Keysight Technologies E5260 Series, Programming Manual

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Keysight E5260/E5270 Programming Guide, Edition 4 1- 3
Programming Basics
Before Starting
Before Starting
Before starting the programming, connect an external computer, and set the GPIB
address of the Keysight E5260/E5270 as shown below.
1. Connect a GPIB cable between the GPIB interface of the external computer and
the GPIB connector on the rear panel of the E5260/E5270.
2. Turn on the E5260/E5270, and set the GPIB address as shown below.
a. Press the
Menu
key.
b. Select the CONFIG menu, and press the
Enter
key.
c. Select the ADDRESS menu, and press the
Enter
key.
d. Press the arrow key to set the GPIB address of the E5260/E5270, then press
the
Enter
key.
e. Press the
Exit
key twice to close the setup menu.
NOTE
Command execution examples
In this section, command execution examples are written in HP BASIC. See the
following instructions for your guidance.
1. Use the ASSIGN statement to assign the I/O path for controlling instruments.
In the next example, the select code of the external computer is 7 and the GPIB
address of the E5260/E5270 is 17.
10 ASSIGN @E5270 TO 717
2. Use the OUTPUT statement to send commands to instruments, as shown below.
OUTPUT @E5270;"*RST"
It is available to send multiple commands as shown below.
OUTPUT @E5270;"*CN;MM2,1"
3. Use the ENTER statement to get a query response or data from instruments.