Technical data

Agilent N8201A Performance Downconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 23
Instrument State Query 556
Operation Complete 556
Query Instrument Options 557
Power-On Status Clear 557
Recall 558
Reset 558
Save 558
Service Request Enable 559
Read Status Byte Query 559
Trigger 559
Self Test Query 560
Wait-to-Continue 560
STATus Subsystem 561
Operation Register 561
Questionable Register 563
Questionable Calibration Register 564
Questionable Calibration Extended Needed Register 566
Questionable Calibration Extended Failure Register 568
Questionable Frequency Register 569
Questionable Integrity Register 571
Questionable Integrity Signal Register 572
Questionable Integrity Uncalibrated Register 574
Questionable Power Register 576
Questionable Temperature Register 577
28 Programming Fundamentals
SCPI Language Basics 582
Command Keywords and Syntax 582
Creating Valid Commands 582
Special Characters in Commands 583
Parameters in Commands 584
Putting Multiple Commands on the Same Line 586
Improving Measurement Speed 589
Turn off the display updates 589
Use binary data format instead of ASCII 589
Avoid unnecessary use of *RST 590
Put ADC Ranging in Bypass for FFT Measurements for N8201A 590
Minimize DUT/instrument setup changes 590
Using an Option Mode: Avoid automatic attenuator setting 591
Using an Option Mode: Optimize your GSM output RF spectrum switching
measurement 591