Programming instructions
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Title Page
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Programming
- Chapter 2 Programming Getting Started
- Chapter 3 Programming over HP-IB
- Chapter 4 Programming over RS-232-C
- Chapter 5 Programming and Documentation Conventions
- Chapter 6 Status Reporting
- Figure 6-1. Status Reporting Overview Block Diagram
- Table 6-1. Status Reporting Bit Definition
- Status Reporting Data Structures
- Status Byte Register (SBR)
- Service Request Enable Register (SRER)
- Trigger Event Register (TRG)
- Standard Event Status Register (SESR)
- Standard Event Status Enable Register (SESER)
- User Event Register (UER)
- Local Event Register (LCL)
- Operation Status Register (OPR)
- Limit Test Event Register (LTER)
- Mask Test Event Register (MTER)
- Histogram Event Register (HER)
- Arm Event Register (ARM)
- Error Queue
- Output Queue
- Message Queue
- Key Queue
- Clearing Registers and Queues
- Figure 6-3. Status Reporting Decision Chart
- Chapter 7 Installing and Using the Programmer's Reference
- Chapter 8 Programmer’s Quick Reference
- Warranty
- Index
Combining Commands from the Same Subsystem
To execute more than one function within the same subsystem a semicolon
(;) is used to separate the functions:
:<subsystem>:<function><separator><data>;
<function><separator><data><terminator>
(For example :ANALOG1:COUPLING DC;BWLIMIT ON)
Duplicate Mnemonics
Identical function mnemonics can be used for more than one subsystem. For
example, the function mnemonic RANGE may be used to change the vertical
range or to change the horizontal range:
:ANALOG1:RANGE .4
sets the vertical range of channel 1 to 0.4 volts full scale.
:TIMEBASE:RANGE 1
sets the horizontal time base to 1 second full scale.
ANALOG1 and TIMEBASE are subsystem selectors and determine which
range is being modified.
Introduction to Programming
Combining Commands from the Same Subsystem
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