90OUTPUT @Afg;"*CLS"

100OUTPUT @Afg;"*SRE 32"

110OUTPUT @Afg;"*ESE 60"

120!

130!Call the subprograms

140Rst

150Sine_wave

160!

170WAIT .1 !allow interrupt to be serviced

180OFF INTR 7

190END

200!

210SUB Sine_wave

220Sine_wave: !Subprogram which sets the E1445A to output a sine wave

230COM @Afg

240

OUTPUT @Afg;"SOUR:FREQ1:FIX 1E3;";

!frequency

250

OUTPUT @Afg;":SOUR:FUNC:SHAP SIN;";

!function

260

OUTPUT @Afg;":SOUR:VOLT:LEV:IMM:AMPL 2VPP;"; !amplitude

270

OUTPUT @Afg;":OUTP:LOAD:AUTO ON;";

!couple load to impedance

280

OUTPUT @Afg;":OUTP:IMP 50"

 

!output impedance

290

!

 

 

300

!Set up the Agilent E1446A

 

 

310

OUTPUT @Afg;"INP1:IMP 50"

!input impedance

320

OUTPUT @Afg;"INP1:ATT 3"

!input attenuation (dB)

330

OUTPUT @Afg;"OUTP2:IMP 50;";

!main output impedance

340

OUTPUT @Afg;":OUTP2:ATT 0"

!main output attenuation

350

!

 

 

360

OUTPUT @Afg;"INIT:IMM"

!E1445A wait-for-arm state

370SUBEND

380!

390SUB Rst

400Rst: !Subprogram which resets the E1445A and E1446A

410COM @Afg

420OUTPUT @Afg;"*RST;*OPC?" !reset the AFG

430ENTER @Afg;Complete

440SUBEND

450!

460SUB Errmsg

470Errmsg: !Subprogram which displays E1445/E1446 programming errors

480COM @Afg

490DIM Message$[256]

500!Read AFG status byte register and clear service request bit

510B=SPOLL(@Afg)

520!End of statement if error occurs among coupled commands

530OUTPUT @Afg;""

540 OUTPUT @Afg;"ABORT" !abort output waveform

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E1446A specifications

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