TDS5000B Online Programmer Guide
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Getting Started
Introduction
This online programmer guide provides you with the information re-
quired to use GPIB commands for remotely controlling your instru-
ment. With this information, you can write computer programs that will
perform functions such as setting the front --panel controls, taking mea-
surements, performing statistical calculations, and exporting data for
use in other programs, such as spreadsheets.
Besides the traditional GPIB electronic interface (referred to as the
physical GPIB interface), your instrument is provided with a TekVISA
GPIB--compatible interface (referred to as the virtual GPIB interface).
This is a software Application Programming Interface (API) which en-
ables you to communicate with the instrument in a variety of ways, in-
cluding via the internet. With the following two exceptions, these inter-
faces are completely independent:
H HEADER. Command headers enabled or disabled on one interface
are correspondingly enabled or disabled on the other interface.
Refer to the command descriptions for more detailed information.
H VERBOSE. Verbosity enabled or disabled on one interface is
correspondingly enabled or disabled on the other interface. Refer to
the command description for more detailed information.
Refer to Documentation for information on related manuals and docu-
ments.
The programmer guide is divided into the following major topics
(books):
H Getting Started. This topic introduces you to the online help and
provides basic information about setting up your instrument for
remote control.
H Command Syntax. This topic provides an overview of the
command syntax that you will 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.
H Command Groups. This topic contains all the commands listed in
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 click a command in the listing to
display a detailed description of the command.
H Status and Events. This topic 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.
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