Changed Query Result Values; Table 14 Queries With Different Result Values - Agilent Technologies 8163A Programming Manual

GPIB Command Compatibility List

Table 14 Queries with Different Result Values

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Changed Query Result Values

Table 14 details queries that respond with different return codes than the
old instruments.
Command
*IDN?
*OPT?
*TST
SENS:POW:UNIT?
SOUR:POW:WAV?
SYSTem:ERRor?
SOURce:AM:SOURce?
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Changed Query Result Values

Change
Returns new instrument and module identifi-
ers.
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
wavelength; 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 active laser.
Same functionality but different numbers
and errors are returned for instrument spe-
cific errors.
Returns different enum values than the
HP 8167/8.
Affects
Both
Both
Both
8153
8153
8153
8153
8167/8