Agilent Technologies 4349B User Manual

4349B
Getting Started
This
section
will
teach
you the
basics of
operating the
4349B in
GPIB remote
mode (from
now
on
referred
to
as
remote). This
includes reading
the GPIB
address,
sending commands
to the
4349B
,
and
retrieving
data from
the 4349B
.
Input/Output
Statements
The
statements used
to operate
the 4349B
in
remote
depend
on
the
computer
and
the
programming
language being
used.
In
particular
,
you
need
to
know
the
statements
the
language
uses
to input
and
output
information.
F
or
example
,
the
input
statements
for
the
HP
9000
series
200
or 300
B
ASIC
language
are:
ENTER
or TRANSFER
The
output
statement
is:
OUTPUT
Read
your
computer
manuals
to
nd
out
which
statements
you
need
to
use
.
Reading
the
GPIB
Address
Before
you
can
operate the
4349B in
remote,
you need
to
know
its
GPIB
address
(factory
setting=17).
T
o
check
the
address
,
press
.
A
typical
display
is:
The
displayed
response is
the device
address
.
When
sending
a
remote
command,
you
append
this
address
to the
GPIB interface's
select
code
(normally
7).
F
or
example
,
if
the
select
code
is
7
and
the device
address is
17,
the
appended
combination
is
717.
Every
device
on
the
GPIB
bus
must
have
a
unique
address
.
Y
ou
can
assign
new
GPIB addresses
.
Sending
a
Remote
Command
T
o send
a
remote
command
to
the
4349B
,
combine
the
computer's
output
statement
with
the
GPIB
select
code
,the
device
address
,
and
nally
the
4349B
command.
F
or
example,
to
reset
the
4349B, send:
OUTPUT 717;"*RST"
Notice that the display's
Rmt annunciator( 9 ) is ON. This means the 4349B is in the remote
mode.
4-2 Remote Operation

Agilent Technologies 4349B Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	4349B
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English