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Miscellaneous commands
Attenuator hold
The ATTEN:LOCK command allows you to reduce the RF level by at least another 10 dB without the step attenuator operating.
ATTEN | [not used alone] | |
:LOCK | Lock the Attenuators | |
:UNLOCK | Unlock the Attenuators | |
Data type : | None |
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Allowed suffices : | None |
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Default suffix : | None |
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Example: | ATTEN:LOCK | |
ATTEN? | Prepares message containing information on whether the Attenuators are | |
| locked or unlocked in the following format: | |
| :ATTEN:<status> | |
| where | <status> is a program mnemonic indicating whether the |
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| attenuators are locked or unlocked. |
Example: :ATTEN:LOCK
Table
Table 3-2 Attenuator lock ranges
| RF level | Atten. lock | Atten. lock | |
setting (dBm) | (min. dBm) | (max. dBm) | ||
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+26.0 |
| +18.0 | +7 | +25 |
+17.9 |
| +7.1 | −4 | +24 |
+7.0 |
| +7.0 | −4 | +13 |
+6.9 |
| −15 | +13 | |
−4.1 |
| −15.0 | −26 | +2 |
−15.1 |
| −26.0 | −37 | −9 |
−26.1 |
| −37.0 | −48 | −20 |
−37.1 |
| −48.0 | −59 | −31 |
−48.1 |
| −59.0 | −70 | −42 |
−59.1 |
| −70.0 | −81 | −53 |
−70.1 |
| −81.0 | −82 | −54 |
−81.1 |
| −92.0 | −103 | −75 |
−92.1 |
| −103.0 | −114 | −86 |
−103.1 |
| −114.0 | −125 | −97 |
−114.1 |
| −125.0 | −136 | −108 |
−125.1 |
| −136.0 | −137 | −119 |
−136.1 |
| −137.0 | −137 | −130 |
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