20!Assign I/O paths between the computer and E1445As. The E1445A at

30!secondary address 10 is the commander for the E1446A.

40ASSIGN @Afg80 TO 70910

50ASSIGN @Afg88 TO 70911

60COM @Afg80,@Afg88

70!

80!Set up error checking

90ON INTR 7 CALL Errmsg

100ENABLE INTR 7;2

110OUTPUT @Afg80;"*CLS"

120OUTPUT @Afg80;"*SRE 32"

130OUTPUT @Afg80;"*ESE 60"

140!

150OUTPUT @Afg88;"*CLS"

160OUTPUT @Afg88;"*SRE 32"

170OUTPUT @Afg88;"*ESE 60"

180!

190!Call the subprograms

200Rst

210Afg_setup

220!

230WAIT .1 !allow interrupt to be serviced

240OFF INTR 7

250END

260!

270SUB Afg_setup

280Afg_setup: !Subprogram which sets up the E1445As and E1446A

290COM @Afg80,@Afg88

300!Set up E1445A at secondary address 10

310

OUTPUT @Afg80;"SOUR:ROSC:SOUR CLK10;";

!ref osc source

320

OUTPUT @Afg80;":SOUR:FREQ1:FIX 5E3;";

!frequency

330

OUTPUT @Afg80;":SOUR:FUNC:SHAP SIN;";

!function

340

OUTPUT @Afg80;":SOUR:VOLT:LEV:IMM:AMPL 1VPP;";

!amplitude

350

OUTPUT @Afg80;":OUTP:LOAD:AUTO ON;";

!couple load to impedance

360

OUTPUT @Afg80;":OUTP:IMP 50"

!impedance

370

!

 

380

!Setup E1445A at secondary address 11

 

390

OUTPUT @Afg88;"SOUR:ROSC:SOUR CLK10;";

!ref osc source

400

OUTPUT @Afg88;":SOUR:FREQ1:FIX 100E3;";

!frequency

410

OUTPUT @Afg88;":SOUR:FUNC:SHAP SIN;";

!function

420

OUTPUT @Afg88;":SOUR:VOLT:LEV:IMM:AMPL 1VPP;";

!amplitude

430

OUTPUT @Afg88;":OUTP:LOAD:AUTO ON;";

!couple load to impedance

440

OUTPUT @Afg88;":OUTP:IMP 50"

!impedance

450

!

 

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E1446A specifications

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