HP 4155A Programmer's Guide

Using HP Instrument BASIC
Before Operating IBASIC
To Move the Field Pointer.
To move the eld pointer, refer to the following table:
Rotary knob or
Arrow keys
Basically, you move the eld pointer by using the rotary knob or arrow keys.
PAGE CONTROL keys Field pointer moves to rst PAGE IMAGE command that is associated with the
pressed key.
PAGE CONTROL keys are 4
Chan
5 , 4
Meas
5 , 4
Display
5 , 4
Graph/List
5 ,
4
Stress
5 , and 4
System
5 .
MEASUREMENT keys Field pointer moves to the PAGE IMAGE command that is associated with the
pressed key. MEASUREMENT keys are 4
Single
5 , 4
Repeat
5 , and 4
Append
5 .
4
Get
5 , 4
Save
5 Field pointer moves to the associated SCPI command.
Alphabetical keys Field pointer moves to next command that has a ke
yword that begins with same
letter as the pressed key.
If you are in the PAGE IMAGE command category, search is only within the
instrument page group of the currently selected command.
To Search for a Command.
To search for a command:
1. Press
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SEARCH secondary softkey.
2. Type in command string that you want to search for
, then press 4
Enter
5
To Enter a Command into the Editor.
The command specied by the eld pointer is displayed on the entry line
.If
you press 4
Enter
5 , the command is entered into the editor.
If command specied by the eld pointer is a PAGE IMAGE or SCPI command,
rst select the
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OUTPUT @Hp415x secondary softkey. The entry line becomes
OUTPUT @Hp415x;" command " , where command is command specied by
eld pointer. Then, press 4
Enter
5 .
OUTPUT @Hp415x;" command " is entered into the editor.
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HP 4155A Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	4155A
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English