Operating instructions

R&S ESCI IEC/IEEE-Bus Commands of HP Models

1166.6004.12 6.251 E-1

IEC/IEEE-Bus Commands of HP Models 856xE, 8566A/B,

8568A/B and 8594E

Introduction

The R&S ESCI supports a subset of the IEC/IEEE-bus commands of HP models 8560E, 8561E, 8562E,

8563E, 8564E, 8565E, 8566A, 8566B, 8568A, 8568B and 8594E (spectrum analyzers).

Despite the differences in system architecture and device features, the supported commands have

been implemented to ensure a sufficiently high degree of correspondence with the original.

This includes the support of syntax rules for not only newer device families (B and E models) but for the

previous A family as well.

The selection of commands supported by the R&S ESCI is largely sufficient to run an existing

IEC/IEEE-bus program without any adaptation.

The device model to be emulated is selected manually by means of the key sequence SETUP -

GENERAL SETUP - GPIB - GPIB LANGUAGE via the IEC/IEEE bus using the SYSTem:LANGuage

command.

To make it possible to also emulate device models that are not part of the selection list of the GPIB

LANGUAGE softkey, the identification string received in response to the ID command can be modified

(key sequence SETUP - GENERAL SETUP - GPIB - ID STRING USER). This allows any device model

to be emulated whose command set is compatible with one of the supported device models.

Command Set of Models 8560E, 8561E, 8562E, 8563E,

8564E, 8565E, 8566B, 8568B and 8594E E

As with the original units, the R&S ESCI includes the command set of the A models in the command set

of the B models. To avoid any ambiguity, the commands of the A models are listed in a separate

section.

Function