Agilent Technologies 6813B Table of Contents, General Information, Introduction To Programming

Table of Contents

Safety Summary	2
Printing History	2
Table of Contents	3

1 - GENERAL INFORMATION	11
About this Guide	11
Earlier AC Source Models	11
Documentation Summary	11
External References	12
SCPI References	12
GPIB References	12
Agilent VXIplug&play Power Products Instrument Drivers	12
Supported Applications	12
System Requirements	13
Downloading and Installing the Driver	13
Accessing Online Help	13

2 - INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING	15
GPIB Capabilities of the AC Source	15
GPIB Address	15
RS-232 Capabilities of the AC Source	15
RS-232 Data Format	15
Baud Rate	15
RS-232 Programming Example	16
RS-232 Troubleshooting	16
Introduction to SCPI	17
Conventions Used in This Guide	17
Types of SCPI Commands	17
Types of SCPI Messages	17
The SCPI Command Tree	18
The Root Level	18
Active Header Path	18
The Effect of Optional Headers	19
Moving Among Subsystems	19
Including Common Commands	20
Using Queries	20
Coupled Commands	20
Structure of a SCPI Message	20
The Message Unit	20
Combining Message Units	21
Headers	21
Query Indicator	22
Message Unit Separator	22
Root Specifier	22
Message Terminator	22
SCPI Data Formats	23
Numerical Data Formats	23
Suffixes and Multipliers	23
Character Data	23

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