Agilent Technologies 75000 SERIES B, E1301B, E1300B user manual About this Manual, Manual Content

About this Manual

Manual Content

This manual shows how to use the Agilent E1300/E1301 Mainframe and how to operate and program instruments within the mainframe using SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) commands and IEEE 488.2 Common Commands. For installation and configuration information refer to the "Agilent 75000 Series B Installation and Getting Started Guide".

Chapter 1:	This chapter contains a mainframe description, discusses the instrument
Getting Started	concept, and contains introductory programming examples.
Chapter 2: Using the	This chapter describes how to use the Agilent E1301 mainframe’s front panel
Front Panel	keyboard and display to operate instruments in the mainframe.
Chapter 3: Using the Display	This chapter describes how to use a display terminal to operate instruments in
Terminal Interface	the mainframe.
Chapter 4: Using the	This chapter shows how to use the mainframe’s Pacer, how to change the
Mainframe	primary GPIB address, and how to synchronize internal and external
	instruments using the mainframe’s Trigger In and Event Out ports.
Chapter 5: Downloading	This chapter contains information on downloading device drivers into
Device Drivers	non-volatile memory using both GPIB and RS-232 connections.
Chapter 6: Controlling	This chapter shows some general concepts for operating instruments in the
Instruments using GPIB	mainframe using IEEE 488.2 Common Commands and the GPIB interface.
Chapter 7:	The command reference contains a detailed description of each System
Command Reference	Instrument command. It includes information on the choice of settings and
	examples showing the context in which the command is used. It also contains
	command references for the supported IEEE 488.2 Common Commands and
	IEEE 488.1 GPIB Messages.
Appendix A: Specification	This appendix contains a list of the Mainframe’s operating specifications.
Appendix B:	This appendix lists SCPI error codes and messages for the System Instrument,
Error Messages	and possible causes.
Appendix C: Connecting &	This appendix shows how to set-up a terminal for use with the Display Terminal
Configuring a Terminal	Interface described in Chapter 3.
Appendix D: Sending Binary	This Appendix contains information on transferring binary files over an RS-232
Data Over RS-232	interface. It includes information on how these files are coded for transmission.

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