Agilent Technologies A.18.00 User Manual

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Chapter 7, IBASIC Controller

10 OUTPUT 714;"PROG:STAT RUN"

20 LOOP

30 OUTPUT 714;"PROG:STAT?"

40 ENTER 714;State$

50 EXIT IF State$="STOP" OR State$="PAUS"

60 END LOOP

70 DISP "IBASIC program not running."

80 END

10 OUTPUT 714;"PROG:STAT RUN"

20 OUTPUT 714;"PROG:WAIT?"

30  ENTER 714;Dummy !Program will hang here until IBASIC program
stops

40 DISP "IBASIC program not running."

50 END

The PROGram:EXECute command can be used to list, edit and control IBASIC 
programs in the Test Set from an external controller. This eliminates having to use 
the cursor control knob and provides a more efficient way of making small 
changes to programs. The full range of IBASIC program commands can be 
executed from an external controller using the PROGram:EXECute command. 

The following operations are given as typical examples of using the 
PROGram:EXECute command.

The program commands and syntax used to send data from the external controller to the Test
Set will depend upon the programming language used in the external controller. The examples
which follow represent the capabilities of Rocky Mountain BASIC programming language
running on an HP

®

 9000/300 Series Controller.

When a PROGram Subsystem command is sent to the Test Set through GPIB from an external
controller the Test Set is put into REMOTE mode. The Test Set must be put in LOCAL mode
to use the front panel keys or to use the serial ports to input data into the IBASIC Command
line.