Agilent Technologies E5100A Owner's manual

Agilent E5100A/B

Network Analyzer

Programming Manual

Agilent E5100A/B Network Analyzer

Programming Manual

SERIAL NUMBERS

This manual applies directly to instruments with serial number prex

JP2KC,JP3KC,JP4KC,JP5KC and MY405, or rmware revision 2.xx and 3.xx.

or additional important information about serial

numbers

,read \Serial Number" in Appendix A.

Agilent Part No. E5100-90087

Printed in JAPAN July 2001

Eleventh Edition

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Contents

1. Introduction

How to Use This Manual .................. .. .......1-1

Target Reader .................. .. .. .. .......1-1

What's in This Manual? .................

....1-1

How to Use the Program Modules ...............

..1-2

Building a W

orking Program Using Program Modules ............. 1-2

Initializing Module ................. .. .. .......1-2

Example .................. .. .. ..........1-3

GPIB Overview .................

............1-4

Controller ........................

.........1-4

Device Selector .... .....................

.1-5

Preparation for Operation ................

......1-6

Using Instrument B

ASIC as the Controller (except for Option UKR) ......1-6

1. Connecting the GPIB Cables F

or Instrument B

ASIC ........... 1-6

2. Setting the GPIB A

ddress F

or Instrument B

ASIC ............ 1-6

3. Setting Up Instrument B

ASIC ................. ....1-6

Using an External Controller ...................

.....1-7

1. Connecting External GPIB Cables ..........

.........1-7

2. Setting the GPIB A

ddress .......................1-7

3. Preparing F

or HP B

ASIC Operation ...................1-7

Sample Program Disk ..............

..............1-8

Loading aProgram from Disk .............. ..........1-8

Reading the Sample Program Disk on aPC ...

..............1-8

Related Documentation Information ........ .............1-9

2. Setup and Measurement Program

Overview of GPIB Control .....

.................2-1

Sending GPIB Commands .... ................... .. . 2-1

Sending aQueryand Reading the Response .................2-2

utomating a Measurement Procedure ..

..............2-3

1. Setting the A

ctive Channel .................

......2-3

2. Setting the Measurement and F

ormat... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-3

3. Sweep Setup ....................

.......... 2-4

4. Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. .. . 2-4

Calibration Process .......................

.... 2-5

5. Device Connection .......................

.... 2-5

6. Triggering a Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-6

When Y

ou are Using an External Controller .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-6

7. Data Processing and Transfer .... .. ................ 2-6

8.ExitingtheProgram... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-6

Sample Program -1: Basic Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Column Parameters and Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Contents-1

3. Data Processing and Transfer

Introduction ..

.............

......3-1

Data Arrays . .............

.......3-1

Raw Data Array ...............

...... .. .....3-4

Data Array . ...............

......3-4

Unformatted Data Array ................. .. .. .. .. .3-4

ormatted Data Array ............

.........3-5

Calibration Coecient Array ............... .. ..

.....3-5

ccessing Arrays .................

.........3-5

Arrays for Memory Trace ..............

........3-6

ccessing Memory Array ..............

.........3-6

ccessing Trace Array ..........

............3-6

Data Transfer Methods ...........

...........3-7

ASCII Transfer ............

............3-7

Binary Transfer .............. .. .. ............3-8

Data Header .............. .. .. .............3-9

Getting Data from the Analyzer ........... .. .. ......3-10

Sample Program -2: Binary Data Transfer ......

...........3-11

4. Using the I/O P

ort

Introduction ............

.....................4-1

Output P

ort (Pin 5to 28) ......

..............4-1

Data Output .....

........................ 4-1

Input P

ort (Pin 21 to 28) ......................... . 4-2

Data Input ....... ....................... . 4-2

INPUT1 Input (Pin 2), OUTPUT1 Output (Pin 3), OUTPUT2 Output (Pin 4) ...4-3

Examples of Data I/O ..........................4-4

The P

arallel I/O Mode A(Option 005 Only) .................. 4-6

Data Output (4 Bit) ........................

...4-6

Data Input (8 Bit) ........................

....4-6

5. Using Status Reporting Function

General Status Register Model .................. ......5-1

Event Register .................. .. .. .........5-2

Enable Register .................... .. ........5-2

Status Byte Register .................

.......5-2

Transition Filter and Condition Register ...............

.. 5-3

Status Register Structure ........... .. .. ............5-4

OSPT

,OSNT .......

...............

. 5-7

OSPT (Operational Status P

ositive Transition Filter) .............5-7

OSNT (Operational Status Negative Transition Filter) . . . . .... .. .. . 5-8

How to Use the Status Registers in a Program . . .... .. .. .. .. .. . 5-9

Reading an Event Register Directly . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 5-9

SRQ and Interrupt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. .. .. 5-10

6. Programming Miscellaneous

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... 6-1

Using an External Controller and the E5100A/B T

ogether . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Locking Out Local Operation (LOCAL LOCKOUT) .............. 6-1

How ToPass Control (PASS CONTROL) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-2

Controlling Instrument BASIC From an External Controller . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Referring to and Transferring an Array .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-3

Referring to a Numeric Variable ..................... 6-3

Referring to a String Character Variable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Transferring a Numeric Variable ..................... 6-4

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