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234 Agilent N8211A/N8212A Performance Upconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 250 kHz to 20 / 40 GHz
8 Basic Function Commands
The preceding example sets the signal generator manual ramp sweep frequency to 10 GHz.
:FREQuency:MODE
Supported All
[:SOURce]:FREQuency:MODE FIXed|CW|SWEep|LIST
[:SOURce]:FREQuency:MODE?
Sets the frequency mode of the N8211A/N8212A.
FIXed and CW These choices are synonymous. Any currently running frequency sweeps
are turned off, and the current CW frequency settings are used to control the output
frequency.
•To set the frequency in the CW frequency mode, see “:FREQuency[:CW]" on
page 239.
•To set the frequency in the fixed frequency mode, see“:FREQuency:FIXed" on
page 232.
SWEep The effects of this choice are determined by the sweep generation type selected
(refer to “:SWEep:GENeration” on page 127). In analog sweep generation, the ramp sweep
frequency settings (start, stop, center, and span) control the output frequency. In step
sweep generation, the current step sweep frequency settings control the output frequency.
In both cases, this selection also activates the sweep. This choice is available with Option
007 only.
LIST Selects the swept frequency mode. If sweep triggering is set to immediate along
with continuous sweep mode, executing the command starts the LIST or STEP frequency
sweep.
To perform a frequency and amplitude sweep, you must also select LIST or SWEep as the
power mode (see “:MODE" on page 265).
Example
:FREQ:MODE LIST
The example selects a list frequency sweep.
*RST Option 520: +2.0000000000000E+10
Option 540
*
: +4.0000000000000E+10
* N8211A only
Range Option 520: 250kHZ–20GHZ
Option 540
*
: 250kHZ–40GHZ