
Chapter 1 41
Using HP-IB
Getting Started
To Make a Simple Measurement
The basic method for making a measurement is very similar to the
method used to read a field setting.
1. Use the DISPlay command to access the screen containing the
desired measurement.
2. Use the MEASure form of the syntax for that measurement to place
the measured value into the Test Set’s output buffer.
3. Enter the value into the correct variable type within the program
context (refer to the HP-IB Syntax Reference Guide for proper
variable type).
The following example measures the power of an RF signal.
Example 1-9 Example
!Display the RF Analyzer screen.
OUTPUT 714;"DISP RFAN"
!Measure the RF power and place result in output buffer.
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW?"
!Enter the measured value into a numeric variable.
ENTER 714;Tx_power
The above example is very simple and is designed to demonstrate the
fundamental procedure for obtaining a measurement result. Many
other factors must be considered when designing a measurement
procedure, such as instrument settings, signal routing, settling time,
filtering, triggering and measurement speed.
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