CMU Contents of Chapter 5
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Contents
5 Remote Control – Basics..................................................................................... 5.1
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................5.1
Operation via Remote Control ........................................................................................................5.2
Switchover to Remote Control .................................................................................................5.2
Setting the Device Address ...........................................................................................5.2
Indications during Remote Control ................................................................................5.3
Return to Manual Operation ..........................................................................................5.4
Setting the Transmission Parameters (RS-232 interface).............................................5.5
GPIB Bus Messages.........................................................................................................................5.5
Interface Message....................................................................................................................5.6
Device Messages (Commands and Device Responses) ........................................................5.6
Structure and Syntax of Device Messages....................................................................................5.7
SCPI Introduction.....................................................................................................................5.7
Command Structure.................................................................................................................5.7
Structure of a Command Line..................................................................................................5.9
Responses to Queries .......................................................................................................... 5.10
Parameters............................................................................................................................ 5.10
Overview of Syntax Elements............................................................................................... 5.12
Instrument Model and Command Processing............................................................................ 5.13
Input Unit............................................................................................................................... 5.13
Command Recognition ......................................................................................................... 5.14
Data Set and Instrument Hardware ...................................................................................... 5.14
Status Reporting System ...................................................................................................... 5.14
Output Unit............................................................................................................................ 5.14
Command Sequence and Command Synchronization......................................................... 5.15
Status Reporting System.............................................................................................................. 5.16
Structure of an SCPI Status Register ................................................................................... 5.16
Overview of the Status Registers.......................................................................................... 5.18
Status Byte (STB) and Service Request Enable Register (SRE)......................................... 5.20
IST Flag and Parallel Poll Enable Register (PPE)...................................................... 5.21
Event Status Register (ESR) and Event Status Enable Register (ESE).................... 5.21
STATus:OPERation Register ..................................................................................... 5.22
STATus:QUEStionable-Register ................................................................................ 5.23
Application of the Status Reporting Systems........................................................................ 5.24
Service Request.......................................................................................................... 5.24
Symbolic Status Event Register Evaluation ............................................................... 5.25
Serial Poll.................................................................................................................... 5.25