Getting Started
The programmer
manual is divided into the following major sections:
Getting Started. This section introduces y ou to the programming information
and p rovides b
asic information about setting up your instrument for remote
control.
Syntax and C
ommands. This section provides an overview of the command
syntax that you use to communicate with the instrument and other general
information about commands, such as how commands and queries are
constructed, how to enter commands, constructed mnemonics, and argument
types.
Command Groups. This section contains all the commands listed by their
functional groups. Each group consists of an overview of the commands in
that group and a table that lists all the commands and queries for that group.
You can c
lick a command in the listing to display a detailed description of
the command.
Comman
ds Listed in Alphabetical Order. This section contains all the
commands in alphabetical order and is where you can find the complete
description o f each c ommand.
Status and Events. T his section discusses the status and event reporting
system for the GPIB interfaces. This system informs you of certain significant
events that occur within the instrument. Topics that are discussed include
registers, queues, event handling sequences, synchronization methods, and
messages that the instrument may return, including error messages.
Appendices. This section contains miscellaneous information, such as a
list of reserved w ords, a table of the factory initialization (default) settings,
an
d interface specifications that may be helpful when using commands to
remotely control the instrument.
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