Agilent Technologies 87130A manual Example Command

Example Command

Remote Operation

:CLOSe

ROUTE:CLOSE ATTEN_14;

	Sending the above command causes the set of switch OPENs and CLOSEs
	defined by the PATH (refer to :PATH on page 4-55) with name ATTEN_14 to
	be executed. The first group of switch settings in the PATH is interpreted as
	CLOSE settings and the second group as OPEN settings. The ΧΛΟΣΕ settings
	are all executed first, followed by the OPEN settings.
Example	If ATTEN_14 had been defined as:
	ROUTE:PATH:DEF ATTEN_14,(@101,102),(@103,104);
	when that path is sent by ROUTE:CLOSE ATTEN_14, switches 101 and 102
	will first be closed, and then switches 103 and 104 will be opened.
	The query form is not available when using a path name, due to the potential
	for confusion between the first and second groups in the path.
NOTE	If you are configuring hardware for switching systems, keep in mind that
	CLOSE settings are executed before OPEN settings when a path is sent.
	For example, multistage attenuators should be set up so that a CLOSE
	operation always adds attenuation and an OPEN operation removes
	attenuation. This ensures that in moving from one attenuation setting to
	another, the intermediate stage (after the CLOSEs and before the OPENs) is
	a stage representing higher attenuation and thus avoids signal spikes that
	could damage sensitive hardware.
Example Command	ROUTE:PFAIL:CLOSE (@101,2(0:5),3(1,3,5));
	The ROUTe:PFAil:CLOSe command lists the channels desired to be closed
	on power up or after *RST or *TST?. The channel list has the same
	restrictions as those for the ROUTE:CLOSE command. Sending the command
	in the example above causes channel 1 on card 1, channels 0 through 5 on
	card 2, and channels 1, 3 and 5 on card 3 to be closed on power up.
	ROUTe:PFAil:CLOSE ATTEN_14;
	Sending the above command causes the set of switch OPENs and CLOSEs
	defined by the PATH with name ATTEN_14 to be added to the PFAIL list. The
	first group of switch settings in the PATH is interpreted as CLOSE settings and
	the second group as OPEN settings.

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