Anritsu MT8820A - Section 7 Remote Control Using PC

Section 7 Remote Control Using PC
7-1
This section explains setting up the remote control and control method of the
MT8820A using a command.
7.1 Remote Control.......................................................... 7-3
7.1.1 What remote control can do .......................... 7-3
7.1.2 Operation in remote control mode................. 7-3
7.1.3 Operation in manual operation mode............ 7-3
7.1.4 Interface ........................................................ 7-3
7.1.5 Difference between manual operation and
remote control ............................................... 7-4
7.1.6 Switching between control modes................. 7-4
7.2 GPIB Interface ........................................................... 7-5
7.2.1 Device............................................................ 7-5
7.2.2 Communications between devices................ 7-5
7.2.3 Talker and Listener ........................................ 7-5
7.2.4 Controller ....................................................... 7-5
7.2.5 Program message and response message .. 7-6
7.2.6 Programming command and query............... 7-6
7.2.7 Overlap command ......................................... 7-6
7.2.8 Command notations in this manual............... 7-6
7.2.9 Communication flow between devices .......... 7-7
7.3 Setup ......................................................................... 7-8
7.3.1 Network configuration.................................... 7-8
7.3.2 Conditions for network configuration............. 7-9
7.4 Command Syntax ...................................................... 7-10
7.4.1 Elements of command syntax ....................... 7-10
7.4.2 Setting parameters with unit specified .......... 7-11
7.4.3 Response unit ............................................... 7-13
7.5 Command Programming Guide................................. 7-14
7.6 Status Report............................................................. 7-15
7.6.1 Standard status model .................................. 7-16
7.6.2 Standard event status register ...................... 7-17
7.6.3 Standard event status enable register .......... 7-19
7.6.4 Status byte register ....................................... 7-20
7.6.5 Service request enable register .................... 7-22
7.6.6 END event status register ............................. 7-23
7.6.7 END event status enable register ................. 7-25
7.6.8 ERR event status register ............................. 7-26
7.6.9 ERR event status enable register ................. 7-28
7.7 Establishing Synchronization..................................... 7-29
7.7.1 Difference of synchronization depending on
measurement start command ....................... 7-29