HP 24A, 83620A, 22A manual Getting Started Programming l-55

Getting Started Programming

Programming

HP-IB, the Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus, is the instrument-to- instrument communication system between the synthesizer and up to

14other instruments. Any instrument having HP-IB capability can be interfaced to the synthesizer, including non-HP instruments that have “GPIB,” “IEEE-488,” “ ANSI MC1.l,” or “IEC-625” capability (these are common generic terms for HP-IB; all are electrically equivalent although IEC-625 uses a unique connector). This portion of the manual specifically describes interfacing the synthesizer to one type of instrument: a computer.

The first part of this section provides general HP-IB information. Later, the Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments language (SCPI) is introduced, and example programs are given. For information on programming in the Control Interface Intermediate Language (CIIL), refer to a separate option 700 manual supplement.

Getting Started Programming l-55