Tektronix OA 5000 GPIB Requirements

Setting Up the Instrument

Programming

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GPIBConnector

Figure 3-1: GPIB Connector Location

GPIB Requirements

Observe these rules when using yourOA 5000 with a GPIB network:

HEach device on the bus must be assigned a uniquedevice address; no

two devices can share the same device address.

HDo not connect more than 15 devicesto any one bus.

HConnect one device forevery 6 feet (2 meters) of cable used.

HDo not use more than 65 feet (20 meters) of cableto connect devices to

abus.

HAt least two-thirds of the deviceson the network must be turned on

while the network is operating.

HConnect the devices on the network in a star orlinear configuration as

shown in Figure 3-2. Do not use loop or parallel con figurations.

GPIBDevice

Figure 3-2: TypicalG PIB Network Configurations

Appendix C, Interface Specifications, givesadditional information on the

OA 5000 GPIB configuration.

Contents

Main Page WARRANTY Page ECDeclarationofConformity Page Welcome Page Contents A Quick Tour User Reference Programming Appendices Page List of Figures List of Tables Safety Symbols and Terms Specific Precautions Page Page Page Page Installation CAUTION Removing the OA 5000 A Quick Tour Preset the OA 5000 Storing and Recalling Settings Setting a Reference Value Settings at Power Up Page Page Operator Overview The User Reference Section Operator Overview 2 --- 2 Figure 2-1: OA 5002 Front Panel User Reference Enabling/Disabling Attenuation WARNING Page Setting Attenuation Levels Specifying the Wavele ngth Setting the Attenuation Level Page Page Setting the GPIB Address Page Setting the Reference Level Measuring Insertion Loss Approximating Signal Power Page Storing and Recalling Attenuation Levels Page Page Page Setting Up the Instrument Controllers Using the GPIB Interface GPIB Requirements Setting the GPIB Address Page Command Syntax Clearing the OA 5000 ATT:DB 10 Command and Query Structure Commands Queries Headers in QueryResponses Command Entry Abbreviating Commands Concatenating Commands Message Terminators Argument Types Block Arguments Numeric Arguments Syntax Diagrams Page Commands Common Commands and Queries Device Commands and Queries ADJusting? (Query Only) ALLev? (Query Only) Page BLRN *CAL? (Query Only) *CLS (No Query Form) DESE DISable DISPlay *ESE *ESR? (Query Only) EVEnt? (Query Only) EVMSG? (Query Only) EVQty? (Query Only) FACTORY (No Query Form) HEADer *IDN? (Query Only) *LRN?orSET? *OPC *PSC RECall (No Query Form) REFerence *RST (No Query Form) *SRE *STB? (Query Only) STORe (Store Attenuation) *TST? (Query Only) VERBOSE *WAI (No Query Form) WAVelength Status and Events Registers Status Registers The Standard Event Status Register (SESR) The Status Byte Register (SBR) Enable Registers The Device Event Status Enable Register (DESER) The Event Status Enable Register (ESER) The Service Request Enable Register (SRER) The Enable Registers and the *PSC Command The Output Queue The Event Queue Queues Event Handling Sequence Status and Events Conflicts 3 --- 4 0 Programming Messages Page Page Page Page Page Appendix A: Accessories Standard Accessories Optional Accessories Page Appendix B: Specifications Page Page Page Appendix C: Interface Specifications Interface Messages Page GPIB Function Subsets Page Appendix D: Using the *OPC Query/Command Page Appendix E: Packing for Shipment Page Appendix F: Maintenance Cleaning the Optical Ports Page Changing the Optical Port Connectors Page Page Page Appendix G: Product Verification Equipment List Power Up Display Modes GPIB Address Setting Attenuation Range Shutter Attenuation and the DISABLE button 1310 nm: Page 1550 nm: 850 nm (except OA 5002): Page Appendix H: Replaceable Parts Item Names Parts Ordering Information Using the Replaceable Parts List Indentation System Abbreviations Page AppendixH: Replaceable Parts A --- 3 4 Appendices CROSS INDEX --- MFR. CODE NUMBER TO MANUFACTURER AppendixH: Replaceable Parts OA 5000 Series User Manual A --- 3 5 Page Page Page Index A B C D E F G H N O P Q R T U V W