Table of Contents
1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................5
1.1 Scope................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 Referenced Documents ...................................................................................................................5
1.3 Definitions........................................................................................................................................5
2 Command Syntax.................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Command Parameters & Response Types....................................................................................... 6
2.1.1 Numeric Parameters & Response Types...............................................................................6
2.1.2 Boolean Parameters & Response Types ...............................................................................6
2.1.3 Discrete (Enumeration) Parameters & Response Types.......................................................7
2.1.4 ASCII String Parameters & Response Types.......................................................................... 7
2.2 Message Termination & Maximum Length ..................................................................................... 7
2.3 Syntax Conventions.......................................................................................................................... 8
3 Status Reporting...................................................................................................................................10
3.1 Status Registers Model ..................................................................................................................10
3.1.1 Condition Register............................................................................................................... 10
3.1.2 Transition Filter Registers ...................................................................................................11
3.1.3 Event Register .....................................................................................................................11
3.1.4 Enable Register ...................................................................................................................11
3.2 Operation Status............................................................................................................................11
3.3 Questionable Status.......................................................................................................................13
3.4 Standard Event Status....................................................................................................................14
3.4.1 Standard Event Status Register...........................................................................................14
3.4.2 Standard Event Status Enable Register...............................................................................15
3.5 Status Byte .....................................................................................................................................15
3.5.1 Service Request Enable Register.........................................................................................16
3.6 Error Codes ....................................................................................................................................16
4 SCPI Conformance Information............................................................................................................18
5 Measurement Sequence ......................................................................................................................19
5.1 Single Measurement Mode ...........................................................................................................19
5.2 Continuous Measurement Mode...................................................................................................20
5.3 Power Measurements....................................................................................................................21
5.3.1 Power Measurement Filtering ............................................................................................21
5.3.2 Power Measurement Averaging .........................................................................................21
5.3.3 Interaction with FETCh[:SCALar][:POWer:AC]?...................................................................21
6 Example Command Sequences ............................................................................................................23
6.1 Taking a Power Measurement with Software Triggering .............................................................. 23
6.2 Continuous Power Measurements ................................................................................................23
6.3 Setting Units, Offset, and Correction Frequency...........................................................................24
6.4 Retrieving Device Information.......................................................................................................24
6.5 Enabling Operation Status Information & Detecting Status Changes ...........................................25
6.6 Retrieving and Setting Network Configuration..............................................................................25
