Front Matter
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
The Structure of this Manual
This manual is divided into 5 parts:
• Chapter 1 gives a general introduction to SCPI programming
with the HP 8163A Lightwave Multimeter and the HP 8164A
Lightwave Measurement System.
• Chapter 2 lists all instrument specific commands.
• Chapters 3 to 5 give fuller explanations of all instrument specific
commands.
• Chapter 6 gives some example programs showing how the SCPI
commands can be used with the HP 8163A Lightwave
Multimeter and the HP 8164A Lightwave Measurement System.
• The appendixes give information about the HP 816x
VXIplug&play Instrument Driver, compatibility issues, and
error codes.
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