HP 8753E Network Analyzer Including Option 011 HP-IB

193 Pages·1999·3.1 MB·English

by  Mac Freeman

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HP-IB Programming and
Command Reference Guide
PH 8763E krowteN rezylanA
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HEWLETT
PACKARD
HP Fart No. 08763-90366 Supersedes October 1998
Printed in USA February 1999
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How to Use This Guide
This guide uses the following conventions:
3 This represents a key physically located on the
CFront-Panel Ke
instrument.
This represents a “softkey,” a key whose label is
determined by the instrument’s lirmware
Screen Text This represents text displayed on the instrument’s
screen.
HP 8763E/Option 011 Network Analyzer
Documentation Map
The InmtaIIetion and Qnlck Start Guide
familiarizs you with the
HP 876SEK3ption 011 network analyzer’s
front and rear paneln, electrical and
environmental operating requirementq 88
well as procedures for hwMling, conUgwlng,
and verifying the operation of the analyzer.
The U8erb Guide shows how to make
meatmrements, explains commonly-used
features, and tella you how to get the most
performance from your analyzer.
The Quick Eoference Guide provides a
summary of selected wer features.
3!I The HP-IB Progreaming and Command
Boference Gnlde provides programming
0 information for operation of the network
analyzer under HP-III control.
The HP BASIC Progmmming Examples
Guide provide8 a tutorial introduction using
J3ASIC programming example8 to
demonstrate the remote operation of the
network analyzer.
‘Ike System Verillcation and ‘Ibet Guide
provides the system verification and
performance teata and the Wrformence l&t
Record for your HP 876SEK)ption 011
network analyzer.
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1. EP-IB Programming and Command Reference Guide
Where to Look for More Information . . . . . . . . . . l-2
Preset Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-3
Analyzer CommanSdy ntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Code Naming Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-7
Valid Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Command Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-10
General Structure: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-10
SyntaxTypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-11
Analyzer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Held Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Operation Complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
HP-IB Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Device Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
lhlker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Listener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-16
HP-H3 Bus Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-10
Data&s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-10
Handshake Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-16
Control Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
HP-IH Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
HP-B Operational Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . l-20
HP-lB statusl ndica~rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Bus Device Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
System-Controller Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-22
‘lhlker/Listener Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-23
Pass-Control Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
AnalyzerB us Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-23
Setting HP-IB Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Response toH P-IH Met&Messages(I EEE-488 Universal
Commands) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-245
Abort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-25
Device Clear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-25
ckmtente-1
Local.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-25
Local Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-25
Parallel Poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-25
Pass Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
Remote.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
SerialP oll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-26
Reading Analyzer Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27
Output Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-27
Command Query. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-27
Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-28
output syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-28
Marker Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Array-Data Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-33
Trace-Data Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-35
Stimulus-Related Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Data-Processing Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-37
Data Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-37
FhstDataTransferCommands . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Data Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-40
Learn String and Calibration-Kit String . . . . . . . .l-42
Error Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-43
Status Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-43
The Status Byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-45
The Event-Status Register and Event-Status Register B 1.-46
Error Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-47
Error Messages in Numerical Order . . . . . . . . . .l-48
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-54
Display Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-57
User Graphics Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-57
BPGL subset: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-57
Accepted but ignored HP-GL commands: . . . . . .l-69
Disk File Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-60
Using Key Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-62
Key Select Codes ArrangedF b’ryo nt-Panel Bardkey . . . 1-63
HP-E3 Only Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-93
Alphabetical Mnemonic Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . .l-103
Index
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l-l.HP-IBBusStrwture .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
l-2. Analyzer Single Bus Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
l-3. FORM4 (ASCII) Data-Transfer Character String . . . .l-29
l-4. The Data-Processing Chain for Measurement Outputs l-.38
l-6. Status Reporting Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-43
1-6. Key Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-62
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l-l. Preset Conditions (1 of 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-3
l-2. Code Naming Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-8
l-3. OPC-compatible Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
l-4. UnitsasaFunctionof DisplayFormat. . . . . . . . . l-32
l-5. HP 8753E Network Analyzer Array-Data Formats . . 1.34
1.6. StatusBit Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-44
l-7. Relationship between Calibrations and Classes . . . . l.-55
1.8. Error Coefiicient Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-56
l-O.DiskFileSulXxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-60
l-10. Key Select Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-65
l-11. HP-IB Only Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-03
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BI-PIE gnimmargorP and
dnammoC Reference ediuG
This document is a reference for operation of the network analyzer
underH P-II3 control.F or informationa bout manual operation of the
analyzer, refer to the H8P75 .9E NetworkA nulgm User’s Guide.
HP-IB Programming and Cbmmand Reference Guide l-l
Where to Look for More Information
Additional information covering many of the topics discussed in this
document is located in the following:
8 !lWorial Desrrtption of the Hewlett-Rzchwd Interface Bw, presents
a description and discussion of all aspects of the HP-B A thorough
overview of all technical details as a broad tutorial. HP publication,
HP part number 5021-1927.
n IEEE Standard Digital Interface for proSrammabl@ InsFmcmentatzon
ANS3XEEE std 488.1-1987 contains detailed information on IEEE-488
operation. Published by the:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.,
345 East 47th Street
New York, New York 10017.
w HP BASIC Pro9rammilng likumples Guide includes progmmming
examples in HP BASIC.
1-2 HP-IB Proi@xum&f and Comnmmd Itehrence Gtuide