Agilent Technologies E3632A manual Remote Interface Reference

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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference

SCPI Command Summary		73
Simplified Programming Overview 78
Using the APPLy Command			78
Using the Low-Level Commands				78
Reading a Query Response			79
Selecting a Trigger Source			79
Power Supply Programming Ranges					80
Using the APPLy Command		81
Output Setting and Operation Commands						82
Triggering Commands 89
Trigger Source Choices		89
Triggering Commands	91
System-Related Commands		92
Calibration Commands	96
RS-232 Interface Commands		99
The SCPI Status Registers		100
What is an Event Register?			100
What is an Enable Register?			100
SCPI Status System	101
The Questionable Status Register				102
The Standard Event Register			103
The Status Byte Register		104
Using Service Request (SRQ) and Serial POLL							105
Using *STB? to Read the Status Byte						106
Using the Message Available Bit (MAV)						106
To Interrupt Your Bus Controller Using SRQ							106
To Determine When a Command Sequence is Completed								107
Using *OPC to Signal When Data is in the Output Buffer								107
Status Reporting Commands		108
An Introduction to the SCPI Language					111
Command Format Used in This Manual						112
Command Separators	113
Using the MIN and MAX Parameters					113
Querying Parameter Settings			114
SCPI Command Terminators			114
IEEE-488.2 Common Commands				114
SCPI Parameter Types		115
Halting an Output in Progress			116
SCPI Conformance Information			117
IEEE-488 Conformance Information				120

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