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BASIC Language for the 3458A
Introduction
This chapter describes the BASIC commands supported by the 3458AA's internal
BASIC language operating system. With this feature, many of your special
requirements can be easily satisfied by writing and downloading a simple BASIC
subprogram to customize the multimeter's behavior. The following is a list of
possible situations where you might find the internal BASIC language to be useful.
– Customize the front-panel display readouts for enhanced user-friendliness.
– Add new measuring functions, math operations, or specialized transducer
– Configure the multimeter to run extra high-throughput system measurements.
– Perform GPIB intensive data reduction internal to the multimeter.
– Download your Motorola 68000 binary programs for FFTs, etc.
– Keysight custom binary programs to satisfy your special needs.
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