Agilent Technologies E1439, User Manual

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Agilent E1439 Programmer's Reference
Introduction
Introduction
The programmer’s reference is presented as a set of VXI plug&play functions since this is the
primary targeted environment. However, when you performed the setup for the Agilent E1439,
drivers were installed to support various programming environments as described in
“Programming the Agilent E1439” in chapter 3 .
The function descriptions in the programmer’s reference are valid for all environments. Be sure to
follow the instructions in
“Getting Started and Introduction” in chapter 2 to assure proper
installation and to become familiar with the capabilities of your Agilent E1439 software in
various programming environments. You should find the example programs particularly helpful
for programming in various environments.
Many of the function descriptions in the programming reference include several related functions.
You may use the primary function to set all related parameters or you may use the other functions
within the group to set or query a single parameter.
Parameter variables are presented as alphanumeric values which are descriptive and easy to
remember. However, for faster programming you may use the numeric equivalents for the
parameter variables listed at the end of this section.