Specific Command Summary - HP 8163A Series Programming Manual

Specific Command Summary

Command
:DISPlay
:BRIGhtness/?
:CONTrast/?
:ENABle/?
:FETCh[n][:CHANnel[m]][:SCALar]
:POWer[:DC]?
:RETurnloss?
:RETurnloss?
:INITiate[n]:[CHANnel[m]]
[:IMMediate]
:CONTinuous/?
:LOCK/?
:OUTPut[n][:CHANnel[m]]
HP 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, HP 8164A Lightwave Measurement System,
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Specific Command Summary
The commands are ordered in a command tree. Every command belongs to a node
in this tree.
The root nodes are also called the subsystems. A subsystem contains all
commands belonging to a specific topic. In a subsystem there may be further
subnodes.
All the nodes have to be given with a command. For example in the command
disp:brig
• DISPlay is the subsystem containing all commands for controlling the
display,
• BRIGhtness is the command selecting brightness.
N O T E If a command and a query are both available, the command ends /?.
So, disp:brig/? means that disp:brig and disp:brig? are both
available.
Table 4 gives an overview of the command tree. You see the nodes, the subnodes,
and the included commands.
Table 4 Specific Command Summary
Description
Changes or queries the current display brightness.
Changes or queries the current display contrast.
Switches the display on or off or queries whether the
display is on or off.
Returns a power value from a sensor.
Returns the current return loss value.
Returns a return loss value.
Starts a measurement.
Starts or Queries a single/continuous measurement. 71
Switches the lock on/off or returns the current state
of the lock.
Specific Commands
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