Using The Configure Command - Keysight N1911A Programming Manual

1 Power Meter Remote Operation

Using the CONFigure Command

When you execute this command, the power meter presets the optimum settings
for the requested configuration (like the MEASure? query). However, the
measurement is not automatically started and you can change measurement
parameters before making measurements. This allows you to change the power
meter's configuration from the preset conditions. The power meter offers a variety
of low-level commands in the SENSe, CALCulate, and TRIGger subsystems. For
example, if you want to change the averaging use the [SENSe[1]]|SENSe2:
AVERage:COUNt command.
Use the INITiate or READ? query to initiate the measurement.
Using READ?
CONFigure does not take the measurement. One method of obtaining a result is to
use the READ? query. The READ? query takes the measurement using the
parameters set by the CONFigure command then sends the reading to the output
buffer. Using the READ? query obtains new data.
Using INITiate and FETCh?
CONFigure does not take the measurement. One method of obtaining the result is
to use the INITiate and FETCh? commands. The INITiate command causes the
measurement to be taken. The FETCh? query retrieves a reading when the
measurement is complete, and sends the reading to the output buffer. FETCh? can
be used to display the measurement results in a number of different formats (for
example, A/B and B/A) without taking fresh data for each measurement.
CONFigure Examples
The following program segments show how to use the commands READ?,
INITiate and FETCh? and CONFigure to make measurements.
It is advisable to read through these examples in order as they become
increasingly more detailed.
These examples give an overview of the CONFigure command. For further
information on the CONFigure commands refer to
Commands".
40 N1911A/1912A P-Series Power Meters Programming Guide
Chapter 2, "MEASurement