HP 8590 E & L Series Spectrum Analyzers and HP 8591C Cable TV ...

PLOT
Plot
Initiates a plotter output of the screen data to the remote interface. With the appropriate
HP-IB commands, the HP-IB can be configured to route the data to an external plotter.
Syntax
PLOT
Item Description/Default Range
PLOT Plot
Number Any real or integer number. Number within the
plotter coordinates.
Related Commands: GETPLOT, PRINT, SNGLS, TS.
Restrictions: Not available with Analog+ display mode. See “ANLGPLUS” for more
information.
Example for the HP-IB Interface
The plotter is at address 5 and the spectrum analyzer is at address 18 in this example. (The
program is only valid for HP 9000 series 200 and 300 computers.)
This example illustrates how an external controller can initiate the sending of print data to an
external printer.
10 DIM P$[801 Allocates room in memory.
20 OUTPUT 705;"OP;" Plotter outputs lower-L@ and upper-right display
dimensions.
30 ENTER 705;P$ Puts the plotter response in the computer string.
40 OUTPUT 718;"PLOT";P$ Plots the spectrum analyzer display according to the
dimensions stored in the computer string.
50 SEND 7 ; LISTEN 5 TALK 18 DATA Conjigures the interface to output data from spectmcm
analyzer to plotter:
60 END
Programming Commands 5-439