SENSenCHANnelmRETurnlossCALibration, SLOTn

Specific Commands			Specific Command Summary
Table 4 Specific Command Summary (continued)

		Command	Description	Page

	:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:Reference

		:DISPlay	Sets the reference level for a sensor from the input power level.	page 106
		:STATe/?	Sets or returns whether sensor results are in relative or absolute	page 106
			units.
		:STATe:RATio/?	Sets or returns whether sensor results are displayed relative to a	page 106
			channel or to an absolute reference.

	:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:RETurnloss:CALibration

		:FACTory	Sets the calibration value to factory settings.	page 109
		:COLLect:REFLectance	Sets the reference reflectance calibration values to the values	page 109
			currently measured by the chosen return loss module. (When, for
			example, a gold reflector is used.)
		:COLLect:TERMination	Sets the termination calibration values to the values currently	page 110
			measured by the chosen return loss module.
		:COLLect:VALues?	Returns current calibration values.	page 110
		:TERMination?	Returns T-Value	page 110

	:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:RETurnloss:CORRection

		:FPDelta[l]/?	Sets or returns front panel delta, that is, the loss correction value	page 111
			due, for example, to the front panel connector.
		:REFLectance[l]/?	Sets or returns the return loss reference, the return loss value of	page 112
			your reference reflector.

	:SLOT[n]

		:EMPTy?	Returns whether the module slot is empty.	page 81
		:IDN?	Returns information about the module.	page 81
		:OPTions?	Returns the module’s options.	page 81
		:TST?	Returns the latest selftest results for a module.	page 82

	:SLOT[n][:HEAD[m]]

		:EMPTy?	Returns whether an optical head is connected.	page 82
		:IDN?	Returns information about the optical head.	page 82
		:OPTions?	Returns the optical head’s options.	page 83
		:TST?	Returns the latest selftest results for an optical head.	page 83
		:WAVelength:RESPonse?	Returns the wavelength response from the module with wave-	page 83
			length calibration.
		:WAVelength:RESPonse:CSV?	Returns the wavelength response from the module with wave-	page 84
			length calibration.

48	Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Fifth Edition

8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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Agilent Technologies B, 8166A Command Description SENSenCHANnelmPOWerReference, SLOTnHEADm

Models: 8163A 8164A 8166A B

Specific Commands

Command

Description

:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:POWer:Reference

:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:RETurnloss:CALibration

:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:RETurnloss:CORRection

:SLOT[n]

:SLOT[n][:HEAD[m]]

8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications