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Table of Contents
Default Chapter
2
Safety Notices
2
Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction to Programming
7
GPIB Interface
8
LAN Interface
10
Returning the Instrument to Local Control
12
Message Queues
13
How the Input Queue Works
13
Clearing the Input Queue
13
The Output Queue
13
The Error Queue
14
Programming and Syntax Diagram Conventions
15
Short Form and Long Form
15
Command and Query Syntax
15
Common Commands
20
Common Command Summary
20
Common Status Information
21
The Status Model
23
Status Registers
23
Status System for 8166A/B
26
Annotations
28
Status Command Summary
30
Other Commands
30
2 Specific Commands
31
Specific Command Summary
32
IEEE-Common Commands
46
Status Reporting - the Status Subsystem
55
Interface/Instrument Behaviour Settings - the System Subsystem
68
System Communicate - the :Syst:communicate Sub Tree
71
Measurement Functions - the Sense Subsystem
79
Root Layer Command
80
Channels
87
Signal Generation - the Source Subsystem
122
Signal Conditioning
182
The Input and Output Commands
182
The Table of Wavelength-Dependent Offsets
196
8156A Attenuator
202
Display and System Commands
204
IEEE Commands
205
Status Commands
205
User Calibration Data
205
Signal Routing
206
Triggering - the Trigger Subsystem
208
Extended Trigger Configuration
217
Extended Trigger Configuration Example
221
Display Operations - the Display Subsystem
224
6 VISA Programming Examples
229
How to Use VISA Calls
230
How to Set up a Fixed Laser Source
232
How to Measure Power Using Fetch and READ
235
How to Co-Ordinate Two Modules
239
How Power Varies with Wavelength
244
How to Log Results
249
7 The Keysight 816X Vxiplug&Play Instrument Driver
256
Installing the Keysight 816X Instrument Driver
256
Using Visual Programming Environments
257
Getting Started with Keysight VEE
257
GPIB Interfacing in Keysight VEE
258
Getting Started with Labview
260
Getting Started with Labwindows
262
Features of the Keysight 816X Instrument Driver
263
Directory Structure
264
Opening an Instrument Session
265
Closing an Instrument Session
266
VISA Data Types and Selected Constant Definitions
267
Error Handling
268
Introduction to Programming
270
Example Programs
270
VISA-Specific Information
270
Development Environments
270
Online Information
272
Lambda Scan Applications
273
How to Perform a Lambda Scan Application
275
How to Perform a Multi-Frame Lambda Scan Application
277
Compatibility Issues
282
GPIB Bus Compatibility
282
Status Model
282
Preset Defaults
282
Removed Command
283
Obsolete Commands
284
Changed Parameter Syntax and Semantics
285
Changed Query Result Values
286
Timing Behavior
287
Error Handling
288
Command Order
288
GPIB Error Strings
289
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Model
8163A/B
Category
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Language
English
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