Agilent Technologies 4263B User Manual

4263B
Returning
to
Local
Mode
When
you
press
a
key
on
the
4263B
's
keyboard
while operating
in remote
,the
4263B does
not
respond.
This
is
because
in
remote
(as indicated
by the
display's Rmt
annunciator) the
4263B
ignores
all
front
panel
inputs
except
the
key
.
T
o
return
the
4263B to
the Local
mode,
press
the .
Query
Commands
There
are
several commands
in the
alphabetic command
directory that
end
with
a
question
mark.
These
commands are
called query
commands because
each returns
a
response
to
a
particular
question.
In addition
to the
queries described
above
,
you
can
create
others
by
appending
a
question
mark
to most
commands.
Getting
Data
from
the
4263B
The
4263B
can
output
readings
and
responses
to
query
commands
.
As
an
example
,
have
the
4263B
generate
a
response
to
a
query
command
by
sending:
OUTPUT
717;"*IDN?"
When
you
send
a
query
from remote
,the
4263B
does
not
display
the
response
as
it
did
when
you
executed
the
command
from
its front
panel. Instead,
the
4263B
sends
the
response
to
its
output
buer
.
The
output
buer
is a
register
that
holds
a
query
response
or
data
for
a
single
measurement
until
it
is
read
by
the computer
or
replaced
by
new
information.
Use
the computer's
input
statement
to
get
the
response
from
the
output
buer
.
F
or
example
,
the
following
program reads
the
response
(
4263B
)
and
prints
it.
10
ENTER 717;A$
20
PRINT A$
30
END
Remote Operation (To Control from a Computer) 4-3

Agilent Technologies 4263B Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	4263B
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English