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Chapter 4 Command Reference
:MEASure Subsystem
4-12 Programming Guide
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COMMAND :CONFigure[:SCALar]:<function> <parameters> [,<source_list>]
Configures the instrument to perform the specified function but does not
initiate the measurement.
COMMENTS • Use :INITiate:FETCh? or :READ? to make and query a measurement.
• Parameters (other than <source_list>) can be defaulted by substituting
the keyword DEFault. The <source_list> parameter can be defaulted
by omitting it. The default values are specified by the particular
function description.
• This command defaults several Counter settings. To change the
function only, while leaving all other Counter settings as they are,
use [:SENS]:FUNC[:ON].
• If an <expected_value> parameter is outside the measurement
capabilities of the Counter model, an error is generated, and the
command does not execute.
• For :POWer, <resolution> must be defaulted or set to 0.01[dB].
• See “Descriptions of the Measurement Functions” on Page 4-16 for a
description of each of the measurement functions.
• See Table 4-2 for a summary of the <function>, <parameters>,
and <source_list> for each of the measurement functions.
COMMAND :CONFigure?
Queries the function configured by the last :CONFigure command or
:MEASure query.
QUERY RESPONSE • A string of the form: "<function> <parameters>[,<source_list>]."
The leading colon is omitted from the <function>.
• The response is unaffected by *RST, recall, and [:SENS]:FUNC.
COMMENTS • If the instrument state has changed through commands other than
:CONFigure or the :MEASure query, the instrument does not track
these changes, and the query response does not reflect these changes.
• For :POWer, <resolution> must be defaulted or set to 0.01[dB].