Agilent Technologies 66lxxA manual Contents

	Contents
1.	Introduction
	About this Guide	7
	Documentation Summary	7
	External References	7
	VXIPlug&Play Power Products Instrument Drivers	8
2.	Introduction to Programming
	GPIB Capabilities of the Power Module	9
	Module GPIB Address	9
	Introduction to SCPI	9
	Conventions	9
	Types of SCPI Messages	10
	Types of SCPI Commands	10
	Structure of a SCPI Message	10
	The Message Unit	10
	Combining Message Units	10
	Parts of a SCPI Message	11
	Headers	11
	Query Indicator	12
	Message Unit Separator	12
	Root Specifier	12
	Message Terminator	12
	Traversing the Command Tree	13
	Active Header Path	13
	The Effect of Optional Headers	13
	Moving Among Subsystems	14
	Including Common Commands	14
	SCPI Data Formats	14
	Numerical Data	14
	Boolean Data	15
	String Data	15
	Character Data	15
	System Considerations	16
	Assigning the Address in Programs	16
	DOS Drivers	16
	Types of Drivers	16
	Agilent 82335A Driver	16
	National Instruments GPIB Driver	16
	Error Handling	17
	Agilent BASIC for Series 300	17
	Translation Among Languages	17
	General Setup Information for GWBASIC	17
	Using the Agilent 82335A/82990A/16062B GPIB Command Library	17
	Using the National Instruments GPIB Interface	18
	General Setup Information for Microsoft C	18
	Using the Agilent 82335A/82990A/16062B GPIB Command Library	18
	Using the National Instruments GPIB Interface	18
	Sending Commands to and Receiving Data from the Module	19

3.Language Dictionary

Introduction	23
Parameters	23

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