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Remote Operation
Getting Started
Getting Started
One of the easiest ways to learn how to write programs to control the instru-
ment is to look at simple examples. In “Example Programs” on page 4-16,
you’ll find several useful example programs. Although they are written using
the HP BASIC language, you can easily convert them to the language that you
are using. The HP 86140 series’ HP-IB address is configured at the factory to a
value of 23. You must set the output and input functions of your programming
language to send the commands to this address. Pressing the green
Preset
key
does not change the HP-IB address.
To change the HP-IB address
1
Press the
front-panel System
key.
2
Press the
More System Functions
....
softkey.
3
Press the
Remote Setup
....
softkey, and change the HP-IB address.
Remote mode and front-panel lockout
Whenever the instrument is in Remote mode, the
RMT
message is displayed
on the instrument’s screen and all keys are disabled except for the front-panel
LOCAL
key. This key can be pressed by the user to restore front-panel control
of the instrument.
You can specify a local lockout mode that de-activates the front-panel
LOCAL
key. If the instrument is in local lockout mode, all the front-panel keys are dis-
abled.
Consult the documentation for your programming environment to determine
which commands are used to put an instrument in the remote and local lock-
out modes. These are not HP 86140 series commands; they control HP-IB con-
trol lines and do not send any characters to the instrument.
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