Agilent Technologies N5980A Scpi Instrument Command List- Reference, Common Commands, ID Query

Page 31

Programming Reference

:SOUR1:VOLT

:SOUR1:VOLT?

:SOUR2:PATT

:SOUR2:PATT?

:SOUR2:PATT:EADD

:SOUR2:PATT:EADD:RATE

:SOUR2:PATT:EADD:RATE?

:SOUR3:PATT?

:SOUR3:PATT

:SENS1:SYNC:TYPE

:SENS1:SYNC:TYPE?

:SENS1:PATT?

:SENS1:GATE:PER

:SENS1:GATE:PER?

:SENS1:FETC:ECO?

:SENS1:FETC:ECO:DELT?

:SENS1:FETC:ERAT?

:SENS1:FETC:ERAT:DELT?

:SENS1:INP

:SENS1:INP?

:SENS1:GATE:STAT

:SENS1:GATE:STAT?

SCPI Instrument Command List- Reference

The following reference section lists the instrument commands. The commands are described, and in addition the available attributes for certain commands are also described.

Common Commands

ID Query

IDN? Syntax IDN?

Description Reads the identification string from the instrument. The format of the identification string is:

Agilent Technologies,Product Number,Serial Number,Revision Info

Product Number is currently N5980A.

Serial Number is read from the instrument hardware (0 if offline).

Revision Info consists of:

Application Revision (Microsoft w.x.y.z format)

Instruments Firmware Revision (Major.Minor, 0 if offline)

Hardware Revision (0 if offline)

N5980A User Guide

31

Image 31

Contents Agilent 125 Gb/s Serial Bert Herrenberger Str Revision 1.0 MaySafety Summary Environmental Information Contents Programming Reference Introduction Inspect Shipment CD content isSerial Bert Front Panel Connect the InstrumentTo Connect N5980A Rear PanelSerial Bert setup diagram Install User Software for N5980ATo Install the User Software for N5980A Select the folder in which N5980A will be saved To Access N5980A Demo Offline Introduction Advanced ModeRunning the BER Test Setup Setting the Instrument ParametersAdvanced BER displays Gating BER and the Elapsed Gating Time Viewing the ResultsStore Setting Advanced ModeFile Menu Connection Menu Each PC can control only one N5980A ConnectHelp Menu Error IndicatorsInfo BER Bar ErrorSync Loss General Setup and Advanced TabGenerator SMA Data Pattern Error DetectorInput SFP Data PatternGating BER Bar BER and Advanced BER TabAdvanced BER Gating ErrorsActual Errors Error Detector PatternAgilent N5980A Command Summary Common Command SummaryCommon Commands Scpi Instrument Command List- ReferenceID Query Option Query Read error queueLoad factory default setting Operation completeDatarate Store current settingRecall setting All ChannelsEither sets or gets the pattern of the SMA output SMA Output Electrical GeneratorPattern SOUR1PATTOutput Level Error InsertionAdd Single Error Insertion RateSOUR2PATT SFP Output Optical GeneratorEither sets or gets the pattern of the SFP output SOUR2PATTEADD Once SOUR2PATTEADDRATESyntax SOUR2PATTEADD Once SENS1PATT? Trigger OutputDetected Pattern SOUR3PATTActual Bit Error Rate Synchronization modeActual Number of Errors Start Gating Gating Bit Error RateGating Number of Errors Gating TimeSENS1INP Description Selects the input for the error detectorGating Progress Input SelectionSample Code Communicate with the instrument Programming Reference