Measurement Operations & Settings

Root Layer Command

command:

syntax:

description:

N O T E

parameters:

response:

example:

affects:

:SLOT[n]:TST?

:SLOT[n]:TST?

Returns the latest selftest results for a module.

This command does not perform a selftest. Use selfTeST command, *TST? on page 59, to perform a selftest.

none

Returns an error code and a short description of the error.

slot:tst? → +0,"self test OK"<END>

Independent of module type

command:

:SLOT[n]:HEAD[n]:EMPTy?

 

 

 

syntax:

:SLOT[n]:HEAD[n]:EMPTy?

 

description:

Queries whether an optical head is connected.

parameters:

none

 

response:

A boolean value:

0: there is a module in the slot

 

 

1: the module slot is empty

examples:

slot1:head:empt? → 0<END>

An optical head is connected to the optical

 

 

head interface module in slot 1

N O T E

• The HP 8153A Series Optical Heads will always return Agilent Technologies as

 

the manufacturer.

 

 

• All other Agilent 8163A Series Optical Heads return Agilent Technologies as the

 

manufacturer.

 

 

See “*IDN?” on page 59 for information on mainframe identity strings.

affects:

Optical heads

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

command:

:SLOT[n]:HEAD[n]:IDN?

 

 

 

syntax:

:SLOT[n]:HEAD[n]:IDN?

 

description:

Returns information about the optical head.

parameters:

none

 

response:

HEWLETT-PACKARD:

manufacturer

 

mmmm:

instrument model number (for example 81520A)

 

ssssssss:

serial number

 

rrrrrrrrrr:

date of firmware revision

example:

slot1:head:idn? →

 

 

HEWLETT-PACKARD, 81520A,3411G06054,07-Aug-98<END>

affects:

Optical heads

 

 

 

 

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8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

Agilent Technologies B,86100A is a high-performance oscilloscope and signal integrity analyzer designed primarily for advanced digital communications applications. As a versatile tool, it supports a wide range of testing needs, making it indispensable for engineers and researchers involved in the development and testing of high-speed digital signals.

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