Programming Examples

Status Register–Determine When a Measurement is Done

Status Register–Determine When a Measurement is

Done

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/* Status Register - Determine when a measurement is done

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/*

 

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/* This example is for the E44xxB ESA Spectrum Analyzers

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/* and E740xA EMC Analyzers.

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/*

 

*/

/* This C programming example does the following.

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/* The SCPI instrument commands used are given as

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/* reference.

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/*

 

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/* - Opens a GPIB session at address 18

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/* - Resets the Analyzer

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/*

*RST

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/* - Clears the analyzer status byte

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/*

*CLS

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/* - Sets the analyzer to single sweep mode

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/*

INIT:CONT 0

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/* - Route the amplitude reference to the analyzer input

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/*

CAL:SOUR:STAT ON

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/* - Set the analyzer center frequency, span and Res BW

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/*

SENS:FREQ:CENT 50 MHz

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/*

SENS:FREQ:SPAN 10 MHz

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/*

SENS:BAND:RES 300 kHz

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/* - Trigger a sweep and wait for completion of sweep

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/*

INIT:IMM

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/*

*OPC?

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/* - Sets the service request mask to assert SRQ when

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/*

either a measurement is uncalibrated or an error

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/*

message has occurred.

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/*

*SRE 96

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/*

*ESE 35

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/* - Set the computer to response to an interrupt

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/* - Send an undefined command to the ESA

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/*

IDN (illegal command)

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/* - Wait for the SRQ

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/* - When an interrupt occurs, poll all instruments

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/* - Report the nature of the interrupt on the ESA analyzer */

/* - Pause 5 seconds to observe the analyzer

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/* - Set the ESA to perform 80 video averages

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/*

SENS:AVER:TYPE LPOW

*/

/*

SENS:AVER:COUN 80

*/

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Agilent Technologies Model  A.08.xx manual Status Register-Determine When a Measurement is Done, Initimm OPC?

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