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Instrument BASIC
Entering and Editing Programs
Entering and Editing Programs
The IBASIC Controller screen is the “computer” for the TESTS subsystem. You
enter and edit programs just like any other IBASIC computer, with the exceptions
that the Agilent 8922M/S does not have a computer keyboard connected directly to
it, and full screen editing does not yet exist.
Programs can be entered into the IBASIC computer’s RAM using a variety of
methods:
• Using the IBASIC Controller screen and the Cursor Control knob.
• Using an external IBASIC controller connected tothe Agilent 8922M/S by GPIB.
• Using an external ASCII terminal or Personal Computer (PC) connected to the
Agilent 8922M/S by RS-232.
AccessingtheAgilent
8922M/S’s IBASIC
Controller
1 Access the TESTS screen by pressing .
2 Select the Test Function field at the bottom of the screen to display a list of
choices.
3 Select IBASIC to display the IBASIC Controller screen.
Using the Knob After accessing the IBASIC Controller screen, position the cursor in front of the
command line at the top of the screen and press the Cursor Control knob. A list of
characters is displayed that you select from to enter your commands. A maximum of
100 characters may be entered into the command line. After the command is entered
on the command line, select ‘Done’ at the top of the list of characters to execute it.
Commands and program lines are entered just as you would enter them using a
keyboard. For example, to set the default mass storage device to the memory card
slot, you would enter the command
MSI “:INTERNAL”
and select ‘Done’
To list the contents of the default mass storage device, enter
CAT
and select ‘Done’.
TESTS