Queries, Example Program 4; Program Comments - HP 8360 User Handbook Manual

Queries, Example
Program 4
1-92 Getting Started Programming
160: The source has now completed processing the commands.
The RF frequency, power, and markers are at their programmed
values. Turn on the RF output of the source.
170: Select a continuously initiated sweep instead of the default
mode of non-continuous that was selected with "RST.
180: Clear the computer's display.
190 to 220: Print a message on the computer's display.
The following example demonstrates the use of query commands and
response data formats. Clear and reset the controller and type in the
following program:
10
20 ABORT 7
30 LOCAL 7
CLEAR Source
40
50 REMOTE Source
60
70 OUTPUT Source;"*RST"
80 OUTPUT Source;"POWER:LEVEL -5 dBm;STATE ON"
90 OUTPUT Source;"FREQ:CW?"
100 ENTER Spurce;F
PRINT "Present source CW frequency is : ";F/l.E+6;"MHz"
110
OUTPUT Source;"POWER:STATE?"
120
130 ENTER Source;W
140 PRINT "Present power ON/OFF state is : ";W
150 OUTPUT Source;"FREQ:MODE?"
160 DIM A$[101
170 ENTER Source;A$
180 PRINT "Source's frequency mode is : "&A$
190 OUTPUT Source;"FREq:CW? MIN"
ENTER Source;A
200
PRINT "Minimum source CW frequency is : ";A/l.E+G;"MHz"
210
220 OUTPUT Source;"FREQ:START?;STOP?"
230 ENTER Source;X,Y
PRINT "Swept frequency limits :"
240
P R I N T " S t a r t ";X/l.E+6;"MHz"
250
PRINT ' Stop ";Y/l.E+6;"MHz"
260
270 END
Run the program.

Program Comments

10: Assign the source's HP-IB address to a variable.
20 to 50: Abort any HP-IB activity and initialize the HP-IB
interface.
60: Clear the computer's display.