Measurement Operations & Settings

Measurement Functions – The SENSe Subsystem

 

 

 

 

 

command:

:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:STATe

 

 

 

syntax:

:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:STATe<wsp>

 

 

LOGGingSTABilityMINMax,STOPSTARt

 

description:

Enables/Disables the logging, MinMax, or stability data acquisition function mode.

 

parameters:

LOGGing:

Logging data acquisition function

 

 

STABility:

Stability data acquisition function

 

 

MINMax:

MinMax data acquisition function

 

 

STOP:

Stop data acquisition function

 

 

STARt:

Start data acquisition function

 

N O T E

When you enable a logging data acquisition function for a Agilent 8163A/B Series Power

 

 

Meter with averaging time of less than 100 ms with input hardware triggering disabled, all

 

 

GPIB commands will be ignored for the duration of the function.

 

 

See “:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:PARameter:LOGGing” on page 94 for more infor-

 

 

mation on the logging data acquisition function.

 

N O T E

Stop any function before you try to set up a new function. Some parameters cannot be set

 

 

until you stop the function.

 

 

response:

none

 

 

example:

sens1:func:stat logg,star

 

 

affects:

All power meters and return loss modules

 

dual sensors:

Can only be sent to master channel, slave channel is also affected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

command:

:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:STATe?

 

 

 

syntax:

:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:STATe?

 

description:

Returns the function mode and the status of the data acquisition function.

 

parameters:

none

 

 

response:

NONE

No function mode selected

 

 

LOGGING_STABILITY

Logging or stability data acquisition function

 

 

MINMAX

MinMax data acquisition function

 

 

PROGRESS

Data acquisition function is in progress

 

 

COMPLETE

Data acquisition function is complete

 

example:

sens1:func:stat? → LOGGING_STABILITY,COMPLETE<END>

 

affects:

All power meters and return loss modules

 

dual sensors:

Can only be sent to master channel, slave channel parameters are identical.

 

 

 

 

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8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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