Anritsu MT8820A - Communication Flow between Devices

7.2 GPIB Interface
7-7
Relationship between command types and notations in this manual are shown in Fig.
7-2-8-1.
Interface message
Device message
Program message
Response message (response)
Programming command (command)
Query (Query)
Terms closed with
p
arenthesis are notations in this manual
Fig. 7-2-8-1 Command types and notations in this manual
7.2.9 Communication flow between devices
The flow of communications between devices using remote control commands is
shown below.
Measuring instrument
Command: Instruction
Quer
y
: In
q
uir
y
Res
p
onse: Value/Status
Com
p
uter
Anritsu
MT8820A
Fig. 7-2-9-1 Communication flow between devices