Agilent X-Series
Signal Analyzer
This manual provides documentation for the
following X-Series Analyzers:
PXA Signal Analyzer N9030A
MXA Signal Analyzer N9020A
EXA Signal Analyzer N9010A
N9061A
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Warranty
This Agilent technologies instrument product is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for
a period of one year from the date of shipment. During the warranty period, Agilent Technologies will, at
its option, either repair or replace products that prove to be defective.
For warranty service or repair, this product must be returned to a service facility designated by Agilent
Technologies. Buyer shall prepay shipping charges to Agilent Technologies and Agilent Technologies
shall pay shipping charges to return the product to Buyer. However, Buyer shall pay all shipping charges,
duties, and taxes for products returned to Agilent Technologies from another country.
Where to Find the Latest Information
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upgrades, application information, and product information, see the following URLs:
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1. Getting Started
N9061A Application Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Documentation for the N9061A application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
N9061A General Rules and Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Running Software that Requires SCPI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Service and Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2. Legacy Analyzer Command List
3. Hints and Tips
Hints and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
4. Programming Commands
A1 [one]
Clear Write for Trace A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
A2 [two]
Maximum Hold for Trace A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
A3 [three]
View Mode for Trace A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
A4 [four]
Blank Trace A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
ACPALPHA
Adjacent Channel Power Alpha Weighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
ACPALTCH
Adjacent Channel Power Alternate Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
ACPBRPER
Adjacent Channel Power Burst Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
ACPBRWID
Adjacent Channel Power Burst Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
ACPBW
Adjacent Channel Power Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
ACPCOMPUTE
Adjacent Channel Power Compute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
ACPFRQWT
Adjacent Channel Power Frequency Weighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
ACPLOWER
Lower Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
ACPMAX
Maximum Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
ACPMEAS
Measure Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
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Adjacent Channel Power Measurement State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
ACPPWRTX
Adjacent Channel Power Total Power Transmitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
ACPRSLTS
Adjacent Channel Power Measurement Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
ACPSP
Adjacent Channel Power Channel Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
ACPT
Adjacent Channel Power T Weighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
ACPUPPER
Upper Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
ADJALL
LO and IF Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
AMB
A minus B into A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
AMBPL
(A minus B) plus Display Line into A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
ANNOT
Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
APB
Trace A Plus Trace B to A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
AT
Input Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
AUNITS
Absolute Amplitude Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
AUTOCPL
Auto Coupled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
AXB
Exchange Trace A and Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
B1 [one]
Clear Write for Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
B2 [two]
Maximum Hold for Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
B3 [three]
View Mode for Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
B4 [four]
Blank Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
BL
Trace B minus Display Line to Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
BLANK
Blank Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
BML
Trace B Minus Display Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
BTC
Transfer Trace B to Trace C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
BXC
Exchange Trace B and Trace C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Set A Minus B Mode Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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C2 [two]
A Minus B Into A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
CA
Couple Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
CARROFF
Carrier Off Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
CARRON
Carrier On Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
CF
Center Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
CHANNEL
Channel Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
CHANPWR
Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
CHPWRBW
Channel Power Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
CLRAVG
Clear Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
CLRW
Clear Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
CONTS
Continuous Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
COUPLE
Input Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
CR
Couple Resolution Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
CS
Couple Frequency Step Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
CT
Couple Sweep Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
CV
Couple Video Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
DA
Display Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
DELMKBW
Occupied Power Bandwidth Within Delta Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
DET
Detection Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
DL
Display Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
DLE
Display Line Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
DLYSWP
Delay Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
DONE
Done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
DR
Display Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
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E2 [two]
Marker to Center Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
E3 [three]
Delta Marker Step Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
E4 [four]
Marker to Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
EDITDONE
Edit Done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
ERR
Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
ET
Elapsed Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
EX
Exchange Trace A and Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
FA
Start Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
FB
Stop Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
FDSP
Frequency Display Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
FOFFSET
Frequency Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
FPKA
Fast Preselector Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
FREF
Frequency Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
FS
Full Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
GATE
Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
GATECTL
Gate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
GD
Gate Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
GL
Gate Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
GP
Gate Polarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
GRAT
Graticule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
HD
Hold Data Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
I1 [one]
Set RF Coupling to DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
I2 [two]
Set RF Coupling to AC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Identify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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IP
Instrument Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
KS,
Mixer Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
KS=
8568A/B: Marker Counter Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
KS(
Lock Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
KS)
Unlock Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
KSA
Amplitude in dBm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
KSa
Normal Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
KSB
Amplitude in dBmV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
KSb
Positive Peak Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
KSC
Amplitude in dBuV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
KSc
A Plus B to A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
KSD
Amplitude in Volts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
KSd
Negative Peak Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
KSE
Title Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
KSe
Sample Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
KSG
Video Averaging On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
KSg
Display Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
KSH
Video Averaging Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
KSh
Display On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
KSi
Exchange Trace B and Trace C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
KSj
View Trace C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
KSK
Marker to Next Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
KSk
Blank Trace C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
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KSl
Transfer Trace B to Trace C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
KSM
Marker Noise On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
KSm
Graticule Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
KSN
Marker Minimum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
KSn
Graticule On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
KSO
Marker Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
KSo
Annotation Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
KSp
Annotation On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
KST
Fast Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
KSV
Frequency Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
KSx
External Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
KSy
Video Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
KSZ
Reference Level Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
L0 [zero]
Display Line Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
LF
Low Frequency Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
LG
Logarithmic Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
LIMF
Limit Line Frequency Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
LIMIFAIL
Limits Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
LIMIPURGE
Delete Current Limit Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
LIMIREL
Relative Limit Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
LIML
Lower-Limit Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
LIMTSL
Slope Limit Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
LIMU
Upper-Limit Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
LN
Linear Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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Marker Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
M2 [two]
Marker Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
M3 [three]
Delta Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
M4 [four]
Marker Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
MA
Marker Amplitude Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
MC0 [zero]
Marker Frequency Counter Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
MC1 [one]
Marker Frequency Counter On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
MDS
Measurement Data Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
MEAN
Trace Mean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
MEANPWR
Mean Power measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
MEAS
Meas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
MF
Marker Frequency Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
MINH
Minimum Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
MINPOS
Minimum X Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
MKA
Marker Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
MKACT
Activate Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
MKBW
Marker Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
MKCF
Marker to Center Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
MKD
Marker Delta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
MKF
Marker Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
MKFC
Marker Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
MKFCR
Marker Counter Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
MKMIN
Marker Minimum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
MKN
Marker Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Marker Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
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MKOFF
Marker Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
MKP
Marker Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
MKPK
Marker Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
MKPT
Marker Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
MKPX
Marker Peak Excursion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
MKREAD
Marker Readout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
MKRL
Marker to Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
MKSP
Marker Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
MKSS
Marker to Step Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
MKT
Marker Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
MKTRACE
Marker Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
MKTRACK
Marker Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
MKTYPE
Marker Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
ML
Mixer Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
MT0 [zero]
Marker Track Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
MT1 [one]
Marker Track On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
MXMH
Maximum Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
NORMLIZE
Normalize Trace Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
NRL
Normalized Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
NRPOS
Normalized Reference Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
O1 [one]
Format - Display Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
O2 [two]
Format - Two 8-Bit Bytes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
O3 [three]
Format - Real Amplitude Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
O4 [four]
Format - One 8-Bit Byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
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OCCUP
Percent Occupied Power Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
OL
Output Learn String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
OT
Output Trace Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
PEAKS
Peaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
PKPOS
Peak Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
PLOT
Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
PP
Preselector Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
PRINT
Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
PWRBW
Power Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
R1 [one]
Illegal Command SRQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
R2 [two]
End-of-Sweep SRQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
R3 [three]
Hardware Broken SRQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
R4 [four]
Units-Key-Pressed SRQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
RB
Resolution Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
RBR
Resolution Bandwidth to Span Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
RC
Recall State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
RCLS
Recall State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
REV
Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
RL
Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
RMS
Root Mean Square Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
ROFFSET
Reference Level Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
RQS
Request Service Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
S1[one]
Continuous Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Single Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
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SAVES
Save State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
SER
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
SETDATE
Set Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
SETTIME
Set Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
SMOOTH
Smooth Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
SNGLS
Single Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
SP
Frequency Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
SRQ
Service Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
SS
Center Frequency Step Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
ST
Sweep Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
STB
Status Byte Query . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
STDEV
Standard Deviation of Trace Amplitudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
SUM
Sum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
SV
Save State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
SWPCPL
Sweep Couple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
T1 [one]
Free Run Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
T2 [two]
Line Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
T3 [three]
External Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
T4 [four]
Video Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
TA
Trace A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
TB
Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
TDF
Trace Data Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
TH
Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
THE
Threshold Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
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TITLE
Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
TM
Trigger Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
TRA
Trace Data Input and Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
TRB
Trace Data Input and Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
TRC
Trace Data Input and Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
TRDSP
Trace Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
TRIGPOL
Trigger Polarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
TRSTAT
Trace State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
TS
Take Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
VAVG
Video Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
VB
Video Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
VBO
Video Bandwidth Coupling Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
VBR
Video Bandwidth to Resolution Bandwidth Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
VIEW
View Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
VTL
Video Trigger Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
XCH
Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
5. A Brief Introduction to the SCPI Language
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N9061A Application Description
N9061A Application Description
The N9061A application is the remote language compatibility suite for the Agilent Technologies
X-Series of signal analyzers. It allows the analyzers to be controlled using many of the remote
programming commands from the following analyzers:
•
8560 E/EC Series Portable Spectrum Analyzers, comprising:
— 8560E
— 8560EC
— 8561E
— 8561EC
— 8562E
— 8562EC
— 8563E
— 8563EC
— 8564E
— 8564EC
— 8565E
— 8565EC
•
•
8566A/B
8568A/B
NOTE
The 8566A/B and the 8568A/B are not considered part of the 8560 series of
analyzers.
The X-Series analyzer with the N9061A application installed is designed to replace these analyzers in
many automated systems with minimal or no modification to the currently used measurement software.
There are two options for N9061A. One is N9061A-1FP, 8566A/B and 8568A/B remote language
compatibility, the other is N9061A-2FP, 8560 Series remote language compatibility.
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Documentation for the N9061A application
Documentation for the N9061A application
Signal Analyzers with N9061A
When you purchase your X-Series signal analyzer with the Remote Language Compatibility Suite
(N9061A), this manual - the Remote Language Compatibility Guide (N9020-90119) is included on the
documentation CD and is installed on the analyzer in the online help.
For information on PXA series analyzers and other related documentation, refer to the PXA web site at
http://www.agilent.com/find/pxa.
For information on MXA series analyzers and other related documentation, refer to the MXA web site at
For information on EXA series analyzers and other related documentation, refer to the EXA web site at
This Remote Language Compatibility Guide is not designed to be a comprehensive guide to all legacy
commands. It gives brief descriptions of the supported commands, and highlights important functional or
behavioral differences that you should be aware of when transferring your existing code to your X-Series
analyzer. For a fuller description of these commands, refer to the manuals supplied with your original
analyzer.
Signal Analyzer Updates
For the latest information about this instrument, including software upgrades, application information,
and product information, please visit the URL below.
http://www.agilent.com/find/pxa/
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N9061A General Rules and Limitations
N9061A General Rules and Limitations
The N9061A application has been designed to emulate as closely as possible the operation of the
specified spectrum analyzers. It is not, however, intended as an absolute direct replacement for these
analyzers.
Remote Control
The N9061A application in X-Series signal analyzers supports remote operation through the GPIB
interface. It does not support working over LAN, USB or Telnet.
Units
The N9061A application supports all units used in legacy products. The allowed units are HZ, KHZ,
MHZ, GHZ, KZ, MZ, GZ, DBM, DBMV, DBUV, MV, UV, V, MW, UW, W, DB, DM, MS, US, SC,
and S (case insensitive in 8566/68). A command terminator such as ";" also acts as a unit terminator.
Numeric Ranges
Numeric ranges are limited to that of the X-Series unless otherwise stated, although commands such as
FS or IP that go to a default range will use the range of the legacy instrumentation.
Returning Data
The X-Series and legacy instruments have a different approach when returning data to the controller.
The X-Series and 8560-series analyzers operate a FIFO buffer for command return values. If a command
returns a value that the controller does not read, the returned data is stored until such a time that the
controller requires the value. The 8566, 8568, and 8590-series legacy analyzers only store one value at a
time. Any value stored is overwritten each time a command returns a value. The N9071A application
handles this difference appropriately only within a single command string.
In the case of query string, it returns the query result for the last command in the string. For example, if
"CF?MA?FA?" is sent, the result of FA? will be returned. However, this rule does not work if the query
is located at both sides of the "TS" command. When the command string "MA;TS;CF?" is sent, the result
of CF? will be returned in the next query.
AC/DC Coupling
The 44 GHz and 50 GHz X-Series analyzers only have DC coupling. The X-Series analyzers with a 26.5
GHz frequency range and lower, default to AC coupling on preset. The N9061A application will ensure
that DC coupling is the default when the selected instrument is HP8566A, HP8566B, HP8563, HP8564,
or HP8565.
When AC coupled, the 8560E/61E/62E have a 100 kHz low frequency limit, while the X-Series
analyzers has a 10 MHz limit.
For HP8568A/B compatibility and consistency, the I1 and I2 commands have been supported. These
select AC or DC coupling at the RF input. Note tht the HP8568A/B has two RF input ports in
comparison with the X-Series, which only has one.
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N9061A General Rules and Limitations
Markers
The N9071A application emulates the behavior of legacy products. If someone uses a marker state which
is not available in the legacy instrument, further marker behavior is undefined until instrument preset.
On systems that supported MKACT, there are 4 completely different marker pairs, each with its own
information. The N9061A will store the currently active value of MKACT. If MKACT is 2 then it will
use Markers 3 and 4 instead of 1 and 2.
Parsing
For 8566B and 8568B, the N9061A will remember the active function and supports UP, DN, and OA, all
of which change the active function. It also supports '?', which does not change the active function.
One difference between N9061A and 8566/68 is that the 8566/68 parses a command for example CF
10.3GZ, immediately when it recognizes a complete command, in this example after the GZ. However
the N9061A parses at the end of a line when it sees the line termination sequence.
Couplings
To provide the most optimized use of the X-Series analyzers, the N9061A application uses the auto
coupling features of the X-Series analyzers and does not attempt to mimic the exact behavior of coupling
in the legacy analyzers. To eliminate the possibilities of "Meas Uncal" errors between auto and manual
values, values will default to the X-Series auto settings where applicable (for example resolution
bandwidth). There are several exceptions below.
To prevent timeout errors in the legacy code, the resolution bandwidth minimum matches the minimum
in the legacy analyzer. Resolution bandwidth steps and resolution, however, will be X-Series values.
The video bandwidth will couple to the resolution bandwidth according to the Video bandwidth coupling
offset value, specified by the VBO or VBR command. The X-Series analyzers sets the video bandwidth
according to the VBO or VBR setting, but uses the X-Series analyzers available bandwidths to prevent
'Meas Uncal' errors.
Predefined Functions
In the 8566/8568/8560 Series analyzers, a “predefined function” is an analyzer command that returns a
number that can be operated on by other analyzer commands. “Predefined variables” follow the same
idea, except the value to be passed as a parameter to the next command is stored in a variable.
The N9061A application does not support this type of behavior, so any commands that originally acted
as predefined functions or variables, or that allowed predefined functions or variables as arguments in
the 8566/8568/8560 Series no longer do so.
User-defined Functions
No user-defined functions, traces, or variables (FUNCDEF, TRDEF or VARDEF) can be used as
arguments or commands in programs controlling any analyzer running the N9061A application. In
addition, the behavior of certain commands that rely on the “active functions” (UP, DN, etc.) may be
slightly different.
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N9061A General Rules and Limitations
Supported Commands
Only a subset of the 8566/8568/8560 Series commands is supported in this application (through a GPIB
interface). The list of supported commands was determined by feedback from our customers combined
with technical considerations and constraints.
EP is the enable parameter in the 8560 series that, when used as a secondary keyword after a command,
transfers control and allows front panel operator entry. This command is supported in the N9061A
application for the same active functions as the 8560 series, but is not displayed in any of the format
diagrams for individual commands.
The N9061A application supports the OA parameter that is found in several legacy commands such as
AT and CF. OA is the equivalent of a query so that “CF OA” has a return value equivalent to “CF?”.
Device clear is supported by the N9061A application and causes a mode preset of the signal analyzer.
Unsupported Commands and Queries
If a command is valid for legacy products but not supported by the N9061A application, there will be no
error message generated, although the Command Log file will note a "Command Not Supported"
comment. Note that this logging behavior can be controlled via the preferences menu.
If a query is valid for legacy products but not supported by the N9061A application, it will return a "0"
over the GPIB bus to prevent a program from hanging.
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Hardware and Firmware Requirements for N9061A
Hardware and Firmware Requirements for N9061A
One of the following Agilent signal analyzers is required to run the N9061A application.
Table 1-1
Compatible Agilent PXA Series Signal Analyzers
Analyzer Model
Number
Upper Frequency Limit
Firmware
N9030A-503
N9030A-508
N9030A-513
N9030A-526
3.6 GHz
8.4 GHz
13.6 GHz
26.5 GHz
Rev A.04.00 or later
Rev A.04.00 or later
Rev A.04.00 or later
Rev A.04.00 or later
Table 1-2
Compatible Agilent MXA Series Signal Analyzers
Analyzer Model
Number
Upper Frequency Limit
Firmware
N9020A-503
N9020A-508
N9020A-513
N9020A-526
3.6 GHz
8.4 GHz
13.6 GHz
26.5 GHz
Rev A.01.64 or later
Rev A.01.64 or later
Rev A.01.64 or later
Rev A.01.64 or later
Table 1-3
Compatible Agilent EXA Series Signal Analyzers
Analyzer Model
Number
Upper Frequency Limit
Firmware
N9010A-503
N9010A-507
N9010A-513
N9010A-526
3.6 GHz
7 GHz
Rev A.01.64 or later
Rev A.01.64 or later
Rev A.01.64 or later
Rev A.01.64 or later
13.6 GHz
26.5 GHz
For maximum compatibility, you should select an X-Series analyzer that equals or exceeds the frequency
range of the legacy analyzer you are replacing (currently not possible for the 8564E/EC or 8565E/EC).
The frequency limits of the legacy instruments are listed below.
Table 1-4
Frequency Ranges of the Legacy Analyzers
Remote Language
Start Frequency
Stop Frequency
8560E/EC
8561E/EC
30 Hz
30 Hz
2.9 GHz
6.5 GHz
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Hardware and Firmware Requirements for N9061A
Table 1-4
Frequency Ranges of the Legacy Analyzers
Remote Language
Start Frequency
30 Hz
Stop Frequency
13.2 GHz
8562E/EC
8563E/EC
8564E/EC
8565E/EC
HP8566A
HP8566B
HP8568A
HP8568B
9 kHz
9 kHz
9 kHz
2 GHz
2 GHz
0 Hz
26.5 GHz
40.0 GHz
50.0 GHz
22 GHz
22 GHz
1.5 GHz
1.5 GHz
0 Hz
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Installing the N9061A application
Installing the N9061A application
Remote language compatibility for the 8566/8568/8560 Series of analyzers is a licensed application on
the X-Series analyzers. The option for 8560 series is N9061A-2FP and the option for 8566/8568 is
N9061A-1FP. The application must be installed and licensed on the X-Series analyzer (PXA, MXA,
EXA but not CXA) for it to work correctly.
Installation
The license is installed on the X-Series analyzer in one of the following ways:
•
If you purchased a new X-Series analyzer with the N9061A application then the product is installed
and licensed and ready to use.
•
If you have an X-Series analyzer and have subsequently purchased the N9061A application then you
can download the N9061A application from the Agilent website. The N9061A application is installed
as part of a software upgrade. See the link below for Signal Analyzers software upgrade site. After
upgrading your software you should then use your entitlement certificate to license the product (see
Licensing below).
The latest revision of the software may be downloaded from:
NOTE
No calibration is required after the N9061A application is installed.
Licensing
When you order a licensed product, you receive an entitlement certificate. Instructions are provided on
your entitlement certificate to direct you to the Web site to redeem your certificate for a license key. You
need to provide your instrument product number and serial number, and the entitlement certificate
number.
Required Information:
Front Panel Key Path:
Model #: (Ex. N9020A)
Instrument
System > Show > System
Serial Number:
__________________
The license is downloaded from the license website onto a USB storage device so that it can be loaded
into the instrument.
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Installing the N9061A application
A license key is usually for one instrument model/serial number combination. The license key can only
be installed on that instrument.
License Installation Procedure over USB
1. Redeem the Option Upgrade Entitlement Certificate by following the instructions on the Certificate.
2. After redeeming your Option Upgrade Entitlement Certificate you will receive an e-mail with an
attached License File.
3. Locate a USB storage device and save the .lic file to the root directory of the USB storage device.
4. Connect the USB storage device to one of the signal analyzer USB ports. Windows detects the new
hardware and may display the configuration menu. This menu may be configured according to your
preferences.
5. The signal analyzer automatically consumes the license file. (This may take a few minutes) When the
license is consumed the Agilent License Manager displays a “Successful License Installation”
message.
6. Alternatively the license file can be manually installed over USB or LAN by placing the license file
in the following folder on the signal analyzer.
C:\Program Files\Agilent\licensing
Verify the Installation
1. Press System > Show > System to display the list of installed applications.
2. Verify that the new application appears in the list.
If you require further assistance, please contact the Agilent support team.
Online assistance: http://www.agilent.com/find/assist
If you do not have access to the Internet, contact your local Agilent Technologies Sales and Service
Office, or if in the United States, call 1-800-829-4444.
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Setting up N9061A on the X-Series Analyzer
Setting up N9061A on the X-Series Analyzer
Figure 1-1 is an example mode menu map showing the N9061A (Remote Language Compatibility)
application selection on your signal analyzer. To select the N9061A application, press the Mode hardkey
on the X-Series analyzer front panel and then select the Remote Language Compatibility mode. If
there are more than six modes on the signal analyzer, then use the More button to find the Remote
Language Compatibility selection.
Figure 1-1
Example Mode Menu Map for X-Series Analyzers
Mode
Mode
Spectrum
Analyzer
IQ Analyzer
(BASIC)
W-CDMA with
HSDPA/PSUPPA
Phase Noise
Remote
Language
Compatibility
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Then, to select the legacy analyzer you wish to emulate, press the Mode Setup hardkey on the front
8568A/B and therefore the remote control commands to be used in the X-Series analyzer.
Figure 1-2
Mode Setup > Legacy Instrument Selection Menu Map
Mode Setup
HP8560 Series
HP8560E/EC
HP8561E/EC
HP8562E/EC
HP8563E/EC
HP8564E/EC
HP8565E/EC
Mode Setup
HP8560 series
HP8563E/EC
HP8566/68
HP8566A
HP8566/68
HP8566B
HP8566B
HP8568A
HP8568B
Cmd Error
On
Off
Logging
Logging
Preferences
Preferences
Restore Mode
Defaults
The HP8560 series and HP8566A/B, 8568A/B key allow you to select which legacy instrument to
emulate. The selected instrument determines the response to the “ID?” command and affects the
behavior of commands such as IP. You can use any command offered by any of the legacy instruments
regardless of the language setting. However, if the command is not correct for the selected legacy
instrument there is no guarantee that the command will work as expected. This does not affect the
response to the SCPI command “*IDN?”.
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The legacy instrument selections are as follows:
8560E/EC
8561E/EC
8562E/EC
8563E/EC
Selects the 8560E/EC remote programming language and sets the response to the
remote programming command ‘ID?’ to HP8560E. It also performs an instrument
preset and sets Span, Trace Points, couplings, VBW/RBW ratio, and Span/RBW ratio
Selects the 8561E/EC remote programming language and sets the response to the
remote programming command ‘ID?’ to HP8561E. It also performs an instrument
preset and sets Span, Trace Points, couplings, VBW/RBW ratio, and Span/RBW ratio
Selects the 8562E/EC remote programming language and sets the response to the
remote programming command ‘ID?’ to HP8562E. It also performs an instrument
preset and sets Span, Trace Points, couplings, VBW/RBW ratio, and Span/RBW ratio
Selects the 8563E/EC remote programming language and sets the response to the
remote programming command ‘ID?’ to HP8563E. It also performs an instrument
preset and sets Span, Trace Points, couplings, VBW/RBW ratio, and Span/RBW ratio
application.
8564E/EC
8565E/EC
HP8566A
HP8566B
HP8568A
HP8568B
Selects the 8564E/EC remote programming language and sets the response to the
remote programming command ‘ID?’ to HP8564E. It also performs an instrument
preset and sets Span, Trace Points, couplings, VBW/RBW ratio, and Span/RBW ratio
Selects the 8565E/EC remote programming language and sets the response to the
remote programming command ‘ID?’ to HP8565E. It also performs an instrument
preset and sets Span, Trace Points, couplings, VBW/RBW ratio, and Span/RBW ratio
Selects the HP8566A remote programming language and sets the response to the
remote programming command ‘ID?’ to HP8566A. It also performs an instrument
preset and sets Span, Trace Points, couplings, VBW/RBW ratio, and Span/RBW ratio
Selects the HP8566B remote programming language and sets the response to the
remote programming command ‘ID?’ to HP8566B. It also performs an instrument
preset and sets Span, Trace Points, couplings, VBW/RBW ratio, and Span/RBW ratio
Selects the HP8568A remote programming language and sets the response to the
remote programming command ‘ID?’ to HP8568A. It also performs an instrument
preset and sets Span, Trace Points, couplings, VBW/RBW ratio, and Span/RBW ratio
Selects the HP8568B remote programming language and sets the response to the
remote programming command ‘ID?’ to HP8568B. It also performs an instrument
preset and sets Span, Trace Points, couplings, VBW/RBW ratio, and Span/RBW ratio
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NOTE
Setting the remote language to anything other than ‘SCPI’ does not affect the
response to the SCPI command ‘*IDN?’ This command will still return the model
number and firmware version number of the X-Series signal analyzer.
Table 1-5
Span, Trace Points, Couplings, VBW/RBW Ratio, and Span/RBW Ratio
Settings
Remote
Language
Start Freq. Stop
Freq.
Number of RF
VBW/ Span/RBW
Trace
Coupling
RBW
Ratio
Ratio
Points
8560E/EC
8561E/EC
8562E/EC
8563E/EC
8564E/EC
8565E/EC
HP8566A
30 Hz
30 Hz
30 Hz
30 Hz
30 Hz
30 Hz
2 GHz
2.9 GHz
601
601
601
601
601
601
1001
AC
AC
AC
DC
DC
DC
DC
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
91
91
91
91
91
91
106
6.5 GHz
13.2 GHz
26.5 GHz
40 GHz
50 GHz
22 GHz
(VBW
one
step
wider
than
RBW)
HP8566B
HP8568A
2 GHz
22 GHz
1001
1001
DC
DC
3
106
106
(VBW
one
step
wider
than
RBW)
0 Hz
1.5 GHz
3
(VBW
one
step
wider
than
RBW)
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Table 1-5
Span, Trace Points, Couplings, VBW/RBW Ratio, and Span/RBW Ratio
Settings
Remote
Language
Start Freq. Stop
Freq.
Number of RF
VBW/ Span/RBW
Trace
Coupling
RBW
Ratio
Ratio
Points
HP8568B
0 Hz
1.5 GHz
1001
DC
3
106
(VBW
one
step
wider
than
RBW)
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Cmd Error
Turning Cmd Error On or Off enables or disables the display of the "CMD ERR" error messages. The
default setting is On. The error message appears in the Message bar and also can be queried using
“ERR?”. The error message will occur if either the command syntax or any of its parameters are
incorrectly formed. The selected value is preserved after presetting or power cycling the instrument.
Disabling the display of command errors disables the display of all error types.
The format of the errors are as follows:
1.CMD ERR, <string>
This string will be limited to the first 20 characters of the input string (message unit).
Further details of these errors, after they have occurred, can be reviewed in the Cmd Error Log, as long
as Cmd Error Logging is enabled.
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Logging
The N9061A application allows the logging of errors. These errors comprise details of command errors
and legacy commands that have been received but are not supported by the N9061A application. To
enable and view the error log select the Mode Setup hardkey from the front panel. Then select the
Logging softkey.
Figure 1-3
Logging Menu Map
Logging
Logging
Previous Page
Next Page
Cmd Error Log
On
Off
Refresh
Clear Log
Previous Page/Next Page
When you are in the Logging menu, the main Signal Analysis display is obscured by the logging page.
The most recent log starts from the bottom of the window. Previous Page and Next Page allow you to
scroll through the log file. To include commands sent to the analyzer since the log window display was
opened, press Refresh.
Cmd Error Log
The Cmd Error Log option allows you to turn the command error logging on or off. The default is Off.
Logging should not be used in a secure environment. When set to On, all error messages are stored in a
log file, regardless of whether they have been displayed on the screen. When set to Off, no further
command error messages are written to the log file. Switching Cmd Error Log to Off does not clear the
log file.
The log file is also stored as a text file, called Logfile.txt, on the instrument. It is stored in the D:\
drive, in a folder called \User_My_Documents\[USERNAME]\My Documents\RLC\data.
The maximum size of the log is 10 MB. When the file reaches its maximum size, the first ten percent of
the file is automatically discarded, to clear space for subsequent error messages.
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Refresh
To update the log page with new entries, select Refresh.
Clear Log
The Clear Log softkey clears the error log.
The log can only be cleared by using the Clear Log function and cannot be cleared on power-up, remote
language switch or mode switch.
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Preferences
The Preferences menu allows you to configure some analyzer settings when in remote language
compatibility mode. Figure 1-4 shows the Preferences menu map that is accessed by selecting the Mode
Setup hardkey on the front panel and then selecting the Preferences softkey. Preferences are not
affected by a power cycle, a remote language change, a mode switching or a mode preset. They are only
preset to their default state using Restore Mode Defaults key in the Mode Setup menu (see Figure 1-2),
INST:DEF or SYST:PRES:PERS command.
Figure 1-4
Preferences Menu Map
Preferences
Preferences
Limit RBW/VBW
On
Off
Atten Offset
On Off
Swp Type Rules
Auto
SwpType Rule
Legacy
AC/DC Mode
Best Dynamic
Range
RF Coupling
As Legacy
As Legacy
Best Speed
Legacy
LimitSwpTime
Always
DC Coupled
On
Off
Always
AC Coupled
Limit RBW/VBW
Setting Limit RBW/VBW to On limits the valid resolution bandwidth (RBW) and video bandwidth
(VBW) values to those appropriate for the currently selected remote language. While this limitation
reduces measurement flexibility, it helps to ensure that the measurement time in emulation mode is the
same as the legacy measurement time, and ensures that the responses to RB? and VB? match the legacy
instrument. The default state is Off. Setting this key to Off causes the RBW and VBW filters to use the
X-Series analyzer range of values for all remote languages.
Atten Offset
Setting Atten Offset to On allows larger input power to be applied to the analyzer, while significantly
increasing the noise floor. Since many of the older spectrum analyzers had noise floor 10 dB higher than
the X-Series analyzer, this gives the most accurate emulation. The default state is Off.
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Sweep Type Rules
Sweep Type Rules changes the Auto rules for determining whether the instrument uses FFT or Swept
mode (this can be manually overridden). FFT mode offers substantially faster measurements in some
cases. The HP8566A/B, 8568A/B series did not have FFT mode capability, so most accurate emulation
requires that the instrument preserves Swept mode unless you manually overrides that setting. The
8560-series analyzers use both FFT and Swept mode, in which case “Legacy” is equivalent to “Dynamic
range”.
RF Coupling
RF Coupling allows you to override the legacy instrument behavior for AC and DC coupling. This
command is required because legacy instruments had AC cutoff frequencies of 100 kHz and the X-series
analyzers have an AC cutoff frequency of 10 MHz.
As Legacy sets coupling to AC or DC whenever the legacy instrument would be set to AC or DC
coupled mode via power on, preset, or an explicit command. Due to changes in the coupling cutoff
frequency, measurement performance below 10 MHz while in AC-coupled mode may not match the
legacy analyzer performance.
Always AC sets AC coupling while in Language Compatibility Mode, overriding other instrument
settings including power on, preset, or an explicit command. This setting maximizes instrument
robustness, and is recommended for instruments that are not used to measure signals below 10 MHz.
Always DC sets DC coupling while in Language Compatibility Mode, overriding other instrument
settings including power on, preset, or explicit command. This will maximize instrument sensitivity to
signals below 10 MHz, and may be required for measurements between 100 KHz and 10 MHz. When in
this mode, extra care should be taken to ensure that DC voltage levels are within the allowable range for
the X-Series analzysers.
Limit Sweep Time
Allows you to constrain the sweep time to no less than the minimum sweep time of the legacy
instruments. If set to On, the sweep time will be constrained to no less than the value listed below. If set
to Off, no constraint is applied.
Table 1-6
Minimum Sweep Time for the Legacy Instruments
Instrument
Sweep Time
Sweep Time
(None Zero Span) (Zero Span)
HP8566A/B, HP8568A/B 20 ms
HP8560 series 50 ms
1 us
50 us
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Restore Mode Defaults
Resets the state for the currently active mode by resetting the mode persistent setting to their default
values and by performing a mode preset. This function will never cause a mode switch. This function
performs a full preset on the active mode.
Send Commands
After you finish setting up the N9061A application, you can send the commands of the legacy products
(8560 Series, 8566A/B, or 8568A/B) to X-Series analyzers. It is recomanded to use Agilent 82357B
USB/GPIB interface and free instrument to PC connection tool Agilent IO Libraries Suite when you
connct the instrument to a PC. For more details, visit:
http://www.agilent.com/find/82357B
http://www.agilent.com/find/iolib
NOTE
The commands can ONLY be sent via a GPIB connection. It will not work for a
LAN connecttion.
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Running Software that Requires SCPI Commands
Running Software that Requires SCPI Commands
When a legacy remote language has been selected, you only have access to a very small subset of SCPI
commands. If you are not familiar with the SCPI remote programming language, Chapter 5 , “A Brief
The SCPI commands available while using other remote languages are:
Table 1-7
SCPI Commands
SCPI Commands
Description
*IDN?
Queries and returns the instrument identification
string.
*RST
Performs an instrument preset.
INSTrument:DEFault
INSTrument:SELect
Restores mode defaults.
Selects an application by mode name. (Use RLC
1
to select the N9061A application) .
INSTrument:SELect?
INSTrument:NSELect
Selects an application by mode number. (Use 266
to select the N9061A application) .
INSTrument:NSELect?
[:SENSe]:SWEep:TYPE AUTO|SWEep|FFT
Sets the Sweep Type.
Defaults to AUTO.
[:SENSe]:SWEep:TYPE?
:SYSTem:OPTions?
Returns a list of installed options.
2
INPut:COUPling AC|DC|RLC
Sets the input coupling.
Defaults to RLC.
INPut:COUPling?
:SYSTem:LANGuage HP8560E | HP8561E | HP8562E |
HP8563E | HP8564E | HP8565E | HP8566A | HP8566B |
HP8568A | HP8568B
Sets the current remote language.
:SYSTem:LANGuage?
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:RLBC:SCPI:ENABle ON|OFF
Toggles whether SCPI available in RLBC mode
or not.
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:RLBC:SCPI:ENABle ON|OFF
Toggles whether SCPI available in RLBC mode
or not.
[:SENSe]:RLC:SWEep:TYPE:AUTO:RULes
AUTO|SPEed|DRANge|LEGACY
Sets the auto rule setting for Sweep Type.
[:SENSe]:RLC:SWEep:TYPE:AUTO:RULes?
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Table 1-7
SCPI Commands
SCPI Commands
Description
[:SENSe]:RLC:BANDwidth:LIMit ON|OFF|1|0
Toggles legacy bandwidth limiting on and off.
[:SENSe]:RLC:BANDwidth:LIMit?
[:SENSe]:RLC:ATTenuation:STATe ON|OFF|1|0
Toggles internal attenuation on and off. Defaults
to OFF.
[:SENSe]:RLC:ATTenuation:STATe?
1. After changing into or out of RLC mode, allow a 1s delay before sending subsequent com-
mands.
2. This command is only available if the N9061A application is installed on your analyzer.
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Service and Calibration
Service and Calibration
Since the Performance Verification and Adjustment Software uses the SCPI command language, you
need to exit the N9061A (RLC) application and change to the Spectrum Analyzer application prior to
calibration or service of your Agilent signal analyzer.
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Table of All Legacy Analyzer Commands
Table of All Legacy Analyzer Commands
The following table lists all of the original programming commands from the legacy analyzers (that is,
the 8566A/B, the 8568A/B, and the 8560 Series), and indicates which are supported in N9061A. Refer to
detailed information about each supported command.
Table 2-1
Alphanumeric List of all Legacy Commands Showing their N9061A Support
Command
Description
8566
8568
8560
Series
Page for
Further
Details
A1
Clear-writes trace A
Max Holds trace A
View trace A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
A2
A3
A4
Blanks trace A
ABORT
Interrupt operation of all
user-defined functions
ABS
ACP
Absolute
No
No
No
Performs the adjacent channel
power measurement
N/A
N/A
N/A
ACPACCL
ACPALPHA
ACPALTCH
ACPBRPER
ACPBRWID
ACPBW
Accelerate adjacent channel
power measurement
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
Adjacent channel power alpha
weighting
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Adjacent channel power
alternate channels
Adjacent channel power burst
period
Adjacent channel power burst
width
Specifies channel bandwidth for N/A
ACP measurement
ACPCOMPUTE
ACPCONTM
ACPE
Compute adjacent channel
power
N/A
N/A
N/A
Performs ACP measurement in
continuous sweep
Adjacent channel power
extended
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Table 2-1
Command
Alphanumeric List of all Legacy Commands Showing their N9061A Support
Description
8566
8568
8560
Page for
Further
Details
Series
ACPERR
ACP measurement error query
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
ACPFRQWT
Adjacent channel power
frequency weighting
ACPGR
Adjacent channel power graph
on or off
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
ACPGRAPH
Compute adjacent channel
power graph
ACPLOWER
ACPMAX
Lower adjacent channel power
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Maximum adjacent channel
power
ACPMEAS
ACPMETHOD
ACPMK
Measure adjacent channel
power
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
No
Adjacent channel power
measurement method
Adjacent channel power marker N/A
on or off
N/A
Yes
ACPMSTATE
Adjacent channel power
measurement state
N/A
ACPPAR
ACP manual or auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
ACPPWRTX
ACPRSLTS
Total power transmitted
Adjacent channel power
measurement results
ACPSNGLM
Performs ACP measurement in
single sweep
N/A
N/A
N/A
ACPSP
ACPT
Channel spacing
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Adjacent channel power
T weighting
ACPUPPER
ACTDEF
Upper adjacent channel power
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Give user-defined function
active status
N/A
ACTVF
Active function
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
ACTVFUNC
Creates a user defined active
function
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Table 2-1
Command
Alphanumeric List of all Legacy Commands Showing their N9061A Support
Description
8566
8568
8560
Page for
Further
Details
Series
ADD
Add
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
ADJALL
ADJCRT
ADJIF
LO & IF adjustment
Adjust CRT alignment
Adjust IF
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
AMB
Trace A − trace B -> trace A
AMBPL
Trace A − trace B + Display
Line -> trace A
AMPCOR
Applies amplitude correction at
specified frequencies
N/A
N/A
No
AMPCORDATA
AMPCORSAVE
AMPCORSIZE
Amplitude correction data
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
No
No
Save amplitude correction data
Amplitude correction data array N/A
size
AMPCORRCL
AMPLEN
Amplitude correction recall
Amplitude correction length
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
ANLGPLUS
Turns on or off the Analog+
display mode
ANNOT
APB
Display Annotation
Trace A + trace B -> trace A
Defines an array
Input Attenuation
Amplitude Units
Auto couple
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
No
ARRAYDEF
AT
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
No
AUNITS
AUTO
AUTOCPL
AUTOEXEC
Auto couple
Turns on or off the function
defined with AUTOFUNC
AUTOFUNC
Defines a function for automatic N/A
execution
N/A
No
AUTOSAVE
AVG
Automatically saves trace
Average
N/A
No
N/A
No
No
No
Yes
AXB
Exchange Traces A & B
Yes
Yes
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Table 2-1
Command
Alphanumeric List of all Legacy Commands Showing their N9061A Support
Description
8566
8568
8560
Page for
Further
Details
Series
B1
Clear-writes trace B
Max Holds trace B
View trace B
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
B2
B3
B4
Blanks trace B
BAUDRATE
BIT
Baud rate of spectrum analyzer
Return or receive state of bit
Bit flag
BITF
BL
Trace B − Display line -> trace
B
BLANK
BML
Blanks specified trace
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Trace B − Display line -> trace
B
BRD
BTC
Bus Read
No
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
No
Transfer trace B to C
Bus Write
Yes
No
Yes
No
BWR
BXC
C1
Exchange Traces B & C
Turns off A - B
A − B -> A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
C2
CA
Couples Attenuation
Calibrate
CAL
CARDLOAD
Copies data from memory card
to module memory
CARDSTORE
CARROFF
CARRON
CAT
Copies data to memory card
Carrier off power
Carrier on power
Catalog
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
No
No
Yes
N/A
No
CATALOG
CF
Catalog
Center Frequency
Channel selection
Yes
Yes
CHANNEL
N/A
N/A
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Table 2-1
Command
Alphanumeric List of all Legacy Commands Showing their N9061A Support
Description
8566
8568
8560
Page for
Further
Details
Series
CHANPWR
CHP
Channel power
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Performs the channel power
measurement
N/A
CHPGR
Channel power graph on or off
Channel power bandwidth
Reset avg. counter to 1
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
Yes
CHPWRBW
CLRAVG
CLRBOX
N/A
N/A
Clears a rectangular area on the N/A
analyzer display
N/A
CLRDSP
Clear display
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
No
CLRSCHED
Clears autosave & autoexec
schedule buffer
CLRW
CLS
Clear-writes specified trace
Clear status byte
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CMDERRQ
CNF
Command error query
Confidence test
CNTLA
Auxiliary interface control line
A
CNTLB
CNTLC
CNTLD
CNTLI
Auxiliary interface control line
B
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
No
No
No
No
N/A
Auxiliary interface control line
C
Auxiliary interface control line
D
Auxiliary interface control line
input
CNVLOSS
COMB
Selects ref level offset to
calibrate amplitude display
Turns the comb generator on or
off
N/A
COMPRESS
CONCAT
CONTS
Compress
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
Concat
Continuous sweep mode
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CORREK
COUPLE
CR
Correction factors on
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
Selects AC or DC coupling
Couples Resolution BW
CRTHPOS
Horizontal position of CRT
display
N/A
N/A
CRTVPOS
Vertical position of CRT
display
N/A
N/A
N/A
CS
Couples Step Size
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
No
CT
Couples Sweep Time
CTA
Converts display units to dBm
Converts dBm to display units
Allows SA to control HP-IB
Couples Video Bandwidth
Sets display to normal size
Sets display to full CRT size
Sets display to expanded size
Display Memory Address
Set the date display format
Display write binary
CTM
No
No
CTRLHPIB
N/A
Yes
No
N/A
Yes
No
CV
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
D1
D2
No
No
D3
No
No
DA
Yes
N/A
No
Yes
N/A
No
DATEMODE
DD
N/A
Yes
DELMKBW
Occupied power bandwidth
within delta marker
N/A
N/A
DEMOD
Turns the demodulator on or off N/A
N/A
N/A
No
No
DEMODAGC
Demodulation automatic gain
control
N/A
DEMODT
DET
Demodulation time
Detection Mode
Frees Memory
N/A
Yes
No
N/A
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
DISPOSE
DIV
Divide
No
No
No
DL
Display Line Level
Turns the display line on/off
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
DLE
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DLYSWP
DN
Delay sweep
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Reduces the active function by
applicable step size
N/A
DONE
Synchronizing function
Yes
Yes
Yes
DOTDENS
Sets the dot density value in
Analog+ display mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
DR
Display Memory Address Read Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
DRAWBOX
Draws a rectangular box on
analyzer display
N/A
N/A
DSPLY
DT
Display
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Define Terminator
N/A
N/A
Yes
DW
E1
Display Memory Address Write No
Active marker to maximum
signal
Yes
Yes
Yes
E2
E3
Active marker to center
frequency
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Active marker frequency to CF
step size
E4
Active marker to reference level Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
EDITDONE
Indicates limit line editing is
complete
N/A
N/A
EDITLIML
Allows current limit line to be
edited
N/A
N/A
No
EE
Enable entry
Enable knob
No
No
No
No
No
No
N/A
N/A
No
EK
ELSE
Conditional Programming
(If…then…else…endif)
EM
Erase trace C memory
No
No
No
No
No
ENDIF
Conditional Programming
(If…then…else…endif)
N/A
ENTER
EP
Enter from HP-IB
No
No
No
Enter parameter function
N/A
N/A
N/A
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ERASE
ERR
User memory & registers erased No
No
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Queries the error queue
Elapsed time
Yes
N/A
Yes
No
Yes
N/A
Yes
No
ET
EX
Exchanges trace A & B
Exponential
EXP
EXTMXR
FA
Presets external mixing mode
Start frequency
No
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
No
No
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
No
Yes
Yes
No
FB
Stop frequency
FDIAG
FDSP
Frequency diagnostics
Frequency display off
Fast fourier transform
Marker to Auto FFT
FFT signal clipped
FFT continuous sweep
Fast fourier transform kernel
FFT markers
Yes
No
FFT
FFTAUTO
FFTCLIP
FFTCONTS
FFTKNL
FFTMKR
FFTMM
FFTMS
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FFT marker to midscreen
FFT marker to FFT stop
frequency
FFTOFF
FFT off
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FFTPCTAM
FFT percent amplitude
modulation
FFTPCTAMR
FFT percent amplitude
modulation readout
N/A
N/A
N/A
FFTSNGLS
FFTSTAT
FFTSTOP
FMGAIN
FOFFSET
FFT single sweep
FFT status
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
FFT stop frequency
FM gain
Frequency offset
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FORMAT
Erase & format the selected
memory device
N/A
N/A
No
FPKA
FREF
Fast preselector peak
Frequency reference
Full frequency span
Yes
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
No
FS
FULBAND
Set start/stop freq for ext mixing No
bands
N/A
FUNCDEF
GATE
Function definition
Turn time-gating on or off
Gate control
No
No
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
GATECTL
GC
Gate preset
GD
Gate delay
GDRVCLPAR
GDRVGDEL
Clear pulse parameters
Gate Delay for the frequency
window
GDRVGLEN
GDRVGT
Gate length for frequency &
time windows
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turns gate in frequency window N/A
on or off
GDRVGTIM
Gate trigger to marker position
for time window
N/A
GDRVPRI
Pulse repetition interval
Pulse width
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
GDRVPWID
GDRVRBW
Couple resolution bandwidth to
pulse width
GDRVREFE
GDRVST
Enter reference edge
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Couple sweep time to pulse
repetition interval
GDRVSWAP
GDRVSWDE
Update the time or frequency
window
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Delay sweep for time window
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GDRVSWP
Sweep time for the time
window
N/A
N/A
N/A
GDRVUTIL
GDRVVBW
Turns the gate utility on or off
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Couple video bandwidth to the
gate length
GETPLOT
GETPRNT
GL
Get plot
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Get print
Gate length
GP
Sets the polarity
(positive/negative) of the gate
trigger
GR
Plot GPIB input as Graphs
Graticule on/off
No
No
N/A
Yes
N/A
No
GRAT
HAVE
HD
Yes
N/A
No
Yes
N/A
No
Checks for options installed
Holds data entry
HN
Harmonic number
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
No
HNLOCK
HNUNLK
I1
Harmonic lock
Harmonic band unlock
Sets the RF coupling to AC
Sets the RF coupling to DC
Input to trace B memory
Instrument identification
No
No
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
No
I2
IB
ID
Yes
N/A
Yes
N/A
IDCF
Identified signal to center
frequency
IDFREQ
IDSTAT
IF
Identified signal frequency
Signal identifier status
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
No
No
N/A
No
Conditional Programming
(If…then…else…endif)
No
IFTKNL
INT
16 bit discrete fourier transform No
No
N/A
No
Integer
No
No
INZ
Input impedance
N/A
N/A
N/A
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IP
Instrument preset
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
KEYCLR
KEYCMD
Clear user defined keys
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Define function & label of
softkey
N/A
KEYDEF
KEYENH
KEYEXC
KEYLBL
Assign function to soft key
Key enhance
No
No
No
N/A
No
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
Executes specified soft key
Relabels softkey without
changing its function
N/A
N/A
KS,
Mixer level
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
No
KS=
HP8566: Selects factory
preselector setting
HP8568: Marker counter
frequency resolution
KS(
KS)
KS>
Locks the save registers
Unlocks the save registers
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
Specifies preamp gain for signal N/A
input 2
KS<
Specifies preamp gain for signal N/A
input 1
No
N/A
KS|
Display memory address write
No
No
No
N/A
N/A
KS#
Turns off YTX self-heating
correction
N/A
KS/
Allows preselector to be peaked No
manually
N/A
No
No
No
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
KS123
KS125
KS126
KS127
Returns up to 1001 words
display memory
No
No
No
No
Writes up to 1001 display
memory words
Returns every Nth value of a
trace
Sets analyzer to accept binary
display write
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KS39
KS43
Writes display memory address
in fast binary
No
No
No
No
N/A
N/A
Sets SRQ 102 when frequency
limit exceeded
KS91
KS92
Returns the amplitude error
No
No
No
No
N/A
N/A
Specifies value DL, TH, active
mkr in display units
KS94
Returns code for harmonic
number in binary
No
No
N/A
KSA
KSa
KSB
KSb
KSC
KSc
KSD
KSd
KSE
KSe
KSF
Sets amplitude units to dBm
Selects normal detection
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sets amplitude units to dBmV
Selects positive peak detection
Sets amplitude units to dBuV
Trace A + trace B -> trace A
Sets amplitude units to V
Selects negative peak detection
Sets the analyzer title mode
Selects sample detection
HP8566: Shifts the YTO
HP8568: Measures the Sweep
Time
KSf
Recover last instrument state at
power on
No
No
N/A
KSG
KSg
KSH
KSh
KSI
Turns on video averaging
Turns off the display
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turns off video averaging
Turns on the display
Allows the reference level to be No
extended
KSi
Exchanges traces B & C
Yes
Yes
N/A
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KSJ
KSj
Manual control of DACs
Views trace C
No
No
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
KSK
HP8566: Active Mkr to next
highest peak
HP8568: Counts pilot IF at
marker
KSk
KSL
KSl
Blanks trace C
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turns off marker noise function Yes
Moves trace B into trace C
Turns on marker noise function
Turns off the graticule
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
KSM
KSm
KSN
Marker minimum value
detected
KSn
KSO
KSo
KSP
KSp
KSQ
KSq
Turns on the graticule
Marker span
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turns off the annotation
GPIB address
Turns on the annotation
Unlocks frequency band
Yes
No
Yes
No
Decouples IF gain and input
attenuation
No
No
KSR
KSr
Turns on service diagnostics
Sets service request 102
No
No
No
No
No
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
KSS
HP8566: Fast GPIB operation
HP8568: Determine second LO
frequency
KST
KSt
HP8566: Fast preset
HP8568: Shifts second LO
down
Yes
No
No
N/A
N/A
HP8566: Locks frequency band No
HP8568: Continues sweep from
marker
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KSU
KSu
HP8566: External mixer preset
HP8568: Shift second LO up
No
No
No
No
N/A
N/A
Stops the sweep at the active
marker
KSV
KSv
Frequency offset
Yes
No
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
HP8566: External mixer
frequency identifier
HP8568: Inhibits phase lock
KSW
KSw
Amplitude error correction
routine
No
No
No
No
N/A
N/A
Displays amplitude error
correction routine
KSX
KSx
KSY
KSy
KSZ
KSz
L0
Amplitude correction factors on No
Sets trigger mode to external Yes
Amplitude correction factors off No
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
No
Yes
No
Sets trigger mode to video
Reference level offset
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Sets the display storage address No
Turns off the display line
Writes text label
Yes
No
Yes
No
LB
LCLVAR
LF
Defines a local variable for use
Preset 0−2.5GHz
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
No
N/A
Yes
Yes
LG
Selects log scale
LIMD
Delta amplitude value for limit
line segment
LIMF
Frequency value for limit-line
segment
N/A
N/A
Yes
LIMIDEL
LIMIDISP
Erase contents of limit line table N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Controls when the limit line(s)
are displayed
N/A
LIMIFAIL
Limit line fail
N/A
N/A
Yes
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LIMIFT
Select frequency or time limit
line
N/A
N/A
N/A
LIMIHI
Upper limit
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
LIMILINE
LIMILO
Limit line
Lower limit
LIMIMIRROR
LIMIMODE
LIMIPURGE
Mirror limit line
Limit line entry mode
Disposes of current limit line,
not limit line table
LIMIRCL
LIMIREL
LIMISAV
LIMISEG
LIMISEGT
LIMITEST
LIML
Load stored limit line into limit
line table
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
Determine whether limit line
values absolute/relative
Yes
No
Save contents of limit line table N/A
for recall
Define slope & offset of limit
line segments
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Enter limit line segment for
sweep time
Compare active trace data to
limit line parameters
Amplitude value for limit line
segment in lower limit line
LIMM
Middle amplitude value for
limit-line segment
LIMTFL
LIMTSL
LIMU
Specifies a flat limit-line
segment
Specifies a sloped limit-line
segment
Yes
Yes
Amplitude value for limit line
segment in upper limit line
LINFILL
LL
Line fill
N/A
No
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
Provides lower left recorder
output voltage at rear
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LN
Selects linear scale
Yes
Yes
Yes
LOAD
Load article/file into internal
memory
N/A
N/A
N/A
LOG
LOLIMOFF
LSPAN
M1
Log
No
No
No
LO Limit Off
Last span
No
No
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Turns off all markers
Marker Normal
Marker Delta
Marker zoom
M2
M3
M4
MA
Returns the amplitude of active
marker
MBIAS
MBRD
MBWR
MC0
Mixer bias
N/A
No
N/A
No
No
Processor memory block read
Processor memory block write
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
No
Turns off the marker frequency
counter
N/A
Yes
MC1
Turns on the marker frequency
counter
N/A
Yes
N/A
MDS
Measurement data size
Measurement data units
Yes
No
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
Yes
MDU
MEAN
Returns mean value of trace in
display units
Yes
Yes
MEANPWR
MEANTH
MEAS
Mean power measurement
Trace mean above threshold
Measurement status
Measurement off
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
Yes
N/A
No
MEASOFF
MEASURE
MEM
N/A
N/A
No
Measure mode
Returns amount of memory
available
MENU
Menu
N/A
N/A
No
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MERGE
MF
Merge two traces
No
No
N/A
Yes
Returns frequency of the active
marker
Yes
Yes
MIN
Minimum
Min Hold
No
No
No
MINH
MINPOS
N/A
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
Returns the minimum position
in the trace
MIRROR
MKA
Mirror image of the trace
Amplitude of the active marker
Specifies the active marker
Marker as the active function
Marker bandwidth
No
No
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
MKACT
MKACTV
MKBW
MKCF
Moves the active marker to
center frequency
MKCHEDGE
MKCONT
Marker to channel edge
N/A
No
N/A
No
No
Continues sweeping from the
marker after stop
N/A
MKD
Delta marker
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
MKDELCHBW
Delta markers to channel power N/A
bandwidth
N/A
MKDLMODE
MKDR
Marker delta display line mode
Reciprocal of marker delta
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
No
MKF
Specifies the frequency of the
active marker
Yes
MKFC
Turns the marker frequency
counter on or off
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
MKFCR
MKMCF
MKMIN
Specifies the marker frequency
counter resolution
Marker mean to center
frequency
Moves active marker to
minimum signal detected
Yes
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MKN
Normal marker
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
MKNOISE
MKOFF
Marker noise function
Turns all markers or the active
marker off
MKP
Specifies the horizontal position Yes
of the marker
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
MKPAUSE
Pauses the sweep at the active
marker
No
MKPK
MKPT
Marker peak
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Marker peak threshold
Marker peak excursion
Specifies marker readout mode
MKPX
MKREAD
MKRL
Moves the active marker to
reference level
MKSP
Marker span
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
N/A
MKSS
Marker step size
MKSTOP
Stops the sweep at the active
marker
MKT
Position marker in units of time N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
MKTBL
Marker table
Marker trace
N/A
Yes
MKTRACE
MKTRACK
Turns the marker signal track on Yes
or off
MKTYPE
Specifies the type of active
marker to be used
Yes
Yes
N/A
ML
Mixer Level
Modulo
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
MOD
MODE
MODRCLT
Mode of operation
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
Recalls trace from module
memory
MODSAVT
Saves trace in module memory
N/A
N/A
No
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MOV
Move
No
No
No
MPY
Multiply
No
No
No
MRD
Memory Read
No
No
N/A
N/A
No
MRDB
MSDEV
MSI
Memory read byte
Specifies mass storage device
Mass storage interface
Turns off marker signal track
Turns on marker signal track
Memory Write
No
No
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
No
MT0
MT1
MWR
MWRB
MXM
Memory write byte
Maximum
No
No
No
No
MXMH
MXRMODE
NDB
Max Hold
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
No
Mixer mode
Number of dB
N/A
N/A
NDBPNT
Turns the N dB points function
on or off
NDBPNTR
NORMLIZE
NRL
N dB points bandwidth
Normalize trace data
Normalized reference level
Normalized reference position
Start harmonic
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
NRPOS
NSTART
NSTOP
O1
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Stop harmonic
No
Output format
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
O2
Output format
Yes
O3
Output format
Yes
O4
Output format
Yes
OA
Returns the active function
value
Yes
OBW
Occupied bandwidth
N/A
N/A
N/A
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OBWBW
Bandwidth measured by
occupied bandwidth
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
OBWFERR
OBWLOWER
Occupied bandwidth transmit
frequency error
Relative lower frequency limit
of occupied bandwidth
OBWPCT
OBWPWR
Occupied bandwidth percent
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total power in the occupied
bandwidth
OBWUPPER
OCCUP
Relative upper frequency limit
of occupied bandwidth
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Percent occupied power
bandwidth
OL
Output learn string
On cycle
Yes
N/A
N/A
No
Yes
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
ONCYCLE
ONDELAY
ONEOS
ONMKR
ONMKRU
ONPWRUP
ONSRQ
ONSWP
ONTIME
OP
On delay
On end of sweep
On marker pause
On marker update
On power up
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
On service request
On sweep
On time
N/A
No
N/A
No
Output parameters
Set position of origin
Output trace annotations
OR
N/A
Yes
No
N/A
Yes
No
No
OT
N/A
No
OUTPUT
Output - sending data to the
GPIB from function
PA
Plot absolute
Parallel status
No
No
No
PARSTAT
N/A
N/A
N/A
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PCTAM
Turns the percent AM
measurement on or off
N/A
N/A
N/A
PCTAMR
PD
Percent AM response
Pen down
N/A
No
N/A
No
N/A
No
PDA
Probability distribution
amplitude
No
No
No
PDF
Probability distribution
frequency
No
No
No
PEAKS
Sorts the signal peaks by
amplitude/frequency
Yes
N/A
Yes
N/A
Yes
N/A
PKDLMODE
Peak table delta display line
mode
PKPOS
PKRES
PKSORT
Peak position
Peak result
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Selects how to sort signal peaks N/A
listed in peak table
PKTBL
PKZMOK
PKZOOM
PLOT
Turns the peak table on or off
Peak zoom okay
Peak zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
No
Prints the screen
Display origins
Plot source
PLOTORG
PLOTSRC
PLTPRT
POWERON
PP
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
No
Plot port
N/A
N/A
Yes
No
Power on state
Peaks the preselector
Plot relative
PR
No
PREAMPG
PREFX
External preamplifier gain
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Change user memory entries
file prefix
PRINT
Print
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
PRNPRT
Print port
N/A
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PRNTADRS
PS
Print address
Skip page
N/A
No
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
No
PSDAC
PSTATE
PU
Preselector DAC number
Protect state
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
No
No
Pen up
No
PURGE
PWRBW
PWRUPTIME
Q0
Purge file
N/A
Yes
N/A
No
N/A
Yes
N/A
No
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
Power bandwidth
Power up time
Sets detector to EMI Peak
detection
Q1
Sets detector to Quasi Peak
detection
No
No
N/A
R1
R2
Resets service request 140
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Allows service request 140 &
104
R3
R4
Allows service request 140 &
110
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Allows service request 140 &
102
RB
Resolution bandwidth
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
RBR
Resolution bandwidth/Span
ratio
N/A
N/A
RC
Recalls state register
Recall open/short average
Recall state
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
RCLOSCAL
RCLS
N/A
Yes
N/A
Yes
RCLT
Recall trace
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
RCLTHRU
Recall internal thru-reference
trace into trace B
RELHPIB
REPEAT
Release control of GPIB
N/A
No
N/A
No
No
No
Conditional Programming
(Repeat .. Until …)
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RESETRL
RETURN
Reset reference level
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
Return to user defined function
origination point
REV
Returns the revision string to
the controller
Yes
Yes
Yes
RL
Reference level
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
No
RLCAL
RLPOS
RMS
Reference level calibration
Reference level position
Root mean square
Reference level offset
SRQ mask
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
ROFFSET
RQS
S1
Continuous sweep mode
Single sweep mode
Adds a limit line segment
Save menu
S2
SADD
SAVEMENU
SAVES
N/A
Yes
Saves analyzer state to specified Yes
register
SAVET
Save trace
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
SAVRCLF
SAVRCLN
SAVRCLW
SDEL
Save or recall flag
Save or recall number
Save or recall data
Deletes a limit line segment
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
SDON
Indicates limit line segment is
done
No
SEDI
Edits limit line segment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
SEGDEL
Delete specified segment from
limit line tables
N/A
SENTER
Segment entry for frequency
limit lines
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
SENTERT
Segment entry for sweep time
limit lines
N/A
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SER
Serial number
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
SETDATE
Set the date of spectrum
analyzer
SETTIME
Set the time of spectrum
analyzer
N/A
N/A
Yes
SHOWMENU
SIGDEL
Shows menu
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
Signal amplitude delta
N/A
No
SIGID
External mixing frequency
bands signal identifier
No
SKYCLR
SKYDEF
SMOOTH
Clears user softkey
Defines user softkey
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
No
No
Yes
Smooths given trace over
specified number points
SNGLS
SP
Single sweep mode
Frequency Span
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
SPEAKER
Turns the internal speaker on or N/A
off
SPZOOM
SQLCH
SQR
Span Zoom
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
No
Sets the squelch threshold
Square root
SQUELCH
SRCALC
Adjusts squelch level
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
Selects internal or external level N/A
control
No
SRCAT
Attenuate source output level
Coarse tracking adjust
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
SRCCRSTK
SRCFINTK
SRCNORM
SRCPOFS
SRCPSTP
SRCPSWP
Fine tracking adjust
No
Source normalization
N/A
No
Offset source power level
Select source power step size
No
Select sweep range of source
output
No
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SRCPWR
SRCTK
Select source power level
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
Adjust tracking of source output N/A
with SA sweep
N/A
SRCTKPK
Auto adjust tracking of source
output with SA sweep
N/A
N/A
No
SRQ
SS
Service request
Frequency Step Size
Sweep Time
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ST
STB
STDEV
Status byte query
Standard deviation of trace
amplitude
STOR
Store file
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
STOREOPEN
STORESHORT
STORETHRU
Save current instrument state
Store short
No
Store thru-calibration trace in
trace B
No
SUB
Subtract
No
No
No
No
No
SUM
Sum of trace element
Yes
amplitudes in display units
SUMSQR
Squares trace element
No
No
No
amplitudes & returns sum
SV
Saves state
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
N/A
Yes
No
SW
Skip to next control instruction
Sweep couple
SWPCPL
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
SWPOUT
Sweep output
SYNCMODE
Synchronize mode
Turns the threshold level off
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
T0
T1
T2
T3
T4
Sets the trigger mode to free run Yes
Sets the trigger mode to line Yes
Sets the trigger mode to external Yes
Sets the trigger mode to video Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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T8
TA
Sets the trigger mode to level
Sets the trigger mode to edge
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
Returns trace A amplitude
values to controller
TB
Returns trace B amplitude
values to controller
Yes
Yes
Yes
TDF
Trace data format
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
TEXT
Writes text on the analyzer
screen
TH
Threshold
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
N/A
No
THE
THEN
Turns the threshold on or off
Conditional Programming
(If…then…else…endif)
TIMEDATE
TIMEDSP
Allows setting of time & date
for analyzer
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Enables display of time & data
on analyzer display
N/A
TITLE
TM
Title entry
N/A
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Trigger Mode
TOI
Third order intermodulation
measurement
N/A
N/A
TOIR
TRA
TRB
TRC
Third order intermodulation
response
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
Returns trace A amplitude
values to controller
Returns trace B amplitude
values to controller
Returns trace C amplitude
values to controller
TRCMEM
TRDEF
Trace C memory
Trace define
N/A
No
N/A
No
N/A
No
TRDSP
Trace display
Yes
No
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
TRGRPH
Trace graph display
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TRIGPOL
TRMATH
Trigger polarity
N/A
N/A
No
Yes
Executes specified trace math at No
end of sweep
N/A
TRPRST
TRSTAT
Sets trace operations to their
preset values
No
No
N/A
N/A
Returns current trace states to
controller
Yes
Yes
TS
Takes a sweep
Yes
Yes
Yes
TVLINE
Selects which horizontal line of N/A
video to trigger on
N/A
N/A
TVLSFRM
Selects the type of video frame
to trigger on
N/A
N/A
N/A
TVSTND
TVSYNC
TV standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Selects polarity of video
modulation to trigger on
TWNDOW
UNTIL
UP
Formats trace information for
FFT.
N/A
No
N/A
No
No
Conditional Programming
(Repeat…Until…)
No
Increases active function value
by applicable step
N/A
No
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
UR
Upper right x-y recorder output
voltage at rear
USTATE
Configures user defined states
Variable definition
No
No
No
No
No
No
N/A
No
VARDEF
VARIANCE
Returns the amplitude variance
of specified trace
No
VAVG
VB
Turns video averaging on or off Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Video Bandwidth
Yes
Yes
VBO
Video Bandwidth Coupling
Offset
VBR
Video Bandwidth Ratio
N/A
N/A
Yes
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VIEW
Stores and views the specified
trace
Yes
Yes
Yes
VTL
Video trigger level
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
WAIT
Suspend program operation for
specified time
N/A
WINNEXT
WINOFF
Next window
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turns off the window display
mode
WINON
Turns on the window display
mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
WINZOOM
XCH
Window zoom
N/A
Yes
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
Exchanges the two specified
traces.
ZMKCNTR
Zone marker at center
frequency
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
ZMKPKNL
ZMKPKNR
ZMKSPAN
Zone marker for next peak left
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Zone marker for next peak right N/A
Zone marker span N/A
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Hints and Tips
Hints and Tips
These pages lists a few hints and tips that will help you get the most from your analyzer and the N9061A
application.
•
Compatibility - speed and consistency - for best compatibility with your legacy analyzer, the
N9061A application should be used on the analyzer whose frequency range most closely matches the
frequency range of your legacy analyzer. For example, the best match for the 8563E with its 26.5
GHz upper frequency limit is X-Series analyzer which also has an upper frequency limit of 26.5
GHz.
•
Compatibility and Sweep Times - for best compatibility between X-Series analyzers and the legacy
analyzers, use the Manual Swept mode for 8566A/B, 8568A/B Series analyzers. Manual Swept mode
is the default setting on X-Series analyzers with N9061A installed.
When analyzing stationary signals, you can change to the Best Speed setting, which is accessed from
the Mode Setup > Preferences > Swp Type Rule menu. This results in faster sweep times on a
X-Series analyzer than on the legacy analyzers because of the X-Series analyzer’s better
performance. In the majority of applications, this faster speed would be desirable, but that is not
always the case.
•
•
Time-out - Agilent recommends increasing the timeout on a serial poll (SPOLL) due to differences in
Sweep Times on some settings. Note, however, that this may not be necessary when using the Best
Speed setting on the Preferences > Swp Type Rule menu (accessed from the Mode Setup hardkey).
Synchronization (1) - to synchronize after an IP command, Agilent recommends that you use the
DONE command. We also suggest that the DONE command is used in conjunction with a timeout of
about 5 seconds in case the analyzer starts to auto align. Alternatively, you could set auto alignment
to Off. To set auto alignment to Off, press System, Alignments, Auto Align on the front panel.
•
•
•
Synchronization (2) - Agilent recommends that synchronization (using the DONE command) is
used with marker functions when signal tracking is turned on.
Changing Modes - After changing into or out of RLC mode, allow at least a 1 second delay before
sending subsequent commands.
AC and DC Coupling - The 8560 Series of legacy analyzers have one RF input port, and support AC
The 8568A/B has two RF input ports:
— DC Coupled (with a BNC connector) to handle a frequency range of 100 Hz to 1.5 GHz
— AC Coupled (with an N Type connector) to handle a frequency range of 100 kHz to 1.5 GHz
WARNING
If the input signal to the X-series analyzer has a DC component, ensure that
when you select a legacy instrument with a possible coupling change to DC,
the input signal does not exceed the input specifications of the X-series
analyzer.
The X-series analyzers also have one RF input port. When using the X-Series analyzers, you must use
DC coupling to see calibrated frequencies of less than 20 MHz. Signals of less than 20 MHz are not
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4
Programming Commands
This chapter lists all the supported 8560 Series, 8566A/B and 8568A/B compatible commands in
alphanumeric order, and gives brief details on their syntax and operation. For more detailed information
on these commands, see your 8566A/B, 8568A/B, 8560 Series User’s Guide.
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Command Syntax
Command Syntax
Command syntax is represented pictorially.
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•
Ovals enclose command mnemonics. The command mnemonic must be entered as shown with the
exception that the case can be upper or lower.
Circles and ovals surround secondary keywords or special numbers and characters. The characters in
circles and ovals are considered reserved words and must be entered as shown with the exception that
the case can be upper or lower.
•
•
•
•
•
•
Rectangles contain the description of a syntax element defined in Table 4-1, “Syntax Elements.”
A loop above a syntax element indicates that the syntax element can be repeated.
Solid lines represent the recommended path.
Dotted lines indicate an optional path for bypassing secondary keywords or using alternate units.
Arrows and curved intersections indicate command path direction.
Semicolons are the recommended command terminators. Using semicolons makes programs easier to
read, prevents command misinterpretation, and is recommended by IEEE Standard 728.
NOTE
Uppercase is recommended for entering all commands unless otherwise noted.
Syntax Elements are shown in the syntax diagrams as elements within rectangles. In the syntax
diagrams, characters and secondary keywords are shown within circles or ovals.
Table 4-1
Syntax Elements
Syntax Component
Definition/Range
Any analyzer command in this chapter, with required parameters and terminators.
Analyzer command
Character
S a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z databyte.
P
Character & EOI
8-bit byte containing only character data and followed by end-or-identify (EOI)
condition, where the EOI control line on GPIB is asserted to indicate the end of the
transmission. END signifies the EOI condition.
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Command Syntax
Table 4-1
Syntax Elements
Syntax Component
Definition/Range
Character string
Data byte
A list of characters.
8-bit byte containing numeric or character data.
Data byte & EOI
8-bit byte containing numeric or character data followed by end-or-identify (EOI)
condition, where the EOI control line on GPIB is asserted to indicate the end of the
transmission. END signifies the EOI condition.
Delimiter
| \ @ ˆ $ % ; ! Matching characters that mark the beginning and end of a character
string, or a list of analyzer commands. Choose delimiting characters that are not used
within the string they delimit.
Digit
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
lsb length
Represents the least significant byte of a two-byte word that describes the number of
bytes returned or transmitted. See msb length.
msb length
Number
Represents the most significant byte of a two-byte word that describes the number of
bytes returned or transmitted. See lsb length.
Expressed as integer, decimal, or in exponential (E) form.
308
Real Number Range: 1.797693134862315 × 10 , including 0.
Up to 15 significant figures allowed.
−308
Numbers may be as small as 2.225073858507202 × 10
Integer Number Range: −32,768 through +32,767
Output termination
Units
Line feed (L ) and end-or-identify (EOI) condition. ASCII code 10 (line feed) is sent
F
via GPIB and the end-or-identify control line on GPIB sets to indicate the end of the
transmission.
Represent standard scientific units.
Frequency Units: GZ, GHZ, MZ, MHZ, KZ, KHZ, HZ
Amplitude Units: DB, DBMV, DM, DBM, DBUV, V, MV, UV, W, MW, UW
Time Units: SC, S, MS, US
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Programming Command Descriptions
Programming Command Descriptions
All supported commands are listed here, along with their descriptions and cross-references to similar
commands.
This chapter is not designed to be a comprehensive guide to all 8566A/B, 8568A/B, 8560 Series
commands. It gives brief descriptions of the supported commands, and highlights important functional or
behavioral differences that you should be aware of when transferring existing 8566A/B, 8568A/B, 8560
Series code to your X-Series analyzer. For a fuller description of the commands, refer to the 8566A/B,
8568A/B, 8560 Series Operating and Programming Manual.
To avoid confusion between numbers and letters, all commands that incorporate numbers have had the
number spelled out and placed in square brackets after the command. For example, the command ‘I1’ is
shown as ‘I1 [one]’ - that is, the capital letter ‘I’ followed by the number ‘1’, and then the word ‘one’
italicized in square brackets. The italicized word in brackets does not form part of the command.
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A1 [one] Clear Write for Trace A
A1 [one]
Clear Write for Trace A
Syntax
;
A1
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The A1 command sets Trace A to clear write which means that it continuously displays any signal
present at the analyzer input. The A1 command initially clears Trace A, setting all elements to zero.
NOTE
The functions of the command A1 are identical to the CLRW TRA command
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A2 [two] Maximum Hold for Trace A
A2 [two]
Maximum Hold for Trace A
Syntax
;
A2
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The A2 command updates each trace element with the maximum level detected during the period that the
trace has been active.
NOTE
The functions of the command A2 are identical to the MXMH TRA command
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A3 [three] View Mode for Trace A
A3 [three]
View Mode for Trace A
Syntax
;
A3
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The A3 command displays Trace A and then stops the sweep if no other traces are active. Trace A does
not get updated with new data.
NOTE
The functions of the command A3 are identical to the VIEW TRA command
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A4 [four] Blank Trace A
A4 [four]
Blank Trace A
Syntax
;
A4
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The A4 command blanks Trace A and stops the sweep if no other traces are active. Trace A is not
updated.
NOTE
The functions of the command A4 are identical to the BLANK TRA command
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ACPALPHA Adjacent Channel Power Alpha Weighting
ACPALPHA
Adjacent Channel Power Alpha Weighting
Syntax
SP
real
;
ACPALPHA
LF
?
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
This command sets the alpha weighting for ACP measurements.
Range: Any real number between 0 and 1
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ACPALTCH Adjacent Channel Power Alternate Channels
ACPALTCH
Adjacent Channel Power Alternate Channels
Syntax
SP
;
ACPALTCH
0
1
LF
2
CR
SP
,
?
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The ACPALTCH command sets the number of alternate channels to be measured by an adjacent channel
power measurement to either 0, 1, or 2. The number of alternate channels is used with the ACPRSLTS
Range:
0, 1, or 2.
0.
Default value:
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ACPBRPER Adjacent Channel Power Burst Period
ACPBRPER
Adjacent Channel Power Burst Period
Syntax
SP
real
;
ACPBRPER
S
MS
US
SC
LF
CR
SP
,
?
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The ACPBRPER command sets the cycle time (period) of the burst RF signal. The cycle time is needed
to set the sweep times when using the peak, two bandwidth, burst power, and gated methods for adjacent
channel power measurements.
NOTE
The N9061A application supports the ACP measurement using the ANALOG
method only and therefore, although the user can set ACPBRPER, it does not do
anything when in RLC mode.
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ACPBRWID Adjacent Channel Power Burst Width
ACPBRWID
Adjacent Channel Power Burst Width
Syntax
SP
real
;
ACPBRWID
S
MS
US
SC
LF
CR
SP
,
?
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The ACPBRWID command sets the on-time (pulse width) of the burst RF signal. The pulse width is
needed to set the gating times when using the gated method for adjacent channel power measurements.
Range
5 μs to 9.5 seconds
NOTE
The N9061A application supports the ACP measurement using the ANALOG
method only and therefore, although the user can set ACPBRWID, it does not do
anything when in RLC mode.
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ACPBW Adjacent Channel Power Bandwidth
ACPBW
Adjacent Channel Power Bandwidth
Syntax
SP
real
;
ACPBW
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
LF
CR
SP
,
UP
DOWN
MZ
GZ
?
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The ACPBW command sets the bandwidth of the channels as an active function for the ACPMEAS
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ACPCOMPUTE Adjacent Channel Power Compute
ACPCOMPUTE
Adjacent Channel Power Compute
Syntax
;
ACPCOMPUTE
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Calculates the ACP of a transmitter based on data on the display. This function does not make a new
measurement before computing. The measurement must have been made with ANALOG or PEAK
method selected so the appropriate data is available for the calculation.
NOTE
The N9061A application supports the ACP measurement using the ANALOG
method only.
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ACPFRQWT Adjacent Channel Power Frequency Weighting
ACPFRQWT
Adjacent Channel Power Frequency Weighting
Syntax
SP
;
ACPFRQWT
RRCOS
OFF
LF
?
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The ACPFRQWT command is used to control the frequency weighting when making an Adjacent
Channel Power measurement. Weighting is not used in the measurement if OFF has been selected.
Root-raised-cosine weighting is selected with the RRCOS parameter.
Default value:
OFF
NOTE
The N9061A application supports the ACP measurement using the ANALOG
method only.
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ACPLOWER Lower Adjacent Channel Power
ACPLOWER
Lower Adjacent Channel Power
Syntax
;
ACPLOWER
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The ACPLOWER query command returns the power ratio result of the Adjacent Channel Power
measurement for the lower frequency channel.
NOTE
The N9061A application supports the ACP measurement using the ANALOG
method only.
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ACPMAX Maximum Adjacent Channel Power
ACPMAX
Maximum Adjacent Channel Power
Syntax
;
ACPMAX
?
LF
CR
SP
,
The ACPMAX query command returns the maximum adjacent channel power of the adjacent channel
power measurement.
NOTE
The N9061A application supports the ACP measurement using the ANALOG
method only.
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ACPMEAS Measure Adjacent Channel Power
ACPMEAS
Measure Adjacent Channel Power
Syntax
;
ACPMEAS
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The ACPMEAS command makes a measurement and calculates the adjacent channel power (ACP) of a
transmitter. The measurement determines the leakage power that is in the channels adjacent to the
carrier. The result is the ratio of the leakage power in the channel adjacent to the total power transmitted
by the transmitter.
NOTE
The N9061A application supports the ACP measurement using the ANALOG
method only.
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ACPMSTATE Adjacent Channel Power Measurement State
ACPMSTATE
Adjacent Channel Power Measurement State
Syntax
SP
;
ACPMSTATE
CURR
DFLT
LF
?
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Sets the parameters of the measurement state to either the default state (determined by the setup) or the
current state. The state parameters that could change between the default state and a current state
include:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Resolution bandwidth
Video bandwidth
Span
Sweep time
Detector mode
Gating parameters
Trigger parameters
Video averaging
Default value:
DFLT
NOTE
The N9061A application supports the ACP measurement using the ANALOG
method only.
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ACPPWRTX Adjacent Channel Power Total Power Transmitted
ACPPWRTX
Adjacent Channel Power Total Power Transmitted
Syntax
;
ACPPWRTX
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The ACPPWRTX query command returns the result of the total power transmitted calculation of the
adjacent channel power measurement. The measurement must be made with the analog or burst power
method selected.
NOTE
The N9061A application supports the ACP measurement using the ANALOG
method only.
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ACPRSLTS Adjacent Channel Power Measurement Results
ACPRSLTS
Adjacent Channel Power Measurement Results
Syntax
;
ACPRSLTS
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Returns an array of power data resulting from an ACP measurement of an RF signal. The number of
alternate channel pairs selected by the ACPALTCH (page 84) command determines the size of the array.
NOTE
The N9061A application supports the ACP measurement using the ANALOG
method only.
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ACPSP Adjacent Channel Power Channel Spacing
ACPSP
Adjacent Channel Power Channel Spacing
Syntax
SP
real
;
ACPSP
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
LF
CR
SP
,
UP
MZ
DOWN
GZ
?
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
NOTE
The N9061A application supports the ACP measurement using the ANALOG
method only.
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ACPT Adjacent Channel Power T Weighting
ACPT
Adjacent Channel Power T Weighting
Syntax
SP
real
;
ACPT
S
MS
US
SC
LF
CR
SP
,
?
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The ACPT command is used to set the T used in weighting for an adjacent channel power measurement.
NOTE
The N9061A application supports the ACP measurement using the ANALOG
method only.
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ACPUPPER Upper Adjacent Channel Power
ACPUPPER
Upper Adjacent Channel Power
Syntax
;
ACPUPPER
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The ACPUPPER query command returns the power ratio result of the adjacent channel power
measurement for the upper frequency channel.
NOTE
The N9061A application supports the ACP measurement using the ANALOG
method only.
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ADJALL LO and IF Adjustments
ADJALL
LO and IF Adjustments
Syntax
;
ADJALL
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The ADJALL command activates the RF local oscillator (LO) and intermediate frequency (IF)
alignment routines. These are the same routines that occur when the analyzer is switched on. They are
also the same routines that are performed when you press System, Alignments, Align Now, All.
Commands following ADJALL are not executed until after the analyzer has finished the alignment
routines.
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AMB A minus B into A
AMB
A minus B into A
Syntax
SP
;
AMB
ON
OFF
LF
SP
1
0
CR
SP
,
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The AMB command subtracts the points in Trace B from the corresponding points in Trace A, and sends
(page 188) command has been executed.
The query command AMB? returns different responses depending on the language being used. The 8560
Series languages return either a 1 or a 0 to indicate the On or Off status.The 8566, 8568 Series languages
all return either ON or OFF.
NOTE
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AMBPL (A minus B) plus Display Line into A
AMBPL
(A minus B) plus Display Line into A
Syntax
8560 series:
SP
;
AMBPL
ON
OFF
LF
SP
1
0
CR
SP
,
?
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
;
AMBPL
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The AMBPL command does a point-by-point subtraction of Trace B from Trace A, and then adds the
display line point values to the difference. The results are sent to Trace A.
The query command AMBPL? returns different responses depending on the language being used.
Query response is either 1 or 0, indicating ON or OFF state for 8560 series, is ON or OFF indicating state
for 8566A/B, 8568A/B.
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ANNOT Annotation
ANNOT
Annotation
Syntax
SP
;
ANNOT
ON
OFF
LF
SP
1
0
CR
SP
,
?
Preset State: ANNOT ON
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The ANNOT command turns on or off all annotation on the analyzer display. Softkey labels are not
affected by this command and remain displayed.
NOTE
The functions of the command ANNOT are identical to the KSo command
commands, KSo and KSp, are only valid when the remote language is either
HP8566A, HP8566B, HP8568A, or HP8568B.
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APB Trace A Plus Trace B to A
APB
Trace A Plus Trace B to A
Syntax
;
APB
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The APB command does a point-by-point addition of Trace A and Trace B, and sends the results to
Trace A. Thus, APB can restore the original trace after an AMB (page 100) or a C2 (page 120) command
has been executed.
NOTE
Note also that the alternative command, KSc, is only valid when the remote
language is either HP8566A, HP8566B, HP8568A, or HP8568B.
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AT Input Attenuation
AT
Input Attenuation
Syntax
8560 Series:
;
SP
SP
number
AT
DB
LF
UP
DN
CR
SP
,
AUTO
MAN
OA
?
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
S
P
number
;
AT
DB
S
P
UP
DN
OA
?
Table 4-2
Item
Description/Default
Range
Number
Any real number or
integer. If the value you
enter is not a valid value
for the analyzer you are
using, it switches
0 to 70 dB specified absolutely
and
1
10 to 70 dB in 10 dB steps
automatically to the
closest valid setting.
Default units are dB.
1. The range is limited to 0 to 60 dB if 8564E/EC or 8565E/EC is selected.
Preset State: 10 dB
Step Increment: 10 dB
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AT Input Attenuation
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Specifies the RF input attenuation.
Although the attenuation level in the X-series of analyzers can be specified using absolute values, you
can never set attenuation below 10 dB using the DOWN steps. This is a safety feature to prevent
inadvertent setting of attenuation to a level that could damage the analyzer.
NOTE
In PXA/MXA, the auto attenuation range is 6-70 dB and in EXA, it is 6-60 dB.
Signal levels above +30 dBm will damage the signal analyzer.
CAUTION
NOTE
You cannot step down below 10 dB. To set levels below 10 dB, you must specify
the attenuation absolutely. For example, to set attenuation to 0 dB, you must use
the command AT 0DB.
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AUNITS Absolute Amplitude Units
AUNITS
Absolute Amplitude Units
Syntax
8560 series
SP
;
AUNITS
AUTO
MAN
DBM
DBMV
DBUV
V
LF
CR
SP
,
W
DM
?
8566A/B, 8568A/B
SP
;
AUNITS
DBM
DBMV
DBUV
V
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Specifies the amplitude readout units for the reference level, the marker, and the display line.
NOTE
If your selected remote language is any of the 8560 Series analyzers, If the
AUNITS setting is AUTO, then a change from log scale (LG) to linear scale (LN)
automatically changes the AUNITS setting. For all other settings, no change to
AUNITS occurs, even when the scale is changed.
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AUNITS Absolute Amplitude Units
NOTE
The functions of the command AUNITS are identical to the commands KSA
these four alternative commands, KSA, KSB, KSC, and KSD are only valid when
the remote language is either HP8566A, HP8566B, HP8568A, or HP8568B.
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AUTOCPL Auto Coupled
AUTOCPL
Auto Coupled
Syntax
;
AUTOCPL
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Sets video bandwidth, resolution bandwidth, input attenuation, sweep time and center frequency
step-size to coupled mode.
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AXB Exchange Trace A and Trace B
AXB
Exchange Trace A and Trace B
Syntax
;
AXB
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
This command exchanges Trace A and Trace B, point by point.
NOTE
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B1 [one] Clear Write for Trace B
B1 [one]
Clear Write for Trace B
Syntax
;
B1
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The B1 command sets Trace B to clear write. That is, it continuously displays any signal present at the
analyzer input. The B1 command initially clears Trace B, setting all elements to zero. The sweep trigger
then signals the start of the sweep, and Trace B is continually updated as the sweep progresses.
Subsequent sweeps send new amplitude information to the display addresses.
NOTE
The functions of the command B1 are identical to the CLRW TRB command
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B2 [two] Maximum Hold for Trace B
B2 [two]
Maximum Hold for Trace B
Syntax
;
B2
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The B2 command updates each trace element with the maximum level detected while the trace is active.
NOTE
The functions of the command B2 are identical to the MXMH TRB command
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B3 [three] View Mode for Trace B
B3 [three]
View Mode for Trace B
Syntax
;
B3
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The B3 command displays Trace B and then stops the sweep if no other traces are active. Trace B does
not get updated.
NOTE
The functions of the command B3 are identical to the VIEW TRB command
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B4 [four] Blank Trace B
B4 [four]
Blank Trace B
Syntax
;
B4
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The B4 command blanks Trace B and stops the sweep if no other traces are active. Trace B is not
updated.
NOTE
The functions of the command B4 are identical to the BLANK TRB command
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BL Trace B minus Display Line to Trace B
BL
Trace B minus Display Line to Trace B
Syntax
;
BL
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The BL command subtracts the display line from Trace B and sends the results to Trace B.
The command BL is calculated differently depending on the language being used; for the 8560 Series the
calculation is performed in units of dBm.
8560 Series
8566A
The calculation is performed in units of dBm.
The calculation is performed in display units.
The calculation is performed in display units.
The calculation is performed in display units.
The calculation is performed in display units.
8566B
8568A
8568B
NOTE
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BLANK Blank Trace
BLANK
Blank Trace
Syntax
8560 Series:
SP
;
BLANK
TRA
TRB
LF
CR
SP
,
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
S
P
;
BLANK
TRA
TRB
TRC
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Blanks Trace 1 or trace 2 and stops taking new data into the specified trace. TRA corresponds to Trace 1
and TRB corresponds to Trace 2.
For information on the trace settings of the X-series analyzers, see Table 4-4, “Legacy Products
NOTE
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BML Trace B Minus Display Line
BML
Trace B Minus Display Line
Syntax
;
BML
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The BML command subtracts the display line from trace B (point by point), and sends the difference to
trace B. Trace B corresponds to Trace 2.
The command BML is calculated differently depending on the language being used; for the 8560 Series
the calculation uses units of dBm.
For the 8566A, HP8566B, HP8568A, HP8568B - the BML command uses display units.
NOTE
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BTC Transfer Trace B to Trace C
BTC
Transfer Trace B to Trace C
Syntax
;
BTC
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The BTC command transfers Trace B data to Trace C
NOTE
Trace C cannot be an active trace. This means that the data in Trace C cannot be
updated as the analyzer sweeps. To ensure that the current settings of the analyzer
are reflected in the data transferred from Trace B to Trace C, you must follow the
four step process below.
•
•
•
Select single sweep mode (S2 or SNGLS command)
Select the desired analyzer settings
Take one complete sweep
•
Transfer the data
NOTE
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BXC Exchange Trace B and Trace C
BXC
Exchange Trace B and Trace C
Syntax
;
BXC
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The BXC command exchanges Trace B data with Trace C data.
NOTE
Trace C must not be an active trace. This means that the data in Trace C cannot be
updated as the analyzer sweeps. To ensure that the current settings of the analyzer
are reflected in the data exchanged between Trace B and Trace C, you must follow
the four step process below.
•
•
•
Select single sweep mode (S2 or SNGLS command)
Select the desired analyzer settings
Take one complete sweep
•
Exchange the data
NOTE
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C1 [one] Set A Minus B Mode Off
C1 [one]
Set A Minus B Mode Off
Syntax
C1
;
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The C1 command turns the A Minus B mode off. That is, it switches off the functionality that was
NOTE
The functions of the command C1 are identical to the AMB OFF command
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C2 [two] A Minus B Into A
C2 [two]
A Minus B Into A
Syntax
;
C2
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The C2 command subtracts the points in Trace B from the corresponding points in Trace A, and sends
the results to Trace A. Thus, if your input signal remains unchanged, C2 can restore the original trace
NOTE
The functions of the command C2 are identical to the AMB ON command
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CA Couple Attenuation
CA
Couple Attenuation
Syntax
;
CA
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
During normal operation, the analyzer’s input attenuation is coupled to the reference level. This coupling
keeps the mixer input at a level such that a continuous wave signal displayed at the reference level is at
or below -10 dBm (or the value specified in the ML command.)
The CA command sets the threshold to -10 dBm (or to the value specified by the ML command
(page 104), which allows levels less than the threshold value at the mixer input.
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CARROFF Carrier Off Power
CARROFF
Carrier Off Power
Syntax
SP
,
;
CARROFF
TRA
TRB
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Measures the average and peak power of the carrier during the portion of time when the power is off
(when it is not within 20 dB of its peak level). The powers are combined to provide a calculation of the
leakage power.
The measurement needs to be in zero span for the measurement to run.
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CARRON Carrier On Power
CARRON
Carrier On Power
Syntax
SP
,
;
CARRON
TRA
TRB
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Measures the average power of the carrier during the portion of time when it is on and within 20 dB of its
peak level.
The measurement needs to be in zero span for the measurement to run.
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CF Center Frequency
CF
Center Frequency
Syntax
SP
real
;
CF
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
LF
CR
SP
,
MZ
GZ
SP
UP
DN
OA
?
Table 4-3
Item
Description/Default
Range
REAL
Any real or integer number.
Default unit is HZ.
Frequency range of the analyzer
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The CF command specifies the value of the center frequency.
The step size depends on whether the frequency has been coupled to the span width using the CS
command (page 135). When coupled, the step size is 10% of the span, or one major graticule division;
NOTE
Although the analyzer allows entry of frequencies not in the specified frequency
range, using frequencies outside the frequency span of the analyzer is not
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CF Center Frequency
recommended and is not warranted to meet specifications.
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CHANNEL Channel Selection
CHANNEL
Channel Selection
Syntax
SP
;
CHANNEL
UP
DN
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Increments or decrements the analyzer center frequency by one channel spacing.
NOTE
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CHANPWR Channel Power
CHANPWR
Channel Power
Syntax
SP
,
real
,
;
CHANPWR
TRA
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
?
TRB
LF
CR
SP
,
MZ
GZ
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Measures the power within the specified channel bandwidth.
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CHPWRBW Channel Power Bandwidth
CHPWRBW
Channel Power Bandwidth
Syntax
SP
real
;
CHPWRBW
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
LF
CR
SP
,
MZ
GZ
?
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Queries or sets the current value of the channel power bandwidth. Channel power can be measured with
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CLRAVG Clear Average
CLRAVG
Clear Average
Syntax
;
CLRAVG
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The CLRAVG command restarts the VAVG command by resetting the number of averaged sweeps to
one. The video averaging routine resets the number of sweeps, but does not stop video averaging. Use
"VAVG OFF;" to stop video averaging.
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CLRW Clear Write
CLRW
Clear Write
Syntax
SP
;
CLRW
TRA
TRB
Preset State: CLRW TRA
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Clears the specified trace and enables trace data acquisition. The CLRW command places the indicated
trace in clear-write mode. Data acquisition begins at the next sweep. (See the TS command (page 344)
for more information about data acquisition.)
TRA corresponds to Trace 1 and TRB corresponds to Trace 2.
NOTE
On the 8560 series, 8566A/B, and 8568A/B analyzers the trace settings are set by the trace mode
parameters, CLRW, VIEW, BLANK, MINH and MAXH and the averaging settings by VAVG. On the
X-series the same settings are set in the Trace/Detector and View/Blank parameters. The following table
describes what the N9061A application sets in the X-series box when the legacy commands for trace
mode and averaging are sent.
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CLRW Clear Write
Table 4-4
Legacy Products command mapping to X-series for trace/detector settings
X-series
Legacy Products
Trace
Averaging Detector Trace/Detector
View/Blank Detector
commands (VAVG)
(DET)
Trace Type
CLRW
CLRW
MXMH
MXMH
MINH
Off
On
Off
On
Off
On
Off
On
Off
On
Normal
Sample
Peak
ClearWrite
On
Last set
Sample
Peak
Trace Average
Max Hold
On
On
Sample
Trace Average
On
Peak
NegPeak Min Hold
On
NegPeak
NegPeak
No change
Sample
No change
Sample
MINH
Sample
Normal
Sample
Normal
Sample
Trace Average
On
VIEW
No change
View
View
Blank
Blank
VIEW
Trace Average
No change
BLANK
BLANK
Trace Average
For example if the 8560 series sends CLRW and the averaging is set to ON, the 8560 series analyzer
detector is automatically set to Sample. The N9061A application sets the X-series instrument trace type
to Trace Average, View/Blank to On and the Detector to Sample.
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CONTS Continuous Sweep
CONTS
Continuous Sweep
Syntax
;
CONTS
LF
CR
SP
,
Preset State: CONTS
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The CONTS command sets the analyzer to continuous sweep mode. In the continuous sweep mode, the
analyzer takes its next sweep as soon as possible after the current sweep (as long as the trigger conditions
are met). A sweep may temporarily be interrupted by data entries made over the remote interface or from
the front panel.
NOTE
The functions of the command CONTS are identical to the S1 command
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COUPLE Input Coupling
COUPLE
Input Coupling
Syntax
SP
;
COUPLE
AC
DC
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The COUPLE command selects AC or DC coupling.
NOTE
When using the X-series analyzers, you must use DC coupling to see calibrated
frequencies of less than 20 MHz. Signals of less than 20 MHz are not calibrated
when using AC coupling on these analyzers.
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CR Couple Resolution Bandwidth
CR
Couple Resolution Bandwidth
Syntax
;
CR
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The CR command couples the resolution bandwidth to the span.
CR command to re-establish coupling after executing an RB command.
NOTE
CR uses the legacy instrument settings for resolution bandwidth only if Mode
Setup > Preferences> Limit RBW/VBW is set to ON.
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CS Couple Frequency Step Size
CS
Couple Frequency Step Size
Syntax
;
CS
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The CS command couples the center frequency step size to the span width so that the step size equals
10% of the span width, or one major graticule division.
CS command to re-establish coupling after an SS command has been executed.
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CT Couple Sweep Time
CT
Couple Sweep Time
Syntax
;
CT
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The CT command couples the sweep time to the span, resolution bandwidth and video bandwidth.
CT command to re-establish coupling after an ST command has been executed.
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CV Couple Video Bandwidth
CV
Couple Video Bandwidth
Syntax
;
CV
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The CV command couples the video bandwidth to the resolution bandwidth.
CV command to re-establish coupling after executing a VB command.
NOTE
CV uses the legacy signal analyzer settings for video bandwidth only if Mode
Setup > Preferences> Limit RBW/VBW is set to ON.
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DA Display Address
DA
Display Address
Syntax
SP
number
;
DA
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The DA command returns the contents of the given display address to the controller
NOTE
This command only supports the use of the DA 1, DA 1025, and DA 3073; these
display addresses contain the trace data and are equivalent to using the commands
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DELMKBW Occupied Power Bandwidth Within Delta Marker
DELMKBW
Occupied Power Bandwidth Within Delta Marker
Syntax
;
SP
,
real
,
DELMKBW
TRA
TRB
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Calculates the OBW with respect to the power between the displayed delta markers. The power between
the displayed markers is then used as the reference, rather than using the total power in the frequency
If the DELMKBW command is used when no marker is active, a delta marker is activated at the center
frequency, and the returned bandwidth is 0. If the active marker is a normal marker when the
DELMKBW command is used, the marker type is changed to delta, and the returned bandwidth is 0.
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DET Detection Mode
DET
Detection Mode
Syntax
SP
;
DET
POS
SMP
LF
NEG
NRM
CR
SP
,
?
Preset State: DET NRM
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The DET command selects the type of analyzer detection (positive-peak, negative peak, sample, normal,
and so on).
POS
enables positive-peak detection, which displays the maximum video signal detected
over a number of instantaneous samples for a particular frequency.
SMP
enables sample detection, which uses the instantaneous video signal value. Video
averaging and noise-level markers, when activated, activate sample detection
automatically.
NEG
enables negative peak detection.
NRM
enables the ‘rosenfell’ detection algorithm that selectively chooses between positive
and negative values.
NOTE
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DL Display Line
Table 4-5
Item
Description/Default
Range
NUMBER
Any real or integer number.
Default units are dBm.
Dependent on the reference level
Preset State: DL OFF
Step Increment: 1 major graticule division
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Defines the level of the display line and displays it on the analyzer screen.
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DLYSWP Delay Sweep
DLYSWP
Delay Sweep
Syntax
SP
number
DLYSWP
;
US
MS
SC
S
LF
CR
SP
,
SP
SP
ON
OFF
1
0
?
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Delays the start of the sweep until the specified time after the trigger event has elapsed.
NOTE
A query response of 0 indicates that DLYSWP is switched off.
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DONE Done
DONE
Done
Syntax
;
DONE
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Allows you to determine when the analyzer has parsed a list of analyzer commands and has executed all
commands prior to and including DONE. The DONE command returns a value of “1” when all
commands in a command string or command list have been completed.
synchronizing function since the command list execution begins after the sweep has been completed.
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E1[one] Peak Marker
E1[one]
Peak Marker
Syntax
;
E1
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The E1 command positions the marker at the signal peak.
NOTE
The functions of the E1 command are identical to MKPK (no secondary keyword)
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E2 [two] Marker to Center Frequency
E2 [two]
Marker to Center Frequency
Syntax
;
E2
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The E2 command positions the marker on the screen at the center frequency position.
NOTE
marker, the function of E2 centers the active marker to the center frequency on the
analyzer screen.
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E3 [three] Delta Marker Step Size
E3 [three]
Delta Marker Step Size
Syntax
;
E3
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The E3 command establishes the center frequency step size as being the frequency difference between
the delta marker and the active marker.
NOTE
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E4 [four] Marker to Reference Level
E4 [four]
Marker to Reference Level
Syntax
;
E4
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The E4 command moves the active marker to the reference level.
NOTE
delta Maker mode.
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EDITDONE Edit Done
EDITDONE
Edit Done
Syntax
;
EDITDONE
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
This command is used at the completion of limit-line editing within the EDITLIML command.
During the limit line commands beginning with EDITLIML and ending with EDITDONE, you can enter
the limit line data.
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ERR Error
ERR
Error
Syntax
;
ERR
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The ERR command returns a list of three-digit error codes if errors are present. A code of “0” means that
there are no errors present. Executing ERR? clears all GPIB errors.
If a command is a valid legacy command but not accepted by the N9061A application, no error message
is generated and the response to ERR? is 0. However, if logging is enabled, the N9061A application
command log registers a “Cmd not Supported” error.
If a command is not a valid legacy command, a command error is generated; CMD ERR is displayed on
the front panel and the response to ERR? is 112. If logging is enabled then Cmd Error is written to the
command error log.
Table 4-6
Error Code
Description
CMD ERR
112
Error codes are provided in RLC mode for some X-series errors such as external reference, hardware and
alignment errors. The X-series error codes are translated to 8560 series error codes so that an error query
returns the legacy instrument error code. To review the error via the front panel, select the System
hardkey and then select Show > Errors. The following table shows the X-series error codes and the
translated value.
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ERR Error
Table 4-7
X-series
error code
Description
8560 series Description
error code
40
42
44
46
48
50
TG Alignment Failure
RF Alignment Failure
IF Alignment Failure
LO Alignment Failure
ADC Alignment Failure
758
758
758
758
758
758
SYSTEM: Unknown system error
SYSTEM: Unknown system error
SYSTEM: Unknown system error
SYSTEM: Unknown system error
SYSTEM: Unknown system error
SYSTEM: Unknown system error
FM Demod Alignment
Failure
54
Extended Align Failure
Sum
758
758
758
SYSTEM: Unknown system error
SYSTEM: Unknown system error
SYSTEM: Unknown system error
71
Characterize Preselector
Failure
-200.3310
Execution Error;
Preselector Centering
failed
503
505
Frequency Reference
Unlocked
336
336
10 MHz Ref Cal oscillator failed to lock
when going to internal 10 MHz
reference.
2nd LO Unlocked
10 MHz Ref Cal oscillator failed to lock
when going to internal 10 MHz
reference.
509
513
515
LO Unlocked
300
450
336
YTO UNL: YTO (1st LO) phase-locked
loop (PLL) is unlocked.
IF Synthesizer Unlocked
IF SYSTM: IF hardware failure. Check
other error messages.
Calibration Oscillator
Unlocked
10 MHz Ref: Cal oscillator failed to lock
when going to internal 10 MHz
reference
521
External Ref missing or
out of range
905,333
EXT REF: Unable to lock cal oscillator
when set to external reference. Check
that the external reference is within
tolerance.
600 UNLK: 600 MHz reference
oscillator PLL is unlocked
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EX Exchange Trace A and Trace B
EX
Exchange Trace A and Trace B
Syntax
;
EX
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
This command exchanges Trace A and Trace B, point by point.
NOTE
The functions of the EX command are identical to the AXB command
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FA Start Frequency
FA
Start Frequency
Syntax
SP
real
;
FA
HZ
KHZ
LF
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
CR
SP
,
MZ
GZ
SP
UP
DN
OA
?
Table 4-8
Item
Description/Default
Range
REAL
Any real or integer number.
Default unit is Hz.
Frequency range of the analyzer
Step Increment: Frequency span divided by 10
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The FA command specifies the start frequency value. The start frequency is equal to the center
frequency minus (the span divided by two) (FA = CF − SP/2). Changing the start frequency changes the
center frequency and span.
NOTE
The OA parameter only returns the current value to the controller. It does not set
the active function to the start frequency.
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FB Stop Frequency
FB
Stop Frequency
Syntax
SP
real
;
FB
HZ
KHZ
LF
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
CR
SP
,
MZ
GZ
SP
UP
DN
OA
?
Table 4-9
Item
Description/Default
Range
Frequency range of the analyzer
REAL
Any real or integer number.
Default unit is Hz.
Step Increment: Frequency span divided by 10
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The FB command specifies the stop frequency value. The stop frequency is equal to the center frequency
plus the span divided by two (FB = CF + SP/2). Changing the stop frequency changes the center
frequency and span.
NOTE
The OA parameter only returns the current value to the controller. It does not set
the active function to the stop frequency.
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FDSP Frequency Display Off
FDSP
Frequency Display Off
Syntax
SP
;
FDSP
OFF
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The FDSP command turns the frequency annotation OFF.
NOTE
It is not possible enable or disable the frequency annotation alone, leaving other
annotation unaffected. Thus, the FDSP command behaves in the same way as
annotation, sending the ANNOT ON command does not re-enable the display
annotation. The display annotation is only displayed by sending the IP (page 178)
command.
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FOFFSET Frequency Offset
FOFFSET
Frequency Offset
Syntax
SP
real
;
FOFFSET
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
LF
CR
SP
,
MZ
GZ
SP
UP
DN
OA
?
Table 4-10
Item
Description/Default
Range
REAL
Any real or integer number.
Default unit is Hz.
Preset State: 0 Hz
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The FOFFSET command selects a value that offsets the frequency scale for all absolute frequency
readouts (for example, center frequency). Relative values such as span and marker delta are not offset.
When an offset is in effect, it is displayed beneath the bottom graticule line on the analyzer screen.
Execute “FOFFSET 0;” or “IP;” to turn off the offset.
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FOFFSET Frequency Offset
NOTE
The functions of the FOFFSET command are identical to the KSV command
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FPKA Fast Preselector Peak
FPKA
Fast Preselector Peak
Syntax
;
FPKA
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8566A/B
Description
The FPKA command automatically adjusts the preselector frequency to yield the greatest signal level at
the active marker. The FPKA command peaks the preselector faster than the preselector-peak command,
PP Although this command can be executed in all frequency spans, it performs best when the instrument
is in zero span. Use the standard preselector peak for all other frequency spans. The FPKA command
also returns the amplitude value of active marker.
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FREF Frequency Reference
FREF
Frequency Reference
Syntax
SP
;
FREF
INT
EXT
LF
?
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The FREF command specifies whether an external source or an internal source is being used.
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FS Full Span
FS
Full Span
Syntax
;
FS
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
8560 series: The FS command sets the frequency span of the analyzer to full span. Resolution
bandwidth, video bandwidth, and sweep time are all set to auto-coupled.
8566A/B, 8568A/B: The FS command does an instrument preset, then sets the low band.
NOTE
NOTE
Whenever the frequency range of the analyzer you are using does not match the
remote language’s own range, the span is limited by the capabilities of the
replacement analyzer. The tables on the following pages list the frequency ranges
for all the supported remote languages when running on any of Agilent’s X-series
analyzers.
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FS Full Span
Table 4-11
PXA Series - Frequency Ranges Set by the FS Command
N9030A-503
N9030A-508
N9030A-513
N9030A-526
Remote
Language
Frequency Range
Frequency Range
Frequency Range
Frequency Range
8560E/EC
8561E/EC
8562E/EC
8563E/EC
8564E/EC
8565E/EC
8566A
0 Hz - 2.9 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.9 GHz
0 Hz - 6.5 GHz
0 Hz - 8.4 GHz
0 Hz - 8.4 GHz
0 Hz - 8.4 GHz
0 Hz - 8.4 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.9 GHz
0 Hz - 6.5 GHz
0 Hz - 13.2 GHz
0 Hz - 13.6 GHz
0 Hz - 13.6 GHz
0 Hz - 13.6 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.9 GHz
0 Hz - 6.5 GHz
0 Hz - 13.2 GHz
0 Hz - 27.0 GHz
0 Hz - 27.0 GHz
0 Hz - 27.0 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
8566B
8568A
8568B
Table 4-12
MXA Series - Frequency Ranges Set by the FS Command
N9020A-503
N9020A-508
N9020A-513
N9020A-526
Remote
Language
Frequency Range
Frequency Range
Frequency Range
Frequency Range
8560E/EC
8561E/EC
8562E/EC
8563E/EC
8564E/EC
8565E/EC
8566A
0 Hz - 2.9 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.9 GHz
0 Hz - 6.5 GHz
0 Hz - 8.4 GHz
0 Hz - 8.4 GHz
0 Hz - 8.4 GHz
0 Hz - 8.4 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.9 GHz
0 Hz - 6.5 GHz
0 Hz - 13.2 GHz
0 Hz - 13.6 GHz
0 Hz - 13.6 GHz
0 Hz - 13.6 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.9 GHz
0 Hz - 6.5 GHz
0 Hz - 13.2 GHz
0 Hz - 27.0 GHz
0 Hz - 27.0 GHz
0 Hz - 27.0 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
8566B
8568A
8568B
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FS Full Span
Table 4-13
EXA Series - Frequency Ranges Set by the FS Command
N9010A-503
N9010A-507
N9010A-513
N9010A-526
Remote
Language
Frequency Range
Frequency Range
Frequency Range
Frequency Range
8560E/EC
8561E/EC
8562E/EC
8563E/EC
8564E/EC
8565E/EC
8566A
0 Hz - 2.9 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 3.6 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.9 GHz
0 Hz - 6.5 GHz
0 Hz - 7.0 GHz
0 Hz - 7.0 GHz
0 Hz - 7.0 GHz
0 Hz - 7.0 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.9 GHz
0 Hz - 6.5 GHz
0 Hz - 13.2 GHz
0 Hz - 13.6 GHz
0 Hz - 13.6 GHz
0 Hz - 13.6 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.9 GHz
0 Hz - 6.5 GHz
0 Hz - 13.2 GHz
0 Hz - 27.0 GHz
0 Hz - 27.0 GHz
0 Hz - 27.0 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 2.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
0 Hz - 1.5 GHz
8566B
8568A
8568B
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GATE Gate
GATE
Gate
Syntax
SP
;
GATE
ON
OFF
LF
SP
1
0
CR
SP
,
?
Preset State: GATE OFF
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Turns the time-gating function on or off. When the time-gating function is turned on, the analyzer
activates the time gate circuitry according to the parameters controlled by gate length (GL), gate delay
(GD) and the gate trigger input.
The query command GATE? returns different responses depending on the language being used.
8560 Series
Query response is either 1 or 0, indicating ON or OFF state.
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GATECTL Gate Control
GATECTL
Gate Control
Syntax
;
SP
GATECTL
EDGE
LEVEL
LF
?
CR
SP
,
Preset State: GATECTL EDGE
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Selects between the edge and level mode for time gate function. In the edge mode, a specified trigger
edge starts the gate delay timer that in turn starts the gate length timer. In the level mode, the gate follows
the trigger input level. The gate delay timer (GD) and the gate time length (GL) are operational in the
edge mode, but not in the level mode.
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GD Gate Delay
GD
Gate Delay
Syntax
SP
real
;
GD
US
MS
LF
SC
S
CR
SP
,
SP
UP
DN
OA
?
Preset State: 3 μs
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Sets the delay time from when the gate trigger occurs to when the gate is turned on. GD only applies if
GATECTL is set to EDGE.
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GL Gate Length
GL
Gate Length
Syntax
SP
real
;
GL
US
MS
LF
SC
S
CR
SP
,
SP
UP
DN
OA
?
Preset State: 1 μs
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Sets the length of time the time gate is turned on. GL only applies if GATECTL is set to EDGE.
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GP Gate Polarity
GP
Gate Polarity
Syntax
SP
;
GP
NEG
POS
LF
?
CR
SP
,
Preset State: GP POS
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Sets the polarity (positive or negative) for the gate trigger. If the gate control (GATECTL) is in the edge
mode, the gate delay timer can be triggered on either a positive or negative edge of the trigger input. If
the gate control is in level mode and positive is selected, the gate is on when the trigger input is high. If
the gate control is in level mode and negative is selected, the gate is on when the trigger is low.
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GRAT Graticule
GRAT
Graticule
Syntax
SP
;
GRAT
ON
OFF
LF
SP
1
0
CR
SP
,
?
Preset State: GRAT ON
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Turns the graticule on or off.
NOTE
The functions of the GRAT command are identical to the KSm command
The query command GRAT? returns different responses depending on the language being used.
8560 Series
8566A
For Phoenix2 cut sentence above and paste here
Query response is either ON or OFF.
Query response is either ON or OFF.
Query response is either ON or OFF.
Query response is either ON or OFF.
8566B
8568A
8568B
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HD Hold Data Entry
HD
Hold Data Entry
Syntax
;
HD
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Disables data entry via the analyzer numeric keypad, knob, or step keys. The active function readout is
blanked, and any active function is deactivated.
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I1 [one] Set RF Coupling to DC
I1 [one]
Set RF Coupling to DC
Syntax
;
I1
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8568A/B
Description
The I1 [one] command sets the RF coupling to DC.
The tables below list the frequency specifications for all X-Series analyzers for both DC and AC
coupling.
Table 4-14
8568A/B Analyzer Frequency Coupling Specifications
DC Coupled Range
AC Coupled Range
Analyzer Model
Min. Freq.
Max. Freq.
Min. Freq.
Max. Freq.
8568A/B
100 Hz
1.5 GHz
100 kHz
1.5 GHz
Table 4-15
EXA Series Analyzer Frequency Coupling Specifications
DC Coupled Range
AC Coupled Range
Analyzer Model
(N9010A)
Min. Freq. Max. Freq. Min. Freq. Max. Freq.
Option 503
Option 507
Option 513
9 kHz
9 kHz
9 kHz
3.6 GHz
7.0 GHz
13.6 GHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
3.6 GHz
7.0 GHz
13.6 GHz
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I1 [one] Set RF Coupling to DC
Table 4-15
EXA Series Analyzer Frequency Coupling Specifications
DC Coupled Range
AC Coupled Range
Analyzer Model
(N9010A)
Min. Freq. Max. Freq. Min. Freq. Max. Freq.
Option 526
9 kHz
26.5 GHz
10 MHz
26.5 GHz
Table 4-16
MXA Series Analyzer Frequency Coupling Specifications
DC Coupled Range
AC Coupled Range
Analyzer Model
(N9020A)
Min. Freq. Max. Freq. Min. Freq. Max. Freq.
Option 503
Option 508
Option 513
Option 526
20 Hz
20 Hz
20 Hz
20 Hz
3.6 GHz
8.4 GHz
13.6 GHz
26.5 GHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
3.6 GHz
8.4 GHz
13.6 GHz
26.5 GHz
Table 4-17
PXA Series Analyzer Frequency Coupling Specifications
DC Coupled Range
AC Coupled Range
Analyzer Model
(N9030A)
Min. Freq. Max. Freq. Min. Freq. Max. Freq.
Option 503
Option 508
Option 513
Option 526
3 Hz
3 Hz
3 Hz
3 Hz
3.6 GHz
8.4 GHz
13.6 GHz
26.5 GHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
3.6 GHz
8.4 GHz
13.6 GHz
26.5 GHz
NOTE
The X-Series analyzers only have a single RF input port.
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I2 [two] Set RF Coupling to AC
I2 [two]
Set RF Coupling to AC
Syntax
;
I2
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8568A/B
Description
The I2 [two] command sets the RF coupling to AC.
The tables below list the frequency specifications for all X-Series analyzers for both DC and AC
coupling.
Table 4-18
8568A/B Analyzer Frequency Coupling Specifications
DC Coupled Range
AC Coupled Range
Analyzer Model
Min. Freq.
Max. Freq.
Min. Freq.
Max. Freq.
8568A/B
100 Hz
1.5 GHz
100 kHz
1.5 GHz
Table 4-19
EXA Series Analyzer Frequency Coupling Specifications
DC Coupled Range
AC Coupled Range
Analyzer Model
(N9010A)
Min. Freq. Max. Freq. Min. Freq. Max. Freq.
Option 503
Option 507
Option 513
9 kHz
9 kHz
9 kHz
3.6 GHz
7.0 GHz
13.6 GHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
3.6 GHz
7.0 GHz
13.6 GHz
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I2 [two] Set RF Coupling to AC
Table 4-19
EXA Series Analyzer Frequency Coupling Specifications
DC Coupled Range
AC Coupled Range
Analyzer Model
(N9010A)
Min. Freq. Max. Freq. Min. Freq. Max. Freq.
Option 526
9 kHz
26.5 GHz
10 MHz
26.5 GHz
Table 4-20
MXA Series Analyzer Frequency Coupling Specifications
DC Coupled Range
AC Coupled Range
Analyzer Model
(N9020A)
Min. Freq. Max. Freq. Min. Freq. Max. Freq.
Option 503
Option 508
Option 513
Option 526
20 Hz
20 Hz
20 Hz
20 Hz
3.6 GHz
8.4 GHz
13.6 GHz
26.5 GHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
3.6 GHz
8.4 GHz
13.6 GHz
26.5 GHz
Table 4-21
PXA Series Analyzer Frequency Coupling Specifications
DC Coupled Range
AC Coupled Range
Analyzer Model
(N9030A)
Min. Freq. Max. Freq. Min. Freq. Max. Freq.
Option 503
Option 508
Option 513
Option 526
3 Hz
3 Hz
3 Hz
3 Hz
3.6 GHz
8.4 GHz
13.6 GHz
26.5 GHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
3.6 GHz
8.4 GHz
13.6 GHz
26.5 GHz
NOTE
The X-Series analyzers only have a single RF input port.
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ID Identify
ID
Identify
Syntax
;
ID
?
SP
LF
OA
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The ID command returns the current remote language to the controller (for example, “HP8563E”).
The response value is determined by your remote language selection. This is configured via the
front-panel menu selection in Mode Setup when in RLC mode. The remote language selection can also
be set using the SCPI command SYSTem:LANGuage.
ID? also works when you are not in RLC mode. In this case the instrument model number is returned.
The string that is returned is identical to the second field of text that is returned from the *IDN?
command.
For more information see:
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IP Instrument Preset
IP
Instrument Preset
Syntax
;
IP
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Performs an instrument preset, setting the analyzer back to its factory settings. IP does not affect the
contents of any data or trace registers or stored preselector data. IP does not clear the input or output data
buffers on the 8560-series analyzers, but does clear them on the 8566A/B, 8568A/B.
Instrument preset automatically occurs when you turn on the analyzer. IP is a good starting point for
many measurement processes. When IP is executed remotely, the analyzer does not necessarily execute a
complete sweep, however. You should execute a take sweep (TS) to ensure that the trace data is valid
after an IP.
The N9061A application executes this command after any language switch on the X-Series analyzer.
NOTE
NOTE
If the external amplifier gain has been set, executing an IP command does not reset
this value. This is to protect the analyzer.
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KS, Mixer Level
KS,
Mixer Level
Syntax
SP
real
;
KS,
DM
MV
UV
OA
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KS, command specifies the maximum signal level that is applied to the input mixer for a signal that
is equal to or below the reference level.
The effective mixer level is equal to the reference level minus the input attenuator setting. When KS, is
activated, the effective mixer level can be set from -10 dBm to -70 dBm in 10 dB steps.
As the reference level is changed, the coupled input attenuator automatically changes to limit the
maximum signal at the mixer input to your specified setting for signals less than or equal to the reference
level.
NOTE
NOTE
If the external amplifier gain has been set, executing an IP command will not reset
this value. This is to protect the analyzer.
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KS= 8566A/B: Automatic Preselector Tracking 8568A/B: Marker Counter Resolution
KS=
8566A/B: Automatic Preselector Tracking
8568A/B: Marker Counter Resolution
Syntax
SP
real
;
KS=
HZ
KZ
MZ
GZ
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
8566A/B: Use the KS= command to reinstate automatic preselector tracking after KS/ has been
executed. Normally, the center of the preselector filter automatically tracks signal responses in the four
frequency bands of the 2 to 22 GHz range.
The KS/ command allows manual adjustment of the preselector tracking and the X-Series analyzers can
swallow this command with no action.
8568A/B: Specifies the resolution of the marker frequency counter.
NOTE
For 8568A/B, the functions of the KS= command are identical to the MKFCR
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KS( Lock Registers
KS(
Lock Registers
Syntax
;
KS(
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KS( command secures the contents of registers one through six. When the registers are secured, the
SV and SAVE commands cannot save more instrument states in the registers, but instead write "SAVE
LOCK" on the analyzer display. To save an instrument state in a locked register, first execute KS) to
unlock the registers.
The recall function of the analyzer is not affected by this function.
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KSA Amplitude in dBm
KSA
Amplitude in dBm
Syntax
;
KSA
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSA command sets the amplitude readout (reference level, marker, display line and threshold) to
dBm units.
NOTE
The functions of the KSA command are identical to the AUNITS DBM command
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KSa Normal Detection
KSa
Normal Detection
Syntax
;
KSa
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSa command selects normal input detection. That is, it enables the ‘rosenfell’ detection algorithm
that selectively chooses between positive and negative values.
NOTE
The functions of the KSa command are identical to the DET NRM command
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KSB Amplitude in dBmV
KSB
Amplitude in dBmV
Syntax
;
KSB
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSB command sets the amplitude readout (reference level, marker, display line and threshold) to
dBmV units.
NOTE
The functions of the KSB command are identical to the AUNITS DBMV
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KSb Positive Peak Detection
KSb
Positive Peak Detection
Syntax
;
KSb
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSb command enables positive peak input detection for displaying trace information. Trace
elements are only updated when the detected signal level is greater than the previous signal level.
NOTE
The functions of the KSb command are identical to the DET POS command
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KSC Amplitude in dBuV
KSC
Amplitude in dBuV
Syntax
;
KSC
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSC command sets the amplitude readout (reference level, marker, display line and threshold) to
dBuV units.
NOTE
The functions of the KSC command are identical to the AUNITS DBUV command
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KSc A Plus B to A
KSc
A Plus B to A
Syntax
;
KSc
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSc command does a point-by-point addition of Trace A and Trace B, and sends the results to Trace
A. Thus, if your input signal remains unchanged, KSc can restore the original trace after an AMB or a C2
command has been executed.
NOTE
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KSD Amplitude in Volts
KSD
Amplitude in Volts
Syntax
;
KSD
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSD command sets the amplitude readout (reference level, marker, display line and threshold) to
voltage units.
NOTE
The functions of the KSD command are identical to the AUNITS V command
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KSd Negative Peak Detection
KSd
Negative Peak Detection
Syntax
;
KSd
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSd command selects negative-peak input detection for displaying trace information. Each trace
element is updated with the minimum value detected during the sweep.
NOTE
The functions of the command KSd are identical to the DET NEG command
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KSE Title Mode
KSE
Title Mode
Syntax
char
real
terminator
;
KSE
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSE command activates the title mode, writing a message to the top line of the display.
NOTE
The only characters that the N9061A application accepts as a terminator are the
‘@’ character and the carriage return.
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KSe Sample Detection
KSe
Sample Detection
Syntax
;
KSe
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSe command selects sample input detection for displaying trace information.
NOTE
The functions of the command KSe are identical to the DET SMP command
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KSG Video Averaging On
KSG
Video Averaging On
Syntax
average
length
SP
;
KSG
ON
OA
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSG command enables video averaging. The averaged trace is displayed in Trace A.
If video averaging is off when either KSG? or KSG OA is sent to the instrument, video averaging is
turned on and the current average count is returned to the controller.
NOTE
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KSg Display Off
KSg
Display Off
Syntax
;
KSg
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSg command turns the analyzer’s display Off.
NOTE
On the legacy spectrum analyzers, this command turned the CRT beam power off
to avoid unnecessary wear on the CRT. Although this command is supported,
displays used on the X-Series analyzers have a much longer life than the CRTs
used in the legacy spectrum analyzers.
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KSh Display On
KSh
Display On
Syntax
;
KSh
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSh command turns the analyzer’s display On.
NOTE
On the early models of spectrum analyzers, CRT beam power was often switched
Off to prevent wear of the CRT. This command (KSh) was used to turn the CRT
beam power on again. Although this command is supported, displays used on the
X-Series analyzers have a much longer life than the CRTs used in the legacy
spectrum analyzers.
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KSi Exchange Trace B and Trace C
KSi
Exchange Trace B and Trace C
Syntax
;
KSi
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSi command exchanges Trace B data with Trace C data.
NOTE
Trace C cannot be an active trace. This means that the data in Trace C cannot be
updated as the analyzer sweeps. To ensure that the current settings of the analyzer
are reflected in the data exchanged between Trace B and Trace C, you must follow
the four step process below.
•
•
•
Select the desired analyzer settings
•
Exchange the data
NOTE
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KSj View Trace C
KSj
View Trace C
Syntax
;
KSj
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSj command displays Trace C.
NOTE
The functions of the command KSj are identical to the VIEW TRC command
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KSK Marker to Next Peak
KSK
Marker to Next Peak
Syntax
;
KSK
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
If there is a marker on the screen, the KSK command moves this marker to the next signal peak of lower
amplitude.
NOTE
The functions of the KSK command are similar to the MKPK NH command
(page 255), except that KSK does not take into account the marker peak threshold
value or the marker peak excursion value. For more details on marker peak
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KSk Blank Trace C
KSk
Blank Trace C
Syntax
;
KSk
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSj command blanks Trace C.
NOTE
The functions of the command KSk are identical to the BLANK TRC command
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KSL Marker Noise Off
KSL
Marker Noise Off
Syntax
;
KSL
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSL command disables the noise density function which displays the RMS noise density at the
marker. KSL does not blank the marker.
NOTE
The functions of the KSL command are identical to the MKNOISE OFF command
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Programming Commands
KSl Transfer Trace B to Trace C
KSl
Transfer Trace B to Trace C
Syntax
;
KSl
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSl command transfers Trace B data to Trace C
NOTE
Trace C cannot be an active trace. This means that the data in Trace C cannot be
updated as the analyzer sweeps. To ensure that the current settings of the analyzer
are reflected in the data transferred from Trace B to Trace C, you must follow the
four step process below.
•
•
•
Select the desired analyzer settings
•
Transfer the data
NOTE
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KSM Marker Noise On
KSM
Marker Noise On
Syntax
;
KSM
?
OA
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSM command displays the noise density at the marker. The noise density is normalized to a 1Hz
bandwidth.
NOTE
The functions of the KSM command are identical to the MKNOISE ON command
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Programming Commands
KSN Marker Minimum
KSN
Marker Minimum
Syntax
;
KSN
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSN command moves the marker to the minimum value detected.
NOTE
The functions of the KSN command are identical to the MKMIN command
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Programming Commands
KSO Marker Span
KSO
Marker Span
Syntax
;
KSO
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
When the delta marker is on and the KSO command is executed, the left marker specifies the start
frequency, and the right marker specifies the stop frequency. If the delta marker is off, the command
does nothing.
NOTE
NOTE
If the active marker is not a delta marker, there is no change in its position.
The functions of the KSO command are identical to the MKSP command
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KSo Annotation Off
KSo
Annotation Off
Syntax
;
KSo
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSo command blanks the annotation on the analyzer display.
NOTE
The functions of the command KSo are identical to the ANNOT OFF command
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Programming Commands
KSp Annotation On
KSp
Annotation On
Syntax
;
KSp
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSp command activates the annotation on the analyzer display.
NOTE
The functions of the command KSp are identical to the ANNOT ON command
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Programming Commands
KST Fast Preset
KST
Fast Preset
Syntax
;
KST
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Performs an instrument preset, setting the analyzer back to its factory settings.
NOTE
There is no fast preset for X-Series analyzers. Instead, the Code Compatibility
software performs an instrument preset (IP) when the KST command is issued.
The functions of the command KST are therefore identical to the IP command
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Programming Commands
KSV Frequency Offset
KSV
Frequency Offset
Syntax
SP
real
;
KSV
HZ
KZ
MZ
GZ
OA
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSV command allows you to specify a value that offsets the frequency scale for all absolute
frequency readouts, for example, center frequency. Relative values, for example, span and delta marker,
are not offset.
NOTE
The functions of the KSV command are identical to the FOFFSET command
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KSx External Trigger
KSx
External Trigger
Syntax
;
KSx
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSx command activates the normal external trigger mode. When the KSx command is executed, the
RF input signal is only displayed when the external trigger level exceeds the trigger threshold level.
NOTE
If an 8566A/B or an 8568A/B analyzer is in zero span and the sweep time is less
than 20 msec, the display only gets refreshed when a fresh trace has been taken.
This can cause the displayed trace to flicker.
In the N9061A application of X-Series analyzers, all traces are displayed
continuously, so all traces are therefore free of flicker.
NOTE
The functions of the command KSx are identical to the TM EXT command
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KSy Video Trigger
KSy
Video Trigger
Syntax
;
KSy
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSy command activates the normal video trigger mode. When the KSy command is executed, the
RF input signal is only displayed when the video trigger signal, which is internally triggered off the input
signal, exceeds the trigger threshold level.
NOTE
If an 8566A/B or an 8568A/B analyzer is in zero span and the sweep time is less
than 20 msec, the display only gets refreshed when a fresh trace has been taken.
This can cause the displayed trace to flicker.
In the N9061A application of X-Series analyzers, all traces are displayed
continuously, so all traces are therefore free of flicker.
NOTE
The functions of the command KSy are identical to the TM VID command
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KSZ Reference Level Offset
KSZ
Reference Level Offset
Syntax
SP
real
;
KSZ
DM
MV
UV
OA
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The KSZ command offsets all amplitude readouts on the display but without affecting the trace. Note the
8566A/B only supports unit DM.
Once activated, the KSZ command displays the amplitude offset on the left side of the screen.
Entering KSZ 0 or presetting the spectrum analyzer eliminates an amplitude offset.
NOTE
The functions of the KSZ command are identical to the ROFFSET command
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LF Low Frequency Preset
LF
Low Frequency Preset
Syntax
;
LF
Legacy Products
8566A/B
Description
Performs a low frequency preset. That is, it selects a Start Frequency of 0 Hz and a Stop Frequency of
2.5 GHz, a Reference Level of 0dBm, and sets all coupled functions to automatic.
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LG Logarithmic Scale
LG
Logarithmic Scale
Syntax
SP
SP
number
;
LG
DB
DM
LF
UP
DN
OA
CR
SP
,
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Specifies the amplitude (vertical graticule divisions) as logarithmic units, without changing the reference
level. The integer ranges vary between the different remote languages. The following table lists the
ranges for each remote language.
Table 4-22
Integer Range using the
Remote Language
LG Command
8560E/EC
8561E/EC
8562E/EC
8563E/EC
8564E/EC
8565E/EC
8566A
1, 2, 5, and 10
1, 2, 5, and 10
1, 2, 5, and 10
1, 2, 5, and 10
1, 2, 5, and 10
1, 2, 5, and 10
1, 2, 5, and 10
1, 2, 5, and 10
1, 2, 5, and 10
8566B
8568A
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LG Logarithmic Scale
Table 4-22
Integer Range using the
LG Command
Remote Language
8568B
1, 2, 5, and 10
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Programming Commands
LIMF Limit Line Frequency Value
LIMF
Limit Line Frequency Value
Syntax
SP
number
;
LIMF
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
LF
CR
SP
,
MZ
GZ
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The LIMF command is used to enter a frequency value for a limit-line segment.
NOTE
The response to the query command LIMF? is not supported by N9061A.
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LIMIFAIL Limits Failed
LIMIFAIL
Limits Failed
Syntax
;
LIMIFAIL
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The LIMIFAIL command returns a number between 0 and 3 which specifies whether the active trace
passed or failed the upper and lower limit line tests. The meanings of the returned numbers are shown
below.
Table 4-23
Results of the LIMIFAIL Command
Result
Meaning
0
1
2
3
The active trace passed both the upper and the lower limit tests.
The active trace failed the lower limit test.
The active trace failed the upper limit test.
The active trace failed both the upper and the lower limit tests.
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LN Linear Scale
LN
Linear Scale
Syntax
;
LN
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Scales the amplitude (vertical graticule divisions) proportional to the input voltage, without changing the
reference level. The bottom line of the graticule represents 0 V.
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M2 [two] Marker Normal
M2 [two]
Marker Normal
Syntax
SP
real
;
M2
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
LF
CR
SP
,
GHZ
KZ
MZ
GZ
S
SP
UP
DN
OA
MS
US
SC
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The M2 [two] command moves the active marker to the marker frequency. If the active marker type is
not currently normal (for example, if it is delta), the M2 command changes it to a normal marker.
NOTE
NOTE
If the active marker has not been declared with MKACT, a normal marker is
turned on and this active marker is assumed to be marker number 1 [one].
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M3 [three] Delta Marker
M3 [three]
Delta Marker
Syntax
SP
real
;
M3
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
LF
CR
SP
,
GHZ
KZ
MZ
GZ
S
SP
UP
DN
OA
MS
US
SC
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The M3 [three] command computes the frequency and amplitude difference between the active marker
and the delta (or difference) marker.
If a delta marker is not displayed on the screen, the M3 command places one at the specified frequency
or on the right hand edge of the display. If an active marker is not displayed on the screen, the M3
command places an active marker at the center of the screen.
NOTE
NOTE
The active marker is the number 1 marker unless otherwise specified by the
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M4 [four] Marker Zoom
M4 [four]
Marker Zoom
Syntax
SP
real
;
M4
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
MZ
GZ
S
SP
UP
DN
OA
MS
US
SC
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The M4 [four] command, when specifying either the UP or DN parameter, increases or decreases the
frequency span by one step. When specifying a numeric value, the M4 command moves the markers
horizontal (X) position to the specified position in frequency or time.
NOTE
The OA option only returns the current value to the controller; it does not set the
active function to the active marker.
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MA Marker Amplitude Output
MA
Marker Amplitude Output
Syntax
;
MA
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The MA command returns the amplitude level of the active marker if the marker is on the screen. If both
the active marker and the delta marker are displayed, the MA command returns the amplitude difference
between the two markers.
The format of the returned data when using the MKA command is dependent on the currently set trace
data format (refer to TDF, MDS, O1, O2, O3, or O4) when the selected remote language 8566.
8560 Series: The marker amplitude is always returned as an ASCII value (TDF P).
NOTE
The functions of the MA command are identical to the MKA command
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MC0 [zero] Marker Frequency Counter Off
MC0 [zero]
Marker Frequency Counter Off
Syntax
;
MC0
Legacy Products
8568A/B
Description
The MC0 [zero] command turns the marker frequency counter off.
NOTE
The functions of the MC0 [zero] command are identical to the MKFC OFF
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MC1 [one] Marker Frequency Counter On
MC1 [one]
Marker Frequency Counter On
Syntax
;
MC1
Legacy Products
8568A/B
Description
The MC1 [one] command turns the marker frequency counter on.
NOTE
The functions of the MC1 [one] command are identical to the MKFC ON
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MDS Measurement Data Size
MDS
Measurement Data Size
Syntax
SP
;
MDS
B
W
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The MDS command formats binary data in one of the following formats:
B
selects a data size of one 8-bit byte.
selects a data size of one word, which is two 8-bit bytes.
W
If no keyword is specified in the command, the default value of W is assumed.
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MEAN Trace Mean
MEAN
Trace Mean
Syntax
SP
;
MEAN
TRA
TRB
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Returns the mean value of the specified trace in display units.
NOTE
TRA corresponds to Trace 1 and TRB corresponds to Trace 2.
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MEANPWR Mean Power measurement
MEANPWR
Mean Power measurement
Syntax
;
SP
,
number
,
MEANPWR
TRA
TRB
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The MEANPWR command measures the average power of the carrier during that portion of the time
when it is on. The on state is defined as the time when the signal is within a selected number of dB of its
peak level. The range of amplitudes that is defined as the on state can be set with the command. The
amplitude range is set relative to the peak value of the signal.
NOTE
except that the CARRON command defines ‘on’ as that time when the signal is
within 20 dB of its peak level.
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MEAS Meas
MEAS
Meas
Syntax
;
MEAS
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Returns the current sweep status. If the analyzer is set to sweep and make measurements continuously,
the command returns CONTS. If it is set to make a single sweep with a single measurement, the
command returns SNGLS.
The analyzer can be set to single sweep using the SNGLS command and it can be set to continuos sweep
using the CONTS command.
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MF Marker Frequency Output
MF
Marker Frequency Output
Syntax
8560 series:
;
MF
?
LF
CR
SP
,
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
;
MF
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Returns the frequency (or time) of the on-screen active marker. If both an active marker and the delta
marker are on the screen, the frequency difference is returned.
NOTE
8566 and 8568 only: If the active marker has marker frequency count set to On
when using the MF? command, the marker frequency count value is returned to the
controller.
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MINH Minimum Hold
MINH
Minimum Hold
Syntax
SP
;
MINH
TRA
TRB
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The MINH command updates the chosen trace with the minimum signal level detected at each trace-data
point from subsequent sweeps.
For information on the trace settings of the X-series analyzers when legacy instrument trace settings are
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MINPOS Minimum X Position
MINPOS
Minimum X Position
Syntax
SP
;
MINPOS
TRA
TRB
TRC
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The MINPOS command returns the X co-ordinate value that corresponds to the minimum amplitude of
the specified trace.
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MKA Marker Amplitude
MKA
Marker Amplitude
Syntax
;
MKA
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The MKA command returns the amplitude level of the active marker if the marker is on the screen. If
both the active marker and the delta marker are displayed, the MKA command returns the amplitude
difference between the two markers.
8560 Series: The marker amplitude is always returned as an ASCII value (TDF P).
8566 and 8568 Series: Specifies the amplitude of the active marker in dBm when the active marker is the
fixed or amplitude type (refer to the MKTYPE command).
NOTE
The functions of the MKA command are identical to the MA command
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MKACT Activate Marker
MKACT
Activate Marker
Syntax
marker
number
SP
;
MKACT
?
Table 4-24
Item
Description/Default
Range
1 to 4
Marker
Any valid integer. Default value is 1.
Number
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
MKACT specifies the active marker. There can be four different markers, but only one marker can be
active at any time.
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MKBW Marker Bandwidth
MKBW
Marker Bandwidth
Syntax
SP
number
,
;
MKBW
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Returns the bandwidth at the specified power level relative to an on-screen marker (if present) or the
signal peak (if no on-screen marker is present).
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MKCF Marker to Center Frequency
MKCF
Marker to Center Frequency
Syntax
;
MKCF
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Sets the center frequency equal to the marker frequency and moves the marker to the center of the
screen.
NOTE
The functions of the MKCF command are identical to the E2 command
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MKD Marker Delta
MKD
Marker Delta
Syntax
SP
real
;
MKD
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
LF
CR
SP
,
GHZ
KZ
MZ
GZ
S
SP
UP
DN
OA
MS
US
SC
?
Step Increment: by 1/10 of the frequency span
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The MKD command computes the frequency and amplitude difference of the active marker and the delta
marker. These values are displayed on the screen.
If a delta marker is not displayed on the screen, the MKD command places one at the specified frequency
or on the left or right hand edge of the display. If an active marker is not displayed on the screen, the
MKD command places an active marker at the center of the screen.
NOTE
For 8566A/B and 8568A/B, the functions of the MKD command are identical to
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MKF Marker Frequency
MKF
Marker Frequency
Syntax
SP
real
;
MKF
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
LF
CR
SP
,
GHZ
KZ
MZ
GZ
S
SP
UP
DN
OA
MS
US
SC
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Specifies the frequency value of the active marker.
8560 Series: The data is returned in ASCII format.
For all other languages, the format of the returned data is determined by the TDF (Trace Data Format)
the MKF? command, the marker frequency count value is returned to the controller.
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MKFC Marker Counter
MKFC
Marker Counter
Syntax
SP
;
MKFC
ON
OFF
LF
SP
1
0
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Turns on or off the marker frequency counter. The resolution of the frequency marker counter is
NOTE
NOTE
For 8568A/B, the functions of the MKFC command are identical to the MC0 or
MC1 command.
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MKFCR Marker Counter Resolution
MKFCR
Marker Counter Resolution
Syntax
8560 series:
real
;
SP
HZ
MKFCR
LF
KHZ
CR
SP
,
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
MZ
GZ
SP
OA
?
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
SP
real
;
MKFCR
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
MZ
SP
UP
GZ
DN
OA
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
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MKFCR Marker Counter Resolution
Description
Sets the resolution of the marker frequency counter. The marker counter resolution value is always given
either in Hertz or in seconds depending on whether the analyzer is operating in the frequency domain or
the time domain.
NOTE
For 8566A/B, 8568A/B, the functions of the MKFCR command are identical to the
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MKMIN Marker Minimum
MKMIN
Marker Minimum
Syntax
;
MKMIN
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Moves the active marker to the minimum value detected.
NOTE
For 8566A/B, 8568A/B, the functions of the MKMIN command are identical to
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MKN Marker Normal
MKN
Marker Normal
Syntax
SP
real
;
MKN
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
LF
CR
SP
,
GHZ
KZ
MZ
GZ
S
SP
UP
DN
OA
MS
US
SC
?
Step Increment: by 1/10 of the frequency span.
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The MKN command moves the active marker to the specified frequency. If no marker is currently turned
on, a normal marker is turned on. If the active marker type is not currently normal (for example, it is
delta), the MKN command changes it to a normal marker.
NOTE
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MKNOISE Marker Noise
MKNOISE
Marker Noise
Syntax
SP
;
MKNOISE
ON
OFF
LF
SP
1
0
CR
SP
,
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Displays the average RMS noise density at the marker.
NOTE
For 8566A/B, 8568A/B, the functions of the MKNOISE command are identical to
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MKOFF Marker Off
MKOFF
Marker Off
Syntax
SP
;
MKOFF
ALL
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Turns off either the active marker or all the markers. If the ALL parameter is omitted, only the active
marker is turned off.
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MKPK Marker Peak
MKPK
Marker Peak
Syntax
SP
;
MKPK
HI
NH
LF
NR
NL
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Executing MKPK HI, or simply MKPK (no secondary keyword), positions the active marker at the
highest signal detected. If an active marker is on the screen, the MKPK parameters move the marker as
follows:
HI (highest)
moves the active marker to the highest peak.
NH (next highest) moves the active marker to the next signal peak of lower amplitude.
NR (next right) moves the active marker to the next signal peak to the right of the current marker.
NL (next left)
moves the active marker to the next signal peak to the left of the current marker.
NOTE
The functions of the MKPK command (no secondary keyword) and the MKPK HI
NOTE
For 8566A/B, 8568A/B, the functions of the MKPK NH command are similar to
marker peak excursion or marker peak threshold values. For more details on
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MKPT Marker Threshold
MKPT
Marker Threshold
Syntax
SP
SP
number
;
MKPT
DBM
LF
UP
DN
OA
CR
SP
,
?
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The MKPT command sets the minimum amplitude level from which a peak on the trace can be detected.
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MKPX Marker Peak Excursion
MKPX
Marker Peak Excursion
Syntax
SP
SP
real
;
MKPX
DB
LF
UP
DN
OA
CR
SP
,
?
Preset State: 6 dB
Step Increment: 1 dB
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Specifies the minimum signal excursion for the analyzer’s internal peak identification routine.
The default value is 6 dB. In this case, any signal with an excursion of less than 6 dB on either side of the
marker would not be identified. Thus, if an MKPK NH command were to be executed on such a signal,
the analyzer would not place a marker on this signal peak.
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Programming Commands
MKREAD Marker Readout
MKREAD
Marker Readout
Syntax
SP
;
MKREAD
FRQ
SWT
IST
PER
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Selects the type of active trace information displayed by the spectrum analyzer marker readout.
The MKREAD command can select the following types of active trace information:
FRQ
SWT
IST
frequency
sweep time
inverse sweep time
period
PER
NOTE
The Inverse Sweep Time (IST) readout is only available when using a delta marker
in zero span.
The results of the data depend on the MKREAD parameter and the frequency span, and whether the
marker delta function is used.
Table 4-25
MKREAD
Type
Non-Zero Span
Delta
Non-Zero Span
Zero Span
N/A
Zero Span Delta
N/A
FRQ
Reads frequency
Reads delta
frequency
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MKREAD Marker Readout
Table 4-25
MKREAD
Type
Non-Zero Span
Delta
Non-Zero Span
Zero Span
Waveform
measurements of
detected
Zero Span Delta
SWT
IST
Reads time since the Reads delta time
Waveform
measurements of
detected modulation
start of sweep
between end points
modulation
N/A
N/A
N/A
Computes frequency
corresponding to
delta of markers.
Performs
1/ (T − T )
1
2
PER
Period of frequency
(Pulse measurement) N/A
delta time
N/A
NOTE
FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) is not available in the Programming Code
Compatibility Suite option.
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Programming Commands
MKRL Marker to Reference Level
MKRL
Marker to Reference Level
Syntax
;
MKRL
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The MKRL command moves the active marker to the reference level.
NOTE
The functions of the MKRL command are identical to the E4 command
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MKSP Marker Span
MKSP
Marker Span
Syntax
;
MKSP
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
(page 229)). When the delta marker is On and MKSP is executed, the delta marker and active marker
determine the start and stop frequencies. The left marker specifies the start frequency, and the right
marker specifies the stop frequency. If marker delta is Off, there is no operation.
NOTE
NOTE
If the active marker is not a delta marker, there is no change in its position.
For 8566A/B, 8568A/B, The functions of the MKSP command are identical to the
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MKSS Marker to Step Size
MKSS
Marker to Step Size
Syntax
;
MKSS
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Sets the center-frequency step-size equal to the marker frequency. If the analyzer is in the delta mode,
the step size is set to the frequency difference between the active and the delta marker.
NOTE
When the marker is a delta marker, the functions of the MKSS command are
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MKT Marker Time
MKT
Marker Time
Syntax
SP
real
;
MKT
S
MS
US
SC
LF
CR
SP
,
OA
?
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Places a marker at a position that corresponds to a specified point in time during the sweep.
NOTE
The default unit of time is seconds (‘S’ or ‘SC’).
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MKTRACE Marker Trace
MKTRACE
Marker Trace
Syntax
SP
;
MKTRACE
TRA
TRB
TRC
?
NOTE
TRA corresponds to Trace 1, TRB corresponds to Trace 2, and TRC corresponds
to Trace 3.
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Moves the active marker to the corresponding position in Trace 1, Trace 2, or Trace 3.
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MKTRACK Marker Track
MKTRACK
Marker Track
Syntax
SP
;
MKTRACK
ON
OFF
LF
SP
1
0
CR
SP
,
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Moves the signal on which the active marker is located to the center of the analyzer display and keeps the
signal peak at center screen.
To keep a drifting signal at center screen, place the active marker on the desired signal before turning on
MKTRACK.
NOTE
For 8566A/B, 8568A/B, the functions of the MKTRACK command are identical
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MKTYPE Marker Type
MKTYPE
Marker Type
Syntax
SP
;
MKTYPE
PSN
AMP
FIXED
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Specifies the type of marker.
MKTYPE PSN allows the marker to be positioned horizontally in display units (default). Use the MKP
and MKF commands to position the marker.
MKTYPE AMP allows the marker to be positioned according to amplitude. Use the MKA command to
position the marker.
MKTYPE FIXED allows a marker to be placed at any fixed point on the display. Use the MKP, MKF,
and MKA commands to position the marker.
NOTE
Marker type can only be set for an active marker. The marker type is reset to PSN
when the marker is turned off (using the MKOFF command) or the instrument is
preset.
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Programming Commands
ML Mixer Level
ML
Mixer Level
Syntax
8560 series:
;
SP
SP
real
ML
DBM
LF
UP
DN
CR
SP
,
?
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
SP
SP
real
;
ML
DB
DM
MV
UV
UP
DN
OA
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The ML command specifies the maximum signal level that is applied to the input mixer for a signal that
is equal to or below the reference level.
The effective mixer level is equal to the reference level minus the input attenuator setting.
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ML Mixer Level
NOTE
If an external amplifier gain value is set, the mixer level is determined using the
following equation:
Mixer Level = Ref. Level - Attenuation + Ext. Amplifier Gain
The external amplifier gain is not preset by doing an IP command in case the
analyzer is measuring a large signal. This is to protect the analyzer from damage
from a large signal. For a helpful suggestion, see Chapter 3 , “Hints and Tips,” on
NOTE
For 8566A/B, 8568A/B, the functions of the ML command are identical to the KS,
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MT0 [zero] Marker Track Off
MT0 [zero]
Marker Track Off
Syntax
;
MT0
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The MT0 [zero] command disables the marker tracking mode.
NOTE
The functions of the MT0 [zero] command are identical to the MKTRACK OFF
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MT1 [one] Marker Track On
MT1 [one]
Marker Track On
Syntax
;
MT1
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Moves the signal on which the active marker is located to the center of the analyzer display and keeps the
signal peak at center screen.
To keep a drifting signal at center screen, place the active marker on the desired signal before issuing an
MT1 [one] command.
NOTE
The functions of the MT1 command are identical to the MKTRACK ON command
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MXMH Maximum Hold
MXMH
Maximum Hold
Syntax
SP
;
MXMH
TRA
TRB
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Updates each trace element with the maximum level detected.
MXMH updates the specified trace (either Trace A or Trace B) with a new value from a detector only if
the new value is larger than the previous trace data value.
NOTE
The functions of the MXMH command are identical to the A2 command
NOTE
TRA corresponds to Trace 1 and TRB corresponds to Trace 2.
For information on the trace settings of the X-series analyzers when legacy instrument trace settings are
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NORMLIZE Normalize Trace Data
NORMLIZE
Normalize Trace Data
Syntax
;
SP
NORMLIZE
ON
OFF
OA
1
LF
CR
SP
,
SP
0
?
The preset state is OFF.
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Activates or de-activates the normalization routine for stimulus-response measurements. This function
subtracts trace B from trace A, offsets the result by the value of the normalized reference position (NRL)
and displays the result in trace A.
If active (ON), the NORMLIZE command is automatically turned off with an instrument preset (IP) or at
power on.
The OA option only returns the current value to the controller; it does not set the active function to the
normalization state.
Normalization is not available when using linear mode and is mutually exclusive with other trace math.
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NRL Normalized Reference Level
NRL
Normalized Reference Level
Syntax
LF
LF
SP
number
NRL
DB
?
CR
SP
,
The preset value is 0 dB.
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Sets the normalized reference level. It is intended to be used with the NORMLIZE command. When
using NRL, the input attenuator and IF step gains are not affected. This function is a trace-offset function
enabling the user to offset the displayed trace without introducing hardware switching errors into the
stimulus-response measurement. The unit of measure for NRL is dB.
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NRPOS Normalized Reference Position
NRPOS
Normalized Reference Position
Syntax
;
SP
SP
number
NRPOS
LF
UP
DN
OA
CR
SP
,
?
The preset value is 10.
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The NRPOS command adjusts the normalized reference-position that corresponds to the position on the
graticule where the difference between the measured and calibrated traces reside. The dB value of the
normalized reference position is equal to the normalized reference level. The normalized reference
position can be adjusted between 0.0 and 10.0, corresponding to the bottom and top graticule lines,
respectively.
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O1 [one] Format - Display Units
O1 [one]
Format - Display Units
Syntax
;
O1
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The O1 [one] command transmits trace amplitude and position information as decimal values in display
units.
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O2 [two] Format - Two 8-Bit Bytes
O2 [two]
Format - Two 8-Bit Bytes
Syntax
;
O2
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The O2 [two] command transmits trace amplitude and position information as two 8-bit binary numbers,
or one instruction word.
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O3 [three] Format - Real Amplitude Units
O3 [three]
Format - Real Amplitude Units
Syntax
;
O3
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The O3 [three] command transmits trace vertical axis information only, in measurement units of Hz,
dBm, dB, volts or seconds.
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O4 [four] Format - One 8-Bit Byte
O4 [four]
Format - One 8-Bit Byte
Syntax
;
O4
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The O4 [four] command transmits trace amplitude information only as a binary number.
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OA or ? Query Active Function
OA or ?
Query Active Function
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Query active function.
The active functions are ACPBW, ACPSP, AT, CF, CRTHPOS, CRTVPOS, DA, DL, DOTDENS, FA,
FB, FMGAIN, GD, GL, LG, MKA, MKD, MKFCR, MKN, MKPAUSE, MKPX, ML, NDB, NRL, RB,
RCLS, ROFFSET, RL, RLPOS, SAVES, SAVRCLN, SETDATE, SETTIME, SP, SQLCH, SRCALC,
SRCAT, SRCPOFS, SRCPSWP, SRCPWR, SRCTK, SS, ST, TH, TVLINE, VB, VBR, and
user-defined active function specified by the ACTDEF command.
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OCCUP Percent Occupied Power Bandwidth
OCCUP
Percent Occupied Power Bandwidth
Syntax
;
SP
number
OCCUP
LF
?
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The OCCUP command is used to query the current value of the percent occupied power. This value is set
command can also be used to set the percent occupied power.
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OL Output Learn String
OL
Output Learn String
Syntax
80 byte binary
string
SP
;
OL
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The OL command transmits information to the controller that describes the state of the analyzer when
the OL command is executed. This information is called the “learn string.” The learn string can be sent
from the controller memory back to the analyzer to restore the analyzer to its original state.
NOTE
The OL command is not completely supported, due to differences between the
X-Series and 8566/8568. The following table outlines each byte of the array and
the bits supported within that byte.
Byte
Support Information
1
Fixed decimal value 31
Fixed decimal value 118
Supported
2
3 to 9
10
Supported
11
Unsupported: Fixed decimal 0
Supported
12 to 17
18
Supported: Bits 6, 2, 1 and 0
Unsupported: Bits 7, 5, 4, and 3
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OL Output Learn String
Byte
Support Information
19
Supported:
Bits 7, 6, 4, 3, and 0
Bit 5 on X-Series only
Unsupported:
Bits 1 and 2
20
Supported: Trigger Mode, Sweep Mode, TRB
Clearwrite status
Unsupported: Recorder Output
Supported
21
22
Unsupported: Fixed decimal 0
Supported
23 to 25
26
Supported: Scale Type, Log Scale Factor, and
Display State
Unsupported: XY Recorder
Supported
27
28
Unsupported: Fixed decimal 0
Supported
29 to 30
31
Unsupported: Fixed decimal 0
Supported
32 to 37
38
Unsupported: Fixed decimal 0
Supported
39 to 45
46 to 47
VAVG count limit, value returned is always
current count value * 2.
48 to 53
54 to 57
Supported
If active marker is a delta marker, active marker
absolute Y position only supported for X-Series
58 to 61
If active marker is a delta marker, reference
marker absolute Y position only supported for
X-Series
62
63
64
Unsupported: Fixed decimal 0
Supported
Supported: Log Amp Units, R3, R2, and R4
Unsupported: Stop sweep
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OL Output Learn String
Byte
Support Information
65
Supported: Lin Amp Units, TRC View Status
Unsupported: Bits 5 and 4 (always set HI)
66 to 71
72
Supported
Unsupported: Fixed decimal 0
Supported: Video Avg
73
Unsupported: Power on last, Ext Ref Lvl, Fast
HP-IB, Bit 4 (always set HI)
74 to 77
78
Unsupported: Fixed decimal 0
Unsupported
79
Unsupported: Fixed decimal 0
Fixed decimal 162
80
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OT Output Trace Annotations
OT
Output Trace Annotations
Syntax
;
OT
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The OT command sends 32 character-strings to the controller. Each character-string can be up to 64
characters long.
NOTE
The 'data invalid indicator' status report given in string 27 of the returned text is
only supported on X-Series analyzers.
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PEAKS Peaks
PEAKS
Peaks
Syntax
8560 series:
SP
,
,
;
PEAKS
TRA
TRB
TRA
TRB
AMP
FRQ
?
SP
SP
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
SP
,
,
;
PEAKS
TRA
TRA
TRB
AMP
FRQ
TRB
TRC
TRC
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The PEAKS command sorts the signal peaks in the source trace by frequency or amplitude, and sends
the results to destination trace.
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PLOT Plot
PLOT
Plot
Syntax
;
SP
value
,
value
,
value
,
value
PLOT
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The PLOT command allows you transfer trace data, graticule and annotation information to a printer
using a parallel port.
The legacy analyzers transferred data directly to a plotter via the GPIB connection. The PLOT command
now transfers data to a printer, and prints the entire screen.
Although the PLOT command reads in plotter dimension values, these are ignored.
NOTE
In legacy instruments, the PLOT command also returns HPGL. The X-series
instruments with the N9061A application installed does not return HPGL.
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PP Preselector Peak
PP
Preselector Peak
Syntax
;
PP
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B
Description
The PP command optimizes preselector tracking to peak the amplitude of a signal at the active marker. If
a marker is not on the screen, PP places a marker at the highest signal level, and optimizes preselector
tracking at that frequency.
NOTE
This command is only supported when the X-series analyzer’s maximum
frequency limit is greater than 3.6 GHz. If the command is issued on an analyzer
with a maximum frequency limit of 3.6 GHz or less the command is not
implemented and no error is generated.
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PRINT Print
PRINT
Print
Syntax
;
PRINT
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Transfers trace data, graticule and annotation of the analyzer screen directly to the X-series analyzer’s
default printer.
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PWRBW Power Bandwidth
PWRBW
Power Bandwidth
Syntax
8560 Series:
;
S
P
,
number
PWRBW
TRA
TRB
?
LF
CR
SP
,
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
PWRBW
S
P
,
number
;
TRA
?
TRB
TRC
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Computes the combined power of all signal responses in the specified trace, and returns the bandwidth of
the specified percentage of total power. The number in the command is a percentage value, that is, it has
a range of 0 to 100.
NOTE
NOTE
If the percent total power is 100%, the power bandwidth equals the frequency
span.
On the 8566A/B analyzer, this command stops the trace. That is not the case with
this the N9061A application.
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R1 [one] Illegal Command SRQ
R1 [one]
Illegal Command SRQ
Syntax
;
R1
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The R1 [one] command deactivates all analyzer service requests (SRQs) except SRQ140, the
illegal-command service request.
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R3 [three] Hardware Broken SRQ
R3 [three]
Hardware Broken SRQ
Syntax
;
R3
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The R3 [three] command activates the hardware-broken and illegal-command service requests.
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R4 [four] Units-Key-Pressed SRQ
R4 [four]
Units-Key-Pressed SRQ
Syntax
;
R4
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The R4 [four] command activate the units-key-pressed and illegal-command SRQs. Same as RQS 34.
NOTE
X-Series analyzers cannot replicate the units-key-pressed service request since no
front panel interaction is supported.
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RB Resolution Bandwidth
RB
Resolution Bandwidth
Syntax
8560 series:
SP
real
;
RB
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
LF
SP
UP
CR
SP
,
GHZ
KZ
DN
AUTO
MAN
OA
MZ
GZ
?
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
SP
real
RB
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
SP
UP
DN
OA
MZ
GZ
?
Preset State:
8560 series: 1 MHz, auto coupled
8566A/B, 8568A/B: 3 MHz, auto coupled
Step Increment: In a 1, 3, 10 series
Preset State: 3 MHz, auto coupled
Step Increment: In a 1, 3, 10 series
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RB Resolution Bandwidth
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The RB command specifies the resolution bandwidth. Available bandwidths are 1 Hz, 3 Hz, 10 Hz, 30
Hz, 300 Hz, 1 kHz, 3kHz, 30 kHz, 100 kHz, 300 kHz, 1 MHz, and 3 MHz. The resolution bandwidths,
video bandwidths, and sweep time are normally coupled. Executing RB decouples them. Execute CR
(page 134) to re-establish coupling.
NOTE
Default values on X-Series analyzers may vary from the legacy analyzers. Refer to
the X-Series User’s and Programmer’s Reference to find out any restrictions that
may apply.
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RBR Resolution Bandwidth to Span Ratio
RBR
Resolution Bandwidth to Span Ratio
Syntax
;
SP
SP
real
RBR
LF
UP
DN
OA
CR
SP
?
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
This command sets the coupling ratio between the frequency span and the resolution bandwidth. It
allows you to set the Span/RBW ratio to 1/<value>, where <value> is set by the user.
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RC Recall State
RC
Recall State
Syntax
8560 series:
;
SP
SP
RC
LAST
PWRON
LF
CR
SP
,
number
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
SP
digit
;
RC
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Recalls analyzer state data from the specified state register in the analyzer’s memory.
Registers one through six are reserved for the user, and contain instrument states (such as front panel
NOTE
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RCLS Recall State
RCLS
Recall State
Syntax
;
SP
RCLS
LAST
LF
PWRON
CR
SP
,
SP
number
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Recalls analyzer state data from the specified state register in the analyzer’s memory.
Registers one through six are reserved for the user, and contain instrument states (such as front panel
NOTE
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REV Revision
REV
Revision
Syntax
;
REV
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The REV command returns the firmware revision number.
In X-Series analyzers, this command returns the build date of the N9061A application that you have
installed in your analyzer. The date is returned in YYMMDD format (where YY is the number of years
since 1950, and MM is the month and DD is the date).
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RL Reference Level
RL
Reference Level
Syntax
8560 series:
SP
real
;
RL
DBM
DBMV
DBUV
MV
LF
CR
SP
,
UV
V
SP
UP
MW
UW
DN
OA
W
DM
?
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
SP
SP
real
;
RL
DB
DM
MV
UV
UP
DN
OA
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Specifies the amplitude level of the top graticule line on the display. This represents the reference level.
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RL Reference Level
CAUTION
NOTE
Signal levels above +30 dBm will damage the analyzer. For a helpful suggestion
The 8566A/B and 8568A/B have the reference level from -89.9 dBm to +30 dBm.
The range of reference level for the MXA and PXA is -170 dBm to +30 dBm with
0 dB attanuation). The range of refernce level for EXA is -170 dBm to +23 dBm.
NOTE
If the display line is on, changing the reference level does not adjust the position of
the display line.
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ROFFSET Reference Level Offset
ROFFSET
Reference Level Offset
Syntax
8560 series:
;
SP
SP
real
ROFFSET
DB
LF
UP
DN
CR
SP
,
?
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
SP
real
;
ROFFSET
DM
MV
UV
DB
OA
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Offsets all amplitude readouts without affecting the trace.
Once activated, the ROFFSET command displays the amplitude offset on the left side of the screen.
Entering ROFFSET 0 or presetting the analyzer eliminates an amplitude offset.
NOTE
For 8566A/B, 8568A/B, the functions of the ROFFSET command are identical to
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RQS Request Service Conditions
RQS
Request Service Conditions
Syntax
SP
number
;
RQS
LF
?
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Sets a bit mask for service requests, each service request has a corresponding bit number and decimal
equivalent of that bit number as shown in the table below.Use the decimal equivalents to set the bit mask.
For example, to set a mask for bits 4 and 5, add the decimal equivalents (16 + 32 = 48), then send the
command RQS 48.
Table 4-26
Status Byte Definition
Bit#
State
Description
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
RQS
Request Service
Error Present
Command Complete
Any command completed.
End of Sweep
Message
Any sweep completed.
Display message appears.
Trigger activated.
Trigger
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S1[one] Continuous Sweep
S1[one]
Continuous Sweep
Syntax
;
S1
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The S1 command sets the analyzer to continuous sweep mode. In the continuous sweep mode, the
analyzer takes its next sweep as soon as possible after the current sweep (as long as the trigger conditions
are met). A sweep may temporarily be interrupted by data entries made over the remote interface.
NOTE
The functions of the command S1 are identical to the CONTS command
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S2 [two] Single Sweep
S2 [two]
Single Sweep
Syntax
;
S2
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The S2 command sets the analyzer to single sweep mode. Each subsequent time that the command S2 is
sent, one sweep is started if the trigger conditions are met.
NOTE
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SAVES Save State
SAVES
Save State
Syntax
;
SP
digit
SAVES
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Saves the current state of the analyzer in any of the registers one through six.
NOTE
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SETDATE Set Date
SETDATE
Set Date
Syntax
;
SP
number
SETDATE
LF
?
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The SETDATE command sets the date of the real-time clock of the analyzer. The date takes the form
YYMMDD (Year, Month, Day)
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SETTIME Set Time
SETTIME
Set Time
Syntax
;
SP
number
SETTIME
LF
?
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The SETTIME command sets the date of the real-time clock of the analyzer. The time takes the form
HHMMSS (Hour, Minute, Second).
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SMOOTH Smooth Trace
SMOOTH
Smooth Trace
Syntax
number
of points
SP
,
;
SMOOTH
TRA
TRB
TRC
Prerequisite Commands: TS when using trace data.
NOTE
TRA corresponds to Trace 1, TRB corresponds to Trace 2, and TRC corresponds
to Trace 3.
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Smooths the trace according to the number of points specified for the running average.
Each point value is replaced with the average of the values (in measurement units) of the given number
of points centered on it. Increasing the number of points increases smoothing at the cost of decreasing
resolution. If the number of points is an even number, then the number of points is increased by one.
Smoothing decreases at the endpoints.
NOTE
Some differences may be noticed between the smoothed trace in the legacy
analyzers and the smoothed trace using the same signal in X-Series analyzers.
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SNGLS Single Sweep
SNGLS
Single Sweep
Syntax
;
SNGLS
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Sets the analyzer to single-sweep mode. Each time TS (take sweep) is sent, one sweep taken as long as
the trigger conditions are met.
NOTE
The functions of the SNGLS command are identical to the S2 command
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SP Frequency Span
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
SP
real
;
SP
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
MZ
GZ
SP
UP
DN
OA
?
Step Increment: 1, 2, 5, 10 sequence (up to the stop frequency of the analyzer)
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Changes the total displayed frequency range symmetrically about the center frequency.
If resolution and video bandwidths are coupled to the span width, the bandwidths change with the span
width to provide a predetermined level of resolution and noise averaging. Likewise, the sweep time
changes to maintain a calibrated display, if coupled. All of these functions are normally coupled, unless
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SRQ Service Request
SRQ
Service Request
Syntax
SP
digit
;
SRQ
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The SRQ command sends a service request to the controller when the SRQ operand fits the mask
supplied with the RQS command.
NOTE
The N9061A application does not support the setting of bit 1 (units-key-pressed)
of the status byte. Bit-1 of the status byte is always set to Off.
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SS Center Frequency Step Size
SS
Center Frequency Step Size
Syntax
8560 series:
SP
real
;
SS
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
LF
SP
UP
CR
SP
,
DN
AUTO
MAN
OA
MZ
GZ
?
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
SP
real
;
SS
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
SP
UP
DN
OA
MZ
GZ
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The SS command specifies center frequency step size.
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ST Sweep Time
ST
Sweep Time
Syntax
8560 series:
SP
real
;
ST
S
MS
US
SC
LF
SP
UP
CR
SP
,
DN
AUTO
MAN
OA
?
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
SP
real
;
ST
SC
MS
US
SP
UP
DN
OA
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The ST command specifies the time in which the analyzer sweeps the displayed frequency or time span.
NOTE
The OA option in the ST command behaves in the same manner as the ST?
command in that it returns the current value to the controller. However, the OA
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ST Sweep Time
option does not set the active function to Sweep Time.
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STB Status Byte Query
STB
Status Byte Query
Syntax
;
STB
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The STB command returns to the controller the decimal equivalent of the bits set in the status byte (see
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STDEV Standard Deviation of Trace Amplitudes
STDEV
Standard Deviation of Trace Amplitudes
Syntax
SP
;
STDEV
TRA
TRB
TRC
Prerequisite Commands: TS when using trace data
NOTE
TRA corresponds to Trace 1, TRB corresponds to Trace 2, and TRC corresponds
to Trace 3.
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Returns the standard deviation of the trace amplitude in display units.
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SUM Sum
SUM
Sum
Syntax
8560 Series:
;
S
p
,
?
SUM
TRA
TRB
LF
CR
SP
,
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
;
S
p
,
?
SUM
TRA
LF
TRB
TRC
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Returns the sum of all the trace values to the controller.
NOTE
The 8560 series of analyzers returns display units, range (0-610)*601 points or if
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SUM Sum
Trace Data Format (TDF) is set to M, it returns ASCII.
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SWPCPL Sweep Couple
SWPCPL
Sweep Couple
Syntax
SP
;
SWPCPL
SA
SR
?
LF
CR
SP
,
The preset value is SA.
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Selects either a stimulus-response (SR) or signal-analyzer (SA) auto-coupled sweep time. In stimulus
response mode, auto-coupled sweep times are usually much faster for swept response measurements.
Stimulus response auto-coupled sweep times are typically valid in stimulus-response measurements
when the system frequency span is less than 20 times the bandwidth of the device under test.
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TA Trace A
TA
Trace A
Syntax
;
TA
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Returns trace A amplitude values from the analyzer to the controller.
The display unit values are transferred in sequential order (from left to right) as seen on the screen.
Display unit values can be transferred to the controller in any one of the four output formats as
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TB Trace B
TB
Trace B
Syntax
;
TB
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Returns trace B amplitude values from the analyzer to the controller.
The display unit values are transferred in sequential order (from left to right) as seen on the screen.
Display unit values can be transferred to the controller in any one of the four output formats as
commands (page 278). The format of the returned data is also affected by the TDF (Trace Data Format)
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TDF Trace Data Format
TDF
Trace Data Format
Syntax
SP
;
TDF
P
A
LF
I
CR
SP
,
M
B
?
The preset value for TDF is P.
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Formats trace information for return to the controller.
The different trace data formats are as follows:
•
•
•
M selects the ASCII data format.
P selects parameter data format. Numbers are in Hz, Volts, Watts, dBm, dBmV, DBuV, DBV.
Specifying A returns data as an A-block data field. The MDS command determines whether data
•
•
Specifying I returns data as an I-block data field. The MDS command determines whether data
B selects binary data format. The MDS command determines whether data comprises one or two
8-bit bytes
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TH Threshold
TH
Threshold
Syntax
8560 series:
SP
real
;
TH
DM
MV
UV
DB
LF
SP
UP
CR
SP
,
DN
ON
OFF
OA
?
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
SP
SP
real
;
TH
DM
MV
UV
DB
UP
DN
OA
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The TH command blanks signal responses below the threshold level, similar to a base line clipper. The
threshold level is nine major divisions below the reference level, unless otherwise specified. The UP and
DN commands move the threshold 10 dB.
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TIMEDATE Time Date
TIMEDATE
Time Date
Syntax
;
SP
number
TIMEDATE
LF
?
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Sets and returns the date and time of the real-time clock of the analyzer. The number takes the form
YYMMDDHHMMSS (Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second).
TIMEDATE ON and TIMEDATE OFF commands are supported on some models of the 8560 series.
This set of commands displays or hides the time and date in the graticule. The N9061A application on
the X-series analyzers does not support these commands but accepts them and does not display a CMD
ERR error or CMD NOT SUPPORTED error.
NOTE
This command changes the system clock of the instrument and may invalidate any
time-based licenses installed on the instrument.
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TITLE Title
TITLE
Title
Syntax
string
delimiter
string
delimiter
;
char
real
TITLE
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The TITLE command activates the screen title mode, enabling you to enter your own title for the screen.
Valid string delimiters which must be used to start and terminate the title are shown below. See 8560
Series User’s Guide for more details.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
!
“
$
%
&
‘
/
:
=
\
~
@
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TRA Trace Data Input and Output
TRA
Trace Data Input and Output
Syntax
;
TRA
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The TRA command transfers Trace A amplitude values from the analyzer to the controller. The format
depends on the trace data format selected. See the TDF command (page 332) for details on formatting.
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TRB Trace Data Input and Output
TRB
Trace Data Input and Output
Syntax
;
TRB
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The TRB command transfers Trace B amplitude values between the analyzer and the controller. The
format depends on the trace data format selected. See “TDF Trace Data Format” on page 332 for details
on formatting.
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TRC Trace Data Input and Output
TRC
Trace Data Input and Output
Syntax
;
TRC
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The TRC command transfers Trace Amplitude values from the analyzer to the controller. The format
depends on the trace data format selected. See the TDF command (page 332) for details on formatting.
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TRIGPOL Trigger Polarity
TRIGPOL
Trigger Polarity
Syntax
;
SP
TRIGPOL
POS
NEG
?
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
Selects the edge (positive or negative) of the trigger input that causes the trigger event. TRIGPOL is
available in all trigger modes.
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TRSTAT Trace State
TRSTAT
Trace State
Syntax
;
TRSTAT
?
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The TRSTAT command returns trace states to the controller. Valid trace states are Clear-write, Off,
View, Maximum Hold, and Blank.
Table 4-27
Possible Trace States
Trace State
Description
Trace State Data
Returned
Clear-write
View
CLRW
VIEW
Blank
BLANK
Off
No data is returned
MXMH
Maximum Hold
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TS Take Sweep
TS
Take Sweep
Syntax
;
TS
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Starts and completes one full sweep before the next command is executed. A TS command is required
for each sweep in the single-sweep mode. TS always restarts a sweep even if a sweep is already in
progress.
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VAVG Video Average
VAVG
Video Average
Syntax
8560 series:
average
length
SP
;
VAVG
LF
SP
UP
DN
CR
SP
,
ON
OFF
?
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
average
length
SP
SP
;
VAVG
ON
OFF
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Enables the video-averaging function, which averages trace points to smooth the displayed trace. When
queried, the VAVG command returns the number of averages for the 8560 series of analyzers.
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VAVG Video Average
NOTE
There are a few differences in the way video averaging works in the N9061A
application compared to the legacy analyzers. See the following table for a
summary of these differences.
Table 4-28
Legacy Analyzers - Video Averaging Behavioral Differences
Condition
Legacy Spectrum Analyzers
N9061A application
All conditions.
8566 and 8568 only - Original Only displays the averaged trace.
trace is displayed in Trace C.
The averaged trace is displayed
in Trace A.
Average Count value set to 0. Cannot be set to 0.
Video averaging is turned off if
the Averaging Count is set to 0.
Change in Average Count
setting to a higher value.
8566 and 8568 only -
Continues counting from
where the previous value left
off.
Resets the counter to zero and
starts the measurement again.
Change in average counter
setting to a lower value.
8566 and 8568 only - Updates If the new count value has not
the screen annotation with the
lower averaging value.
been reached, continues until the
new lower count has been
reached.
If the new, lower count value has
already been reached, the
analyzer will stop and wait until
you take a new sweep.
Averaging turned on.
Change in resolution
Sweep time remains
unchanged.
Sweep time changes due to the
selection of the sample detector.
8566 and 8568 only - In single Continues the measurement
bandwidth, video bandwidth, sweep mode, resets counter to
without resetting the counter.
sweep time, reference level
or attenuation.
zero and starts the averaging
again.
Change in center frequency
or span.
In single sweep mode, resets
counter to zero and starts the
averaging again. 8566 and
8568 only - Also reset the
In single sweep mode the
X-Series analyzer uses all stored
averages. Does not reset the
counter after changes in RBW,
counter after changes in RBW, VBW, Sweep Time, Ref. Level
VBW, Sweep Time, Ref. Level and Attenuation.
and Attenuation.
NOTE
For 8566A/B, 8568A/B, the functions of the VAVG command are identical to the
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VB Video Bandwidth
VB
Video Bandwidth
Syntax
8560 series:
SP
real
;
VB
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
LF
CR
SP
,
SP
UP
DN
AUTO
MAN
OA
MZ
GZ
?
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
SP
real
;
VB
HZ
KHZ
MHZ
GHZ
KZ
SP
UP
DN
OA
MZ
GZ
?
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Specifies the video bandwidth, which is a post-detection, low-pass filter.
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VB Video Bandwidth
When auto coupled, the video bandwidth is calculated as Resolution Bandwidth x Video Resolution
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VBO Video Bandwidth Coupling Offset
VBO
Video Bandwidth Coupling Offset
Syntax
SP
;
VBO
1
-1
0
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The VBO command specifies the relationship between the video and resolution bandwidths which is
maintained when these bandwidths are coupled. The bandwidths are usually coupled unless the RB
•
•
•
When 0 is selected, the ratio remains fixed at 1. That is, the resolution bandwidth and the video
bandwidth are always equal
When 1 is selected, the video bandwidth is one step higher than the resolution bandwidth. That is, the
video bandwidth:resolution bandwidth ratio is three.
When -1 is selected, the video bandwidth is one step lower than the resolution bandwidth. That is, the
video bandwidth:resolution bandwidth ratio is 0.3.
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VBR Video Bandwidth to Resolution Bandwidth Ratio
VBR
Video Bandwidth to Resolution Bandwidth Ratio
Syntax
;
SP
SP
number
VBR
LF
UP
DN
OA
CR
SP
,
?
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The VBR command specifies the relationship between the video and resolution bandwidths that is
maintained when these bandwidths are coupled.
NOTE
VBR uses the legacy signal analyzer settings for video bandwidth only if Mode
Setup > Preferences> Limit RBW/VBW is set to ON.
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VIEW View Trace
VIEW
View Trace
Syntax
8560 series:
SP
;
VIEW
TRA
TRB
LF
CR
SP
,
8566A/B, 8568A/B:
SP
;
VIEW
TRA
TRB
TRC
LF
CR
SP
,
Legacy Products
8560 series, 8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
Displays Trace A or Trace B and stops taking new data into the viewed trace.
NOTE
NOTE
(page 112) commands. For 8566A/B, 8568A/B, the VIEW command is also
TRA corresponds to Trace 1 and TRB corresponds to Trace 2.
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VIEW View Trace
For information on the settings of the X-series analyzers when legacy instrument trace settings are sent,
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VTL Video Trigger Level
VTL
Video Trigger Level
Syntax
SP
number
;
VTL
DB
DBM
LF
SP
DBM V
DBUV
UP
DN
CR
SP
,
MV
UV
V
MW
UW
W
DM
?
Legacy Products
8560 series
Description
The VTL command sets the signal level that triggers a sweep.
Note that setting a value for VTL sets the trigger mode to VIDEO, even if it was not already set to
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XCH Exchange
XCH
Exchange
Syntax
SP
,
;
XCH
TRA
TRB
TRC
TRA
TRB
TRC
Legacy Products
8566A/B, 8568A/B
Description
The XCH command exchanges the contents of the source and destination traces. The traces are analyzed
and adjusted to fit the number of display points on the screen.
NOTE
The functions of the XCH TRA,TRB command are identical to the AXB
The functions of the XCH TRB,TRC command are identical to the BXC
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A Brief Introduction to the SCPI Language
SCPI Language Basics
SCPI Language Basics
This section is not intended to teach you everything about the SCPI (Standard Commands for
Programmable Instruments) programming language. The SCPI Consortium or IEEE can provide that
level of detailed information.
Topics covered in this chapter include:
•
•
•
•
•
For more information refer to:
IEEE Standard 488.1-2004, IEEE Standard Digital Interface for Programmable Instrumentation.
New York, NY, 1998.
IEEE Standard 488.2-2004, IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, Protocols and Comment Commands for
Use with ANSI/IEEE Std488.1-1987. New York, NY, 1998.
Command Keywords and Syntax
A typical command is made up of keywords set off by colons. The keywords are followed by parameters
that can be followed by optional units.
Example: SENSe:FREQuency:STARt 1.5 MHZ
The instrument does not distinguish between upper and lower case letters. In the documentation, upper
case letters indicate the short form of the keyword. The lower case letters, indicate the long form of the
keyword. Either form may be used in the command.
Example: Sens:Freq:Star 1.5 mhz
is the same as SENSE:FREQ:start 1.5 MHz
NOTE
The command SENS:FREQU:STARis not valid because FREQUis neither the
short, nor the long form of the command. Only the short and long forms of the
keywords are allowed in valid commands.
Creating Valid Commands
Commands are not case sensitive and there are often many different ways of writing a particular
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command. These are examples of valid commands for a given command syntax:
Command Syntax
Sample Valid Commands
[SENSe:]BANDwidth[:RESolution] <freq> The following sample commands are all identical. They
all cause the same result.
• Sense:Band:Res 1700
• BANDWIDTH:RESOLUTION 1.7e3
• sens:band 1.7KHZ
• SENS:band 1.7E3Hz
• band 1.7kHz
• bandwidth:RES 1.7e3Hz
MEASure:SPECtrum[n]?
• MEAS:SPEC?
• Meas:spec?
• meas:spec3?
The number 3 in the last meas example causes it to
return different results then the commands above it.
See the command description for more information.
[:SENSe]:DETector[:FUNCtion]
NEGative|POSitive|SAMPle
• DET:FUNC neg
• Detector:Func Pos
INITiate:CONTinuous ON|OFF|1|0
The sample commands below are identical.
• INIT:CONT ON
• init:continuous 1
Special Characters in Commands
Special
Meaning
Example
Character
|
A vertical stroke between
Command:
parameters indicates
TRIGger:SOURce
alternative choices. The effect of EXTernal|INTernal|LINE
the command is different
The choices are external, internal,
depending on which parameter
and line.
is selected.
Ex: TRIG:SOURCE INT
is one possible command choice.
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Special
Meaning
Example
Character
A vertical stroke between
Command:
keywords indicates identical
SENSe:BANDwidth|BWIDth:
effects exist for both keywords. OFFSet
The command functions the
Two identical commands are: Ex1:
SENSE:BWIDTH:OFFSETEx2:
SENSE:BAND:OFFSET
same for either keyword. Only
one of these keywords is used at
a time.
[ ]
keywords in square brackets are Command:
optional
[SENSe:]BANDwidth[:RESolu
when composing the
command. These implied
keywords are executed even if
they are omitted.
tion]:AUTO
The following commands are all
valid and have identical effects:
Ex1: bandwidth:auto
Ex2: band:resolution:auto
Ex3: sense:bandwidth:auto
< >
Angle brackets around a word,
Command:
or words, indicates they are not SENS:FREQ <freq>
to be used literally in the
command. They represent the
needed item.
In this command example the word
<freq> should be replaced by an
actual frequency.
Ex: SENS:FREQ 9.7MHz.
{ }
Parameters in braces can
optionally be used in the
command either not at all, once,
or several times.
Command:
MEASure:BW <freq>{,level}
A valid command is:
meas:BW 6 MHz, 3 dB, 60
dB
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Parameters in Commands
There are four basic types of parameters: booleans, keywords, variables and arbitrary block program
data.
OFF|ON|0|1
(Boolean)
This is a two state boolean-type parameter. The numeric value 0 is equivalent to OFF.
Any numeric value other than 0 is equivalent to ON. The numeric values of 0 or 1 are
commonly used in the command instead of OFF or ON. Queries of the parameter
always return a numeric value of 0 or 1.
keyword
Units
The keywords that are allowed for a particular command are defined in the command
syntax description.
Numeric variables may include units. The valid units for a command depend on the
variable type being used. See the following variable descriptions. The indicated
default units are used if no units are sent. Units can follow the numerical value with,
or without, a space.
Variable
A variable can be entered in exponential format as well as standard numeric format.
The appropriate range of the variable and its optional units are defined in the
command description.
The following keywords may also be used in commands, but not all commands allow
keyword variables.
•
•
•
•
•
DEFault - resets the parameter to its default value.
UP - increments the parameter.
DOWN - decrements the parameter.
MINimum - sets the parameter to the smallest possible value.
MAXimum - sets the parameter to the largest possible value.
The numeric value for the function’s MINimum, MAXimum, or DEFault can be
queried by adding the keyword to the command in its query form. The keyword must
be entered following the question mark.
Example query: SENSE:FREQ:CENTER? MAX
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Variable Parameters
<integer>
<real>
is an integer value with no units.
Is a floating point number with no units.
<freq>
<bandwidth>
Is a positive rational number followed by optional units. The default unit is Hertz.
Acceptable units include: Hz, kHz, MHz, GHz.
<time>
<seconds>
Is a rational number followed by optional units. The default units are seconds.
Acceptable units include: ks, s, ms, us, ns.
<voltage>
<current>
<power>
<ampl>
Is a rational number followed by optional units. The default units are Volts.
Acceptable units include: V, mV, μV, nV
Is a rational number followed by optional units. The default units are Amperes.
Acceptable units include: A, mA, μA, nA.
Is a rational number followed by optional units. The default units are W. Acceptable
units include: mAW, kW, W, mW, μW, nW, pW.
Is a rational number followed by optional units. The default units are dBm.
Acceptable units include: dBm, dBmV, dBμV.
<rel_power>
<rel_ampl>
Is a positive rational number followed by optional units. The default units are dB.
Acceptable units include: dB.
<percent>
Is a rational number between 0 and 100. You can either use no units or use PCT.
<angle>
<degrees>
Is a rational number followed by optional units. The default units are degrees.
Acceptable units include: DEG, RAD.
<string>
Is a series of alpha numeric characters.
<bit_pattern>
Specifies a series of bits rather than a numeric value. The bit series is the binary
representation of a numeric value. There are no units.
Bit patterns are most often specified as hexadecimal numbers, though octal, binary or
decimal numbers may also be used. In the SCPI language these numbers are specified
as:
•
•
•
Hexadecimal, #Hdddd or #hdddd where ‘d’ represents a hexadecimal digit 0 to 9
and ‘a’ to ‘f’. So #h14 can be used instead of the decimal number 20.
Octal, #Odddddd or #odddddd where ‘d’ represents an octal digit 0 to 7. So #o24
can be used instead of the decimal number 20.
Binary, #Bdddddddddddddddd or #bdddddddddddddddd where ‘d’ represents a 1
or 0. So #b10100 can be used instead of the decimal number 20.
Block Program Data
Some parameters consist of a block of data. There are a few standard types of block data. Arbitrary
blocks of program data can also be used.
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<trace>
Is an array of rational numbers corresponding to displayed trace data. See
FORMat:DATA for information about available data formats.
A SCPI command often refers to a block of current trace data with a variable name
such as: Trace1, TRACE2, or trace3, depending on which trace is being accessed.
<arbitrary block data> Consists of a block of data bytes. The first information sent in the block is an
ASCII header beginning with #. The block is terminated with a semi-colon. The
header can be used to determine how many bytes are in the data block. There are no
units. (You do not get block data if your data type is ASCII, using FORMat:DATA
ASCIIcommand. Your data is comma separated ASCII values.
Block data example: suppose the header is #512320.
•
The first digit in the header (5) tells you how many additional digits/bytes there are
in the header.
•
•
The 12320 means 12 thousand, 3 hundred, 20 data bytes follow the header.
Divide this number of bytes by your current data format (bytes/data point), either 8
(for real,64), or 4 (for real,32). For this example, if you’re using real64 then there
are 1540 points in the block.
Putting Multiple Commands on the Same Line
Multiple commands can be written on the same line, reducing your code space requirement. To do this:
•
•
Commands must be separated with a semicolon (;).
If the commands are in different subsystems, the key word for the new subsystem must be preceded
by a colon (:).
•
If the commands are in the same subsystem, the full hierarchy of the command key words need not be
included. The second command can start at the same key word level as the command that was just
executed.
SCPI Termination and Separator Syntax
All binary trace and response data is terminated with <NL><END>, as defined in Section 8.5 of IEEE
Standard 488.2-1992, IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, Protocols and Common Commands for Use with
ANSI/IEEE Std 488.1-1987. New York, NY, 1992. (Although one intent of SCPI is to be interface
independent, <END> is only defined for IEEE 488 operation.)
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The following are some examples of good and bad commands. The examples are created from a
theoretical instrument with the simple set of commands indicated below:
[:SENSe]
:POWer
[:RF]
:ATTenuation 40dB
:TRIGger
[:SEQuence]
:EXTernal [1]
:SLOPe
POSitive
[:SENSe]
:FREQuency
:STARt
:POWer
[:RF]
:MIXer
:RANGe
[:UPPer]
Bad Command
Good Command
PWR:ATT 40dB
POW:ATT 40dB
The short form of POWERis POW, not PWR.
FREQ:STAR 30MHz;MIX:RANG
-20dBm
FREQ:STAR
30MHz;POW:MIX:RANG -20dBm
The MIX:RANGcommand is in the same :SENSEsubsystem as FREQ, but executing
the FREQcommand puts you back at the SENSElevel. You must specify POWto get to
the MIX:RANGcommand.
FREQ:STAR 30MHz;POW:MIX RANG FREQ:STAR
-20dBm
30MHz;POW:MIX:RANG -20dBm
MIXand RANGrequire a colon to separate them.
:POW:ATT 40dB;TRIG:FREQ:STAR :POW:ATT 40dB;:FREQ:STAR
2.3GHz
:FREQ:STARis in the :SENSEsubsystem, not the :TRIGGERsubsystem.
:POW:ATT?:FREQ:STAR? :POW:ATT?;:FREQ:STAR?
2.3GHz
:POWand FREQare within the same :SENSEsubsystem, but they are two separate
commands, so they should be separated with a semicolon, not a colon.
:POW:ATT -5dB;:FREQ:STAR
10MHz
:POW:ATT 5dB;:FREQ:STAR
10MHz
Attenuation cannot be a negative value.
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Symbols
block data
Numerics
amplitude
C
A
A minus B
A plus B
average
clear
B
command
commands
address
bandwidth
adjacent channel power
blank
counter
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couple
frequency
frequency
coupling
done
video bandwidth
dotted lines
E
D
G
data
editdone
data entry
data format
errors
delay
excursion
H
delete
external
hints
F
hold
detection
format
I
display
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L
impedance
level
input
limit
limit line
K
M
marker
mean
measurement
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minimum
O
preset
programming
occupied power bandwidth within delta
offset
Q
video bandwidth
query
R
ratio
P
peak
readout
mnemonic
percent occupied power bandwidth,
N
reference position
relative power parameter (variables),
noise
polarity
position
power
normal
remote language
power measurement
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resolution
set
step size
setting the marker counter resolution,
shipment
sweep
softkeys
T
upsupported commands and queries,
T weighting
S
terminators
scale
SCPI language
tips
selection
standard deviation of trace amplitudes,
state
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U
W
website
URL
X
trace
Z
V
variables
standard deviation of amplitudes,
transfer traces
video averaging
video bandwidth to resolution
trigger
view
view trace, trace
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