Agilent Technologies B, 8166A, 8163A Root Layer Command, Measurement Operations & Settings, Lock?

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Measurement Operations & Settings

Root Layer Command

Root Layer Command

command:

syntax:

description:

parameters:

response:

example:

:LOCK

:LOCK<wsp><boolean>, <value>

Switches the lock off and on.

High power lasers cannot be switched on, if you switch the lock on. High power lasers are switched off immediately when you switch the lock on.

A boolean value:

0 or OFF: switch lock off

 

1 or ON: switch lock on

<value> is the four-figure lock password.

none

lock 1,1234 - 1234 is the default password

command:

:LOCK?

 

 

 

syntax:

:LOCK?

 

description:

Queries the current state of the lock.

 

parameters:

none

 

response:

A boolean value:

0: lock is switched off

 

 

1: lock is switched on

example:

lock? → 1<END>

 

 

 

 

The commands in the Slot subsystem allow you to query the following:

a particular slot, for example, using slot1:empt?,

or, an Optical Head attached to an Optical Head Interface Module, for example, an Optical Head Interface Module in slot1 with an Optical Head attached to channel 2, using slot1:head2:empt?.

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Contents Agilent Technologies Warn in G WA R N I N G Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Offices Japan 0120 421 0120 421 678 FAX Mexico 5081This manual is divided into 5 parts Structure of this ManualConventions used in this Manual Related Manuals T ETable of Contents Specific Command Summary Root Layer CommandSignal Generation The SOURce Subsystem Signal ConditioningInstalling the Agilent 816x Instrument Driver Using Visual Programming EnvironmentsFeatures of the Agilent 816x Instrument Driver Error HandlingCompatibility Issues Preset DefaultsRemoved Command Obsolete CommandsOperational/Questionable Status System for Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Sixth EditionAgilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Sixth Edition List of Tables Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Sixth Edition Introduction to Programming Gpib Interface Camino del Rio South, Suite 340 San Diego, CAIntroduction to Programming Scpi Consortium Office Bode EnterpriseMnemonic Function Gpib Interface If the instrument is in remote control, a screen resemblingReturning the Instrument to Local Control Message Queues Message QueuesHow the Input Queue Works Clearing the Input QueueOutput Queue Error Queue If no error has occurred, the error queue containsIf more than 29 errors are put into the queue, the message Is placed as the last message in the queueCrlf Command message is ended by a line feed character LF orProgramming and Syntax Diagram Conventions Statusoperationenable Short Form and Long FormIs in long form Short form of this message is StatoperenabCommand and Query Syntax Unit Default Allowed MnemonicsUnits String Value WspData Types Slot and Channel NumbersLaser Selection Numbers Input to your Return Loss module for the following commands 112,Common Commands Common CommandsParameter Function Common Command SummaryGives a summary of the common commands Common Status Information ESE sets the Standard Event Status Enable MaskAll bits shown as are unused Event Status Enable Mask T E Status Model Status RegistersStatus Model Slot Status Condition Status System for 8163A/B & 8164A/BSlot Status Event Status System for 8166A/B Annotations Status Byte RegisterStandard Event Status Register Operation/Questionable Status SummaryOperation/Questionable Status Summary Register Operation/Questionable Slot StatusOperation Slot Status Register Questionable Slot Status RegisterStatus Model Status Command Summary LongOther Commands OPT? WAI IDN?Introduction to Programming Specific Commands Specific Command Summary Specific CommandsCommand Description WAVelengthREFerence/?Command Description DISPlay FETChnCHANnelmSCALarINITiatenCHANnelm INPUTnCHANnelmPATH/? TerminalsREADnCHANnelm ROUTenSENSenCHANnelmPOWer SENSenCHANnelmFUNCtionCommand Description SENSenCHANnelmPOWerReference SENSenCHANnelmRETurnlossCALibrationSENSenCHANnelmRETurnlossCORRection SLOTnSOURcenCHANnelmPOWer SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerATTenuationlSOURcenCHANnelm SOURcenCHANnelmAMSOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthCORRection SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthREFerenceCommand Description SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEep SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepSTEPCommand Description SPECial STATusnSTATusOPERation STATusnOPERationCommand Description STATusnQUEStionable Slot nSYSTem SYSTemCOMMunicateGPIBSpecific Commands Instrument Setup and Status IEEE-Common Commands Instrument Setup and StatusError queue At power-on By sending a value of zeroStandard event status register Sesr Status byte register STBESE? Bit Mnemonic Decimal ValueComplete, Command Idle State Power-onParameters None Response Identification terminated by END Agilent Technologies ManufacturerPlete, Command Idle State Lead to useful gains in program execution efficiencySlot 1 for the Agilent 8163A/B and Agilent 8166A/B Example OPT? → 81682A , , 81533B, 81532A, ENDError queue Following are not changedBits Mnemonic Selftest failed on MainframeWAI Pending operations, are completed during the wait periodStatus Reporting The STATus Subsystem STATusOPERationEVENtLEVel0?Bits Mnemonics Agilent 8163A/B Agilent 8164A/B Agilent 8166A/BStatus Reporting The STATus Subsystem STATusOPERationCONDitionLEVel0?STATusOPERationENABleLEVel STATusOPERationENABleLEVel0?STATusOPERationEVENtLEVel1? Bits Mnemonics Decimal Value Agilent 8166A/BSTATusOPERationENABleLEVel1 Syntax STATusOPERationENABleLEVel1wspvalue DescriptionSTATusOPERationENABleLEVel1? STATusOPERationCONDitionLEVel1?Offset Extrapolated valuesSTATus nOPERationEVENt? STATus nOPERationCONDition?STATusnOPERationENABle STATusnOPERationENABlewspvalueSTATusnOPERationENABle? STATusPRESetStatques? → +0END STATusQUEStionableEVENtLEVel0?Agilent 8163A/B Agilent 8164A/B STATusQUEStionableCONDitionLEVel0? STATusQUEStionableEVENtLEVel1? STATusQUEStionableENABleLEVelSTATusQUEStionableENABleLEVel0? Syntax STATusQUEStionableENABleLEVel 1wspvalue Description STATusQUEStionableENABleLEVel1?STATusQUEStionableCONDitionLEVel 1? Syntax STATusQUEStionableCONDitionLEVel 1? DescriptionSTATusnQUEStionableEVENt? Syntax STATusnQUEStionableEVENt? Description11-15 Not Used STATusnQUEStionableCONDition?STATusnQUEStionableENABle? STATusnQUEStionableENABleSTATusnQUEStionableENABlewspvalue SYSTemDATE? SYSTemERRor?SYSTemDATE Output and error queues Standard Event Status Enable Mask SESEM,Gpib interface state Backlight and contrast of the displaySYSTemTIME? SYSTemVERSion?SYSTemCOMMunicateGPIBSELFADDRess SystcommgpibaddrMeasurement Operations & Settings LOCK? Root Layer CommandMeasurement Operations & Settings Agilent Technologies as the manufacturer ManufacturerSlot nEMPTy? Slot nIDN?SLOTnHEADnIDN? SLOTnTST?SLOTnHEADnEMPTy? SLOTnHEADmOPTions? SLOTnHEADmTST?SLOTnHEADmWAVelengthRESPonse? Syntax SLOTnHEADmWAVelengthRESPonse? DescriptionSLOTnHEADmWAVelengthRESPonseSIZE? SPECialREBootSLOTnHEADmWAVelengthRESPonseCSV? Command Measurement Functions SENSe SubsystemAgilent 81635A and Agilent 81619A Master Slave Channels Measurement Functions The SENSe SubsystemSENSenCHANnelmPOWerUNIT/? SENSenCHANnelmPOWerWAVelength/? FETChnCHANnelmSCAlarPOWerDC? FETChnCHANnelmSCAlarRETurnloss?INITiatenCHANnelmCONTinuous FETChnCHANnelmSCAlarMONitor?INITiatenCHANnelmIMMediate Read nCHANnel mSCALarPOWerALL? INITiate nCHANnel mCONTinuous?Read nCHANnel mPOWerALLCONFig? READnCHANnelmSCALarPOWerDC?Ber Member of the pair represents the channel numberREADnCHANnelmSCALarMONitor? READnCHANnelmSCALarRETurnloss?SENSenCHANnelmCORRectionCOLLectZERO SENSe nCHANnel mCORRectionLOSSINPutMAGNitudeSENSenCHANnelmCORRectionLOSSINPutMAGNitude? SENSenCHANnelmCORRectionCOLLectZEROALL SENSe nCHANnel mCORRectionCOLLectZERO?Operation SENSenCHANnelmFUNCtionPARameterLOGGing? SENSenCHANnelmFUNCtionPARameterLOGGingAveraging Time SENSenCHANnelmFUNCtionPARameterMINMax SENSenCHANnelmFUNCtionPARameterMINMax?Cont WindSENSenCHANnelmFUNCtionPARameterSTABility Period timeAveraging Time Period Time Response Example Affects Dual sensorsSENSenCHANnelmFUNCtionPARameterSTABility? SENSenCHANnelmFUNCtionRESult?Sens1funcres? → Return Loss modulesSENSe nCHANnel mFUNCtionRESultBLOCk? SENSe nCHANnel mFUNCtionRESultMAXBlocksize?SENSenCHANnelmFUNCtionRESultMONitor? SENSenCHANnelmFUNCtionSTATe? 100SENSenCHANnelmFUNCtionSTATe SENSenCHANnelmPOWerATIMe 101SENSenCHANnelmFUNCtionTHReshold SENSenCHANnelmFUNCtionTHReshold?SENSenCHANnelmPOWerATIMe? SENSenCHANnelmPOWerRANGeUPPerRange Upper Linear Power Limit 102SENSenCHANnelmPOWerRANGeUPPer? SENSenCHANnelmPOWerRANGeMONitorUPPer103 Range Upper LinearSENSenCHANnelmPOWerRANGeMONitorUPPer? SENSenCHANnelmPOWerRANGeAUTOMent. Otherwise, it must be set by the sensnpowrang command SENSenCHANnelmPOWerRANGeAUTO?Reference mode using the command 105You must append a unit type DB if you use TOMODule orSENSenCHANnelmPOWerREFerenceDISPlay SENSenCHANnelmPOWerREFerenceSTATeSENSenCHANnelmPOWerREFerenceSTATe? 106SENSe nCHANnel mPOWerREFerenceSTATeRATio SENSenCHANnelmPOWerREFerenceSTATeRATio?107 To the channel for the second valueSENSe nCHANnel mPOWerUNIT SENSenCHANnelmPOWerUNIT?SENSenCHANnelmPOWerWAVelength 108SENSenCHANnelmPOWerWAVelength? 109SENSenCHANnelmRETurnlossCALibrationFACTory SENSenCHANnelmRETurnlossCALibrationFACTory110 SENSe nCHANnel mRETurnlossCALibrationCOLLectTERMinationDefined termination reference measurement. See SENSe nCHANnel mRETurnlossCALibrationTERMination?SENSenCHANnelmRETurnlossCORRectionFPDeltal? 111SENSenCHANnelmRETurnlossCORRectionFPDeltal 112 SENSe nCHANnel mRETurnlossCORRectionREFLectance lDB reference Lower wavelength source is denoted bySignal Generation The SOURce Subsystem 113OUTPutnCHANnelmCONNection OUTPutnCHANnelmCONNection?OUTPutnCHANnelmSTATe 114OUTPutnCHANnelmPATH? SOURcenCHANnelmAMINTernalFREQuencyl? 115SOURcenCHANnelmAMINTernalFREQuencyl 116 SOURcenCHANnelmAMSOURcelSyntax SOURcenCHANnelmAMSOURcelwsp INTINT1INT2COHCAEXTEXTDEXTWVLLBACK012356117 SOURcenCHANnelmAMSTATelSOURcenCHANnelmAMSTATel? Wavelength source is denoted by118 SOURce nCHANnel mAMCOHCtrlCOHLevel lSOURcenCHANnelmAMCOHCtrlCOHLevell? SOURcenCHANnelmFMSOURcel119 SOURce nCHANnel mFMSOURce l?SOURcenCHANnelmFMSTATel SOURcenCHANnelmFMSTATel?120 SOURcenCHANnelmFMSBSCtrlFREQuencylMhzkhzhzminmaxdef SOURcenCHANnelmFMSBSCtrlFREQuencyl?121 SOURcenCHANnelmFMSBSCtrlLevell?SOURcenCHANnelmMODout SOURcenCHANnelmMODout?SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerATTenuationl? 122SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerATTenuationlAUTO SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerATTenuationlAUTO?SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerATTenuationlDARK This command is available in Attenuation Mode Only124 SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerATTenuationlDARK?SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerLEVelIMMediateAMPLitudel Also allowed MIN minimum amplitude level SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerLEVelIMMediateAMPLitudel?125 126 SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerLEVelRISetimelSOURcenCHANnelmPOWerLEVelRISetimel? SOURce nCHANnel mPOWerSTATe SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerSTATe?SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerUNIT SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerUNIT?128 SOURcenCHANnelmPOWerWAVelengthSOURcenCHANnelmPOWerWAVelength? 129 SOURce nCHANnel mREADoutDATA?Pmax SOURce nCHANnel mREADoutDATABLOCk?130 SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthCWlFIXEDlwspvalueSOURcenCHANnelmREADoutPOINts? SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthCWlFIXEDlSOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthCORRectionARA 131SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthCWlFIXEDl? 132 SOURce nCHANnel mWAVelengthCORRectionARAALLSOURce nCHANnel mWAVelengthCORRectionAUTocalib 81989A, 81949ASOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthCORRectionZEROALL 133SOURce nCHANnel mWAVelengthCORRectionZERO 134 SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthCORRectionZEROAUTOSOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthFREQuencyl Thzghzmhzkhzhz135 SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthFREQuencyl?SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthREFerencel? SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthREFerenceDISPlayMessage 136SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepCHECkparams? 137 ValueMINMAXDEF0SOURce nCHANnel mWAVelengthSWEepCYCLes SOURce nCHANnel mWAVelengthSWEepCYCLes?138 SOURce nCHANnel mWAVelengthSWEepDWELlSOURce nCHANnel mWAVelengthSWEepDWELl? SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepEXPectedtriggers?139 SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepFLAG?Sweep state Start Sweep waiting for trigger Trigger →Following settings are the prerequisites for Lambda Logging 140SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepLLOGging SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepLLOGgingwspOFFON01141 SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepMODESOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepMODE? SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepPMAX?SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepREPeat? 142SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepREPeat 143 SOURce nCHANnel mWAVelengthSWEepSOFTtriggerSOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepSPEed SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepSPEed?144 SOURce nCHANnel mWAVelengthSWEepSTARtSOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepSTARt? SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepSTOPIf you enable lambda logging see 145SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepSTOP? SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepSTATe146 SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepSTATe?SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepSTEPNEXT SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthSWEepSTEPPREVious147 SOURce nCHANnel mWAVelengthSWEepSTEPWIDTh?Signal Conditioning INPut and OUTput commands148 INPut nCHANnel mATTenuation149 INPutnCHANnelmOFFSetINPutnCHANnelmOFFSet? INPutnCHANnelmOFFSetDISPlayINPutnCHANnelmOFFSetPOWermeter 150INPutnCHANnelmATTenuationSPEed INPutnCHANnelmATTenuationSPEed?151 INPutnCHANnelmWAVelengthMAX DEF INPutnCHANnelmWAVelength?OUTPutnCHANnelmPOWer OUTPutnCHANnelmPOWer?152 OUTPut nCHANnel mAPMode?OUTPutnCHANnelmPOWerREFerence OUTPutnCHANnelmPOWerREFerence?OUTPutnCHANnelmPOWerREFerencePOWermeter 153OUTPutnCHANnelmPOWerOFFSet OUTPutnCHANnelmPOWerOFFSet?OUTPutnCHANnelmPOWerOFFSetPOWermeter 154OUTPut nCHANnel mPOWerCONTRol OUTPutnCHANnelmPOWerCONTRol?OUTPutnCHANnelmPOWerUNit 155OUTPut nCHANnel mPOWerUNit? OUTPutnCHANnelmSTATeAPOWeron156 OUTPut nCHANnel mSTATeOUTPutnCHANnelmSTATeAPOWeron? 157OUTPutnCHANnelmATIMe OUTPutnCHANnelmATIMe?OUTPCORRCOLLZER0? → 0END 158OUTPutnCHANnelmCORRectionCOLLectionZEROALL Table of wavelength-dependent offsets 159CONFigurenCHANnelmOFFSetWAVelengthSTATe CONFigurenCHANnelmOFFSetWAVelengthSTATe?160 CONF1OFFSWAVSTAT onCONFigurenCHANnelmOFFSetWAVelengthVALue CONFigurenCHANnelmOFFSetWAVelengthREFerence161 CONF1OFFSWAVREF 4,2CONFigurenCHANnelmOFFSetWAVelengthREFerence? CONFigurenCHANnelmOFFSetWAVelengthVALueWAVelength?CONFigurenCHANnelmOFFSetWAVelengthVALueOFFSet? 162CONFigurenCHANnelmOFFSetWAVelengthVALuePAIR? CONFigurenCHANnelmOFFSetWAVelengthVALueDELeteCONFigurenCHANnelmOFFSetWAVelengthVALueDELeteALL 163CONFigurenCHANnelmOFFSetWAVelengthTABle? CONFigurenCHANnelmOFFSetWAVelengthTABleSIZE?164 CONF1OFFSWAVTABSIZE? →When the attenuator is hosted in Slot TIP Query the Scpi error queue using SYSTERR?Slot Numbers 165Command Semantic 166167 Display and System CommandsIeee Commands 168 Status CommandsUser Calibration Data Signal Routing Switch modules169 ROUTe nCHANnel mROUTenCHANnelmCONFig? Syntax ROUTenCHANnelmCONFig? DescriptionROUTenCHANnelmCONFigROUTe? 170Triggering The TRIGger Subsystem 171Hardware Software Triggering Data Acquisition Functions SensfuncstatGenerating Output Triggers from Power Measurements DISabled An output trigger will never be generated AVGover172 Software Triggering Data Acquisition Functions173 TRIGgernCHANnelmINPutREARm 174TRIGgernCHANnelmINPut? 175 TRIGger nCHANnel mINPutREARm?TRIGgernCHANnelmOFFSet TRIGgernCHANnelmOFFSet value176 TRIGger nCHANnel mOUTPutReturn loss modules Continuous mode, wavswestepwidt is used for triggering, seeOutput triggers using power measurements TRIGgerCONFiguration177 TRIGger nCHANnel mOUTPutREARmTRIGgerCONFiguration? TRIGgerCONFigurationFPEDalTRIGgerCONFigurationFPEDal? 178Extended Trigger Configuration 179TRIGger Bit unsigned integer , see belowExtended Trigger Configuration 180181 Node a Input ConfigurationNode B Input Configuration Extended Trigger Configuration Example Output Trigger Connector or Individual module slotsOutput Matrix Configuration 182Sequence starts again at and continues until the sweep ends 183Trigconfext #H2,#H0,#H0 is described by -1 and sets one bit 184 Mass Storage, Display, and Print Functions 185Display Operations DISPlay Subsystem186 DisplayDISPlayENABle DISPlayENABle?187 DISPlayBRIGhtness?DISPlayLOCKout? 188Mass Storage, Display, and Print Functions Instrument using Visa library calls 189Same program CD-ROM 08164-90BC4Visa Programming Examples How to Use Visa Calls190 How to Use Visa Calls 191How to Set up a Fixed Laser Source 192How to Set up a Fixed Laser Source 193194 195 How to Measure Power using FETCh and ReadHow to Measure Power using FETCh and Read 196 197 198 199 How to Co-ordinate Two ModulesHow to Co-ordinate Two Modules 200 201 202 203 How Power Varies with WavelengthHow Power Varies with Wavelength 204 205 206 207 How to Log ResultsHow to Log Results 208 209 210 211 212 Agilent 816x VXIplug&play Instrument Driver 213214 Agilent 816x VXIplug&play Instrument DriverInstalling the Agilent 816x Instrument Driver 215216 217 Program Folder Item OptionsUsing Visual Programming Environments Getting Started with Agilent VEEGpib Interfacing in Agilent VEE 218Using Visual Programming Environments 219Enter the following information Name enter hp816X Select hp816X from the Plug&play Driver Name drop-down list220 This folder contains a subfolder named instr.lib Getting Started with LabView221 222 FP Conversion Options BoxInstrument Driver with LabView 223LabView is a trademark of National Instruments Corporation Getting Started with LabWindows 224225 Features of the Agilent Instrument DriverFeatures of the Agilent 816x Instrument Driver Directory Structure 226Opening an Instrument Session 227Successful completion of this function returns Visuccess Opening an Instrument SessionClosing an Instrument Session 228229 Visa Data Types and Selected Constant DefinitionsError Handling Check for an error or event after each function230 ViStatus errStatusError Handling 231Introduction to Programming Example ProgramsVISA-Specific Information Development EnvironmentsMicrosoft Visual Basic 4.0 or higher Agilent VEE 5.01 or higherLabWindows CVI/ R 4.0 or higher 233Latest copy of this driver can be downloaded via Online Information234 Lambda Scan Applications Lambda Scan Applications235 Equally Spaced Datapoints 236237 How to Perform a Lambda Scan ApplicationPrepare Lambda Scan Function Get Lambda Scan Parameters Function Execute Lambda Scan Function238 Get Lambda Scan ParametersHow to Perform a Multi-Frame Lambda Scan Application 8164A or B PowerPower 8163A or B 239Equally Spaced Datapoints Function Register Mainframe FunctionUnregister Mainframe Function 240Prepare Multi Frame Lambda Scan Function 241Get MF Lambda Scan Parameters Function Execute Multi Frame Lambda Scan FunctionGet Lambda Scan Result Function 242Get Number of PWM Channels Function Get Channel Location Function243 Maximum number of channels that may be specified is244 Error Codes 257Gpib Error Strings 258Suffix too long 259Program mnemonic too long 260 261 New 185Standard 200 New 201262 Old 211Old 212 Old 213Standard 222 263Old 221 264 265 266 267 To -499 Query Errors 268269 Standard 420Standard 430 Standard 440270 Overview for Unsupported StringsGpib Command Compatibility List 245Compatibility Issues These commands are incompatibleCommand Change Affects Gpib Bus Compatibility247 248 Preset DefaultsPreset defaults are different Removed Command 249250 Obsolete CommandsOld Command New Command Affects Changed Parameter Syntax Semantics 251SOURAMFREQ/? DispbrigChanged Query Result Values 252TST SENSPOWUNIT?Timing Behavior 253Details the ways in which timing behavior is different Change AffectsFLT/DBLMAX 254Returned Value Affects 255 Command OrderCommand Order Instrument Status Settings 256Index 271272 SlotPage  Agilent Technologies, Deutschland GmbH 08164-90B64
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