HP Agilent E1406A E1406-90004 Command Module User's Manual SCPI Programming

HP Agilent E1406A E1406-90004 Command Module User's Manual SCPI Programming Guide

This is the original printed User's Manual and SCPI Programming Guide for the HP / Agilent E1406A Command Module, publication number E1406-90004. It covers the E1406A Command Module as used in HP 75000 Series C VXIbus mainframe systems. The manual is a comprehensive reference for module configuration, SCPI programming, and register-based programming, bound in an official Agilent Technologies white binder.

Specifications & What's Included

• Publication Number: E1406-90004
• For: HP / Agilent E1406A Command Module
• Series: HP 75000 Series C
• Bus Standard: VXIbus
• Document Type: User's Manual and SCPI Programming Guide
• Format: Printed hardcopy in official Agilent Technologies white ring binder
• Language: English
• Coverage includes: module configuration and wiring, SCPI programming, SCPI example programs, SCPI command reference, register-based programming
• Appendices cover: HP E1406A specifications and general information, error messages, A16 address space, sending binary data over RS-232, and index
• Chapter topics include: Command Module overview, configuring the E1406A, Display Terminal Interface, triggering and system status, full SCPI command reference
• All pages present and legible through the index (page 265+)

Applications

The HP E1406A is a Command Module for VXIbus (VME eXtensions for Instrumentation) mainframe systems, specifically the HP 75000 Series C platform. In a VXIbus system, the command module serves as the system controller — managing communication between the host computer and the instrument modules installed in the mainframe chassis. It handles SCPI command parsing, VXI trigger lines, interrupt management, and inter-module communication, making it the central hub of automated test and measurement systems built on the VXI standard.

VXIbus was developed in the late 1980s and became a dominant platform throughout the 1990s for high-performance automated test equipment (ATE) in aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and telecommunications testing. The HP 75000 Series C represented HP's flagship VXIbus product line of that era. This manual is the essential reference for engineers configuring, programming, or maintaining an E1406A-based system, covering both the SCPI command set and the lower-level register interface. It is also a key resource for labs maintaining or repairing legacy VXI test systems that remain in service today.