Measurement Computing Analyzer488 - Manual (Page 55)

Section 3 Front Panel Operation
3.9
16 hexadecimal keys, [0] to [F]. Press one of the hexadecimal keys
to name the keystroke macro. The message:
Saving to Macro n means
that keystrokes are being saved into macro n. Enter the keystrokes,
and press [SAVE] to stop storing keystrokes. The message
End Saving
Keys indicates that the keystroke macro is saved. Pressing [ESC],
[EXIT] , or [ENTER] will not abort saving keystrokes. If pressed,
those keystrokes will be added to the keystroke macro.
When keystrokes are saved, some of the Analyzer488 control
states are also stored. The state of the control bits, the handshaking
configuration, and the display mode (bus display or memory view) and
format (hexadecimal or binary) are saved.
To recall keystroke macros, press [SHIFT], and at the SHIFT?
prompt, enter the hexadecimal key that names the keystroke macro.
The message:
Recalling from Macro n means that the keystrokes stored
in macro n are controlling the Analyzer488. Pressing [ESC] will stop
the keystroke macro. A message:
End of Macro indicates that all
keystrokes have been recalled and the macro is finished.
When a keystroke macro is recalled, the Analyzer488 first sets
the display mode, the handshaking configuration, and the state of the
control bits that were stored when the macro was saved.
3.6.6 Getting Help
Help messages for each key can be viewed on the front panel
display. Press [HELP] followed by a key to see a help message for
that key. Context sensitive help is also available. Pressing [HELP] at
a menu will show a message that describes each data input or
information field. The help message scroll rate can be changed using
the [DISPLAY] command.
3.7 Using the Analyzer488 on the IEEE 488 bus
Following are some examples of front panel operation. The first
examples use the Analyzer488 with an IBM PC and an IOtech Personal 488
PC/IEEE Controller using the KYBDCTRL keyboard controller program.