GPIB OPERATION

ML24XXA NATIVE COMMANDS

*TST?

Self Test

 

 

 

GPIB 488.2

 

Syntax:

*TST?

 

 

 

 

 

Remarks:

Performs a self test and returns 'PASSED' or 'FAILED.'

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: This command will restart the sweep in Power vs. Time mode.

 

Related

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commands:

STERR

 

 

 

ADDR

Change GPIB address

 

 

 

 

GPIB SETUP

 

Syntax:

ADDR <val>

 

 

 

 

val:

1 to 30

 

 

 

 

 

Remarks:

Once the address has been changed, the ML2430A Series will no longer

 

 

respond to the old address. The power meter default address is 13.

 

Query:

ADDR?

 

 

 

 

 

Returned

 

 

 

 

 

 

String:

ADDR <val>

 

 

 

AVG

Sets up averaging for a sensor.

 

 

 

 

 

SENSOR

 

Syntax:

AVG <s>, [<mode>],[<val>]

 

 

 

 

s:

A or B

 

 

 

 

 

mode:

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOV

Moving

 

 

 

 

 

RPT

Repeat

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

Automatic

 

 

 

 

val:

ASCII string representing an integer, 1 to 512.

 

 

 

 

Remarks:

MOVING average gives an update to the meter every sample/gate (nor-

 

 

mally 20 ms).

 

 

 

REPEAT averaging only returns a reading when the number of readings specified by <val> have been taken (1-512).

AUTOMATIC averaging uses a MOVING type of average. The display up- dates at approximately 100 ms intervals, however the data is available at the full rate. The display is slowed down to prevent jitter and allow the user to follow the update. Since AUTOMATIC averaging automatically chooses an average number with the averaging mode set internally to MOVING, the USER averaging number is not used. However, if a value is entered in the

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