Agilent Technologies E5100A Owner's manual

Agilent E5100A/B
Network Analyzer
Programming Manual

Agilent E5100A/B Network Analyzer
Programming Manual
SERIAL NUMBERS
This manual applies directly to instruments with serial number prex
JP2KC,JP3KC,JP4KC,JP5KC and MY405, or rmware revision 2.xx and 3.xx.
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or additional important information about serial
numbers
,read \Serial Number" in Appendix A.
Agilent Part No. E5100-90087
Printed in JAPAN July 2001
Eleventh Edition

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Contents
1. Introduction
How to Use This Manual .................. .. .......1-1
Target Reader .................. .. .. .. .......1-1
What's in This Manual? .................
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....1-1
How to Use the Program Modules ...............
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..1-2
Building a W
orking Program Using Program Modules ............. 1-2
Initializing Module ................. .. .. .......1-2
Example .................. .. .. ..........1-3
GPIB Overview .................
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............1-4
Controller ........................
.........1-4
Device Selector .... .....................
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.1-5
Preparation for Operation ................
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......1-6
Using Instrument B
ASIC as the Controller (except for Option UKR) ......1-6
1. Connecting the GPIB Cables F
or Instrument B
ASIC ........... 1-6
2. Setting the GPIB A
ddress F
or Instrument B
ASIC ............ 1-6
3. Setting Up Instrument B
ASIC ................. ....1-6
Using an External Controller ...................
.....1-7
1. Connecting External GPIB Cables ..........
.........1-7
2. Setting the GPIB A
ddress .......................1-7
3. Preparing F
or HP B
ASIC Operation ...................1-7
Sample Program Disk ..............
..............1-8
Loading aProgram from Disk .............. ..........1-8
Reading the Sample Program Disk on aPC ...
..............1-8
Related Documentation Information ........ .............1-9
2. Setup and Measurement Program
Overview of GPIB Control .....
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.................2-1
Sending GPIB Commands .... ................... .. . 2-1
Sending aQueryand Reading the Response .................2-2
A
utomating a Measurement Procedure ..
..
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..............2-3
1. Setting the A
ctive Channel .................
......2-3
2. Setting the Measurement and F
ormat... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-3
3. Sweep Setup ....................
.......... 2-4
4. Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. .. . 2-4
Calibration Process .......................
.... 2-5
5. Device Connection .......................
.... 2-5
6. Triggering a Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-6
When Y
ou are Using an External Controller .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-6
7. Data Processing and Transfer .... .. ................ 2-6
8.ExitingtheProgram... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-6
Sample Program -1: Basic Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Column Parameters and Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
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3. Data Processing and Transfer
Introduction ..
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......3-1
Data Arrays . .............
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Raw Data Array ...............
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Data Array . ...............
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......3-4
Unformatted Data Array ................. .. .. .. .. .3-4
F
ormatted Data Array ............
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.........3-5
Calibration Coecient Array ............... .. ..
.....3-5
A
ccessing Arrays .................
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.........3-5
Arrays for Memory Trace ..............
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........3-6
A
ccessing Memory Array ..............
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.........3-6
A
ccessing Trace Array ..........
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............3-6
Data Transfer Methods ...........
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...........3-7
ASCII Transfer ............
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............3-7
Binary Transfer .............. .. .. ............3-8
Data Header .............. .. .. .............3-9
Getting Data from the Analyzer ........... .. .. ......3-10
Sample Program -2: Binary Data Transfer ......
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...........3-11
4. Using the I/O P
ort
Introduction ............
.....................4-1
Output P
ort (Pin 5to 28) ......
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..............4-1
Data Output .....
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........................ 4-1
Input P
ort (Pin 21 to 28) ......................... . 4-2
Data Input ....... ....................... . 4-2
INPUT1 Input (Pin 2), OUTPUT1 Output (Pin 3), OUTPUT2 Output (Pin 4) ...4-3
Examples of Data I/O ..........................4-4
The P
arallel I/O Mode A(Option 005 Only) .................. 4-6
Data Output (4 Bit) ........................
...4-6
Data Input (8 Bit) ........................
....4-6
5. Using Status Reporting Function
General Status Register Model .................. ......5-1
Event Register .................. .. .. .........5-2
Enable Register .................... .. ........5-2
Status Byte Register .................
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.......5-2
Transition Filter and Condition Register ...............
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.. 5-3
Status Register Structure ........... .. .. ............5-4
OSPT
,OSNT .......
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. 5-7
OSPT (Operational Status P
ositive Transition Filter) .............5-7
OSNT (Operational Status Negative Transition Filter) . . . . .... .. .. . 5-8
How to Use the Status Registers in a Program . . .... .. .. .. .. .. . 5-9
Reading an Event Register Directly . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 5-9
SRQ and Interrupt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. .. .. 5-10
6. Programming Miscellaneous
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... 6-1
Using an External Controller and the E5100A/B T
ogether . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Locking Out Local Operation (LOCAL LOCKOUT) .............. 6-1
How ToPass Control (PASS CONTROL) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-2
Controlling Instrument BASIC From an External Controller . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Referring to and Transferring an Array .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-3
Referring to a Numeric Variable ..................... 6-3
Referring to a String Character Variable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Transferring a Numeric Variable ..................... 6-4
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