Table of Contents
Preface.............................................................................................................. iii
Related Documentation ...................................................................................... iii
Getting started...... .................................. .................................. .......... ................. 1-1
Overview of the manual..................................................................................... 1-1
Connecting the interface .................................................................................... 1-1
Using NI-VISA .............................................................................................. 1-2
Syntax and Commands
Command Syntax................................................................................................. 2-1
Backus-Naur Form Definition . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... 2-1
Syntax......................................................................................................... 2-1
IEEE 488.2 Common Commands.......................................................................... 2-4
Command Groups ................................................................................................ 2-6
Functional Groups ........................................................................................... 2-6
Common Commands............................................................................................. 2-7
Interface Commands ............................................................................................. 2-8
Modulation commands........................................................................................... 2-9
Basic analog modulation configuration.................................................................. 2-10
Basic vector modulation configuration.................................................................. 2-11
Signal Synthesis Commands .................................................................................. 2-13
Basic signal configuration ................................................................................ 2-13
Status Commands............................................................................................... 2-14
Retrieving Response Message................................................................................. 2-15
Command Descriptions........................................................................................ 2-16
Status and Errors
Status and Events................................................................................................. 3-1
Status byte register........................................................................................... 3-1
Standard Event Status Register............................................................................. 3-2
Instrument Status Register.................................................................................. 3-3
Event markers and TDMA.................................................................................. 3-3
................................................................................................................. 3-4
Error messages and codes ....................................................................................... 3-5
Execution errors.............................................................................................. 3-5
Query errors .................................................................................................. 3-6
Device specific errors ....................................................................................... 3-6
File system errors............................................................................................ 3-7
Parsing errors................................................................................................. 3-7
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