Programming

Lists of Commands

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

Command

Description

Code

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DELTa:REFerence[:WAVelength]

Selects the signal to be used as the reference for the

I

 

DELTa calculations.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DELTa:REFerence:WNUMber

Selects the signal to be used as the reference for the

I

 

DELTa calculations.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DELTa:WAVelength[:STATe]

Turns the delta wavelength measurement mode on and off.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DELTa:WPOWer[:STATe]

Turns the delta wavelength and power measurement mode

I

 

on and off.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DRIFt:DIFFerence[:STATe]

Sets the drift calculation to subtract the minimum values

I

 

measured from the maximum values measured.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DRIFt:MAXimum[:STATe]

Sets the drift calculation to return the maximum power

I

 

(frequency) values measured.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DRIFt:MINimum[:STATe]

Sets the drift calculation to return the minimum power

I

 

(frequency) values measured.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DRIFt:PRESet

Turns off all the drift states for DIFFerence, MAXimum,

I

 

MINimum, and REFerence.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DRIFt:REFerence:RESet

Places the current list of signals into the reference list.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DRIFt:REFerence[:STATe]

Turns the drift state on and off so that CALC3:DATA? will

I

 

return the reference signal list.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:DRIFt[:STATe]

Turns the drift measurement calculation on and off.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot[:STATe]

Turns the Fabry-Perot measurement mode on and off.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:MEAN:[WAVelength]?

Queries the mean wavelength of the selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:MEAN:FREQuency?

Queries the mean frequency of the selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:MEAN:WNUMber?

Queries the mean wavenumber of the selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:PEAK:[WAVelength]?

Queries the peak wavelength of the selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:PEAK:FREQuency?

Queries the peak frequency of the selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:PEAK:WNUMber?

Queries the peak wavenumber of the selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:PEAK:POWer?

Queries the peak power of the selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:FWHM:[WAVelength]?

Queries full width half-max wavelength of selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:FWHM:FREQuency?

Queries full width half-max frequency of selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:FWHM:WNUMber?

Queries full width half-max wavenumber of selected

I

 

modes.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:MODE:SPACing:[WAVelengt

Queries the mode spacing wavelength of the selected

I

h]?

modes.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:MODE:SPACing:FREQuenc

Queries the mode spacing frequency of the selected

I

y?

modes.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:MODE:SPACing:WNUMbe

Queries the mode spacing wavenumber of the selected

I

r?

modes.

 

 

 

 

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