Agilent Technologies E4406A VSA manual Contents, Preparing for Use, Programming Fundamentals

Contents

1.	Preparing for Use
	What’s in This Chapter?	. 36
	www.agilent.com/find/vsa	. 36
	Digital Communications Measurements Information	. 36
	Programming the Transmitter Tester	. 38
	Installing Optional Measurement Personalities	. 41
	Available Measurement Personality Options	. 41
	Loading an Optional Measurement Personality	. 42
	Installing a License Key	. 43
	Viewing a License Key	. 44
	Using the Uninstall Key	. 44
	Writing Your First Program	. 46
	Three Basic Steps in a Measurement	. 46
	Programming a Measurement	. 46
	File Naming Rules	. 47
	Cables for Connecting to RS-232	. 48
	Connecting to a LAN Server	. 55
	Connecting to a GPIB Server	. 56
2.	Programming Fundamentals
	SCPI Language Basics	. 59
	Command Keywords and Syntax	. 59
	Creating Valid Commands	. 60
	Special Characters in Commands	. 61
	Parameters in Commands	. 62
	Putting Multiple Commands on the Same Line	. 64
	Improving the Speed of Your Measurements	. 67
	Turn off the display updates	. 67
	Use binary data format instead of ASCII	. 67
	Minimize the number of GPIB transactions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
	Avoid unnecessary use of *RST	. 70
	Minimize DUT/instrument setup changes	. 70
	Consider using LAN instead of GPIB	. 70
	Avoid automatic attenuator setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
	Optimize your GSM output RF spectrum switching measurement	. 71
	Avoid using RFBurst trigger for single burst signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
	When making power measurements on multiple bursts or slots, use
	CALCulate:DATA[n]:COMPress?	. 72
	Preventing Local or Remote Interference While Programming	. 75
	Using the Instrument Status Registers	. 76
	Using the Status Registers	. 76
	Using the LAN to Control the Analyzer	. 89
	Using ftp for File Transfers	. 89
	Using Telnet to Send Commands	. 92
	Using Socket LAN to Send Commands	. 94
	Using SICL LAN to Control the Analyzer	. 95
	Using HP/Agilent VEE Over Socket LAN	103
	Using a Java™ Applet Over Socket LAN	104
	Using a C Program Over Socket LAN	104

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