Programs for Windows
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VERF_VBS.EXE - this program requires either an Agilent 82335, 82540, or 82541 GPIB Interface
Card. The program was written in Visual BASIC using the Agilent Standard Instrument Control
Library (SICL), which comes with the Agilent 82540 or 82541 GPIB Interface Card.
• VERF_VCS.EXE - this program requires either an Agilent 82335, 82540, or 82541 GPIB Interface
Card. The program was written in Visual C/C+ + using the Agilent Standard Instrument Control
Library (SICL), which comes with the Agilent 82540 or 82541 GPIB Interface Card.
Program for BASIC/IBASIC
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VERF_RMB - this program requires the GPIB interface connection of an HP computer that has GPIB
capability (i.e., a series 200/300).
Note For information on how to control mainframe operation using different program languages,
refer to Chapter 2.
Step 12B: Verifying Using Other Than The VERF_XXX Program
To verify mainframe operation using your own program language, send the following SCPI commands
(Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments). (Refer to the Agilent E1300/E1301 User’s Manual
for more information on the mainframe SCPI commands.)
Checking for Start-Up Errors
To check for start-up errors, do the following:
1. Send the following SCPI command:
VXI:CONFigure:DeviceLIST?
2. The returned message should look similar to the one below:
+0,-1,+4095,+1301,-1,+0,HYB,NONE,#H00000000,#H00000000,READY,"","","","SYSTEM IN
STALLED AT SECONDARY ADDR 0";+80,+0,+4095,+65440,-1,+0,REG,A16 ,#H00000000,#H00
000000,READY,"","","","ARB INSTALLED AT SECONDARY ADDR 10";+112,+0,+4095,+65296,
-1,+0,REG,A16 ,#H00000000,#H00000000,READY,"","","","SWITCH INSTALLED AT SECONDA
RY ADDR 14"
3. If the message indicates a start-up error, it may look similar to the one shown below (where the
text in italics shows the actual error message):
+0,-1,+4095,+1301,-1,+0,HYB,NONE,#H00000000,#H00000000,READY,"","","","CNFG ERRO
R: 13“;+112,+0,+4095,+65280,-1,+0,REG,A16 ,#H00000000,#H00000000,READY,”","","",
“CNFG ERROR: 13”
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