Agilent Technologies 66309B Types of Scpi Messages, Scpi Data Formats, Triggering Output Changes

Including Common Commands	70
Using Queries	71
Types of SCPI Messages	71
The Message Unit	71
Headers	71
Query Indicator	72
Message Unit Separator	72
Root Specifier	72
Message Terminator	72
SCPI Data Formats	72
Numerical Data Formats	72
Suffixes and Multipliers	73
Response Data Types	73
SCPI Command Completion	73
Using Device Clear	74
SCPI Conformance Information	74
SCPI Conformed Commands	74
Non-SCPI Commands	74

7 - PROGRAMMING THE DC SOURCE	75
Introduction	75
Programming the Output	75
Power-on Initialization	75
Enabling the Output	75
Output Voltage	76
Output Current	76
Triggering Output Changes	77
SCPI Triggering Nomenclature	77
Output Trigger Model	77
Setting the Voltage or Current Transient Levels	77
Enabling the Output Trigger System	78
Selecting the Output Trigger Source	78
Generating Triggers	78
Making Basic Measurements	79
Average Measurements	79
Controlling Measurement Samples	79
Window Functions	80
Measuring Output 2 Voltage and Current (Agilent 66309B/D only)	80
Making Enhanced Measurements	80
Current Ranges and Measurement Detector	81
RMS Measurements	81
Pulse Measurements	82
Returning All Measurement Data From the Data Buffer	83
Making DVM Measurements	83
Average Measurements	83
RMS Measurements	83
Triggered Measurements	84
SCPI Triggering Nomenclature	84
Measurement Trigger Model	84
Enabling the Measurement Trigger System	85
Selecting the Measurement Trigger Source	85
Selecting the Sensing Function	85
Generating Measurement Triggers	86
Pre-trigger and Post-trigger Data Acquisition	88
Programming the Status Registers	88
Power-On Conditions	89
Operation Status Group	90

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