Programming

Lists of Commands

Table 3-10. Programming Commands (4 of 5)

Command

Description

Code

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:POWer:[WAVelength]?

Queries the power wavelength of the selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:POWer:FREQuency?

Queries the power frequency of the selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:POWer:WNUMber?

Queries the power wavenumber of the selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:SIGMa:[WAVelength]?

Queries the sigma wavelength of the selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:SIGMa:FREQuency?

Queries the sigma frequency of the selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:FPERot:SIGMa:WNUMber?

Queries the sigma wavenumber of the selected modes.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:POINts?

Queries the number of points in the data set.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:PRESet

Turns off any CALCulate3 calculation that is on.

I

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:SNR:AUTO

Selects the internal or externally entered frequency value

I

 

for the noise measurement reference in the SNR

 

 

calculation.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:SNR:REFerence:FREQuency

Sets the frequency used for the noise measurement

I

 

reference in the SNR calculation.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:SNR:REFerence[:WAVelength]

Sets the wavelength used for the noise measurement

I

 

reference in the SNR calculation.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:SNR:REFerence:WNUMber

Sets the wave number used for the noise measurement

I

 

reference in the SNR calculation.

 

 

 

 

:CALCulate3:SNR[:STATe]

Turns the SNR calculation on and off.

I

 

 

 

DISPlay Subsystem

 

 

 

 

 

:DISPlay:MARKer:MAXimum

Sets the marker to the signal with the largest power.

I

 

 

 

:DISPlay:MARKer:MAXimum:LEFT

Moves marker to signal with the next lower wavelength or

I

 

frequency.

 

 

 

 

:DISPlay:MARKer:MAXimum:NEXT

Moves the marker to the signal with the closest power

I

 

level just below the power level of the signal at the current

 

 

marker position.

 

 

 

 

:DISPlay:MARKer:MAXimum:PREVious

Moves the marker to the signal with the closest power

I

 

level just above the power level of the signal at the current

 

 

marker position.

 

 

 

 

:DISPlay:MARKer:MAXimum:RIGHt

Moves marker to the next higher wavelength or frequency.

I

 

 

 

:DISPlay[:WINDow]:GRAPhics:STATe

Turns the instrument display of the power bars on and off.

S

 

 

 

HCOPy Subsystem

 

 

 

 

 

:HCOPy:IMMediate

Starts a printout.

S

 

 

 

SENSe Subsystem

 

 

 

 

 

:SENSe:CORRection:DEVice

Configures wavelength measurements for narrowband or

I

 

wideband devices.

 

 

 

 

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