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Chapter 6, IBASIC Controller
Method #1. Program Development on an External BASIC Language Computer
Configuring the Test Set’s GPIB Interface
To use GPIB (the IEEE 488 interface bus) as a means of communicating with the
Test Set, connect a standard GPIB cable (such as the Agilent Technologies
10833B) between the Test Set’s rear-panel GPIB connector and the GPIB
connector on the external BASIC language computer.
On the Test Set
1. Select the I/O CONFIGURE screen.
2. Set the
Mode
field to
Talk&Lstn
.
NOTE:
If the
Mode
field is set to
Control
, there could possibly be a System Controller conflict
between the external BASIC language computer and the Test Set, resulting in either an
Interface Status Error or “lock up” of the GPIB. Refer to “Passing Instrument Control”
in
the Operating Overview chapter of the Agilent Technologies E8285A User’s Guide.
3. Set the
GPIB Adrs
field to the desired address for the Test Set. The default value is
14.
Compatible BASIC Language Computers
As shown in
figure 41 on page 289
, there are two types of computers that can be
used in this development method. The preferred computer is an HP
®
9000 Series
200/300 Workstation running HP
®
Rocky Mountain BASIC 6.2 or later. IBASIC
is a subset of HP
®
Rocky Mountain BASIC (RMB). All IBASIC commands are
compatible with RMB and thus will execute from a HP
®
9000 Series 200/300
Workstation.
If this is not available, a PC running a BASIC language environment, such as
TransEra HT BASIC 4.0 and an GPIB card can be used. If this approach is used
ensure that no BASIC language commands are used in the program which are not
compatible with IBASIC.
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