Introduction to
Programming an Instrument
1
Introduction
This chapter introduces you to the basics of remote programming. The
programming instructions explained in this book conform to the
IEEE
488.2
Standard Digital Interface for Programmable
Instrumentation. These progr amming instructions provide a means of
remotely controlling the HP
1650B/51B.
There are three general
categories of use. You can:
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Set up the instrument and start measurements
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Retrieve setup information and measurement results
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Send measurement data to the instrument
The instructions listed in this manual give you access to the measurements
and front panel features of the HP 165OB/51B. The complexity of your
programs and the tasks they accomplish are limited only by your
imagination. This progr
amming reference is designed to provide a
concise description of each instruction.
Chapter 1 is divided into two sections. The first section (pages 2
-
10)
concentrates on program syntax, and the second section (pages 11
-
17)
discusses programming
an instrument. Read either chapter 2
“Progr amming Over HP-IB” or chapter 3 “Programming Over RS-232C”
for information concerning the physical connection between the
HP
1650B/51B
and your controller. Chapter 4, “Programming and
Documentation Conventions,” gives an overview of all instructions and
also explains the notation conventions used in our syntax definitions and
examples. The remaining chapters (5 through 20) are used to explain
each group of instructions.
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