Introduction

Mainframe commands control the basic operation of the instrument for both the HP 16500C mainframe alone or with the HP 16501A expansion frame connected. Mainframe commands can be called at anytime, and from any module. The only difference in mainframe commands with an HP 16501A connected is the number of slots and modules. These differences will be noted in the affected command descriptions.

The main difference between an HP 16500C alone and an HP 16500C with the HP 16501A connected is how you specify the SELECT command. The HP 16500C alone has only five slots; therefore, if you specify 6 through 10 for the SELECT command in your program, the command parser will take no action.

This chapter contains the mainframe commands with a syntax example for each command. Each syntax example contains the parameters for the HP 16500C/16501A. Refer to figure 10-1 and table 10-1 for the syntax diagram of the Mainframe commands.

The mainframe commands are:

 

 

BEEPer

MESE

CAPability

MESR

CARDcage

RMODe

CESE

RTC

CESR

SELect

EOI

SETColor

LER

STARt

LOCKout

STOP

MENU

XWINdow

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HP Sander 16500C manual Menu, 10-2