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Keysight Technologies 8166A/B Programming Manual

Keysight Technologies 8166A/B Programming Manual (306 pages)

Brand: Keysight Technologies | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Safety Notices
2
Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction to Programming

7
- GPIB Interface
  8
- LAN Interface
  10
  - Returning the Instrument to Local Control
    12
- Message Queues
  13
  - How the Input Queue Works
    13
  - Clearing the Input Queue
    13
  - The Output Queue
    13
  - The Error Queue
    14
- Programming and Syntax Diagram Conventions
  15
  - Short Form and Long Form
    15
  - Command and Query Syntax
    15
- Common Commands
  20
  - Common Command Summary
    20
  - Common Status Information
    21
- The Status Model
  23
  - Status Registers
    23
  - Status System for 8166A/B
    26
  - Annotations
    28
  - Status Command Summary
    30
  - Other Commands
    30
2 Specific Commands

31
- Specific Command Summary
  32
- IEEE-Common Commands
  46
- Status Reporting - the Status Subsystem
  55
- Interface/Instrument Behaviour Settings - the System Subsystem
  68
- System Communicate - the :Syst:communicate Sub Tree
  71
- Measurement Functions - the Sense Subsystem
  79
- Root Layer Command
  80
  - Channels
    87
- Signal Generation - the Source Subsystem
  122
- Signal Conditioning
  182
  - The Input and Output Commands
    182
  - The Table of Wavelength-Dependent Offsets
    196
  - 8156A Attenuator
    202
  - Display and System Commands
    204
  - IEEE Commands
    205
  - Status Commands
    205
  - User Calibration Data
    205
- Signal Routing
  206
- Triggering - the Trigger Subsystem
  208
  - Extended Trigger Configuration
    217
  - Extended Trigger Configuration Example
    221
- Display Operations - the Display Subsystem
  224
6 VISA Programming Examples

229
- How to Use VISA Calls
  230
- How to Set up a Fixed Laser Source
  232
- How to Measure Power Using Fetch and READ
  235
- How to Co-Ordinate Two Modules
  239
- How Power Varies with Wavelength
  244
- How to Log Results
  249
7 The Keysight 816X Vxiplug&Play Instrument Driver

256
- Installing the Keysight 816X Instrument Driver
  256
- Using Visual Programming Environments
  257
  - Getting Started with Keysight VEE
    257
  - GPIB Interfacing in Keysight VEE
    258
- Getting Started with Labview
  260
- Getting Started with Labwindows
  262
- Features of the Keysight 816X Instrument Driver
  263
- Directory Structure
  264
- Opening an Instrument Session
  265
- Closing an Instrument Session
  266
- VISA Data Types and Selected Constant Definitions
  267
- Error Handling
  268
- Introduction to Programming
  270
  - Example Programs
    270
  - VISA-Specific Information
    270
  - Development Environments
    270
- Online Information
  272
- Lambda Scan Applications
  273
  - How to Perform a Lambda Scan Application
    275
  - How to Perform a Multi-Frame Lambda Scan Application
    277
- Compatibility Issues
  282
- GPIB Bus Compatibility
  282
- Status Model
  282
- Preset Defaults
  282
- Removed Command
  283
- Obsolete Commands
  284
- Changed Parameter Syntax and Semantics
  285
- Changed Query Result Values
  286
- Timing Behavior
  287
- Error Handling
  288
- Command Order
  288
- GPIB Error Strings
  289

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