HP 54501A - Introduction to Programming an Oscilloscope; Introduction

Introduction
to
Programming
an
Oscilloscope
1
Introduction
This
chapter
introduces
you to
the
basic
concepts
ofHP-IB
communication
and
provides
information
and
examples
to
get
you
started
programming.
The
exact
mnemonics
for
the
commands
are
listed
in
chapters
5
through
17.
There
are
four
basic
operations
that
can
be
done
with
a
controller
and
an
oscilloscope
via
HP-IB.
You
can:
1.
Set
up
the
instrument
and start
measurements
2.
Retrieve setup information
and
measurement
results
3.
Digitize
a
waveform
and
pass
the
data
to
the
controller
4.
Send
measurement
data
to
the
instrument
Other
more
complicated
tasks
are
accomplished
with
a
combination of
these
four
basic
functions.
This chapter
deals
mainly
with
how
to
set
up
the
instrument,
how
to
retrieve
setup information
and
measurement
results,
how to
digitize
a
waveform,
and
how
to
pass
data
to
the
controller.
The
chapter
is
divided
into
two
sections.
The
first
section
(page
1-2)
concentrates on
program
syntax,
and
the
second
section
(page
1-11)
discusses
programming
an
oscilloscope.
Refer
to
the
chapter "Measure
Subsystem"
for information
on
sending
measurement
data to
the
instrument.
Note
The programming
examples
in
this
manual
are
written
in
HP
Basic
4.0
for
an
HP
9000
Series
2001300
Controller.
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54501A
Programming
Introduction
to
Programming
an
Oscilloscope
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