Agilent Technologies E5052A Programmer's Manual page 498

Communication with External Instruments Using 24-bit I/O Port
Inputting/Outputting Data
Inputting/Outputting Data
The E5052A 24-bit I/O port provides the ports for data I/O shown in Table C-2.
Table C-2 I/O Ports
Port Name
Port A
Port B
Port C
Port D
Port E
Port F
Specifying signal direction of port
Signal direction (input/output) can be changed for ports C, D, and E as shown in Table C-2.
Thus, before the ports are used, the directions should be determined according to their
usage.
To specify the I/O direction for ports C and D, use the following commands. The direction
for port E depends on the setting of ports C and D.
Port Name
Port C
Port D
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Usage Data Structure
Output
Output
Input/Output
Input/Output
Input/Output
Output
Command
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