HP 66332A Manual Updates

Manual Updates

The following updates have been made to this manual since the December 1998 printing indicated on the Printing History page.

11/9/99

Information about installing VXIplug&play Power Products Instrument Drivers has been included in the beginning of chapter 2.

1/4/00

All references to HP have been changed to Agilent.

All references to HP-IB have been changed to GPIB.

Contents

Programming Guide Safety Guidelines Printing History 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION 2 - INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING 3 - PROGRAMMING THE DC SOURCE 4 - LANGUAGE DICTIONARY Output Commands Status Commands A - SCPI CONFORMANCE INFORMATION B - COMPATIBILITY LANGUAGE C - ERROR MESSAGES D - EXAMPLE PROGRAMS INDEX General Information GPIB References SCPI References Introduction to Programming Supported Applications System Requirements Downloading and Installing the Driver Accessing Online Help GPIB Address RS-232Data Format RS-232Flow Control RS-232Programming Example RS-232Troubleshooting Conventions Used in This Guide Multiple Commands in a Message Moving Among Subsystems Including Common Commands Using Queries The Message Unit Headers Query Indicator Message Unit Separator Root Specifier Numerical Data Formats Suffixes and Multipliers Response Data Types SCPI Command Completion Using Device Clear Page Programming the DC Source Power-onInitialization Enabling the Output Output Voltage Output Current Output Trigger System Model Setting the Voltage or Current Trigger Levels Initiating the Output Trigger System Generating Triggers Voltage and Current Measurements RMS Measurements (Agilent 66312A, 66332A Only) Minimum and Maximum Measurements (Agilent 66312A, 66332A Only) Current Ranges Returning Measurement Data From the Data Buffer (Agilent 66312A, 66332A Only) Measurement Trigger System Model Initiating the Measurement Trigger System (Agilent 66312A, 66332A Only) Selecting the Measurement Trigger Source (Agilent 66312A, 66332A Only) Generating Measurement Triggers (Agilent 66312A, 66332A Only) Figure 3-3.Trigger Commands Used to Measure Output Pulses Current Detector Pulse Measurement Queries Varying the Voltage or Current Sampling Rate Multiple Measurements (Agilent 66312A, 66332A Only) Pre-eventand Post-eventTriggering (Agilent 66312A, 66332A Only) Pulse Measurement Example (Agilent 66312A, 66332A only) Page Power-OnConditions Operation Status Group Questionable Status Group Standard Event Status Group Status Byte Register Determining the Cause of a Service Interrupt Servicing Operation Status and Questionable Status Events Monitoring Both Phases of a Status Transition Remote Inhibit (RI) Discrete Fault Indicator (DFI) Using the Inhibit/Fault Port as a Digital I/O DFI Programming Example Page Language Dictionary Subsystem Commands Table 4-1.Subsystem Commands Syntax Table 4-1.Subsystem Commands Syntax (continued) Page Common Commands Programming Parameters CALibrate:CURRent CALibrate:CURRent:NEGative CALibrate:CURRent:MEASure:LOWRange CALibrate:CURRent:MEASure:AC CALibrate:DATA CALibrate:LEVel CALibrate:PASSword CALibrate:SAVE CALibrate:STATe CALibrate:VOLTage CALibrate:VOLTage:PROTection MEASure:ARRay:CURRent FETCh:ARRay:CURRent MEASure:ARRay:VOLTage FETCh:ARRay:VOLTage MEASure:CURRent FETCh:CURRent MEASure:CURRent:ACDC FETCh:CURRent:ACDC MEASure:CURRent:HIGH MEASure:CURRent:LOW FETCh:CURRent:LOW MEASure:CURRent:MAXimum FETCh:CURRent: MAXimum MEASure:CURRent:MINimum MEASure:VOLTage FETCh:VOLTage MEASure:VOLTage:ACDC FETCh:VOLTage:ACDC MEASure:VOLTage:HIGH MEASure:VOLTage:LOW FETCh:VOLTage:LOW MEASure:VOLTage:MAXimum FETCh:VOLTage:MAXimum MEASure:VOLTage:MINimum SENSe:CURRent:RANGe SENSe:CURRent:DETector SENSe:FUNCtion SENSe:SWEep:OFFSet:POINts SENSe:SWEep:POINts SENSe:SWEep:TINTerval SENSe:WINDow OUTPut OUTPut:DFI OUTPut:DFI:SOURce OUTPut:PON:STATe OUTPut:PROTection:CLEar OUTPut:PROTection:DELay OUTPut:RELay OUTPut:RELay:POLarity OUTPut:RI:MODE [SOURce:]CURRent [SOURce:]CURRent:TRIGger [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection:STATe [SOURce:]DIGital:DATA [SOURce:]DIGital:FUNCtion [SOURce:]VOLTage [SOURce:]VOLTage:ALC:BANDwidth [SOURce:]VOLTage:ALC:BWIDth [SOURce:]VOLTage:TRIGger [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection STATus:PRESet STATus:OPERation STATus:OPERation:CONDition STATus:OPERation:ENABle STATus:OPERation:NTR STATus:OPERation:PTR STATus:QUEStionable STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle STATus:QUEStionable:NTR STATus:QUEStionable:PTR *CLS *ESE *ESR *OPC *PSC *SRE *STB *WAI DISPlay DISPlay:MODE DISPlay:TEXT SYSTem:ERRor SYSTem:LANGuage SYSTem:VERSion SYSTem:LOCal SYSTem:REMote SYSTem:RWLock *IDN *OPT *RCL *RST *SAV *TST ABORt INITiate:SEQuence INITiate:NAME INITiate:CONTinuous:SEQuence1 INITiate:CONTinuous:NAME TRIGger TRIGger:SOURce TRIGger:SEQuence2 TRIGger:ACQuire TRIGger:SEQuence2:COUNt:CURRent TRIGger:ACQuire:COUNt:CURRent TRIGger:SEQuence2:COUNt:VOLTage TRIGger:ACQuire:COUNt:VOLTage TRIGger:SEQuence2:HYSTeresis:CURRent TRIGger:ACQuire:HYSTeresis:CURRent TRIGger:SEQuence2:HYSTeresis:VOLTage TRIGger:ACQuire:HYSTeresis:VOLTage TRIGger:SEQuence2:LEVel:CURRent TRIGger:ACQuire:LEVel:CURRent TRIGger:SEQuence2:LEVel:VOLTage TRIGger:ACQuire:LEVel:VOLTage TRIGger:SEQuence2:SLOPe:CURRent TRIGger:ACQuire:SLOPe:CURRent TRIGger:SEQuence2:SLOPe:VOLTage TRIGger:ACQuire:SLOPe:VOLTage TRIGger:SEQuence2:SOURce TRIGger:ACQuire:SOURce TRIGger:SEQuence1:DEFine TRIGger:SEQuence2:DEFine *TRG Page SCPI Conformance Information SCPI Confirmed Commands Non-SCPICommands Page Compatibility Language Table B-2.COMPatibility Commands Compatibility Similar SCPI Table B-2.COMPatibility Commands (continued) Error Table B-3.COMPatibility Errors NumberError String [Description/Explanation/Examples] Figure B-1.COMpatibility Status Model Table B-4.Bit Assignment of Status, Astatus, Fault, & Mask Registers Page Error Messages Table C-1.Error Numbers (continued) Page Page Example Programs Assigning the GPIB Address in Programs Types of DOS Drivers Error Handling BASIC Controllers Example 1. HP Vectra PC Controller Using Agilent 82335 Interface Page Example 2. IBM Controller Using National Interface Page Example 3. Controller Using BASIC INDEX Page Page Page Manual Updates