Pendulum CNT-90 Series Programmer's Handbook

Table of Contents
GENERAL INFORMATION .............III
1 Getting Started
Finding Your Way Through This Manual . . 1-2
Manual Conventions .................1-3
Setting Up the Instrument .............1-4
Interface Functions ..................1-5
Using the USB Interface ..............1-6
2 Default Settings
Default settings (after
*
RST)...........2-2
3 Introduction to SCPI
What is SCPI? ......................3-2
How does SCPI Work in the Instrument? . 3-4
Program and Response Messages ......3-7
Command Tree ....................3-10
Parameters .......................3-11
Macros...........................3-13
Status Reporting System.............3-16
Error Reporting ....................3-17
Initialization and Resetting ...........3-19
4 Programming Examples
Introduction ........................4-2
Individual Mesurements (Ex. #1) ........4-3
Block Measurements (Ex. #2) ..........4-5
Fast Measurements (Ex. #3) ...........4-8
USB Communication (Ex. #4) .........4-11
Continuous Measurements (Ex. #5) ....4-13
5 Instrument Model
Introduction ........................5-2
Measurement Function Block ..........5-3
Other Subsystems...................5-4
Order of Execution...................5-4
MEASurement Function ..............5-5
6 Using the Subsystems
Introduction ........................6-2
Calculate Subsystem.................6-3
Configure Function ..................6-4
Format Subsystem ..................6-5
Time Stamp Readout Format ..........6-5
Input Subsystems ...................6-6
Measurement Function ...............6-7
Sense Command Subsystems .........6-9
Status Subsystem ..................6-10
Trigger/Arming Subsystem ...........6-23
7 Error Messages
8 Command Reference
Abort.........................8-3
:ABORt ...........................8-4
Arming Subsystem .............8-5
:ARM :COUNt ......................8-6
:ARM :DELay.......................8-7
:ARM :LAYer2 ......................8-7
:ARM :LAYer2 :SOURce ..............8-8
:ARM :SLOPe ......................8-8
:ARM :SOURce .....................8-9
:ARM :STOP :SLOPe ................8-9
:ARM :STOP :SOURce ..............8-10
:ARM :STOP :TIMer ................8-10
Calculate Subsystem ..........8-11
:CALCulate :AVERage :COUNt........8-12
:CALCulate :AVERage :ALL? .........8-12
:CALCulate :AVERage :STATe ........8-13
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Pendulum CNT-90 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Pendulum
Model	CNT-90 Series
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English