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Agilent 4288A 1 kHz/1 MH
z Capacitance Meter
Pr
ogramming Manual
Third E
dition
FIRMW
ARE REVISIONS/SE
RIAL NUM
BERS
This manual
applies dir
ectly to instru
ments that have
the firmware r
evision 1.2x
and serial nu
mber prefix JP1
KH.
For addit
ional informatio
n about firmware r
evisions and
serial numbers, see
Appendix A.
Agilent
Part No.
042
88-90021
December 2001
Prin
ted in
Jap
an
2
4
Table of Contents
Default Chapter
7
Table of Contents
7
1 Making Effective Use of this Manual
13
Contents of this Manual
14
How to Use this Manual
16
Looking up GPIB Commands
16
Using Sample Programs
17
2 Overview of Remote Control
19
Setting up a GPIB Remote Control System
20
What Is GPIB
20
How to Set up a GPIB Remote Control System
20
Device Selector
21
Sending GPIB Command Messages
23
Types and Structure of GPIB Commands
23
Message Syntax
24
3 Setting up Measurement Conditions and Display
25
Setting up Measurement Conditions
26
Selecting Measurement Parameters
26
Setting up Measurement Signal (Frequency and Level)
26
Selecting Measurement Range
27
Selecting Measurement Time
27
Selecting Cable Length
27
Setting up Averaging Function
27
Setting up Trigger Delay Time
27
Setting up Display
28
Turning ON/OFF Display
28
Setting up Measurement Result Display
28
Selecting Items Displayed in Instrument Setup Display Area
28
Displaying Measurement Result as Deviation from Reference Value (Deviation Measurement Mode)
29
Monitoring Measurement Signal Level
30
Turning on Current Level Monitor Function
30
Turning on Voltage Level Monitor Function
30
Setting up Beep
31
Setting up Conditions to Make a Beep Sound
31
Making a Beep Sound
31
Saving/Recalling Instrument Setup State (Save/Recall Function)
32
Saving Instrument Setup State
32
Recalling Saved Instrument Setup State
32
Sample Program
33
4 Preparation for Accurate Measurement (Executing Compensation)
37
Executing OPEN/SHORT/LOAD Compensation
38
Turning ON/OFF Compensation Function
38
Measuring Compensation Data
38
Reading/Writing Compensation Data (Saving/Recalling Compensation Conditions)
39
Avoiding Work-Related Mistakes in Measuring Compensation Data
39
Sample Program
40
Executing Offset Compensation
47
Turning ON/OFF the Compensation Function
47
Setting up the Compensation Data
47
Using the Multi-Compensation Function
48
Turning ON/OFF the Multi-Compensation Function
48
Selecting a Channel
48
Measuring Compensation Data
48
Sample Program
49
5 Starting (Triggering) Measurement and Waiting for Completion of Measurement
53
Starting (Triggering) Measurement
54
Trigger System
54
Starting (Triggering) Measurement
56
Waiting for Completion of Measurement (Detecting Completion of Measurement)
57
Sample Program
58
6 Reading out Measured Result
59
Data Transfer Format
60
ASCII Transfer Format
61
Binary Transfer Format
62
Reading out Measured Result
63
Reading out Measured Result Using *TRG Command
64
Reading out Measured Result Using :FETC? Command
68
Reading out Measured Result Using :READ? Command
72
Reading out Results of Several Measurements in Batch (Using Data Buffer)
77
Reading out Measurement Signal Level Monitor Result
81
7 Sorting Based on Measured Result (Comparator Function)
83
Setting up Comparator Function
84
Turning ON/OFF Comparator Function
84
Setting up Limit Range
84
Turning ON/OFF AUX bin Function
86
Setting up Condition to Make a Beep Sound
86
Rejecting Excessively Low Measured Results (Low C Reject Function)
87
Turning ON/OFF Low C Reject Function
87
Setting Limit (Range Boundary Values) of Low C Reject Function
87
Reading out Sorting Judgment Result
88
Reading out Sort Count of each bin (bin Count Function)
90
Turning ON/OFF bin Count Function
90
Reading out bin Count Value
90
Clearing (Resetting) the bin Count Value
90
Sample Program
91
8 Avoiding Mistakes Related to Work and Daily Checks
95
Avoiding Mistakes Related to Work
96
Avoiding Improper Input from the Front Panel (Key Lock Function)
96
Avoiding Mistakes Related to Work When Obtaining Compensation Data
96
Detecting the Occurrence of an Error
97
Daily Checks (Executing the Self-Test)
100
Internal Test
100
External Test
100
Sample Program
101
9 Measurement Applications (Sample Programs)
103
Basic Capacitor Measurement
104
Measurement with Auto-Sorting System
108
Measurement with Changing Channels (Scanning)
115
10 Command Reference
123
Notational Conventions in this Command Reference
124
Syntax
124
Description
124
Parameters
124
Query Response
125
Related Commands
125
Equivalent Key Sequence
125
IEEE Common Commands
126
Cls
126
Ese
126
Esr
127
Idn
127
Opc
127
Opt
128
Rcl
128
Rst
128
Sav
129
Sre
129
Stb
130
Trg
130
Tst
131
Wai
131
4288A GPIB Commands
132
Abor
132
Aper
132
Aver
133
Aver:coun
134
Cal:cabl
135
Calc:comp
136
Calc:comp:auxb
137
Calc:comp:beep
137
Calc:comp:beep:cond
138
Calc:comp:cle
138
Calc:comp:coun
139
Calc:comp:coun:cle
139
Calc:comp:coun:data
140
Calc:comp:coun:mult:data
141
Calc:comp:coun:mult:ovld
142
Calc:comp:coun:ovld
142
Calc:comp:mode
143
Calc:comp:prim:bin{1-9
144
Calc:comp:prim:bin{1-9}:Stat
145
Calc:comp:prim:nom
146
Calc:comp:sec:lim
147
Calc:comp:sec:stat
148
Calc1:Form
149
Calc1:Math:expr:cat
149
Calc1:Math:expr:name
150
Calc1:Math:stat
151
Calc2:Form
152
Calc2:Math:expr:cat
152
Calc2:Math:expr:name
153
Calc2:Math:stat
154
Calc3:Math:stat
155
Calc4:Math:stat
155
Corr:ckit:stan1:Form
156
Corr:ckit:stan2:Form
156
Corr:ckit:stan3
157
Corr:ckit:stan3:Form
158
Corr:coll
159
Corr:data
160
Corr:load
162
Corr:mult
163
Corr:mult:chan
163
Corr:mult:ckit:stan3
164
Corr:offs
165
Corr:offs:data
166
Corr:open
167
Corr:shor
167
Crej
168
Crej:lim
169
Data
170
Data:feed
175
Data:feed:cont
176
Data:poin
177
Disp
178
Disp:text1:Dig
178
Disp:text1:Fmsd
179
Disp:text1:Fmsd:data
180
Disp:text2:Page
181
Fetc
183
Form
184
Init
185
Init:cont
185
Rang
186
Rang:auto
187
Read
188
Sour:freq
189
Sour:volt
190
Stat:oper
191
Stat:oper:cond
191
Stat:oper:enab
191
Stat:pres
192
Stat:ques
192
Stat:ques:cond
192
Stat:ques:enab
192
Syst:beep
193
Syst:beep:stat
193
Syst:err
194
Syst:fsh
194
Syst:kloc
195
Syst:pres
195
Syst:test
196
Syst:vers
196
Trig
197
Trig:del
197
Trig:sour
198
GPIB Command Table
199
Front Panel Key Tree Vs. GPIB Command
203
GPIB Command Tree
205
Manual Changes
209
Manual Changes
210
Change 1
211
Change 2
211
Information for Replacing 4278A with 4288A
213
Functional Comparison and GPIB Command Correspondence
214
Reset
214
Measurement Parameters
214
Measurement Signal
215
High-Accuracy Measurement (HI-ACC) Mode
215
Measurement Range
216
Integration Time (Measurement Time)/Averaging
218
Cable Length
218
Trigger/Delay (Trigger Delay) Time
219
Compensation
220
Multi-Compensation
222
Comparator
223
Display
226
Reading out the Measurement Result
230
Save/Recall and Resume
232
Status Registers (Status Report System)
232
Example of Replacing Major Functions (Comparison of Programs)
234
Comparator
234
Reading out the Measurement Result
236
Compensation
238
Status Register (Status Report System)
239
At-A-Glance List of GPIB Command Correspondence
240
Comparison of Interfaces
246
Handler Interface
246
Scanner Interface
247
Status Reporting System
249
General Status Register Model
250
Event Register
251
Enable Register
251
Status Byte Register
251
Condition Register and Transition Filter
252
Status Register Structure
253
Using the Status Reporting System
257
Initial Settings
259
Initial Settings, Settings that Can be Saved/Recalled, Settings that Can be Backed up
260
At-A-Glance Table of Operations When Overload or Low C Is Detected
263
Operations When Overload/Low C Is Detected
264
Error Messages
265
Error Messages (Order of Error Number)
266
Warning Messages (WARNING)
274
4268A Vs. 4288A GPIB Command Correspondence Table
275
4268A Vs. 4288A GPIB Command Correspondence Table
276
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Language
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