Scan operations ........................................................................ 3-21
Scanning overview ............................................................ 3-21
Front panel scanner controls ............................................. 3-21
Stepping and scanning trigger model additions ................ 3-21
Using SHIFT-CONFIG to configure stepping
and scanning ................................................................... 3-23
Scanning examples ............................................................ 3-24
System operations .................................................................... 3-26
Calibration ......................................................................... 3-26
4 Remote Operation
Introduction ................................................................................ 4-2
Selecting an interface .......................................................... 4-2
RS-232 ................................................................................ 4-3
GPIB bus ............................................................................. 4-3
RS-232 operation ....................................................................... 4-4
Sending and receiving data ................................................. 4-4
Selecting baud rate .............................................................. 4-4
Selecting signal handshaking (flow control) ....................... 4-5
Setting terminator ................................................................ 4-5
RS-232 connections ............................................................ 4-6
Error messages .................................................................... 4-6
GPIB bus operation and reference ............................................. 4-7
Introduction ......................................................................... 4-7
GPIB bus standards ............................................................. 4-7
GPIB bus connections ......................................................... 4-8
Selecting the primary address ........................................... 4-10
QuickBASIC 4.5 programming ........................................ 4-10
General bus commands ..................................................... 4-12
Front panel GPIB operation .............................................. 4-15
Status structure ......................................................................... 4-16
Condition registers ............................................................ 4-17
Event registers ................................................................... 4-17
Enable registers ................................................................. 4-17
Queues ............................................................................... 4-20
Status byte and service request (SRQ) .............................. 4-21
Trigger model (GPIB operation) .............................................. 4-24
Idle and initiate ................................................................. 4-25
Trigger model operation ................................................... 4-25