5
5
Programming
the
P
olarization
Controller
This
chapter
gives
general
information
on
how
to
control
the
polarization
controller
remotely
.
Descriptions
for
the
actual
commands
for
the
polarization
controller
are
given
in
the
following
chapters
.
The
information
in
these
chapters
is
specic
to
the
polarization
controller
.
HP-IB
Interface
The
interface
used
by
the
polarization
controller
is
the
HP-IB
(Hewlett-P
ackard
Interface
Bus).
This
is
the
interface
used
for
communication
between
a
controller
and
an
external
device
,
such
as
the
polarization
controller
.
The
HP-IB
conforms
to
IEEE
standard
488-1978,
ANSII
standard
MC
1.1
and
IEC
recommendation
625-1.
The
information
in
these
chapters
assumes
that
you
are
already
familiar
with
programming
over
the
HP-IB
.
If
you
are
not
familiar
with
the
HP-IB
,
then
refer
to
the
following
books:
Hewlett-P
ackard
Company
.
Tutorial
Description
of
Hewlett-P
ackard
Interface
Bus,
1987.
The
International
Institute
of
Electrical
and
Electronics
Engineers
.
IEEE
Standard
488.1-1987,
IEEE
Standard
Digital
Interface
for
Programmable
Instrumentation.
New
Y
ork,
NY
,
1987
The
International
Institute
of
Electrical
and
Electronics
Engineers
.
IEEE
Standard
488.2-1987,
IEEE
Standard
Codes
,
F
ormats
,
Protocols
and
Common
Commands
F
or
Use
with
ANSI/IEEE
Std
488.1-1987.
New
Y
ork,
NY
,
1987
Remote
Operation
5-1