Measurement Operations & Settings Root Layer Command
80 Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Fifth Edition
Root Layer Command
The commands in the Slot subsystem allo w you to query the following:
• a particular slot, for example, using slot1:empt?,
• or, an Optical Head attached to an Optical Head I nterface Module, for
example, an Optical Head Interface Mod ule in slot1 with an Optical
Head attached to channel 2, using slot1:head2:empt?.
command: :LOCK
syntax: :LOCK<wsp><boolean>, <value>
description: Switches the lock off and on.
High power lasers cannot be switched on , if you switch the lock on. High power lasers are
switched off immediately when you switch the loc k on.
parameters: A boolean val ue: 0 or OFF: switch lock off
1 or ON: switch lock on
<value> is the four-figure lock password.
response: none
example: lock 1,1234 - 1234 is t he default password
command: :LOCK?
syntax: :LOCK?
description: Queries the cu rrent state of the lock.
parameters: none
response: A boolean value: 0: lock is switched off
1: lock is switched on
example: lock? → 1<END>