Agilent Technologies E6380-90073 manual Using This Dictionary, Description of Commands

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GPIB Command Dictionary

Using This Dictionary

Using This Dictionary

This dictionary is arranged according to GPIB subsystem. Each subsystem contains syntax for a specific set of functions within the Test Set.

For all intents and purposes, GPIB and HP-IB may be considered one and the same protocol throughout this manual.

When using the electronic form of this guide, you can cut-and-paste the syntax into your programming code. It is set up especially for this purpose, and where possible, the syntax includes the limits or expected values for the command.

Description of Commands

The typical format of each entry is as follows:

root:branch1:branch2:branch3:command parameter !limits

root:branch1:branch2:branch3:command ‘argument’

Equivalent Commands

Commands separated by a vertical bar are equivalent. For example,

for the command AFG2ENCoder:AMPS:BUSY ‘Idle’, either

AFG2:AMPS:BUSY ‘Idle’

or

ENC:AMPS:BUSY ‘Idle’

will set the AMPS encoder to the idle state.

Optional Commands

Commands enclosed in square brackets [ ] are optional. For example,

for the command AFG2ENC:NAMPNTAC[:FOCC]:AM 30 either

AFG2:NAMP:FOCC:AM 30

or

AFG2:NAMP:AM 30

will set the NAMPS encoder’s data level on the forward control channel to AM. (Other combinations are possible with the above command.)

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