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Contents
Page
Illustrations .................................................................................................. vi
Tables .......................................................................................................... vi
Operators Safety Summary ........................................................................ vii
1
Introduction
How to Use this Manual ........................................................................ l-l
Tips for New Users ............._.................................................................. l-2
2
3
Establishing GPIB Communication
Setting the GPIB Mode.. ........................................................................ 2-1
Talk-Only ............................................................................................. 2-f
Listen-Only.. ......................................................................................... 2-2
Talk-Listen ........................................................................................... 2-3
Devices ................................................................................................ 2-3
Off Bus.. ............................................................................................... 2-3
Setting the GPlB Message Terminator.. ............................................... 2-4
Which terminator should you choose?. .............................................. 2-4
Setting the GPIB Primary Address.. ...................................................... 2-4
Sample Controller Program ................................................................... 2-5
Debugging the Interface When it Doesn’t Work. .................................. 2-6
GPIB Status Menu .............................................................................. 2-6
What Do the GPIB Status LED’s Mean? ........................................... 2-7
How to Write Programs
Sending a Command to the 2440 ......................................................... 3-f
Building Commands ............................................................................ 3-l
Composing Messages.. ....................................................................... 3-3
Terminating Messages.. ...................................................................... 3-3
Asking the 2440 a Question .................................................................. 3-4
Using PATH Mode .............................................................................. 34
Using LONG Mode.. ............................................................................ 3-5
How to Use Service Requests (SRQs) ................................................. 3-5
Programming With SRQs.. .................................................................. 3-6
Programming Without SRQs .............................................................. 3-8
Making Measurements With the 2440 .................................................. 3-9
Using the WPE Feature.. ..................................................................... 3-9
Making Custom Measurements .......................................................... 3-14
How to Use the 2440 AutoStep Sequencer.. ....................................... 3-l 6
Constructing a Sequence.. .................................................................. 3-15
Recalling a Sequence .......................................................................... 3-19
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Removing Unwanted Sequences.. ...................................................... 3-19
Using the Sequencer.. ......................................................................... 3-20
Sending and Receiving Sequences .................................................... 3-21
Making Printer or Plotter Copies.. ......................................................... 3-24
Making Copies Without a Controller .................................................. 3-25
Making Copies With a Controller.. ...................................................... 3-27
Save-On-Delta Hard Copies ............................................................... 3-29
Special HC100 Mode.. ........................................................................ 3-29
How to Save Instrument Settings ......................................................... 3-31
Power-up Default Setups.. .................................................................. 3-31
Using a Controller ............................................................................... 3-31
Using the Sequencer.. ......................................................................... 3-33
Using Group Execute Trigger.. .............................................................. 3-33
4 Debugging Your Programs
Familiarization ... ..................... ... ... .. ... ..... ............ ..... ... .. ... .. ..................... 4-l
Interacting With the Display ................................................................... 4-2
Character Update Rate ............. ... ................ ... .. ... ..... ........ .... ........ ..... ... . 4-3
Using the 2440 as a Bus Monitor ............... ... ..... .................... ..... ... .. ... . 4-3
A
GPIB Commands
Vertical Commands.. ................................................................................. A-l
Trigger Commands.. ................................................................................. A-4
Horizontal Commands.. ............................................................................ A-10
Acquisition Commands.. ........................................................................... A-13
Saveref Commands .......... ........................................................................ A-15
Display Commands.. ................................................................................. A-l 7
Cursor Commands.. .................................................................................. A-l 9
Automatic Feature Commands.. ............................................................... A-22
Sequencer Commands ............................................................................. A-27
Output Commands ................................................................................... A-31
Miscellaneous Commands.. ...................................................................... A-32
Waveform Commands.. ............................................................................ A-35
Waveform Data Commands.. ................................................................... A-41
Service Request Commands.. .................................................................. A-44
Calibration and Diagnostic Commands.. .................................................. A-46
B Discussion on waveforms
Doing a Waveform Transfer .............................................. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... . B-l
From the 2440 to a Controller .... ..... .. ... ... .. ......................................... B-l
From the Controller to the 2440 ......................................................... B-2
From 2440 to 2440 ............................................................................. B-3
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Waveform Data Formats ....................................................................... B-5
Data Point Representation.. ................................................................ B-5
ASCII Format Encoding.. .................................................................... B-6
Binary Formats .................................................................................... B-8
Scaling the Data Points ......................................................................... B-13
Sample Conversion to Volts.. ............................................................. B-l 3
Waveform Acquisition and Conversion Programming Example ........ B-l 6
C
Event Tables
2440 Status Bytes.. .................................................................................. C-l
Command Error Events.. .......................................................................... C-2
Execution Error Events.. ........................................................................... c-3
Internal Errors.. ......................................................................................... c-4
System Messages .................................................................................... c-4
User Request Events ................................................................................ c-5
Prone Identify Events ............................................................................... c-5
Operation Complete Events ..................................................................... C-6
Execution Warning.. .................................................................................. C-6
Device Dependent Message.. ................................................................... C-8
Fatal Error.. ............................................................................................... C-8
D
GPlB Concepts
Mechanical ............................................................................................. D-l
Allowable Configurations .................................................................... D-l
Restrictions.. ........................................................................................ D-l
Electrical Elements ................................................................ ................. D-2
Functional Elements.. ............................................................................. D-2
Acceptor Handshake (AH). .................................................................. D-3
Source Handshake (SH). ..................................................................... D-3
Listener (L) and Listener Extended (LE)
............................................. D-3
Talker (T) and Talker Extended (TE) .................................................. D-3
Device Clear (DC) .............................................................................................................................................................
Device Trigger (DT) E:i
Remote/Local (RL) ............................................................................... D-4
Service Request (SR). ......................................................................... D-4
Parallel Poll (PP). ................................................................................. D-4
Controller (C) ....................................................................................... D-4
Instrument Addresses.. .......................................................................... D-5
Primary Address .................................................................................. D-5
Listen Address ..................................................................................... D-5
Talk Address ....................................................................................... D-5
Secondary Address.. ........................................................................... D-5
GPIB Buses.. .......................................................................................... D-6
Data Bus.. ............................................................................................ D-6
Management Bus ................................................................................ D-7
Handshake Bus.. ................................................................................. D-8
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Operators Sidety Summery
Power Source
This product is intended to operate from a power source that does not apply more
than 250 volts rms between the supply conductors or between either supply
conductor and ground. A protective ground connection by way of the grounding
conductor in the power cord is essential for safe operation.
Grounding the Product
This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord. To
avoid electrical shock, plug the power cord into a properly wired receptacle before
connecting to the product input or output terminals. A protective ground
connection by way of the grounding conductor in the power cord is essential for
safe operation.
Danger Arising From Loss of Ground
Upon loss of the protective-ground connection, all accessible conductive parts
(including knobs and controls that may appear to be insulating) can render an
electric shock.
Use the Proper Power Cord
Use only the power cord and connector specified for your product.
Use only a power cord that is in good condition.
For detailed information on power cords and connectors see Table l-l
Use the Proper Fuse
To avoid fire hazard, use only a fuse of the correct type, voltage rating and current
rating as specified in the parts list for your product.
Do Not Operate in Explosive Atmospheres
To avoid explosion, do not operate this product in an explosive atmosphere unless
it has been specifically certified for such operation.
Do Not Remove Covers or Panels
To avoid personal injury, do not remove the product covers or panels. Do not
operate the product without the covers and panels properly installed.
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Introduction

Introduction
The Tektronix 2440 Digital Oscilloscope is a portable, dual-channel instrument with
a maximum digitizing rate of 500 megasamples per second. The programmable
features of the 2440 let you perform a wide variety of automatic tests and
measurements. All of the testing capabilities of the 2440 can be controlled remotely via
the GPIB.
How to Use this Guide
This guide is designed to help test-system programmers interface the Tektronix
2440 Digital Oscilloscope with GPIB systems. It also is the reference for interfacing
the 2440, via the GPIB, for non-controller directed operation (i. e., for outputting
waveforms to printers without controller supervision). For a more general overview
of 2440 operation, please refer to the 2440 Operators manual. Here are a few of
the major topics this manual discusses:
Establishing GPIB Communication-This section (Section 2) shows how to
set up the 2440 for GPIB operation and how to communicate with a controller.
How to Write Programs for the 2440-Section 3 explains basic command
syntax, types of commands, and various programming features of the 2440.
Debugging Your Programs-Section 4 gives hints for fixing your 2440
programs if they have bugs and explains how to use the 2440 to help debug
other portions of your GPIB program.
Command Tables-Appendix A gives syntax definitions and brief
explanations of all GPIB commands for the 2440.
Waveform Transfers-Appendix B explains how to transfer waveform data
to or from the 2440’s internal storage areas and what that data actually means.
GPIB Introduction-Appendix C list the event codes you can get from the
2440. Event codes are numbers that correspond to status, error, and system
messages. The 2440 outputs the code (number) and you look up the message
in this appendix.
GPIB Introduction-Appendix D gives a brief overview of basic GPIB
theory.
Other Appendices-These provide various information useful in 2440
programming such as SRQ’s. power-up states, etc.
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Tips for New Users
If you have never worked with GPIB devices, we recommend that you start by
reading the GPIB Concepts (Appendix D). Then come back and read the main
sections of this manual. Give special attention to the sections on how to write
programs for the 2440 and debugging the programs you’ve written. Also, use the
HELP feature of the 2440 to learn about any areas that you might have questions
about. To activate HELP, push the STATUS/HELP button below the CRT and then
push the menu button labeled HELP.
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2
Establishing
GPIB Communication

Establishing GPlB Communication
Establishing GPIB Communication
The GPIB is the communications link between the 2440 and your controller. The
first thing to do is make sure a functional GPIB cable is connected from the 2440 to
the controller. Then set the 2440 GPIB parameters so they configure the 2440 for your
GPIB system.
The GPIB parameters include the mode, terminator, and address. All are accessed
from the front panel of the 2440. This section discusses how to set up these various
GPIB parameters.
Setting the GPIB Mode
The 2440 can be set up to be a talker, a listener, or both. It can also be taken
“off bus”. In addition, the 2440 can output waveform data to printers and plotters.
Any of these different functions are selected by changing the GPIB Mode of
the 2440.
In general, you will set the Mode to be talker/listener. This setting allows the
2440 to accept commands from a controller over the GPIB and to send answers (in
response to queries) back to the controller. The 2440’s GPIB Mode cannot be
changed by remote programming.
To make the mode selection, you first need to get to the MODE menu. This is
done by pressing the OUTPUT front-panel button, then pressing the SETUP menu
button, followed by the MODE menu button. Once the MODE menu comes up
there are several possible selections. These selections are Talk-Only, Listen-Only,
Talk-Listen, Devices, and Off-Bus. We now look at each of these options.
Talk-Only
Pushing the T/ONLY selection puts the 2440 into the Talk-Only GPIB mode.
In this mode, the 2440 assumes that it is always addressed to talk and will
neither respond to commands nor assert the SRQ line. This mode is useful for
configuring simple systems with one Talk-Only device (the 2440) connected to
one or more Listen-Only devices (such as a printer, another oscilloscope, or
another 2440).
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When you press the T/ONLY selection, the front-panel ADDR indicator
should light and the T/ONLY submenu should appear on the screen. The
T/ONLY sub-menu lets you select what data the 2440 will send when it talks.
All three talk-only options (CURVE, WAVFRM, and SEND PRGM) require at
least one listener on the bus. If there is no listener present on the bus at the
time the instrument is ready to transmit, the 2440 will display an error message
on its CRT and refuse to transmit. The three (mutually exclusive) options
available in this menu are:
CURVE. With this selection, the 2440 will send only the curve portion of
waveform data (as it would in response to a CURVE? query). After making this
selection, you may start transmission by pressing the OUTPUT front-panel
button, followed by pressing the TRANSMIT menu button. The 2440 will then
send the CURVE portion of all displayed waveforms to all listeners on the bus.
WAVFRM. With this selection, the 2440 will send both the preamble and the
curve data (as it would in response to a WAVFRM? query). After making this
selection, you may start transmission by pressing the OUTPUT front-panel
button, followed by pressing the TRANSMIT menu button. The 2440 will then
transmit both the PREAMBLE and CURVE portions of all displayed waveforms
to all listeners on the bus.
SEND PRGM. With this selection, the 2440 will transmit an AutoStep
Sequencer program. The 2440 will send whichever Sequencer program is
currently selected (underlined) in the RECALL menu for the Sequencer (press
the PRGM front-panel button followed by the RECALL menu button). To
transmit the Sequencer program, simply press the SEND PRGM button (from
the T/ONLY submenu), followed by pressing the OUTPUT front-panel button,
followed by pressing the SENDPRGM menu button.
Listen-On/y
Pushing the L/ONLY menu selection button places the 2440 into the Listen-
Only mode. The front-panel ADDR indicator should light. When in Listen-Only
mode, the 2440 acts only as a listener (LADS). It can only accept commands
over the GPIB; it cannot send any messages or assert SRQ.
While in this mode, the controller may send setup data (previously queried
from the 2440 or constructed independently) to the 2440 to implement a
“canned” test setup. This mode can also be used in tranfers of waveform data
between two 2440’s where a controller is not involved. In this application, the
2440 that is in listen only mode will be the one to which data is sent.
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Talk-Listen
Pushing the T/L menu selection button places the 2440 into the Talk-Listen
mode. In this mode, the 2440 acts as both a Talker and a Listener. This is the
“normal” GPIB mode and the mode most people will use for day-to-day testing
activities. In this mode, the 2440 can accept data and commands and reply
to queries.
Devices
Pushing the DEVICES button brings up a menu which allows you to tell the
2440 what type of hard copy device (if any) you are using. The 2440 can format
waveform information for several types of output devices. The devices
supported are: some devices that accept HPGL (Hewlett-Packard Graphics
Language), such as the HP7470A Plotter, HP7475A Plotter, HCIOO (TEK)
Plotter, and the HP Thinkjet@ printer (model HP-2225A). (HP, HPGL, and
Thinkjet are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard). You press the menu
button HPGL PLOTTER when selecting one of the plotters; press THINKJET
PRINTER for selecting the HP Thinkjet@ printer.
To make a printout, first connect the device to the 2440 and make sure the
device is in Listen Always mode. Make sure all other GPIB instruments are
disconnected since we will be operating without a controller. To start the
printout, just press the 2440 OUTPUT front-panel button, followed by the
PRINT (menu button is labeled PLOT if HPGL PLOTTER is chosen in DEVICE
menu) menu button.
While the 2440 is printing, the PRINT button becomes an ABORT button.
Press this button at any time to terminate the printout. To disable the printing
mode of the 2440, you must return to the MODE menu and select another
mode besides DEVICES. “Making Printer or Plotter Copies” in this manual talks
about setting up for different plotters and printers.
Off Bus
Pushing the OFF BUS selection makes the 2440 bus-transparent. When the
2440 is OFF BUS, the TRANSMIT selection disappears from the OUTPUT
menu. You may alter certain GPIB parameters (TERM, ADDR, and ENCDG),
but these selections will not take effect until a GPIB Mode other than OFF BUS
is selected.
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Setting the GPIB Message Terminator
To get to the GPIB Terminator menu, press the front-panel OUTPUT button,
followed by pressing the SETUP menu button, followed by the TERM menu button.
Within the GPIB Terminator menu, the options are either EOI or LF/EOI.
Selecting EOI in the TERM menu causes the End or Identify (EOI) line to be
asserted simultaneously with the last byte of the message. LF/EOI causes
Carriage-Return (CR) and Line-Feed (LF) characters to be added to the end of each
message with EOI asserted simultaneously with LF.
Which Terminator Should You Choose?
The 2440 always recognizes EOI as a message terminator, no matter what
byte it is asserted with. You may also program the 2440 to recognize a line
feed as a terminator. Recognizing the line feed is useful when using a controller
which sends a line-feed character as the last byte of a message instead of
asserting EOI with the last byte of a message.
When the 2440 is set up to recognize the line-feed character as the
terminator, it will assume that an incoming message is terminated if it detects
either EOI or a line-feed character. On output, the 2440 will send a carriage
return, followed by a line feed with EOI asserted, as the last bytes of each
message. The 2440 always asserts EOI along with the last byte of a message,
no matter what terminator has been selected.
A potential problem exists if you select the line-feed terminator for use with
either BINARY waveform transfers or LLSET. An ambiguity occurs because the
line-feed character is a valid number in binary waveform and LLSET strings. If
the controller receives the line feed character as such a number, it will
prematurely assume an end of message. When using a controller that does not
recognize EOI only as the message terminator, it is best to use ASCII format
for waveform transfers and the SET? query. (FORMAT should be off-
see below.)
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A similar problem occurs when tranferring Auto Step sequences. (See
‘Sending and Receiving Sequences.“) For transfers from one 2440 to another
2440 or to a printer, line feed characters are output for each line tranfered. For
printers, the line feeds format the output so the printer output is readable. For
tranfers to a scope, however, the receiving scope terminates prematurely on the
first line feed it receives if its terminator character is set to LF/EOI. You should
set TERM to EOI (only) to receive the entire sequence.
For controller-directed transfers, binary transfers of sequences can have the
same ambiguity described for binary waveform transfers. Set controllers or
2440’s receiving binary sequences to recognize only EOI as the terminator
character. Do the same for ASCII tranfers of sequences, if FORMAT is turned
on. (See PRGm? query and FORMAT command in Appendix A.)
Setting the GPIB Primary Address
To get to the GPIB Address menu, press the front-panel OUTPUT button,
followed by the SETUP menu button, followed by the ADDR menu button. This
menu allows you to increment or decrement to any GPIB address. Pushing the f
increments the talk and listen address by one. Pushing the 1 decrements the
address. The selected GPIB address establishes both primary talk and listen
addresses for the 2440. It can be set to any value from 0 to 30, inclusive.
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Sample Controller Program
This short program allows you to send commands or queries to the 2440 and
prints responses from the 2440. Though the program is written in 4041 BASIC, it
illustrates basic principles that should carry over to other languages.
10 scope=1
20!================================
30 ! first enter the 2440’s address and then open the
40 ! hardware port to talk to the GPIB; finally enable
50 ! the srq interrupt and point to the handler routine
70 print n Enter 2440 address? ;
80 input addr
90 if addr>30 then goto 70
100 if addr<O then goto 70
110 open #scope:” gpibO(pri=’ &str$(addr)&’ ,eom= to>):*
120 dim answr$ to 7000
130 dim comm$ to 200
140 enable srq
150 on srq then gosub 350
160!===============================
170 ! Now get the command or query to send. A query
180 ! has a * ?’ right after the header. If it is a
190 ! query then talk the 2440 and print the response.
200!===============================
210 wait .25
220 print g Command? n ;
230 input comm$
240 print #scope:comm$
250 query = pos(comm!$,n ?I ,l)
260 if not(query) then goto 210
270 input #scope:answr$
280 print m2440 response is: * &answr$
290 got0 210
300!===============================
310 ! This is the code that is executed when an srq
320 ! happens. We poll the bus and print the status
330 ! byte and the corresponding event query response.
340!===============================
350 poll stb,dev
360 print #scope:” path off ;event?*
370 input #scope:event
380 print * srq received: status = a ;stb,* event = * ;event
390 print #scope:” path on’
400 resume
410 end
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Debugging the Interface when It Doesn’t Work
This subsection helps you debug the interface when you can’t talk to the 2440
with your controller. First, make sure the GPIE cable is securely connected to both
the 2440 and the controller. If there is any doubt about the cable, get another one
to make sure it is not causing the problem.
Next, go look at the GPIB status menu. To get there simply press the OUTPUT
button on the front panel and then the STATUS (left most) menu button. This
brings up a screen full of information showing how the GPIB portion of the 2440 is
set up. Now make sure the mode is set to T/L (both talk and listen) and the
terminator and address are set up correctly. Look at the subsection on Establishing
Communication if you need to change any of these GPIB parameters.
Also, make sure that the Debug mode is not “paused.” When Debug is paused,
the 2440 will not listen to any bytes from the bus, so this could be the problem.
A message is printed near the top of the status screen when debug is paused.
If you don’t see a message, debug mode is not the problem. If debug is paused,
turn it off by pressing the OUTPUT front-panel button, then the DEBUG menu
button to display the DEBUG menu. Then turn debug off by pressing the DEBUG
ONbOFF menu button.
GPIB Status Menu
Now a word about the GPIB status menu. This menu is very useful to refer
to when you have questions about how the GPIB is set up. The underlined
listings are GPIB-related 2440 functions and the adjacent listing gives the status
for the function.
Most of the listings are self-explanatory (all are covered in this guide), but
there are a few functions on this menu screen that need explanation. This menu
is the only place where you can find out what the Fast Transmit status is. This
is because as soon as the Fast Transmit mode is turned on, the 2440 will only
talk waveform data and will not respond to queries.
The BINWFM to SCOPE section (on the lower left of the menu screen)
indicates how the 2440 will interpret binary data sent to it. The DATA ENCDG
status (just above BINWFM) shows the format of binary data the 2440 will send
out. For more information see Appendix B on waveforms.
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The events column (on the right of the menu screen) shows the first 7 (of 10)
events contained in the 2440’s event buffer. The topmost event number will be
returned in response to the next EVENT? query. If the letters SRQ appear to
the right of an event number, then that event number had an SRQ associated
with it. The SRQ in the listing indicates that the instrument was serial polled to
handle the service request, but the corresponding event code was not
requested. If an EVENT? query is sent to the 2440, the event code pointed to
will be returned.
What Do the GPIB Status LED’s Mean?
The 3 lights over the 2440 CRT give an indication of GPIB activity. Look at
these LED’S if a steady-state problem arises (such as dead front-panel
controls). An explanation of the LED’s meaning follows.
LOCK. If this LED is lit, the the 2440 will not respond to any front-panel
controls. The 2440 locks out its front panel while doing a self-calibration, an
Auto Setup, and during certain portions of AutoStep sequences. The LOCK
LED will light during any of these operations.
The controller can lock the front panel in one of two ways. First, it can
send the ‘LOCK ON’ command to the 2440. Or it can send the ‘LOCK LLO’
command to the 2440, and follow that command with the GPIB universal
command LLO. The LLO universal command is an IEEE-488 command while
‘LOCK ON’ is a 2440specific command. The LOCK command is explained
further in Appendix A.
SRQ. This LED is lit while the 2440 is asserting the SRQ GPIB hardware
line to request service. When the controller performs a serial poll, this LED will
go out.
ADDR. This LED is lit when the 2440 is addressed to talk or listen, or, more
specifically, when it is in either the TADS or LADS state.
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