Section
3
—DM 5010
PROGRAMMING
Introduction
This
section of the manual provides information for pro
gramming
the TEKTRONIX DM 5010 Programmable Digital
Multimeter
via the IEEE-488
digital interface.
The IEEE-488
interface function subsets for the DM 5010
are listed
in Sec
tion
1.
In this manual, the IEEE-488 digital interface is called
the
General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB). The following
information
assumes the reader is knowledgeable
in GPIB
communication
and has some exposure to programming
controllers.
Message protocol over the GPIB is specified
and
described in the
IEEE Standard 488-1978,
Standard
Digital Interface
for Programmable
Instrumentation'.
TM
5000 instruments are
designed to communicate with
any
GPIB-compatible controller
that sends and receives
ASCII
messages
(commands) over the
GPIB. These com
mands
program the instrument or request information from
the
instrument.
Commands
for
TM 5000 programmable instruments are
designed
for compatibility among instrument types. The
same
command
is used in different instruments to control
similar
functions.
In addition,
commands are specified in
mnemonics related to the functions they implement. For ex
ample,
the
command
INIT initializes instrument settings to
their power-up states. For
further
ease of programming,
command
mnemonics are similar to front-panel control
names.
instrument
commands are presented in three formats:
• A front panel illustration—showing command relation
ships to front panel operation. See Fig.
3-1.
•
Functional Command
List—a list divided into func
tional
groups with brief descriptions.
•
Detailed Command List—an
alphabetical listing of
commands with
complete descriptions.
Published
by
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engi
neers,
Inc., 345 East
47th Street, New York, N.Y.,
10017.
TM
5000
programmable instruments
connect to the
GPIB
through a TM 5000 power module. Refer to the Oper
ating Instructions section
of this
manual for information on
installing
the
instrument in the power module. Also review
this
section
for
instrument caution
and warning statements
and to
become familiar with front-panel and internally
selectable instrument
functions.
The
GPIB primary address for this instrument may be
internally
changed by qualified service personnel. The
DM
5010 is shipped with the
address set to decimal
16. The
message terminator may also be internally selected by quali
fied
service personnel.
Message terminators are discussed
in Messages and Communication Protocol (in this section).
TM
5000
instruments
are shipped with this terminator
set to
EOI ONLY.
Refer qualified service personnel to the Mainte
nance
section
of this manual for locations
and setting infor
mation.
Pressing the INST ID button causes the instrument
to
display its selected
GPIB primary address; the far right
decimal
point lights if the selected message terminator is
LF/EOI.
The minus sign lights if the Talk Only mode is
enabled.
Talk Only
Mode
The Talk Only mode enables the DM 5010 to
send data
under local control
over the GPIB to a listener. To initiate
this mode,
an internal
switch is set to the Talk Only position.
Refer
qualified service personnel to
the Maintenance
section
of this manual for
switch setting information.
With
the Talk Only mode enabled, the DM 5010 begins
sending
measurement data when the front panel INST ID
button is
pressed; it stops sending data when the
front pan
el CLEAR button is pressed.
If the instrument is sending a
reading when CLEAR is pressed,
it completes sending
that
reading.
The ADDRESSED light remains on until transmis
sion of the last reading is complete.
3-1
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