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Chapter 3 Programming Your Counter for Remote Operation
Programming Examples
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Programming Examples
In this section, you will see how to program the Agilent 53150A/
151A/152A to make common measurements. Examples are provided in
the following programming languages:
• BASIC
• Microsoft
®
QuickBASIC
• C
Using BASIC
This guide uses doubles quotes to enclose string parameters in syntax
descriptions, but uses single quotes in the BASIC programming examples
for readability.
The Counter allows string parameters to be enclosed by either double or
single quotes. Each method is discussed in the following sub-sections.
Sending Double-Quoted and Single-Quoted Strings
In BASIC OUTPUT statements, strings enclosed in double quotes need
special consideration. For example, you can send the FUNC "FREQ 1"
command as follows:
OUTPUT 703;"FUNC ""FREQ 1"""
Note that a pair of double quotes (shown in bold) is required to embed a
double quote within an BASIC string. For more readable BASIC OUTPUT
statements, you can send the following command instead:
OUTPUT 703;"FUNC ’FREQ 1’"
Note that the pair of single quotes (shown in bold) is more readable.
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