Bnc 845-M User Manual

1 Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual Version 1.1, June 2011 Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation 2955 Kerner Blvd, San Raf

10 Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 Remarks The Register is not affected by signal generator preset or *RST. However, cycling the sign

11Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 The Service Request Enable (SRE) command sets the value of the Service Request Enable Register.

12Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 4. SCPI Commands This chapter provides an introduction to SCPI programming that includes descript

13Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 SCPI Command Types SCPI commands, which are also referred to as SCPI instructions, are messages to

14Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 Parameters Most commands require a parameter to be specified. The parameters must be separated from

15Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 :SYSTem :TRIGger :UNIT All Model 845-M SCPI commands, except the :ABORt command, have one or m

16Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 Transition Filter The transition filter is a special register that specifies which types of bit st

17Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 The Operation Status group, consisting of the Operation Condition register, the Operation Positive

18Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 Questionable Status Group The Questionable Status group, consisting of the Questionable Condition

19Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 SCPI Command Description :ABORt Subsystem The :ABORt command is a single command subsystem. There

2 Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 Contents 1. Introduction ...

20Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 :DISPlay Subsystem The :DISPlay subsystem controls the display of the front panel data display. Co

21Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 :INITiate Subsystem The :INITiate subsystem controls the state of the Model 845-M trigger system.

22Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 :OUTPut Subsystem Command ParametersUnit(default) RemarkOUTPut[:STATe] ON|OFF |1|0OFFOUTPut:BLAN

23Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [SOURce]:FREQuency Subsystem Command ParametersUnit (default) Remark[SOURce]:FREQuency:FIXed | C

24Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 This command sets the step size for a logarithmic step sweep.

25Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [SOURce]:PHASe Subsystem Command ParametersUnit (default) Remark[SOURce]:PHASe:REFerence V0.4.1[

26Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [SOURce]:POWer Subsystem Command ParametersUnit (default) Remark[SOURce]:POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate

27 Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [SOURce]:POWer:ALC:HOLD ON|OFF|1|0 [SOURce]:POWer:ALC? (Devices with option PE only) This command

28Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [SOURce]:ROSCillator Subsystem Command ParametersUnit (default) [SOURce]:ROSCillator:EXTernal:FRE

29Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [SOURce]:LIST Subsystem Command ParametersUnit (default) Remark[SOURce]:LIST:DIRection UP|DOWN|R

3 Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 1. Introduction This manual provides information for remote operation of the Model 845-M

30Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 :LIST:DELay:AUTO [SOURce]:LIST:DELay:AUTO ON|OFF|1|0 This command enabled the automatic blanking of

31Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [SOURce]:LIST:COUNt <value> [SOURce]:LIST:COUNt? This command sets the number of consecutive

32Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [SOURce]:LFOutput Subsystem Command ParametersUnit(default) [SOURce]:LFOutput:AMPLitude <value

33Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 This command sets the low frequency generator waveform. This setting does only take effect if :LFO

34Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [SOURce]:SWEep Subsystem Command ParametersUnit (default) Remark[SOURce]:SWEep:DIRection UP |DOWN|

35Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 :SWEep:PROGgress [SOURce]:SWEep:PROGgress? This query returns the progress of an active sweep, 0.0…

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37Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [SOURce]:FM Subsystem (Frequency Modulation) Command Parameters Unit (default)[SOURce:]FM:DEViatio

38Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [SOURce:]FM:COUPling DC | AC [SOURce:]FM:COUPling? This command selects to signal coupling for the

39Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [SOURce]:PM Subsystem (Phase Modulation) Command Parameters Unit (default)[SOURce:]PM:DEViation

4Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 2. Programming the Model 845-M The Model 845-M can be accessed though LAN, USB, or GIPB interface. A

40Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [SOURce]:PULM Subsystem (Pulse Modulation) This additional functionality provides pulse modulation

41Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 :PULM:SOURce [SOURce]:PULM:SOURce INTernal|EXTernal [SOURce]: PULM:SOURce? *RST INT :PULM:STATe [S

42Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 :TRIGger Subsystem Triggers control the playback by telling the Model 845-M when to play the signal.

43Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 the inactive state and stops during the active polarity selection state. The active state can be se

44Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 TRIGGer[:SEQuence]:RETRigger ON|OFF|IMMediate TRIGGer[:SEQuence]:RETRigger? This command enables o

45 Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 :STATus Subsystem This subsystem controls the status-reporting structures. Command ParametersUn

46Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 :QUEStionable:CONDition? :STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? This query returns the contents of the que

47Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 :SYSTem Subsystem Command ParametersUnit(default) Remark:SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]? :SYSTem:ERRor:ALL?

48Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 [:SYSTem:COMMunicate] Subsystem Command ParametersUnit(default) :SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:CONFig D

49Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 This command defines the domain name of the signal generator’s DNS server. This entry defines

5Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 • IP Address: Every computer/electronic device in a TCP/IP network requires an IP address. An IP a

50Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 :LAN:KEEP:TIMeout (not implemented) :SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:KEEP:TIMeout <value> :SYSTem:COMM

51Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 UNIT Subsystem Command Parameters Unit(default)RemarkUNIT:POWer W|V|DBM|DBDBMV0.4.1 UNIT:POWer U

52 Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 About the Company Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation is a leading manufacturer of precision

6Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 For instance, if the instrument has the IP address 192.168.1.50, TCPIP::192.168.1.50::inst0::INSTR

7Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 VISA is an IO library used to develop IO applications and instrument drivers that comply with indust

8Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 NI-VISA 3.0 or later allows you to communicate as a controller to Model 845-M. NI-VISA is configur

9Model 845-M Programmer’s Manual V1.1 2011 3. IEEE-488 Interface Commands IEEE Mandated Commands The required common commands are IEEE-488.2