Technical data

System Commands 7
Agilent N8211A/N8212A Performance Upconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 250 kHz to 20 / 40 GHz 195
Output Subsystem (:OUTPut)
:BLANking:AUTO
Supported All
[:SOURce]:OUTPut:BLANking:AUTO ON|OFF|1|0
[:SOURce]:OUTPut:BLANking:AUTO?
Sets the state for automatic RF Output blanking. Blanking occurs when the RF output is
momentarily turned off as the sweep transitions from one frequency segment (band) to
another, allowing the signal to settle. Blanking also occurs during the retrace, so the signal
can settle before the next sweep. In CW mode, blanking occurs whenever you change the
frequency.
ON (1) Activates the automatic blanking function. The N8211A/N8212A determines the
blanking occurrences for optimum performance.
OFF (0) Turns off the automatic blanking function, which also sets the blanking state to
off.
Example
:OUTP:BLAN:AUTO 0
The example disables RF output blanking.
*RST 1
:BLANking:[STATe]
Supported All
[:SOURce]:OUTPut:BLANking[:STATe] ON|OFF|1|0
[:SOURce]:OUTPut:BLANking[:STATe]?
Sets the state for RF Output blanking. Blanking occurs when the RF output is momentarily
turned off as the sweep transitions from one frequency segment (band) to another, allowing
the signal to settle. Blanking also occurs during the retrace, so the signal can settle before
the next sweep. In CW mode, blanking occurs whenever you change the frequency.
ON (1) Activates the blanking function. Blanking occurs on all frequency changes,
including segment transitions and retrace
OFF (0) Turns off the blanking function.