Introduction
This chapter introduces you to the basics of remote programming and
is organized in two sections. The first section, "Talking to the
Instrument," concentrates on initializing the bus, program syntax and
the elements of a syntax instruction. The second section, "Receiving
Information from the Instrument," discusses how queries are sent and
how to retrieve query results from the mainframe instruments.
The programming instructions explained in this book conform to
IEEE Std 488.2-1987, "IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, Protocols, and
Common Commands." These programming instructions provide a
means of remotely controlling the Agilent Technologies 1670G-series
logic analyzer. There are three general categories of use. You can:
•Set up the instrument and start measurements.
•Retrieve setup information and measurement results.
•Send measurement data to the instrument.
The instructions listed in this manual give you access to the
measurements and front panel features of the Agilent
Technologies 1670G-series logic analyzer. The complexity of your
programs and the tasks they accomplish are limited only by your
imagination. This programming reference is designed to provide a
concise description of each instruction.
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