Programming

Example Programs

Example 3. Measure WDM channel drift

This program measures the drift of channels in a WDM system. It measures drift in both power and wavelength of each line. First, the program sets the Agilent 86120C in the continuous- acquisition mea- surement mode. Then, it measures drift using commands from the CALCulate3 subsystem.

Notice the use of the Tempo subroutine to pause the program for 10 seconds while the Agilent 86120C measures the drift on the system.

The use of the Err_mngmt subroutine is optional. Refer to the intro- duction to this section for a description of each subroutine that is contained in this program.

COM /Instrument/ @Mwm

ASSIGN @Mwm TO 720

DIM Key$[1]

ON ERROR GOTO Error_msg

Set_ese

PRINT USING "37A,33A";"Multi-Wavelength Meter Identity is: " ;FNIdentity$

ON TIMEOUT 7,5 CALL Err_mngmt

Cmd_opc("*RST")

Cmd_opc(":INIT:IMM")

Cmd_opc("*OPC")

Cmd_opc(":CONF:ARR:POW:WAV")

! Turn on the drift calculation

Cmd_opc(":CALC3:DRIF:STAT ON")

Err_mngmt(":CALC3:DRIF:STAT ON")

! Turn off all drift states

Cmd_opc(":CALC3:DRIF:PRES")

Err_mngmt(":CALC3:DRIF:PRES")

! Turn on drift reference state

Cmd_opc(":CALC3:DRIF:REF:STAT ON")

Err_mngmt(":CALC3:DRIF:REF:STAT ON")

! Query the number of data points

OUTPUT @Mwm;":CALC3:POIN?"

ENTER @Mwm USING "#,K";Nb_pt

ALLOCATE Current_ref_wl(1:Nb_pt)

ALLOCATE Current_ref_pwr(1:Nb_pt)

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