HP 1650B User Manual

Instruction Terminator An instruction is executed after the instruction terminator is received.
The terminator is the NL (New Line) character. The NL character is an
ASCII linefeed character (decimal 10).
l ’ The NL (New Line) terminator has the same function as an EOS (End Of
Note @ String) and EOT (End Of Text) terminator.
Selecting Multiple You can send multiple program commands and program queries for
Subsystems different subsystems on the same line by separating each command with a
semicolon. The colon following the semicolon enables you to enter a new
subsystem. For example:
< instruction header > <data > ;: c instruction header > <data > -c terminator >
:MACHINEl:ASSIGN2;:SYSTEM:HEADERS ON
,I[’
Note d
Multiple commands may be any combination of simple, compound and
common commands.
Introduction to Programming an Instrument
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HP 1650B/HP 16518
Programming Reference

HP 1650B Specifications

General

Category	Logic Analyzer
Model	1650B
Number of Channels	80
Maximum Clock Rate	100 MHz
Glitch Trigger	Yes
Transitional Timing	Yes
Display	CRT

Summary

Chapter 1 Introduction to Programming an Instrument

Programming Syntax and Concepts

Explains command format, structure, headers, parameters, and syntax rules for instrument control.

Instrument Programming Basics

Covers initialization, example programs, data retrieval, and response formats.

Chapter 2 Programming Over HP-IB

HP-IB Interface Concepts

HP-IB Communication and Control

Chapter 3 Programming Over RS-232C

RS-232C Interface Overview

RS-232C Communication Details

Chapter 5 Common Commands

Overview of Common Commands

Key Common Commands

Details essential commands like *CLS, *ESE, *IDN, *RST for status and identification.

Chapter 6 System Commands

System Command Overview

Key System Commands

Details core commands like ARM, DATA, LOCKout, LONGform, STARt, STOP.

Chapter 7 MMEMory Subsystem

File Management Commands

Covers AUToload, CATALOG, COPY, DOWNLOAD, LOAD, PACK, PURGE, RENAME, STORE, UPLOAD.

Chapter 10 MACHine Subsystem

Machine Configuration Commands

Covers commands like NAME, TYPE, ARM, ASSign for machine setup.

Chapter 11 SFORmat Subsystem

State Format Configuration

Details SFORmat selector and commands like CLOCK, CPERiod, LABel.

Chapter 12 STRace Subsystem

State Trace Qualification

Details BRANch, FIND, PREStore, RESTart for trace sequence control.

Chapter 13 SLISt Subsystem

State Listing Configuration

Details commands like COLumn, DATA, LINE, MMODE, PATtern for listing setup.

Chapter 14 SWAVeform Subsystem

Waveform Display Configuration

Details ACCumulate, DELay, INSert, RANGe, REMove for waveform display setup.

Chapter 16 COMPare Subsystem

Compare Data Configuration

Details CMASk, COPY, DATA, FIND, RANGe, RUNTil for comparison setup.

Chapter 17 TFORmat Subsystem

Timing Format Configuration

Details LABel, REMove, THReshold for timing format setup.

Chapter 18 TTRace Subsystem

Timing Trace Configuration

Details AMODe, DURation, EDGE, GLITch, PATTern for timing trace setup.

Chapter 19 TWAVeform Subsystem

Timing Waveform Configuration

Details ACCumulate, DELay, INSert, MMODe, OCONdition for waveform setup.