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Specific Commands			Specific Command Summary
Table 4 Specific Command Summary (continued)

		Command	Description	Page

	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]:]READout

		:DATA?	Returns number of datapoints returned by the	page 129
			[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:READout:POINts? command.
		:DATA:BLOCk?	Returns a specified binary block from either a lambda logging op-	page 129
			eration, or maximum power at wavelength characteristic.
		:DATA:MAXBlocksize?	Returns the maximum blocksize that a lambda logging, or maxi-	page 129
			mum power at wavelength characteristic will return.
		:POINts?	Returns the data as a binary stream from either a lambda logging	page 130
			operation or the maximum power the laser can produce at each
			wavelength.

	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]:]WAVelength

		[:CW[l]:FIXED]	Sets the absolute wavelength of a source.	page 130
		[:CW[l]:FIXED[l]]?	Returns the absolute wavelength of a source.	page 131
		:FREQuency[l]/?	Sets the frequency difference used to calculate a relative wave-	page 134
			length for a source.
		:REFerence[l]?	Returns the reference wavelength of a source.	page 135

	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]:]WAVelength:CORRection

		:ARA	Realigns the laser cavity.	page 131
		:ARA:ALL	Realigns the laser cavity of every tunable laser source in the	page 132
			mainframe.
		:AUTocalib	Sets or returns tunable laser source Auto Calibration state.	page 132
		:ZERO	Executes a wavelength zero.	page 132
		:ZERO:ALL	Executes a wavelength zero on every tunable laser source in the	page 133
			mainframe.
		:ZERO:TEMPerature:ACTual?	Reports the current lambda zero temperature	page 133
		:ZERO:TEMPerature:DIFFerence?	Reports the temperature difference required to trigger an auto	page 134
			lamda zero.
		:ZERO:TEMPerature:LASTzero?	Reports the temperature at which the last auto lamda zero took	page 134
			place.
		:ZERO:AUTO	Forces an auto lamda zero. This is quicker than the equilavent	page 134
			manual process.

	[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]:]WAVelength:REFerence

		:DISPlay	Sets the reference wavelength of a source to the value of the out-	page 135
			put wavelength.

50	Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Fifth Edition

8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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Agilent Technologies 8163A, B, 8166A, 8164A manual SOURcenCHANnelmWAVelengthCORRection

Models: 8163A 8164A 8166A B

Specific Commands

Command

:DATA?

mum power at wavelength characteristic will return.

:POINts?

[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]:]WAVelength:CORRection

:ARA:ALL

:ZERO:ALL

[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]:]WAVelength:REFerence

8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications