HP3458A Emulation Mode
H-2
Command syntax and compatibility
The following paragraphs discuss certain command syntax
and compatibility issues that apply to the HP3458A emula-
tion mode.
Parameter defaults
The Model 2002 will assume default parameters if the
parameters are omitted. Default parameters assigned a value
of -1. Sequential commas or omission of the first parameter,
however, are not supported.
Examples: FUNC
Supported
FUNC ACV
Supported
FUNC ACV,-1,-1
Not Supported
FUNC, , AUTO
Not Supported
FUNC ACV,,
Not Supported
Delimiting parameters
The Model 2002 supports an undocumented feature of the
HP3458A, which allows parameters to be separated by either
spaces or commas.
Table H-1
Commands not supported by HP3458A emulation mode
ACAL
CALL
DEFEAT*
5
DSDC**
ISCALE?
MENU*
RATIO
4,5
SECURE
SSPARM?
TEST
ACBAND**
CALNUM?
DEFKEY**
END*
2
LEVEL
MMATH
5
RES
SLOPE
SSRC
TONE*
AUXERR?
CALSTR
1
DELSUB**
EXTOUT
LFILTER
5
PAUSE
RMATH
SMATH
SUB
BEEP*
5
COMPRESS**
DIAGNOST
FIXEDZ
5
LFREQ
PURGE**
SCAL
SSAC**
SUBEND
CAL
CONT
DSAC**
INBUF
5
MATH
5
QFORMAT*
3
SCRATCH**
SSDC**
TBUFF*
5
* Non-fatal commands. All other commands will result in fatal errors except as noted below.
**These commands will not be accepted and will generate a syntax error if any parameter is sent. Otherwise, they will
return a “Function not supported” error.
1
CALSTR? query is supported and returns the calibration date.
2
END ALWAYS or END 2 will be accepted but does nothing because END ALWAYS it the normal state of the Model 2002.
3
QFORMAT 0 or QFORMAT NUM will be accepted as a no-op. QFORMAT? always returns a -1.
4
RATIO? returns a 0 for compatibility.
5
The following commands will be accepted but do nothing because they are the normal state of the Model 2002:
BEEP OR BEEP OFF
INBUF or INBUF OFF
MMATH or MMATH OFF
DEFEAT or DEFEAT OFF
LFILTER or LFILTER OFF
RATIO or RATIO OFF
FIXEDZ or FIXEDZ OFF
MATH or MATH OFF
TBUFF or TBUFF OFF
Examples: RANGE AUTO 2
FUNC OHMF 200 0.03
FUNC ACI 750, 10
Function command short forms
The HP3458A emulation mode supports the short forms of
the following FUNC commands:
DCV
DCI
ACV
ACI
ACDCV
ACDCI
OHM
OHMF
The short forms of these commands are essentially the same
as sending the FUNC command, but with FUNC omitted.
Examples: Standard Form
Short Form
FUNC ACI, 0.01, 10
ACI, 0.01, 10
FUNC OHM 2000
OHM 2000
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