User`s guide

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-247
SCPI Interfaces and Commands
The following section contains a complete list of SCPI commands for the
Agilent Technologies E6432A microwave synthesizer. For additional
information related to what each SCPI command does, refer to
“VXIplug&play Commands (Functional List)” on page 4-22.
Remote SCPI Interface command line syntax:
ScpiClient.exe /driver (telnet | sockets | serial | "hpib7") /resource
"VXI0::210::INSTR"
/resource parameter is optional and defaults to the first E6432 found or
demo mode if no E6432 hardware is found.
SCPI Status Register Queries:
Event Status Register ( *ESR? ) Mask is *ESE (value)
Status Byte ( *STB? ) Mask is *SRE (value)
bit 0 = 1 Operation Complete
bit 1 = 2 Request Control
bit 2 = 4 Query Error
bit 3 = 8 Device Dependent Error (Summary of QSR bits 3,5,9)
bit 4 = 16 Execution Error. All API call error returns.
bit 5 = 32 Command Error
bit 6 = 64 User Request
bit 7 = 128 Power On
bit 0 = 1 Not Used
bit 1 = 2 Not Used
bit 2 = 4 Error/Event Queue
bit 3 = 8 Summary of Questionable Status Register
bit 4 = 16 MAV (Message Available)
bit 5 = 32 Summary of Standard Event Status Register
bit 6 = 64 RQS (SRQ State)
bit 7 = 128 Summary of Operation Status Register