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Introduction to Programming X-Series Applications
Programming Documentation Roadmap
Programming Documentation Roadmap
Most X-Series manuals and publications can be accessed via the Additional Documentation page in the instrument Help
system, and are also included on the Documentation DVD shipped with the instrument. Exceptions are noted in Table 1-2
below.
All documents can also be found online at the Keysight X-Series Document Library.
Table 1-2 X-Series Documentation Resources
Resource Description
X-Series Programmer’s
Guide
(This document)
Provides general programming information on the following topics:
• Introduction to Programming X-Series Applications
• SCPI Programming Fundamentals
• Program Samples
Note that SCPI command descriptions for measurement applications are not in this document, but are in the User’s and
Programmer’s Reference manuals for each measurement application (mode).
User’s and
Programmer’s
Reference manuals
Describes all SCPI commands for a measurement application (mode). Note that:
• Each measurement application has its own User’s and Programmer’s Reference.
• The content of this manual is duplicated in the instrument’s Help file. That is, the context-sensitive help content for
a key is identical to that in User’s and Programmer’s Reference manual for the same mode.
Embedded Help in the
instrument
Describes all SCPI commands for a measurement application (mode), organized according to the front-panel key and
softkey hierarchy.
Note that the content that you see in Help when you press a key is identical to that in the User’s and Programmer’s
Reference for the same topic.
Keysight X-Series Signal
Analyzers: Getting Started
Guide
Provides valuable sections related to programming including:
• Licensing New Measurement Application Software - After Initial Purchase
• Configuring instrument LAN Hostname, IP Address, and Gateway Address
• Using the Windows Remote Desktop to connect to the instrument remotely
• Using the Embedded Web Server Telnet connection to communicate SCPI
This manual is shipped with the instrument as a printed document.
Keysight Application
Notes
Printable PDF versions of pertinent application notes.
Keysight I/O Libraries Suite The download package includes documentation describing the Keysight Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (VISA)
library, and showing how to use it to develop I/O applications and instrument drivers on Windows PCs.
Not included on X-Series Documentation DVD.
Keysight IVI (Instrument)
Drivers
The driver download packages include documentation (in Help CHM format) describing the IVI Class and
Instrument-Specific Drivers. If the drivers are installed in the default location on your computer drive, the CHM files may
be found in the folders:
C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\Components
and:
C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\Drivers
Not included on X-Series Documentation DVD.
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