Getting Started; Input/Output Statements; Reading The Gpib Address; Sending A Remote Command - Agilent Technologies 4349B Manual

4349B

Getting Started

This section will teach you the basics of operating the 4349B in GPIB remote mode (from now
on referred to as remote). This includes reading the GPIB address, sending commands to the
4349B, and retrieving data from the 4349B.

Input/Output Statements

The statements used to operate the 4349B in remote depend on the computer and the
programming language being used. In particular, you need to know the statements the language
uses to input and output information. For example, the input statements for the HP 9000 series
200 or 300 BASIC language are:
or
The output statement is:
Read your computer manuals to nd out which statements you need to use.

Reading the GPIB Address

Before you can operate the 4349B in remote, you need to know its GPIB address (factory
setting=17). To check the address, press . A typical display is:
The displayed response is the device address. When sending a remote command, you append
this address to the GPIB interface's select code (normally 7). For example, if the select code is
7 and the device address is 17, the appended combination is 717.
Every device on the GPIB bus must have a unique address. You can assign new GPIB addresses.

Sending a Remote Command

To send a remote command to the 4349B, combine the computer's output statement with the
GPIB select code, the device address, and nally the 4349B command. For example, to reset the
4349B, send:
Notice that the display's Rmt annunciator( ) is ON. This means the 4349B is in the remote
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mode.
4-2 Remote Operation