02-15-2012 12:39 PM
??? I'm still so lost
I typed in: REM ON nothing
\r REM ON \n
nothing... how do I turn on the unit? What do I have to type in?
02-15-2012 01:25 PM
Since you need termination characters, it does not make any sense to send the carriage return first. Append (what I told you to do) means place at the end.
Also, it does not seem that the REM ON is supposed to return anything so it does not make any sense to do query. With REM ON, only do a write. As the manual states, the REM command by itself should return a string.
If the instrument still does not go into remote mode, I don't know what to suggest. It is unusual to even have such a command.
02-15-2012 01:35 PM
that's what I've been saying.
I've been writing REM ON to the instrument and getting the error:
berr = EABO
EABO indicates that an I/O operation has been canceled, usually due to a timeout condition after a GPIB read. Before reading from the instrument, verify that the GPIB command you are sending is understood by your device and instructs it to place data in its output buffer. For information on your device's command syntax, consult the instrument manufacturer's user documentation.
02-15-2012 02:03 PM
And as I have said, REM ON does not appear to to suppose to return anything so doing a query (i.e. a write followed by a read) is silly. Only do a write and see if it goes into remote mode.
02-15-2012 02:07 PM
I wrote REM ON to it and nothing happens ;x
am I supposed to add some strings to it?
02-15-2012 02:26 PM
02-16-2012 12:19 PM
what are termination characters? I'm sorry I'm very new to this!
What do I do so that the machine will recognize REM ON?
02-16-2012 01:14 PM
They are the \r and \n (Carriage Return and Line Feed) that the instrument requires and denoted in the manual as CR and LF.
02-16-2012 01:46 PM
so do I type in:
REM ON \n
and press write?
02-16-2012 02:20 PM
see this