Instrument Page Functions - Agilent Technologies E5810A User Manual

Checking Instrument
Communication
Sending
Commands/Queries
Example: Querying
a DC Voltage Value

Instrument Page Functions

From the
Find and Control Instruments Connected to your E5810
can check instrument communication, send command/queries, and do other
functions.
To check instrument communication, first select (highlight) the instrument to
be addressed by clicking the SICL Address in the
column. Then, depending on the instrument selected, you can use button
functions (device clear, *IDN?, etc.) to communicate with the instrument.
You can also send instrument-specific commands to applicable instruments
using the Instrument Command line and then clicking
. In addition, you can clear the display on the screen by clicking the
Query
button, set the timeout value (in seconds) by typing in the
Clear History
desired value in the
Timeout (sec)
operations on instruments connected to the E5810 by clicking the
button.
Pending Operations
For example, the figure on the next page shows one way to identify and
query the DC voltage value of a DMM instrument at SICL address gpib0,22.
See Chapter 3, "Using E5810A Web Access" for details
Chapter 2
Installing the E5810A
Verifying Instrument Communication
Instruments Connected
Send
dialog box, and clear all pending
page, you
, , or
Receive
Clear
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