Fluke 5500A - Page 12

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Operator Manual
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5-2. Setting up the IEEE-488 Port for Remote Control ............................... 5-4
5-3. IEEE-488 Port Setup Procedure ....................................................... 5-7
5-4. Testing the IEEE-488 Port................................................................ 5-8
5-5. Setting up the RS-232 Host Port for Remote Control........................... 5-10
5-6. RS-232 Host Port Setup Procedure .................................................. 5-10
5-7. Testing the RS-232 Host Port........................................................... 5-12
5-8. Testing RS-232 Host Port Operation using a Terminal ............... 5-12
5-9. Testing RS-232 Host Port Operation using Visual Basic ............ 5-14
5-10. Setting up the RS-232 UUT Port for Remote Control.......................... 5-15
5-11. RS-232 UUT Port Setup Procedure.................................................. 5-15
5-12. Testing the RS-232 UUT Port via RS-232 Host Port....................... 5-17
5-13. Testing RS-232 UUT Port Operation via a Terminal .................. 5-17
5-14. Testing RS-232 UUT Port Operation using Visual Basic............ 5-18
5-15. Testing the RS-232 UUT Port via IEEE-488 Port............................ 5-19
5-16. Changing between Remote and Local Operation ................................. 5-21
5-17. Local State........................................................................................ 5-21
5-18. Local with Lockout State.................................................................. 5-21
5-19. Remote State..................................................................................... 5-21
5-20. Remote with Lockout State .............................................................. 5-21
5-21. RS-232 Interface Overview .................................................................. 5-22
5-22. IEEE-488 Interface Overview............................................................... 5-23
5-23. Using Commands.................................................................................. 5-25
5-24. Types of Commands......................................................................... 5-25
5-25. Device-Dependent Commands..................................................... 5-25
5-26. Common Commands.................................................................... 5-26
5-27. Query Commands......................................................................... 5-26
5-28. Interface Messages (IEEE-488) ................................................... 5-26
5-29. Compound Commands................................................................. 5-28
5-30. Coupled Commands..................................................................... 5-28
5-31. Overlapped Commands................................................................ 5-29
5-32. Sequential Commands.................................................................. 5-29
5-33. Commands that Require the Calibration Switch to be Enabled ... 5-29
5-34. Commands for RS-232 Only........................................................ 5-29
5-35. Commands for IEEE-488 Only.................................................... 5-30
5-36. Command Syntax ............................................................................. 5-31
5-37. Parameter Syntax Rules ............................................................... 5-31
5-38. Extra Space or Tab Characters..................................................... 5-32
5-39. Terminators .................................................................................. 5-33
5-40. Incoming Character Processing.................................................... 5-33
5-41. Response Message Syntax ........................................................... 5-34
5-42. Checking 5500A Status ........................................................................ 5-35
5-43. Serial Poll Status Byte (STB) ........................................................... 5-35
5-44. Service Request (SRQ) Line ........................................................ 5-37
5-45. Service Request Enable Register (SRE)....................................... 5-37
5-46. Programming the STB and SRE .................................................. 5-38
5-47. Event Status Register (ESR)............................................................. 5-38
5-48. Event Status Enable (ESE) Register ............................................ 5-38
5-49. Bit Assignments for the ESR and ESE......................................... 5-38
5-50. Programming the ESR and ESE................................................... 5-39
5-51. Instrument Status Register (ISR)...................................................... 5-40
5-52. Instrument Status Change Registers............................................. 5-40