Sony 3026 Operating and maintenance manual

Programmer Manual
3026
Realtime Spectrum Analyzer
071-0419-00
This document supports firmware version 1.10.

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3026 Programmer Manual 
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Preface v. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
Getting Started 1-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing for GPIB Communication 1-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
Syntax 2-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SCPI Commands and Queries 2-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IEEE 488.2 Common Commands 2-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Command Groups 2-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Command Summaries 2-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Command Descriptions 2-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
   
Status and Events 3-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Registers 3-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Status Registers 3-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Enable Registers 3-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Queues 3-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Status and Event Processing Sequence 3-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Messages 3-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Error Messages and Codes 3-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Command Errors 3-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Execution Errors 3-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Device Specific Errors 3-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Query Errors 3-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Device Errors 3-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appendix A: Character Chart A–1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix B: Reserved Words B–1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix C: Interface Specification C–1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interface Functions C–1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interface Messages C–2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix D: Factory Initialization Settings D–1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Index Index–1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Figure 1-1: Functional layers in GPIB system 1-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 1-2: GPIB connector 1-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 1-3: GPIB system configurations 1-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 2-1: Example of SCPI subsystem hierarchy tree 2-1. . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 2-2: Example of abbreviating a command 2-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 2-3: Example of chaining commands and queries 2-4. . . . . . . . . .
Figure 2-4: Example of omitting root and lower-level nodes in a chained
message 2-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 3-1: The Status Byte Register (SBR) 3-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 3-2: The Standard Event Status Register (SESR) 3-3. . . . . . . . . .
Figure 3-3: The Event Status Enable Register (ESER) 3-5. . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 3-4: The Service Request Enable Register (SRER) 3-5. . . . . . . . .
Figure 3-5: Status and event processing sequence 3-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Table 2-1: Parameter types used in syntax descriptions 2-2. . . . . . . . . . .
Table 2-2: BNF symbols and meanings 2-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 2-3: CALCULATE commands 2-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 2-4: DISPLAY Commands 2-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 2-5: HARDCOPY commands 2-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 2-6: MEMORY commands 2-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 2-7: SENSE commands 2-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 2-8: SOURCE commands 2-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 2-9: STATUS commands 2-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 2-10: SYSTEM commands 2-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 2-11: TRIGGER commands 2-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 2-12: COMMON commands 2-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 2-13: Other commands 2-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 3-1: SRB bit functions 3-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 3-2: SESR bit functions 3-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 3-3: Command errors 3-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 3-4: Execution errors 3-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 3-5: Device specific errors 3-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 3-6: Query errors 3-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table A–1: ASCII & GPIB Code Chart A–1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table C–1: GPIB interface function implementation C–1. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table C–2: GPIB interface messages C–2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table D–1: Factory initialized settings D–1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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 3026 Programmer Manual

3026 Programmer Manual 
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This is the Programmer Manual for the 3026 Realtime Spectrum Analyzer. This
manual provides information on operating the instrument over a General Purpose
Interface Bus (GPIB) interface.
This manual provides the following information:
HGetting Started describes how to connect and set up for remote operation.
HSyntax and Commands defines the command syntax and processing
conventions and describes each command in the realtime spectrum analyzer
command set.
HStatus and Events explains the status information and event messages
reported by the realtime spectrum analyzer.
HAppendices contains various topics of use to the programmer.
HIndex contains an index to this manual.
 
Other documentation for the realtime spectrum analyzer includes:
HThe 3026 User Manual (Tektronix part number 071-0418-xx) describes the
operation of the instrument.
HThe 3026 Service Manual (Tektronix part number 071-0420-xx) provides
information for maintaining and servicing the Data Generator.

Preface
 3026 Programmer Manual

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