Specifications

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System Command Reference Section
Error Detector Measurement Gating
SENSe[1]:GATE:MANNer TIME|ERRors|BITS
This node controls the manner by which the gating period is controlled.
When TIME is selected the error detector performs SINGLE and REPETITIVE gating
periods that are controlled by elapsed time. When the selected time has accumulated, the
gating period ends.
When ERRors is selected the error detector performs SINGLE and REPETITIVE gating
periods that are controlled by the accumulation of bit errors. When the selected number of
bit errors have been accumulated, the gating period ends.
When BITS is selected the error detector performs SINGLE and REPETITIVE gating
periods that are controlled by the accumulation of clock bits. When the selected number of
clock periods have been accumulated, the gating period ends.
The *RST selection is TIME.
SENSe[1]:GATE:PERiod
This node controls the period of SINGLE and REPETITIVE gating periods.
SENSe[1]:GATE:PERiod[:TIME] <numeric value>
When GATE:MANNer is set to TIME, this sets the duration of the gating period in
seconds. Neither a value less than 1 second nor a value greater than 99 days, 23 hours, 59
minutes and 59 seconds is permitted.
This command causes all past results to be labelled as invalid.
The *RST selection is 1 minute.
SENSe[1]:GATE:PERiod:ERRors <numeric value>
When GATE:MANNer is set to TIME, this sets the duration of the gating period in bit
errors. Values of 10, 100 and 1000 are permitted.
This command causes all past results to be labelled as invalid.
The *RST selection is 100.
SENSe[1]:GATE:PERiod:BITS <numeric value>
When GATE:MANNer is set to TIME, this sets the duration of the gating period in clock
bits (or periods). Values of 1E7 through 1E15 in decade steps are permitted.
This command causes all past results to be labelled as invalid.
The *RST selection is 1E10.