Language
Support
3.3 API-8810A Native
The API-8810A Native language is support via the IEEE-488.1, USB and Ethernet interfaces.
The language provides remote programming access to the features available on the 8810A unit.
Note the following commands are case-sensitive.
API CHANNELS
Function
Syntax (commands must be sent with upper-case)
Comments
API<chan><b>UPDATE?<cr><lf> Queries
the
track/latch state of
the channel.
Query returns:
‘LATCHED’ or
‘TRACK’.
Track/Latch
Angle
API<chan><b>UPDATE<b><LATCH|TRACK><cr><lf> Sets
the
track/latch
state for the channel.
API<chan><b>MODE?<cr><lf> Queries
the
mode
state of the channel.
Query returns: ‘RSL’
or SYN’.
Signal
Mode
API<chan><b>MODE<b><RSL|SYN><cr><lf>
Sets the Rsl/Syn state
for the channel.
API<chan><b>REF_SOURCE?<cr><lf> Queries
the
reference
source for the
channel.
Query returns: ‘INT’
or ‘EXT’.
Reference
Mode
API<chan><b>REF_SOURCE<b><INT|EXT><cr><lf> Sets
the
Internal/External
reference source
mode for the channel.
Ratio API<chan><b>RATIO?<cr><lf>
Queries
the
ratio
setting for each
channel.
Query returns the ‘1’
always for channel 1
and for channel 2, the
ratio setting value:
Ratio Range = 1 to
255.
North Atlantic Industries, Inc.
631.567.1100/631.567.1823 (fax) Revision 2.0.0.2
Reference Guide
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