Chapter 6

 

 

GPIB Operation

6-1

INTRODUCTION

This chapter provides alphabetically-ordered listings and descriptions of all

 

 

ML2430A Series GPIB programming commands. The majority of the GPIB com-

 

 

mands have equivalents in the front panel menu settings. Note that GPIB opera-

 

 

tion is not available when the power meter is running from the internal battery

 

 

(option ML2400A-11). The ML2430A Series Power Meter supports the IEEE

 

 

488.2–1992 GPIB standard in ML24XXA (native) mode (HP emulation com-

 

 

mands are not GPIB 488.2 compliant). For further information about GPIB pro-

 

 

gramming, refer to the IEEE 488.1/2 Standards documents.

6-2

TYPOGRAPHIC

The typographic conventions, abbreviations, and syntax legend used throughout

 

CONVENTIONS

this chapter to define the GPIB commands are described in Figure 6-1.

CFFRQ

Cal Factor Frequency value

Syntax: CFFRQ <s>, <value>[units]

Command mnemonic

s: A or B

value: 1 kHz to 140 GHz

Command function

SENSOR

Indicates the Command's “Functional Group” (ML24XXA native mode commands only)

Command Syntax String

Allowable values for the command argument(s), if any.

Remarks: An expanded description of the command, how to use the command, and programming hints or restrictions.

Related Com-

mands: Commands that impact or relate to this command.

Example: An example of the command in use.

Query: The associated query command and returned string, if any.

Figure 6-1.Typographic Conventions for Command Listings

6-3DATA I/O

All ML24XXA (native) GPIB 488.2 commands that use parameters must have a

FORMATS

space between the command header and the first parameter, and all subsequent

 

parameters must be separated by a comma (,). Multiple commands may be sent

 

on the same line, but must be separated by a semicolon (;).

 

The format for ML2430A Series (native) GPIB commands is:

 

<command header><space><parameter 1>,<parameter n>,...

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