HEWLETT-PACKARD SERIES 300 and MODEL 9818
The following program sends a command string to the Model 263 from a Hewlett-Packard Series
300 or Model 9816 computer and displays the instrument reading string on the computer CRT.
The computer must be equipped with the HP82937 GPIB Interface and BASICA 4.0.
DIRECTIONS
1. Using the front panel program feature, set the primary address of the Model 263 to 8.
2. With the power off, connect the Model 263 to the HP82937A GPIB interface installed in the
computer.
3. Enter the lines in the program below, using the ENTER key after each line.
4. Press the RUN key and type in the desired command string at the command prompt. For ex-
ample, to place the inshxment in the current function and 2004 range, type in Fl.R9X and
press the ENTER key.
5. The instrument reading string will then appear on the CRT.
PROGRAM
COMMENTS
mace 263 in remote.
Prompt for and input command.
Address 263 to listen, send string.
Address 263 to talk, input reading.
Display reading string.
Repeat.
NOTE: For conversion to a numeric variable, change the program as follows:
E-6