Programming

Lists of Commands

Table 3-10. Programming Commands (2 of 5)

Command

Description

Code

 

 

 

Codes: S indicates a standard SCPI command. I indicates an instrument specific command.

 

 

 

 

CALCulate1 (CALC1) Subsystem

 

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate1:DATA?

Queries the uncorrected frequency-spectrum data of the

S

 

input signal.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate1:TRANsform:FREQuency:POINts?

Sets and queries the number of points in the data set.

S

 

 

 

CALCulate2 (CALC2) Subsystem

 

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate2:DATA?

Queries the corrected frequency-spectrum data of the

S

 

input signal.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate2:PEXCursion

Sets the peak excursion limit.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate2:POINts?

Queries the number of points in the data set.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate2:PTHReshold

Sets the peak threshold limit.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate2:PWAVerage[:STATe]?

Places the instrument in the average-wavelength mode.

I

 

Data queries return the power-weighted average

 

 

frequency, wavelength, or wavenumber or total power.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate2:WLIMit[:STATe]

Turns wavelength limiting on and off.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STARt:FREQuency

Sets the starting frequency for the wavelength limit range.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STARt[:WAVelength]

Sets the starting wavelength for the wavelength limit

I

 

range.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STARt:WNUMber

Sets the starting wavenumber for the wavelength limit

I

 

range.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STOP:FREQuency

Sets the stopping frequency for the wavelength limit

I

 

range.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STOP[:WAVelength]

Sets the stopping wavelength for the wavelength limit

I

 

range.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STOP:WNUMber

Sets the stopping wavenumber for the wavelength limit

I

 

range.

 

 

 

 

CALCulate3 (CALC3) Subsystem

 

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:ASNR:CLEar

Resets and restarts the signal-to-noise ratio averaging.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:ASNR:COUNt

Sets the number of measurements to average the signal-

I

 

to-noise ratio.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:ASNR:[:STATe]

Turns signal-to-noise ratio averaging mode on and off.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DATA?

Queries the data resulting from delta, drift, and signal-to-

S

 

noise measurements.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DELTa:POWer[:STATe]

Turns the delta power measurement mode on and off.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DELTa:REFerence:FREQuency

Selects the signal to be used as the reference for the

I

 

DELTa calculations.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DELTa:REFerence:POWer?

Queries the power level of the reference signal.

I

 

 

 

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