HP 5344S User Manual

Operating Information
Model 8756A
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HP-IB OPERATING FEATURES
Remote operation of the HP 8756A Scalar Network Analyzer is
accomplished using the Hewlett-Packard Inter face Bus, HP-IB,
which is the Hewlett-Packard implementation of IEEE standard 488
dated 1978 and IEC 625-1. For more information on the HP-IB, refer
to the Tutorial Description of the Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus,
Literature No. 5959-0156, and Condensed Description of the
Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus, Part No. 59401-90030.
NOTE
Remote operation of the HP 8756A applies to operations
with the HP INTERFACE BUS (HP-IB) connector on the rear
panel of the HP 8756A. Do not connect an HP-IB
controller to the 8756 SYSTEM INTERFACE connector i
HP-IB control of the instruments connected to this port
is described in the 8756 SYSTEM INTERFACE section below.
PROGRAMMING COMMANDS
The HP 8756A accepts specific programming commands (LISTEN mode)
for selecting front panel key functions, soft key functions, and
special HP-IB only functions. It outputs data from a designated
channel measurement trace or memory trace in one of two formats
specified by the user, as well as other TALK functions. Also, the
HP 8756A can pass through HP-IB commands to either the HP 8350B
Sweep Oscillator or the HP 8340A Synthesized Sweeper and the HP
7470A or 9872C plotter connected to the 8756 SYSTEM INTERFACE.
All of these codes are described in these tables.
Table 3-l.
Table 3-2.
Table 3-3.
Function Select Commands.
Output Mode Commands and Formats.
Cross Reference of Tables 1 and 2.
For more information on the front panel key functions, see Figure
3-l; on the soft key functions, see Figure 3-2. These per form the
same function whether under remote or local.
INPUT COMMAND SYNTAX
The 8756A commands may be sent as upper and/or lower case ASCII
characters. Variable length commands (two characters followed by
two or more digits) and all commands beginning with the letter "0"
must be terminated with a semicolon ";", a carriage return, line
feed "[cr][lf]", a "[lf]", a "DB;", a "db;", a "DB[cr][lf]", or a
"db[cr][lf]". The latter four are useful for improving
legibility of programs.
NOTE
Commands and characters enclosed in quotation marks
refer to the standard ASCII Character Set.
Figure 3-4. HP-IB Operating Features ( 1 (~l7J
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HP 5344S Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	5344S
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English