Agilent Technologies 8163A Programming Manual page 136

Measurement Operations & Settings
command:
syntax:
description:
parameters:
response:
example:
affects:
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[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:WAVelength:SWEep:CHECkparams?
[:SOURce[n]][:CHANnel[m]]:WAVelength:SWEep:CHECkparams?
Returns whether the currently set sweep parameters (sweep mode, sweep start, stop, width,
etc.) are consistent. If there is a sweep configuration problem, the laser source is not able to
pass a wavelength sweep.
none
A string with a detailed description of a configuration problem, or "OK" if the sweep os con-
figured correctly. The responses shown below are all the possible configuration problem
strings:
Message
368,LambdaStop
<=LambdaStart
369,sweepTime < min
370,sweepTime > max
371,triggerFreq > max
372,step < min
373,triggerNum > max
374,LambdaLogging = On
AND Modulation = On
AND ModulationSource!
= CoherenceControl
375,LambdaLogging = On
AND TriggerOut! =
StepFinished
376,Lambda logging in
stepped mode
377,step not multiple of
<x>
378, triggerFreq < min
→
sour0:wav:swe:chec?
All tunable laser modules except Agilent 81649A and Agilent 81689A/B
Signal Generation – The SOURce Subsystem
Description
start wavelength must be smaller than stop wavelength
the total time of the sweep is too small
the total time of the sweep is too large
the trigger frequency (calculated from sweep speed divided by sweep step) is
too large
step size too small
the number of triggers exceeds the allowed limit
The only allowed modulation source with the lambda logging function is
coherence control.
lambda logging only works "Step Finished" output trigger configuration
lambda logging can only be done in continuous sweep mode
the step size must be a multiple of the smallest possible step size
the number of triggers exceeds the allowed limit
"triggerNum > max"
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