Agilent 75000 Series B and E1328A Documentation Guide

Agilent 75000 Series B Documentation

Manual Descriptions	Installation and Getting Started Guide. Contains step-by-step instructions for
	all aspects of plug-in module and mainframe installation. This guide also
	contains introductory programming information and examples.
	Agilent E1300B/E1301B Mainframe User’s Manual. Contains programming
	information for the mainframe, front panel operation information (for the
	Agilent E1301B mainframe), and general programming information for
	instruments installed in the mainframe.
	Plug-In Module User’s Manuals. Contains plug-in module programming and
	configuration information. These manuals contains examples for the most-used
	module functions, and a complete TMSL command reference for the plug-in
	module.

Installation and Getting

Started Guide

Instrument Applications*

Using the Mainframe front panel or pacer

Plug-in Module User’s

Manuals

Mainframe User’s

Manuals

*For Scanning Voltmeter Applications, refer to the Agilent E1326A/E1411A 5 1/2 Digit Multimeter User’s Manual.

Suggested Sequence for Using the Manuals

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Contents

Series B Mainframes E1300B and E1301B User’s ManualPage Certification WarrantyLimitation Of Warranty Exclusive Remedies Safety Symbols Printing HistoryTrademark Information Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN Agilent 75000 Series B Documentation Installation and Getting Started GuideSuggested Sequence for Using the Manuals Manual Descriptions Related Documents Manual Content About this Manual Table of Contents Using the Mainframe Controlling Instruments Using GpibDownloading Device Drivers System Instrument Command Reference Specifications Error Messages Connecting and Configuring a Display Terminal Sending Binary Data Over RS-232 Table of Contents Mainframe Description Using This ChapterGetting Started Optional Mainframe Memory Mainframe Features Getting Started Instrument Definition Instrument Concept Getting Started Introductory Programming Examples Instrument Logical Addresses Instrument Secondary Addresses Systtime 14,00,00 Systdate 1990,1,13 Getting Started Using the Front Panel Front Panel Features Using Menus Second Menu Tutorial Using the System Instrument Menu How to Set or Read the System Gpib Address How to Reset the System How to Display Logical Addresses or Instrument Information Using the Other Instrument Menus How to Open/Close Channels How to Scan Channels Using the Front Panel Monitor Mode Monitor Mode Display AnnunciatorsReading Error Messages Executing Commands Sourpulscoun Sourpulsper Initimm Trigsour IMMTrigsour Immscan @100105INIT Key Descriptions Menu KeysDisplay Control Editing Keys Instrument Control Keys Other Keys Problem Problem Cause/Solution Case of Difficulty Instrument Menus Using the Display Terminal Interface System Instrument Menu Control DTR Read Switchbox Menu Test Using the Front Panel Scanning Voltmeter Menu Temp Tcouple Unstrn Agilent E1326B/E1411B 5 1/2 Digit Multimeter Standalone Menu Agilent E1328A 4-Channel D/A Converter Menu Agilent E1330A Quad 8-Bit Digital Input/Output Menu Using the Front Panel Agilent E1332A 4-Channel Counter/Totalizer Menu Timeint CHAN1 Trigsour IMMMEAS1TINT? Agilent E1333A 3-Channel Universal Counter Menu CHAN2 Trigsour IMMMEAS2TINT? Using the Front Panel Using the Display Terminal Interface Terminal Interface Features Using Menus How to Access the Utility Keys Instrument Menu Press f1 to Reset How to Display Logical Addresses and Instrument Information Is not being displayed press Utils then Selinst How to Open/Close Channels How to Display Module Type , Description, or Reset Module Dispmonstat on SYSTERR? UTILS, RCLPREV, then Return Executing Commands Sourpulscoun Sourpulsper Trigsour IMM Initimm General Key Descriptions Menu and Menu Control Keys Ctrl D = Select an instrument menu Using Supported Terminals Supported Terminals Fields Value Using the Display Terminal Interface Using Other Terminals Using the WYSE WY-30 What Not Supported Means Testing Terminals for Compatibility Using a Terminal Without Menus Instrument Names for the SI CommandMenu Name Instrument Instrument Prompt then press D Control Sequence Functions Interface control Using the Display Terminal Interface Instrument Menus System Instrument Menu Control DTR Read Switchbox Menu Using the Display Terminal Interface Scanning Voltmeter Menu Unstrn Agilent E1326B/E1411B 5 1/2 Digit Multimeter Standalone Menu Agilent E1328A 4-Channel D/A Converter Menu Agilent E1330A Quad 8-Bit Digital Input/Output Menu Using the Display Terminal Interface Agilent E1332A 4-Channel Counter/Totalizer Menu Timeint CHAN1 Trigsour IMMMEAS1TINT? Agilent E1333A 3-Channel Universal Counter Menu CHAN2 Trigsour IMMMEAS2TINT? Using the Display Terminal Interface Using the Mainframe Using the Pacer Sourpulsper 250E-3 AbortSourpulscoun INF Trigsour EXT Changing Primary Gpib Address Synchronizing Internal External InstrumentsSystcommgpibaddr Output 722TRIG Extdcvmem Fifo Output 70914TRIGSOUR EXT Output 70914TRIGSOUR BUS Output 722TRIG ExtdcvOutput 70914OUTP on Output 70914INIT Using Mainframe Data Memory Mainframe Data Memory Ibasic Users Non-Volatile User MemoryAllocating a User Memory Segment Locating the Nram Output 70900DIAGNRAMCRE Output 70900DIAGBOOTReal Addr,Size Wait Using DOWNload UPload? to Access Data Output 70900 Using Diagdown ,8D,,# 264,64A Addr,Chars$ Output 70900 Using Diagdown ,8D,,# 232,16W Addr+ 96,WordsOutput 70900 Using Diagdown ,8D,,# 232,32B Addr+ 64,Bytes Chars$= 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Downloading Device Drivers About this ChapterDownloading Device Drivers Driver and Documentation Usage Downloading Device Drivers Memory Configuration Positioning of Allocatable RAM Download Program Configuration Editing the Configuration File Downloading Device Drivers Downloading Drivers in MS-DOS Systems Downloading Drivers in Gpib Systems with Progexec ’MSI ,700,1’ Downloading Drivers in Gpib Systems with Basic Checking Driver Status Downloading Multiple Drivers Preparing Memory for Manual Downloading Reboot the systemManually Downloading a Driverdown manual Defined the Driver RAM Transmission Format Systcommserpacethrstar Diagcomm StorSYSTCOMMSERPACETHRSTOP? MAX Systcommserpacexon Asserted. This acts to pace the System Instrument output Cat filename device file Page Downloading Device Drivers Controlling Instruments Using Gpib Controlling Instruments Using GpibProgramming Hints Status System Structure Status Byte Register Status Byte Register Reading the Status Byte Register Status Byte RegisterBit Decimal Number Print P SRE? Standard Event Status Register Standard Event Status RegisterUnmasking Standard Event Status Bits ESE ESE? ESR? STATusOPERationENABle? DIAGnosticINTerruptRESPonse?STATusOPERationENABle event Operation Status Group Condition Register CLS Enable IntrOutput 70900 DIAGINTSETUP5 on Output 70900 Diagintact on Output 70900 Statoperenab Clearing Status Interrupting an External ComputerSUB Intrresp = SPOLL70900 Example Interrupting when an Error Occurs Enter 70909A Synchronizing an External Computer InstrumentsOutput 70909SOURVOLT1 5*OPC? Enter 70903A END While Controlling Instruments Using Gpib Common Command Format System Instrument Command ReferenceCommand Types System Instrument Command Reference ROUTeSCANMODE? DIAGINTSETupn? and SYSTCOMMSERialnBAUD?DIAGINTSETUP2?, DIAGINTPRI2 5, SYSTCOMMSER1BAUD SOURce PULSe COUNt COUNt? PERiod PERiod? # 0 data bytes NL END # non-zero digit digits data bytesIndefinite Length Block Rstoutp on Trigsour HOLD*TRG ABORt Scpi CommandReference Abort DIAGnostic DIAGnosticSubsystem Syntax DIAGnostic Re-booting the System Instrument cold DIAGnosticBOOTCOLDRelated Commands Diagbootwarm Diagbootcold Diagcommser Ibas Diagbootwarm DIAGnostic BootwarmDiagbootwarm COMMunicate SERial0OWNer SERialnSTORe COMMunicateSERial0OWNer? DIAGCOMMSER? Parameter Range Default Name Type Parameters DIAGnostic DOWNloadCHECked MADDressDIAGnosticCHECkedDOWNloadMADDress address , data writes DOWNloadCHECked MADDress DIAGnosticDOWNloadCHECked MADDress Data Value Check Bits Parameters DIAGnostic DOWNloadCHECked SADDress DOWNloadCHECked SADDress1FC0016 + Laddr * 64 + registernumber DIAGnosticDOWNloadCHECked SADDress Parameters DIAGnostic DOWNload MADDress DOWNload MADDress DIAGnosticDOWNloadSADDress 1FC00016 + Laddr * 64 + registernumber Diagdownsadd # H1FCA20,# DIAGnostic DRAMAVAilable?Example Downloading Data to a Single Address Location DIAGDRAMAVA? DRAMCREate DIAGnosticDRAMCREateDIAGnosticDRAMCREate size numdrivers creates a non-volatile Example Allocate a 15 Kbyte non-volatile Driver Ram segment Parameters Comments Example Parameters DIAGnostic DRIVerLOAD driverblockDRIVerLOAD Diagdrivload DIAGnosticDRIVer LISTtype? Diagdrivlist ?DIAGDRIVLISTROM? Example Enable an Interrupt Acknowledgement on Line DIAGnostic INTerruptACTivateRead with the DIAGnosticINTerruptRESPonse? command INTerruptACTivate DIAGINTSETUP2 on DIAGnosticINTerruptSETupn?Example Setup and wait for VXI interrupt response on line Example Determine interrupt setup for line INTerruptPRIorityn? DIAGnostic INTerruptPRIoritynINTerruptPRIorityn DIAGINTPRI2 DIAGnosticINTerruptRESPonse? DIAGINTSETUP2 onDIAGINTRESP? NRAMCREate DIAGnostic NRAMADDRess?DIAGnosticNRAMCREate size DIAGNRAMADDR? DIAGPEEK? 16252928,8 DIAGnosticNRAMCREate?DIAGNRAMCREate? Enter statement Diagpoke 16252928,8,255 DIAGnostic PokeDIAGnosticPOKE address , width , data writes data number DIAGRDISADDR? Diagrdiscre DIAGnosticRDISkCREateRDISkCREate DIAGRDISCRE? Example Upload data stored on non-volatile User RAM DIAGnostic UPLoadMADDress?DIAGnosticUPLoadMADDress? address , bytecount Returns Output DIAGUPL? value of ADD ,1024 Example Upload data stored in non-volatile User RAM DIAGnosticUPloadSADDress?DIAGnosticUPLoadSADDress? address , bytecount Returns Output DIAGUPLSADD? # H1FCA20,1024 INITiate IMMediate Related Commands ABORt, TRIGgerINITiate Init PULSeCOUNt? SOURcePULSeCOUNt Sourpulscoun 1E3 PULSePERiod SOURce PULSePERiodSOURPULSPER? STATus OPERation CONDition? Example Reading the contents of the condition registerSTATus STATOPERCOND? STATus OPERationENABle? Related Commands STATOPERENABle? Example Reading the Event Register STATus PRESetExample Presetting the Enable Register STATOPEREVEN? Example Sound the Beeper SYSTemSYSTem BEEPerIMMediate Systbeepimm Systcommgpibaddr SYSTemCOMMunicate GPIBADDRessExample Set the Gpib port’s primary address SYSTCOMMGPIBADDR? SYSTem COMMunicate SERialn CONTrol DTR Example Parameters CommentsSYSTCOMMSER0CONTDTR on Example Checking the setting of DTR control SYSTemCOMMunicate SERialn CONTrol DTR?SYSTCOMMSER0CONTDTR? Example SYSTem COMMunicate SERialn CONTrol RTS? Example COMMunicate SERialn RECeive BAUD?SYSTCOMMSER0BAUD SYSTCOMMSER0BITS SYSTemCOMMunicate SERialn RECeive BitsExample COMMunicate SERialn RECeive BITS? SYSTCOMMSER0BITS? SYSTem COMMunicate SERialn RECeive Pace PROTocol Pace PROTocolPace PROTocol? SYSTCOMMSER0PACEPROT XON SYSTCOMMSER0PACETHRSTAR SYSTemCOMMunicate SERialn RECeive Pace THReshold STARtSYSTemCOMMunicateSERial n RECeive PACETHResholdSTARt Example Return current start threshold Example Return current stop threshold SYSTemCOMMunicateSERial n RECeive PACETHResholdSTOPSYSTCOMMSER0PACETHRSTOP SYSTCOMMSER0PACETHRSTOP?query for threshold PARity Type PARity CHECk?SERialn RECeive SYSTCOMMSER0PARCHEC on SYSTem COMMunicate SERialn RECeive PARity Type SYSTCOMMSER0PAR ODD SYSTemCOMMunicate SERialn RECeive PARity TYPE? PARity TYPE?SBITs SYSTCOMMSER0PAR? Example Is Auto on or OFF? SYSTemCOMMunicateSERialnRECeiveSBITs? MIN MAX returnsSYSTCOMMSER0TRANAUTO on SYSTCOMMSER0TRANAUTO? SYSTemCOMMunicate SERialnTRANsmit Pace PROTocol SYSTCOMMSER0TRANPACEPROT XONSYSTCOMMSER0TRANPACEPROT? Systdate 1991,09,08 Example Setting the system DateSYSTem DATE? DATE? SYSTemDATE? MIN MAX,MIN MAX,MIN MAX returns SYSTTIME? SYSTemTIMESysttime 14,30,20 Input values of hour,min,sec Trigdelay .75 S DELayTRIGger DELay TRIGger Trig TRIGgerIMMediateTriggering the Pacer Discrete NEGative None TRIGger SOURce? Parameter Value Source of TriggerRST Condition Trigsour IMM Example Determining the device addresses within the system CONFigure DLADdress?VXICONFigure DLADdress? VXICONFDLAD? N1 Device’s Logical Address. a number from 0 to VXI CONFigureDLISt?N1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n6, c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, s1, s2, s3, s4 N6 Slot 0 Logical Address. a number from 0 to Example Determining the number of devices within the system VXICONFigure DNUMber? ParametersExample Querying the device list for the System Instrument VXICONFDNUM? CONFigure HIERarchy? VXI CONFigure HIERarchy? CONFigure HIERarchyALL? CONFigure INFormation?VXICONFigure HIERarchyALL? Example Query information on logical address VxiselVXICONFINF? VXICONFigure INFormationALL? CONFigure INFormationALL?CONFigure LADDress? Related Commands VXICONFNUMB? Example Read from one of a device’s configuration registers VXI REGisterREAD?Numericvalue or the following optional words Related Commands Vxisel VXIREGisterWRITe SELect VXI SELect VXIWRITe Vxiwrit 8,24,# H4200 Common Command Reference DMC namestring Commandblock Output 70900*DMC ’LIST’,# 0VXICONFDLIS? Output 70900*ESE? Enter 70900AOutput 70900*ESR? Example Get the ID fields from the system and print them Print A$ Output 70900*PSC Output 70900*SREOutput 70900*ESE Output 70900*SRE Output 70900*SRE? Print a Group Execute Trigger GET Gpib MessageGo To Local GTL Interface Clear IFC Device Clear DCL or Selected Device Clear SDC Local Lockout LLO Remote Serial Poll SpollRemote 10 P= Spoll Command Description Command Quick ReferenceScpi Commands Quick Reference Command Quick Reference Nram BAUD? MIN MAX VXI Instrument Status MacrosSynchronization Command Quick Reference Specifications A-1 SpecificationsMainframe Specifications Trigger Input Non-volatile added memory storage lifetime Operating temperature WeightPower Storage temperature Table A-2. Switchbox Non-SCPI Commands Switchbox ConfigurationTable A-1. Switchbox SCPI-1990.0 Confirmed Commands Specifications A-3 Table A-3. Multimeter SCPI-1990.0 Confirmed Commands Table A-4. Multimeter Scpi Approved not confirmed Commands Table A-5. Multimeter Non-SCPI Commands Specifications A-5 Table A-6. Agilent E1332A SCPI-1990.0 Confirmed Commands Table A-7. Agilent E1332A Non-SCPI Commands Table A-8. Agilent E1333A SCPI-1990.0 Confirmed Commands Table A-9. Agilent E1333A Non-SCPI CommandsSpecifications A-7 Commands Table A-10. Agilent E1328A SCPI-1990.0 Confirmed CommandsTable A-11. Agilent E1328A Non-SCPI Commands Table A-12. Agilent E1330A SCPI-1990.0 Confirmed Commands Table A-13. Agilent E1330A Non-SCPI CommandsSpecifications A-9 Table A-15. System Instrument SCPI-1991.0 Confirmed Commands Table A-16. System Instrument SCPI-1992.0 Approved Commands Table A-17. System Instrument Non-SCPI Commands Table A-18. Common Commands SCPI-1990.0 ConfirmedSpecifications A-11 Specifications Error number , error description string Error MessagesReading an Instrument’s Error Queue Error Messages B-1 Error Types Table B-1. Negative Error NumbersError Number Error Type Table B-2. Error Messages and Causes Error Messages and Causes CodeError Messages B-3 2110 Start-Up Error Messages and Warnings Code Cause Start-up Error MessagesTable B-3. Start-up Error Messages and Warnings Error Messages B-5 Error Messages Connecting and Configuring a Display Terminal C-1 Connecting and Configuring a Display TerminalConnecting a Terminal to the Mainframe Overview To Connect to Gpib Configuring a Terminal for the Mainframe Configuring the TerminalConnecting and Configuring a Display Terminal C-3 Configuring the Mainframe with Menus How to Use the Serial Interface Menus Connecting and Configuring a Display Terminal C-5 How to Store the Serial Interface Configuration Bit # Sending Binary Data Over RS-232Formatting Binary Data for RS-232 Transmission Sending Binary Data Over RS-232 D-1 Table D-1. Correction Codes for RS-232 Transmission Setting Up the MainframeSending Binary Data Over RS-232 Sending Binary Data Over RS-232 Sending Binary Data Over RS-232 D-3 Sending Binary Data Over RS-232 Index Index-1 Index-2 Systdate Index-3 Index-4 Index-5 Index-6 Index-7 VXIREGREAD? Index-8