Agilent Technologies L4400 Guitar User Manual


 
vi L4400 User’s Guide
3 Operating and Programming
L4400 Instrument Front Panel Overview 48
The LAN Reset Button 48
The Front Panel LEDs 48
L4400 Instrument Rear Panel Overview 50
L4400 Series Channel Addressing Scheme 52
Introduction to the SCPI Command Language 52
Syntax Conventions 53
Command Separators 54
Using the MIN and MAX Parameters 54
Querying Parameter Settings 54
Specifying Channel Lists and Scan Lists 55
L4400 SCPI Command Summary 55
L4400 Series Programming Examples 59
Modifying IVI-COM Examples (.NET) 59
Modifying IVI-C Examples 61
Modifying VISA and VISA COM Examples 62
Using L4400 Instruments in Agilent 34980A Applications 64
Analog Bus Applications 65
Environmental Operating Conditions 66
Electrical Operating Conditions 66
Safety Interlock 67
User-Defined Channel Labels 68
Scanning Applications 69
Rules for Scanning 69
Creating the Scan List 71
Trigger Count 75
Sweep Count 76
Channel Delay 77
Reading Format 79
Non-Sequential Scanning 79
Monitor Mode 80
Scanning with External Instruments 81
Alarm Limits 84
Viewing Stored Alarm Data 87
Using the Alarm Output Lines 88