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
Conventions
The following conventions used in this guide include:
< > Indicates that words or characters enclosed in angular
brackets symbolize a program code parameter or an
HP-IB command.
::= "is defined as." <A>::= <B> indicates that <A> can be replaced by <B>
in any statement containing <A>.
| "or" Indicates a choice of one element from a list. For
example, <A> | <B> indicates <A> or <B> but not both.
... Indicates that the element preceding the ellipses may
be repeated one or more times.
[ ] Indicates that the bracketed items are optional.
{ } Indicates that when items are enclosed by braces,
one, and only one of the elements may be selected.
{N,..,P} Indicates selection of one integer between N and P
inclusive.
Suffix Multipliers
The following suffix multipliers are available for arguments.
EX :: = 1E18 M :: = 1E-3
PE :: = 1E15 U :: = 1E-6
T :: = 1E12 N :: = 1E-9
G :: = 1E9 P :: = 1E-12
MA :: = 1E6 F :: = 1E-15
K :: = 1E3 A :: = 1E-18
For more information regarding specific commands or queries, please refer to
the online HP 54645A/D Oscilloscopes Programmer’s Reference.
Programmer’s Quick Reference
Conventions
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