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Finding Your Way Through This Manual
You should use this Programming
Manual together with the
PM6680B/1/5 Operators Manual.
That manual contains specifications
for the counter and explanations of
the possibilities and limitations of the
different measuring functions.
Sections
The chapters in this manual are di
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vided into three sections aimed at dif
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ferent levels of reader knowledge.
The ‘General’ Section, which can be
disregarded by the users who know
the IEEE-488 and SCPI standards:
– Chapter 2 Bus Commands for the
Benchtop User gives bus com-
mands for the front panel keys.
– Chapter 3 Introduction to SCPI
explains syntax data formats, sta-
tus reporting, etc.
The Practical Section of this manual
contains:
–
Chapter 4, Programming Exam
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ples, with examples of typical pro
-
grams for a wide variety of appli
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cations. These programs are writ
-
ten in GW-basic and C.
The ‘Programmers Reference’ Sec
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tion of this manual contains:
–
Chapter 5, Instrument Model ex
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plains how the instrument looks
from the bus. This instrument is
not quite the same as the one used
from the front panel.
–
Chapter 6 Using the Subsystems
explains more about each subsys
-
tem.
– Chapter 7, How to Measure Fast
is a set of measuring situations
which the user is often confronted
with when programming a counter.
This chapter also contains infor-
mation about how to use the more
complex subsystem.
– Chapter 8, Error Messages con-
tains a list of all error messages
that can be generated during bus
control.
–
Chapter 9, Command Reference,
This chapter gives complete infor
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mation on all commands. The sub
-
systems and commands are sorted
alphabetically.
Index
You can also use the index to get an
overview of the commands. The in
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dex is also useful when looking for
additional information on the com
-
mand you are currently working with.
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Getting Started