Fluke 8840A/8842A Language Setting

All Fluke 8840A or 8842A commands are accepted and executed by

the Agilent 34401A with equivalent operations, with the exception of

the commands shown below. Refer to yo ur Fluke 8840A or 8842A

Instruction Manual f or further remote interf ace programming info rmation.

Fluke 8840A

Command
G2
G4
G8
P2
P3
Z0
C0
C1
C2
C3

Description

GET calibration input promp t.
GET calibration status.
Return identification string.
PUT variable calibrat ion value.
PUT user-defined message.
Perform self-test.
Store input as calibration value.
Begin A/D calibration.
Begin high-frequency AC calibration.
Enter ERASE mode.
Agilent 34401A Action
Generates Error 51 in 8840A/8842 A.
Returns “1000”.
Returns “HEWLETT-PACKARD,
34401A,0,X-X-X”
Generates Error 51 in 8840A/8842 A.
Generates Error 51 in 8840A/8842 A.
Self-test is not executed and no
errors are recorded in the status byte.
Generates Error 51 in 8840A/8842 A.
Generates Error 51 in 8840A/8842 A.
Generates Error 51 in 8840A/8842 A.
Generates Error 51 in 8840A/8842 A.
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