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10-4. Sending Signal to an the External Handler . . . . . . . . . . . .

10-5. Reading Signal from the External Handler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

11-1. Harmonic Distortion in a Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

11-2. Sample Program : Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) (1/2) . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2

11-3. Adjacent Channel Power.......................... 11-4

11-4. Sample Program : Adjacent Channel Power Calculation (1/2) . . . . . . . . . 11-4

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To

Prepare for

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plotter

see

Conguration for

Chapter

.

only

Instrument

your

use

.

F

or

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6.

details

B

ASIC

,

see

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.

and

Using

GPIB

Remote

no

external

Instrument

,

.

Control

controller

B

ASIC with

,

b. Set GPIB address of the analyzer to 17.

Press

4

Local

N

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5

.

2

1

c. Turn on the controller. Then load the BASIC operating system and the binary

extensions.

prepare

the 4396B

the

.

1-2 Learning GPIB Remote Control Basics

How large

can you

congure?

a system



A

maximum of



The length

less

one

the

number of

controller

must



Star

,

allowed.



It is

connectors

resulting

mounting

15 devices

of cable

than or

equal to

bus system

between one

four meters

must be

devices connected

not

linear

counts as

exceed

,

and

There

one device).

20 meters

combinational

must

recommended that

be stacked

structure could

to damage

it.

can

less than

.

be

no

loop

no

more

together on

exert enough

be

connected

device and

.The

total length

or equal

on the

The total

cable

congurations are

.

than

four

one

device

force on

on

one

another must

to two

bus (the

length of

piggyback

.

Otherwise

the

bus

system.

be

of cable

in

meters times

GPIB

cable

,

the

connector

Learning GPIB Remote Control Basics 1-3

GPIB Commands

All

the

GPIB

F

or

analyzer's

command,

example

,

front-panel

you

can

Introduction

keys have

operate the

a corresponding

analyzer as

if you

GPIB command.

were pressing

By executing

the corresponding

an

key.

Pressing

4

Preset

Note

T

o

Execute

Combine the

nally the

analyzer command.

Using

5

is

the

Each

One

Commands

commands

F

or

INST:TYPE

F

or

an

BASIC

Instrument

same

of

the

is

unique

example

details

GPIB

OUTPUT

as executing

analyzer's

to

analyzer

for

Programmable

that

are

unique

,

you

can

NA

(which

on

SCPI,

see

Command

statement

F

or

example

B

ASIC

the GPIB

functions

,

and

has

the

Instruments)

to

the

analyzer

use either

conforms

NA

to

GPIB Command

with

the

GPIB

,

to

execute

command,

two

PRES

corresponding

other corresponds

standard.

are

described.

(which

SCPI)

is unique

to select

the analyzer

Reference

select

code

,

the

PRES

command,

.

.

GPIB

to the

In

to

the

device

type:

commands:

SCPI (Standard

this

guide

, only

analyzer)

type.

address

,

the

or

and

And

press

4

Return

Using

And press

an

External

4

Return

to the preset state

What is GPIB remote

mode?

5

.

The

analyzer

goes to

the preset

state

.

Controller

5

. The analyzer is set to GPIB remote mode

. Then the

.

Executing an

analyzer,setsit tothe

mode, all the analyzer's front-panel keys

except

4

Local

OUTPUT

5

. Pressing

statement that

is addressed to the

GPIB remote mode

5

puts the analyzer back in local

4

Local

. In the remote

are locked out,

mode. In local mode, all front-panel keys are enabled.

analyzer goes

1-4 Learning GPIB Remote Control Basics

To

Program a

This

section

shows

a

typical

describes

program

Basic Measurement

how

to organize

ow for

the commands

a measurement.

into a

measurement sequence

. Figure

1-2

The

following

program

This

guide shows

use

the

code

from

instead

Figure

performs

the

program

sample programs

7to

8

and

change

of

717).

1-2.

Program

measurement

lists

of

sample

in

this

guide

the

GPIB

Flow

ow controlling

programs

with

address

Instrument

for

from

17

the

an

B

to

ASIC,

analyzer

external

change

00

(that

using

GPIB

controller

the

is

,

use

800

.

T

select

.

o

d a

10

20

30

40

50

60 OUTPUT

70

!

!

Figure

!

ASSIGN

!

OUTPUT

1-3.

Basic

@Hp4396

@Hp4396;"PRES" !

TO

717

Measurement

!

When

Preset 4396B

@Hp4396;"CHAN1;NA;MEAS

iBASIC

S21;FMT

is used,

LOGM"

change "717"

to "800".

80 INPUT "Enter center frequency (Hz).",F_cent

90 INPUT "Enter frequency span (Hz).",F_span

100 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CENT ";F_cent

110 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SPAN ";F_span

120 !

130 ! Frequency Response Calibration

140 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CALK N50"

150 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CALI RESP"

! Select 50 ohm

type-N Cal. kit

! Select Response cal.

160 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CLES" ! Clear all status

170 INPUT "Connect THRU, then press [Return].",Dum$

180 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"*SRE 4;ESNB 1" ! Set enable STB and ESB

190 ON INTR 7 GOTO Cal_end ! \ When iBASIC is used, change "7" to "8".

200 ENABLE INTR 7;2 !/

210 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"STANC" ! Measure THRU

Figure 1-3. Sample Program : Basic Measurement (1/2)

Learning GPIB Remote Control Basics 1-5

220

Calibrating:

230

Cal_end:

240

250

260

270

280

290

300

310

320

330 ON

340

350

360

370

380 OUTPUT

390

400

410

420

430

440

c b

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ENTER

DISP

@Hp4396;Dum

"Response

!

!

Measurement

INPUT

"Connect

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

INTR 7

ENABLE

OUTPUT

Measuring:

Sweep_end:

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ENTER

PRINT

PRINT

@Hp4396;Val1,Val2,Swp

"Max

"Swp.Prmtr:",Swp;"Hz"

END

@Hp4396;"RESPDONE"

@Hp4396;"*OPC?"

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"*SRE

INTR 7;2

@Hp4396;"MKR ON"

@Hp4396;"SEAM

@Hp4396;"OUTPMKR?"

GOTO

Calibrating

!

cal

completed."

DUT,

then press

!

4;ESNB

GOTO Sweep_end

@Hp4396;"SING" !

GOTO Measuring

!

MAX"

val:",Val1;"dB"

!

Calculating cal

!

\ Waiting

!

/

[Return].",Dum$

Clear all

1"

!\

When

!/

change "7"

Sweep mode

!

Marker

!

Search MAX

!

Output

coefficients

calculation end

status registers

iBASIC

to

is

used,

"8"

is SINGLE

1

ON

marker

value

Set

I/O

P

ath

40

ASSIGN

This operation

Figure

@Hp4396

allows

you

1-3.

to

Sample

TO

use

717

!

@Hp4396

Program

When

iBASIC

,

instead

:

Basic

of

Measurement

is

used,

717

(or

800

change

),

as

the

(2/2)

"717"

GPIB

to

address

"800".

in

the

program.

Set

Up

the

Measurement

60

70

80

90

100

110

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

INPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"PRES"

@Hp4396;"CHAN1;NA;MEAS

"Enter

"Enter

@Hp4396;"CENT

@Hp4396;"SPAN

You can execute GPIB commands in the

and 70 perform the same operation as pressing

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NETWORK ANALYZER

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P

arameters

center

frequency

frequency

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!

Preset

4396B

S21;FMT

LOGM"

(Hz).",F_cent

span

(Hz).",F_span

";F_cent

";F_span

same sequence as key operation. Lines 60

4

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Trans:FDW S21[B/R]

Preset54Chan 154Meas

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4

F

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5

ANALYZER TYPE

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5

LOG MAG

ormat

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.

In general, the procedure for setting up measurements on the analyzer via GPIB follows the

same sequence as performing the procedure manually

the desired frequency range

, number of points

, and power level are set before performing the

. There is no required order

, as long as

calibration.

In line 70, several GPIB commands, separated by semicolon, are executed in a line. This is the

same as:

70 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CHAN1"

71 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"NA"

72 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"MEAS S21"

73 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"FMT LOGM"

1-6 Learning GPIB Remote Control Basics

In

lines 80

parameters

P

erform

to 110

, see

(setting

\T

o

Execute

Calibration

frequency),

an

GPIB

parameters

Command

are

with

required

a

P

arameter"

with

the

later

GPIB

in this

command.

chapter.

T

o

set

130 !

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

In

lines

front

panel.

Line

170

Lines

180

See

\T

Lines

240

of

the

Chapter

Frequency

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

OUTPUT

ON

INTR

ENABLE

OUTPUT

Calibrating:

Cal_end:

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ENTER

DISP

"Response

140

to

240,

This

requests

through

o

W

ait

for

Sweep

through

calibration

3.

Response

@Hp4396;"CALK

@Hp4396;"CALI

@Hp4396;"CLES"

"Connect

THRU,

@Hp4396;"*SRE

7

GOTO

Cal_end

INTR

7;2

@Hp4396;"STANC"

GOTO

Calibrating

!

@Hp4396;"RESPDONE"

@Hp4396;"*OPC?"

@Hp4396;Dum

cal

completed."

the

GPIB

program follows

program

the

220

270

coecients

performs

operator

use

the

End"

use the

.

to

status

in

Chapter

*OPC?

See \T

connect

Calibration

N50"

RESP"

then

press

4;ESNB

1"

!

\

!

/

!

\

!

/

the key

a

response

bytes

a

THRU

to

detect

calibration.

3.

command

o

W

ait

F

or

the

!

Select

!

Select

!

Clear

50

Response

all

[Return].",Dum$

!

Set

enable

When

iBASIC

!

Measure

!

Calculating

Waiting

is

THRU

calculation

strokes required

calibration standard.

the

completion of

to

detect

the

Preceding

completion

Operation

ohm

type-N

status

STB

and

used,

cal

coefficients

Cal.

cal.

ESB

change

end

to calibrate

the

THRU

of

the

calculation

to

Complete

kit

"7" to

from

"8".

the

calibration.

"

in

Connect

300

Line

All

instrument

Trigger

310 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CLES"

DUT

INPUT

300

requests

settings

a Measurement

"Connect

the

operator to

and

DUT,

then

connect a

calibration are

! Clear all status registers

press

DUT to

done.

[Return].",Dum$

the

You

analyzer

can now

.

measure

the

DUT

.

320 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"*SRE 4;ESNB 1"

330 ON INTR 7 GOTO Sweep_end

340 ENABLE INTR 7;2

350 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SING"

360 Measuring:

370 Sweep_end:

GOTO Measuring

!

! \ When iBASIC is used,

! / change "7" to "8"

!

Sweep mode is SINGLE

Lines 310 to 370 enable SRQ interruption for sweep end detection. For details, see Chapter 3.

In line 350, the analyzer executed a single trigger.For more advanced trigger control, see

Chapter 2.

Learning GPIB Remote Control Basics 1-7

P

ost-Processing

380

390

Line

380

activates

trace

.

F

or

Transfer

400

410

Line

400

the

Chapter

T

o

Some

4.

Execute

GPIB commands

OUTPUT

(The

space

Y

ou

can

program

100

INPUT

110

OUTPUT

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"MKR

OUTPUT

details

@Hp4396;"SEAM

the

marker

on

using

the

ON"

and

line

marker

Data

OUTPUT

ENTER

@Hp4396;"OUTPMKR?"

@Hp4396;Val1,Val2,Swp

measured

an

data

GPIB

is transferred

Command

require a

numeric parameter

@Hp4396;"CENT 25000000"

between

the command

it

to

be

entered

"Enter

center

@Hp4396;"CENT

and the

each

frequency(Hz).";F_cent

";F_cent

MAX"

390

moves

,

see Chapter

!

to the

! Set

numeric

time

!

!

Output

with

the

Marker

Search

the

1

ON

MAX

marker to

4.

marker

controller.

aP

.

F

For

arameter

or

example:

center frequency

parameter

program

is

is

run.

the maximum

value

details

about

to 25

mandatory

F

or

example:

data

.)

value on

transfer

MHz.

the

,

see

Executing

this

,

d a

Enter

center

frequency (Hz).

25000000

The

analyzer's

T

o

Execute

center

a

frequency

Query

is

set

to

25

MHz.

Any GPIB command that is used with a numeric parameter can also be used as query

command. F

or example

can be combined with a

,the

CENT

numeric

?

, and used as a query command as follows

parameter

command used in the previous example

,

,

10 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CENT?"

20 ENTER @Hp4396;A

30 PRINT A

The

CENT?

command returns the current center

frequency, which is put into

A

. Executing this

program results in the following:

d a

25000000

By interrogating the analyzer to determine the values of the start and stop frequencies,orthe

center frequency and frequency span, the computer can keep track of the actual frequencies.

1-8 Learning GPIB Remote Control Basics

2

Triggering

This chapter

To

trigger

1. Set

Bus

,

(In

External,

sources

2.

Set

describes

a

measurement

the

trigger

or

Internal

are

the

number

source

(free

Video

not

mentioned

of

measurements as:

(Hold)|Single|Number

3. Generate

The

analyzer

the

trigger

trigger

the Analyzer

how

to

from

control

a

the

controller

trigger

,

to:

run)

,

Manual

measurements

event

system

or

Gate

trigger

in

this

guide

.)

and

the

of

Group|Continuous

and

the

analyzer

has

three

states:

from Remote

system

the

following

,

you

analyzer

starts

Idle

,

of

steps

cannot

is

initiated.

a

measurement.

W

aiting

the

trigger

for

Trigger

analyzer

are

.

commonly

from

the

Y

ou

can

,

and

used:

controller

set

the

,

number

Measurement.

so

these

of

Figure 2-1. Trigger System

Triggering the Analyzer from Remote 2-1

In

Figure 2-1

1.

After a

2.

By setting

\W

aiting for

3.

At the

a

measurement.

HOLD

\W

,

GPIB

the

Trigger"

aiting

command

number

for

Trigger"

execution,

of

measurements

state

.

state

,

a

the

,

the

trigger

analyzer

analyzer

input

(corresponding

returns

changes

to

from

the

\Idle"

the

to

the trigger

state

\Idle"

.

state to

the

source) starts

Bus

Internal

4.

After

Single

Number

Continuous

T

o

Measure

(free

the

measurement

of

Groups

run)

GPIB

command

measurements

There

is

no

need

measurements

is

complete

goes

to

the

\Idle"

Goes

to

the

measured

After

goes

yet

all

measurements

to

the

\W

Continuously

*TRG

.

for

immediately

,

the

next

state(4-a).

\W

aiting

equals

aiting

or

B

ASIC

a

trigger

.

state

for

Trigger"

zero(4-b).

are

completed,

for

Trigger"

command

input.

depends

state

state(4-b).

The

on

TRIGGER

analyzer

until

goes

triggers

starts

the number

the number

to

\Idle"

the

of measurements

of groups

not

state(4-a).

.

d a

10

!

20

!

30

40

50

60

70

Figure

!

ASSIGN

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

END

2-2.

To

Trigger

@Hp4396

TO

717

@Hp4396;"TRGS

@Hp4396;"CONT"

Measurement

!

When

INT"

iBASIC

Continuously

is

used, change

"717" to

"800"

c b

Set

Trigger

50

OUTPUT

Figure

2-2.

Sample

Source

@Hp4396;"TRGS

Program

INT"

:

T

o

Trigger

Measurements

Continuously

Set the trigger source to internal.

Start Continuous Measurement Sweep

60 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CONT"

The analyzer changes to the \W

aiting for Trigger" state

. In this program, the internal trigger

source is selected and the analyzer immediately starts continuous measurements.

2-2 Triggering the Analyzer from Remote

What can

abort a

you do

to

measurement?

Send the

command:

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"HOLD"

What

are

commands?

other

trigger

The measurement

Instead

of

CONT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

sweep is

,

you can

use,

@Hp4396;"SING"

@Hp4396;"NUMG

aborted.

parameter

for

single

"

for

number

measurement

of

group

measurements

When you

the

NUMG

commands

T

o

Two

Figure

transfer measurement

parameter

,

see

the

Trigger

methods

2-4

a

of

triggering

.

data

command

\T

o

Trigger

to

synchronize

a

Measurement

Measurement

a

measurement

to

the

From

controller

the

From

from

the

,

you

controller

the

the

Controller

controller

must

use

and

the

Controller"

are

either

analyzer

example

shown

in

the

SING

.

T

o

.

Figure

use

2-3

or

these

and

d a

10

!

20

!

30

40

50

60

70

Figure

!

ASSIGN

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

END

2-3.

To

Trigger

@Hp4396

TO

717

@Hp4396;"TRGS

@Hp4396;"SING"

Measurement

!

When

INT"

iBASIC

From

is

Controller(1)

used,

change

"717"

to

"800"

c b

Set

Set

Figure

Trigger

50

OUTPUT

the

trigger

2-3.

Sample

Source

@Hp4396;"TRGS

source

to

internal.

Program :

INT"

To

Trigger a

Trigger a Measurement

60 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SING"

The analyzer changes to the \W

aiting for Trigger" state

is selected and the analyzer immediately starts

analyzer goes to the \Idle" state

How can you perform

averaging?

.

When you set the averaging on, you must also set the number

of measurements to the same value as the averaging factor.

For example, if the averaging factor is 10, replace line 60 as

follows:

60 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"NUMG 10"

Measurement from

Controller

(1)

. In this program, the internal source

a measurement. After the measurement, the

Triggering the Analyzer from Remote 2-3

How can

you wait

measurement to

completed?

for a

be

When you

controller,

want to

you must

completed. F

return the

or details

wait for

,see

measurement

the measurement

Chapter 3.

data

to

to

the

be

d a

10

!

20 !

Figure 2-4.

To Trigger

Measurement

From

the

Controller(2)

30 !

40 ASSIGN

50 OUTPUT

60 OUTPUT

70 OUTPUT

@Hp4396 TO

717 !

@Hp4396;"TRGS BUS"

@Hp4396;"CONT"

@Hp4396;"*TRG"

When

iBASIC

is

used,

change

"717"

to

"800"

80 END

c b

Figure

Set

Trigger Source

50

OUTPUT

Set

the

trigger

Trigger

a

70 OUTPUT

Triggers

trigger

70

TRIGGER

What

the

as

follows:

is

Execution

(GET)?

2-4.

Sample

@Hp4396;"TRGS

source

to

bus

Measurement

@Hp4396;"*TRG"

analyzer

.

When

7

Group

Trigger

Program

BUS"

.

the

trigger

The

B

*TRG

triggerable

Therefore

code

TRIGGER

:T

o Trigger

source

ASIC

command

command.

instruments

,

to

7(GPIB

bus)

7

is

The

trigger

execute

a Measurement

set

to

bus

,

you

TRIGGER

BASIC

on

all

triggerable

can be

command is

a

BUS

the

command:

from

can

use

used

used

at

the

same

instruments

Controller

the

group

instead

to

trigger

time

on

execution

of

the

.

select

(2)

all

2-4 Triggering the Analyzer from Remote

3

Synchronizing

GPIB analyzer

calibration, and

The control

the next

before

This

it

chapter

controller

Uses

the

This

command

commands

Reports the

The

analyzer

functions

summarizing

bit

is

set

the

GPIB

What

control

for

program

instruction.

reads

the

describes

and

the

analyzer

*OPC?

command.

halts

in

the

analyzer's

has

and

events

the

if

there

Command

is

an

SRQ?

programs

reading

must

Also

measurement

two

the

program.

status

a

status

inside

state

of

are

any

R

eference

the Analyzer

that

can

be

used

and

manipulating

wait

until

the

calculation

,

the

control

program

data.

techniques

used

by

.

execution

reporting

the

one

errors

and

generates

analyzer

aspect

in

of

the

program

mechanism

.

The

of

the

the

queue

analyzer

manual.

An

SRQ

(Service

analyzer

needs

ignore

using

to

example

the

the

the

dene

.

The

attention

SRQ

ON

the

,

the

analyzer

INTR

specic

end

from Remote

for

guiding

measurement

data

is

must

wait

the

control

until

SRQ.

that

gives

status

.

F

Request)

or

byte

.

F

or

the

status byte

is

can

of

the

controller

or

it

can

be

commands

event

of

sweep

you

through

data.

processed

until

the

programs

the

analyzer

information

is

an

8-bit

example

an

interrupt

be

setup

setup

to

.

The

that

generates

complete).

an

before

measurement

to

synchronize

completes

about

register

,

the

error queue

register

bit

generated

to

sent

an

.

The

controller

interrupt

Status

Byte

an

the

SRQ

analyzer

continuing

is

completed

the

the

preceding

specic

with

each

summary

assignment,

by

the

SRQ

when

can

program

can

be used

(for

with

bit

see

it

Figure 3-1. SRQ Generation

Synchronizing the Analyzer from Remote 3-1

To

Wait

For

the Preceding

Operation to

Complete

d a

10

!

20

! Figure

30

!

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

ASSIGN

!

!

!

OUTPUT

ENTER

!

!

!

END

3-2.

To

@Hp4396

OUTPUT

statement

@Hp4396;"*OPC?"

@Hp4396;A

Next

operation

Wait

TO

717

for

to

the

send

Preceding

!

When

GPIB

Operation

iBASIC

command

is

used,

Complete

change

"717"

to

"800"

c b

Figure

Let

Controller

80

90

In

line

a

1

.

In

line

F

or

example,

follows:

.

.

.

240

250

260

270

.

.

.

Y

ou

cannot

the

status

3-2.

Sample Program:

W

ait

OUTPUT

ENTER

80,

90,

the

the

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"*OPC?"

@Hp4396;A

*OPC?

command

controller

in

the

sample

@Hp4396;"RESPDONE"

@Hp4396;"*OPC?"

ENTER @Hp4396;Dum

DISP "Response

use

byte

*OPC?

for

for

these functions

F

or Operation

waits

for the

pauses

the

program

program

in

cal completed."

the functions

.

T

o

W

ait

to Complete

preceding operations

until

Figure

!

!/

listed under

for

the

the analyzer

1-3

(Chapter

!

Calculating

\

Waiting

SRQ (at

Preceding

(OPC)

returns

1),

the

calculation

the

Operation

to

complete

a

*OPC?

cal

coefficients

beginning

to

Complete

and

1

.

command

end

of

the

then

returns

is

used

chapter).

as

Use

3-2 Synchronizing the Analyzer from Remote

To

Wait

for Sweep

End

d a

10

!

20

!Figure

30

!

40

ASSIGN

50

OUTPUT

60

OUTPUT

70

OUTPUT

80

ON

90

ENABLE

100

110

120

130

140

OUTPUT

Measuring:GOTO

Sweep_end:

DISP

END

3-3.

@Hp4396

@Hp4396;"TRGS

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"*SRE

INTR

7

GOTO

INTR

@Hp4396;"SING"

!

"MEASUREMENT

To

Wait

TO

Sweep_end

7;2

Measuring

for

Sweep

717

!

When

INT"

4;ESNB

COMPLETE"

!

!

iBASIC

1"

\

When

/

End

is

iBASIC

used,

is

change

used,

"717"

change

to

"7"

"800"

to "8"

c b

Enable

60

70

Line

60

In

line

70,

enables

Register

Figure

3-4

Figure

Sweep-End Bit

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

clears

the

bit

2of

B

to 0000000000000001

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"*SRE

all

bits

of

the

command

the

Status

).

3-3.

Sample

4;ESNB

Status Registers

*SRE

4

sets

Byte

Register).

(this

Program :

1"

and the

the

Service Request

The

command

enables

bit

0

T

o

Enable

of

the

W

ait

Enable

ESNB

Event

for

Sweep

Registers

Register

1

sets

Status

End

.

the

Event

Register

to

00000100

Status

B

.

See

(this

Enable

Figure 3-4. Sweep-End Bit Enabling

Synchronizing the Analyzer from Remote 3-3

Enable

setting

event

enabled),

of

summary

Registers select

bit 0

(sweep-end) sets

it is

Service Request

bit) generates

of

the

used

which events

Event

Status

bit

to

set

a

Enable

an

Enable

0

of

the

summary

Register

SRQ.

The

in

Event

bit

is

set,

SRQ

the

analyzer

Register

Status

in

the

setting

sets

B

Register

Status

the

bit

6

can

cause

to

1,

the

occurrence

B

.

When

Byte

Register

corresponding

of

the

Status

a

service

this

Byte

request

of the

bit is

(bit 2).

bit

(Event

Register.

(SRQ).

corresponding

set (and

Also,

because bit

Status

By

is

Register

2

B

Enable

Line

select

Line

register

80

90

.

.

.

120

Sweep_end:

80

denes

code

90

enables

(of

SRQ

ON

ENABLE

additional

Wait

Until Measurement

100

110

Measuring:

In

line

100,

details

The

on

controller

Generate

On

a

single

an

SRQ

is

Interrupt

INTR

7

INTR

a

branch.

is

7),

the

an

interrupt

the

controller)

information.

OUTPUT

the

SING

how

to

trigger a

loops

SRQ

sweep

end,

generated.

GOTO

Sweep_end

7;2

!

When

controller

is

goes

from

set

the

interface

by

a

Is Done

@Hp4396;"SING"

GOTO

Measuring

command

triggers

measurement,

back

in

line 110

bit 0

of the

ESB

!

!

SRQ

interrupt

to

Sweep_end

value

a

measurement

see

until

an

is

set

\

When

/

7 (GPIB)

of 2.

See the

Figure

SRQ

(which

iBASIC

is

generated

(Line

120).

when bit

GPIB

and

2-3

.

interrupt

sets

the

occurs

bit

is

2

used,

from the

1 (SRQ

bit)

Command

analyzer

.

of

the

Status

change

"7" to

GPIB interface

of

the

interrupt

R

eference

starts

a

sweep

Byte

Register)

for

"8"

(whose

.

F

or

and

110

Once

Measuring: GOTO

120

Sweep_end:

an

SRQ

is

generated, the

!

Measuring

SRQ interrupt

3-4 Synchronizing the Analyzer from Remote

Loop

until

At

SRQ interrupt,

is disabled.

SRQ

interrupt

jump to

here

To

Report Command

Error Occurrence

d a

10

!

20

!

Figure

30

!

40

ASSIGN

50

!

60

DIM

70

OUTPUT

80

OUTPUT

90

ON

INTR

100

ENABLE

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

280

290

!

!

!

!

!

GOTO

Err_report: !

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"OUTPERRO?"

ENTER

PRINT

PRINT

!

A=SPOLL(@Hp4396)

OUTPUT

ENTER

ENABLE

RETURN

Prog_end:

END

3-5.

@Hp4396

Err$[30]

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"*SRE

7

GOSUB Err_report

INTR

7;2

OUTPUT

statement

Prog_end

@Hp4396;Err,Err$

"COMMAND

Err,Err$

@Hp4396;"*ESR?"

@Hp4396;Estat

INTR

!

To

TO

7

Report

717

32

ERROR

!

Command

!

When

;*ESE 32"

to

send

DETECTED"

When

iBASIC

Error

iBASIC

!\

!/

is used,

When iBASIC

change "7"

GPIB command

is

used,

Occurrence

change "717"

is used,

to "8"

change

"7"

to

to "800"

"8"

c b

F

or details

Enable

Figure

on SRQ

Error

3-5. Sample

interrupt, see

Bit

Program :

the

\T

o

W

To

Report Command

ait

for

Sweep

End"

Error

example

Occurrence

.

70 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CLES"

80 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"*SRE 32 ;*ESE 32"

Line 70 clears all bits of the Status

In line 80, the command

*SRE 32

enables bit 5 of the Status Byte Register). The command

Registers and Enable Registers

sets the

Service Request Enable Register to 00100000 (this

*ESE 32

.

sets the Standard Event

Status Enable Register to 00100000 (this enables bit 5 of the Standard Event Status Register

(see Figure 3-6).

Synchronizing the Analyzer from Remote 3-5

Figure

3-6.

Command-Error

Bit

Enabling

Report

90

100

110

120

130

140

Command

ON

INTR

7

ENABLE

INTR

!

!

OUTPUT

!

!

Error

GOSUB

Err_report

7;2 !

statement

to send

150 !

160 GOTO

170 Err_report:

If an

GPIB command

the analyzer

OUTPUT

statement:

120 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CENT "

causes an SRQ interrupt and branch to

Prog_end

(executed

generates an

!

SRQ

between

and

the

controller

Setting center frequency

Err_report

Output Error

180 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"OUTPERRO?"

190 ENTER @Hp4396;Err,Err$

200 PRINT "COMMAND ERROR DETECTED"

210 PRINT Err,Err$

lines

!

100

\

When

/

change

GPIB

and

branches

.

iBASIC

"7"

command

160)

causes

to

is

used,

to

"8"

an

GPIB

command

Err_report

.

F

or

, but no parameter

error

example

,

,

the

These commands retrieve the error number and description.

In the error shown in the line 120 example, the controller displays the following:

3-6 Synchronizing the Analyzer from Remote

d a

COMMAND

-109

ERROR

"Missing

DETECTED

parameter"

Return

to

230

240

250

260

270

Lines

230

Line

230

reads

Byte

Register

error

causes

96.

Reading

6).

In

line 240

Register

the

A

reenable

.With

Standard Event

branch to

the interrupt.

Execute

GPIB

A=SPOLL(@Hp4396)

OUTPUT

ENTER

ENABLE

@Hp4396;"*ESR?"

@Hp4396;Estat

INTR

RETURN

to

270

clear

SRQ

the

analyzer's

of

the

address

the

SRQ

and

the

and

Status

line

Bit 5

Byte

250,

of

Standard

Status Register

Err_report

7

before

status

@Hp4396

with

Register

the

command

disables

command

!

When

returning

byte.

(analyzer), and

bit 5

and bit

by

using

*ESR?

Event

by

the

interrupt.

Status

using

iBASIC

The

is

used, change

to

the

main routine

A=SPOLL(@Hp4396)

enters the

6of

the Status

the

SPOLL

reads

the

Register

the

*ESR?

set,

command

Therefore

.

statement reads

value into

Byte

Register

command clears

contents

the

of

value

the

clears

,

the

return

"7" to

set,

SRQ

Standard

of

Estat

the

from

"8"

A

.

The

command

the

value

(status

Event

is

32.

register

Err_report

the

Status

of

byte

Reading

.

A

is

bit

Status

must

Synchronizing the Analyzer from Remote 3-7

4

Reading

This chapter

Measurement Data

describes

Measurement data

1. Data

2.

The

F

or

additional

The

can

be

present

entire

read

value

trace

ways:

Data arrays

available

.

RAW

D

A

CALIBRA

D

A

T

A

ARRA

T

A

TION

MEMORY

D

A

T

A

TRA

MEMORY

F

or

details

R

eference

Data

about

manual.

format

how

can

be

read

o

the

of

the

information

(or

data

|

In

regard

ARRA

YS

COEFFICIENT

YS

ARRA

YS

CE

ARRA

TRA

CE

ARRA

the

data

|

The

analyzer

to

read

out

trace

marker

on

for

to

YS

YS

processing

measurement

of

the

selectively

(real-imaginary

the

marker

a

specied

the

data

ARRA

provides

data

analyzer

using

functions

number

processing

YS

ow

of

four

data

in

the

data

of

ow

the

transfer

over

the

the

following

markers

and

,

see

the

points)

,

the

analyzer

GPIB

ways:

.

sweep

Function

can

be

following

,

see

Chapter

formats.

.

parameter)

R

eference

read

out

data

arrays

12

is

retrieved.

.

in

the following

are

of

Function

FORM2

FORM3

FORM4

FORM5

Depending

Generally

F

or details

IEEE

IEEE

ASCII

MS-DOS

on the

, binary

on data

32

bit

oating

64

bit

oating

format

R



personal

format, the

data transfer

transfer format,

point

format

point

format

computer

data transfer

format

speed and

(FORM2, FORM3,

see the

GPIB Command

the

or FORM5)

number

is

faster

Reference

of

digits

than

are

ASCII

manual.

changed.

(FORM4).

Reading Measurement Data 4-1

To

Read Data

Using the

Marker Search

Function

d a

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

!

! Figure

!

ASSIGN

INPUT

INPUT

"ENTER

"ENTER

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ENTER

@Hp4396;Dum

!

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ON

INTR

ENABLE

OUTPUT

Measuring:

Sweep_end:

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ENTER

PRINT

PRINT

END

4-1.

To

Read

Data

@Hp4396

@Hp4396;"CENT

@Hp4396;"SPAN

TO

717

CENTER

FREQUENCY

FREQUENCY

!

SPAN

";F_cent

";F_span

@Hp4396;"*OPC?"

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"*SRE

7

GOTO

Sweep_end

INTR

7;2

4;ESNB

@Hp4396;"SING"

GOTO

Measuring

!

@Hp4396;"MKR

@Hp4396;"SEAM

ON"

MAX"

@Hp4396;"OUTPMKR?"

@Hp4396;Val1,Val2,Swp

"Max

Val:",Val1;"dB"

"Swp.Prmtr:",Swp,"Hz"

Using

When

Marker

iBASIC

(Hz)",F_cent

(Hz)",F_span

1"

!

\

When

!

/

!

Trigger

!

Measuring

Search

is

iBASIC

Function

used,

change

!

Setting

!

!

!

is

used,

a

Measurement

"717"

to

4396B

change "7"

"800"

to "8"

c b

Search

190

200

Line

190 activates

trace

.

Figure

4-1.

Sample

Maximum V

alue

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"MKR

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SEAM

the marker

Program

and

line

:

ON"

MAX"

200

T

o

Read

moves

Data

the

Using

marker

Marker

to

the

Search

maximum

Function

value

on

the

4-2 Reading Measurement Data

Marker on Trace

What are

the other

marker commands?

You

can activate

sub-markers and

following commands:

SMKR{1-7}

Y

ou

can

move



specied



specied measurement

Y

ou

can

move



specied



specied measurement

Y

ou

can

move



specied



specied

ON

,

DMKR {ON|FIX|TRAC}

the

marker

sweep

sub-markers

sweep

the 1marker

sweep

primary

value

using

parameter

point

using

parameter

point

using the

parameter

part

of

the

1marker

the

following commands:

MKRPRM

MKRP

the

following

SMKRPRM{1-7}

SMKRP{1-7}

following commands:

DMKRPRM

marker

DMKRVAL

using

parameter

parameter

commands:

parameter

parameter

parameter

the

1

1

parameter

1

1

Before

Read

Data

210

220

The

OUTPMKR?

secondary

What

are

value

commands?

executing

OUTPUT

ENTER

command

part

other



specied

marker

these

commands

,

you

must

@Hp4396;"OUTPMKR?"

@Hp4396;Val1,Val2,Swp

of

data,

marker

returns

and

sweep

Y

ou









the

can

get

get

get

get data

You can get the sub-marker value using the following commands:



get primary part of sub-marker value

secondary

value

turn

on

marker

parameter

get

the

marker

primary

secondary

sweep

parameter

point

the

value

.

part

part

number

part

markers

in

to

the

value

of

marker value

of

marker

of

be moved.

following

using

the

value

DMKRAUV

order:

following

parameter

primary

part

commands:

MKRVAL?

MKRAUV?

MKRPRM?

MKRP?

SMKRVAL{1-7}?

of

data,



get secondary part of sub-marker value



get sweep parameter



get data point

number

SMKRAUV{1-7}?

SMKRPRM{1-7}?

SMKRP{1-7}?

You can get the 1marker value using the following commands:



get primary part of 1marker value



get secondary part of 1marker value



get sweep parameter

DMKRVAL?

DMKRAUV?

DMKRPRM?

Reading Measurement Data 4-3

To

Get Measurement

Trace Using

ASCII F

ormat

d a

10 !

20 !

30

40

50

60 INPUT

70 INPUT

80 OUTPUT

90 OUTPUT

100

110 OUTPUT

120 OUTPUT

130 ON

140 ENABLE

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

280

290

Figure 4-2.

!

ASSIGN

!

"ENTER CENTER

"ENTER FREQUENCY

!

INTR 7

OUTPUT

Measuring:

Sweep_end:

DIM

Dat(1:801,1:2),Swp(1:801)

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ENTER

OUTPUT

ENTER

!

OUTPUT

ENTER

FOR

I=1

PRINT

NEXT

@Hp4396

To Get

TO

Measurement Trace

717 !

When iBASIC

FREQUENCY (Hz)",F_cent

SPAN (Hz)",F_span

@Hp4396;"CENT";F_cent

@Hp4396;"SPAN";F_span

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"*SRE 4;ESNB

GOTO Sweep_end

INTR 7;2

!

!

@Hp4396;"SING"

GOTO

Measuring

!

@Hp4396;"FORM4"

@Hp4396;"OUTPDTRC?"

@Hp4396

USING

"%,K";Dat(*)

@Hp4396;"OUTPSWPRM?"

@Hp4396 USING

"%,K";Swp(*)

@Hp4396;"POIN?"

@Hp4396;Nop

TO

Nop

Swp(I);"Hz",Dat(I,1);"dB"

I

1"

\

/

When

!

!

Using ASCII

is used,

iBASIC

Trigger

is

a Measurement

Measuring

!

For

spectrum

!

"Dat(1:801,1:2)"

!

For

spectrum

!

"Dat(I,1)"

Format

change "717"

used,

change

to

"7"

measurement, change

to

"Dat(1:801)"

measurement,

to

"Dat(I)"

"800"

to

"8"

change

300 END

c b

Figure

Set

the Receive

180

4-2.

Sample

Program

Array

DIM

Dat(1:801,1:2),Swp(1:801)

:

T

o

Get

Measurement

Trace

Using

ASCII

Format

Line 180 sets the array size to the analyzer's maximum number of measurement points (801).

In this example

in which each point has complex data. If

each measurement point has only real data, so you

, it is assumed

that the analyzer is in the network analyzer mode of operation,

you use the analyzer in the spectrum analyzer mode

must set the data array

Dat

as follows:

180 DIM Dat(1:801),Swp(1:801)

280 PRINT Swp(I);"Hz",Dat(I);"dB"

If the number of measurement points changes, then so does the number of data. You must

control the number of entered measurement data (see lines 210 and 230).

4-4 Reading Measurement Data

,

Set

Data

Transfer

F

ormat

190

Line

190

tells

Read

Data

200

210

220

230

OUTPDTRC?

In

line

210

ll

the

array

What

arrays?

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"FORM4"

the

analyzer

OUTPUT

ENTER

OUTPUT

ENTER

retrieves D

and 230,

(which is

are other

@Hp4396

@Hp4396

you must

to

use

@Hp4396;"OUTPDTRC?"

USING

@Hp4396;"OUTPSWPRM?"

USING

AT

A TRA

CE ARRA

choose

801 as

data

declared in

Y

command

command,







the

ASCII

"%,K";Dat(*)

"%,K";Swp(*)

%,K

ou can

RA

W

D

D

A

T

A

ARRA

MEMORY

transfer

YS,

and

to

allow

line

180).

retrieve

OUTPDTRC?

see

the

A

T

A

ARRA

YS

ARRA

format.

OUTPSWPRM?

for

an

the

following

in

line

GPIB

Command R

YS

YS

retrieves

insucient

data

arrays

200. F

or details

OUTPRAW{1-4}?

OUTPDATA?

OUTPMEMO?

sweep

number

,

eference

parameters

of

data

exchanging

on each

manual.

.

points

GPIB

to



MEMORY



CALIBRATION

ARRA

YS



SWEEP

P

TRA

CE

ARRA

COEFFICIENT

ARAMETER

YS

ARRA

YS

OUTPMTRC?

OUTPCALC{1-12}?

OUTPSWPRM?

Reading Measurement Data 4-5

To

Get Measurement

Two

Figure

programs

4-5

are

shown

.

Figure

Trace Using

to get

the data

4-3

Binary F

arrays using

ormat

binary format

Figure

in Figure

4-5

4-3 and

F



Using

for

the

REDIM

change

measurement

Before running

match to

the analyzer

or

the

external

command

in

the

points

.

the program

controller

(line

220)

number

of

in Figure

type (network

to

allow

4-3

or

spectrum).

,

you



Instrument

number

specied

must

modify

(See

of

in

the

F

or

B

data

the

the

\Set

ASIC

the

Instrument

allows

points

data

then

array

dimension

the

Receive

B

ASIC

for

a

dierent

the

number

declaration.

of

the

data

Array"

arrays

example

to

.)

d a

10

!

20

! Figure

30

!

40

!

50

60

ASSIGN

!

70 INPUT

80 INPUT

90 OUTPUT

100

110

120

130

140

150

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SPAN";F_span

!

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ON

ENABLE

160

170

Measuring:GOTO

180

Sweep_end:

190

200

210

220

DIM

OUTPUT

ENTER

REDIM

4-3.

To

Get

Measurement

IEEE

64-bit

@Hp4396

"ENTER

"ENTER

TO

717

CENTER

FREQUENCY

FREQUENCY

SPAN

@Hp4396;"CENT";F_cent

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"*SRE

INTR

7

INTR

OUTPUT

GOTO

Sweep_end

7;2

@Hp4396;"SING"

4;ESNB

Measuring

!

Dat(1:801,1:2),Swp(1:801)

@Hp4396;"POIN?"

@Hp4396;Nop

Dat(1:Nop,1:2),Swp(1:Nop)

Trace

Floating point

(Hz)",F_cent

(Hz)",F_span

1"

!

!

!

For

!

"Dat(1:801,1:2)"

Using

Format (For

spectrum

External Controller)

measurement,

to

"Dat(1:801)"

change

230 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"FORM3"

240

250 OUTPUT

260 ENTER

ASSIGN @Dt TO 717;FORMAT OFF

@Hp4396;"OUTPDTRC?"

@Dt USING "%,8A";A$

270 ENTER @Dt;Dat(*)

280 ENTER @Dt USING "%,1A";B$

290 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"OUTPSWPRM?"

300 ENTER @Dt USING "%,8A";A$

310 ENTER @Dt;Swp(*)

320 ENTER @Dt USING "%,1A";B$

Figure 4-3.

Sample Program : To Get Measurement Trace Using IEEE 64-bit Floating Point Format

(For External Controller) (1/2)

4-6 Reading Measurement Data

330

340

350

360

370

380

c b

ASSIGN

!

FOR

I=1

PRINT

NEXT

END

@Dt

TO

*

TO

Nop

Swp(I);"Hz",Dat(I,1);"dB"

I

!

For spectrum

!

"Dat(I,1)" to

measurement, change

"Dat(I)"

Figure 4-3.

This

program is

format

Set

OFF when

the

190

200

210

220

Line 190

In

this

example

in

which

each

measurement

190

220

360

Lines

200

Line

220

Sample Program

similar to

using the

Receive

DIM

Dat(1:801,1:2),Swp(1:801)

OUTPUT

ENTER

REDIM

sets

each

@Hp4396;Nop

Dat(1:Nop,1:2),Swp(1:Nop)

the

array

,

it

is

point

DIM

Dat(1:801),Swp(1:801)

REDIM

PRINT

and

210

interrogate

resizes

the

:

T

o

Get

Measurement

Point

Format

the ASCII

binary data

(F

or

transfer

transfer

Array

@Hp4396;"POIN?"

size

to

the

analyzer's

assumed

has

point

that

complex

has

only

the

data.

real

analyzer

If

you

data,

Dat(1:Nop),Swp(1:Nop)

Swp(I);"Hz",Dat(I);"dB"

the

receive

array

analyzer

to

match

to

the

External

program.

format.

!

!

maximum

is

in

use

the

so

you

must

determine

data.

Trace

Controller)

However

For

spectrum

Using

(2/2)

,

you

must

measurement,

"Dat(1:801,1:2)"

number

the

network

analyzer

set

the number

of

measurement

analyzer

in

the spectrum

the

data

array

of measurement

IEEE

64-bit

set

the

to

"Dat(1:801)"

mode

analyzer mode

Dat

as follows:

Floating

data

change

points

of

operation,

points

transfer

(801).

,

.

Set

Data

200

210

T

o

use

ENTER

points to the analyzer

Transfer

OUTPUT

ASSIGN

FORM3

the

statement.

F

ormat

@Hp4396;"FORM3"

@Dt

TO

717;FORMAT

computer

This

is

must be

done

by dening

. This path can be used

OFF

!

When

instructed to

an

I/O

to read or write data to the analyzer

that data is in binary rather than ASCII format.

What are other binary

data formats?

You can use the following data transfer formats

changing the GPIB command



IEEE 32 bit oating point format

R



MS-DOS



personal computer format

iBASIC is

stop formatting

path

with

ASCII

FORM3

used, change

the incoming

formatting

"717" to

data with

OFF

.

, as long as

,by

in line 200.

FORM2

FORM5

Reading Measurement Data 4-7

The

I/O

"800"

the

path

Read

Data

250

260

270

280

290

300

310

320

FORM3

#6.

This

integer

that

data

At

the

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"OUTPDTRC?"

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

OUTPUT

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

has

an

indicates

specifying

order

data

end,

@Dt

@Dt;Dat(*)

@Dt

@Hp4396;"OUTPSWPRM?"

@Dt

@Dt;Swp(*)

@Dt

eight-byte

that

a

the

number

is

maintained

the

terminator

USING

USING

USING

USING

header

xed

length

of

(lines

"%,8A";A$

"%,1A";B$

"%,8A";A$

"%,1A";B$

to

deal

with.

block

bytes

in

260

and

\

lf

^

eoi

"is

The

rst

transfer

the

block

follows

to

300).

sent(lines 280

two bytes

and that

follow

.

and

are the

the next

The header

320).

ASCII characters

6 bytes

must be

form an

read in

so

Figure

4-4.

FORM3

Data

Transfer

F

ormat

4-8 Reading Measurement Data

Before

match

running the

the analyzer

program in

type

(network

Figure

or

4-5

,

you

spectrum).

must

(See

modify

the

\Set

the

dimension

the

Receive

of

the

Array"

data

below

arrays

.)

to

d a

10

!

20

!

Figure

30

!

40

!

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

ASSIGN

!

INPUT

INPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

!

OUTPUT

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"*SRE

ON

ENABLE

160

170

Measuring:GOTO

180

Sweep_end:

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

280

290

DIM

OUTPUT

ASSIGN

OUTPUT

ENTER

ENTER

OUTPUT

ENTER

ENTER

ASSIGN

!

300 OUTPUT

310

320

ENTER

FOR

330

340 NEXT

4-5. To

@Hp4396

"ENTER

"ENTER

Get Measurement

IEEE

64-bit

TO

800

CENTER FREQUENCY

FREQUENCY SPAN

@Hp4396;"CENT";F_cent

@Hp4396;"SPAN";F_span

@Hp4396;"CLES"

4;ESNB 1"

INTR

OUTPUT

8GOTO

INTR

@Hp4396;"SING"

Sweep_end

8;2

Measuring

!

Dat(1:802,1:2),Swp(1:802)

@Hp4396;"FORM3"

@Dt

TO

800;FORMAT

@Hp4396;"OUTPDTRC?"

@Dt

USING

"%,8A";A$

@Dt;Dat(*)

@Hp4396;"OUTPSWPRM?"

@Dt

USING

"%,8A";A$

@Dt;Swp(*)

@Dt

TO

*

@Hp4396;"POIN?"

@Hp4396;Nop

I=1 TO

PRINT

Nop

Swp(I);"Hz",Dat(I,1);"dB" !

I

Floating

(Hz)",F_cent

(Hz)",F_span

OFF

Trace Using

point

!

!

Format

For

spectrum

"Dat(1:802,1:2)"

For spectrum

!

"Dat(I,1)"

(For Instrument

measurement,

to

"Dat(1:802)"

measurement, change

to

"Dat(I)"

BASIC)

change

350 END

c b

Figure 4-5.

Sample Program : T

Set the Receive

o Get Measurement Trace Using IEEE 64-bit Floating P

(For Instrument B

ASIC)

Array

oint F

ormat

190 DIM Dat(1:802,1:2),Swp(1:802)

Line 190 sets the array

of measurement points is 801. At end of data, the terminator \lf^

size to the maximum number of data. The analyzer's maximum number

eoi

" is sent (see Figure 4-4).

In this example, it is assumed that the analyzer is in the network analyzer mode of operation,

in which each point has complex data. If you use the analyzer in the spectrum analyzer mode,

each measurement point has only real data, so you must set the data array

Dat

as follows:

Reading Measurement Data 4-9

190

DIM Dat(1:802),Swp(1:802)

330

If

the number

B

ASIC allows

Set

Data

200

210

T

o

use

FORM3

ENTER

more

Read

statement.

information,

Data

220

230

240

250

260

270

When

the

all the

program goes

PRINT Swp(I);"Hz",Dat(I);"dB"

of

measurement

for

insucient

Transfer

OUTPUT

ASSIGN

the

computer

This

see

OUTPUT

ENTER

ENTER

F

@Hp4396;"FORM3"

@Dt

TO

is

\Set

@Hp4396;"OUTPTDTRC?"

@Dt

@Dt;Dat(*)

points

data

ormat

800;FORMAT

must

the

same

Data

Transfer

USING

"%,8A";A$

change

in

lines

be

instructed

operation

OFF

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"OUTPSWPRM?"

ENTER @Dt

USING "%,8A";A$

ENTER @Dt;Swp(*)

data

is

transferred

to

the

next

and

no

operation.

data

,

220

that

F

ormat"

is

then

to

270

to stop

left

so

does

(see

formatting the

is

done in

in

Figure

for

the

the

number

\Read

Data

the program

4-3

.

receive

of

data. Instrument

").

incoming data

in Figure

arrays

,

Dat(*)

4-3.

and

with the

F

or

Swp(*)

,

4-10 Reading Measurement Data

W

riting Data

Arrays to

5

the Analyzer

Chapter 4

to write

analyzer over

details on

T

o

Note

explained

data

the

Modify

how

to

arrays

the

data

to

GPIB

arrays

the

.

This

in

Calibration

If

you change

frequency

,

coecient

using

the

INPUCALC

coecient

this

way

,

use

the

RECD

read

data

arrays

analyzer

the

allows

analyzer

.

Y

ou

you

can

to

modify

,

see

Data

measurement conditions

NOP,

and

array

array

the

using

are

destroyed

SA

VDST

IFBW)

f

of

the OUTPCALC

1-12

g

command,

A

command to

command.

from

read,

the

this

and

the

analyzer

modify

the

trace

GPIB

Command

(for

instrument

f

1-12

contents

become

save data

,

and

on

example

after

g

?

command

invalid.

.

This

store

the

of the

chapter

the

analyzer's

R

eference

,

ST

exporting

data

ART

and

shows

arrays

display

manual.

frequency

a

calibration

inporting

imported calibration

If

as ST

you want

ATE

to perform

and

recall

how

to the

.

F

or

,

STOP

it

it

again

in

using

d a

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150 OUTPUT

160 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"*SRE 4;ESNB 1"

!

!

Figure

5-1.

To

Modify

!

ASSIGN

@Hp4396

TO

717

!

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"PRES"

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"NA"

INPUT "Enter

INPUT "Enter

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"CENT

@Hp4396;"SPAN

@Hp4396;"HOLD"

center frequency(Hz).",F_cent

frequency span(Hz).",F_span

!

! Calibration

@Hp4396;"CLES"

Calibration Data

!

When

iBASIC is

";F_cent

";F_span

used,

change

"717"

! Set enable STB and ESB

to

"800"

170 INPUT "Connect THRU and press [RETURN] to do CAL.",Dum$

180 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CALI RESP"

190 ON INTR 7 GOTO Cal_end

200 ENABLE INTR 7;2

! \ When iBASIC is used,

! / change "7" to "8"

210 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"STANC" ! Measure THRU

220 Calibrating:GOTO Calibrating

230 Cal_end: !

240 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"RESPDONE" ! Calculating cal coefficient

250 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"*OPC?" ! \ Wait until calculating ends

260 ENTER @Hp4396;Dum !/

Figure 5-1. Sample Program : To Modify Calibration Data (1/2)

Writing Data Arrays to the Analyzer 5-1

270

280

290

300

310

320

330

340

350

360

370 ENTER

380 ENTER

390

400

410

420

430 !

440

450

460

470

480

490

c b

DISP

"Calibration

!

!

Read

Calibration

DIM

Dat(1:801,1:2)

OUTPUT

ENTER

REDIM

ASSIGN

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"POIN?"

@Hp4396;Nop

Dat(1:Nop,1:2)

@Dt

@Hp4396;"FORM3"

@Hp4396;"OUTPCALC1?"

@Dt USING

@Dt;Dat(*)

ENTER

@Dt USING

!

!

Modify Calibration

!

Restore Calibration

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ASSIGN

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"INPUCALC1

@Dt

@Dt;Dat(*),END

@Dt

@Hp4396;"SAVC"

END

Complete"

Data

TO

717;FORMAT OFF

"%,8A";Head$

"%,1A";Dum$ !

Data

USING

TO

"#,8A";Head$

*

!

When iBASIC

!

\

!

| When

!

/

Data

";

!

Redraw

is used,

iBASIC is

! When

!

iBASIC is

change "717"

When iBASIC

Trace

change "801"

to "802"

used,delete these

used,

to "800"

is

used,

delete

lines

this

line

This

program

the

data

in

standard,

Read

see

Calibration

290 !

300

310

320

330

340 ASSIGN

350

Figure

measures

the analyzer

Chapter

Read Calibration

DIM

OUTPUT

ENTER

REDIM

OUTPUT

5-1.

Sample

calibration

.

F

or

details

1.

For

details

Program

standards

on

on

Data

Data

Dat(1:801,1:2) !

@Hp4396;"POIN?" !

@Hp4396;Nop !

Dat(1:Nop,1:2) !

@Dt TO

717;FORMAT

@Hp4396;"FORM3"

:

T

o

Modify

,

reads

how

to

obtain

how

to

transfer

When iBASIC

\

| When

/

OFF

Calibration

the

obtained

the

calibration

the

data

is used,

iBASIC is

!

When

iBASIC

!

change "717"

Data

(2/2)

calibration

data

arrays

change

,

see

data,

by

measuring

Chapter

"801"

and restores

to

used,delete these

is

used,

to

"800"

the

4.

"802"

lines

360 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"OUTPCALC1?"

370 ENTER @Dt USING "%,8A";Head$

380 ENTER @Dt;Dat(*)

390 ENTER @Dt USING "%,1A";Dum$

The controller can read out the error coecients using the GPIB

Each point is a real/imaginary pair

number of points in the sweep

, and the number of

.F

or details on data transfer

! When iBASIC is used, delete this line

commands

OUTPCALC{1-12}

points in the array is the same as the

, see Chapter 4.

.

Each calibration type uses only as many arrays as needed, starting with array 1, and each array

stores a specic error coecient. Therefore, it is necessary to know the type of calibration

about to be read out: attempting to read an array not being used in the current calibration

causes the \REQUESTED DATA NOT CURRENTLYAVAILABLE" warning to be displayed. For

assignment of data arrays, see the

GPIB Command Reference

manual.

5-2 Writing Data Arrays to the Analyzer

Modify

400

410

420

In

this

portion

contained

Calibration

!

!

Modify

!

of

program,

in

Dat(1:801,1:2)

Data

Calibration

you

modify

.

Data

the

CALIBRA

TION

COEFFICIENT ARRA

Y,

which is

Restore

Modied

430

440

450

460

Line

440

opens

to

restore

Lines

(

END

This

with

can

450 and

).

The

example

the

new

redraw

the

le

Measurement

!

Calibration

Restore

Calibration

Data

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"INPUCALC1

OUTPUT @Dt

OUTPUT

the CALIBRA

USING "#,8A";Head$

@Dt;Dat(*),END

TION COEFFICIENT

data.

460 send

header

sets

CALIBRA

the

trace

Trace

the

is an

trigger

by

with

the

le

input

to

TION

COEFFICIENT

issuing

Modied

header

in

line

HOLD

the

GPIB

Calibration

(

Head$

370.

at

Data

";

),

calibration

line

120.

ARRA

command

Data

ARRAY

The

analyzer

YS

when

SAVC

.

"

description.

1

F

in

data

the

or

the

analyzer

(

Dat(*)

does

trigger

details

.

This

)

and

not

redraw

is

set

to

,

see

the \Redrawing

array

the

terminator

the

HOLD

is

trace

.

You

used

Writing Data Arrays to the Analyzer 5-3

What is

ale

header?

When

using

the

be accompanied

this example

data is

,the

congured as

binary

by the

data

le header

data transfer

follows:

transfer

format is

format,

the

that represents

FORM3

transferred

the

data

and

the

transferred

data

length.

must

In

If you

of data

are not

points.

440 OUTPUT

441

442

443

444

445

446

447

448

449

450

460

Lines

440

real

part,

format.

Line

443

the

number

Line

444

Lines

445

array digit

FORM3

reading

Change

the

the

Data

header

program

Transfer

,

you

can

lines

F

create

440

ormat

to

@Hp4396;"POIN?"

ENTER

@Hp4396;Nop

V$=VAL$(Nop*2*8)

Numv=LEN(V$)

Head$="000000"

FOR

I=1

TO

Numv

Head$[7-I,7-I]=V$[Numv-I+1,Numv-I+1]

NEXT

I

!

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

to

442

8

byte

counts

of

enters 0

to

447

by digit

@Hp4396;"INPUCALC1

@Dt

USING

@Dt;Dat(*),END

calculate

for

the

bytes

as the

place the

from

the

imaginary

number of

transferred.

initial value

number of

the

sixth

number

";

"#,8A";"#6"&Head$

of

bytes

part),

and

represents

characters in

in all

the

header

bytes transferred

array

to

the

rst

it

using

460

as

follows:

transferred

it

in

string

that

arrays

.

to

array

of

the

(8

the

string

contains

the

the

number

byte for

header

header

.

For

example,

003216

5-4 Writing Data Arrays to the Analyzer

if

the

number

of

points

is

201,

the

value

of

Head$

is

.

Redrawing

Measurement

Trace

with

Modied

Calibration

Data

480

When

the

analyzer

How

the

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SAVC"

all

the

calibration

can

trace?

reshape

you

a

trace

modify

(Summary)

coecients

with

T

o

modify

arrays

data

!

are

the

coecients

in

arrays,

Redraw

in

the

Trace

analyzer

.

the trace

the

analyzer.

on the

data processing,

,

send the

display,

Figure 5-2

and GPIB

GPIB command

you rewrite

shows the

relation of

commands

the

SAVC

data

.

to

the

have

Figure

5-2.

Data

Arrays



Reset

*RST



Data

INPURAW{1-4}

corresponding arrays

the data

INPUCALC{1-12}

COEFFICIENT ARRA



DATA to MEMORY command

DATMEM

,

Data

Processing,

and

GPIB Command

command

or

PRES

command

array writing

,

INPUDATA

trace on

commands

command

.

These

the

analyzer's

clears all

and

INPUDTRC

commands

write the

arrays.

display

YS.

command restores the contents in D

immediately

.

CALIBRA

MEMORY ARRAYS, and the contents in D

ARRAYS into MEMORY TRA



Data processing command

SAVC

command executes the data processing CORRECTION

CE ARRA

YS.

with the current RAWARRAYS and CALIBRATION

COEFFICIENT ARRAYS.

commands

TION

ATAARRA

ATATRA

write

reshape

CE

the

YS into

The following examples show how to modify the DATA ARRAYS and DATATRACE ARRAYS.

Writing Data Arrays to the Analyzer 5-5

To

Modify Error-Corrected

Data

d a

10 !

20 !

Figure 5-3.

To Modify

Error-Corrected

Data

30 !

40 ASSIGN

@Hp4396

TO

717

!

When

iBASIC

is

used,

change

"717"

to

"800"

50 !

60 OUTPUT

70 OUTPUT

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

INPUT

INPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

!

INPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ON

170 ENABLE

180

190

Measuring:

200

Sweep_end:

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

280

290

300

310

320

330

340

350

DISP

!

!

DIM

OUTPUT

ENTER

REDIM

ASSIGN

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"FORM3"

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"OUTPDATA?"

ENTER @Dt

ENTER @Dt;Dat(*)

ENTER @Dt

!

!

@Hp4396;"PRES"

@Hp4396;"NA"

"Enter

"Enter

@Hp4396;"CENT

@Hp4396;"SPAN

"Connect

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"*SRE

INTR

7

GOTO

INTR

7;2

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"SING"

"Measurement

Read

Error-Corrected

Dat(1:801,1:2)

@Hp4396;"POIN?"

@Hp4396;Nop

Dat(1:Nop,1:2)

@Dt

TO

USING "%,8A";Head$

USING "%,1A";Dum$

Modify

Error-Corrected Data

center

frequency(Hz).",F_cent

frequency

DUT

and

Sweep_end

GOTO

Measuring

!

Complete"

717;FORMAT

span(Hz).",F_span

";F_cent

";F_span

press

4;ESNB

[RETURN].",Dum$

1"

!

\

!

/

!

When

change

Data

!

When

iBASIC

!

\

!

|

When

iBASIC

!

/

OFF

!

When

! change

! When

Set

iBASIC

"7"

is

used,

iBASIC

iBASIC is

enable

is

used,

to

"8"

change

is

used,

is used,

"717" to

STB

and

ESB

"801" to

delete these

"800"

used,

delete

"802"

lines

this

line

360 !

370 ! Restore Error-Corrected Data

380 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"INPUDATA ";

390 OUTPUT @Dt USING "#,8A";Head$

400 OUTPUT @Dt;Dat(*),END

410 ASSIGN @Dt TO *

420 END

c b

Figure 5-3. Sample Program : To Modify Error-Corrected Data

This program measures the DUT, reads the obtained data, and restores the data in the analyzer.

For details on how to read the data array, see Chapter 4. For information on how to modify the

trace on the display, see the \To Modify Calibration Data"example.

5-6 Writing Data Arrays to the Analyzer

Read

Error-Corrected

Data

230

240

250

260

270

280

290

300

310

320

330

OUTPDATA?

transfer

,

see

Restore

370

380

390

400

Line

380

opens

Lines

390

Calibration

! Read

DIM

OUTPUT

ENTER

REDIM

ASSIGN

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

command

Chapter

Modied

! Restore

Error-Corrected

Dat(1:801,1:2)

@Hp4396;"POIN?"

@Hp4396;Nop

Dat(1:Nop,1:2)

@Dt

TO

717;FORMAT

@Hp4396;"FORM3"

@Hp4396;"OUTPDATA?"

@Dt

USING

"%,8A";Head$

@Dt;Dat(*)

@Dt

USING

(line

"%,1A";Dum$

300)

retrieves

4.

Error-Corrected

Error-Corrected Data

!

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"INPUDATA

OUTPUT @Dt

OUTPUT

the

to

400

transfer

Data

"

USING "#,8A";Head$

@Dt;Dat(*),END

D

A

T

A

ARRA

YS

data

in

example).

in

FORM3

Data

When

!

!

!

the

iBASIC

\

|

When

/

OFF

D

A

T

A ARRA

Data

";

analyzer

(a

similar

is

iBASIC

!

When

!

change

!

When

YS in

to

restore

procedure

used,

is

change

used,

iBASIC

"717"

iBASIC

the analyzer

the

data.

is

used

is

is

to

"801"

delete

used,

"800"

used,

.

F

in

the

to "802"

these lines

delete

or

details

\T

o

Modify

this

on

line

data

Writing Data Arrays to the Analyzer 5-7

To

Modify Trace

Data

d a

10 !

20 !

Figure 5-4.

To Modify

Trace

Data

30 !

40 ASSIGN

@Hp4396

TO

717

!

When

iBASIC

is

used,

change

"717"

to

"800"

50 !

60 OUTPUT

70 OUTPUT

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

INPUT

INPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

!

INPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ON

170 ENABLE

180

190

Measuring:

200

Sweep_end:

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

280

290

300

310

320

330

340

350

DISP

!

!

DIM

OUTPUT

ENTER

REDIM

ASSIGN

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"FORM3"

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"OUTPDTRC?"

ENTER @Dt

ENTER @Dt;Dat(*)

ENTER @Dt

!

!

@Hp4396;"PRES"

@Hp4396;"NA"

"Enter

"Enter

@Hp4396;"CENT

@Hp4396;"SPAN

"Connect

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"*SRE

INTR

7

GOTO

INTR

7;2

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"SING"

"Measurement

Read

Trace

Dat(1:801,1:2)

@Hp4396;"POIN?"

@Hp4396;Nop

Dat(1:Nop,1:2)

@Dt

TO

USING "%,8A";Head$

USING "%,1A";Dum$

Modify

Trace Data

center

frequency(Hz).",F_cent

frequency

DUT

and

Sweep_end

GOTO

Measuring

!

Complete"

Data

!

717;FORMAT

span(Hz).",F_span

";F_cent

";F_span

press

4;ESNB

When

[RETURN].",Dum$

1"

!

\

When

!

/

change

iBASIC

!

\

!

|

When

!

/

OFF

!

!

is

iBASIC

When

! change

! When

Set

enable

iBASIC

"7"

to

used,

is

change

used,

iBASIC

"717" to

iBASIC is

STB

is

used,

"8"

delete these

is used,

"800"

used,

and

ESB

"801" to

delete

"802"

lines

this

line

360 !

370 ! Restore Trace Data

380 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"INPUDTRC ";

390 OUTPUT @Dt USING "#,8A";Head$

400 OUTPUT @Dt;Dat(*),END

410 ASSIGN @Dt TO *

420 END

c b

Figure 5-4. Sample Program : To Modify Trace Data

This program measures the DUT, reads the obtained data, and restores the data into the

analyzer.For details on how to read the data array, see Chapter 4.

For details on how to modify the trace on the display, see the \To Modify Calibration Data"

example.

5-8 Writing Data Arrays to the Analyzer

Read

Trace

Data

230

240

250

260

270

280

290

300

310

320

330

The

OUTPDTRC?

transfer

,

see

Restore

370

380

390

400

Line

380

opens

Lines

390

Calibration

! Read

DIM

OUTPUT

ENTER

REDIM

ASSIGN

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

Chapter

Modied Trace

!

Trace

Data

Dat(1:801,1:2)

@Hp4396;"POIN?"

@Hp4396;Nop

Dat(1:Nop,1:2)

@Dt

TO

717;FORMAT

@Hp4396;"FORM3"

@Hp4396;"OUTPDTRC?"

@Dt

USING

"%,8A";Head$

@Dt;Dat(*)

@Dt

USING

command

"%,1A";Dum$

(line

300)

4.

Data

Restore

Trace

Data

!

retrieves

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"INPUDTRC

OUTPUT @Dt

OUTPUT

the

and

400

Data

"

USING "#,8A";Head$

@Dt;Dat(*),END

D

A

T

A

TRA

CE

transfer

data

example).

ARRA

in

FORM3

When

!

!

!

YS

iBASIC

\

|

When

/

OFF

";

in

(a

iBASIC

!

!

!

When

trace

the

analyzer

similar

is

used,

When

iBASIC

change

iBASIC

data

in the

procedure

is

"717"

to

restore

change

used,

is

to

is

used,

analyzer.

is

used

"801"

delete

used,

"800"

delete this

For

the

data.

in

the

to "802"

these lines

details

\T

o

Modify

on

data

line

Writing Data Arrays to the Analyzer 5-9

6

Printing

This chapter

describes

commands.

T

o

Print

Printer

1.

Connect

2.

Turn

Execute

T

o

print

OUTPUT

Set

the

Analyzer

Preparation

a

printer

the

printer

Print

the

screen, execute

800;"PRINALL"

GPIB

address

or Plotting

how

to

print

Display

using

a

parallel

on.

the

folowing

when

you execute

the Analyzer's

the

information

cable

.

on

the

command.

from

an

external

controller

analyzer

Display

display

using

.

GPIB

T

o

Observe

The Basic

interrupt.

Printing

program shown

below gives

an

example

to

detect

printing

end

by

using

a

SRQ

Printing or Plotting the Analyzer's Display 6-1

d a

10

!

20

!

Figure

30

!

40

ASSIGN

50

!

60

OUTPUT

70

OUTPUT

80

OUTPUT

90

OUTPUT

100

OUTPUT

120 ON

130 ENABLE

140

150

160

170

OUTPUT

La1:!

GOTO

DISP

6-1.

To Observe

@Hp4396

TO

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"OSNT

@Hp4396;"OSPT

@Hp4396;"OSE

@Hp4396;"*SRE

INTR 8

GOTO La1

INTR 8;2

@Hp4396;"PRINALL"

La1

"PRINT COMPLETE"

800

512"

0"

512"

128"

Printing

!Catch High

!Disable Low

!Enable OS

!Enable OSR

to Low

Transition

to High

Event Reg.

bit

Transitions

180 !

190

END

c b

Figure

6-1.

Sample

Program

:

To

Observe Printing

6-2 Printing or Plotting the Analyzer's Display

7

Controlling

This chapter

at the

same

is

time

for

programmers

.

This

subsystem commands

the

GPIB

Command

If

your

GPIB

has

only

skip

this

T

o

Control

The

analyzer

device

control

chapter

on

to

the

the

.

GPIB

must

GPIB

analyzer

be

.

Instrument B

who

use

both

chapter

.

The

R

eference

one

the

Initially

(or

shows

PROGram

manual

controller

from

active

,

the

other

how

subsystem

for

(either

Instrument

controller

system

controller

controllers

ASIC from

Instrument

to

pass

control

is

part

more

information

an

external

B

ASIC

of

the

GPIB

is

active

,if

there are

B

ASIC

and

of

the

on

computer

(select

.

The

others on

and

how

SCPI

how

or

code

active

the GPIB).

Remote

an

external

to

use

the

PROGram

commands

to

use

SCPI

the

Instrument

7)

when

controlling

controller can

controller

hierarchy

commands

B

ASIC),

pass

.

the

See

.

What is an active

controller?

Figure



The active controller determines which controller can manage the GPIB

(that is

, have control). The GPIB can have only one active controller at a

time. If two or more controllers are on the same bus

from one controller to another



Resetting the GPIB (this operation can only be done by the system

controller), the returns control to the system controller

7-1.

P

ass

Control

, control is passed

.

.

Controlling Instrument BASIC from Remote 7-1

What is

system

controller?

In

this

guide

is used

in

,

NN

NN

NN

N

ADDRESSABLE ONLY

it

N

N

N

N

N

is

assumed

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N





N

The

controller that

A controller

controller

manual.

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

NN

NN

NN

NN

SYSTEM

(non-system

controller

NN

NN

that

NN

NN

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

can be

.F

or details

The analyzer

NN

NN

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

NN

NN

CONTROLLER

controller) mode

on

the

the

NN

external

N

N

N

N

mode.

NN

NN

acts as

set as

NN

NN

N

N

N

N

bus

on how

,as

a controller

N

N

(system

.

controller

the

master

either a

to set

controller)

.

However

controller

.

system controller

a controller

,can

,

there

is

the

system

,see

be used

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

NN

ADDRESSABLE

or

can

controller

or a

the

in either

NN

NN

NN

NN

NN

N

N

N

N

be

only

non-system

controller's

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

NN

NN

NN

NN

NN

NN

ONLY

one

and

the

N

N

N

system

analyzer

d a

10 !

20 !

Figure

7-2.

To

Receive

Control

(on

Instrument

BASIC)

30 !

40 PRINTER

50

ON

60 Not_active:

70

PRINT

80

!

90

OFF

100

END

IS

701

ERROR

GOTO

!

"HELLO WORLD!"

ERROR

Not_active

c b

In

line

60,

Therefore

When

T

o

pass

control

active

Figure

to

,

print

until

7-2.

out

active

is

passed

control

Sample

to

the

control

to

the

to

Instrument

Program:

printer

is

passed

analyzer

B

at

address

to

,

it

ASIC:

T

o

Receive

the

analyzer

executes

701,

Control

the

,

line

(On

analyzer

the

program loops

70.

Instrument

requires

active

back

B

ASIC)

control.

to

line

30.

d a

PASS

While

active

plotters

Note

CONTROL

the

analyzer

controller

.

717

has

,

the

analyzer

The ability to assert the GPIB interface clear line (IFC) and remote enable line

(REN) are

active control, it

ABORT 7

REMOTE 7

5

4

Return

P

ass

control,

Control

it

can

is

send

free

(On

External

to

address

messages

to and

reserved for the system controller

is denied these functions

assert the

assert

interface clear line (IFC)

the remote enable line (REN)

Controller)

devices to

read replies

.

talk and

listen as

back from

needed. As

printers and

. Even when Instrument B

the

ASIC has

To return active control to the system controller:

d a

PASS CONTROL 721

4

Return

5

Return Control (On Instrument BASIC)

7-2 Controlling Instrument BASIC from Remote

Or

, you

can return

control

to

the

external

controller

by

resetting

the

GPIB

as

follows:

d a

ABORT

7

4

Return

5

This returns

Note

T

o

Execute

Return Control

active control

to the

The PROGram

on

the

external

additional

information

an Instrument

system controller

subsystem commands

controller

(On External

.

See

on

the

use

B

ASIC

.

in

the

the

GPIB

Command

of

SCPI

Command

Controller)

following

R

commands

from

programs

eference

.

the

can

be

used

manual

for

External

Controller

Combine the

example

,

to

execute

PROG:EXEC

EDIT

command

command,

with

Instrument

B

ASIC

command

to

be

executed.

F

or

d a

OUTPUT

717;"PROG:EXEC

""EDIT"""

Or

you

can

change

the

double

quoted

term,

""EDIT""

to

a

single

quote

'EDIT

',

as

follows

.

d a

OUTPUT

Be

careful

example

follows

717;"PROG:EXEC

when

you

,

to

execute

.

execute

the

Instrument

'EDIT'"

an

Instrument

B

ASIC

B

ASIC

command

command

\

GET

"FILENAME"

that

requires

",

a

parameter

the

quotation

.

F

or

is

as

d a

OUTPUT 717;"PROG:EXEC ""GET """"FILENAME"""""""

Controlling Instrument BASIC from Remote 7-3

To

Run an

Instrument B

ASIC Program

From the

External

Controller

d a

10

! Figure

20

! (On

30

!

40

ABORT 7

50

ASSIGN @Hp4396

60

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"PROG:DEL:ALL"

70

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"PROG:DEF

80

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"10

90

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"20

100

OUTPUT

110

OUTPUT

120

OUTPUT

130

END

7-3. To

Run iBASIC

External Controller)

TO 717

MSI "":INTERNAL"""

GET ""FIG3_3"""

@Hp4396;"30

@Hp4396;"

"

END"

END

@Hp4396;"PROG:EXEC

Program From

#0"

""RUN"""

Ext.Controller

c b

Sample

Y

ou

running

Open

Program :

must

put

the

the Instrument

60

70

Scratch

editor

Send

any

.

the

80

90

100

In

the Instrument

To

the

disk

program.

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

program

@Hp4396;"PROG:DEL:ALL"

@Hp4396;"PROG:DEF

currently

Instrument

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"10

@Hp4396;"20

@Hp4396;"30

B

ASIC

Run

that

(The

the

contains

sample

B

ASIC

B

ASIC

editor

Figure

Instrument

(On

External Controller)

FIG3_3

program

Editor

#0"

existing

in

the

Program

MSI "":INTERNAL"""

GET ""FIG3_3"""

END"

,

the

following

7-3.

B

ASIC

into

the

disk

for

analyzer's

program

Program

built-in

disk

Instrument

Instrument

is

now

From

drive

B

ASIC

B

present:

the

External

of

the

analyzer before

contains

ASIC editor

Controller

FIG3_3

and open

.)

the

d a

10 MSI ":INTERNAL"

20 GET "FIG3_3"

30 END

Close the Instrument B

ASIC Editor

110 OUTPUT @Hp4396;" " END

Sending the

END

command to the analyzer closes the editor.

7-4 Controlling Instrument BASIC from Remote

Run

the

Instrument

B

ASIC

Program

120

Line

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"PROG:EXEC

120

runs

the

following

program

in

the

""RUN"""

Instrument

B

ASIC editor:

d a

10

MSI ":INTERNAL"

20

GET "FIG3_3"

30

END

Line

20

T

o

Transfer

retrieves

the

the

FIG3_3

program

Program

and

at

the

to

Instrument B

same

time

runs the

ASIC

program.

d a

10

!

20 !

Figure

7-4.

To

Transfer

the

Program

to

iBASIC

(on

External

Controller)

30 !

40 ABORT

50

60

70

80

90

100

ASSIGN

INPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ASSIGN

ON

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

Done:

180

190

200

7

@Hp4396

TO

717

"FILENAME?",File_name$

@Hp4396;"PROG:DEL:ALL"

@Hp4396;"PROG:DEF

@File

ERROR

DIM

Line$[1024]

GOTO

TO

File_name$

Done

LOOP

Line$=""

ENTER

OUTPUT

@File;Line$

@Hp4396;Line$

END LOOP

!

OFF

ERROR

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"

END

#0"

" END

c b

Figure 7-4.

Sample Program : T

This Program transfers the program le in the mass storage of the external controller

Before you run this program, conrm that the le to be transferred is on the mass

o Transfer the Program to Instrument B

ASIC (on External Controller)

.

storage

device.

Open the Instrument BASIC Editor

70 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"PROG:DEL:ALL"

80 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"PROG:DEF #0"

Scratch any program that currently exists in the analyzer's Instrument BASIC editor and open

the editor.

Controlling Instrument BASIC from Remote 7-5

Transfer

the

Program

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

Transfer

computer

Close

190

Sending

T

o

External

ASSIGN @File

ON

ERROR

DIM

Line$[1024]

LOOP

Line$=""

ENTER

OUTPUT

END

LOOP

the

program

exits

the

the Instrument

OUTPUT

the

analyzer

Load

an

Array in

Controller

TO

GOTO

Done

@File;Line$

@Hp4396;Line$

by

line

loop

and

goes

BASIC

@Hp4396;"

the

END

File_name$

to

the

analyzer

to

line

170.

.

When

Editor

" END

command closes

the editor

an Instrument

all program

.

B

ASIC

lines are

transferred, the

Program

to

the

d a

10

!

20

!

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Figure

!

ABORT 7

ASSIGN @Hp4396

DIM Passed(1:801,1:2)

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"PROG:NUMB?

ENTER @Hp4396;Passed(*)

END

7-5.

To

Load

TO

iBASIC

717

Program Array

""Dat"";"

(on

External

Controller)

c b

Sample

This program retrieves the array

Program

:

T

o

Load Instrument

generated in the sample program listed in Figure 4-2 when

that program is executed in Instrument

Figure

BASIC. This information is transferred to the external

BASIC

7-5.

Program Array

controller.

First, run the Instrument B

ASIC program

FIG4_2

to store the data into the array

program in Figure 7-5 to transfer the data.

Transfer the Program Array of Instrument BASIC

70 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"PROG:NUMB? ""Dat"";"

80 ENTER @Hp4396;Passed(*)

The

PROG:NUMB? "Dat"

array is entered into

query returns the program array

Passed(1:801,1:2)

.

Dat(1:801,1:2)

7-6 Controlling Instrument BASIC from Remote

(on External

of Figure 4-2. The

Controller)

.Then

run the

8

Programming

This chapter

the results

T

o

P

erform

describes

of

the

test.

limit

Limit T

how

to

perform

T

est

est from

limit

tests

,

set

Remote

the

limit

lines

,

test

the

DUT

,

and

transfer

d a

10

!

20

!

Figure

30

!

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

ASSIGN

!

CLEAR

PRINT

!

DIM

INPUT

FOR

GOSUB

NEXT

!

LOOP

160

170 EXIT

180 INPUT

190 IF

200 GOSUB

210 END

8-1.

Limit

@Hp4396

TO

SCREEN

USING

"10A,15A,15A,15A";"Segment","Swp.Prmtr(Hz)","Upper","Lowe

Table(1:18,1:3)

"Enter

I=1

TO

number

Numb

Loadlimit

I

INPUT

"Do

you

IF An$="N"

"Enter segment

Numb<I THEN

Numb=I

Loadlimit

LOOP

Test

717

!

of

segments

want

to

OR An$="n"

number(<=18)",I

When

edit?

iBASIC

is

(<=18)",Numb

(Y/N)",An$

used,

change

"717"

to

"800"

r"

220 !

230

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"EDITLIML"

240 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"LIMCLEL"

250 FOR K=1 TO

Numb

260 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"LIMSADD"

270 OUTPUT @Hp4396;";LIMPRM ";Table(K,1)

280 OUTPUT @Hp4396;";LIMU ";Table(K,2)

290 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"LIML ";Table(K,3)

300 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"LIMSDON"

310 NEXT K

320 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"LIMEDONE"

330 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"LIMILINE ON"

340 !

350 INPUT "Connect DUT, and press Enter.",Dum$

Figure 8-1. Sample Program : Limit Test (1/2)

Programming Limit Test from Remote 8-1

360

370

380

390

400

410

420

430

440

450

460 ENTER

470 OUTPUT

480

490

500

510

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ON

ENABLE

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"*SRE

INTR

7

INTR

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"SING"

GOTO Sweep_end

Measuring:GOTO

Sweep_end:

OUTPUT

DIM

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"LIMITEST

Dt(1:801,1:4)

@Hp4396;"OUTPLIMF?"

@Hp4396 USING

@Hp4396;"OUTPFAIP?"

ENTER

IF

PRINT

FOR

@Hp4396;Failp

Failp=0 THEN

" FAIL

I=1 TO

7;2

Measuring

!

Passed

Failp

4;ESNB

1"

!\

When iBASIC

!/

ON"

!

"%,K";Dt(*) !

POINTS "

is used,

\ Output

/

change "7"

test results.

to "8"

520 PRINT

530

540

550

560

570

580

590

600

610

620

630

640

650

660

670

c b

PRINT

PRINT

PRINT

NEXT

I

Passed:

DISP

!

"Program

STOP

!

Loadlimit:

INPUT

INPUT

INPUT

PRINT

"ENTER

"ENTER

"ENTER

I;TAB(11);Table(I,1);TAB(27);Table(I,2);TAB(42);Table(I,3

RETURN

END

"Swp.

"

prmtr

Results

:

";Dt(I,1)

Upper

Lower

"

TAB(5);Dt(I,2);TAB(17);Dt(I,3);TAB(32);Dt(I,4)

End"

!

SWEEP PARAMETER

UPPER

LOWER

LIMIT VALUE",Table(I,2)

LIMIT VALUE",Table(I,3)

(Hz)",Table(I,1)

)

Edit

60

70

Limit

Line

CLEAR SCREEN

PRINT

USING

Figure

"10A,15A,15A,15A";"Segment","Swp.Prmtr(Hz)","Upper","Lower"

8-1.

Sample

Program

:

80 !

90 DIM Table(1:18,1:3)

100 INPUT "Enter number of segments (<=18)",Numb

110 FOR I=1 TO Numb

120 GOSUB Loadlimit

130 NEXT

I

140 !

150 LOOP

160 INPUT "Do you want to edit? (Y/N)",An$

170 EXIT IF An$="N" OR An$="n"

180 INPUT "Enter segment number(<=18)",I

190 IF Numb<I THEN Numb=I

200 GOSUB Loadlimit

210 END LOOP

8-2 Programming Limit Test from Remote

Limit T

est (2/2)

610

620

630

640

650

660

Lines

Line

the

.

.

.

Loadlimit: !

INPUT "ENTER

INPUT "ENTER

INPUT "ENTER

PRINT I;TAB(11);Table(I,1);TAB(27);Table(I,2);TAB(42);Table(I,3

RETURN

60

and

90

denes

sweep

parameter

70

print

the

the

table

,

the

SWEEP

UPPER

LOWER

limit

(array

upper

PARAMETER

LIMIT

LIMIT

table

heads

(Hz)",Table(I,1)

VALUE",Table(I,2)

VALUE",Table(I,3)

on

the

Table(1:18,1:3)

limit

value

,

and

B

)

the

ASIC

used

lower

SCREEN.

to

hold

limit

value

the

limit

values

as follows:

.It

)

contains

Lines

you

110

dened

Segment Sweep P

1

2

.

.

.

to

130

call

the

subroutine

in

line

100

(the

arameter

Table(1,1) Table(1,2) Table(1,3)

Table(2,1) Table(2,2) Table(2,3)

.

.

.

Loadlimit

analyzer

can

retain up

Upper Limit Lower Limit

.

.

.

(line 610)

to 18

to edit

and print

segments).

as

.

.

.

many

segments

as

d a

Segment

1

2

3

The

loop

segment

Set

Limit

230

240

250

260

270 OUTPUT @Hp4396;";LIMPRM ";Table(K,1)

280 OUTPUT @Hp4396;";LIMU ";Table(K,2)

290 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"LIML ";Table(K,3)

300 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"LIMSDON"

Swp.Prmtr(Hz)

2.E+6

3.E+6

4.E+6

,

lines

150

to

210,

determines

is

in

the

table

.

Line

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

FOR

@Hp4396;"EDITLIML"

@Hp4396;"LIMCLEL"

K=1

TO

Numb

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"LIMSADD"

Upper

0

10

10

Lower

-10

-20

-10

if

you

want

to

edit

the table

Start to

Clear

Start

to

and conrms

set the

existing

set

limit line

limit

a

segment

that

table

the

Enter sweep parameter

Enter

upper limit

Enter lower limit

Complete the segment

310 NEXT K

320 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"LIMEDONE"

330 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"LIMILINE ON"

Complete the limit line

Set limit line ON

In this portion of the program, the limit table (edited using BASIC) is transferred to the

analyzer.

Programming Limit Test from Remote 8-3

Read

the

Limit

T

est

Results

430

440

450

460

470

480

490

500

510

520

530

540

550

560

570

580

The

results

limit,

The

result

as

many

Lines

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"LIMITEST

DIM

Dt(1:801,1:4)

OUTPUT

ENTER

OUTPUT

ENTER

IF

PRINT

FOR

@Hp4396;"OUTPLIMF?"

@Hp4396

@Hp4396;"OUTPFAIP?"

@Hp4396;Failp

Failp=0

THEN

"

I=1

TO

Failp

PRINT

PRINT

PRINT

PRINT

NEXT

Passed:

DISP

OUTPLIMF?

are in

and lower

OUTPFAIP?

is

P

ASS, it

lines

510

to

560

the following

"Swp.

"

Results

TAB(5);Dt(I,2);TAB(17);Dt(I,3);TAB(32);Dt(I,4)

I

!

"Program

command

limit.

command

returns 0

as

the

transferred

print

the

USING

"%,K";Dt(*)

Passed

FAIL

prmtr

:

End"

in

line

450

order: sweep

in line

and

470 returns

the

program

data.

limit

test

result

ON"

POINTS

";Dt(I,1)

Upper

returns

the

parameter

the

goes

as

follows:

!

!

limit

test

,

result

number

to

Passed

\

Output

/

result

of

"

Lower

(0

for

failed

.)

Then

test

for

fail,

points

the

results.

"

failed

0

1

.

array

points

for

no

(When

Dt

.

The

test),

the

is

printed

test

upper

limit

test

with

d a

Swp.Prmtr(Hz)

Result

0

:

1.1925E+7

Upper

20

Lower

-40

Swp.Prmtr(Hz)

Result

0

What

are

other

commands used to

retrieve the test

results?

:

1.2125E+7

Upper

Lower

20

Instead

using the

of

-40

reading

the

OUTPLIMF?

limit

command, you can read out the test

result using the following commands:



At

all measurement points:



At marker

position:

OUTPLIMM?

Both commands return the

pass, 0 for fail,

0

1 for no test), upper limit, and lower

test

results

for

OUTPLIML?

sweep parameter

failed points

, result (1 for

by

limit.

8-4 Programming Limit Test from Remote

9

Using

This chapter

T

o

Set

the List

describes

List

Sweep

Sweep Function

how

to

use

the

list

sweep

function

over

GPIB

.

d a

10

!

20

!

Figure

30

!

40

ASSIGN @Hp4396

50

!

60

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SA"

70

CLEAR

80

PRINT

90

PRINT

100

!

110

DIM

120

INPUT

130

FOR

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

GOSUB

NEXT

!

LOOP

INPUT

EXIT

INPUT

IF

GOSUB

230 END

240

!

9-1.

List

Sweep

TO 800

!

When

iBASIC

is

used,

change

"717"

SCREEN

"Segment";TAB(9);"Center(Hz)";TAB(20);"Span(Hz)";TAB(30);

TAB(39);"Power(dBm)";TAB(50);"RBW(Hz)"

Table(1:31,1:5)

"Enter

I=1

TO

number

Numb

of

segments

(<=31)",Numb

Loadlist

I

"Do

you

IF

An$="N"

"Enter

Numb<I

THEN

want to

OR

segment

Numb=I

edit? (Y/N)",An$

An$="n"

number(<=31)",I

Loadlist

LOOP

to

"800"

"Points";

250 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"EDITLIST"

260 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CLEL"

270 FOR K=1 TO Numb

280 OUTPUT

290 OUTPUT

300 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SPAN

@Hp4396;"SADD"

@Hp4396;"CENT ";Table(K,1)

";Table(K,2)

310 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"POIN ";Table(K,3)

320 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"POWE ";Table(K,4)

330 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"BW ";Table(K,5)

340 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SDON"

350 NEXT K

360 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"EDITDONE"

370 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SWPT LIST"

380 !

Figure 9-1. Sample Program : List Sweep (1/2)

Using the List Sweep Function 9-1

390

INPUT

400

OUTPUT

410

OUTPUT

420

ON

430

ENABLE

440

450

Measuring:GOTO

460

Sweep_end:

470

DISP

480

STOP

"Connect

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"*SRE

INTR

8

INTR

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"SING"

"Program

DUT,

and press

4;ESNB

GOTO Sweep_end

8;2

Measuring

!

End"

Enter.",Dum$

1"

!\

When iBASIC

!/

is used,

change "7"

to "8"

490 !

500 Loadlist:

510

INPUT

520

INPUT

530

INPUT

540

INPUT

550 INPUT

560

PRINT

570

PRINT

580

RETURN

590

c b

END

!

"Enter center

"Enter frequency

"Enter number

"Enter power

"Enter resolution

frequency(Hz)",Table(I,1)

span(Hz)",Table(I,2)

of points",Table(I,3)

level(dBm)",Table(I,4)

band

width(Hz)",Table(I,5)

I;TAB(11);Table(I,1);TAB(20);Table(I,2);TAB(30);Table(I,3

TAB(40);Table(I,4);TAB(50);Table(I,5)

);

Edit

List

70

CLEAR

80

PRINT

90

PRINT

100

!

110

DIM

120

INPUT

130

FOR

140 GOSUB

150 NEXT

Figure

T

able

SCREEN

"Segment";TAB(9);"Center(Hz)";TAB(20);"Span(Hz)";TAB(30);

TAB(39);"Power(dBm)";TAB(50);"RBW(Hz)"

Table(1:31,1:5)

"Enter

I=1

TO

Numb

Loadlist

I

number

9-1.

Sample

of segments

Program

(<=31)",Numb

:

List

Sweep

(2/2)

160 !

170 LOOP

180 INPUT

190 EXIT

200

INPUT

"Do you

IF An$="N"

"Enter

want

to

OR An$="n"

segment

edit?

(Y/N)",An$

number(<=31)",I

210 IF Numb<I THEN Numb=I

220 GOSUB Loadlist

230 END LOOP

.

.

.

500 Loadlist: !

510 INPUT "Enter center frequency(Hz)",Table(I,1)

520 INPUT "Enter frequency span(Hz)",Table(I,2)

530 INPUT "Enter number of points",Table(I,3)

540 INPUT "Enter power level(dBm)",Table(I,4)

550 INPUT "Enter resolution band width(Hz)",Table(I,5)

560 PRINT I;TAB(11);Table(I,1);TAB(20);Table(I,2);TAB(30);Table(I,3);

570 PRINT TAB(40);Table(I,4);TAB(50);Table(I,5)

580 RETURN

"Points";

Lines 70 to 90 print the list table heads on the BASIC screen.

9-2 Using the List Sweep Function

Line

center

each

110 denes

frequency,

segment as

the table

frequency

follows:

(array

span,

Table(1:31,1:5)

number

of

points

)

used

,

power

to

hold

level,

the

and

list

values

resolution

.

It

band

contains

width of

the

Resolution

Band Width

as

many

.

.

.

segments

as

Lines

you

Segment Center

Frequency

130

dened

1

2

.

.

.

to

150 call

in

Table(1,1) Table(1,2) Table(1,3) Table(1,4) Table(1,5)

Table(2,1) Table(2,2) Table(2,3) Table(2,4) Table(2,5)

line 120

.

.

.

the subroutine

(The analyzer

Frequency

Span

.

.

.

Loadlist

can retain

Number

Points

(line

up

.

.

.

500)

to

31

P

of

ower

to

edit

and

segments).

Level

.

.

.

print

d a

Segment

1

2

3

The

loop

segment

Set

List

250

260

270

280

290

300

310 OUTPUT

320

330

340 OUTPUT

350

360

370 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SWPT LIST"

Center(Hz)

100

10000 1000

1000000

,

lines

170

to

230,

determines

is

in

the

table

.

T

able

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

FOR

@Hp4396;"EDITLIST"

@Hp4396;"CLEL"

K=1

TO Numb

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"SADD"

@Hp4396;"CENT

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SPAN

@Hp4396;"POIN ";Table(K,3)

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"POWE

@Hp4396;"BW

@Hp4396;"SDON"

NEXT K

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"EDITDONE"

Stop(Hz)

20

1000

";Table(K,5)

Points

Power(dBm)

100

300

400

if

you

want

";Table(K,1)

";Table(K,2)

";Table(K,4)

0

0

0

to

edit the

Start

Clear

Start

Enter

Enter

Enter

Enter

Enter

table and

to

existing

to

center

frequency

number

power level

resolution

Complete

Complete

Activate list sweep

RBW(Hz)

100

300

100

set

the

limit

set

a

segment

frequency

of

the

segment

the

list

conrms

list

table

span

points

band

table

table

width

that

the

In this portion of the program, the list table (edited

What are other

commands are used to

set the list values?



When setting segment frequencies

center/span denition by using the

parameter

commands, you can dene start/stop frequency by

using:

1.

STAR

parameter/STOP

2.

MKRSTAR/MKRSTOP



When setting the IF band width (with the analyzer in

network analyzer mode), use the

using B

ASIC) is transferred to the analyzer

, instead of setting the

CENT

parameter/SPAN

parameter

commands

commands (Maker to start/stop)

BW

parameter

Using the List Sweep Function 9-3

.

command.

10

Using

This chapter

operation of

The I/O

port

handler on

the Analyzer's

describes

the

on

the

a

production

I/O

port,

analyzer's

how

line).

see

to

use

the

rear

the

4396B

panel

I/O P

I/O

port

of

Function

communicates

ort

the

analyzer

R

eference

with

with

manual.

external

the

devices

GPIB

.

F

or

(for

general

example

,

a

The

I/O port

8-bit

4-bit

3

grounds

consists of

output

input

The signals IN 0 to

The Instrument B

control the 8-bit I/O port without using GPIB commands

than using an GPIB command. F

Using Instrument B

the following

Figure

15

10-1.

TTL

compatible

I/O

Port

signals:

IN 3 and OUT 0 to OUT 7 can be read and set by GPIB commands

ASIC commands

READIO(15,0)

and

WRITEIO 15,0

can directly

. This operation is faster

or more information on these commands

ASIC with the 4396B

manual.

Using the Analyzer's I/O Port 10-1

.

, see the

To

Synchronize External

Handler with

Analyzer

d a

10

!

20

! Figure

30

! with

40

!

50

ASSIGN

60

!

70

!

80

OUTPUT

90

!

100

REPEAT

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

OUTPUT

ENTER

A=BIT(Inpio,3)

UNTIL

!

!

END

10_2.

Synchronization

the

@Hp4396

TO

717

@Hp4396;"OUT8IO

@Hp4396;"INP8IO?"

@Hp4396;Inpio

A=1

Analyzer

!

When

8"

of

an

iBASIC

!

!

!

Waiting

!

!

External

is

used,

Handler

Handler

change

Response

"717"

to

"800"

c b

Figure 10-2.

Sample

Program

: Synchronization

of an

External

Handler

with

the

Analyzer

Send

The

Signal

80

OUTPUT

OUT8IO

command

to

the

@Hp4396;"OUT8IO

parameter

sets

the

OUT

External

command

3

line

to

Figure

Handler

8"

sets

TRUE

10-3.

the

(1).

8-bit

8-Bit

data

Data

value

of

of

the

OUT0-7

OUT

0-7

lines

.

The

OUT8IO

8

Figure 10-4. Sending Signal to an the External Handler

10-2 Using the Analyzer's I/O Port

Read

100

110

120

130

140

The

INP8IO?

Lines

Signal

from

the

External

REPEAT !

OUTPUT

ENTER

@Hp4396;"INP8IO?"

@Hp4396;Inpio

A=BIT(Inpio,3)

UNTIL

100

command

to

160

A=1

wait

returns

for

the

the

4-bit

external

handler

Handler

!

!

Waiting

!

!

data

value

to

Handler

of

the

set signal

IN

0-3

on line

Response

lines

.

IN 3

to TRUE

(1).

Figure

10-5.

Reading

Signal

from

the

External Handler

Using the Analyzer's I/O Port 10-3

11

Using

This chapter

For

your

Total

Harmonic

A

djacent

Occupied

F

or

your

File

transfer

File

transfer

Listing of

T

otal

Most

Harmonic

transmitting

Application Programs

provides

convenience

Channel

the

following

when

Distortion

P

ower

sample

calculating

(THD)

programs:

the

following

Bandwidth

convenience

from

from

the

les

when

the

the

in

the

using

4396B

external

current

the

to

the

controller

directory

le

transfer

external

to

controller

the

of

the

Distortion

devices

and

signal

sources

contain

spectrum

function

4396B

4396B

harmonics

analysis

as

shown

factors:

in

Figure 11-1

.

Figure 11-1.

Harmonic Distortion in a Signal

Using Application Programs 11-1

This

program computes

equation:

Where

,

the total

harmonic

T

H

D

=

distortion

p

2

V

2

+

(THD)

2

+

1

V

3

V

1

as

dened

1

1

2

100

[%]

by

the

following

(11

0

1)

V

1

V

2

V

3

.

.

.

THD

takes into

harmonics

Before

be

computed on

Fundamental

The

The

account the

cannot be

running the

the analyzer

[V]

second harmonic

third harmonic

power in

measured, a

program, measure

display

[V]

[V]

all the

nite number

the

signal

(in

the

harmonics

will have

and

display

dBm

format).

.

Because

to

an

suce

.

the

fundamental

innite

number

and

of

the

harmonics

to

d a

10

!

20

!

30

Figure

!

11-2.

Total

Harmonic

Distortion

40 Vf=1

50 ASSIGN

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

OUTPUT

ON

ENABLE

OUTPUT

ENTER

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ENTER

Vf=SQR(10^(Vf/10)*.05)

PRINT "Fundamental"

Fr=Ff

I=2

S=0

LOOP

Fh=Ff*I

EXIT IF

OUTPUT

@Hp4396

TO

@Hp4396;"CLES;*SRE

INTR

7

GOTO

Done

INTR

7;2

@Hp4396;"STOP?"

@Hp4396;Fstop

@Hp4396;"PRSMKRS"

@Hp4396;"MKR

@Hp4396;"OUTPMKR?"

@Hp4396;Vf,Vf2,Ff

Fstop<=Fh

@Hp4396;"DMKR

717

!

When

iBASIC

!

\

!

/

ON;SEAM

4;ESNB

When

replace

!

!

96"

iBASIC

"7"

PEAK"

Fundamental

Vf

in

TRAC;MKRPRM ";Fh-Fr/2

is

used,

is

to

used,

"8"

replace

"717"

to

"800"

V

240 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"DMKR ON"

250 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"MKRPRM ";Fr

260 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"PARS ON;SEARSTR"

270 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SEAM PEAK;DMKR OFF"

280 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"OUTPMKR?"

290 ENTER @Hp4396;Vh,Vh2,F

300 Vh=10^(Vh/10)*.05 ! Vh^2 in V^2

310 PRINT I;" harmonic"

Figure 11-2. Sample Program : Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) (1/2)

11-2 Using Application Programs

320

330

340

350

360

370

380

390

400

c b

S=S+Vh

I=I+1

END

LOOP

!

Done:

!

Thd=SQR(S)/Vf*100

PRINT

DISP

"THD=";Thd;"

"PROGRAM

END

%"

FINISHED"

In line

In

lines

120

200

integrates

Line

370

Figure 11-2.

the

marker

to

340

the

squares

calculates

Sample Program

searches

the

marker

.

the

THD

and

for

the

searches

line

380

:

T

otal

fundamental

for

the

harmonics

prints

the

Harmonic

frequency

on

result.

Distortion

.

the

analyzer

(THD)

display

(2/2)

and

Using Application Programs 11-3

Adjacent

The

adjacent

adjacent

adjacent

channel

channel

Channel P

channel

power

(that

power

is

, the

leakage

ower Calculation

measurement examines

channel next

ratio to

to the

the power

carrier channel).

of the

the leakage

transmitter (Pl

power transmitted

This program

0

Pc

calculates the

,Ph

0

into an

Pc)

in

dBc

.

Figure

Before

signal

d a

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

running

to

the

input

!

!

Figure

!

ASSIGN

Fadj=25000

Fs=16000

Rbw=100

Nop=801

Fspan=80000

Avg=10

!

the

program,

port.

11-4.

@Hp4396

set

Adjacent

TO

up the

717

11-3.

A

measurement,

Channel

!

When

!

Hz

!

Hz

!

Resolution

!

Number

!

Frequency

!

Averaging

djacent

Power

iBASIC

of

Channel

P

ower

calibrate

Calculation

is

used,

bandwidth,

measurement

Span,

Hz

factor

the

change

analyzer

Hz

points

,

and

"717"

connect

to

"800"

the

120 CLEAR SCREEN

130 INPUT "Enter carrier frequency(Hz).",Fcent

140 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CENT ";Fcent

150 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"SPAN ";Fspan

160 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"BW ";Rbw

170 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"AVERFACT

180 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"FMT NOISE;SAUNIT

";Avg

DBM;ATTAUTO ON;AVER ON"

190 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"HOLD;AVERREST"

200 !

210 INPUT "Connect input port and press Enter.",Dum$

220 DISP "MEASURING"

230 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"TRGS INT"

240 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CLES"

250 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"*SRE 4;ESNB 1"

Figure 11-4. Sample Program : Adjacent Channel Power Calculation (1/2)

11-4 Using Application Programs

260

270

280

290

300

310

320

330

340

350

360

370 ENTER

380

390

400

410

ON

INTR

7

ENABLE

INTR

OUTPUT

Measuring:GOTO

Sweep_end:

DISP

"MEASUREMENT

DIM

D(1:801)

OUTPUT

ASSIGN

OUTPUT

ENTER

@Hp4396;"FORM3"

@Dt

@Hp4396;"OUTPDTRC?"

@Dt

@Dt;D(*)

ENTER

@Dt USING

!

Fch_l=Fcent-Fadj

Fch_h=Fcent+Fadj

GOTO Sweep_end

7;2

@Hp4396;"NUMG

Measuring

!

COMPLETE"

TO

717;FORMAT OFF

USING

"%,8A";Dum$

"%,1A";Dum$

";Avg

!\

When iBASIC

!/

change "7"

!When

!

iBASIC is

change "717"

is used,

to "8"

used,

to "800"

420 Pc=FNPower(D(*),Fspan,Fcent,Fs,Nop,Fcent)

430

440

450

460

470

480

490

500

510

520

530

540

550

560

570

580 DISP

Pl=FNPower(D(*),Fspan,Fch_l,Fs,Nop,Fcent)

Ph=FNPower(D(*),Fspan,Fch_h,Fs,Nop,Fcent)

!

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

PRINT

PRINT

@Hp4396;"MKR

ON;SMKR1

@Hp4396;"MKRPRM

@Hp4396;"SMKRPRM1

@Hp4396;"SMKRPRM2

"Carrier

"Power

(MHz):",Fcent/1.E+6

(dBm):",Pc

";Fcent

";Fch_l

";Fch_h

ON;SMKR2

ON"

PRINT

PRINT

PRINT

"Adjacent

"

Channel Freq.

Lo(Hz):",Fch_l

Hi(Hz):",Fch_h

PRINT

PRINT

PRINT

"Adjacent

"

"PROGRAM

Pow.

Pl-Pc(dBc):",Pl-Pc

Ph-Pc(dBc):",Ph-Pc

FINISHED"

590 END

600 !

610 DEF

FNPower(D(*),Fspan,Fch,Fs,Nop,Fcent)

620 Fdelta=Fspan/(Nop-1)

630

640

Ich=(Fch-Fcent)/Fdelta+401

I1=Ich-Fs/2/Fdelta

650 I2=Ich+Fs/2/Fdelta

660 IF I1<1 OR I2>Nop THEN

670 P=0

680 RETURN P

690 END IF

700 S=0

710 FOR I=I1 TO I2

720 S=S+10^(D(I)/10) ! SinmW

730 NEXT I

740 P=S*(Fspan/(Nop-1))

750 P=10*LGT(P) !PindBm

760 RETURN P

770 FNEND

c b

Figure 11-4. Sample Program : Adjacent Channel Power Calculation (2/2)

Using Application Programs 11-5

Lines

50

to

bandwidth,

In

lines

610

measurement

total

power

Where

,

D

(

x

)

F

span

N

op

I1,

I2

100

set

the

number

to

is

P

of

760,

the subprogram

points

,

in

calculated

ower

density

Measurement

Number

The

measurement

measurement

measurement

the

area of

by

the following

P

W

spectrum

frequency

of

measurement

point

coecient,

point,

FNPower

and

performs

center frequency

equation:

x

=I2

X

R

=

10 log

10

x

=I1

[dBm/Hz]

span

[Hz]

points

of

left

and

F

adj, Fs

averaging

summation of

,

Fch

D

(

x

)

F

N

op

right

edge

, frequency

factor

, and

span

to

the frequency

[mW]

of

a

channel

span, resolution

typical values

the powers

span,

bandwidth(Fs)

.

by

Fs

. The

(11

0

2)

Occupied

This

program

combined

which 0.5

power

%of

marker.

P

ower

calculates

of

all

the

total

Bandwidth

the

occupied

signal

responses

power

lies

Calculation

bandwidth

contained in

to

the

right

of the

of

the

carrier signal.

the trace

right

.It

maker

It rst

computes

then calculates

and

to

the

left

the

of

point

the

the

for

left

Figure 11-5. 99 % Occupied P

ower Bandwidth

Before running the program, set up the measurement, calibrate the analyzer, and connect the

signal to the input port.

11-6 Using Application Programs

d a

10

!

20

!

Figure

30

!

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

ASSIGN

Rbw=100

Nop=801

Fspan=80000.

Avg=10

!

INPUT

110 OUTPUT

120 OUTPUT

130

140

150

160

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

11-6.

"Enter

Occupied Power

@Hp4396

carrier

TO

717 !

!

Resolution

!

Number

!

Frequency

!

Averaging

Bandwidth Calculation

When iBASIC

bandwidth, Hz

of measurement

Span, Hz

factor

frequency(Hz).",Fcent

@Hp4396;"SPAN";Fspan

@Hp4396;"CENT";Fcent

@Hp4396;"BW";Rbw

@Hp4396;"FMT NOISE;DET

POS"

@Hp4396;"SAUNIT DBM;ATTAUTO

@Hp4396;"AVERFACT";Avg

is used,

points

ON;AVER ON"

change "717"

to "800"

170 !

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

280

290

300

310

320

330 ENTER

340 ENTER

350 ENTER

INPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ON

ENABLE

"Connect

@Hp4396;"HOLD"

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"*SRE

INTR

7

INTR

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"TRGS

@Hp4396;"NUMG";Avg

GOTO

Measuring:GOTO

Sweep_end:

DIM

D(1:801)

DIM

P(1:801)

OUTPUT

ASSIGN

OUTPUT

!

@Hp4396;"FORM3"

@Dt

@Hp4396;"OUTPDTRC?"

@Dt

USING

@Dt;D(*)

@Dt

USING

input

Sweep_end

7;2

Measuring

Get Data

TO

717;FORMAT OFF

"%,8A";Dum$

"%,1A";Dum$

port

4;ESNB

INT"

and press

1"

!

\

When iBASIC

!

/

change

! When

!

change "717"

Enter.",Dum$

is used,

"7"

to "8"

iBASIC

is

used,

to "800"

360 !

370 Power(D(*),P(*),Rbw,Nop,Fspan)

380

390

!

FOR

I=1

TO

Nop

400 A=P(I)/P(Nop)

410 IF A>.005 THEN Lower

420 NEXT I

430 Lower:I1=I

440 FOR I=Nop TO 1 STEP -1

450 A=P(I)/P(Nop)

460 IF A<.995 THEN Upper

470 NEXT I

480 Upper:I2=I

Figure 11-6. Sample Program : Occupied Power Bandwidth Calculation (1/2)

Using Application Programs 11-7

490

500

510

520

530

540

550

560

570

580

590

600 SUB

610

620

630

640

650 NEXT

660

c b

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

ENTER

PRINT

PRINT

DISP

@Hp4396;"MKR

@Hp4396;"MKRP

@Hp4396;"DMKR

@Hp4396;"MKRP

@Hp4396;"OUTPMKR?"

@Hp4396;Val,Val2,Flh

"Occupied

Flh;"

"PROGRAM

bandwidth

Hz"

FINISHED"

ON"

";I1

ON"

";I2

END

!

Power(D(*),P(*),Rbw,Nop,Fspan)

S=0

FOR

I=1 TO

Nop

S=S+10^(D(I)/10)

P(I)=S

I

SUBEND

! S

:";

in mW

Figure 11-6.

Lines

40

of

measurement

Lines

390

total

power

Lines

490

spacing

Lines

points

span

example

600

.

(

Fs

of

This

).

.

to

80

to

430

.

Lines

to

540

the

to

660

summation

The

Sample Program

set

the

measurement

points

,

search

440

to

display

markers

.

(subprogram

same

equation

and

from

480

the

is

done

coecient,

averaging

the

left

do

the

marker

Power

)

in

the

(11-2)

:

Occupied

factor

for

the

same

and

1

perform

area

is

used in

to

point

search

marker

a

of

the

the \A

P

ower

frequency

typical

values

where

from

the

on

the

summation

center

djacent

Bandwidth

span,

resolution

.

the

power

right.

0.5

%

power

of

the

frequency

Channel

Calculation

is

0.5

point

power

(

Fch

P

ower

bandwidth,

%

compared

and read

at

the

)

and

the frequency

Calculation

(2/2)

number

to

the

out

the

measurement

"

11-8 Using Application Programs

File Transfer

This

section

The

le

storage

(such

as

describes

transfer

device

hard

function

of

disk).

this

Function

how

to use

uses the

the le

external controller

instrument (memory

This

function

allows

transfer function,

to transfer

disk or

you

diskette) and

to:

showing you

les between

an external

a sample

program.

the selected

storage device

Directly

F

or

print

access

example

it

on

processor

Use external

diskette

F

or

.

example,

calibration,

data.

In

single

diskette

to

the

external

P

erform

basic

used

remote

measurement.

for

detailed

Preparation:

Use

the

Store

it

controller

the

settings

Measurement:

Choose

the

external

perform the

data

you

,

you can

a

printer connected

running

on

storage devices

if there

the

amount of

this

case

,it

is impractical

at

a

time

controller

measurement

Y

ou

settings).

keys

on

the

on

the

storage

,

and

store

required

a

necessary

controller

measurement

want to

use on

transfer the

to the

the

external controller

are a

, which

great

have larger

number

the setting

. However

and

do

not

front

device

it

on

for

your measurement.

setting

.

Then, recall

then

using

have

panel

of

an

external

le from

,

the

using

the external

le of

an instrument

external controller

.

capacity

of

measurement

data becomes

to

store

all

of

you

can

realize

storing them

external

to

memorize

to

establish

the

4396B

storage

controller

further

the

,

then transfer

device

those stored

the

the le

GPIB

to

commands

controller.

screen

, and

compared

conditions

extremely

these

settings

this

functionality

on

an

external

with

details

setting required

the

.

Repeat this

and

transfer

set

the

4396B

.

to

paste

large

on

storage

a

few

(such

le

it

for

the

external

it

onto

to

the

which

,

including

the

memory

by

device

GPIB

as

for

your

to

the

procedure

to

the

the

measurement

controller

a

le

in

memory

disk

require

calibration

disk

transferring

.

commands

GPIB

commands

measurement.

external

for

4396B

using

a

or

all

,

word

or

a

them

for

of

and

a

The storage

the LIF

LIF format

device

format.

les,

F

or

only

of

DOS

binary

the

4396B

format

les

allows

les

,

can

you

both

be

transferred.

Binary les

Instrument settings and internal data array (ST

Internal data arrays (D

ATAONL

Y binary)

Graphic images (GRAPHICS)

ASCII les

Internal data arrays (D

Instrument B

ASIC programs

ATAONL

Y

ascii)

to

handle

binary

les

ATE)

les

and

listed

ASCII

below

les

in

can

the

DOS

be

transferred.

format

Using Application Programs 11-9

or

F

or

File

Transfer

This

program

directory

desire

.

of

the

from

transfers

storage

4396B

a

specied

device

to

External

le

in

connected

the

to the

Controller

current

directory

external controller

of the

4396B to

, giving

the current

ale

name you

When

Enter

Then,

example

want

it

executed,

the

ENTER

the

to

already

ENTER

ENTER

this

name

of

SOURCE

program

,

SAMPLE.ST

give

on

the

exists

.

SOURCE

DESTINATION

program

a

le

you

FILE

prompts

A

has

storage

FILE

rst

prompts

want

to

NAME

ON

you

to

enter a

been

entered as

device.

NAME

ON INSTRUMENT

FILE

NAME

you to

transfer

.

INSTRUMENT

destination le

the source

Note that

ale

ON CONTROLLER

enter a

source le

name,

?

name as

le name).

with the

shown below(in

Enter the

same

name

? SAMPLE.STA

?

as shown

will

this

le

name

be

overwritten,

below.

you

if

d a

10

!

20

!

Figure

30

!

40

DIM

Src_file$[50],Dst_file$[50]

50

ASSIGN

60

OUTPUT

70

!

80

PRINT

90

INPUT

100

PRINT

110

!

120

PRINT

130

INPUT

140

PRINT

150

!

160

Copy_from_instr(@Hp4396,Src_file$,Dst_file$)

170

!

180

END

190

!

200

!

copy_from_instrument

210

!

220

SUB

Copy_from_instr(@Hp4396,Src_file$,Dst_file$)

11-7.

@Hp4396

File

TO

@Hp4396;"*rst"

"

ENTER

SOURCE

Src_file$

Src_file$

"

ENTER

DESTINATION

Dst_file$

Dst_file$

transfer

717

FILE

(Instrument

NAME

ON

FILE NAME

->

INSTRUMENT

ON

CONTROLLER

Controller)

?

?

";

";

230 DIM Len$[6],Img$[32],Dmy$[2]

240 !

250 ON ERROR GOTO Skip_purge

260 PURGE Dst_file$

270 Skip_purge:

OFF ERROR

280 CREATE Dst_file$,1

290 ASSIGN @Dst_file TO Dst_file$

300 !

Figure 11-7. Sample Program: File Transfer from 4396B to External Controller (1/2)

11-10 Using Application Programs

310

320

330

340

350

360

370

380

390

400

410

420 IF

430

440

450

460

470 END

480

490

500

510

520

530

540

550

560

570

580

590

600

610

620

630 DIM

640 OUTPUT

650 ENTER

660 IF

670 PRINT

680

690

CLEAR

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

IF

@Hp4396

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"ROPEN

FNCheck_error(@Hp4396,"<CPFI:

!

LOOP

OUTPUT

ENTER

ENTER

@Hp4396;"READ?"

@Hp4396

@Hp4396

Block_size=VAL(Len$)

!

Block_size=0 THEN

ENTER

ASSIGN

OUTPUT

@Hp4396 USING

@Dst_file TO

@Hp4396;"CLOSE"

SUBEXIT

IF

!

ALLOCATE

Dat$[Block_size]

Img$="#,"&VAL$(Block_size)&"A"

ENTER

ENTER

OUTPUT

DEALLOCATE

@Hp4396

@Hp4396

@Dst_file

Dat$

!

IF

FNCheck_error(@Hp4396,"<CPFI:

END

LOOP

SUBEND

!

!

Instrument

Error

Check

!

DEF

FNCheck_error(@Hp4396,Str$)

Err$[64]

@Hp4396;"OUTPERRO?"

@Hp4396;Err$

Err$"+0,""No

error"""

"ERROR: ";Str$;"

RETURN

-1

ELSE

""";Src_file$;""""

USING

USING

"#,2A";Dmy$

"#,6A";Len$

"%,A";Dmy$

*

USING

USING

Img$;Dat$

"%,A";Dmy$

USING

Img$;Dat$

THEN

";Err$

ropen>")=-1

read>")=-1

THEN SUBEXIT

THEN

SUBEXIT

700 RETURN 0

710 END IF

720 FNEND

c b

Figure 11-7. Sample Program: File Transfer from 4396B to External Controller (2/2)

Lines 80 to 140 accept the entry of the source

le name and the destination le name

.

Line 160 calls the subprogram to transfer a le from the 4396B to the external controller

Lines 250 to 290 prepare for writing to the destination le.

Lines 310 to 340 prepare for reading the source le to the external controller.

Line 370 executes the query command to read data.

Lines 380 to 400 read the part indicating the length of the xed length block data (see

Figure 11-8) to obtain the length of the data to be transferred.

Lines 420 to 470 check the data length. If the data length is 0, the transfer process is

terminated.

Using Application Programs 11-11

.

Depending

reads

the data

Line

530 writes

The

maximum length

source

le is

transferring

Lines

620

to

on the

part.

greater

all of

720

data length

the

data

of

than

the

data

provide

to

the

data

16

is

a

function

obtained

destination

transferred

Kbytes

,

the

completed.

to

in

lines

at

transfer

check

le

a

500

.

time

that

to

520,

is

16

routine

no

error

the

Kbytes

,

lines

has

program

.

Therefore

370

to 560,

occurred

adjusts

,if

the size

is repeated

in the

the

format

4396B.

and

of the

until

File

Transfer

This

program

to

the

external

giving

This

program,

Enter

the

ENTER

Next,

the

example

bytes

.

ENTER

transfers

controller

a

le

name

when

name

of

SOURCE

program

, SAMPLE.ST

SOURCE

from

you

desire

executed,

a

le

FILE

prompts

A has

FILE

Figure

External

a

specied

to

the

.

you

NAME

you

been entered

NAME

rst

want

11-8.

Controller

le

in

current

prompts

to

transfer.

ON

CONTROLLER

to

enter

ON

INSTRUMENT

Fixed

the

directory

the

as the

ENTER SOURCE FILE SIZE ?

Then, the program prompts you to

example, the size of SAMPLE.ST

the destination storage device

already exists

.

enter the destination le name

A

is 12288 bytes). Enter the le name you want to give on

. Note that a

le with the same name will be overwritten, if it

ENTER SOURCE FILE NAME ON INSTRUMENT ?

ENTER SOURCE FILE SIZE ?

ENTER DESTINATION FILE NAME ON CONTROLLER ?

length

current

you

to

size

of the

source

to

4396B

directory

of

the

enter

?

le

?

block

format

of

selected

asource

source le

name).

SAMPLE.STA

SAMPLE.STA

12288

the

storage

storage

le name

as shown

Enter

device

,

as

below

the

size

device

of

shown

correctly

connected

the

4396B

below

(in

this

, as shown below (in this

,

.

in

11-12 Using Application Programs

d a

10

!

20

!

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Figure

!

DIM

Src_file$[50],Dst_file$[50]

ASSIGN

OUTPUT

!

PRINT

INPUT

PRINT

11-8.

@Hp4396

File transfer

TO

@Hp4396;"*rst"

"

ENTER

SOURCE FILE

Src_file$

Src_file$

717

(Controller ->

NAME ON

CONTROLLER ?

Instrument)

";

110 !

120 PRINT

130

INPUT

140

PRINT

150

!

160

PRINT

170 INPUT

180

PRINT

190

!

200

Copy_to_instr(@Hp4396,Src_file$,Src_size,Dst_file$)

210

!

220

END

230

!

240

!

250

!

260

SUB

270

280

290

300

310

320

330 OUTPUT

340 OUTPUT

350 IF

" ENTER

SOURCE FILE

SIZE ?

Src_size

Src_size

" ENTER

DESTINATION FILE

NAME ON

INSTRUMENT ?

Dst_file$

Dst_file$

copy_to_instrument

Copy_to_instr(@Hp4396,Src_file$,Src_size,Dst_file$)

DIM

Img$[32]

Max_bsize=16384

!

ASSIGN

@Src_file

TO

Src_file$

!

CLEAR

@Hp4396

@Hp4396;"CLES"

@Hp4396;"WOPEN

FNCheck_error(@Hp4396,"

""";Dst_file$;""""

<CPTI:

wopen>")=-1

THEN

";

";

SUBEXIT

360 Xfr_done=0

370 !

380

390

LOOP

SELECT

(Src_size-Xfr_done)

400 CASE >Max_bsize

410 Block_size=Max_bsize

420 CASE 0

430 ASSIGN @Src_file TO *

440 OUTPUT @Hp4396;"CLOSE"

450 SUBEXIT

460 CASE ELSE

470 Block_size=(Src_size-Xfr_done)

Figure 11-9. Sample Program: File Transfer from External Controller to 4396B (1/2)

Using Application Programs 11-13

480

490

500

510

520

530

540

550

560

570

580

590 IF

600

610

SUBEND

620

!

630

!

END

SELECT

Xfr_done=Xfr_done+Block_size

!

ALLOCATE

Dat$[Block_size]

!

Img$="#,"&VAL$(Block_size)&"A"

ENTER

@Src_file

USING

Img$;Dat$

!

Img$="8A,ZZZZZZ,"&VAL$(Block_size)&"A"

OUTPUT

DEALLOCATE

@Hp4396

Dat$

USING

Img$;"WRITE #6",Block_size,Dat$,END

FNCheck_error(@Hp4396," <CPTI:

END

LOOP

Instrument Error

Check

write>")=-1 THEN

SUBEXIT

640 !

650

DEF

FNCheck_error(@Hp4396,Str$)

660

670

680

690

700

710

720

730

740

750

c b

FNEND

DIM

Err$[64]

OUTPUT

ENTER

IF

@Hp4396;"OUTPERRO?"

@Hp4396;Err$

Err$"+0,""No

PRINT

RETURN

ELSE

RETURN

END

IF

"ERROR:

-1

0

error"""

";Str$;"

THEN

";Err$

Figure

Lines

name

Line

Lines

Lines

source

If

the length

length;

data not transferred is 0 at this time

80

to

.

200

calls

340

to

390 to

le size

otherwise

11-8.

180

350

Sample

accept

the

subprogram

prepare

480 calculate

previously entered

of the

remaining data

,

16

Kbytes

Program:

the

entry

for

writing

the length

is

File

of

to

transfer

set

the

source le

the

of the

and the

does not

as

the

Transfer

a

le

le

to the

data

length of

exceed 16

transfer

from

External

name and

from the

external controller

destination storage

that

has

not

the

data

Kbytes

data

length. Note

, the transfer process is terminated.

its

been

that

,

size

it

Controller

and

the

device.

transferred

has

been

is

set

as

that,

to

destination

to the

based

already

the

transfer

if

the

length

4396B

(2/2)

le

4396B

.

on

the

transferred.

data

of

the

Lines 530 to 540 read data, whose amount is specied by the transfer data length, from the

source le

Lines 560 to 570 write data to the

.

destination le in the xed length block format (see

Figure 11-8).

The maximum length of data transferred at a time

source le is greater than 16 Kbytes

, the transfer

is 16 Kbytes

. Therefore, if the size of the

routine, lines 390 to 590, is repeated until

transferring all of the data is completed.

Lines 650 to 750 provide a function to check that no error has occurred in the 4396B.

Note

To transfer a le from the external storage device to the 4396B, you must

check the le size (number of bytes) in advance .

11-14 Using Application Programs

Displaying

This

program

List

displays

of

Files

the

list

of

in

the

Current

les

in

Directory

the

current directory

.

d a

10

!

20

!

Figure

30

!

40

ASSIGN

50

OUTPUT

60

!

70

Dir_instr(@Hp4396)

80

!

90

END

100

!

110

! Dir_instr

120

!

130

SUB

Dir_instr(@Hp4396)

140

150

160

170

180

DIM

!

OUTPUT

ENTER

IF

190

200

ELSE

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

END

OUTPUT

ENTER

PRINT

PRINT

PRINT

280 OUTPUT

290

300

ENTER

IF

310

320 OUTPUT

330 ENTER

340

11-9.

@Hp4396

File

TO

list

717

@Hp4396;"*rst"

Stor_dev$[5],Curr_dir$[50],File_name$[13]

@Hp4396;"STODMEMO?"

@Hp4396;A

A=1

THEN

Stor_dev$="MEMO"

Stor_dev$="DISK"

IF

@Hp4396;"CWD?"

@Hp4396;Curr_dir$

"["&Stor_dev$&"]:

"Size[byte] File

"&Curr_dir$

Name"

"------------------------"

@Hp4396;"FNUM?"

@Hp4396;File_count

File_count>=1 THEN

FOR

I=1 TO

File_count

@Hp4396;"FNAME?

";I

@Hp4396;File_name$

OUTPUT

@Hp4396;"FSIZE?

"""&File_name$&""""

350 ENTER @Hp4396;File_size

360 PRINT USING "XX,DDDDDD,XXXX,K";File_size,File_name$

370 NEXT I

380 END IF

390 SUBEND

c b

Figure 11-10. Sample

Program: Displaying List of Files in Current Directory of 4396B

Line 70 calls the subprogram to display the list of the les in the current directory.

Lines 160 to 250 check the storage device currently selected and its current directory name,

and then display the result.

Lines 280 to 290 check the number of the les in the current directory.

If there are any les in the current directory, lines 300 to 380 check the name and size of every

le and display them.

Using Application Programs 11-15

The

following is

is

the memory

bytes)

and FILE2.TIF

displayed.

directory

disk

To

view

to DIR1

the output

and

the

(size:

the

list

and

then

result

current

16384

of

the

execute

of

the

directory

bytes)

les

in

this

program,

,

n

and

1

DIR1,

program

assuming

TEST

,

contains

directory

use

the

again.

,

DIR1.

CHAD

that

the

selected

2

les,

FILE1.STA

F

or

size

command to

storage

of a

directory,

change the

device

(size: 24576

-1 is

current

[MEMO]:

Size[byte]

\TEST

File

Name

------------------------

-1

-1

24576

16384

..\

DIR1\

FILE1.STA

FILE2.TIF

11-16 Using Application Programs

If

You

Have a

12

Problem

This chapter

If

There

Check all

Most GPIB

If an

Error Message

Check

the error

provides the

Is

No

Response

GPIB addresses

problems are

message

information

From

and

cable

caused

by

an

is Displayed

on

the

analyzer's

you

need

to

an

connections

incorrect

display

correct

the

listed

Instrument

.

address

or

a

bad

.

problems

on

the

or

loose

.

GPIB

GPIB

cable

Bus

.

If \

GPIB

error occurred

1. Get the error

on how to use this

number and description using the

" is displayed:

command, see the \T

Chapter 3.)

2. See \Messages" in the

GPIB Command R

If any other message is displayed:

See \Messages" in the

GPIB Command Reference

OUTPERRO?

command. (F

or information

o Report Command Error Occurrence

eference

manual.

manual.

If You Have a Problem 12-1

"in

If the

Disk Cannot

Be Read

Check

1.

the disk.

Put the

disk into

the disk

drive

and

type

as

follows

.

d a

CAT

2. Press

If error

4

Return

message

5

.

is

displayed,

the

disk

is

corrupted

or

the

disk

format

does

not

match.

Use

another disk.

If

you

are

using

the

Check the

1. Put

the

B

ASIC

B

ASIC

Instrument

mass storage

disk

into

the

uses

uses

.

disk

the

both

B

ASIC.

drive

LIF

the

and

external

format,

LIF and

type

controller

but

doesn't use

the DOS

as

follows:

,

format.

DOS format.

Try

again

Instrument

on

using

d a

SYSTEM$("MSI")

2.

Press

4

Return

5

.

d a

3.

:CS80,

If

the

to

match.

mass

700,

storage

If

To

0

volume

you

are

use the

0

mass

does

not match

using

Instrument B

built-in disk

storage

drive,

volume

your disk

ASIC:

mass

specier

drive,

storage

use

volume

the

MSI

specier

statement

must

be

to

:,4

set

it

.

12-2 If You Have a Problem

Check

1.

the le

Put the

type.

disk into

the disk

drive and

type as

follows:

d a

CAT

2. Press

4

Return

5

.

d a

CAT

FILE

FIG1_3

FIG2_2

FIG2_3

.

.

.

NAME PRO

.

.

.

If

you

are

Only

an

ASCII

Use

the

If

you

are



T

o

read

The

ASCII



To

read

TYPE

ASCII

PROG

ASCII

using

SA

using

ASCII

a

PROG

REC/FILE

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type

program

VE/GET

B

ASIC

type

type

program

type

BYTE/REC

6

6

6

B

ASIC

le

can

commands

program, use

le

can

program,

256

256

256

to

use

be

save

GET

be

the

ADDRESS

saved

and

and read.

read

command.

saved

and

READ

DATE

34

22-Jun-92

34

22-Jun-92

34

22-Jun-92

ASCII

read

using

command.

les

.

SA

VE/GET

TIME

11:00

11:00

11:00

commands

.

The

PROG type

commands

If the

Check

GPIB Command

the

preceding

GPIB command.

An GPIB command that requires execution

.

program

Does

le

can

be

Not

W

ork

time (such as changing format or calculating the

calibration coecients) can cause next GPIB command

If you are using such commands

, insert the following command lines:

OUTPUT @Hp4396;"*OPC?"

ENTER @Hp4396;Dum

For details

,see\T

oW

ait F

or the Preceding Operation to Complete

saved

and

to fail.

read

using

" in Chapter 3.

the

STORE/LO

AD

If You Have a Problem 12-3

A

Manual

Changes

Introduction

This

appendix contains

congurations

in

this manual

listed

on the

Manual

T

o

adapt

changes

Instruments

documented

changes

instrument's

be

documented

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additions

errors

Agilent

(Errata)

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applies directly

title page

Changes

this

manual

listed

opposite

manufactured

in

this

supplement

serial

in

to

change

in

echnologies

supplement.

the information

analyzer than

of this

to

your

your

manual.

that

will

number

a

yellow

information,

the

manual.

recommends

the current

to the

manual.

4396B

,

instrument's

after

the

Later

instrument

accompany

is

not

listed

MANU

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the

T

o

keep

that you

required to

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see

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able

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printing

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on

the

CHANGES

supplement

this

manual

periodically request

adapt

printing

A

-1

and T

number

of

this

versions

manual

title

page

supplement.

may

as

date

able A

and

manual

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contain

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this

manual

of

this

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-2,

rmware

may

be

documented

with

manual

information

and accurate

the

manual.

and

be

dierent

that

latest

to

earlier

versions

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serial

number

make

all

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from

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a

manual

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or

in

T

able

for

correcting

as

possible

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AL

or

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your

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,

it

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or

information concerning

MANU

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version. See

on

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the

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line

switch or

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supplement,

execute the

Command

Table

A-1.

contact the

R

eference

Manual Changes

prexes not

nearest Agilent

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command

manual

listed on

by

for

information

by Serial

the

title

Technologies

GPIB

to

conrm

on

Number

page

the

Serial Prex or Number Make Manual Changes

Table A

-2. Manual Changes by Firmware V

ersion

Version Make Manual Changes

1.0X Change 1

or

in

the

oce

.

the

rmware

*IDN?

command.

Manual Changes A-1

Serial Number

Agilent

number

the

serial

T

echnologies

plate

(see

prex

and

uses

Figure

the last

a two-part,

A-1

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Figure

nine-character serial

to the

are the

A

-1.

rear panel.

sux.

Serial

Number

number that

The rst

four digits

Plate

is stamped

and the

on the

letter

serial

are

A-2 Manual Changes

Change 1

The

rmware

descriptions

revision

about

this

1.0X

does not

function

support the

in this

manual.

le transfer

function. Please

delete the

Manual Changes A-3

Index

A

active

address,

ASCII

ASSIGN

averaging,

controller,

1-2

,

1-4

data

transfer,

,

1-6

2-3

7-1

4-4

B

binary

BW

,

9-3

data

transfer,

4-6

C

CALIBRA

CLEL

CONT

TION COEFFICIENT

4-5

, 5-3

,5-5

,

9-3

,

2-2

ARRAYS,

D

data

arrays,

D

A

T

A

data

format,

D

A

T

A

DATMEM

ARRA

TRA

4-1

YS,

4-1

,

4-5

,

5-5

,

5-7

4-1

CE

ARRA

YS,

4-1

,

4-5

,

5-5

,

5-5

E

EDITDONE

EDITLIML

EDITLIST

ENABLE

ENTER

*ESE

ESNB

*ESR?

,

1-8

,

3-5

, 3-3

,3-7

,

9-3

,

8-3

,

9-3

INTR

,

3-4

Event Status Enable Register, 3-5

Event Status Enable Register B, 3-3

Event Status Register B, 3-3

G

group

execution

trigger,

2-4

H

HOLD

,

2-2

I

4-1,

INP8IO?

INPDATA

INPDTRC

INPUCALC{1-12}

INPUCALC{1-12}?

INPUDATA

INPUDTRC

INPURAW{1-4}

Instrument

I/O

port,

,

10-3

,

5-7

,

5-9

,5-5

,5-5

10-1

,

Event

,5-5

,5-3

5-5

Status

Register,

3-3

L

LIMCLEL

LIMEDONE

,

5-9

LIMILINE

LIMITEST

limit

LIML

LIMPRM

LIMSADD

LIMSDON

LIMU

list

,

test,

,

8-3

,

8-3

,

,

,

8-3

sweep,

8-3

,

,

,

8-1

8-3

8-3

8-3

8-3

8-4

9-1

M

maker, 4-2

Manual Changes, A

MEMORY ARRA

MEMORY TRA

-1

YS, 4-1, 4-5

CE ARRA

,5-5

YS, 4-1, 4-5, 5-5

F

le transfer, 11-9

FMT

, 5-5

FORM2

,4-7

FORM3

, 4-7, 4-10

FORM4

,4-5

FORM5

,4-7

FORMAT OFF

, 4-7, 4-10

O

ON INTR

*OPC?

OUT8IO

,3-4

,3-2

, 10-2

OUTPCALC{1-12}?

OUTPDATA?

OUTPDTRC?

OUTPERRO?

OUTPFAIP?

,5-7

,4-5,4-8, 4-10, 5-9

,3-6

,8-4

,5-2

Index-1

OUTPLIMF?

OUTPLIML?

OUTPLIMM?

OUTPMARK?

OUTPSWPRM?

OUTPUT

,

8-4

,

8-4

,

8-4

,

4-3

,

4-5

,

4-8,

4-10

,

1-4

P

pass

control,

POIN

,

9-3

POWE

,

9-3

PRINALL

PROGram:DEFine

PROGram:DELete:ALL

PROGram:EXECute

7-1

,

6-1

,

7-4

,

7-4

,

7-3

PROGram[:SELected]:NUMBer

PROGram subsystem,

7-3

S

SADD

,

9-3

SAUNIT

SAVC

SDON

select

serial

Service

service

SING

SPOLL

*SRE

SRQ,

Standard Event

Status Byte

,

7-6

SWPT

system

,

5-5

,

5-5

,

9-3

code,

number,

Request

request

,

2-3

,

3-7

,

3-3,

3-5

3-1

,

9-3

controller,

1-4

A

-2

Enable

(SRQ), 3-1

Status Register,

Register, 3-3

7-1

Register,

,3-5

3-3

3-5

,

3-5

Q

query,

R

RA

W

remote

1-8

D

A

mode,

T

A

ARRA

1-4

YS,

4-1,

4-5,

5-5

T

*TRG

,

2-4

TRGS

BUS

TRGS

INT

TRIGGER

trigger

trigger

,

2-4

,

2-2

,

2-4

source,

system,

2-1

2-1

,

2-2

Index-2

Agilent

4396B Network/Spectrum/Impedance

Using Instrument

B

ASIC with

the 4396B

Analyzer

Printed in JAPAN

c



Copyright 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003 Agilent Technologies Japan, Ltd.