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Safety Summary 2
Printing History 2
Table of Contents 3
1 - GENERAL INFORMATION 11
About this Guide 11
Earlier AC Source Models 11
Documentation Summary 11
External References 12
SCPI References 12
GPIB References 12
Agilent VXIplug&play Power Products Instrument Drivers 12
Supported Applications 12
System Requirements 13
Downloading and Installing the Driver 13
Accessing Online Help 13
2 - INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING 15
GPIB Capabilities of the AC Source 15
GPIB Address 15
RS-232 Capabilities of the AC Source 15
RS-232 Data Format 15
Baud Rate 15
RS-232 Programming Example 16
RS-232 Troubleshooting 16
Introduction to SCPI 17
Conventions Used in This Guide 17
Types of SCPI Commands 17
Types of SCPI Messages 17
The SCPI Command Tree 18
The Root Level 18
Active Header Path 18
The Effect of Optional Headers 19
Moving Among Subsystems 19
Including Common Commands 20
Using Queries 20
Coupled Commands 20
Structure of a SCPI Message 20
The Message Unit 20
Combining Message Units 21
Headers 21
Query Indicator 22
Message Unit Separator 22
Root Specifier 22
Message Terminator 22
SCPI Data Formats 23
Numerical Data Formats 23
Suffixes and Multipliers 23
Character Data 23