Query returns formatted data block of the specified trace.

FDATa|SDATa|FMEM|SMEM

To query trace 1 S-data:

Command adds a segment to the lower limit line.

Float

X units: Hz for Frequency domain, m or ft for Distance domain; Y units: same as current active trace y-axis units

To add a lower limit segment from 1MHz to 1GHz with value 20 dB for trace 1:

Command deletes the active lower segment.

To delete the active lower segment for trace 1

Command edits the lower limit active segment. The active segment index must be updated when adding/deleting a segment.

Float

X units: Hz for Frequency domain, m or ft for Distance domain; Y units: same as current active trace y-axis units

To edit the active segment and set it to 1MHz to 1GHz with value 20 dB for trace 1:

Command sets the lower limit line X start value for current segment.

Query returns the lower limit line X start value for active segment.

Float

Hz for Frequency domain, m or ft for Distance domain, s for Time domain

To set limit X start value to 1 MHz for trace 1:

Command sets the lower limit line Y start value for active segment.

Query returns the lower limit line Y start value for active segment.

Float

Current active trace y-axis units

To set limit start amplitude to 20 dB for trace 1:

Command sets the lower limit line X stop value for active segment. Time units are available only if option 2 is installed.

Query returns the upper limit line X stop value for active segment.

Float

Hz for Frequency domain, m or ft for Distance domain, s for Time domain

To set limit X stop value to 1 MHz for trace 1:

Command sets the lower limit line Y stop value for active segment.

Query returns the lower limit line Y stop value for active segment.

Float

Current active trace y-axis units

To set limit stop amplitude to 20 dB for trace 1:

Query returns the total segments in the lower limit for the given trace.

To query how many lower limit segments are currently available for trace 1:

Command sets the lower limit line value. In group delay mode, the value is in units of time.

Query returns the lower limit line value.

x[,dB]

Current active trace y-axis units

To set limit amplitude to 20 dB for trace 1:

Command sets the low limit line state for the specified trace.

Query returns the lower limit line state for the specified trace.

OFF|ON|0|1

OFF|0

To set limit on for trace 1:

Command adds a segment to the upper limit line.

Float

X units: Hz for Frequency domain, m or ft for Distance domain; Y units: same as current active trace y-axis units

To add an upper limit segment from 1MHz to 1GHz with value 20 dB for trace 1:

Command deletes the active upper segment.

To delete the active upper segment for trace 1

Command edits the upper limit active segment. The active segment index must be updated when adding/deleting a segment.

Float

X units: Hz for Frequency domain, m or ft for Distance domain; Y units: same as current active trace y-axis units

To edit the active segment and set it to 1MHz to 1GHz with value 20 dB for trace 1:

Command sets the upper limit line X start value for active segment. Time units are available only if option 2 is installed.

Query returns the upper limit line X start value for active segment.

Float

Hz for Frequency domain, m or ft for Distance domain, s for Time domain

To set limit X start value to 1 MHz for trace 1:

Command sets the upper limit line Y start value for active segment.

Query returns the upper limit line Y start value for active segment.

Float

Current active trace y-axis units

To set limit start amplitude to 20 dB for trace 1:

Command sets the upper limit line X stop value for active segment. Time units are available only if option 2 is installed.

Query returns the upper limit line X stop value for active segment.

Float

Hz for Frequency domain, m or ft for Distance domain, s for Time domain

To set limit X stop value to 1 MHz for trace 1:

Command sets the upper limit line Y stop value for active segment.

Query returns the upper limit line Y stop value for active segment.

Float

Current active trace y-axis units

To set limit stop amplitude to 20 dB for trace 1:

Query returns the total segments in the upper limit for the given trace.

To query how many upper limit segments are currently available for trace 1:

Command sets the upper limit line value. In group delay mode, the value is in units of time.

Query returns the upper limit line value.

Float

Current active trace y-axis units

To set limit amplitude to 20 dB for trace 1:

Command sets the upper limit line state for the specified trace.

Query returns the upper limit line state for the specified trace.

OFF|ON|0|1

OFF|0

To set limit on for trace 1:

Command sets the limit alarm state. The device beeps if a trace point crosses the limit line.

Query returns the limit alarm state.

OFF|ON|0|1

OFF|0

To set limit alarm on:

Command sets the given lower segment index active.

int

To set lower segment 1 active:

Command sets the limit message state. Displays a Pass/Fail message to indicate whether the trace crosses the limit line.

Query returns the limit message state.

OFF|ON|0|1

OFF|0

To set limit message on:

Query returns 0 if limit line says Fail. Otherwise, it returns 1 if limit line says Pass.

To get limit line Pass/Fail result:

Command changes the limit line to either Line or Segmented mode.

To change the limit line mode

Command presets the limit line to its default state.

To perform limit line preset:

Command sets the active limit line type. 0 for upper limit and 1 for lower limit.

Query returns the active limit line type.

0|1

0

To set the active limit to lower limit:

Command sets the given upper segment index active.

int

To set upper segment 1 active:

Command sets the limit line value.

Query returns the limit line value.

Float

Current active trace y-axis units

To set limit line to 20 dB:

Command sets the limit line state.

Query returns the limit line state.

OFF|ON|0|1

OFF|0

To set limit on:

This command sets specified marker to the trace peak value.

To set marker 5 to the peak of the trace:

This command sets specified marker to the trace peak value between two markers. Markers 5 and 7 will search for the peak between markers 1 and 2. Markers 6 and 8 will search for the peak between markers 3 and 4.

To set marker 5 to the peak between markers 1 and 2:

Command sets the tracking mode of the specified marker.

Query returns the tracking mode of the specified marker. Query returns PEAK for peak tracking, or returns VALL for valley tracking, or returns BNDP for bounded peak tracking, or returns BNDV for bounded valley tracking.

PEAK|VALLey|BNDPeak|BNDValley|OFF

OFF

To set marker 2 to peak tracking:

Command sets the type of the specified marker.

Query returns the type of the specified marker. Query returns REF if the specified marker is a reference marker, or returns DELT if the specified marker is a delta marker.

REFerence|DELTA

REF

To set marker 2 type to delta:

This command sets specified marker to the trace valley value.

To set marker 5 to the valley of the trace:

This command sets specified marker to the trace valley value between two markers. Markers 5 and 7 will search for the valley between markers 1 and 2. Markers 6 and 8 will search for the valley between markers 3 and 4.

To set marker 5 to the valley between markers 1 and 2:

Command sets the position for the specified marker in the current sweep domain. For delta marker, it sets the relative position to the reference marker. Verify that the appropriate unit is used. Time units are available only if option 2 is installed.

Query returns the marker position for the specified marker. For a delta marker, query returns the position relative to the reference marker.

Float

Frequency, distance, or time

Model-dependent

Hz

To set marker 2 frequency to 1 GHz:

Query returns the amplitude value for the specified marker.

To query marker 3 amplitude value:

Command sets the state of the specified marker.

Query returns the state of the specified marker. Query returns 1 if the specified marker is on, or returns 0 if the specified marker is off.

OFF|ON|0|1

OFF|0

To set marker 1 state ON:

Query returns active marker number. Returns NONE if no markers are active.

To get active marker

Command sets the marker display mode.

Query returns the marker display mode. Query returns MKRT if the markers and marker table are displayed, returns MKR if only the markers are displayed, or returns AOFF if markers and marker table are not displayed.

MKRTable|MKRonly|AOFF

MKRTable

To set marker display to marker only:

Presets markers.

To preset markers:

Command sets the trace math function. NONE - no trace math applied; SUBT - memory trace subtracted from active trace; ADD - memory trace added to active trace; AVER - active and memory traces added and divided by 2.

Query returns the trace math function.

NONE|SUBTraction|ADDition|AVERage

NONE

To set trace math function to addition:

Copies active trace into the memory buffer.

To copy active trace into the memory buffer:

Query returns cable loss average when the measurement mode is ’Cable Loss’.

dB

To query cable loss average:

Command sets the cable loss. Verify that the appropriate unit is used.

Query returns the cable loss based on the current units.

Float

0

dB/m

To set cable loss to 2:

Query returns max distance in the current units.

To query max distance:

Command sets the propagation velocity.

Query returns the propagation velocity.

Float

1

To set propagation velocity to 0.05:

Query returns distance resolution in the current units for reflection.

To query distance resolution:

Command sets the start distance. Verify the appropriate unit is used.

Query returns the start distance in the current units.

Float

Distance

m(meter)

To set start distance to 1 m:

Command sets the stop distance. Verify the appropriate unit is used.

Query returns the stop distance in the current units.

Float

Distance

m(meter)

To set stop distance to 2 m:

Command sets the distance unit.

Query returns the current distance units.

METers|FEET

METers

To set distance unit to feet:

Command sets the window type for time domain.

Query returns the window type for time domain.

Character

RECTangular|MSLobe|NSLobe|LSLobe

NSLobe

To set time domain window type to rectangular:

Command starts the data capture for continuous sweeps. It does not work in single sweep and hold mode.

To start data capture

Command stops the data capture for continuous sweeps. It does not work in single sweep and hold mode.

To stop capture:

Command is used to return the data block of the specified trace at the end of a sweep, while the instrument is in continuous sweep mode. This command must follow the :CAPTure:STARt command. A :CAPTure:STOP command is used to end the capture session. If the system is in single sweep and hold mode, then this command is ignored.

To trigger a sweep:

Command sets the display format to single or dual traces. Only supported in Advanced Cable & Antenna Analyzer mode.

Query returns the display format. Only supported in Advanced Cable & Antenna Analyzer mode.

SINGle|DUAL

SINGle

To set display format to dual traces:

Command sets the active trace measurement mode.

Query returns the current measurement mode.

RLFReq: Return Loss (Frequency domain sweep); RLDTf: Return Loss(DTF); SWRFreq: SWR(Frequency domain sweep); SWRDtf: SWR(DTF); CLFReq: Cable Loss - One Port (Frequency domain sweep); TRES: Transmission - External Sensor; SMITh: Smith Chart; PHASe: One-Port Phase.

To set measurement mode to Cable Loss:

Command sets the display update on/off.

Query returns display update status. Query returns 1 if display update is on. Otherwise, it returns 0.

ON|OFF|1|0

OFF|0

To turn display update off:

Command sets the trace display type for the active trace. TRAC - only active trace is shown; MEM - only memory trace is shown; BOTH - both active and memory traces are shown. Use :CALCulate:MATH:MEMorize before changing the display type.

Query returns the trace display type.

TRACe|MEMory|BOTH

TRACe

To show both active and memory trace on the display:

This command sets the top and bottom values such that the trace occupies a significant portion of the grid.

To perform auto-scale:

Command sets the display bottom value.

Query returns the display bottom value.

Float

Return Loss = 60dB; DTF Return Loss = 60dB; Cable Loss = 30dB; VSWR = 1; DTF VSWR = 1; Transmission = -90dB; Phase=-225

dB

To set trace bottom value in Return Loss to 40 dB:

Sets the top and bottom to their maximum values.

To perform full-scale:

Command sets the display top value.

Query returns the display top value.

Float

Return Loss = 0dB; DTF Return Loss = 0dB; Cable Loss = 0dB; VSWR = 3; DTF VSWR = 3; Transmission = 10dB; Phase = 225

dB

To set trace top value in Return Loss to 10 dB:

Command sets the data format type. ASCii and REAL returns data in current unit. INTeger returns data with mdBm unit. This command applies to :TRACe[:DATA]? and :CALCulate:DATA?.

Query returns the data format type as ASC or INT, 32 or REAL, 32.

ASCii|INTeger,32|REAL,32

To set data format type to integer:

Command sets the data format multiplier factor.

Query returns the data format multiplier factor. If ’1M’ is passed as argument, then query results for :TRACe[:DATA]? and :CALCulate:DATA? will specify readings multiplied by 10^6. If ’1’ is passed, then query results for :TRACe[:DATA]? and :CALCulate:DATA? will specify read.

1|1M

1M

To set data format multiplier to 1:

Command triggers a sweep and returns the data block of the specified trace at the end of sweep. If the system is in continuous mode, then this command is ignored.

To trigger a sweep and wait for Formatted data to be returned:

Command sets the sweep type between single sweep and continuous sweep.

Query returns the sweep type, single or continuous. Query returns 1 for continuous sweep, and returns 0 for single sweep.

OFF|ON|0|1

ON|1

To set the sweep type to single sweep:

Command sets the sweep state between run and hold. This command is ignored in external trigger mode.

Query returns the sweep state, run or hold. Query returns 1 for hold mode, and returns 0 for run mode.

OFF|ON|0|1

OFF|0

To set the sweep state to hold:

Command triggers a single sweep if in single sweep mode. If the system is in continuous mode, then this command is ignored.

To trigger a sweep:

Queries sweep status. This is used in combination with :INITiate[:IMMediate]. Sweep complete bit is the bit 8. Query returns 256 if sweep has completed. Otherwise, it returns 0.

To query sweep status:

Query returns raw trace data in real and imaginary format.

Integer

Optional Param: Trace number, default is 1.

1|2

To get trace 1 data:

Query returns self-test details. The self-test command (See [:SENSe]:APPLication:TST? [NORMal]) must be sent before getting the self-test details.

To retrieve application self-test result:

Query returns 0 if self-test succeeds with no error. Otherwise, it returns 255.

Optional Param: Self-test type, default is NORMal.

NORMal

To run an application self-test:

Query returns the state of calibrated measurements depending on the calibration collection type. 0 means no calibration was done. For calibration types RFP1 & RRP1, return value is 1. For calibration types TRFP & TRES, return value is 4. For calibration types 2PFP & 2PES, return value is 5.

To query state after calibration is completed:

Aborts all steps of the RF calibration.

To abort RF calibration:

Query returns 0 if calibration is not in progress, 1 if calibration is in progress, 2 if calibration was aborted, 3 if cal-coefficients are being calculated, or 4 if calibration has completed.

To query calibration progress status:

Command to initialize an RF calibration with the current calibration type.

To initialize RF calibration:

Perform ’Load’ step of calibration.

To measure load:

Perform ’Open’ step of calibration.

To measure open:

Complete an RF Cal and perform coefficient calculation.

To complete a RF calibration and perform coefficient calculation:

Perform ’Short’ step of calibration.

To measure short:

Query with step parameter returns 1 if a specified cal step is completed. Otherwise, it returns 0. Query without any parameter returns 0 if no cal started, 1 if cal already started, 2 if cal has been aborted, 3 if cal is calculating, or 4 if cal has been completed.

INITialize|OPEN|SHORt|LOAD|SAVE|ALL|THRU|ZERO

To query calibration step ’Open’ status:

Perform ’Thru’ step of calibration.

To measure Thru:

Command sets calibration collection type.

Query returns calibration collection type.

RFP1|TRES

RFP1

To set collection type to RFP1:

Perform ’Zero Sensor’ step of calibration.

To zero sensor:

Command sets correction type.

Query returns correction type. Query returns STAN|FLEX.

STANdard|FLEX

STANdard

To set correction type to flex:

Command sets correction status.

Query returns correction status. Query returns 1 if RF cal is on. Otherwise, it returns 0.

ON|OFF|1|0

OFF|0

To turn calibration correction on:

Command selects a cable with the index number from the sorted cable list.

Query returns the index number of the selected cable based on the sorted cable list.

Integer

Index number from cable list

0

To set the cable index to 10:

Query returns the entire cable list that is stored in memory.

To get the cable list:

Command sets the cable name.

Query returns the cable name.

String

Cable name

NONE

To set the cable to "AVA5-50 7/8":

Command sets the start frequency.

Query returns the start frequency in Hertz.

Float

Start frequency

Model-dependent

Hz

To set the start frequency to 2 GHz:

Command sets the stop frequency.

Query returns the stop frequency in Hertz.

Float

Stop frequency

Model-dependent

Hz

To set the stop frequency to 2 GHz:

Command sets the data points.

Query returns the data points as a number.

130|259|517|1033|2065

259

To set data points to 1033:

Command sets the RF immunity state.

Query returns the RF immunity state, 1 for low immunity and 0 for high immunity.

HIGH|LOW|1|0

LOW|1

To set RF immunity to low:

Command sets the sweep trigger type to be Internal (Continuous or Single) or External.

CONTinuous|SINGle|EXTernal

CONTinuous

To set the sweep trigger type to internal single sweep:

Command sets the active trace.

Query returns the active trace.

1|2

1

To set active trace to trace 2: