User`s manual

Procedure 6:
System Programming and Debugging
After your instruments have been installed in the VXI mainframe, the next
step is to program them. This procedure outlines a general approach to
begin communicating with the instruments and for debugging your
programs. The steps within this procedure include:
Communication
• COMM1 : Verify communication with the instruments.
Debugging Programs
• DEBUG1 : Sending SCPI Commands
• DEBUG2 : Verify the System Logical Addresses
• DEBUG3 : Start Each Program by Fully Resetting Each Instrument
• DEBUG4 : Query the Instrument for Errors
• DEBUG5 : Query all Command Parameter Settings
• DEBUG6 : Verify that the Amount of Data to be Entered is Equal to
the Amount of Data Generated
• DEBUG7 : Check the Instrument’s Arm-Trigger Subsystem
• DEBUG8 : Execute Coupled Commands Within a Coupling Group
• DEBUG9 : Check for Command Synchronization Errors
C-Size Configuration Guide System Programming and Debugging 6-1