Agilent Technologies 4288A

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1. To Make Effective Use

of This Manual

1 Making Effective Use of This Manual

This chapter provides an overview of this manual as well as useful information to help you

navigate through the manual. It also briefly describes how to use this manual, focusing on

how you can look up particular commands.

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- Table of Contents7
1 Making Effective Use of this Manual13
- Contents of this Manual14
- How to Use this Manual16
  - Looking up GPIB Commands16
  - Using Sample Programs17
2 Overview of Remote Control19
- Setting up a GPIB Remote Control System20
- Sending GPIB Command Messages23
  - Types and Structure of GPIB Commands23
  - Message Syntax24
3 Setting up Measurement Conditions and Display25
4 Preparation for Accurate Measurement (Executing Compensation)37
5 Starting (Triggering) Measurement and Waiting for Completion of Measurement53
- Starting (Triggering) Measurement54
  - Trigger System54
  - Starting (Triggering) Measurement56
- Waiting for Completion of Measurement (Detecting Completion of Measurement)57
  - Sample Program58
6 Reading out Measured Result59
7 Sorting Based on Measured Result (Comparator Function)83
8 Avoiding Mistakes Related to Work and Daily Checks95
- Avoiding Mistakes Related to Work96
- Daily Checks (Executing the Self-Test)100
9 Measurement Applications (Sample Programs)103
10 Command Reference123
Manual Changes209
- Manual Changes210
  - Change 1211
  - Change 2211
Information for Replacing 4278A with 4288A213
Status Reporting System249
Initial Settings259
- Initial Settings, Settings that Can be Saved/Recalled, Settings that Can be Backed up260
At-A-Glance Table of Operations When Overload or Low C Is Detected263
- Operations When Overload/Low C Is Detected264
Error Messages265
- Error Messages (Order of Error Number)266
- Warning Messages (WARNING)274
4268A Vs. 4288A GPIB Command Correspondence Table275
- 4268A Vs. 4288A GPIB Command Correspondence Table276

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