Specifying a Trigger Delay

135

Synchronizing Output Changes to a Reference Phase Angle

135

Generating Output Triggers

136

Specifying a Dwell Time for Each List Point

136

Making Measurements

137

Voltage and Current Measurements

137

Power Measurements

138

Harmonic Measurements

138

Simultaneous Output Phase Measurements (Agilent 6834B only)

138

Returning Voltage and Current Data From the Data Buffer

139

Regulatory-Compliant Measurement of Quasi-Stationary Harmonics

139

Triggering Measurements

139

SCPI Triggering Nomenclature

139

Measurement Trigger System Model

139

Initiating the Measurement Trigger System

140

Selecting the Measurement Trigger Source

140

Generating Measurement Triggers

141

Controlling the Instantaneous Voltage and Current Data Buffers

141

Programming the Status Registers

142

Power-On Conditions

142

Operation Status Group

142

Questionable Status Group

144

Questionable Instrument Isummary Status Group

145

Standard Event Status Group

146

Status Byte Register

147

Examples

147

Programming the Trigger In and Trigger Out BNC Connectors

148

Trigger In BNC

148

Trigger Out BNC

149

Remote Inhibit and Discrete Fault Indicator

149

Remote Inhibit (RI)

150

Discrete Fault Indicator (DFI)

150

SCPI Command Completion

150

A - SCPI COMMAND TREE

151

Command Syntax

151

B - SCPI CONFORMANCE INFORMATION

155

SCPI Confirmed Commands

155

Non SCPI Commands

156

C - ERROR MESSAGES

157

Error Number List

157

D - ELGAR MODEL 9012 COMPATIBILITY

161

Elgar Model 9012 Plug-in Programmer Compatibility

161

Main Board W1 Jumper Option Emulation

161

Syntax Compatibility

161

Status Model

162

Power-on State

162

Protection

163

Front Panel Operation

163

System Keys

163

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Agilent Technologies 6813B Scpi Command Tree, Scpi Conformance Information, Error Messages, Elgar Model 9012 Compatibility

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