Keysight Technologies 86120B, User Manual

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Programming
Programming
Programming
This chapter explains how to program the Keysight 86120B. The programming syn-
tax conforms to the IEEE 488.2 Standard Digital Interface for Programmable Instru-
mentation and to the Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI).
Where to begin…
The programming examples for individual commands in this manual are written in
HP
®1
BASIC 6.0 for an HP 9000 Series 200/300 Controller.
For more detailed information regarding the GPIB, the IEEE 488.2 standard, or the
SCPI standard, refer to the following books:
Hewlett-Packard Company. Tutorial Description of Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus,
1987.
Hewlett-Packard Company. SCPI—Standard Commands for Programmable Instru-
ments, 1995.
International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE Standard 488.1-
1987, IEEE Standard Digital Interface for Programmable Instrumentation. New
York, NY, 1987.
International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE Standard 488.2-
1987, IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, Protocols and Common commands For Use
with ANSI/IEEE Std 488.1-1987.
New York, NY, 1987.
Types of commands
The Keysight 86120B responds to three types of commands:
• Common commands
• Measurement instructions
• Subsystem commands
All of these commands are documented in Chapter 5, “Programming Commands” .
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