Technical data

44 Agilent N8201A Performance Downconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 250 kHz to 26.5 GHz
1 Using This Document
About the User’s and Programmer’s Information
Instrument Functions - provides information about the Spectrum Analyzer Virtual Front
Panel and lower-level key functions of your N8201A and their associated programming
commands. This information is organized alphabetically.
Programming Fundamentals - provides information on SCPI and C programming language
basics, and on using LAN.
Using the STATus System - provides information about the instruments internal status
monitoring system with information on how to monitor the status using a remote program
and descriptions of all the available commands.
Terms Used in This Book
The following terms are used to describe each key. Note that a key description may not use
all the terms.
State Saved: Indicates what happens to a particular function when the instrument state
is saved (to the internal c:\ drive). It also indicates whether the current settings of the
function are maintained if the instrument is powered on or preset using
Power On Last
State
or User Preset.
Dependencies/Couplings: Describes dependencies or interactions to other functions or
settings in the N8201A.
Factory Preset: Describes the function settings after a Factory Preset.
Default Terminator: Indicates the units that will be attached to the numerical value that
you have entered. This default will be used from the front panel, when you terminate your
entry by pressing the
Enter key, rather then selecting a units key. This default will be used
remotely when you send the command without specifying any units after your value(s).
Range: Describes the range of the smallest to largest values to which the function can be
set. If you try to set a value below the minimum value, the N8201A defaults to the minimum
value. If you try to set a value above the maximum value, the N8201A defaults to the
maximum value.
Remote Command: Shows the syntax requirements for each SCPI command.
Example: Provides command examples using the indicated remote command syntax.