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HP 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, HP 8164A Lightwave Measurement System,
& HP 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System Programming Guide, E1299
In this Manual
This manual contains information about SCPI commands which can be used to
program the following instruments:
• HP 8163A Lightwave Multimeter
• HP 8164A Lightwave Measurement System
• HP 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System
The Structure of this Manual
This manual is divided into 5 parts:
• "Introduction to Programming" on page 13 gives a general introduction to
SCPI programming with the HP 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, the HP 8164A
Lightwave Measurement System, and the HP 8166A Lightwave Multichannel
System.
• "Specific Commands" on page 33 lists all instrument specific commands.
• "Instrument Setup and Status" on page 43, "Measurement Operations &
Settings" on page 63, and "Mass Storage, Display, and Print Functions" on
page 121 give fuller explanations of all instrument specific commands.
• "Programming Examples" on page 125 gives some example programs
showing how the SCPI commands can be used with the HP 8163A Lightwave
Multimeter, the HP 8164A Lightwave Measurement System, and the
HP 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System.
• "The HP 816x VXIplug&play Instrument Driver" on page 147, "GPIB
Command Compatibility List" on page 163, and "Error Codes" on page 171
give information about the HP 816x VXIplug&play Instrument Driver,
compatibility issues, and error codes.
Conventions used in this Manual
• All commands and typed text is written in Courier font, for example
INIT[:IMM].
• SCPI commands are written in mixed case: text that you MUST print is written
in capitals; text which is helpful but nor necessary is written in lower case.
So, the command INITiate[:IMMediate] can be entered either as
init[:imm], or as initiate[:immediate]. It does not matter whether
you enter text using capitals or lower-case letters.
• SCPI commands often contain extra arguments in square brackets. These
arguments may be helpful, but they need not be entered.
So, the command INITiate[:IMMediate] can be entered as init or
initiate:imm.
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