Measurement Functions – The SENSe Subsystem
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dual sensors:
Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Fifth Edition
:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:THReshold
:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:THReshold<wsp><mode>,
<threshold value>[PW|NW|UW|MW|Watt|DBM]
Sets the start mode and the threshold value.
ABOVe:
BELow:
IMMediately:
Threshold Value:
none
sens1:func:thr IMM,20nw<END>
All HP 8153A Lightwave Multimeter series power meters and the HP 81534A Return Loss
module
Does NOT affect Agilent 8161x series return loss modules
:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:THReshold?
:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:THReshold?
Returns the start mode and the threshold value.
none
ABOV:
Function starts when power is above the threshold value.
BEL:
Function starts when power is below the threshold value.
IMM:
Function starts immediately.
Threshold Value:
A float value in Watts or dBm.
→
sens1:func:thr?
IMM,+2.00000000E-008<END>
All HP 8153A Lightwave Multimeter series power meters and the HP 81534A Return Loss
module
Does NOT affect Agilent 8161x series return loss modules
:SENSe[n]:[CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATIMe
:SENSe[n]:[CHANnel[m]]:POWer:ATIMe<wsp><averaging time>[NS|US|MS|S]
Sets the averaging time for the module.
The averaging time as a float value in seconds.
If you specify no units in your command, seconds are used as the default.
none
sens1:pow:atim 1s
All power meters and return loss modules
Can only be sent to master channel, slave channel is also affected.
Function starts when power is above the threshold value.
Function starts when power is below the threshold value.
Function starts immediately.
A float value in Watts or dBm.
Measurement Operations & Settings
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