Operating Manual 1302.6163.12 - 03 6.263
R&S ESU Remote Control – Description of Commands
GPIB Commands of HP Models 856xE, 8566A/B, 8568A/B and 8594E
6.23 GPIB Commands of HP Models 856xE, 8566A/B,
8568A/B and 8594E
6.23.1 Introduction
The R&S FSP analyzer family supports a subset of the GPIB commands of HP models 8560E, 8561E,
8562E, 8563E, 8564E, 8565E, 8566A, 8566B, 8568A, 8568B and 8594E.
Despite the differences in system architecture and device features, the supported commands have been
implemented in a way to ensure a sufficiently high degree of correspondence with the original.
This includes the support of syntax rules for not only newer device families (B and E models) but for the
previous A family as well.
In many cases the selection of commands supported by the R&S ESU is sufficient to run an existing
GPIB program without adaptation.
The device model to be emulated is selected manually by means of the key sequence SETUP - GEN-
ERAL SETUP - GPIB - GPIB LANGUAGE via the GPIB using the SYSTem:LANGuage command.
To make it possible to also emulate device models that are not part of the selection list of the GPIB LAN-
GUAGE softkey, the identification string received in response to the ID command can be modified (key
sequence SETUP - GENERAL SETUP - GPIB - ID STRING USER). This allows any device model to be
emulated whose command set is compatible with one of the supported device models.
6.23.2 Command Set of Models 8560E, 8561E, 8562E, 8563E, 8564E,
8565E, 8566A/B, 8568A/B, 8591E, 8594E, 71100C, 71200C, and
71209A
As with the original units, the R&S ESU includes the command set of the A models in the command set
of the B models.
The HP model 8591E is compatible to HP model 8594E, the HP models 71100C,
71200C, and 71209A are compatible to HP models 8566A/B.
Command Supported subset Function Corresponding
HP-Models
Status
A1 A1 Clear/Write A HP 8566A/
HP 8568A
available
A2 A2 Max Hold A HP 8566A/
HP 8568A
available
A3 A3 View A HP 8566A/
HP 8568A
available
A4 A4 Blank A HP 8566A/
HP 8568A
available
ABORT
1)
ABORT Stop previous
function
HP 856xE /
HP 8566B /
HP 8568B /
HP 8594E
available
ADD Add HP 8566B /
HP 8568B /
HP 8594E
available in V4.1x and above