Chapter 1 Basics of Remote Control
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Basics of Remote Control
This chapter provides an overview of the remote control of the
MS2690A/MS2691A/MS2692A or MS2830A Signal Analyzer (hereinafter,
referred to as “equipment”).
1.1 Overview ....................................................................... 1-3
1.2 Connection.................................................................... 1-4
1.2.1 GPIB connection............................................... 1-5
1.2.2 Ethernet connection.......................................... 1-6
1.2.3 USB connection................................................ 1-7
1.3 Interface Settings.......................................................... 1-8
1.3.1 GPIB interface settings..................................... 1-8
1.3.2 Ethernet interface settings.............................. 1-10
1.3.3 USB interface settings .................................... 1-16
1.4 Interface Selection/Changing...................................... 1-17
1.5 Initialization ................................................................. 1-18
1.6 Language Mode.......................................................... 1-19
1.6.1 Language mode switching.............................. 1-20
1.6.2 How to use SCPI command by Native mode . 1-21
1.7 SCPI Device Message Details.................................... 1-24
1.7.1 SCPI Program message formats.................... 1-24
1.7.2 SCPI Response message formats ................. 1-33
1.7.3 Structure of SCPI command........................... 1-37
1.7.4 Command definition method .......................... 1-38
1.7.5 Composition of commands............................. 1-39
1.8 Native Device Message Details .................................. 1-40
1.8.1 Native Program message formats.................. 1-40
1.8.2 Native Response message formats ............... 1-47
1.9 Status Structure .......................................................... 1-51
1.9.1 IEEE488.2 standard status model.................. 1-51
1.9.2 Status Byte (STB) register.............................. 1-53
1.9.3 SCPI Device-dependent summary messages 1-54
1.9.4 Native Device-dependent summary
messages ....................................................... 1-55
1.9.5 Reading and clearing STB register ................ 1-57
1.9.6 Service Request (SRQ) enable operation...... 1-58
1.9.7 Standard Event Status register model............ 1-59
1.9.8 Standard Event Status register operation ...... 1-60
1.9.9 SCPI Specification Status register ................. 1-60
1.9.10 SCPI specification status register operation .. 1-62
1.9.11 Extended Event Status register...................... 1-64
1.9.12 Extended Error Event Status register
(Main Application)........................................... 1-66
