Agilent Technologies Agilent 86120C manual ARRay and the SCPI standard

Models: Agilent 86120C

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ARRay and the SCPI standard

Programming

Making Measurements

ARRay and the SCPI standard

According to the SCPI command reference, the ARRay command causes an instru- ment to take multiple measurements. (A <size> parameter indicates the number of measurements to take.) However, the Agilent 86120C’s ARRay command refers to the measurements performed for one measurement sweep; this results in an array of measured signals. Because the <size> parameter does not apply, any <size> parameter sent will be ignored by the instrument. No syntax error will be generated if a <size> parameter is sent.

Always force the Agilent 86120C to wait for non- sequential com- mands

The Agilent 86120C normally processes its remote programming com- mands sequentially. The instrument waits until the actions specified by a particular command are completely finished before reading and exe- cuting the next command. However, there are a few non- sequential commands where this is not true. Non- sequential commands do not finish executing before the next command is interpreted.

The following is a list of the Agilent 86120C’s non- sequential com- mands:

:CALCulate1:TRANsform:FREQuency:POINTs

:CALCulate2:PEXCursion

:CALCulate2:PTHReshold

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STARt:FREQuency

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STARt:WAVelength

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STARt:WNUMber

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STOP:FREQuency

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STOP:WAVelength

:CALCulate2:WLIMit:STOP:WNUMber

:CALCulate3:SNR:AUTO

:SENSe:CORRection:ELEVation

:INITiate:CONTinuous

:INITiate[:IMMediate]

The following additional commands are also non- sequential commands if CALCulate3:SNR:AUTO is set to OFF:

:CALCulate3:REFerence:FREQuency

:CALCulate3:REFerence:WAVelength

:CALCulate3:REFerence:WNUMber

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