note that a pair of double quotes (shown in bold) is required to embed a double
quote within an BASIC string. For more readable BASIC OUTPUT statements, you
can send the following command instead:
Note that the pair of single quotes (shown in bold) is more readable.
[1] Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
[2] Turbo C is a product of Borland International, Inc.
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QuickBASIC
[2]
OUTPUT 703;"FUNC ""FREQ 1"""
OUTPUT 703;"FUNC 'FREQ 1'"
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