Measurement Functions – The SENSe Subsystem

Measurement Operations & Settings

Setting parameters for the MinMax function sets some parameters,

N O T E including hidden parameters, for the stability and logging functions and vice versa. You must use the :SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:PARameter:MINMax command to set parameters before you start a MinMax function using the :SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:STATe command.

 

command:

:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:PARameter:MINMax

 

 

 

 

 

syntax:

:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:PARameter:MINMax<wsp>

 

 

 

CONTinousWINDowREFResh,<data points>

 

 

description:

Sets the MinMax mode and the number of data points for the

 

 

 

MinMax data acquisition function.

 

 

 

parameters:

CONTinous:

continuous MinMax mode

 

 

 

WINDow:

window MinMax mode

 

 

 

REFResh:

refresh MinMax mode

 

 

 

Data Points is the number of samples that are recorded in the memory buffer used by the

 

 

 

WINDow and REFResh modes. Data Points is an integer value.

 

 

 

See Chapter 3 of the Agilent 8163A/B Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave

 

 

 

Measurement System, & Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel System User’s Guide, for

 

 

 

more information on MinMax mode.

 

 

 

N O T E

See “:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:STATe” on page 100 for information on start-

 

 

 

ing/stopping a data acquisition function.

 

 

 

N O T E

See “:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:RESult?” on page 97 for information on accessing

 

 

 

the results of a data acquisition function.

 

 

 

N O T E

See “Triggering and Power Measurements” on page 171 for information on how triggering

 

 

 

affects data acquisition functions.

 

 

 

response:

none

 

 

 

example:

sens1:func:par:minm WIND,10

 

 

 

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:PARameter:MINMax?

 

 

 

 

 

syntax:

:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:PARameter:MINMax?

 

 

description:

Returns the MinMax mode and the number of data points for the MinMax data acquisition

 

 

 

function.

 

 

 

parameters:

none

 

 

 

response:

CONT:

continuous MinMax mode

 

 

 

WIND:

window MinMax mode

 

 

 

REFR:

refresh MinMax mode

 

 

 

The number of data points is returned as an integer value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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