Changed Query Result Values - Agilent Technologies 8163A Programming Manual

GPIB Command Compatibility List
Command
SENS:POW:REF:STAT:RAT
SYST:DATe
Command
*IDN?
*OPT?
*TST
SENS:POW:UNIT?
SOUR:POW:WAV?
SYSTem:ERRor?
SOURce:AM:SOURce?
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Table 12 Commands with Different Parameters or Syntax

Changed Query Result Values

Table 13 details queries that respond with different return codes than the
old instruments.
Table 13 Queries with Different Result Values
Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System,
& Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System, Third Edition
Change
Accepts TOREF,0 or values for slot,channel, instead
of accepting TOA|TOB as the HP 8153A does. The
numbers have a different meaning.
SYST:DATe from HP 8167/8 is not supported, but
SYST:DATe from HP 8153 is supported.
Change
Returns new instrument and module identifiers.
Returns new module options.
Selftest result codes are completely new.
0 still means passed.
A head adapter is not overwritten with the head when it
is inserted.
Returns W|DBM not a number.
Returns LOW|UPP|BOTH|EXT and not the wave-
length; use SOUR:WAV? to query the wavelength.
SOUR:WAV:FIXED1? returns the wavelength of the
first laser and SOUR:WAV:FIXED2? returns the
wavelength of the second laser. For the HP 8153A,
SOUR:POW:WAV? returned the wavelength of the ac-
tive laser.
Same functionality but different numbers and errors are
returned for instrument specific errors.
Returns different enum values than the HP 8167/8.
Changed Query Result Values
Affects
8153
8167/8
Affects
Both
Both
Both
8153
8153
8153
8153
8167/8