Contents
xii Operating and Programming Manual
LCD Display ................................................................................... 32
Instrument States .......................................................................... 33
Front-Panel Warning Messages ..................................................... 34
Power-up Problems ...............................................................35
Using Menus to Check Operational Status ..........................36
INFOrmation Menu ....................................................................... 36
LOG Menu ...................................................................................... 36
UTILities Menu .............................................................................. 36
CLOCK Menu ................................................................................. 36
CONFIGuration Menu ................................................................... 36
Operating System Failure.....................................................37
Operating System Failure Symptoms ............................................ 37
Restarting the 5071A ..................................................................... 37
Verifying Operation ..............................................................38
Cesium Beam Tube Life .......................................................38
Chapter 4 Remote Operation and Programming .............39
Chapter 4 Contents .............................................................40
Remote-Operation Setup ......................................................41
Overview ......................................................................................... 41
Remote Interface Features ............................................................. 41
Serial-Port Description ................................................................... 41
Hardware Connection .................................................................... 42
Serial-Port Configuration ............................................................... 44
Remote-Modem Setup and Precautions ..............................46
Overview ......................................................................................... 46
Modem Selection ............................................................................ 46
Modem Configuration ..................................................................... 46
Verifying Remote Operation with a Terminal ............................... 47
Programming Overview .......................................................48
SCPI Command Conformance.............................................49
Command Types ...................................................................50
Common Command Format ........................................................... 50
SCPI Command and Query Format ............................................... 50
*RST Reset Response ..................................................................... 54
Sample Program Commands ...............................................55
Status Monitoring Tasks ................................................................ 56
Instrument Control Tasks .............................................................. 57
Batch Processing for the Program Commands ...................59
Command Scripts On a Personal Computer .................................. 59
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