Agilent Technologies E1301B, E1300B, 75000 B User Manual

75000 SERIES B

Mainframes E1300B and E1301B

User’s Manual

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Manual Part Number: E1300-90005 Printed: February 2006 Edition 3 Microfiche Part Number: E1300-99005 Printed in U.S.A. E 0206

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Agilent E 1300B and E1301B Mai nframes Servi ce Manual

Edition 3 Rev 2

Printing H is tory

The Printing H i st or y sh ow n below lists al l Editions and Up dat es of this manua l and t he pri nt i ng date(s). The firs t printing of the manual is Edition 1. The Edition number increments by 1 whenever the manual is revised. Updates, which are issued between Editions, contain replacement pages to correct the current Edition of the manual. Updates are numbered sequentially starting with Update 1. When a new Edition is created, it contains all the Update information for the previous Edition. Each new Edition or Update also includes a re vi sed copy of this pri nt ing history pag e. Many product updates or revisions do not require m anual chang es and, conversely, manual correction s m ay be done with out accompany in g product chan ges . Therefore, do not expect a one-to-one corr espondence between product updates and manual upda t es.

Edition 1 (P ar t Number E1300 -90 001). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 1989

Edition 2 (P ar t Number E1300 -90 002). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S ept ember 1990

Edition 3 (Part Number E1300-90005). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 1991

Edition 3 Rev 2 (Part Number E1300-90005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 2006

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Alternating current (AC).

Direct current (DC).

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Frame or chassis ground ter minal—ty pi cally connects to the equipment’s metal frame.

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WARNINGS

The following general safety prec aut io ns m ust be observed duri ng al l phas es of operation, servi ce , an d re pai r of this product. Failure to com p l y w i th t hese precauti ons or with spec i fic w arnings else w h e re in this manua l viol ates safety standards of des ig n, manufac ture, and int ended use of th e p roduct. Agi lent Techn ol ogies assum es no liabil it y fo r the custom er’s failure to comply with thes e requirements.

Ground the equipm en t: For Safety Class 1 equipment (equipment ha vi ng a pr ot ective earth terminal), an uninterru ptible safety ear th

ground must be provided from t he m ains power sour ce to the product i nput w i ri ng t er m i nal s or supplied po w er cab le .

DO NOT operate the product in an explosive atmosphere or in the pr esence of flammable gases or fume s.

For continued protection against fire, replace the line fuse(s) only with fuse(s) of the same voltage and current rating and type. DO NOT use re pai red fuses or sho rt-circuited fu se holders.

Keep away from live circuits: Operating personnel mu st not re m ove equipment covers or shields. Procedure s i nvolving the rem oval of covers or shi el ds are for use by service-train ed personnel only. U nder certain conditions, dangerous volta ges may exist even with the equipmen t s w it c hed off. To avoid da ngerous electrical shock , DO N O T perform procedures involving cover or shie ld removal unless you are qualif ie d t o do so.

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Declara tion of Conformit y

according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014

Manufacturer’s Name: Agilent Tech nol ogies, Inc.

Loveland Manufacturing Cent er

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declares, that the product:

Product Name: 75000 Series B V X I Mai nframe

Model Number: Agilent E1300B/E1301B

Product Options: All

conforms to the following Product Standards:

Safety: IEC 1010-1:1990+A2:1996/EN61010-1:1993

Canada: CSA 556 B UL 3111

EMC: CISPR 11:1990/ EN55011:1991: Gr oup 1, Cl ass A

EN61000-3-2:1995: Class A EN50082-1:1992 IEC 801-2:1991: 4kV CD, 8kV A D IEC 801-3:1984: 3V /m IEC 801-4:1988: 0. 5kV Signal Lines, 1kV P ower Line ENV50141:1993/prEN50082-1:1995: 3Vrms ENV50142:1994/prEN50082-1:1995: 1kV CM, .5kV DM EN61000--4- 8:1 993/prEN50082- 1:1 995: 3A/m EN61000-4-1 1:1 994/prEN50082- 1:1 995: 30%, 10ms:60% , 100ms

Conforms with the following European Directives: The product herewith compl ie s w it h th e re quirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and carries the "CE" marking accordingly.

May 7, 2001

Ray Corson, Product Regulation s Progr am Man age r

European contact: Your loca l Agi le nt Te c hnologies Sale s and Service Office or A gi le nt Te c hnologies GmbH, Department HQ-TRE, Herre nberger Straße 130, D -71034 Böblingen, G e rm any (FAX +49-70 31-14-3143).

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Agilent 75000 Series B Documentation

Manual Descriptions Installation and Getting Starte d Guide. Contains s tep-by-step ins tructions for

all aspects of plug-in module and mainframe installation. This guide also contains introductory programming information and examples.

Agilent E1300B/E1301B Mainframe User’s Manual. Contains programmi ng information f or the mai nframe, front panel operation information (for the Agilent E1301B mainframe), and general programming information for instruments installed in the mainframe.

Plug-In Module User’s Manuals. Contains plug-in module programmi ng and configuration information. Thes e m anuals contai ns examples for the most-used module f unc tions, and a complete TMSL command reference for the plug-i n modu le.

Installation and Getting

Started Gu ide

Instrument Appli cations* Using the Mainframe front panel or pacer

Plug-in Module User’s

Manuals

* For Scanning Voltmeter Applications, refer to the Agilent E1326A/E1411A 5 1/2 Digit Multimeter User’s Manual.

Suggested Sequence for Using the Manuals

Mainframe User’s

Manuals

Related Documents A g ilent Instrument BA SIC User’s Handbook. Includes three books: Agilent

Inst rument BASIC Prog ramming Techniques , Ag ilent Instrument BASIC Interfacing Techniques, and Agilent Instrument BASIC Language Referenc e.

Using Agilent Instrument BASIC with the E1405. Contains information on the version of Agilent Ins trument Basic which can be i nstalled in ROM in your E1405B Command Module.

Beginner’ s Guide to SCPI. Expl ains the fundamentals of programming instrum e nts with Standard Commands for Programmab le Instrument s (SC P I). We recommend this guide to anyone who is programming wi th TMSL for the first time.

Tutorial Description of the General Purpose Interface Bus. Describes the technical fundamentals of the General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB). Thi s book also includes g eneral information on IEEE 488.2 Common Commands. We recommend this book to anyone who is programming w ith IEEE 488.2 for the first time.

IEEE Standard 488.2-1987, IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, Protocols, and Common Commands. Describes the underlying message formats and data ty pes

used in TMS L and defi nes Common Comm ands. You may find this document usef ul if you need to know the precise definition of c ertain message formats, data types, or Comm on Com mands. Available from: The Ins titute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.; 345 East 47th Street; New York, NY 10017; USA

VXIbus System Specifications. Agilent part number E1400-90006.

The VMEbus Specification. Available from: VMEbus International Trade

Association; 10229 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite E; Scottsdale, AZ 85253; U.S.A.

About this Manual

Manual Co ntent This manual shows how to use the Agilent E1300/E1301 Mainframe and how to

operate and program instruments within th e mainframe usi ng SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Inst rum ents) commands an d IEEE 488.2 Common Commands. For installation and configuration i nformation refer to the " Agilent 75000 Series B Installation and Getting Started Guide".

Chapter 1:

Getting Starte d

Chapter 2: Using the

Front Panel

Chapter 3: Using the Display

Terminal Interface

Chapter 4: Using the

Mainframe

Chapter 5: Downloading

Device Drivers

Chapter 6: Controlling

Instruments using GPIB

Chapter 7:

Command Reference

This chapter contains a mai n frame description, discusses the instrument concept, and contains introductory programming ex am pl es.

This chapter describes how to use the Agilent E1301 mainframe’s front panel keyboard and display to operate instruments in th e mainframe.

This chapter desc ribes ho w to use a displ ay termi n al to operate instruments in the mainfram e.

This chapter shows how to use the mainframe’s Pacer, how to change the primary GPIB address, and how to synchronize internal and external instruments using the mainframe’s Trigger In and Even t Out ports.

This chapter contains information on downloading device drivers into non-volatil e mem ory using both GPIB and RS-232 connections.

This chapter shows some general concepts for operating instruments in the m ainframe u sing IEEE 488.2 Common Commands and the GPIB interface.

The command reference contains a detail ed descripti on of each System Instrument command. It includes information on the choice of settings and examples showing th e context in which the c o mmand i s used. It also c o ntains c ommand references for the supported IEEE 488.2 Common Commands and IEEE 488.1 GPIB Messages.

Appendix A: Specification This appendix contai ns a list of th e Mainframe’s operating specifications.

Appendix B:

Error Messag es

Appendix C: Conne c ting &

Configuring a Terminal

Appendix D: Sending Binary

Data Over RS-232

This appendix lists SCPI error codes and messages for the System Instrument, and poss ible causes.

This appendix show s how to set-up a terminal for use with the Display Terminal Interface described in Ch apter 3.

This Appendix contains information on transferring bi nary files over an RS-232 interface. It i ncludes information on how these files are coded f or transmi ssion.

1. G etting Started

Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Mainframe Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Optional Mainframe Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Instrument Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Instrument Logical Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Instrument Secondary Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Unassigned Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Introductory Programming Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

2. Using the Front Panel

Using this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Front Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Using Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

A 60-Second Menu Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Using the System Instrument Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Using the Other Instrument Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Monitor Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Executing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Key Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Menu Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Display Control & Editing Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Instrument Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Other Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

In Case of Difficulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Instrument Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

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3. Using the Display Terminal Interface

Using this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Terminal Interface Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Using Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

A 60-Second Menu Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Using the System Instrument Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Using the Other Instrument Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3-11

Monitor Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Executing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

General Key Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Menu and Menu Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Editing Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Instrument Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Other Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

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Using Supported Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

The Supported Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Using the HP 700/22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Using the WYSEØ WY-30œ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19

Using Other Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19

What “Not Supported” Means . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

Testing Terminals for Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

Using a Terminal Without Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -21

In Case of Difficulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

Instrument Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

4. Using the Mainframe

Using this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Using the Pacer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Changing the Primary GPIB Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Synchronizing Internal and External Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Mainframe Data Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Using Mainframe Data Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Non-Volatile User Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Allocating a User Memory Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Locating the NRAM segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Using :DOWNload and :UPload? to Access Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Data Formats for :DOWNload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

5. Downloading Device Driv er s

About this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

What You Will Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Memory Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Download Program Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Editing the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Downloading Drivers in MS-DOS Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Downloading Drivers in GPIB Systems with IBASIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Downloading Drivers in GPIB Systems with BASIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Downloading Multiple Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Checking Driver Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Manually Downloading a Driverdown manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Preparing Memory for Manual Downloading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Manually Downloading Over GPIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Manually Downloading Over RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

6. Controlling Instrume n t s Using GPIB

About this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Programming Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Status System Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

The Status Byte Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Reading the Status Byte Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Service Request Enable Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

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The Service Request Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Clearing the Service Request Enable Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Standard Event Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Unmasking Standard Event Status Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Reading the Standard Event Status Enable Register Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Reading the Standard Event Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Operation Status Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Reading the Condition Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Unmasking the Operation Event Register Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Clearing the Operation Event Register Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Using the Operation Status Group Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Clearing Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Interrupting an External Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Synchronizing an External Computer and Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

7. System Instrument Command Reference

About This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Command Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Common Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

SCPI Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Linking Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

SCPI Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

ABORt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

DIAGnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

INITiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29

[SOURce] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30

STATus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32

SYSTem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35

TRIGger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51

VXI 7-54

Common Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-65

*CLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66

*DMC < name_string> , < command_block> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66

*EMC < enable> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66

*EMC? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66

*ESE < mask> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66

*ESE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-67

*ESR? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-67

*GMC? < name_string> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-67

*IDN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-68

*LMC? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-68

*LRN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-68

*OPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69

*OPC? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69

*PMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69

*PSC < flag> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69

*PSC? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-69

*RCL < state number> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-70

*RMC < name_string> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-70

*RST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-70

*SAV < state number> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-70

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*SRE < mask> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-70

*SRE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71

*STB? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71

*TRG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71

*TST? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71

*WAI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71

GPIB Message Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-72

Go To Local (GTL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-72

Group Execute Trigger (GET) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-72

Interface Clear (IFC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-72

Device Clear (DCL) or Selected Device Clear (SDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-73

Local Lockout (LLO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-73

Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-74

Serial Poll (SPOLL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-74

Command Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-75

A. Specifications

Mainframe Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Pacer (50% duty cycle): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Real-time Clock: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Trigger Input: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Non-volatile added memory storage lifetime: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Slots: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

EMC, RFI, Safety : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Weight: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Power: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Cooling: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Humidity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Operating temperature: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Storage temperature: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

SCPI Conformance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Switchbox Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Multimeter Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Counter Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

D/A Converter Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

Digital I/O Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

System Instrument Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

B. Error Messages

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Using This Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Reading an Instrument’s Error Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Error Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Command Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Execution Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Device-Specific Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Query Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Start-up Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

C. Connecting and Configuring a Display Ter minal

Using this Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Connecting a Terminal to the Mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Configuring a Terminal for the Mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Starting with Default Mainframe Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Restoring the Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Configuring the Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Trying it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Configuring the Mainframe with Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

D. Sending Binary Data Over RS-232

About this Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Formatting Binary Data for RS -232 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Sending Binary Data Over RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Setting Up the Mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

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Chapter 1

Getting Started

Usi ng Th i s Chapter This chapter describes the Agilent E1300B/E1301B Mainframe, defines the

instrument c on cept, and explain s how plug-in modul es are design ated as instruments in th e mainframe. Thi s chapter also co n tains introducto ry programming examples showing how to read and set the m ainframe’s c lock and calendar. This chapter contains the following sections:

• Mainframe Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

• Instrument Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

• Introductory Programming Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Mainframe Description

Optional Mainframe

Memory

The Agilent E1301B mainframe contains a front panel keyboard and display; the Agilent E1300B has no keyboard or display. Otherwise, there is no conceptual difference between the two mainframes. Both models provide a termi nal based user interface (Displ ay Terminal Interface) through the built-in, or optional plug-in s erial interfaces . The front panel keyboard and display are disc ussed in Chapter 2 of this manual. The Display Terminal Interface is discussed in Chapter 3.

The mainframe handles such high level operations as language translation of IEEE-488.2 Common Commands and SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) com m ands; module-to-module s ynchroniz ation; and memory manag ement. When i nstalled in the mainframe, SCPI-compatible register-based plug- in modules behave as independent instruments operating under control of SCPI commands and Common Commands. Plug-i n m odules that are not S C PI-compatible mus t b e programmed at a reg ister level (see the VXI:REG:WRITE and VXI:REG:READ? commands in Chapter 5 of this manual for more information). Figure 1-2 shows the E1300B/E1301B Mainframe’s A- and B-size plug-in module slots, GPIB and input/o utput ports.

The mainframe comes from the factory with 256 kBytes of non-volatile memory (RAM) for reading storage. You c an install up to 2 MBytes of opti onal RAM. The E1320A provides 500 kBytes while the E1321A provides 1 MByte of memory. Optional RAM replaces the standard memory and is not in addition to it (e. g. the mainframe with an optional 1 Mbyte module has 1Mbyte availab le).

connector, RS-232 port,

* GPIB is the implemen tation of IEEE Std 488.1-1978.

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Trig Out: Allows an instrument to o utput a negative-going pulse to indicate th e

GPIB

occurrence of som e event such as closing a c hannel on a Switchbox Instrument. The signal levels are standard TTL (0V to 5V). This pulse can be used to synchronize external equi pm en t to the instrument (see Ch apter 5 fo r examples). You direc t th e pulse from the appropriate instrum en t to th e Trig Out port using the OUTP:STAT ON command.

Pacer Out: Allows you to output a square wave signal to trigger or pace external equipment such as scanners or voltmeters. Y ou c an c ontrol the period of the square wave signal and the number of periods output. The si gnal levels are standard TTL (0V to 5V). Refer to Chapters 4 and 5 for mo re informatio n o n the Pacer.

Event In: Allows an instrument to be armed or triggered from an external negative-going signal. The signal levels are stan dard TTL (0V to 5V). Use an instrument’s ARM:SOUR:EXT command or the TRIG:SOUR:EXT command to direct the Event In port to that ins trum ent .

RS-232: Serial interface provides a user interface usin g a terminal o r a computer running terminal em ulator software. The user interface provides the functionality of the E1301’s keyboard and display. If present, the optional IBASIC interpreter can be configured to control the RS -232 port.

Figure 1-1. Mainframe Features

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Instrument Definition

SC PI-compatible plug-in mo dules installed in th e mainframe are treated as independent instruments each having a unique secondary GPIB address. As shown in Figure 1-3, each ins trument is assi gned a dedicated error queue, input and output buffers, st a tus regist e rs and, if applic a ble, dedicated mainfra me memory space for reading s or data. An instrument may be composed of a single plug-in module (such as a counter) or multiple pl ug-in modules (for a Switchbox or Scanning Voltmeter Instrument). In addition, the mai nframe contains a built-in instrument called the System Instrument which has a Pacer for timi ng external devices. The System Instrument also can control the built-in RS-232, as well as up to seven optional Agilent E1324A plug-in serial interfaces.

Figure 1-2. I nstrument Conc e pt

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Instrument Logical

Addresses

Instruments are identified by a logical address which directly relates to its GPIB seco n dary address. Instruments com e from the fac tory with a pres et logical address. You can chang e the factory setting during installati on (see the "Agi lent 75000 Series B Installation and Getting Started Guide" for instructions).

A single-module instrument must have its logical address set to an integer multiple of 8 (0, 8, 16, 24, ... 240). In a multiple-module instrument, only one of the modules has a logical address that is an integer multiple of 8. The other modules in the multiple-module instrument must have consecutive logical addresses . For example, in a Scanning Voltmeter, if the vo ltmeter module has a logical address of 16, the other modules in that instrument must have logical addresses of 17, 18, 1 9 and so on. The same applies to the System Instrument who’s logical address fixed at 0. An E1324A plug-in serial interface controlled by the System Instrument would be set to logical address 1. A second E1324A would be set to logical address 2 and so on.

Instrument Secondary

Addresses

An instrument’s GPIB secondary address is simply the logical address divided by 8 (for a multiple-module instrument, the lowest logical address divided by 8). For example, an instrument with a logical address of 16 h as a secondary address of 02. Th e secondary address allows acc ess to a particular instrument when programming vi a GPIB. (The S ystem Instrument’s sec ondary address is 00 and is the only address that cannot be changed).

Unassigned Modules An unassigned module in an E1300B/E1301B Mainframe is one that does not

have a logical address that is a multiple of 8 (8, 16, 24...240) and is not part of a Sc anning Voltmeter or Switchbox configuration. You c an only program these modul es at the register level using the VXI:WRITE and VXI:READ? commands (see Chapter 5 of this manual for more information on these commands).

Introductory Programming Examples

This section shows how to send SCPI and Common Commands to the mai n frame’s System I nstrument and how to read data back . The fol lowing assum es that y ou send the commands or read the data over GPIB. To send SCPI commands or to read data, s pecify the:

• Computer’s GPIB in terface address

• Mainframe’s GPIB prim ary address

• Instrument’s GPIB secondary address

• SCPI comm and string or Common Comm and

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For instruments in the mainframe, the primary address is the same as th e mai n frame address (i.e., th e factory setting is 09). Th e instrument’s secondary address is si mply the logical addres s divide d by 8 (e.g., logi cal addresses of 8, 16, 24, or 32, result in secondary addresses of 01, 02, 03, or 04, respectively).

Example: Reading the Time This program reads an d prints the time from the System Instrument’s internal

clock. The computer used in the example is an Agilent Series 200/300 computer with Agilent BAS I C as the program language. The computer in terfaces to the mai n frame usin g the General Purpos e I n terface Bus (GPIB). Th e GPIB interface selec t code is 7, the GPIB primary address is 09, and the GPIB seco n dary address is 00 (System Instrument). Resu lting in a combined address of 70900.

10 OUTPUT 70900;"*RST" Reset System Instrument using

Common Command

20 OUTPUT 70900;"SY S T :TIME?" Send SCP I query command to

return time

30 ENTER 70900; H,M,S Place hour in H, minutes in M,

se conds in S

40 PRINT H,M,S Print time 50 END

Typical response: + 16, + 15, + 30 (4:15:30 PM)

Example: Setting the Time Set the clock us ing the 24 hour hour,minute,second format. Execute the

following line to set the time to 14,00,00 (i.e., 2:00:00 PM).

SYST:TIME 14,00,00

Example: Reading the Date This program reads an d prin ts the date stored in the mainframe’s i nternal

calendar.

10 OUTPUT 70900;"SY S T:DATE?" Send SCPI query command to

return date

20 ENTER 70900; Y,M,D Place yea r in Y, month in M,

day in D

30 PRINT Y,M,D Print date 40 END

Typical response: + 1989, + 9, + 16 (September 16, 1989)

Example: Setting th e Date Set th e date using the YYYY,MM,DD format. Executing the following line sets

the date to 1990,1,13 (January 13, 1990).

SYST:DATE 1990,1,13

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Chapter 2

Agilent

Us ing the Front Panel

Usi ng th i s Ch a p ter This chapter shows you how to use the Agilent E1301B Mainframe’s front panel

keyboard and display to operate instruments in th e mainframe. It contains the following sections:

• Front Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

• Using Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

• Executing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

• Key Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

• In Case of Difficulty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

• Instrument Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Front Panel Features

2-Line X 40 Character Display Menu Keys

Fig ure 2 -1 shows the f ront panel’s QWERTY keyboard and the dedicated key groupings. The tutorials in this chapter show how to use most of the dedicated keys. See “Key Descriptions” near the end of this chapter for a c omplete des cription of eac h dedicat ed key.

Displa y Control and Editing Key s

Instrument Control Keys

QWERTY Keyboard

Figure 2-1. Front Panel Features

Using the Front Panel 2-1

Using Menus You can access a System Ins trument menu and a variety of other instrument

menus (depending on install ed i nstruments) from the front panel. Thes e m enus incorporate the most used functi ons but do not provide access to all of the ins trument comm ands. If a particular functi on is not available from a menu, you can type the corresponding command string and exec ute it from the f ront panel. See “ Execu ting Commands” later in this chapter for more inf ormat ion.

When you select an ins trum en t, you are assigning the keyboard and dis play to that instrument. Thi s means that any menu operation s, comm an ds executed or recalled, errors displ ayed, etc. pertain only to that instrument. Front panel operation of an ins trument i s independent from other instruments and independent from the remote operation of the ins trument. To operate another ins trument f rom the front panel, you must select that i nstrument.

Note: Typical instruments shown. Actual choices depend on installed instruments

A 60-Second Menu

Tutorial

Figure 2-2. Select an Instrument Menu

Following the power-on sequence or a system reset the display shows the Select an instr ument menu (see Figure 2-2) whic h lets you select one of the instruments

listed.

The menu keys are located directly below the display. To select a displayed menu choice, press the function key (f1 - f5) directly below the choice. This chapter shows key labels in bold text.

• When there are more than five menu c ho ices, an arrow appears on the

right side of the display. Press More to dis pl ay the nex t group of choi ces. By repeatedly pressing More you can dis play all groups of choic es. Af ter you have dis pl ayed all groups of choices, pressing More again returns to the fi rs t group of choi c es.

• When the display is requesting information (input prompt) such as Enter

the device’ s logical address, just type the inf o rmation and press Return.

If you press the wrong menu key and do not want to enter the requested in format ion, you ca n es cape the input prom pt and stay at the same menu level by pressing ESC or Prev Menu.

If you make an incorrect entry in response to an input prompt, the top line of the display will show an error message. When this happens, jus t select that menu choice agai n (f1 - f5 key s), re-type the correct information, and pre ss Return.

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• Press Prev Menu to return to the previous m enu within an instrum en t

GPIB

menu or escape from an input prompt. Press Select Instr to return to the Select an Instrument menu. Note that when you l eave an i nstrument and return later, you return to the same menu location you were w h en you left. In addition, any other displayed information (instrument responses or commands being entered) will also be displayed when you return.

• In additio n to th e menu keys, Clear Instr and Reset I nstr are helpfu l

when operating an inst rum en t. Clear Instr clears the instrument’s front panel input and output buffers (remote buffers are not cl eared) and returns to the top l evel o f the instrument menu. Press C lear Instr whenever an instrument is busy, is not responding to front panel control, or to abort a command being entered from the front panel. R eset Instr clears all front panel and rem ote input and o utput buffers and reset s the instrument.

Using the System Instrument Menu

Ho w to Set or Read the System GPIB Address

The System Instrument menu allows you to:

• Set or read the system GPIB address

• Reset (reboot) the mainframe

• Display the logical addresses of installed instruments

• Display information about installed ins truments

Using the Front Panel 2-3

Ho w to Reset the System

GPIB

Note: The RESET menu selection is equivalent to the DIAG:BOOT command which has the same eff ect as cycling power to the mainframe. Pressing Reset Instr from the System Instrument menu is equiva lent to executing the *RST c omm and which resets the S ystem Ins trument.

How to Display Logical Addresse s or Instrument Information

2-4 Using the Front Panel

Using the Other

Instrument Menus

Selecting the Switchbox To select the Switchbox, press the function key (f1 - f5) directly below the word

The instrument menus allow you to access the most-used i nstrument functi ons or to monitor an instrument (monitor mode) while it is being controll ed f rom remote. We’ll use the Switchbox menu to show you how to use the instrument menus. Menus are available for many but not all instruments. S ee “Instrument Menu s”, later in th is chapter, for more information on a particular instrumen t ’s menu. The Switchbox menu all ows you to:

• Open and Cl ose Channels

• Sc an C h an nels

• Displ a y Module Type and Des cription

• Monitor a Switchbox

• Reset a selected switch module

SWITCH in the “Select an instrument” menu. (If the “Select an instrument” menu is not being di splayed press Select Instr.)

Note After you press the function key below the word SWITCH, the top line of the

display may show: “Select SWITCH at logical address: _” while the bottom line of the display lists two or more logical addresses. This means more than one Switchbox is installed in the mainframe. To select one of the Switchboxes, press the function key directly below the corresponding logical address.

The charts on the followi ng pages show how to use the Switchbox menu. K eep the following points in mind when using the menu:

• The card number identif ies a module within the Switchbox. The module

with the lowest logical address is always card number 01. The module with the next successive l ogical address is card number 02 and so on.

• The @ character is required preceding a channel list when executing a

Switchbox command from the front panel or remote. When entering a channel lis t in response to a menu prompt however, do not precede it with th e @ character. Doi n g so causes a syntax error.

Using the Front Panel 2-5

How to Open/Close Channels

How to Scan Channels

2-6 Using the Front Panel

How to Display Monitor Type, Description, or Reset Module

How to Select Monitor Mode

Using the Front Panel 2-7

Monitor Mode Monitor mode displays the status of an instrument while it is being controlled

from remote. Moni tor mode is usef ul for debuggi ng programs. You can place an ins trument i n m onitor mode using front panel menus , or by executing the DISP:MON:STAT ON command from the front panel or by remote. (Ex ec uting the remote DISP:MON:STAT ON com mand is the onl y way to assign the display/keyboard to an instrument from remote.) Pressing most f ront panel keys will automatically exit monitor mode and return to the instrument menu. However, you can use the left and right arrow keys in m onitor mode to view long displays.

Note Enabling monitor mode slows instrument operations. If the timing or speed of

instrument operati o ns is critical (such as making multimeter readings at a precise tim e interv al), you should not use monitor mode.

Table 2-8 shows the status annunciators that may appear in the bottom l ine of the display in monitor mode. Some instruments also have device-specific annunciators (see the plug -in module manual for more informati on).

Table 2-1. Monitor Mode Display Annunciators

A nnunc iator Description

mon Th e instrum e nt is in monitor mode

bsy The instrument is executing a command err An error has occurred (see “Reading Error

Messages” belo w)

srq A service request has occurred

Reading Error Messages Whenever the display is showing the err annunciator, an error has occurred for

the instrument being monitored. You can read the error message, al though doing so cancels moni to r m o de. To read an error message, press the follo wing keys:

The error message will be displayed in the top line of the display. To see if another error was logged, repeat the above keystrokes or press:

After you have read all the error messages, executing the SYST:ERR? command causes the display to show : + 0 No error. After reading th e error message(s), press f1 to return to moni to r m ode.

2-8 Using the Front Panel

Executing Commands

Fr om the front panel, you can type and execute IEEE 488.2 Common Comman ds and SC PI C ommands for the instrument presently selected by the Select an instrument menu. (How ever, you cannot execute a command when the display is requesting that you input information.) This is particularly useful for access ing functions not availabl e in an instrument’s menu. For exam pl e, the System Instrument contai ns a Pacer that can be programmed to output a square wave signal on the mainframe’s Pacer Out port. From the System Instrument menu, you can program the Pacer to output 10 s quare w ave cycles with a period of 1 second each by typing the following commands and pressi ng Return after each command (see Chapter 3 f o r mo re informati on o n th e Pac er).

SOUR:PULS:COUN 10 SOUR:PULS:PER 1 INIT:IMM TRIG:SOUR IMM

As another exampl e, after sel ec ting the Switchbox, suppose you must s et up and execute a scan list with autom atic advan ce (automati c advance is n o t available from the menu). You can do this by typing the f ollowing command string and pressing Return (notice that by linking the commands to gether with a sem icolon and colon you need press Return only once).

TR IG:SOUR IMM;:SCAN (@100:105);:INIT

Editing The display editing keys (shown on the following page) allow you to edit

user-en tered data or commands. When editing, the display is in insert mode. That is, typed characters will be inserted into the string at the present cursor position.

Using the Front Panel 2-9

Key Descriptions Thi s section explains the function of each of the front panel’s dedicated keys. If

a key is not func tional in a particular si tuation, pressing that key does nothing except to cause a beep. Users of the optional IBASIC interpreter shoul d refer to their IBASIC manual set for additi onal editing functions.

Menu Ke ys

Selects the menu choice displayed directly above each key.

Returns to the Select an instr ument menu.

Returns to the previ ous menu lev el within an instrument menu or escapes from an input prompt. When y ou reach the top of an i nstrument’s menu, pressi ng Prev Menu does no th ing except to cause a beep.

The display can sho w a maximum o f five menu c h o ices at a time. W h en th ere are more than five menu c h oices, an arrow appears on the right side of th e display. Press More to display the next group of choi ces. By repeatedly pressing More you can dis pl ay all groups of c hoices. After you have displayed all groups of choices, pressing More again returns to the first group of c hoices.

Disp lay Control &

Editing Keys

Recalls the last command entered from the front panel. After recalling a command, it can be edited or re-executed. You can recall from a stack of prev iously executed comman ds by repeatedly pressing R ecall Prev. When you reach the bottom o f the stack (the last line in th e bu ffer), press ing Recall Prev does nothing except to cause a beep. Press ing Shift with Recall Prev recalls the last SCPI command gen erated by a menu operation . For example, readi n g the tim e u sing the menus (SYSTEM, TIME, READ) generates and executes the SCPI com m and SYST:TIME?. A recalled command can be executed by pressing the Return key. You can also edi t a recalled command before you execute it.

Accesses commands in the opposite order to that of Recall Prev. Pressing Recall Next does nothi ng until you have pressed Recall Prev at least twi ce.

Performs the same function as Prev Menu.

(Right arrow key.) Moves the c u rsor one character s pac e to th e right while leaving characters i ntact. Use the ri ght arrow k ey to scroll displays that are longer than the display size. Pres sing Sh i ft followed by the righ t arrow key moves the cursor to the end of th e line. Pressing CTRL followed by the right arrow key m oves the cursor 4 character s pac es to the right.

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(Left arrow key.) Moves the cursor one character space to the l eft while leaving characters intact. Use the l eft and right arrow keys to scroll displays that are longer than the display size. Pres sing Shift f ollowed by the left arrow key moves

the cursor to the beginni ng of the li ne. Pressing CTRL followed by the left arrow key m oves the cursor 4 character spaces to the left.

Erases the character at the presen t cursor position (fo r user-entered data only).

Erases the character to the left of the curso r (for user-en tered data onl y).

(Clear-to-end key .) Erases al l characters f rom the present cursor posi tion to the end of the input line (for user-entered data only). Press ing Shift followed by the cl ear- to -end key erases the en tire line and moves the cursor to the beginni n g of the line.

Selects the upper-case alphabetic characters or the ch arac ter shown on the top half of a key. You can either hold down Shift while pressing another key or press and release Shift and then press another key.

Sets all alphabeti c keys to uppercase (capitals); does not aff ect the other keys. To ret urn to lowercas e , press Caps Lock again.

Instrume nt C o ntro l

Keys

Other Keys

Resets only the selected instrument (equi valen t of ex ecutin g *RST). Rese t Instr also clears the instrument’s front panel and remote input and output buffers. R eset Instr is the only front panel key that can affect an ins trument being operated from remote.

Clears the front panel input and output buffers (remote buffers are not cleared) of th e selected instrument and returns to the to p level of the instrument m en u. Press Clear Instr whenever an instrument is busy, is not responding to front panel control, or to abort a command being entered from the front panel.

End of line. Enters your responses to menu prompts. Exec utes commands entered from the front panel keyboard.

Selects al ternate key definitions. You can either hold down CT RL while pressing another key or press and release CTRL and then press another k ey. Th ese CTRL key sequences provide sho rt- cuts for some menu key sequences as well as additional functions not directly av ailable from dedicated front panel keys. For a complete lis t o f all CTRL key sequenc es see table 3-3 i n th e n ext chapter.

Using the Front Panel 2-11

In Case of Diffi culty

Problem: Problem Cause/ Solu t io n :

Error -113 undefined header error occurs after entering data in response to a menu prompt.

Following the power-on sequence or sy stem reset the display shows:

Configuration errors. Select SYSTEM Press a ny key to continue_

The display shows: "instrument in local lockout" . Menus seem to work but nothing happens w hen I reach the bottom level or try to execute a com mand.

Display cannot be removed from m onitor mode. Monitor mode was entered from remote

Display shows:

Can not connect to ins trument Press a ny key to continue_

For some commands used by the menus, the data entered is appended to a com mand header. For example, if you enter "1" as the port number for a digital I/O module, the command used is DIG:HAND1:MODE NONE where HAND1 indicates the port number. If your entry was invalid or incorrect, error -113 occurs.

An unnassigned device (incorrect logical address) w as detected, or the contents of non-volatile memory may have been lost, If you cycle power or perform system reset, the display will show the logical address of the unassigned device. You can al so check the logical addresses u sing the C ONFIG? -- LADDS branch of th e System Instrument menu. Refer to Chapter 1 of thi s manual for a discus sion of logical addresses and unassigned devices.

The front panel has been locked-out (GPIB local lockout). You can re-enable menu operation by cancelling local lockout (from remote) or by cycling mai n frame power.

(DISP:MON:STAT ON command) and the front panel has also been lock ed out (GPIB local lockout). Either cancel the l ocal l oc kout or ex ecute DISP:MON:STAT OFF (from remote).

A hardware or software problem has oc c ured in the ins trument prev enting it from responding to front panel control.

After selecting an instrument the display shows:

busy.

Display shows:

Ins trument in use by another display. Press a ny key to continue_

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The instrument is busy performing an operation. Press Clear Instr to abort the instrument operations and allow the front panel to access the instrument.

The instrument has al ready been selected f rom th e Display Terminal Interface. An instrument can only be “attached” to o ne display at a time. At the terminal, return to the “Select instrument” menu. Th e instrument can now be selec ted from the Front Panel.

Instrument Menus This sec tion contains charts showing the s tructure and content for all front panel

ins trument menus . Als o shown in the charts are the SCPI or Common Commands used and descriptions of menu-controlled instrument operations. This section c ontains the f ollowing charts:

• S ystem Instrument Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

• Swi tc hbox Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

• S canning Voltmeter Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

• Agilent E1326A 5 1/2 Digit Multimeter Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20

• Agilent E1328A 4-Channel D/A Converter Menu. . . . . . . . . . 2-21

• Agilent E1330A Quad 8-Bit Digital I/O Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

• Agilent E1332A 4-Channel Counter/Totalizer Menu . . . . . . . 2-24

• Agilent E1333A 3-Channel Universal Counter Menu. . . . . . . 2-26

Using the Front Panel 2-13

instruments

2-14 Using the Display Terminal Interface

the specified logical address. (Refer to the

Command R eference for details)

DEVICE logical address VXI:CONF:DLIS? < log_addr> Displays information about the device at

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 User Entry Command(s ) Used Description

System Instrument Menu

Menu Levels and Content

SYSTEM CON FIG? L ADDS VXI:CONF:DLAD ? Displays lo gical addresses o f mainframe

1200 card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BAU D 1200 Sets the serial interface baud rate to 1200

2400 card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BAU D 2400 Sets the serial interface baud rate to 2400

9600 card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BAU D 9600 Sets the serial interface baud rate to 9600

19200 card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BAU D 19200 Sets the serial interface baud rate to 19200

SET 300 card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BAU D 300 Sets the serial interface baud rate to 300

SET GPIB address SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR < addre ss>

GP IB READ SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADD R? Displays GPIB address

RS232 BAUD READ card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BAU D? Read current baud rate

PARITY READ card number SYST:COMM:SER[n] :PAR? Read current parity type

OD D card n umber SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PAR ODD Sets the serial interface parity to odd

ONE card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PA R ONE Sets the serial interface parity to one

ZERO card number SYST:COM M:SER[n]:PAR ZERO Sets the serial interface parity to zero

NONE card n umber SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PAR NONE Sets the serial interface parity to none

SET EVEN card n umber SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PAR EVEN Sets the serial interface parity to even

BITS READ card number SYST:COMM:SER [n]:BITS? Read current data bit width

8 card n umber SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BITS 8 Sets the data width to 8 bits

SET 7 card number SYST:COMM:SER [n]:BITS 7 Sets the data width to 7 bits

PACE READ card numbe r SY ST:COMM:SER[n]:PAC E? Read current pacing typ e

NONE card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PACE NONE Disables XON/ XOFF software handshaking

SET X ON/ OFF card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PACE XON Enables XON/XOFF software handshaking

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se ttings into non-volatile storage.

Using the Display Terminal Interface 2-15

VXI:WRIT <laddr>,<reg>,<data> Write data to register in A16 address space.

reg_num, data

OFF card number SYST:COMM:SER[n] :CONT:DTR OFF Set DTR line to static -V

IBFULL ca rd number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:CONT :DTR IBF Set DTR for hardware handshaking

STANDRD card number SYS T:COMM:S ER[n] :CONT :DTR STAN DTR operates to RS-232 standard

OFF card number SYST:COMM:SE R[n]:CONT:RTS OF F Se t RTS line to static -V

IBFULL ca rd number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:CONT :RTS IBF Set RTS for hardware handshaking

STANDRD card number SYST:COMM:SER[ n] : CONT:RTS STAN RTS operat es to RS-232 standar d

stored in non-volatile memo ry

SET ON card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:CONT:DTR ON Set DTR line to static + V

CONTROL DTR READ card number SYST:COMM:SER[n] :CONT:DTR? Read current setting for DTR line

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System Instrument Menu

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 User Entry Command(s) Used Description

Menu Levels and Content

SET ON card number SYST: COM M: SER[ n]:CONT: RTS ON Set RTS li ne t o static + V

RTS READ card number SYST:COMM: S E R[n]:CONT:RTS? Read cur rent setti ng for RTS line

STORE card number DIAG:C OMM:SER[n]:STORE Store current serial communications

WRITE laddr,

DEBUG READ laddr, reg_num VXI:READ? < laddr> ,< reg> Read register in A16 address space.

SET time SYST:TIME < time> Set the system clock

TIME RE AD SYST:TIME? Read the current system clock

SET date SYST:DATE < date> Set the system calendar

DATE READ SYST:DATE? Read the current system calendar

RES ET DIAG:BOOT Resets mainframe using the configuration

othe r number= fail)

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OPEN channel list † OPEN (@channel_list) Open channel(s)

CLOSE channel list † CLOS (@channel_list) Close channel(s)

SCAN SET_UP channel list † TRIG:SOUR HOLD;:SCAN <channel_list> ;:INIT Set up channels to scan

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 User Entry Command( s ) Used Description

Switchbox Menu

Menu Levels and Content

SWITCH MONITOR card number ‡ or AUTO DISP:MON:CARD <card_number> ;STAT ON Monitor instrument operations

STEP channel list † TRIG Step to next channel in scan list

DESCR? card number ‡ SYST:CDES? < card_number> Display module description

RESET card number ‡ SYST:CPON < ca rd_number> Re turn module to power-on state

CARD TYPE? card number ‡ SYST:CTYP? < card_number> Display module ID information

TEST * TST? Runs self-test, displays result s (+ 0= pass; any

† Channel lists are of the form “ccnn” (single channel), “ccnn,cc nn” (two or more channels) or “ccnn:ccnn” (range of channels); where “cc” is the card number and “nn” is the channel

number. For example, to access channel 2 on card number 1 spec ify 102.

‡ The card number identifies a module within the Switchbox. The switch modu le with the lowest log i cal address is a lways ca rd number 01. The switch module with the next

succes sive logical address is ca rd number 02 and so on.

Notes

Using the Front Panel 2-17

DISP:MON:CHAN <channel_list>;STAT O N Monitor instrument ope rations

2-18 Using the Display Terminal Interface

for auto

E channel list † ME AS:TEMP? TC,E, < channel_lis t> Measure °C of E thermocouple on each channel

J channel list † MEAS:TEMP? TC,J, <channel_list> Measure °C of J thermoc ouple on each channel

K channel list † ME AS:TEMP? TC,K, < channel_list> Measure °C of K thermocouple on each channel

N14 channel list † MEAS:TEMP? TC,N14, <channel_list> Measure °C of N14 thermocouple on each channel

N28 channel list † MEAS:TEMP? TC,N28, <channel_list> Measure °C of N28 thermocouple on each channel

R cha nnel list † MEAS:TEMP? TC,R, < channel_list> Measure °C of R thermocouple on each channel

S channel list † ME AS:TEMP? TC,S, < channel_list> Measure °C of S thermocouple on each channel

T channel list † MEAS:TEMP ? TC,T, <channel_list> Measure °C of T thermocouple on e ach channel

5K channel list † MEAS:TEMP? THER,5000,< channel_list> Measure °C of 5k Ω thermistor on each channel

10K channel list † MEAS:TEMP? THER,10000,< channel_list> Measure °C of 10k Ω thermistor on each channel

392 cha nnel list † MEAS:TEMP? RTD,92,< channel_list> Measure °C of 392 RTD on each channel (4-wire)

POISSON chan nel list † MEAS:STR:HPO? < channel_list> Measure strain with Poisson half bridge

BENPOIS channel list † MEAS:STR:FBP? < channel_list>, Measure strain with Be nding Poiss on full bridge

POISSON chan nel list † MEAS:STR:FPO? < channel_list> Measure strain with Poisson full bridge

VDC channel list † MEAS:VOLT:DC? < channel_list> Measure DC voltage on each channel

VAC channel list † MEAS:VOLT:AC? <channel_list> Me asure AC voltage on each channel

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 User Entry Command( s ) Used Description

Scanning Voltmeter Menu

Menu Levels and Content

VOLTMTR MONITOR channel list † or 0

THERMIS 2252 channel list † MEAS:TEMP? THER,2252,< channel_list> Measure °C of 2252 Ω thermistor on each channel

OHM channel list † MEAS:RES? < channel_list> Measure 2-wire resistance on e ach channel

TEMP TCOUPL E B channel list † MEAS:TEMP? TC,B, <channel_list> Measure °C of B thermocouple on each channel

RTD 385 channel list † MEAS:TEMP? RTD,85,<channel_list> Measure °C of 385 R TD on each channel (4-wire)

HALF B ENDING c hannel list † MEAS:STR:HBE N? <channel_list> Measure strain with bending half bridge

STRAIN QUA RTER channel list † MEAS:STR:Q UAR? < channel_ list> Measure stra in with quarter bridge

FULL BENDING channel list † MEAS:STR:FBEN? < channel_list> Measure strain with bending full bridge

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number= f ail)

Using the Display Terminal Interface 2-19

UNSTRN channel list † MEAS:STR:UN ST? < channel_list> Measure bridge unstrained

DIAG COMPRES channel list † MEAS:STR:Q COM? < channel_list> Compression shunt diag nostic

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 User Entry Command( s ) Used Description

Scanning Voltmeter Menu

Menu Levels and Content

(continued from previous page)

TENSION channel list † MEAS:STR:QTEN? < c hannel_list> T ension shunt diagnostic

DESCR? card number ‡ SYST:CDES? < card_number> Displays module description

CARD TYPE? card num be r ‡ SYST:CTYP? < card_number> Displays module ID information

TEST * TST? Runs self-test, displays results ( + 0= pass; any ot her

number. For example, to access channel 2 on card number 1 spec ify 102.

‡ The card number identifies a module within the Switchbox. The switch modu le with the lowest log i cal address is a lways ca rd number 01. The switch module with the next

succes sive logical address is ca rd number 02 and so on.

VDC MEAS:VOLT:DC? Measure DC volts

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VAC MEAS:VOLT:AC? Measur e AC volts

OHM MEAS:FRES? Measure 4-wire ohms

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 User Entry Command(s ) Used Description

Agilent E1326B/E1411B 5 1/2 Digit Multimeter (Standalone) Menu

Menu Levels and Content

VOLTMTR MONITOR DISP:MON:STAT ON Display instrument operations

5K MEAS:TEMP? FTH,5000 Measure °C of 5kΩ thermistor (4-w ire measur ement)

10K MEAS:TEMP? FTH,10000 Measure °C of 10kΩ thermistor (4-wire measurement)

392 MEAS:TEMP FRTD,92? Measure °C of 100Ω RTD with alpha = 392 (4-wire measurement)

RTD 385 MEAS:TEMP FRTD,85? Measure °C of 100Ω RTD with alpha = 385 (4-wire measurement)

TEMP THERMIS 2252 MEAS:TEMP? FTH,2252 Measure °C of 2252Ω thermistor (4-wire measurement)

TEST *TST? Run sel f-test, di spl ay results (0= pass; any other number = fai l)

number. For example, to access channel 2 on card number 1 spec ify 102.

‡ The card number identifies a module within the Switchbox. The switch modu le with the lowest log i cal address is a lways ca rd number 01. The switch module with the next

succes sive logical address is ca rd number 02 and so on.

number= f ail)

Using the Display Terminal Interface 2-21

CHAN2 DISP:MON:CHAN 2;STAT ON Monitor instrument ope rations on c hannel 2

CHAN3 DISP:MON:CHAN 3;STAT ON Monitor instrument ope rations on c hannel 3

CHAN4 DISP:MON:CHAN 4;STAT ON Monitor instrument ope rations on c hannel 4

AUTO DISP:MON:CHAN AUTO;STAT ON Monitor instrument operations on active channel

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 User Entry Command(s) Used Description

Agilent E1328A 4-Channel D/A Converter Menu

Menu Levels and Content

D/A MONITOR CHAN1 DISP:MON:CHAN 1;STAT ON Monitor instrument ope rations on c hannel 1

CHAN2 voltage † VOL T2 < voltage> Output voltage on channel 2

CHAN3 voltage † VOL T3 < voltage> Output voltage on channel 3

CHAN4 voltage † VOL T4 < voltage> Output voltage on channel 4

OUTPUT VOLTAGE CHAN1 voltage † VOLT1 < voltage> Output voltage on channel 1

CHAN2 current ‡ CURR2 < current> Output current on channel 2

CHAN3 current ‡ CURR3 < current> Output current on channel 3

CHAN4 current ‡ CURR4 < current> Output current on channel 4

CURRENT CHAN1 current ‡ CURR1 < current> Output current on channel 1

TEST *TST? Run self-test, display result s (+ 0= pass; any other

†Enter voltage values in volts. Typical examples are: + 3.5, -2, + 500E-3.

‡Enter current values in amps. Typical examples are: .05, + 200E-3.

active port

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PORT1 DISP:MON:CHAN 1;STAT ON Monitor instrument operations on port 1

PORT2 DISP:MON:CHAN 2;STAT ON Monitor instrument operations on port 2

PORT3 DISP:MON:CHAN 3;STAT ON Monitor instrument operations on port 3

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 User Entry C ommand( s) Used Description

Agilent E1330A Quad 8-Bit Digital Input/Output Menu

Menu Levels and Content

DIG_I/ O MONITOR PO RT0 DISP:MON:CHAN 0;STAT ON Monitor instrument operations on port 0

PORT1 DIG :HA ND1:MODE NONE;:M EAS:DIG:DATA1? Reads port 1 after handshake

PORT2 DIG :HA ND2:MODE NONE;:M EAS:DIG:DATA2? Reads port 2 after handshake

PORT3 DIG :HA ND3:MODE NONE;:M EAS:DIG:DATA3? Reads port 3 after handshake

PORT1 bit (0-7) DIG:HAND1:MODE NONE;:MEAS:DIG:DATA1:BITm? Rea ds bit m on port 1 after handshake

PORT2 bit (0-7) DIG:HAND2:MODE NONE;:MEAS:DIG:DATA2:BITm? Rea ds bit m on port 2 after handshake

PORT3 bit (0-7) DIG:HAND3:MODE NONE;:MEAS:DIG:DATA3:BITm? Rea ds bit m on port 3 after handshake

AUTO DISP:MON:CHAN AUTO;STAT ON Monitor instrum ent opera tions on any

READ R_BYTE PORT0 DIG:HAND0:MODE NONE;:MEAS:DIG:DATA0? Reads p ort 0 after handshake

R_BIT PORT0 bit (0-7) DIG:HAND0:MODE NONE ;:MEAS:DIG:DAT A0:BITm? Reads bit m on port 0 after handshake

WRITE W_BYTE PORT0 data (0-255) DIG:HAND0:MODE NONE;:DIG:DATA0 <data> Writes data to port 0

PORT1 data (0-255) DIG:HAND1:MODE NONE;:DIG:DAT A1 < data> Writes data to port 1

PORT2 data (0-255) DIG:HAND2:MODE NONE;:DIG:DAT A2 < data> Writes data to port 2

PORT3 data (0-255) DIG:HAND3:MODE NONE;:DIG:DAT A3 < data> Writes data to port 3

W_BIT PORT0 bit (0- 7), value (0,1) DIG:HA ND0:M ODE NONE;:DIG:DATA0:BITm <value> Writes data to bit m o n port 0

PORT1 bit (0-7), value (0,1) DIG:HAND1:MODE NONE;:DIG:DATA1:BITm <value> Writes data to bit m on port 1

PORT2 bit (0-7), value (0,1) DIG:HAND2:MODE NONE;:DIG:DATA2:BITm <value> Writes data to bit m on port 2

PORT3 bit (0-7), value (0,1) DIG:HAND3:MODE NONE;:DIG:DATA3:BITm <value> Writes data to bit m on port 3

Notes

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NEG SENS1:EVEN:SLOP NEG Negative level trigger slope for channe l 1

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NEG SENS2:EVEN:SLOP NEG Negative level trigger slope for channe l 2

NEG SENS3:EVEN:SLOP NEG Negative level trigger slope for channe l 3

NEG SENS4:EVEN:SLOP NEG Negative level trigger slope for channe l 4

CHAN2 DISP:MON:CHAN 2;STAT ON Monitor instrument operations on channel 2

CHAN3 DISP:MON:CHAN 3;STAT ON Monitor instrument operations on channel 3

CHAN4 DISP:MON:CHAN 4;STAT ON Monitor instrument operations on channel 4

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 User Entry Command(s) Used Description

Agilent E1332A 4-Channel Counter/Totalizer Menu

Menu Levels and Content

COUNTER MONITOR CHAN1 DISP:MON:CHAN 1;STAT ON Monitor instrument operations on channel 1

CHAN3&4 voltage † SENS3 :EVEN:LEV <valu e> Set level trigger vo ltage for channels 3 & 4

AUTO DISP:MON:CHAN AUTO;STAT ON Monitor instrument ope rations on active channel

INPUT LEVEL CHAN1&2 voltage † SENS1:EV EN:LEV <value> Set level trigger voltage for channels 1 & 2

CHAN2 POS SENS2:EVEN:SLOP POS Positi ve level tr igger slope for channel 2

SLOPE CHAN1 POS SENS1: EVEN: SLOP POS Posit ive level trigger slope for channel 1

CHAN3 POS SENS3:EVEN:SLOP POS Positi ve level tr igger slope for channel 3

CHAN4 POS SENS4:EVEN:SLOP POS Positi ve level tr igger slope for channel 4

OFF INP:ISOL OFF Inpu t isolation off

ISO LATE ON INP:ISOL ON Input isolation on

OFF INP:FILT OFF Input filter off

FREQ frequenc y ‡ INP:FILT:FREQ < value> Set input filter frequency

FILTER ON INP:FILT ON Input filter on

CHAN3 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS3:FREQ? Frequency measurement on channel 3

F REQ CHAN1 TRIG :SOUR IMM;:MEAS1:F REQ? Frequency measurement on channel 1

CHAN3 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS3:PER? Period measurement on channel 3

PERIOD CHAN1 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS1:PE R? Period measurement on channel 1

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count

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count

number= f ail)

CHAN3 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS3:TINT? T i me interval measurement on cha nnel 3

TIMEINT CHAN1 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS1:TINT? Time interva l measurement on channel 1

POS_PW CHAN2 TRIG:SO UR IMM ;:MEAS2:PWID? Positive pulse width measurement on channel 2

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 User Entry Command(s) Used Description

Agilent E1332A 4-Channel Counter/Totalizer Menu

Menu Levels and Content

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CHAN4 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS4:PWID ? Positive pu lse width measurement on channel 4

READ F ETC1? Get up/ down count from channels 1 & 2

CHAN4 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS4:NWID? Negative pulse width measurement on channel 4

NEG_PW CHAN2 TRIG :SOUR IMM;:MEAS2:NWID? Negative pulse width mea surement o n channel 2

UDCOUNT CHAN1 START TRIG:SOUR IMM;:CONF1:U DC;:INIT1 Up/ down count, subtract ch. 2 count from ch. 1

READ F ETC3? Get up/ down count from channels 3 & 4

READ FETC1? Get totalize co unt on channel 1

CHAN3 START TRIG:SOUR IM M;:CONF3:UDC;:INIT3 Up/down count, subtract ch. 4 count from ch. 3

TOTALIZ CHAN1 START TRIG:SOUR IMM;:CONF1:TOT;:INIT1 Totalize on channel 1

CHAN2 START TRIG:SOUR IMM;:CONF2:TOT;:INIT2 Totalize on channel 2

READ FETC2? Get totalize co unt on channel 2

READ FETC3? Get totalize co unt on channel 3

CHAN3 START TRIG:SOUR IMM;:CONF3:TOT;:INIT3 Totalize on channel 3

READ FETC4? Get totalize co unt on channel 4

CHAN4 START TRIG:SOUR IMM;:CONF4:TOT;:INIT4 Totalize on channel 4

TE ST * TST? Run self-test, display results ( + 0= pass; any ot her

†Enter voltage values in volts. Typical examples are: + 3.5, -2, + 500E-3.

‡Enter frequency value in hertz. Typical examples are: 60, 120, 1E3.

NEG SENS1:EVEN:SLOP NEG Negative trigger slope for channel 1

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NEG SENS2:EVEN:SLOP NEG Negative trigger slope for channel 2

CHAN2 DISP:MON:CHAN 2;STAT ON Monitor instrument operations on channel 2

CHAN3 DISP:MON:CHAN 3;STAT ON Monitor instrument operation on channel 3

Counter Menu

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 User Entry Command(s) Used Description

Menu Levels and Content

COUNTE R MONITOR CHAN1 DISP:MON:CHAN 1;STAT ON Monitor instrument operations on channel 1

Agilent E1333A 3-Channel Universal

CHAN2 voltage † SENS2:EVEN:LEV< value> Set trigger level voltage for channel 2

AUTO DISP:MON :CHAN AUTO;STAT ON Monitor instrument operatio ns on active channel

INPUT LEVEL CHAN1 voltage † SENS1:EVEN:LEV< value> Set trigger level voltage for channel 1

CHAN2 POS SENS2:EVEN:SLOP POS Positive tri gger slope f or channel 2

SLOPE CHAN1 POS SENS1:EVEN:SLOP POS Posit ive trigger slope for channel 1

DC INP :CO UP DC DC-coupled input (channels 1&2)

COUPLE AC INP:COUP AC AC-c oupled input (channels 1 & 2 only)

1_MOHM INP:IMP 1e6 1MΩ input resistance (channels 1 & 2 only)

20dB INP:ATT 20 20dB input attenuation (channels 1 & 2 only)

IMPED 50_OHM INP:IMP 50 50Ω input resistance (channels 1 & 2 only)

ATTEN 0dB INP:ATT 0 No input attenuation (channels 1 & 2 only)

OFF INP:FILT OFF Input filter off (channels 1 & 2 on ly)

FILTER ON INP:F ILT ON Input filter on (channels 1 & 2 only)

CHAN2 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS2:FREQ? Frequency measureme nt on channel 2

CHAN3 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS3:FREQ? Frequency measureme nt on channel 3

F REQ CHAN1 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS1:FREQ? Frequency measurement on cha nnel 1

CHAN2 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS2:PER? Period measurement on channel 2

PERIOD CHAN1 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS1:PE R? Period mea surement on channel 1

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number= f ail)

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CHAN2 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS2:TINT? T i me interval measurement on cha nnel 2

Agilent E1333A 3-Channel Universal

Counter Menu

TIMEINT CHAN1 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS1:TINT? Time interval measurement on channel 1

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 User Entry Command(s) Used Description

Menu Levels and Content

(continued from previous page)

POS_PW CHAN1 TRIG:SO UR IMM ;:MEAS1:PWID? Positive pulse width measurement on channel 1

READ FETC1? Display totaliz e count

CHAN2 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS2:PWID ? Positive pulse width measurement on channel 2

CHAN2 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS2:NWID? Negative pulse width measurement o n channel 2

CHAN2 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS2:RAT? Ratio of channel 2/channel 1

NEG_PW CHAN1 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS1:NWID? Nega tive pulse width measurement on channel 1

RATIO CHAN1 TRIG:SOUR IMM;:MEAS1 :RAT? Ratio of channel 1/channel 2

TOTALIZ CHAN1 START TRIG:SOUR IMM;:CONF1:TOT;:INIT1 Totalize on channel 1

READ FETC2? Display totaliz e count

CHAN2 START TRIG:SOUR IMM;:CONF2:T OT;:INIT2 Totalize on channel 2

TEST * TST? Run self-t est, di splay results (+ 0= pass; any other

†Enter voltage values in volts. Typical examples are: + 3.5, -2, + 500E-3.

Notes

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Chapter 3

Us ing the Dis play Terminal Interface

Using this Chapter This chapter shows you how to use the Agilent E1300B and Agilent E1301B

Mainframes’ Display Termi nal Interface (terminal interface) to operate instruments in th e mainframe. The terminal interface us es the built-in RS-232 and/or the optional Agilent E1324A Datacomm Module to provide all of the features of the Agilent E1301B’s front panel, plus comfortable keyboard position and full screen dis play. It contai ns the following sections:

• Terminal Interface Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

• Using Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

• Executing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

• General Key Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

• Using Supported Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

• Using Other Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19

• In Case of Difficulty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

• Instrument Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

Note This chapter discusses using the display terminal interfac e. It assum es that you

have already connected your terminal and confi gured it to communicate with your mainframe. For inf ormati on on connecting and configuring your terminal , refer to Appendix C in this manual.

Using the Display Terminal Interface 3-1

Terminal Interface Features

Figure 3-2 shows a typical terminal interface display wi th its function labels across the bottom of th e screen. The f irst five function keys (f1 through f5) select ins trument menu choices. Function k eys f6 through f8 provide menu control and access to utility functions. The tutorials in this chapter show how to use most of the menu control and utility function keys. See “General Key Descriptions” near the end of this chapter for a complete descri pti on of each of thes e key functions.

Instrument Label

Text Output Area

Command Entry Line

Input Line

Prompt Line

Notes: 1. Example screens are from HP AdvanceLink terminal emulator.

2. Later screen examples are shown compressed (only 4 lines tall) and may show only part of the screen width.

Figure 3-1. Typical Terminal Interface Display

3-2 Using the Display Terminal Interface

Using Menus A System Instrument menu and a v ari ety of other instrument menus (depending

on in stalled i n struments) are available from the termin al interfac e. These menus incorporate the most used functi ons but do not provide access to the complete functionality of an instrument. If a particular f unc tion is not available f rom a menu, you can type the corresponding Com mon Command or SCPI command stri n g and execute it from the terminal interface. See “Executing Comm an ds” later in thi s chapte r for mo re inf ormat ion.

When you select an ins trum en t, you are assigning the terminal interface to that instrument. This means that any menu operations, comm an ds executed or reca lled, errors displayed, e tc. pertain only to that instrument. T e rminal interface operation of an instrument is independent from other instruments and independent from the remote operation of the ins trument. To operate another instrument from the terminal interface, you must select that in strument.

Note: Typical instruments shown. Actual c hoices depend on instal led instrument

A 60-Second Menu

Tutorial

Figure 3-2. "Select an instrument" Menu

Following th e power-on sequence or a system res et, the screen sho ws the Select an instr ument menu (see Figure 3-2). This menu al lows you to select one of the

instruments listed.

The menu select and menu control function keys (usually label ed f1 - f8 on their key caps) are defined by eight f unc tion labels l oc ated across the bottom of the terminal screen. Once you l earn ho w these k eys operate, u sing the menus is easy (key label s are shown in bold text in this chapter):

To select a displayed menu choice, press the f unction key (f1 - f5) w hi ch corresponds to the function k ey label.

• When there are more than five menu c ho ices, function key f6 becomes

labeled MORE. Press MORE to dis pl ay the next group of choices. By repeatedly press ing MORE you can display all groups of c hoices. After you have dis pl ayed all groups of choices, pressing MORE agai n returns to the fi rs t group of choi c es.

• Whenever the screen is requesting information (i n put prompt) su ch as

Enter the device’s logical address, just type the information and press Return (may be Enter on a terminal emulator).

If you press ed the wrong menu k ey and do not want to enter the requested in format ion, you ca n es cape the input prom pt and stay at the same menu level by pressing ESC or PRV_MENU.

Using the Display Terminal Interface 3-3

If you make an incorrect entry in response to an input prompt, the bottom line of the Text Output Area will show an error message. When this happens, just select that menu choi c e again (f1 - f5 keys), re-type the correct information, and pre ss Return.

• Press PRV_MENU or ESC to return to the previous menu withi n an

ins trument menu or escape from an input prompt. Press SEL_INST to return to the Select an Instrument menu (s ee next item). Note th at when you l eave an instru ment and ret urn later, you return to th e same m e nu location you were when you lef t. In addition, any information below the Text Output Area will also be re-displayed when you return.

• In additi on to the i nstrument menu keys, CLR_INST, RST_INST and

SEL_INST are helpful when operating instruments. These and other

utility keys are accessed by pressing the UTILS key. See “E xecuting

Commands” for information on the RCL _ .... keys in this menu.

CLR_INST clears the instrum ent’s terminal interfac e input and output buf fers (remote buffers are not cleared) and returns to the top level of the instrument menu. Press CL R_INST whenever an instrument is busy, is not responding to terminal interface control, or to abort a command being entered from the terminal interface.

RST_INST clears all terminal interfac e an d remote input and output buffers and res e t s the instrument.

SEL_INST returns you to the Select an Instrument menu. Note th at SEL_INST is the k ey “under” the UTILS key. You can easily return to

the Select an Instr ument menu by pressing f8 twice.

How to Access the Utility Keys

3-4 Using the Display Terminal Interface

Using the System Instrument Menu

The System Instrument menu allows you to:

• Set or read the system GPIB address

• Reset (reboot) the mainframe

• Display the logical addresses of installed instruments

• Display information about installed ins truments

Ho w to Set or Read the System GPIB Address

T ypical GPIB address

SCPI command used:

SYST:COM M:GPIB:ADDR?

Enter new GPIB address, press Return (range= 1 through 30)

SCPI command used:

SYST :COMM:GPIB:ADDR < addr>

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Press f1 to Reset

Ho w to Reset the System

Note: The RESET menu selection is equivalent to executing the DIAG:BOOT command which has the same

effect as cycling the mainframe’s power. Pressing RST_INST from the System Instrument menu is the equivalent to sending the *RST command to the System Instr umen t.

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How to Display Logical Addresse s and Instrument Information

Logical address o f select ed device

Note: For a desc ription of each field of the instr u ment information, see

VXI:CONF:DLIS? in the SCPI Command Reference section.

Enter device’s logical address and press Return f or individual instrument information, or just enter one space a nd Return, for information on all intruments.

(In this case, 8 was entered)

Instrument name

GPIB secondary address

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Using the Other

Instrument Menus

Selecting the Switchbox To select the Switchbox, press the function key (f1 - f5) corres ponds to the label

• Open and Cl ose Channels

• Sc an C h an nels

• Displ a y Module Type and Des cription

• Monitor a Switchbox

• Reset a selected switch module

SWITCH in the “Select an instr ument” menu. (If the “Select an instrument” menu is not being displayed press UTILS then SEL_INST.)

Note After you press the function key for SWITCH, the sc reen may show: “Select

SWITCH at logical address:_” whil e the screen labels show two or more logical

addresses . This means more than one Switchbox is installed in the mainframe. To select one of the Switchboxes, press the f unc tion key for the log ical address key label.

The charts on the followi ng pages show how to use the Switchbox menu. K eep the following points in mind when using the menu:

• The card number identif ies a module within the Switchbox. The module

with the lowest logical address is always card number 01. The module with the next successive l ogical address is card number 02 and so on.

• The @ character is required preceding a channel list when executing a

Switchbox command from the terminal interface or remote. When entering a channel list in response to a menu prompt however, do not precede it with the @ character. Doing so caus es a syntax error.

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How to Open/Close Channels

Switchbox ins trument at logical address 32 (secondary address = 04)

SCPI command used:

OPEN < channel_list>

Enter Channel List and press Re turn (e.g., 102 for channel 2 on card # 1)

How to Scan Channels

SCPI command used:

CLOSE < channel_list>

Enter Channel List and press Re turn (e.g., 100:115 to scan channels 00 to 15 on cardd # 1)

Press f2 to advance to the next channel in the Scan List (i.e. to trigger the instrument.)

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How to Display Module Type , Description, or Reset Module

Enter Card Number and press Return

SCPI command used:

SYST:CTYP? < card_number>

Enter Card Number and press Return

SCPI command used:

SYST:CPON < card_number>

Enter Card Number and press Return

SCPI command used:

SYST:CDES? < card_number>

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How to Select Monitor Mode

Enter Card Number or type AUTO and press Return

SCPI commands used:

DISP:MON:CARD < card_number> DISP:MON:STAT ON

Monitor Mode Monitor mode displays the status of an instrument while it is being controlled

from remote. Moni tor mode is usef ul for debuggi ng programs. You can place an ins trument i n m onitor mode using terminal interface menus , or by executing the DISP:MON:STAT ON comm an d from the terminal interface. Press ing most terminal interface keys w ill automatically exit monitor mode and return to the ins trument menu. How ever, you can use the left and right arrow keys in moni tor mode to view long displays.

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Note Enabling monitor mode slows instrument operations. If the timing or speed of

instrument operati o ns is critical (such as making multimeter readings at a precise tim e interv al), you should not use monitor mode.

Table 3-1 shows the status annunciators that may appear in the bottom l ine of the screen in monitor mode. Some instruments also have dev ice-specific annunciators (see the plug -in module manual for more informati on).

Table 3-1. Monitor Mode Display Annunciators

A nnunc iator Description

mon The ins trument i s in monitor mode

bsy The instrumen t is executing a command err An error h as occurred (see “Reading Error

Messages” below)

srq A servic e re quest has occ urred

Reading Error Messages Whenever the screen is showing th e err annunci ator, an error has occurred for

the instrument being monitored. You can read the error message, al though doing so cancels moni to r m ode. To read an error message, type the following SCPI com m and (followed by the Return key):

SYST:ERR?

The error message will be displayed in the bottom line of the Text Ouput Area. To see if another error was logged, repeat the above command by pressing UTILS, RCL_PREV, then Return.

After you have read all the error messages, executing the SYST:ERR? command causes the screen to sh o w: + 0 No error. After reading the error message(s), press f1 to return to moni to r m ode.

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Executing Commands

Fr om the term inal interface, you ca n type and execute IEEE 488.2 Common Comman ds and SC PI C ommands for the instrument presently selected by the Select an instrument menu. (How ever, you cannot execute a command when the screen is requesting that you input information.) This is particularly useful for access ing functions not availabl e in an instrument’s menu. For exam pl e, the System Instrument contai ns a Pacer that can be programmed to output a square wave signal on the mainframe’s Pacer Out port. From the System Instrument menu, you can program the Pacer to output 10 s quare w ave cycles with a period of 1 second each by typing the following commands and pressi ng Return after each command (see Chapter 3 f o r mo re informati on o n th e Pac er).

SOUR:PULS:COUN 10 SOUR:PULS:PER 1 TRIG:SOUR IMM INIT:IMM

TR IG:SOUR IMM;:SCAN (@100:105);:INIT

Editing The screen editing keys (shown on the following page) allow you to edit

user-en tered data or commands. When editing, the sc reen is in insert mode. That is, typed characters will be inserted into the string at the present cursor position.

Note The key labels s hown are found on all HP terminals (except HP terminals

supporting ANSI terminal pro t oco l). See “Using Supported T e rminals” for equivalent key functions on your terminal .

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General Key Descriptions

Menu and Menu

Control Keys

f5f1 through

SEL_INSTUTILS

PRV_MENU

RCL_PREVUTILS

This section explains the function of each of the terminal interface’s menu, menu control, and editi ng keys. If a key is not functional in a particular situation, pressing that key does nothing except to cause a beep.

Label menu choi ces f or corresponding function keys.

Returns to the Select an instr ument menu.

Returns to the previ ous menu lev el within an instrument menu or escapes from an input prompt. When y ou reach the top of an i nstrument’s menu, the PRV_MENU label disappears.

The sc reen c an show a m aximum of five menu ch o ices at a time. When there are more than five menu choic es , function k ey f6 becomes l abeled MORE. Press MORE to display the next group of choices. By repeatedly pressing MORE you can displ ay all groups of choices. Af ter you have displayed all groups of c hoices, pressing MORE again returns to the first group of choi c es.

Recalls the last command entered from the terminal interface. After recalling a command, it can be edited or re-executed. You can recall from a stack of prev iously executed comman ds by repeatedly pressing RCL _PREV . When you reach the bottom o f the stack (the last line in th e bu ffer), press ing RCL_PREV does nothing except to cause a beep.

RCL_NEXTUTILS

RCL_MENUUTILS

Editing Keys

Accesses commands in the opposite order to that of RCL_PREV . Pressing RCL_NEXT does nothing until y ou have press ed RCL_PREV at least tw ice.

Recalls the last SCPI command generated by a menu operation. For example, reading the time using the menus (S Y STEM, TIME, READ) generates and executes the S CPI com mand SYST:TIME?. A recalled command can be executed by pressing the Return key. You can also edit a recalled command before you execute it.

Performs the same function as PRV_MENU.

(Right arrow key.) Moves the c u rsor one character s pac e to th e right while leaving characters i ntact.

(Left arrow key.) Moves the cursor one character space to the l eft while leaving characters intact.

Erases the character at the presen t cursor position (fo r user-entered data only).

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Erases the character to the left of the curso r (for user-en tered data onl y).

(Clear-to-end key .) Erases al l characters f rom the present cursor posi tion to the end of the input line (for user-entered data only).

Selects the upper-case alphabetic characters or the ch arac ter shown on the top half of a key.

Sets all alphabeti c keys to uppercase (capitals); does not aff ect the other keys. To ret urn to lowercas e , press Caps Lock again.

Instrume nt C o ntro l

Keys

RST_INSTUTILS

CLR_INSTUTILS

Other Keys

Resets only the selected instrument (equi valen t of ex ecutin g *RST). RST_INST also clears the instrument’s terminal interface and remote input and output buffers. RST_INST is the only terminal interface key that can affect an ins trument being operated from remote.

Clears the termi nal interfac e input and output buffers (remote buffers are not cl eared) of th e selected instrument and returns to the to p level of the instrument menu. Press CL R_INST whenever an ins trument is busy , is not responding to terminal interface control, or to abort a command being entered from the terminal interface.

End of line. Enters your responses to menu prompts. Exec utes commands entered from the terminal keyboard (may be l abeled Enter on your terminal emulator).

Selects al ternate key definitions. These CTRL key sequences provide short- cuts to some of the menu sequences and also provide some functions not directly available from dedicated terminal keys. Some alternate k ey definitions are:

CTRL R = Instrument Reset CTRL C = Cl ear Instrument CTRL D = Select an instrument menu.

For a compl ete list of all CTRL Sequences , see Table 3-3 in thi s chapter. Users of the optional IBASIC interpreter should refer to their IBASIC manual set for additional editing functi ons.

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Using Supporte d Terminals

The Supported

Terminals

The Display Terminal Interface supports several popular termi n al brands and models. This chapter will show y ou how to access all of the terminal interface functions described previously using your supported terminal.

The fo llowing list nam es the supported terminals and shows where to go for more information. If y our terminal isn’ t named in this list, see “Using Other Terminals” in the next section.

• HP 700/92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menu tutorial

• HP 700/94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menu tutorial

• HP 700/22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See page 3-17

• HP 700/43 and WYSE WY-30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See page 3-19

The keyboard guides provided for the listed terminals may be removed or copied, and placed near your keyboard while you go through the menu tutorial sections.

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Using th e HP 700/22 The HP 700/22 terminal emulates the DEC

Som e functions of the Dis play Terminal Interfac e have been mapped into keys with other labels. A keyboard map is provided for each of the emulation models. Use these keyboard maps to help locate the terminal interface functions.

VT100

Key Map The symbols shown in the upper left corner of key each are now mapped wi th

the function labeled i n the center of each key.

VT100® or VT220® terminals.

Selecting VT100

Mode To use the HP 700/22 in VT100® mode, pre ss the Set-Up k ey and set the

following c onfiguration:

Fields Value

Terminal Mode EM100, 7 bit Ctrls Columns 80 EM100 ID EM100 Inhibit Auto Wrap YES

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VT220® Key Map The function keys that are normall y labeled f6 through f14 are now label ed:

Note Because the HP 700/22 keyboard has nine function keys in the center of the

keyboard, f4 is ma pped twic e

The symbols s hown in the upper left corner of key each are now mapped with the function labeled i n the center of each key.

Selecting VT220

Mode To use the HP 700/22 in VT220® mode, pre ss the Set-Up k ey and set the

following c onfiguration:

Terminal Mode EM200, 7 bit Ctrls Columns 80 EM100 ID EM220 Inhibit Auto Wrap YES

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Fields Value

Using the WYSE

WY-30



Wi th the WYSE WY-30 Interface have been assigned to keys with other lab els. Use thi s keyboard map to



help locate these functions.

The symbols s hown in the upper left corner of key each are now mapped with the function labeled i n the center of each key.

terminal, some functions of the Display Terminal

Using Othe r Terminals

Where two function key labels are shown, the one following the "/ " character is access e d by pressing and holding the CTRL key while pressing the desired function key (e.g. to access the f6 function, press CTRL-f2/f6).

This section di scusses us ing terminals which are not on the Supported Terminals list. Primarily this section is to help you use terminals which do not provide programmable soft keys (functi on keys). Without this capability, a terminal can not access the Display Terminal I nterface’s menus . Instead, the terminal interface provides a set of Term inal Interf ace Comm ands whi ch allow you to selec t instruments by nam e or l ogical address. Once sel ec ted, you can type Common Commands or SCPI commands to the i nstrument. In addition, keyboard accessible control codes provide display control for terminals which may not have keys dedicated to those functions.

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What “Not Supported”

Means

Strictly speaking, a terminal is not supported if it has not been rigorously tested with th e Di splay Termi nal Interface. There are several HP termi n als w h ich may be compatible with th e term inal interface. Termi n als such as the

VT100®, DEC® VT220®, and WYSE® WY-50, or emulations of these

DEC may also work properly with the terminal interface. If y ou h ave one of these terminals, try it. Here is a list of terminals y ou should try.

HP 2392A HP 2394A

VT100®

DEC DEC

VT220

WYSE® WY-50 HP AdvanceLink terminal emulation software (configure as HP 2392A)

Testing Terminals for

Compatibility

Here is how you test an unsupported terminal for compatibility with the Display Terminal Interface:

1.Connect your terminal and configure its c ommunic ation parameters to match the mainframe’s serial interfac e (see Appendix C)

2.With your terminal turned on and set to “remote mode”, turn on the mai n frame. After the m ainframe power-on sel f-test, the display interface sends sequences of characters to your terminal which should cause i t to return its identification. I f the terminal ID matches o ne in a list kept by the terminal interface, it will send character sequences to program the function keys and their labels .

3.If you now see the “S elect an instrument” prompt and the “Select an ins trument” menu labels , your terminal is ready to try. Go to the beginning of this chapter and try the menus.

4.If you see only the “Select an ins trument” prompt without the “S elect an ins trument” menu labels , your terminal di d not return a recognized ID. To set the terminal type manually, type the Termi n al Interface Com mand:

ST HP (followed by Return for HP terminals)

ST VT100 (followed by Return for VT100

ST VT220 (followed by Return for VT220

ST WYSE30 (followed by Return for WY-30

emulators)

ST WYSE50 (followed by Return for WY-50 emulators)

NOTE You can type " ST" without arguments at the "Select an Instrument" menu. The

display terminal will attempt to identify the terminal that is connected. This is particularly useful if you are hooking a terminal to a s ystem which already has power, since you do not need to cycle power and w ait for the system to reboot.

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If you now see the “Select an instrument” menu labels :

Go to the beginning o f this chapter and try th e menus.

Turn the mainfram e o ff and then on again.

Using a Terminal

Without Menus

Selecting Instruments To send commands to, and receive responses from an instrument, you must first

You can still control instruments installed in your mainframe without using the terminal interface menus. In this case you will send Common Commands and SCPI com m ands to your instruments by ty ping them on your terminal keyboard, or through a computer interface.

select that instrument. Two commands are provided to select instruments. They are; SI (Selec t I nstrument), and SA (Select Address). Th ese commands o nly work from the “Select an instrument” prompt. The commands can be typed in upper cas e or l ower case.

SI SI selects an in strument by its name, exactly as i t would appear in the “S elect an

ins trument” menu (see Table 3-2). If your mainframe has more than one instrument with the same name, foll ow the name wi th a comma (,) and the desi red instrumen t’s logical address. Here are some examples of S I commands:

si volt mtr (selec ts a voltmeter instrum en t) si switch (sel ec ts a switchbox instrument) SI SWIT CH (same as abo ve) si switch,1 6 (selects s witchbox at logical address 1 6)

Table 3-2. Instrument Names for the SI Command

Menu Name Instrument

SYSTEM The System I n strument (built-in to th e mainframe)

VOLTMTR Agilent E1326A Standalone, or Agilent E1326A

Sc anning Voltmeter Modules

SW ITCH Sw itchbox c om pos ed of one or more Agilent

Multiplexer Modules

DIG_I/O Agilent E1330A Quad 8-Bit Digital Input/Output

Module

IBASIC Optional IBASIC interpreter

COUNTER Agilent E1332A 4-Channel Counter/Totalizer, or

Agilent E1333A Universal Counter Modules

D/A Agilent E1328A Digital to Analog Converter

Module

SA SA selects an instrument by its logical address. For multiple module

instruments, use the logical address of the first module in the instrument. For example; SA 8 selects the instrument at logical address 8. When you have selected an instrument, the terminal interface will respond with an instrument prompt which is the instrument’ s menu name followed by its logical address (e.g. VOLTMTR_8:).

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To get a list of the log ical addresses used in your mainframe, sen d the SCPI command VXI:CONF :DLAD? to the System Instrument. Then to determi n e what in strument is at each lo gical address, send the co mmand VXI:CONF:DLIS? n for each logical address in the list (where n is a logical address).

Returning to the “Select an

Instrument” Prompt

Control Sequences for

Terminal Interface Functions

To return to the “Select an i nstrument” prompt, press an d hold the CTRL key then press D.

The termin al interfac e provides th e keyboard control sequences listed i n Table 3- 3. These can be thought of as keyboard short-cuts for compatible termi nals (those which provide menu capability). Only those functions in the table which are shaded, operate f o r “ UNKN OWN ” termin al types (those which do n ot support menus). An “UNKNOWN” terminal type has very limited editing capability. It will not support the EDIT mode for the optional IBASIC interpreter. In the following table, † = IBASIC only, ‡ = Front Panel only.

Table 3-3. Control Sequence Functions

Del char Delete c h arac ter at the c u rsor posi tion CTRL-X Clr →end Clears l ine from cu rsor posi tion to end of line CTRL-L Clear line Clears line regardless of cursor position CTRL-U Insert line † Inserts a blank line at the cursor position CTRL-O Delete line † ‡ Deletes th e line at the current curs o r pos ition CTRL-DEL End of line Move curs or to the end of current line CTRL-Z Start of line Move cursor to the begi nning of current li ne CTRL-A Return Terminates user entry CTRL-M RCL_MENU Recal ls the last command executed via the

menu keys

RCL_PREV Recalls the last several co mmands executed

via user input

RCL_NEXT After RCL_ PREV, RCL _NEXT may be

used to move forward through the recalled

commands SEL_IN ST Return to “Select an i n strument” menu CTRL-D CLR_INST Clear instrument’s input and output buffers CTRL-C RST_INST Like CLR_INST plus clears CTRL -R

CTRL-W

CTRL-F

CTRL-B

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In Case of Diffi culty

Problem: Prob lem C a u se/ Solution:

Error -113 undefined header error occurs after entering data in response to a menu prompt.

Following the power-on sequence or sy stem reset the display shows:

Configuration errors. Select SYSTEM Press a ny key to continue_

The display shows: "instrument in local lockout" . Menus seem to work but nothing happens w hen I reach the bottom level or try to execute a com mand.

Display cannot be removed from m onitor mode. Monitor mode was entered from remote

Display shows:

Can not connect to ins trument Press a ny key to continue._

The termin al interfac e h as been lock ed-out (GPIB local lockout). You can re-enable menu operation by cancelling local lockout (from remote) or by cycling mai n frame power.

(DISP:MON:STAT ON command) an d t he terminal interface has also been locked out (GPIB loc al lockout). Either cancel the local lockout or execute DISP:MON:STAT OFF (from remote).

A hardware or software problem has oc c ured in the ins trument prev enting it from responding to terminal interface control.

After selecting an instrument the display shows:

"busy".

Display shows:

Ins trument in use by another display. Press a ny key to continue_

The instrument is busy performing an operation. Press Clear Instr to abort the instrument operations and allow the terminal interface to access the instrum en t.

The instrument has al ready been selected f rom th e Front Panel. An instrument can only be “attached” to one display at a time. At the Front Panel, press Select Instr. The instrument can now be selected from the terminal interface.

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Notes

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Instrument Menus This sec tion contains charts showing the s tructure and content for all terminal

interface instrument menus. Also shown in the charts are the S C PI o r Common Commands used and descriptions of menu-controlled instrument operations. This section c ontains the f ollowing charts:

• S ystem Instrument Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26

• Swi tc hbox Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

• S canning Voltmeter Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30

• Agilent E1326A 5 1/2 Digit Multimeter Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32

• Agilent E1328A 4-Channel D/A Converter Menu. . . . . . . . . . 3-33

• Agilent E1330A Quad 8-Bit Digital I/O Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34

• Agilent E1332A 4-Channel Counter/Totalizer Menu . . . . . . . 3-36

• Agilent E1333A 3-Channel Universal Counter Menu. . . . . . . 3-38

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instruments

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the specified logical address. (Refer to the

Command R eference for details)

DEVICE logical address VXI:CONF:DLIS? < log_addr> Displays information about the device at

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 User Entry Command(s) Used Description

System Instrument Menu

Menu Levels and Content

SYSTEM CON FIG? L ADDS VXI:CONF:DLAD ? Displays lo gical addresses o f mainframe

1200 card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BAUD 1200 Sets the serial interface baud rate to 1200

2400 card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BAUD 2400 Sets the serial interface baud rate to 2400

9600 card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BAUD 9600 Sets the serial interface baud rate to 9600

19200 card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BAUD 19200 Sets the serial interface baud rate to 19200

SET 300 card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BAUD 300 Sets the serial interface baud rate to 300

SET GPIB address SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR < addre ss>

GP IB READ SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADD R? Displays GPIB address

RS232 BAUD READ card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BAUD? Read current baud rate

PARITY READ card number SYST:COMM:SER[n] :PAR? Read current parity type

OD D card n umber SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PAR ODD Sets the serial interface parity to odd

ONE card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PA R ONE Sets the serial interface parity to one

ZERO card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PAR ZERO Sets the serial interface parity to zero

NONE card n umber SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PAR NONE Sets the serial interface parity to none

SET EVEN card n umber SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PAR EVEN Sets the serial interface parity to even

BITS READ card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BITS? Re ad current data bit width

8 card n umber SYST:COMM:SER[n]:BITS 8 Sets the data width to 8 bits

SET 7 card number SYST:COMM:SER [n]:BITS 7 Sets the data width to 7 bits

PACE READ card numbe r S YST:COMM:SER[n]:PAC E? Read current pacing type

NONE card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PACE NONE Disables XON/ XOFF software handshaking

SET X ON/ OFF card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PACE XON Enables XON/ XOFF software handshaking

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se ttings into non-volatile storage.

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VXI:WRIT <laddr>,<reg>,<data> Write data to register in A16 address space.

reg_num, data

OFF card number SYST:COMM:SER[n] :CONT:DTR OFF Set DTR line to static -V

IBFULL ca rd number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:CONT :DTR IBF Set DTR for hardware handshaking

STANDRD card number SYS T:COMM:S ER[n] :CONT :DTR STAN DTR operates to RS-232 standard

OFF card number SYST:COMM:SE R[n]:CONT:RTS OF F Se t RTS line to static -V

IBFULL ca rd number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:CONT :RTS IBF Set RTS for hardware handshaking

STANDRD card number SYST:COMM:SER[ n] : CONT:RTS STAN RTS operat es to RS-232 standar d

stored in non-volatile memo ry

SET ON card number SYST:COMM:SER[n]:CONT:DTR ON Set DTR line to static + V

CONTROL DTR READ card number SYST:COMM:SER[n] :CONT:DTR? Read current setting for DTR line

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System Instrument Menu

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 User Entry Command(s) Used Description

Menu Levels and Content

SET ON card number SYST: COM M: SER[ n]:CONT: RTS ON Set RTS li ne t o static + V

RTS READ card number SYST:COMM: S E R[n]:CONT:RTS? Read cur rent setti ng for RTS line

STORE card number DIAG:C OMM:SER[n]:STORE Store current serial communications

WRITE laddr,

DEBUG READ laddr, reg_num VXI:READ? < laddr> ,< reg> Read register in A16 address space.

SET time SYST:TIME < time> Set the system clock

TIME READ SYST:TIME? Read the current system clock

SET date SYST:DATE < date> Set the system calendar

DATE READ SYST:DATE? Read the current system calendar

RES ET DIAG:BOOT Resets mainframe using the configuration

othe r number= fail)

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OPEN channel list † OPEN (@channel_list) Open channel(s)

CLOSE channel list † CLOS (@channel_list) Close channel(s)

SCAN SET_UP channel list † TRIG:SOUR HOLD;:SCAN <channel_list> ;:INIT Set up channels to scan

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 User Entry Command( s ) Used Description

Switchbox Menu

Menu Levels and Content

SWITCH MONITOR card number ‡ or AUTO DISP:MON:CARD <card_number> ;STAT ON Monitor instrument operations

STEP channel list † TRIG Step to next channel in scan list

DESCR? card number ‡ SYST:CDES? < card_number> Display module description

RESET card number ‡ SY ST:CPON < ca rd_number> Return module to power-on state

CARD TYPE? card number ‡ SYST:CTY P? < card_number> Display module ID information

TEST * TST? Runs self-test, displays result s (+ 0= pass; any

number. For example, to access channel 2 on card number 1 spec ify 102.

‡ The card number identifies a module within the Switchbox. The switch modu le with the lowest log i cal address is a lways ca rd number 01. The switch module with the next

succes sive logical address is ca rd number 02 and so on.

Notes

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DISP:MON:CHAN <channel_list>;STAT O N Monitor instrument ope rations

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