Programming

 

Lists of Commands

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command

Description

Code

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

:SENSe:CORRection:ELEVation

Sets the elevation value used by the instrument to

I

 

compensate for air dispersion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

:SENSe:CORRection:OFFSet:MAGNitude

Sets the power offset value used by the instrument.

S

 

 

 

 

:SENSe:CORRection:MEDium

Sets the instrument to return the wavelength reading in a

I

 

vacuum when the parameter is on. Parameters are VAC

 

 

 

and AIR.

 

 

 

 

 

 

:SENSe:DATA?

Queries the time domain samples of the input signal.

I

 

 

 

 

STATus Subsystem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:STATus:{OPERation QUEStionable}:CONDitio

Returns the value for the condition register for the node.

S

n?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:STATus:{OPERation QUEStionable}:EVENt?

Returns the value of the event register for the node.

S

 

 

 

 

:STATus:{OPERation QUEStionable}:ENABle

Sets the enable register.

S

 

 

 

 

:STATus:{OPERation QUEStionable}:PTRansit

Sets the positive transition filter register.

S

ion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:STATus:{OPERation QUEStionable}:NTRansit

Sets the negative transition filter register.

S

ion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:STATus:PRESet

Presets the enable registers for all status nodes.

S

 

 

 

 

SYSTem Subsystem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:SYSTem:ERRor?

Queries an error from the error queue.

S

 

 

 

 

:SYSTem:HELP:HEADers?

Queries an ASCII listing of all Agilent 86120C remote

I

 

commands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

:SYSTem:PRESet

Performs the equivalent of a front-panel PRESET key

S

 

press.

 

 

 

 

 

 

:SYSTem:VERSion

Queries the version of SCPI with which this instrument is

S

 

compliant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRIGger Subsystem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:ABORt

Stops the current measurement sequence.

S

 

 

 

 

:INITiate:IMMediate

Places the instrument into the initiated state and initiates

S

 

a new measurement sequence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

:INITiate:CONTinuous

Sets the instrument for single or continuous

S

 

measurement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNIT Subsystem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:UNIT[:POWer]

Sets the power units to watts (linear) or dBm (logarithmic).

S

 

 

 

 

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