GPIB Command Dictionary
DECoder subsystem
:POLarity <string> :POLarity?
These commands match/query the polarity of the encoded signal being analyzed. This function is helpful for restoring the proper data polarity when the transmitter, repeater, or receiver in you communications system has an odd number of inversions. These inversions cause the received data to be inverted when decoded.
•When DEC:POL ‘Norm’ is used, a logical high (1) is displayed when a positive peak in the received signal is detected. A negative peak displays a logical low (0).
•When DEC:POL ‘Invert’ is used, a logical low (0) is displayed when a positive peak in the received signal is detected. A negative peak displays a logical high (1).
Inverting amplifiers used in transmitters, receivers, and repeaters can cause an inversion of the modulating digital data. If the decoded signal does not display the expected results, change the polarity to see if the signal is being inverted before it is decoded.
Syntax
DEC:POL ‘Norm’
‘Invert’
DEC:POL?
Screen/field equivalent
DEC:POL controls the Polarity field on the SIGNALING DECODER screen when the Mode field is set to
:STOP
This command is used to disarm the decoder when you are making single measurements (DEC:ARM:MODE ‘Single’). It is not used with continuous measurements.
Syntax
DEC:STOP
Screen/field equivalent
DEC:STOP controls the Stop Meas field on the SIGNALING
DECODER screens.
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