What Programming Information Is Available - Agilent Technologies X Series Manual

Programming the Analyzer

What Programming Information is Available?

What Programming Information is Available?
The X-Series Documentation can be accessed through the Additional Documentation page in the
instrument Help system and is included on the Documentation CD shipped with the instrument. It can
also be found in the instrument at: C:\ProgramsFiles\Agilent\SignalAnalysis\
Infrastructure\Help\otherdocs, or online at: http://www.agilent.com/find/mxa_manuals.
The following resources are available to help you create programs for automating your X-Series
measurements:
Resource Description
X-Series Provides general SCPI programming information on the following topics:
Programmer's Guide
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Note that SCPI command descriptions for measurement applications are NOT in this book,
but are in the User's and Programmer's Reference.
User's and Describes all front-panel keys and softkeys, including SCPI commands for a measurement
Programmer's application. Note that:
Reference manuals
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Embedded Help in Describes all front-panel keys and softkeys, including SCPI commands, for a measurement
your instrument application.
Note that the content that you see in Help when you press a key is identical to what you see
in the User's and Programmer's Reference.
X-Series Getting Provides valuable sections related to programming including:
Started and
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Troubleshooting
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Guide
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This printed document is shipped with the instrument.
Agilent Application Printable PDF versions of pertinent application notes.
Notes
Agilent VISA User's Describes the Agilent Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (VISA) library and shows
Guide how to use it to develop I/O applications and instrument drivers on Windows PCs.
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Programming the X-Series Applications
Programming fundamentals
Programming examples
Each measurement application has its own User's and Programmer's Reference.
The content in this manual is duplicated in the analyzer's Help (the Help that you see
for a key is identical to what you see in this manual).
Licensing New Measurement Application Software - After Initial Purchase
Configuring instrument LAN Hostname, IP Address, and Gateway Address
Using the Windows XP Remote Desktop to connect to the instrument remotely
Using the Embedded Web Server Telnet connection to communicate SCPI
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