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Programmer’s Guide
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GPIB Programming
This document is an introduction to programming your analyzer over the
general purpose interface bus (GPIB). Its purpose is to provide concise
information about the operation of the instrument under GPIB control.
It provides some background information on the GPIB and some short
programming examples to demonstrate the remote operation of the
analyzer.
Example programs can be run on the analyzer’s internal controller or on
an external controller. These programs can be found in the following
three locations:
• Example Programs Disk (included with the analyzer)— DOS Format :
part number 08714-10003.
A LIF version of the Example Programs Disk is available, but is not
shipped with your analyzer:
ExamplePrograms Disk – LIF Format part number 08714-10004.
Contact the nearest Agilent Technologies sales office for ordering
information. A list of Agilent Technologies sales and service offices
can be found in the “Specifications” chapter of the User’s Guide.
• Example Programs Guide (included with the analyzer): part number
08714-90016. (This document may not include all of the example
programs found on the disk or on the Web site.)
• Web site http://www.agilent.com. Use the search function to find
Web pages related to 8712 example programs.
You should become familiar with the operation of your network analyzer
before controlling it over GPIB. This document is not intended to teach
programming or to discuss GPIB theory except at an introductory level.
Related information can be found in the following references:
• Information on making measurements with the analyzer is available
in the analyzer’s User’s Guide.
• Information on HP Instrument BASIC is available in the
HP Instrument BASIC User’s Handbook.
Summary of Contents for 8712ES
Page 11: ...1 1 1 Introduction to GPIB Programming ...
Page 27: ...2 1 2 Synchronizing the Analyzer and a Controller ...
Page 36: ...3 1 3 Passing Control ...
Page 39: ...4 1 4 Data Types and Encoding ...
Page 46: ...5 1 5 Using Status Registers ...
Page 71: ...6 1 6 Trace Data Transfers ...
Page 98: ...6 28 Programmer sGuide Trace Data Transfers Internal Measurement Arrays ...
Page 99: ...7 1 7 Using Graphics ...
Page 105: ...8 1 8 Front Panel Keycodes ...
Page 111: ...9 1 9 Introduction to SCPI ...
Page 129: ...10 1 10 Menu Map with SCPI Commands ...
Page 268: ...12 1 12 SCPI Conformance Information ...
Page 290: ...13 1 13 SCPI Error Messages ...