1-2 HP IBASIC Supplement
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
This manual describes how to create and use HP Instrument BASIC
(IBASIC) software in the analyzer. It demonstrates how to use IBASIC's
programming, editing and debugging features. It also describes how to
save and recall programs and how certain instrument-specific IBASIC
features are implemented in the analyzer. The reader should be familiar
with the operation of the analyzer and BASIC before programming the
analyzer.
Related information can be found in the following references that were
shipped with your analyzer:
• The Programmer’s Guide, a companion to this book, provides
general-purpose programming information. The Programmer’s Guide
describes all valid instrument commands.
• The User’s Guide provides information on making measurements
with the analyzer.
• The HP Instrument BASIC User’s Handbook provides information on
HP Instrument BASIC (IBASIC) .
• The Example Programs Disk — DOS format: part number
08714-10003, is included with the analyzer. This disk provides copies
of all of the example programs in the Example Programs Guide.
• Additional information on HP BASIC programming is available in the
manual set for the BASIC revision being used. For example: BASIC
7.0 Programming Techniques and BASIC 7.0 Language Reference.
Other information that may be helpful can be found in the following
reference materials:
• The Tutorial Description of the Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus
(literature no. 5021-1927) provides information on using the GPIB.
Contact the nearest Agilent sales office for ordering information. A list of
sales and service offices can be found in the “Specifications and
Characteristics” chapter of the User’s Guide.