Filter
Top Products
22 HP E1312A and HP E1412A Multimeter Module Setup Chapter 1
Initial Operation
To program the Multimeter using SCPI, you must select the interface
address and SCPI commands to be used. General information about using
SCPI commands is presented at the beginning of Chapter 3. See the
HP 75000 Series C Installation and Getting Started Guide for interface
addressing.
Note This discussion applies only to SCPI (Standard Commands for
Programmable Instruments) programming. The program is written using
VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture) function calls. VISA
allows you to execute on VXIplug&play system frameworks that have the
VISA I/O layer installed (visa.h include file).
Programming the
Multimeter
Example: Perform a Self-Test of the Multimeter and Read the
Result.
Programming the multimeter using Standard Commands for Programmable
Instruments (SCPI) requires that you select the controller language (e.g., C,
C++, Basic, etc.), interface address and SCPI commands to be used. See the
HP 75000 Series C Installation and Getting Started Guide (or equivalent)
for interfacing, addressing and controller information.
The following C program verifies communication between the controller,
mainframe and multimeter. It resets the module (
*RST), queries the identity
of the module (
*IDN?) and initiates a self-test of the multimeter.
Figure 1-9. Current Measurement Connections