Agilent Technologies N5183A, N5181A/82A Interface Check using HP Basic and Gpib, Enter Function

Programming Examples

GPIB Programming Interface Examples

Library	Function Statement	Initialization Command
NI- 488.2	The NI- 488.2 library function addresses the GPIB and writes	ibwrt(parameter list)
	data to the signal generator. The parameter list includes the
	instrument address, session id, and the data to send.
SICL	The Agilent SICL function converts data using the format	iprintf (parameter
	string. The format string specifies how the argument is	list)
	converted before it is output. The function sends the
	characters in the format string directly to the instrument.
	The parameter list includes the instrument address, data
	buffer to write, and so forth.

Enter Function

The HP Basic function ENTER reads formatted data from the signal generator. Other IO libraries use similar functions to read data from the signal generator.

Library	Function Statement	Initialization Command
HP Basic	The function ENTER 719 puts the signal generator into	10 ENTER 719;
	remote mode, makes it a talker, and assigns data or status
	information to a designated variable.
VISA Library	The VISA library uses the viScanf function and an	viScanf (parameter list)
	associated parameter list to receive data. This function
	receives data from the instrument, formats it using the
	format string, and stores the data in the argument list. The
	parameter list includes the session id and string argument.
NI- 488.2	The NI- 488.2 library function addresses the GPIB, reads	ibrd (parameter list)
	data bytes from the signal generator, and stores the data
	into a specified buffer. The parameter list includes the
	instrument address and session id.
SICL	The Agilent SICL function reads formatted data, converts it,	iscanf (parameter list)
	and stores the results into the argument list. The conversion
	is done using conversion rules for the format string. The
	parameter list includes the instrument address, formatted
	data to read, and so forth.

Interface Check using HP Basic and GPIB

This simple program causes the signal generator to perform an instrument reset. The SCPI command *RST places the signal generator into a pre- defined state and the remote annunciator (R) appears on the front panel display.

The following program example is available on the signal generator Documentation CD- ROM as basicex1.txt.

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