Specifications

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SCPI Command Reference
What’s In This Chapter ............................................. 4-1
Introduction To SCPI Lan
g
ua
g
e ...................................... 4-1
Command Format ................................................. 4-2
Command Separator ............................................... 4-2
The MIN and MAX Parameters .................................... 4-3
Quer
y
in
g
Parameter Settin
g
......................................... 4-3
Quer
y
Response Format ......................................... 4-3
SCPI Command Terminator ......................................... 4-3
IEEE-STD-488.2 Common Commands ................................ 4-4
SCPI Parameter T
y
pe .............................................. 4-4
Numeric Parameters ............................................ 4-4
Discrete Parameter ............................................. 4-4
Boolean Parameter ............................................. 4-4
Arbitrar
y
Block Parameters ....................................... 4-5
SCPI Command Summar
y
.......................................... 4-5
Output Confi
g
uration Command Summar
y
.............................. 4-8
Standard Waveform Command Summar
y
.............................. 4-10
Arbitrar
y
Waveform, Sequence, and Shared Memor
y
Command Summar
y
.... 4-11
Modulation Command Summar
y
..................................... 4-11
Tri
gg
er Command Summar
y
......................................... 4-12
Backplane Inter-Module Phase S
y
nchronization Command Summar
y
........ 4-12
Front-Panel PLL Command Summar
y
................................. 4-12
S
y
stem-Related Command Summar
y
................................. 4-13
IEEE-STD-488.2 Common Commands and Queries ...................... 4-13
The SCPI Status Re
g
isters .......................................... 4-15
The Status B
y
te Re
g
ister (STB).................................... 4-18
Readin
g
the Status B
y
te Re
g
ister .............................. 4-18
Clearin
g
the Status B
y
te Re
g
ister .............................. 4-18
Service Request Enable Re
g
ister (SRE) ............................. 4-19
Standard Event Status Re
g
ister (ESR) .............................. 4-19
Standard Event Status Enable Re
g
ister (ESE) ........................ 4-20
Error Messa
g
es................................................... 4-21
Device-Specific Commands ......................................... 4-22
Maintenance and Performance Checks
What’s In This Chapter ............................................. 5-1
Disassembl
y
Instructions ........................................... 5-1
Special Handlin
g
of Static Sensitive Devices ............................ 5-2
Cleanin
g
........................................................ 5-2
Repair and Replacement ........................................... 5-2
Performance Checks ............................................... 5-3
Environmental Conditions ........................................ 5-3
Warm-Up Period ................................................ 5-3
Initial Instrument Settin
g
.......................................... 5-3
Recommended Test Equipment .................................... 5-4
Performance Check Procedures ...................................... 5-4
Frequenc
y
Accurac
y
............................................. 5-4
Amplitude Accurac
y
............................................. 5-5
DC Offset Characteristics ......................................... 5-5
Squarewave Characteristics ...................................... 5-6
Sine Characteristics ............................................. 5-7
Sine Flatness .................................................. 5-8
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