Using HP Instrument BASIC
Before Operating IBASIC
To Use the Help Function
By using the built-in help function of the HP 4155A/4156A, you can easily get
information (name, syntax, and description) about programming commands,
and can enter the desired command into the program without typing.
To start the help function for the programming commands, press
4
Help
5
key
while you are in the IBASIC editor.
In the help function, the programming commands are divided into the
following three categories, which you can access by secondary softkeys.
Softkey Category
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IBASIC
IBASIC commands.
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PAGE IMAGE COMMAND
SCPI commands specic for HP 4155A/4156A. These are the help commands
associated with the instrument setup pages that begin with
:PAGE
.
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SCPI COMMAND
Standard SCPI commands.
The upper part of the help screen displays a list of the command names
. The
lower part displays a description of the selected (by eld pointer) command.
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