HP 54620A Programmer's Guide

In This Book
The
HP 54620A/C Programmer’s Guide
is your introduction to
programming the HP 54620A or HP 54620C (color) Logic Analyzer using an
instrument controller. This book, with the
HP 54620A/C Programmer’s
Reference
, provides a comprehensive description of the analyzer’s
programmatic interface. The
Programmer’s Reference
is supplied as a
Microsoft Windows Help file on a 3.5" diskette.
To program the HP 54620A/C, you need an interface module, such as the
HP 54650A, 54651A, or 54652B. You also need an instrument controller that
supports either the IEEE-488 or RS-232-C interface standards, and a
programming language capable of communicating with these interfaces.
This book contains the following information:
Chapter 1, “Introduction to Programming,” gives a general overview of logic
analyzer programming.
Chapter 2, “Programming Getting Started,” shows a simple program, explains
its operation, and discusses considerations for data types.
Chapter 3, “Programming over HP-IB,” discusses the general considerations
for programming the instrument over an HP-IB interface.
Chapter 4, “Programming over RS-232-C,” discusses the general
considerations for programming the instrument over an RS-232-C interface.
Chapter 5, “Programming and Documentation Conventions,” describes the
conventions used in representing the syntax of commands throughout this
book and the
HP 54620A/C Programmer’s Reference
, and gives an overview
of the analyzer command set.
Chapter 6, “Status Reporting,” discusses the analyzer status registers and
how to use them in your programs.
Chapter 7, “Installing and Using the Programmer’s Reference,” tells how to
install the
HP 54620A/C Programmer’s Reference
online help file in
Microsoft Windows, and explains help file navigation.
Chapter 8, “Programmer’s Quick Reference,” lists all the commands and
queries available for programming the logic analyzer.
For information on analyzer operation, see the
HP 54620A/C User’s Guide
.
For information on interface configuration, see the documentation for the
analyzer interface module and the interface card used in your controller (for
example, the HP 82341A interface for IBM PC-compatible computers).
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HP 54620A Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	54620A
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English