Agilent Technologies 664xA - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Safety Guidelines 2
Printing History 2
Contents 3
GENERAL INFORMATION 7
About this Guide 7
Documentation Summary 7
User’s Guide 7
External Documents 7
Prerequisites for Using this Guide 8
VXIplug&play Power Product Instrument Drivers 8
Downloading and Installing the Driver 8
Accessing Online Help 8
REMOTE PROGRAMMING 9
GPIB Capabilities Of The Power Supply 9
Introduction To SCPI 9
Conventions 9
SCPI Messages 10
Types of SCPI Commands 10
Structure of a SCPI Message 10
Parts of a SCPI Message 11
Traversing the Command Tree 12
Including Common Commands 14
SCPI Queries 14
Value Coupling 14
SCPI Data Formats 14
Examples 15
Controlling Output 16
Saving and Recalling States 17
Writing to the Display 17
Programming Status 17
Programming the Digital I/O Port 18
System Considerations 18
The GPIB Address 18
DOS Drivers 20
Agilent BASIC Controllers 20
Sample Program Code 20
LANGUAGE DICTIONARY 25
Introduction 25
Parameters 25
Related Commands 25
Order of Presentation 25
Common Commands 25
Subsystem Commands 25
Description Of Common Commands 26
*CLS 27
*ESE 27
*ESR? 28
*IDN? 28