Specifications

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Contents - Programming Manual
Important Points about SCPI 2-4
Instrument Model 2-4
Layered Command Structure 2-4
Command Syntax 2-5
Optional Commands 2-5
Sending Commands 2-5
Command Separators 2-5
SCPI Command Structure 2-5
Command Structure Example 2-6
Behavior at Power On 2-7
Device/Controller Synchronization Techniques 2-8
Overlapped Commands 2-8
Sequential Commands 2-9
Operation Complete Messages 2-9
Overview of Control Sequence between Configuration Changes and the
Commencement of Bit Error Measurements 2-9
Handling Coupled Parameters 2-11
References 2-13
3 Interrogating the Instrument Status
Introduction 3-2
Agilent 71612 Series Status Reporting 3-2
Internal Registers 3-2
Generalized Status Register Group Model 3-3
Agilent 71612 Register Model 3-4
Status Byte Register Group 3-5
Serial Polling 3-6
Status Byte Service Request Enable Register 3-6
Standard Event Status Register Group 3-8
Standard Event Enable Register 3-9
Clock Loss Register Group 3-10
Failure Status Register Group 3-11
Questionable Data Status Register Group 3-12
Interrogating Register Groups 3-13
Interrogating the Condition and Event Registers 3-13
Transition Filter 3-13
Questionable Data Event Enable Register 3-14
Operation Status Register Group 3-15
Interrogating the Condition and Event Registers 3-16
Operation Status Transition Filter 3-16
Operation Event Enable Register 3-16