Agilent Technologies 81101A The GP-IB Interface Bus

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General Programming Aspects

The GP-IB Interface Bus

The GP-IB Interface Bus

The General Purpose Interface Bus is the interface used for

communication between a controller an d an external device, such as the

Agilent 81130A. The GPIB conforms to IEEE standard 488-1987, ANSI

standard MC 1.1, and IEC recommendation 625-1.

If you are not familiar with the GPIB, please refer to the following books:

• The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers: IEEE Standard

488.1-1987, IEEE Standard Digital Interface for Programmable

Instrumentation.

• The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers: IEEE Standard

488.2-1987, IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, and Common Commands

for Use with IEEE Standard 488.1-1987.

In addition, the commands not from the IEEE 488.2 standa rd are defined

according to the Standard Commands for Programmable Instrument s

(SCPI). For an introduction to SCPI and SCPI programming techniques,

refer to the following document:

• The SCPI Consortium: Standard Commands for Programmable

Instruments, published periodically by various publishers. To obtain a

copy of this manual, contact the SCPI Consortium:

SCPI Consortium Office

Bode Enterprise

2515 Camino del Rio South,

Suite 340

San Diego, CA, 92108

USA

Contents

Main MODIFY Front Panel Display and Softkeys Page Notice Copyright Notice Warra nty Limitation of Warranty Exclusive Remedies Certification Services and Support Safety Summary General Environmental Conditions Before Applying Power Ground the Instrument Fuses Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere Do Not Remove the Instrument Cover Safety Symbols About this Book Conventions Used in this Book Page Contents Page The GP-IB Interface Bus Agilent 81101A Remote Control Programming Recommendations Page Common Command Summary 19 General Programming Aspects Status Model Status Model Condition Register Transition Filters Event Register Enable Register Status Byte Standard Event Status Group OPERation Status Group QUEStionable Status Group 2 Agilent 81101A SCPI Command Summary Page Page Page Page Default Values, Standard Settings Page Page Page Programming the Instrument Trigger Modes Continuous Triggered Gated External Width Pulses Burst SCPI Instrument Command List Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Offset = High Low Page Page Page Page Period = 1 Frequency Page D elay = Phase 360 Period Width = Duty Cycle 100 Period Phase = Delay Period Delay% = Delay Period Page Page DblDel% = DblDel Period Page Frequency = 1 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page High = Offset + Amplitude Low = Offset Amplitude High = Offset + Amplitude Low = Offset Amplitude Page HighLow Offset = Page Page Page 77 5. :STATus:QUEStionable:PTRansition 4. :STATus:QUEStionable:NTRansition Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 3 90 Specifications Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer Safety EMC Supplementary Information Agilent 81101A Specifications General Page Timing Specifications Period Glitch-free timing changes Width Delay Double Pulse Delay Transition Times Level Specifications External Load compensation Level Parameters Pulse Performance Clock Sources Clock / PLL Reference Input Phase Locked Loop (PLL) External Clock Output Modes Pulses Mode Burst Mode Trigger Modes 101 Specifications Agilent 81101A Specifications Trigger and Strobe Specifications Trigger Output Strobe Output Typical Delays Human Interface Memory Remote Control Pulse Parameter Definitions Time Reference Point Pulse Period Trigger Delay Pulse Width Pulse Delay Double Pulse Delay Interchannel Delay (Skew) Transition Time Linearity Jitter Stability Pulse Levels Preshoot, Overshoot, Ringing Settling Time Page Page Page Page Page Page Front Panel Controls Page MANUAL CHANGES September, 01 Page Page Page