Remote 
Pyading 
DEVICE-DEPENDENT 
MMA 
D 
SET 
I 
I 
- 
- 
SRQ 
MASK 
VALUES  CALlBRATtON COMMANDS 
I 
00 
for SRQ Disabled (Default)  CO 
Store Present Input 
as 
Calibration Value 
01  for SRQ On Overrange 
C1 
Begin A/D  Calibration 
04 
for 
SRQ 
On Front Panel SRQ  C2  Begin 
HF 
AC  Calibration 
I 
08 for SRQ On Cal Step Complete 
C3 
Enter Erase Mode (CAUTION! The comman/d 
16 
for SRQ On Data Available 
string "C3 CO"  erases the entire calibratiOn 
32 for SRQ On  Any  Error 
memory. 
A 
complete calibration must then 
be 
Note: 
Add 
SRQ mask values for combinations. 
Example: 
33 
for SRQ on overrange or any 
error. 
SELF-TEST 
COMMAND 
ZO  Begin Self-Tests 
performed. 
Note:  CO  through  C3  are valid  only 
/n 
calibration mode 
TERMlNATORS 
1 
CR  (Carriage Return) 
Execute 
l 
LF  (Line Feed)  Execute 
~ 
EOI 
(Etid 
Or Identify)  Execute 
1 
GET 
(Group Execute Trigger) 
Trigger 
Bnd 
execute 
Note: GET 
is 
an interface message. 
I 
I 
Figure 
3-5. 
Device-Dependent 
Command 
Set 
(cont) 
The 
Get 
commands are 
described 
further in the following 
mask 
values  are  explained 
in 
Table 
3-1. 
An 
ehple 
paragraphs. For  more information about output 
data, 
see 
output string follows. For  more about the 
SRQ 
mdk, see 
paragraph 
340. 
paragraph  3-51. 
3-12. 
GO 
(Get 
Instrument 
Configuration) 
Example  Meaning 
The 
GO 
command copies the 
8840A 
function, 
range, 
read- 
33 
CR 
LF 
Enable 
SRQ 
on  any  error 
or 
over- 
ing rate,  and  trigger 
mode 
into the  output  buffer 
in 
the 
format 
shown 
in  Figure  3-6.  The  four 
digits 
returned 
rwe 
represent the arguments for the equivalent F, 
R, 
S, 
and T 
3.14. 
02 
(~a 
Calibraf~)n 
Pmmpt) 
commands,  as shown 
in 
Table 
3-1. 
An 
example  output 
string  follows. 
The 
G2 
command  is 
used 
when 
calibrating 
the 
~/?~MOA 
under  remote  control.  The 
command 
loads  the  putput 
Example 
Meaning 
buffer 
with 
a calibration prompt  that  represents 
th 
input 
expected 
at  the analog inputs.  'The  calibration 
pro 
pt 
is 
3410 
CR 
LF 
3: 
F3 
(2 
WIRE 
kS2 
function) 
formatted 
as 
a signed 
decimal 
with exponent, 
as 
sh 
in 
4: 
R4 
(200 
kQ 
range) 
mand.  Example  output  strings follow. 
k 
Figure 
3-6. 
The 
suffix 
may 
be 
enabled with 
the 
Yd 
com- 
1: 
S1 
(Medium 
reading  rate) 
0: 
TO 
(Continuous trigger) 
Examples  Meaning 
The second 
digit, 
which 
can 
vary  from 
1 
to 
6, 
indicates 
+1.00000E+0 
CR 
LF 
Calibration pro& 
what  measurement  range  the 
8840A 
is  in  regardless of 
+190.-~00~-3 
CR 
LF 
Calibration  pro4pt 
whether 
the 
8840A 
is 
in  autorange or  manual  range. 
+1.90000E+O,VDCCRLF  Calibrationpqompt 
The output 
string 
from 
a 
GO 
command is acceptable 
as 
an 
(Suffix 
enabled) 
argument for an 
"N 
command. 
This 
allows you  to con- 
figure the 
8840A 
from the front panel 
and 
then 
record the 
If 
an 
error 
has 
occurred, 
the 02 command loads the output 
configuration over the bus for future use with a 
PO 
com- 
buffer with an error message instead  of  the 
promfl. 
(See 
mand.  However,  9mmm 
(meaning 
self-test) 
can 
not 
be 
paragraph  3-40.) 
used  with  the 
PO 
command. 
The 
G2 
command is valid only when the calibration mode 
3-13. 
G1 
(Get 
SRQ 
Mask) 
is enabled 
by 
pressing  the  front  panel 
CAL 
ENWLE 
The 
GI 
command copies the present 
SRQ 
mask 
into the 
switch. If  the 
8840A 
is 
not in the calibration mode, 
4)e 
G2 
output 
buffer 
in the format shown in Figure 3-6. The SRQ  command  generates 
an 
error  message. 
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