Example Programs

System Configuration

The program listings in this section are BASIC programs in LOAD/STORE format and are contained on the example programs disk Agilent P/N E1446-10031. GET/SAVE versions of these programs are on example programs disk Agilent P/N E1446-10032.

The examples in this section include:

Amplifying a Sine Wave

Setting the (amplifier) Input Impedance

Setting a DC Voltage Offset

Using the Differential (small signal) Outputs

Summing Two Signals

The programs in this section are the same as those in Chapter 2. However, the amplifer is programmed at the register level using the flowchart of Figure C-4 . Note also that the amplifier is in the servant area of the E1480A V/360 controller, and not in the servant area of the E1445A (see below).

The register-based programs in this section were developed using the following system configuration:

Controller:

Agilent E1480A V/360 Embedded Controller

 

(select code 16)

Mainframe:

Agilent 75000 Series C

Slot 0/Resource Manager:

Agilent E1480A V/360

E1446A Logical Address:

88

E1445A Logical Address:

80

E1445A Servant Area:

0

Communication between the controller and E1445A/E1446A is through paths 1 and 4 mentioned under "Using an Embedded Controller" in Chapter 1.

Example Programs

Register-Based Programming C-17

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