User Manual

Remote operation
Channel and gr
oup commands
The following commands are u sed to select the active group or channel. They are
similar in concept to pressing the left and right arrow keys to change the group or
channel whil
e displaying a menu screen.
:INST:NSEL
Set active group
Syntax
:INST:NSEL <group number>
Where <group number> is an integer between 1 and 4, depending on the
number of groups available in the power analyzer
Description
This command sets the specified group as the active group for command
and actions that might follow. Not affected by reset.
:INST:NSEL?
Read active group
Syntax
:INST:NSEL?
Returns <group number>
Descrip
tion
This command returns the number of the group selected (between 1 and 4
depending on wiring configuration).
:INST:NSELC
Select active channel
Syntax
:INST:NSELC <channel number>
Where <channel number> is an integer between 1 and 4, depending on the
number of channels installed in the power analyzer. Not affected by reset.
Description
This command sets the number of the channel selected (between 1 and 4)
depending on number of channels installed in the power analyzer.
:INST:NSELC?
Return active channel
Syntax
:INST:NSELC?
Returns <channel number>
Description
This command returns the number of the channel selected (between 1 and
4) depending on number of channels installed.
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