Agilent Technologies 8720E Series Programmer's Guide

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Example 3B: Data Transfer Using FORM 4 (ASCII Transfer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
Example 3C: Data Transfer Using Floating-Point Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
Example 3D: Data Transfer Using Frequency-Array Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-64
Example 3E: Data Transfer Using FORM 1 (Internal-Binary Format) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-67
Measurement Process Synchronization Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69
Status Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69
Example 4A: Using the Error Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-70
Example 4B: Generating Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-72
Example 4C: Power Meter Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-75
Analyzer System Setup Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
Saving and Recalling Instrument States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
Example 5A: Using the Learn String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
Example 5B: Reading Calibration Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-81
Example 5C: Saving and Restoring the Analyzer Instrument State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-84
List-Frequency and Limit-Test Table Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87
Using List Frequency Sweep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87
Example 6A: Setting Up a List Frequency Table in Stepped List Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-88
Example 6B: Setting Up a List Frequency Table in Swept List Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90
Example 6C: Selecting a Single Segment from a Table of Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-94
Using Limit Lines to Perform PASS/FAIL Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-96
Example 6D: Setting Up a Limit-Test Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-96
Example 6E: Performing PASS/FAIL Tests While Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99
Report Generation Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-102
Example 7A: Operation Using Talker/Listener Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-102
Example 7B: Controlling Peripherals Using Pass-Control Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-104
Example 7C: Printing with the Parallel Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-107
Example 7D: Plotting to a File and Transferring the File Data to a Plotter . . . . . . . . . 7-109
Example 7E: Reading Plot Files from a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-111
Example 7F: Reading ASCII Disk Files to the Instrument Controller's Disk File . . . . 7-118
Mixer Measurement Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-122
Example 8A: Comparison of Two Mixers — Group Delay, Amplitude or Phase . . . . . . 7-122
Limit Line and Data Point Special Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-126
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-126
Constants Used Throughout This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-131
Output Limit Test Pass/Fail Status Per Limit Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-131
Output Pass/Fail Status for All Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-132
Output Minimum and Maximum Point Per Limit Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-133
Output Minimum and Maximum Point for All Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-134
Output Data Per Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-137
Output Data Per Range of Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-138
Output Limit Pass/Fail by Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-138
A. Preset Conditions
Preset State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-2
B. Command Listings
Alphabetical List of Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-2
OPC-Compatible List of Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-9

Agilent Technologies 8720E Series Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	8720E Series
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English