Table Of Contents - Agilent Technologies ESA-E Series Programmer's Manual

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1 . Programming Fundamentals
Creating Valid Commands 1-3
Command Notation Syntax 1-4
Special Characters in Commands 1-5
Parameters in Commands 1- 6
Putting Multiple Commands on the Same Line
1- 8
SCPI Termination and Separator Syntax 1- 8
Overview of GPIB 1-1 0
GPIB Instrument Nomenclature 1-1 0
GPIB Command Statements 1-1 0
Overview of RS-232 1-1 2
Settings for the Serial Interface
1-1 2
Handshake and Baud Rate 1-1 2
Character Format Parameters 1-12
Modem Line Handshaking 1-1 3
Data Transfer Errors 1-1 3
Printer Setup and Operation 1-1 4
Equipment 1-14
Interconnection and Setup 1-14
Testing Printer Operation 1-16
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Use Status Registers to Determine the State of Analyzer Events and Conditions 2-2
What are the Status Registers? 2-3
How Do You Access the Status Registers? 2-6
Using the Service Request (SRQ) Method 2- 8
Generating a Service Request 2-8
Setting and Querying the Status Register 2-1 0
Details of Bits in All Registers 2-1 1
Status Byte Register 2-1 1
Service Request Enable Register 2-1 3
Standard Event Status Register 2-1 4
Standard Event Status Event Enable Register 2-1 6
STATus:OPERation Register 2-1 7
STATus:OPERation Condition Register 2-1 8
STATus:OPERation Event Enable Register 2-1 9
STATus:QUEStionable Registers 2-2 0
STATus:QUEStionable:POWer Condition Register Bits 2-2 2
STATus :QUEStionable :FREQuency Condition Register Bits 2-22
STATus :QUEStionable :CALibration Condition Register Bits 2-2 3
STATus :QUEStionable :INTegrity Condition Register Bits 2-24
STATus :QUEStionable :INTegrity:UNCalibrated Condition Register Bits 2-2 6
3. Programming Examples
List of Programming Examples 3- 2
Programming Examples System Requirements 3- 3
C Programming Examples using VTL 3- 4
Typical Example Program Contents 3-4
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