Fluke 8840A User Manual

Remote Programrjring
EXAMPLE PrnRAMS
The following application program is written in QBASC for the IBM PC, PC-XT or
PC-AT. The National Instruments Model GPIB-PUIA board provides the interface
between the PC and the Fluke 8840A
DMM The program assumes that the configuration
program IBCONF has been
run to initialize the interface board with the device
name I8840A assigned to the GPIBO board.
This program
illustrates a method of recording any errors produced by the 8840A
selftest function. It should be noted that:
1. If more than one digital error occm, only the last one wiu be reported.
2. The response to a Get Instrument Config. (GO) command during selftest is "W.
3. The response to a Get Error Status (G7) command with no ermn present is "1000".
Microsoft QuickBasic
V 4.5 on IBM PC, PC-XT or PC-AT
'$INCLUDE: 'qbib45.dcl'
BDNAh4E$
= "GPIBO" 'Board name is GPIBO
CALL IBFIND(BDNAME$, BD%)
'Initialize the interface board
devname$
= "IWOA"
'Device name
is 18840A
CALL IBFIND(devname$, dm%)
'Initialize the device
PRINT "MONITORING
SELFTEST"
WRT$ = "20"
CALL IBWRT(dm%, WRT$)
DO
'Start selftest
WRT$ = "G7"
CALL IBWRT(dvm%, WRT$)
RD$ = SPACE$(18)
CALL IBRD(dvm%, RJX)
'Get error status
errcode$
= LEFT$(RD$, 4)
IF (errcode$
< > "1000") THEN
'Check for errors
WRT$="XO" 'Clear error register
CALL IBWRT(dvm%, WRT$I
PRINT "Error "; RIGHT$(errcode$, 3); " occurred"
END IF
CALL IBWRT(dvm%, "GO")
st$
= SPACE$(16)
CALL IBRD(dvm%, st$)
stat$
= LEF'T$(st$, 1)
LOOP WHILE stat$ = "9"
WRT$ = "G7"
'Get instrument configuration
'Loop while selftest still active
CALL IBWRT(dvm%, WRT$)
RD$
= SPAGE$(18)
CALL IBRD(dvrn%, RD$)
'Get error status
errcode$
= LEFT$(RD$, 4)
IF (errcode$
< > "1000") THEN
'Check for em
PRINT "Error"; RIGHT$(errcode$, 3);
" occurred"
END IF
PRINT
PRINT "Selftest Complete"
END
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Figure 3-14. Example Programs: Using the IBM PC (cont)
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Fluke 8840A Specifications

General

Frequency Range	20 Hz to 100 kHz
Operating Temperature	0°C to 50°C
Display	Vacuum Fluorescent
DC Current Range	0 to 2 A
AC Current Range	0 to 2 A