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HP IB
ASIC Supplement
Dev
eloping Programs
Using IBASIC Displa
y
Figure 5-3
The IBASIC Display P
artitions
More information about using display partitions within a program is
available in
Chapter 7, “Graphics and Display T
echniques.
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Table of Contents
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1 Introduction
7
Overview of HP Instrument BASIC
9
Using HP Instrument BASIC
10
Allocating Internal Memory for IBASIC Use
11
Typographical Conventions
12
2 Recording Programs
13
Keystroke Recording
15
What Is Keystroke Recording
15
IBASIC Programs and the Input Buffer
16
What's in a Recorded Program
17
The OUTPUT Statement
18
The ASSIGN Statement
18
SCPI Mnemonics
19
How Recording Works
20
Operations that Do Not Record
21
Front Panel Operations Without Mnemonics
21
HP Instrument BASIC Operations
22
Operations Requiring Additional Programming
22
Mnemonics with no Corresponding Front Panel Operation
24
Avoiding Recording Errors
25
Use Instrument Preset
25
Specifically Select Parameters
25
Use GPIB Echo
26
3 Running, Pausing, and Stopping Programs
27
Starting Programs Automatically
29
Running and Continuing a Program
30
Pausing and Continuing a Program
32
Using LOCAL LOCKOUT 8 to Disable the Pause Key
33
Stopping a Program
34
4 Saving and Recalling Programs
35
Selecting a Disk
37
Saving a Program
38
AUTOST Programs
40
Recalling a Program
41
CAT to a String Array Exception
41
Accessing Mass Storage Within Programs
42
5 Developing Programs
43
External Editors
45
Hp Basic
45
ASCII Word Processors
46
Programming Editors
46
Editing Your Program Using Edit
47
The IBASIC Editor Softkeys
48
Recording into an Existing Program
49
Editing with an External Keyboard
49
Entering Program Lines
52
Accessing the IBASIC Command Line
52
Editing from the Front Panel
53
Removing Program Text
55
Renumbering, Copying, Moving, and Indenting Lines
57
Using IBASIC Display
58
Using UTILITIES
61
6 Debugging Programs
63
Setting Breakpoints
65
Examining Variables
66
Examining Strings
67
Examining Arrays
67
Displaying the Last Error Encountered
68
7 Graphics and Display Techniques
69
Display Partitions
70
Using the Display Partitions
71
Allocating Display Partitions
72
De-Allocating Display Partitions
73
Operation with no Display Partition
73
Displaying Text
75
Getting Text to the Screen Quickly
77
Pop-Up Message Windows and Custom Annotations
77
Graphics Initialization and Scaling
78
Using Graphics
79
Drawing Figures
80
Graphics Exceptions
82
Labeling with Different Partitions
83
SCPI Graphics Commands
84
For more Information
86
8 Interfacing with External Devices
87
Communication with Devices
89
GPIB Device Selectors
89
Moving Data through the GPIB
90
General Structure of the GPIB
91
Using the Serial and Parallel Ports
92
Using the Analyzer Ports in IBASIC Programs
92
General Bus Management
95
Remote
96
Local Lockout
96
Local
97
Trigger
97
Clear
98
Abort
98
GPIB Service Reqsts
99
Passing and Regaining Control
102
The IBASIC GPIB Model
103
The External Bus and the Internal Bus
103
Service Request Indicators
103
IBASIC as the Active Controller
104
Passing Active Control to the Instrument
105
IBASIC as a Non-Active Controller
106
Interfacing with an External Controller
107
Synchronizing IBASIC with an External Controller
108
Transferring Data between Programs
110
Transferring Programs
112
IBASIC Communication Across the LAN
114
9 Using Subprograms
115
User-Created Subprograms
116
Built-In High-Speed Subprograms
117
Avoiding Multiple Loads of Subprograms
123
10 IBASIC Keyword Summary
124
Keywords in Alphabetic Order
126
Keywords in Category Order
138
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Language
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