The alternate commands (listed in the left column of Table 5-3) provide compatibility with

commands used by the HP

8566A/B,

HP

8568A/B,

and HP 70000 Series instruments. The

equivalent commands for the HP 8590 Series spectrum analyzer are listed in the right column.

able

5-3. Summary of Compatible Commands

Alternate Description
HP 8590 Series
Commands Command
Al Clear write trace A
CLRW TRA
A2
Max hold trace A
MXMH TRA
A3
Store and view trace A
VIEW TRA
A4
Store and blank trace A
BLANK TRA
Bl
Clear write trace B
CLRW TRB
B2
Max hold trace B MXMH TRB
B3
Store and view trace B
VIEW TRB
B4
Store and blank trace B
BLANK TRB
BL
B
-
DL -> B
BML
Cl Trace A minus trace B off
AMB OFF
c2
Trace A minus trace B on
AMB ON
CA
Coupled input attenuation
AT AUTO
CR
Coupled resolution bandwidth RB
AUTO
cs
Coupled step size
SS AUTO
CT
Coupled sweep time
ST AUTO
cv
Coupled video bandwidth VB AUTO
El
Peak search MKPK HI
E2
Enter marker into center frequency
MKCF
E3
Enter marker delta into center frequency step size
MKSS
E4
Enter marker amplitude into reference level
MKRL
EM Erase graphics memory CLRDSP
EX Exchange trace A and B
AXB
KSA
dBm amplitude units
AUNITS
DBM
KSB dBmV amplitude
units
AUNITS
DBMV
KSC
dBpV
amplitude units
AUNITS
DBUV
KSD
Volt amplitude units
AUNITS V
KSE Screen title
TITLE
KSG
Video average on
VAVG ON
KSH
Video average off
VAVG OFF
KSM
Marker noise MKNOISE
KS0
Marker value to span MKSP
KS2
Reference level offset
ROFFSET
KSC
Trace A plus trace B into trace A APB
KSi Exchange trace B and C
BXC
KS1
Trace B into trace C BTC
KSm
Graticule off
GRAT OFF
KSn Graticule on GRAT ON
K&J
Annotation off ANNOT
OFF
KSP Annotation on
ANNOT
ON
LO
Display
line
off
DL OFF

Programming Commands 5-9