Specific Commands

Specific Command Summary

Table 4 Specific Command Summary (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command

Description

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:CORRection:COLLection:ZERO?

Queries the status of the last zero operation

page 158

 

 

:PATH/?

Sets or returns the regulated path.

page 113

 

 

:POWer/?

Sets or queries the output power value.

page 152

 

 

:POWer:CONTRol/?

Sets or queries power control mode status

page 155

 

 

:POWer:OFFSet/?

Sets or queries the power offset value.

page 154

 

 

:POWer:OFFSet:POWermeter

Calculates power offset from measured power values

page 154

 

 

:POWer:REFerence/?

Sets or queries the reference power value.

page 153

 

 

:POWer:REFerence:POWermeter

Copies power value from power meter to attenuator module ref.

page 153

 

 

 

power parameter

 

 

 

:POWer:UNit/?

Sets or queries power unit used (dBm or W)

page 155

 

 

[:STATe]/?

Sets a source’s or attenuators output terminals to open or closed

page 114

 

 

 

or returns the current status of a source’s or attenuators output

 

 

 

 

terminals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

:READ[n][:CHANnel[m]]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[:SCALar]:POWer[:DC]?

Reads the current power value from a sensor.

page 89

 

 

:POWer[:DC]:ALL?

Reads all available power meter channels.

page 90

 

 

:POWer[:DC]:ALL:CONFig?

Return all the slot and channel number of every available power

page 90

 

 

 

meter channel.

 

 

 

[:SCALar]:RETurnloss?

Reads the current return loss value.

page 91

 

 

[:SCALar]:MONitor?

Returns the current power value from the monitor diode within a

page 91

 

 

 

return loss module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

:ROUTe[n]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[:CHANnel[m]]/?

Sets or returns the channel route between two ports.

page 169

 

 

[:CHANnel[m]]:CONFig?

Reads the switch configuration of an instrument.

page 170

 

 

[:CHANnel[m]]:CONFig:ROUTe?

Reads the allowed switch routes of an instrument.

page 170

 

 

 

 

 

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