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® R&S Power Meter User Manual (;ÜÅÐ2) 1178556602...
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NRX (1424.7005.02) with firmware version FW 02.20 and later. In addition to the base unit, the following options are described: ● ® R&S NRX-B1 (1424.7805.02) ● ® R&S NRX-B4 (1424.8901.02) ● ® R&S NRX-B8 (1424.8301.02) ● ® R&S NRX-B9 (1424.8601.02) ●...
® Contents R&S Contents 1 Preface....................11 Documentation Overview................... 11 1.1.1 Getting Started Manual....................11 1.1.2 User Manuals and Help....................11 1.1.3 Tutorials.........................11 1.1.4 Basic Safety Instructions....................11 1.1.5 Data Sheets and Brochures..................11 1.1.6 Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledgment (OSA).......... 12 1.1.7 Application Notes, Application Cards, White Papers, etc..........12 Key Features........................12...
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® Contents R&S Operating Conditions....................22 Important Aspects for Test Setup................23 Placing on a Bench Top....................23 Mounting in a Rack..................... 25 Connecting to the AC Power Supply.................25 Switching On or Off....................25 Connecting Power Sensors..................26 4.8.1 Sensor Connectors A to D.................... 26 4.8.2 Optional Sensor Interface for R&S NRT (R&S NRX-B9)..........27 4.8.3...
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® Contents R&S 7 Configuration for All Measurement Types.........46 Display Settings......................46 Controlling the Measurement..................53 7.2.1 Controlling the Measurement Results................53 Triggering........................54 7.3.1 Trigger States........................54 7.3.2 Trigger Sources......................54 7.3.3 Dropout Time.........................55 7.3.4 Hold-Off Time........................ 56 7.3.5 Trigger Settings......................56 Measurement Settings Dialog..................60 8 Measurement Types and Result Displays..........63 Continuous Average....................
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® Contents R&S 12.2.4 Open Source Licenses....................152 12.3 Hardware Configuration................... 153 12.4 Test..........................153 12.5 Global Settings......................154 13 Firmware Update................156 13.1 Firmware Update via PC and USB or Ethernet Connection........156 13.1.1 Hardware and Software Requirements............... 156 13.1.2 Preparing an Update....................157 13.1.3 Updating the Application Firmware................
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® Contents R&S 14.4.8 Time Gate........................245 14.4.9 Timeslot........................247 14.4.10 Statistics........................250 14.4.10.1 Statistics Measurement Settings.................250 14.4.10.2 Combining Statistics Commands................253 14.4.10.3 Scaling........................254 14.4.10.4 Using Markers......................258 14.4.11 NRT..........................259 14.4.12 Querying Measurement Results..................269 14.5 Calculation Functions....................270 14.5.1 Selecting a Calculation Function.................270 14.5.2 Using a Calculation Function..................
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® Contents R&S 14.12 System Information and Configuration..............353 14.12.1 Presetting........................353 14.12.2 Shutdown and Reboot....................353 14.12.3 Firmware Update......................354 14.12.4 Network Settings......................355 14.12.5 Remote Settings......................359 14.12.6 Instrument Information....................362 14.12.7 Sensor Information......................363 14.12.8 Date and Time Settings....................364 14.12.9 Standardized Signal Configuration................367 14.12.10 Error Messages......................369 14.12.11...
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® Contents R&S 15.2 SCPI Command Structure..................418 15.2.1 Syntax for Common Commands................. 419 15.2.2 Syntax for Device-Specific Commands...............419 15.2.3 SCPI Parameters......................420 15.2.4 Overview of Syntax Elements..................423 15.2.5 Structure of a Command Line..................423 15.2.6 Responses to Queries....................424 Glossary: List of Abbreviations............426 List of Commands................428 Index....................447...
® Preface R&S Documentation Overview 1 Preface This chapter provides safety related information and an introduction to the R&S NRX. 1.1 Documentation Overview This section provides an overview of the R&S NRX user documentation. Unless speci- fied otherwise, you find the documents on the R&S NRX product page at: www.rohde-schwarz.com/manual/NRX 1.1.1 Getting Started Manual Introduces the R&S NRX and describes how to set up and start working with the prod-...
® Preface R&S Key Features 1.1.6 Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledgment (OSA) The release notes list new features, improvements and known issues of the current firmware version, and describe the firmware installation. The open source acknowledgment document provides verbatim license texts of the used open source software.
® Safety Information R&S 2 Safety Information The product documentation helps you use the R&S NRX safely and efficiently. Follow the instructions provided here and in the printed "Basic Safety Instructions". Keep the product documentation nearby and offer it to other users. Intended use The R&S NRX is intended for the development, production and verification of elec- tronic components and devices in industrial, administrative, and laboratory environ-...
® Instrument Tour R&S Front Panel Tour 3 Instrument Tour ● Front Panel Tour......................14 ● Rear Panel Tour...................... 19 3.1 Front Panel Tour Figure 3-1: Front panel of the R&S NRX 1 = Module bay for optional connectors, see Chapter 3.1.2, "Module Bay", on page 14.
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® Instrument Tour R&S Front Panel Tour Two options fit in this bay. If you have both options, you can exchange them, see "To exchange the option" on page 15. If no option is installed, the module bay is closed by a cover. Sensor check source (R&S NRX-B1) Used as a power reference for testing the connected power sensors and the cabling.
® Instrument Tour R&S Front Panel Tour 3.1.3 Touchscreen See (3) in Figure 3-1. The R&S NRX displays results in panes. Depending on the measurement mode, val- ues are displayed digitally or graphically. False triggers of the touch panel in the presence of static electricity If an object (e.g.
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® Instrument Tour R&S Front Panel Tour ● Controls the measurements depending on the trigger mode: – For all trigger modes except "Single", starts and stops the measurement. – For the "Single" trigger mode, enables and triggers the measurement. Changes of the trigger state apply to all measurements. See also "Trigger Mode"...
® Instrument Tour R&S Front Panel Tour ● Starts the zero calibration. ● Displays zeroing status. ● Displays sensor status. [System] Opens the "System Overview" dialog. Chapter 12, "System Settings", on page 127. Cursor keys See (5) in Figure 3-1. The cursor keys are context-sensitive.
® Instrument Tour R&S Rear Panel Tour For operating details, see Chapter 4.7, "Switching On or Off", on page 25. 3.2 Rear Panel Tour Figure 3-2: Rear panel of the R&S NRX 1 = Trig In / Out 2 and Out 1 / Trig Out connectors, see Chapter 3.2.1, "Trig In / Out 2 and Out 1 / Trig Out Connectors", on page 19.
® Instrument Tour R&S Rear Panel Tour 3.2.2 Ethernet Interface See (2) in Figure 3-2. The Ethernet connector is an RJ45 socket for remote controlling the R&S NRX via a network. 3.2.3 USB Device Interface See (3) in Figure 3-2. USB 2.0 (universal serial bus) interface of the type B (receptacle).
Rear Panel Tour 3.2.7 Sensor Connectors C and D See (7) Figure 3-2. Requires 3rd and 4th R&S NRP sensor connector (R&S NRX-B4). For more details, see Chapter 3.1.1, "Sensor Connector A and B", on page 14. User Manual 1178.5566.02 ─ 05...
® Preparing for Use R&S Operating Conditions 4 Preparing for Use ● Unpacking and Checking..................22 ● Operating Conditions....................22 ● Important Aspects for Test Setup................23 ● Placing on a Bench Top..................23 ● Mounting in a Rack....................25 ●...
® Preparing for Use R&S Placing on a Bench Top ● Signal outputs are connected correctly and are not overloaded. 4.3 Important Aspects for Test Setup Preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD) Electrostatic discharge is most likely to occur when you connect or disconnect a DUT or test fixture to the instrument's test ports.
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® Preparing for Use R&S Placing on a Bench Top Risk of injury if feet are folded out The feet can fold in if they are not folded out completely or if the instrument is shifted. Collapsing feet can cause injury or damage the instrument. ●...
® Preparing for Use R&S Switching On or Off 4.5 Mounting in a Rack 1. Order one of the rack adapter kits designed for the R&S NRX. For the order num- ber, see data sheet. 2. Follow the installation instructions provided with the adapter kit. 3.
® Preparing for Use R&S Connecting Power Sensors Chapter 5.1.1, "Start Dialog", on page 29. If the previous session ended regularly, the R&S NRX uses the settings from the last session. 3. If you want to return to a defined initial state, perform a preset. "Preset"...
® Preparing for Use R&S Connecting Power Sensors 1 = Signal source 2 = R&S power sensor 3 = Host Interface connector 4 = R&S NRP‑ZK8 5 = Sensor connector of the R&S NRX 6 = R&S NRX Use an R&S NRP‑ZK8 cable to connect an R&S power sensor to the R&S NRX. If you use an R&S NRP‑ZK6 cable, the reference clock and trigger are not supported.
® Preparing for Use R&S Connecting USB and External Devices 4.9 Connecting USB and External Devices Apart from connecting USB power sensors, you can use the USB interfaces to connect USB devices. You can increase the number of connected devices by using USB hubs. Due to the large number of available USB devices, there is almost no limit to the possi- ble expansions.
® Operating Concepts R&S Manual Operation 5 Operating Concepts ● Manual Operation....................29 ● Remote Operation....................38 ● Remote Control....................... 39 5.1 Manual Operation Using the graphical user interface of the R&S NRX and the keys on the front panel, you can easily configure the settings and measure in the provided measurement modes.
® Operating Concepts R&S Manual Operation Figure 5-1: Start dialog (example for setup with one power sensor) 1 = Miniature display layout. See Chapter 5.1.5, "Selecting the Display Layout", on page 34. 2 = Connected sensors 3 = Title 4 = Measurement mode 5 = Status information.
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® Operating Concepts R&S Manual Operation Layout of the main measurement dialog The operating philosophy in the main measurement dialog is independent of the mea- surement type. The dialog is divided into touch areas that lead to different settings. Figure 5-2: Layout of the main measurement dialog (example) 1 = Settings displayed in the measurement pane 2 = Limit values displayed in the measurement pane 3 = Measurement value displayed in the measurement pane...
® Operating Concepts R&S Manual Operation The "Primary Sensor" dialog is displayed. Chapter 9, "Sensor Configuration", on page 104. ► Tap the displayed limit values, (2) in Figure 5-2, to change the measurement type, assign a sensor, access the sensor settings, ... The "Limit Monitor"...
® Operating Concepts R&S Manual Operation Symbol Description Further information LLO means local lockout. R&S NRX is in remote control. Manual operation is disabled. Identification and initialization of a connected power sensor is in progress. 5.1.4 Notification Center The notification center collects all information, warning and error messages during the operation of the R&S NRX.
® Operating Concepts R&S Manual Operation The "Notification Center" dialog has two tabs: ● "System" All messages concerning the instrument are listed. ● "SCPI Error Queue" Messages related to the remote command functionality are displayed. To delete notices no longer needed ►...
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® Operating Concepts R&S Manual Operation 3. Select how many measurement panes you want to display. For example, if you select 2 panes, the measurement display looks as follows: Figure 5-3: Two measurement panes Remote command: on page 180 DISPlay:LAYout User Manual 1178.5566.02 ─...
® Operating Concepts R&S Manual Operation 5.1.6 Swapping Measurement Panes You can swap the position of measurement panes using drag and drop. The numbering of the panes is not changed. To change the position of a measurement pane ► Touch & hold a measurement pane and drag it into the new position. The two panes have changed position: In the "Select Display Layout"...
® Operating Concepts R&S Manual Operation Remote command: on page 182 DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:POSition 5.1.7 Editing Parameters ► Tap a parameter to change its value. Depending on the selected parameter, a numeric or an alphanumeric editor is dis- played. The numeric editor shows for each parameter the specific value range (min, max). Figure 5-4: Numeric editor Use the alphanumeric editor as a standard keyboard.
® Operating Concepts R&S Remote Operation Figure 5-5: Alphanumeric editor 5.1.8 Creating and Saving Screenshots You can create a screenshot of the current display, for example to save graphical mea- surement results. ► Press the [Screenshot] key on the front panel. The R&S NRX saves the screenshot in PNG format.
® Operating Concepts R&S Remote Control By default, VNC access is enabled. Any user in the network who knows the password and IP address of the R&S NRX can access the R&S NRX. To prevent access, disable the VNC server service under "VNC"...
® Operating Concepts R&S Remote Control 5.3.1 Switching to Remote Control (REMOTE) Prerequisites ● A link is established between the controller and the R&S NRX. ● The R&S NRX is configured correctly. After power-up, the R&S NRX is always in manual control mode, "LOCAL". When the R&S NRX receives a SCPI command, it switches to remote control irrespective of the selected interface.
® Measurement Basics R&S Sensor Assignment and Memory 6 Measurement Basics In a measurement, the R&S NRX uses all sensor-dependent measurement functions and displays the results. Thus, you can configure both the measurement and the sen- sor. The R&S NRX saves all settings. ●...
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® Measurement Basics R&S Sensor Assignment and Memory ● Sensor type is different to the sensor type that was previously assigned to the mea- surement. Decide whether you want to use the settings of the sensor. – "Use Default" Uses the sensor settings. For details, see the user manual of the sensor. –...
® Measurement Basics R&S Performing a Measurement 6.3 Performing a Measurement This measurement description is designed to give you a first impression. For further information, see the description of the measurements, their results and their settings: ● Chapter 7, "Configuration for All Measurement Types", on page 46 ●...
® Measurement Basics R&S Settings Conflict 6.4 Limit Violation If a measured value violates the set limits, it is highlighted in red. ► To change the limit settings, tap the displayed limit values. See also (2) in Fig- 5-2. 6.5 Settings Conflict A settings conflict can occur for the following reasons: ●...
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® Measurement Basics R&S Settings Conflict Example: The sensor does not support the measurement type The notification center indicates an error, but the no control element is highlighted. The error message reports a settings conflict. Solving the error 1. Tap the displayed measurement value or graphic. See also Figure 5-2.
® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Display Settings 7 Configuration for All Measurement Types The main measurement dialog offers access to all measurement settings. The layout of the dialog and how to open is are described in Chapter 5.1.2, "Main Measurement Dia- log", on page 30.
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® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Display Settings Display Format......................48 Auxiliary Values......................48 Scaling.......................... 48 └ Scale Lower Limit....................49 └ Scale Upper Limit....................49 └ Start Time......................49 └ Time / Div......................50 └ Trace Length....................50 └ Power Reference.................... 50 └ Power / Div......................50 └...
® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Display Settings Remote command: on page 190 UNIT<Measurement>:POWer[:VALue] on page 189 UNIT<Measurement>:POWer:RATio Forward Unit Available for NRT measurements. Specifies the unit of measurement in forward direction. See "Unit" on page 47. Remote command: on page 190 UNIT<Measurement>:POWer[:VALue] on page 189...
® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Display Settings Scale Lower Limit ← Scaling Display Format is set to "Scalar Analog", available for continuous average, burst average, time gate, timeslot measurements. Specifies the lower limit of the display. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>:METer<DirectionalChannel>:LOWer[:DATA]: on page 199 CCDF...
® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Display Settings Remote command: on page 183 CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:X[:SCALe]:LEFT Time / Div ← Scaling Available for statistics measurements. If Display Format is set to "Graphical", available for trace, pulse analysis, time gate, timeslot measurements. Sets the time resolution of the results window.
® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Display Settings on page 184 CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:SPAN:ONE on page 185 CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:SPAN:WATT Unit ← Scaling Sets the unit of the power axis. Max Hold If enabled, displays the highest value measured for each point (pixel) of the selected display type.
® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Display Settings CALCulate<Measurement>:LIMit<DirectionalChannel>:LOWer[:DATA]: on page 195 RATio:SWR CALCulate<Measurement>:LIMit<DirectionalChannel>:LOWer[:DATA]: on page 195 RATio[:VALue] CALCulate<Measurement>:LIMit<DirectionalChannel>:LOWer[:DATA]: on page 195 POWer Upper Limit State ← Limit Monitor Enables or disables an upper limit. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>:LIMit<DirectionalChannel>:UPPer:STATe on page 196 Upper Limit ←...
® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Controlling the Measurement Enables or disables the monitoring function for the upper limit. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>:LIMit<DirectionalChannel>:UPPer:STATe on page 196 Forward Upper Limit, Reflection Upper Limit ← Limit Monitor Available for NRT measurements. Defines the value for the upper limit. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>:LIMit<DirectionalChannel>:UPPer[:DATA] on page 196...
® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Triggering as a measurement result. Thus, the measurement result is a moving average of the last partial measurements. How many of the partial measurements are averaged is defined by the average count. Useful if you want to detect trends in the result during the measurement. 7.3 Triggering In a basic continuous measurement, the measurement is started immediately after the initiate command.
® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Triggering Trigger source Description Remote commands to initiate the measurement "Internal" Uses the input signal as trigger signal. TRIGger<Measurement>[:IMMediate] "Internal A" , "Inter- Receives the trigger signal from the trigger mas- nal B" , "Internal C" , ter.
® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Triggering The RF power between the slots is below the threshold defined by the trigger level and the trigger hysteresis. Therefore, the trigger hysteresis alone cannot prevent triggering at B or at C. Therefore, set the dropout time greater than the time elapsed between points D and B and between E and C, but smaller than the time elapsed between F and A.
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® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Triggering Specific Trigger......................59 └ Jitter Suppression................... 59 └ Trigger Master State..................59 └ Trigger Master Port..................59 └ Trigger Synchronize State................59 └ Trigger Synchronize Port................59 └ Trigger 2 Input Impedance................60 Trigger Mode Controls the trigger execution depending on the settings under "Trigger Source"...
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® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Triggering Source ← Trigger Advanced "Trigger Source" on page 57. Slope ← Trigger Advanced Determines which edge of the envelope power, with internal triggering, or increasing voltage, with external triggering, is used for triggering. "Positive"...
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® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Triggering Specific Trigger Not available for each sensor type. Groups the specific trigger settings. Jitter Suppression ← Specific Trigger Defines the method how to cope with the misalignment between the trigger event and the sample point.
® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Measurement Settings Dialog Trigger 2 Input Impedance ← Specific Trigger Requires a power sensor with a trigger input. Sets the termination resistance of the external trigger signal that is supplied at the trig- ger input/output of the power sensor.
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® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Measurement Settings Dialog Measurement Type....................... 61 Primary Sensor, Secondary Sensor................61 Primary Sensor Config, Secondary Sensor Config............61 Channel Calculation Function..................61 Quick Setup........................62 └ Parameter Set....................62 └ Auto Set......................62 Measurement Type Sets the measurement type. Remote command: on page 217 CALCulate<Measurement>:TYPE...
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® Configuration for All Measurement Types R&S Measurement Settings Dialog The letters in brackets indicate the port to which the primary or secondary sensor is connected. In this example, the primary sensor is connected to port C, and the secon- dary sensor is connected to port A.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Continuous Average 8 Measurement Types and Result Displays The different measurement types and their specific configuration settings are described in the following. For settings available for all measurements, refer to Chapter 7, "Con- figuration for All Measurement Types", on page 46.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Continuous Average The measurement result is a single scalar value, either an absolute value or related to a reference value. 8.1.2 Continuous Average Settings Access: "Measurement Settings" > "Measurement Type" > "Continuous Average" Unit..........................64 Resolution........................
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Burst Average Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>:RELative<DirectionalChannel>[:STATe] on page 263 Trigger Chapter 7.3, "Triggering", on page 54. 8.2 Burst Average The power sensor measures the average burst power of pulsed signals. The burst average measurement is available with multipath and wideband power sensors. No external trigger signal is required, because the power sensor detects the start and end of the burst itself.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Burst Average 8.2.1 Burst Average Result Display The measurement result is a single scalar value, either an absolute value or related to a reference value. 8.2.2 Burst Average Settings Access: "Measurement Settings" > "Measurement Type" > "Burst Average" Unit..........................66 Resolution........................
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Trace 8.3 Trace The power sensor measures power over time. Define the number of measurement points and the measurement time. The length of an individual measurement is deter- mined from the ratio of total time and the defined number of measurement points. The entire result is called a "trace".
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Trace └ Trig Slope......................69 └ Level....................... 69 └ Sensor Trigger....................69 Display Chapter 7.1, "Display Settings", on page 46. Pos / Scaling Defines the effect of the cursor keys on the displayed trace. "Pos"...
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Trace Shows the trace. The trigger level is indicated as dotted red line. Display ← Trigger Chapter 7.1, "Display Settings", on page 46. Trig Mode ← Trigger "Trigger Mode" on page 57. Trig Source ← Trigger "Trigger Source"...
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Trace Marker Mode......................... 70 Position Mode....................... 70 Position......................... 71 Data Source........................72 Reference Marker......................72 Measurement Mode...................... 72 Marker Mode Enables or disables the marker. Also defines the appearance of the marker. "Off" Disables the marker.
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Trace "From Ref Power <-" Starting from the right border, at a power difference of Position to the y-position of the Reference Marker. "From Ref Power ->" Starting from the left border, at a power difference of Position to the y- position of the...
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Pulse Analysis Data Source Available if "Measure" is set under Marker Mode. Selects the trace. Reference Marker Defines a marker as reference marker. Remote command: DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MARKer<Marker>:REFerence on page 231 Measurement Mode Available if "Measure" is set under Marker Mode.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Pulse Analysis 8.4.1 Pulse Analysis Result Display Shows a pulse signal in trace presentation. 2 traces are available. The measurement results are displayed below the trace. Each measurement result is represented by a symbol that is also used to select the result.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Pulse Analysis Trigger Gives quick access to selected trigger settings. See "Trigger" on page 68. 8.4.3 Pulse Analysis Dialog Access: Tap the measurement results that are displayed below the trace. On the "Time" and "Power" tabs, select the measurement results that are displayed below the trace.
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Pulse Analysis Remote command: DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MEASurement:PULSe:PERiod[:STATe] on page 242 Duty Cycle ← Time tab Pulse width Duty cycle = Pulse period The ratio is expressed as a value between 0 and 1. Remote command: DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MEASurement:PULSe:DCYCle[:STATe] on page 242 Pulse Off Time ←...
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Pulse Analysis Remote command: DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MEASurement:TRANsition:NEGative: on page 244 OCCurrence[:STATe] Sampling Rate ← Time tab Number of samples per second. Remote command: DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MEASurement:PULSe:RESolution[: on page 242 STATe] Power tab Selects the power-related measurement results that are displayed below the trace. The selections on this tab apply to all traces.
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Pulse Analysis Neg. Overshoot ← Power tab Height of the local minimum before a rising edge, divided by the pulse amplitude: Pulse base power - minimum power Negative overshoot = 100 % x Pulse amplitude Depends on the setting under Reference Levels relate...
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Pulse Analysis Low Ref. ← Power tab Power level at Low Reference Level. Remote command: DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MEASurement:POWer:PULSe: on page 241 LREFerence[:STATe] Configuration tab Defines the reference levels for the pulse timing. All values are specified in percent of the pulse amplitude.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Time Gate "Peak" Assigns the pulse peak power to the pulse top power. Remote command: on page 233 CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:ALGorithm High Reference Level ← Configuration tab Defines the end of the rising edge and the start of the falling edge of the pulse. Used for the measurement of the rise or fall time.
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Time Gate To change the display format 1. Select the time gate measurement type: "Measurement Settings" > "Measurement Type" > "Time Gate" 2. Select the display format: "Display" > "Display Format" Scalar display Figure 8-3: Time gate, scalar digital display The measurement result is a single scalar value.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Time Gate Graphical display Figure 8-4: Time gate, graphical display In the upper pane, the measurement result is shown as a single trace measurement of the primary sensor. The active gate is indicated as colored area. The color is matching the color assigned to the gate.
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Time Gate G1 / G2 / G3 / G4......................83 Gates..........................83 Display.......................... 83 Resolution........................83 Pos / Scaling......................... 83 Autoscale........................83 t0 / t1 / t2 / t3......................... 83 Rel..........................84 Trigger........................... 84 G1 / G2 / G3 / G4 Selects the active gate for the measurement.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Time Gate "t0" Start of Gate "t1" Length of Gate "t2" Start of Fence. Only available if Fence is enabled. "t3" Length of Fence. Only available if Fence is enabled. Available for the scalar displays. "Rel"...
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Timeslot Start of Gate........................85 Length of Gate......................85 Fence..........................85 Start of Fence........................85 Length of Fence......................85 Start of Gate Sets the start time of the gate. Remote command: on page 246 CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TGATe<Gate>[:AVG]:TIME Length of Gate Sets the length of the gate.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Timeslot resolution is determined by the sampling rate of the power sensor. An external trigger signal or internal signal triggering is required for synchronization. Timeslot 1 Timeslot 2 Timeslot 3 Trigger event Trigger level Time Timeslot width Exclude from start...
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Timeslot Scalar display Figure 8-7: Timeslot, scalar digital display The measurement result is a single scalar value. It refers to the selected timeslot. If "Scalar Analog" is set as Display Format, a bar chart visualizes the measurement result.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Timeslot In the upper pane, the measurement result is shown as a single trace measurement of the primary sensor. The timeslots are indicated as rectangles. The selected timeslot is indicated as colored area. You can change the timeslot configuration directly by using touch gestures.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Timeslot Resolution Available for the scalar displays. "Resolution" on page 47. Pos / Scaling Available if: ● Graphical display is enabled. ● t1, t2, t3, t4, t5 is disabled. Scales or moves the graph. Autoscale Available for the graphical display.
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Timeslot Slots..........................90 Nominal Width.......................90 Exclude from Start......................90 Exclude from End......................90 Fence..........................91 Start of Fence........................91 Length of Fence......................91 Slots Sets the number of simultaneously measured timeslots. Remote command: on page 248 CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TSLot[:AVG]:COUNt Nominal Width Sets the length of the timeslot.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Statistics Fence Enables or disables an exclusion interval in the timeslots. This exclusion interval is called fence. The fence is defined by its start time and its length. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TSLot[:AVG][:EXCLude]:MID[:STATe] on page 250 Start of Fence Sets the start time of the fence.
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Statistics Power value at the y-marker position. The marker is set using marker. Figure 8-9: Statistics, graphical display The graph displays the waveform of the selected trace. Table to display the measurement results in tabular format. The table contains the measurement results for 2 traces.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Statistics 8.7.2 Statistics Settings Access: "Measurement Settings" > "Measurement Type" > "Statistics" Graph / Table.........................93 Scaling.......................... 93 Evaluate........................93 [dBm] / [dB] marker....................... 93 marker........................93 Trigger........................... 93 Graph / Table Available if "CCDF" or "CDF" is set under Statistics Function.
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Statistics The settings in the left column are the same as for the other measurement types: ● "Measurement Type", see "Measurement Type" on page 61. ● "Sensor", see "Primary Sensor, Secondary Sensor" on page 61. ●...
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Statistics Minimum Samples Sets the minimum number of samples. Remote command: on page 252 CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics:SAMPles[:MINimum] AWGN Enables or disables the internal, additional white Gaussian noise (AWGN) source. If enabled, you cannot measure with a second power sensor. Remote command: on page 252 CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics:AWGN[:STATe]...
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Statistics Remote command: on page 256 CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics[:SCALe]:X:MODE Minimum Power Sets the lower limit of the level range as reference for the graphical display. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics[:SCALe]:X:RLEVel[:ABSolute] on page 257 CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics[:SCALe]:X:RLEVel:RELative on page 257 Power / div Sets the scaling of the power axis.
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Statistics If you tap the lower pane, the "Gate Configuration" dialog opens, see Chapter 8.5.3, "Gate Configuration Dialog", on page 84. Display.......................... 97 Pos / Scaling......................... 97 Autoscale........................97 Evaluate........................97 t0 / t1 / t2 / t3.........................
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S "Gate 1" / "Gate 2" / "Gate 3" / "Gate 4" Select the gate that you want to configure and use for the measure- ment. Continuous Sets unsynchronized acquisition. Set the duration of the sampling window using Aperture.
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Displays two scalar values, one for the selected Forward measurement and one for the Reflection measurement. In this example, Average ("Aver") and Return Loss ("RLos") are selected. 8.8.2 NRT Settings Access: "Measurement Settings" > "Measurement Type" > "NRT" Forward.........................
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Average ← Forward Average power Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:FEED<Channel> "POWer:FORWard:AVERage" CCDF ← Forward Complementary cumulative distribution function. Probability that the envelope power is higher than the threshold set under "CCDF Threshold" on page 119. Suitable for assessing the power distribution of spread-spectrum signals, for example CDMA.
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Absorption PEP ← Forward Absorbed peak envelope power (PEP). Difference of Peak Envelope Power (PEP) between forward and reverse power measurement. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:FEED<Channel> "POWer:ABSorption:PEP" Burst Average ← Forward Average power within a burst. The R&S NRX determines the average burst power by multiplying the average power with the ratio of burst period to burst width: Burst period Average...
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® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) ← Reflection 1 + Reflection coefficient Standing wave ratio = 1 - Reflection coefficient See also "Reflection Coefficient" on page 102. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:FEED<Channel> "POWer:SWRatio" Return Loss ← Reflection Forward power 10 x log Return loss =...
® Measurement Types and Result Displays R&S 8.8.3 Measurement Main Configuration Dialog Access: In the "NRT" dialog, tap the displayed table or graph. Figure 8-12: Measurement Main Configuration dialog Measurement Type "Measurement Type" on page 61. Sensor Assigns the power sensor to the NRT measurement. Suitable are R&S NRT directional power sensors connected to the sensor interface for R&S NRT (R&S NRX-B9).
® Sensor Configuration R&S Mode Settings 9 Sensor Configuration Access: "Measurement Settings" > "Primary Sensor Config" or "Secondary Sensor Config" You can define two sensor configurations in parallel, a primary and a secondary sensor configuration. To these configurations, you can assign a sensor that is connected to one of the sensor ports of the R&S NRX.
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® Sensor Configuration R&S Mode Settings Duty Cycle State......................105 Duty Cycle........................105 Equivalent Time Sampling...................106 Evaluate........................106 Aperture........................106 Sampling Rate......................106 Smoothing........................107 Dropout Tolerance.......................107 Exclude from Start, Exclude from End................ 107 Duty Cycle State Available for continuous average measurements. Enables or disables the duty cycle correction.
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® Sensor Configuration R&S Mode Settings Equivalent Time Sampling Available for trace, pulse analysis measurements. Enables or disables the automatic equivalent sampling that allows for high-resolution measurements. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:TRACe:ESAMpling on page 306 CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:TRANsition:ESAMpling: on page 308 AUTO[:STATe] Evaluate Available for continuous average, burst average, trace, pulse analysis, time gate, time- slot measurements.
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® Sensor Configuration R&S Mode Settings If the sampling frequency is located within the video bandwidth, aliasing can occur, that is when spectral components near the sampling frequency cause beating effects. If you change the sampling rate, the beating effects usually disappear. "1"...
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® Sensor Configuration R&S Correction Settings S-Parameter List Enables or disables the S-parameter data set stored in the calibration data of the power sensor. See also "S-Parameter corrections" on page 108. Remote command: on page 309 [SENSe<Sensor>:]CORRection:SPDevice:STATe on page 309 [SENSe<Sensor>:]CORRection:SPDevice:SELect on page 308 [SENSe<Sensor>:]CORRection:SPDevice:LIST?
® Sensor Configuration R&S Filter Settings Remote command: on page 350 MEMory:TABLe:FREQuency on page 351 MEMory:TABLe:FREQuency:POINts? on page 351 MEMory:TABLe:GAIN:POINts? on page 351 MEMory:TABLe:GAIN[:MAGNitude] Export file name, Import file name ← Primary Sensor Offsets, Secondary Sensor Offsets dialogs ← Frequency Dependent Offset Edits the filename for export/import.
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® Sensor Configuration R&S Filter Settings when the power changes. As a starting point, always use automatic filtering. If the automatically selected filter setting proves to be not adequate, you can increase or decrease the averaging number manually. If you want to learn more about methods how to control the measurement, see the user manual of the power sensor.
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® Sensor Configuration R&S Filter Settings Filter Length Sets the number of readings that are averaged for one measured value. The higher the count, the lower the noise, and the longer it takes to obtain a measured value. Filter State is set to "Auto", this parameter is read-only.
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® Sensor Configuration R&S Filter Settings Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:AVERage:COUNt:AUTO: on page 314 MTIMe Timeslot Available for continuous average, burst average, time gate measurements. Sets a timeslot from which the measured value is used to determine the filter length automatically. The timeslot number must not exceed the number of the currently set timeslots.
® Sensor Configuration R&S Range Settings "Linear" Amplitude averaging Remote command: on page 317 CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:AVERage:TYPE Video Bandwidth Requires an wideband power sensor. Sets the video filter bandwidth. Reducing the video bandwidth also increases the trig- ger sensitivity. Note: The video bandwidth must never be smaller than the RF bandwidth of the signal. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>][:POWer]:VBWidth:ENUM on page 320...
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® Sensor Configuration R&S Range Settings Range State.........................116 Range..........................116 User Defined Transition....................116 Offset........................... 117 Attenuator Mode......................117 Attenuation........................117 Range State Enables or disables the automatic measurement path selection. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>][:POWer][:AVG]:RANGe: on page 321 AUTO Range Available if Range State is set to "User".
® Sensor Configuration R&S For NRT Measurement Type Offset Reduces the transition range between the measurement paths, 0 -> 1 and 1 -> 2, by the set value, the so-called cross-over level. Thus, you can improve the measurement accuracy for signals with a high peak-to-average ratio, since the headroom for modula- tion peaks becomes larger.
® Sensor Configuration R&S For NRT Measurement Type 9.5.1 NRT Mode Settings Access: "Measurement Main Configuration" > "Sensor Configuration" > "Mode" Burst Mode........................118 Burst Period.........................118 Burst Width........................119 Direction........................119 CCDF Threshold......................119 PEP Hold Time......................119 Burst Mode Defines how the average burst power is determined. "Auto"...
® Sensor Configuration R&S For NRT Measurement Type Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:NRT:BURSt:PERiod on page 327 Burst Width Available if "User" is set under "Burst Mode" on page 118. Sets the burst width. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:NRT:BURSt:WIDTh on page 327 Direction Automatically determines the direction of the forward power or sets a fixed direction. "Auto"...
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® Sensor Configuration R&S For NRT Measurement Type Offset Reference Plane....................120 Offset...........................120 Modulation........................120 WCDMA Chip Rate..................... 121 Offset Reference Plane Selects the reference plane. It defines at which sensor port the forward and reverse power is measured. "Source" Source connector of the power sensor Load connector of the power sensor "Load"...
® Sensor Configuration R&S For NRT Measurement Type "DAB" DAB standard for radio transmitters. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:NRT:DMODulation[: on page 330 VALue] on page 329 [SENSe<Sensor>:]DM:STANdard WCDMA Chip Rate Available if "WCDMA" is set under Modulation. Sets the chip rate for the WCDMA communication standard. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:NRT:DMODulation:WCDMa: on page 330...
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® Sensor Configuration R&S For NRT Measurement Type "Full" The maximum bandwidth of the sensor is used. Remote command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:NRT:VBWidth[:VALue] on page 333 on page 333 [SENSe<Sensor>:]BANDwidth:VIDeo:FNUMber on page 333 [SENSe<Sensor>:]BWIDth:VIDeo:FNUMber Integration Time Mode Specifies which integration time is used for a single measurement. "Default"...
® Saving and Recalling Settings R&S 10 Saving and Recalling Settings When shutting down, the R&S NRX saves the measurement settings. When booting the next time, the R&S NRX uses the settings from the last session. See also Chap- ter 4.7, "Switching On or Off", on page 25.
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® Saving and Recalling Settings R&S 3. Tap "Recall". Preset..........................124 Save / Recall Setup.....................124 Save..........................124 Setup Name........................ 124 Recall.......................... 124 Preset Sets the R&S NRX and the connected R&S power sensors to a defined initial state. Thus, you can change parameter values from a well defined starting point. If the default setting of the R&S NRX is not compatible with the sensor, either the default settings are adapted for the sensor or a setting conflict results.
® Zeroing Sensors R&S 11 Zeroing Sensors Zeroing removes offset voltages from the analog circuitry of the sensors, so that there are only low powers displayed when there is no power applied. Zeroing is recommended if: ● The temperature has varied by more than 5 K. ●...
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® Zeroing Sensors R&S 3. You can zero an individual sensor or all sensors at once: ● Tap "Zero All Sensors". ● in the row of the sensor you want to zero. The status changes from in progress to successful. Remote command: ●...
® System Settings R&S Connections 12 System Settings The system settings do not affect the measurements directly. Access: [System] Figure 12-1: System Overview dialog The "System Overview" dialog is divided into the following tabs: ● Connections......................127 ● Instrument Info...................... 142 ●...
® System Settings R&S Connections 12.1.1 Network Settings Access: [System] > "Connections" > "Network" Contains the settings for integrating the R&S NRX in a network. There are two meth- ods to establish a network connection: ● R&S NRX and computer are connected to a common network (infrastructure net- work).
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® System Settings R&S Connections Overview tab Apart from the Host Name, the other parameters are only displayed here. Configure them on the "IPv4 tab" on page 130. Host Name ← Overview tab Sets the individual hostname of the R&S NRX. In a LAN that uses a domain name system server (DNS server), you can access each connected instrument using a unique hostname instead of its IP address.
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® System Settings R&S Connections DNS Server ← Overview tab Displays the IP address of the DNS server of the local subnet. Set the parameter under "DNS Server" on page 131. IPv4 tab Addresses consist of 4 number blocks separated by dots. In maximum, each block contains 3 digits, for example 100.100.100.100.
® System Settings R&S Connections IPv4 Address ← IPv4 tab Available if "Static" is set under Address Mode. Sets the IP address of the R&S NRX. Remote command: on page 358 SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:IPADdress][:ADDRess] on page 358 SYSTem:COMMunicate:INET[:SELF]:ADDRess Subnet Mask ← IPv4 tab Available if "Static"...
® System Settings R&S Connections VISA Resource tab Interface - VISA Resource table ← VISA Resource tab Displays the VISA resource strings of the interfaces available for remote control. In a LAN, the VISA resource string is required to establish a communication session between the controller and the R&S NRX.
® System Settings R&S Connections GPIB Address ← Settings tab Assigns the primary address for communication using the GPIB bus channel. See also Chapter 15.1.3, "GPIB Interface", on page 418. "1" to "30" Channel address Remote command: on page 359 SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:ADDRess Emulations tab Language ←...
® System Settings R&S Connections Customization of *OPT? ← Emulations tab Sets which option string is used. "Off" Default option string "User" Customized option string. Enter the customized option string under Custom OPT String. "Set to Default" Sets the content of Custom OPT String to the default identification string.
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® System Settings R&S Connections Figure 12-2: Sensor Check Source tab In the upper pane, the result display shows the effect of parameter changes on the measurement. Signal Output ← Sensor Check Source tab Disables the output or sets the signal type, continuous wave or pulses. Remote command: on page 334 SOURce:OUTPut:STATe...
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® System Settings R&S Connections Sensor Check Source Info ← Sensor Check Source tab The firmware of the R&S NRX includes a package for the sensor check source (R&S NRX-B1), but the sensor check source (R&S NRX-B1) is not updated automatically. If a new version is available, a warning message is displayed in the notification center and the new version is displayed here as shown in Figure...
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® System Settings R&S Connections Figure 12-4: Example Mode ← I/O 1, I/O 2 tabs Sets the functionality of the Out 1 / Trig Out and Trig In / Out 2 connectors. "Off" Disables the connector. "Analog Out" Available for continuous average, burst average, time gate, timeslot measurements.
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® System Settings R&S Connections "Trigger Out" Available for the Out 1 / Trig Out BNC connector "I/O 1" tab. Provides a trigger signal at the Out 1 / Trig Out connector. Select the trigger source under Trigger Source for Trigger Output.
® System Settings R&S Connections on page 342 OUTPut:RECorder<output>:LIMit:UPPer:RATio[:VALue] on page 340 OUTPut:RECorder<output>:LIMit:UPPer[:VALue] Measurement for Limit Output ← I/O 1, I/O 2 tabs Available if Mode is set to: ● "Limit Violation" ● "Forw Limit Violation" ● "Refl Limit Violation" Sets the measurement that is monitored.
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® System Settings R&S Connections The R&S NRX recognizes and adds the following power sensors: ● Connected to the ports A to D. They are assigned the letter of the port. ● Connected to one of the USB host interfaces; directly or indirectly, by USB hub. They are assigned the letters E to M.
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® System Settings R&S Connections Add Sensor Adds a LAN power sensor. See "To add a LAN power sensor" on page 140. Remote command: on page 324 [SENSe<Sensor>:]ADD Sensor Info Displays information about the selected power sensor, including calibration data. Remote command: on page 363 SYSTem:SENSor<Sensor>:INFO?
® System Settings R&S Instrument Info Sensor Test Tap "Start Test" to start a selftest of the connected power sensor. The selftest provides detailed information that you can use for troubleshooting. "Test Verdict" shows the status of the selftest. Remote command: on page 346 SYSTem:SENSor<Sensor>:TEST? on page 346...
® System Settings R&S Instrument Info On this tab, you display and configure the following settings: ● System Info......................143 ● Security Settings....................146 ● Options Settings....................149 ● Open Source Licenses..................152 12.2.1 System Info Access: [System] > "Instrument Info" > "System Info" Displays a list of instrument-specific parameters.
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® System Settings R&S Instrument Info System Info......................... 144 Date and Time Settings....................145 └ Date......................145 └ Time......................145 └ Time Zone Region..................145 └ Time Zone.....................145 System Info Displays the information on the R&S NRX: ● "Manufacturer" ● "Type" ●...
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® System Settings R&S Instrument Info Operating time of the R&S NRX Remote command: on page 363 SYSTem:INFO[:INFO]? Date and Time Settings Opens the "Date and Time" dialog. Date ← Date and Time Settings Sets the current date in the format YYYY-MM-DD. Remote command: on page 365 SYSTem:DATE:UTC...
® System Settings R&S Instrument Info Remote command: on page 366 SYSTem:TIME:DSTime:RULE on page 366 SYSTem:TIME:DSTime:RULE:CATalog? 12.2.2 Security Settings Access: [System] > "Instrument Info" > "Security" Contains the settings for access rights, LAN security and passwords. The "Security" dialog is divided into the following tabs: General tab.........................
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® System Settings R&S Instrument Info Security Password to Unlock Settings ← General tab Enter the password that is required to enable the settings protected by a security pass- word. When you leave the "Security" dialog, the settings are disabled automatically. For default value and further information, see "Security Password tab"...
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® System Settings R&S Instrument Info LAN Services ← LAN Settings tab Enables or disables the LAN services in general. If enabled, it provides remote access via all unlocked services. SCPI over LAN ← LAN Settings tab Enables or disables the access over LAN to control the R&S NRX remotely by using SCPI (standard commands for programmable instruments) commands.
® System Settings R&S Instrument Info Old Password ← Security Password tab Currently used security password. The default password is 123456. Note: We recommend that you change the default password before connecting the R&S NRX to a network. The security password is required for changing security settings in the "Security" dia- log.
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® System Settings R&S Instrument Info └ Import......................151 └ Export......................151 Details tab........................151 HW Options tab Displays the installed hardware options. Remote command: on page 168 *OPT? SW Options tab Displays all software options and their status. User Manual 1178.5566.02 ─ 05...
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® System Settings R&S Instrument Info You can filter the displayed list by the following criteria: "Show Inactive Shows or hides inactive software options. These software options are On | Off" available in the firmware version but are not installed. "Show Deacti- Shows or hides deactivated software options.
® System Settings R&S Instrument Info If you want to see more information on a specific option, tap 12.2.4 Open Source Licenses Access: [System] > "Instrument Info" > "Open Source Licenses" Displays the license texts of open source software packages used in the R&S NRX software.
® System Settings R&S Test 12.3 Hardware Configuration Access: [System] > "Hardware Configuration" Lists the hardware details of the R&S NRX assemblies. This tab can be useful for look- ing up the revision of hardware, for example when troubleshooting. 12.4 Test Access: [System] >...
® System Settings R&S Global Settings On this tab, you can test whether the user interfaces are in working order and create information useful for troubleshooting. For testing a connected power sensor, see "Sensor Test" on page 142. Testing the user interfaces 1.
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® System Settings R&S Global Settings On this tab, you configure the following settings: Visualize Non-Preset State..................155 Tabs Position.......................155 Hide Sensor Overload Message................. 155 Visualize Non-Preset State If enabled, a setting that differs from the preset value is indicated by a pencil symbol. The control elements in the hierarchies above that are leading to this setting are marked, too.
® Firmware Update R&S Firmware Update via PC and USB or Ethernet Connection 13 Firmware Update This chapter contains information on installing/updating the firmware on the R&S NRX. The latest firmware update files are available on our Internet site at www.rohde- schwarz.com.
® Firmware Update R&S Firmware Update via PC and USB or Ethernet Connection 13.1.2 Preparing an Update To prepare an update via USB connection: 1. Make sure a recent VISA software is installed. Firmware update with PureFW can only be performed with the device recognized as a VISA device. 2.
® Firmware Update R&S Firmware Update via PC and USB or Ethernet Connection 3. Register the instrument as a VISA device. Refer to documentation of your VISA software for details. 13.1.3 Updating the Application Firmware To perform a firmware update: 1.
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® Firmware Update R&S Firmware Update via PC and USB or Ethernet Connection b) If the instrument is connected to the network, enter the hostname or the IP address of the instrument in the field "Manually add a Raw SCPI Device" and then press "Check and Add"...
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® Firmware Update R&S Firmware Update via PC and USB or Ethernet Connection The "Hostname or IP Address" field is not used during this procedure and should therefore be left empty. 4. In the "Firmware" field enter the full path and file name of the update file or press the ellipsis button to browse the file system for it.
® Firmware Update R&S Firmware Update via a USB Flash Memory Stick 6. Check if the update was successful. This is the case if the firmware version in the "Identification" field is the same as the one you loaded in the "Firmware" field. 13.2 Firmware Update via a USB Flash Memory Stick This chapter contains information on installing/updating the firmware on the R&S NRX via a USB flash memory stick.
® Firmware Update R&S Firmware Update via a USB Flash Memory Stick 13.2.3 Updating the Application Firmware To perform a firmware update: 1. Connect the USB flash memory stick to the front or rear USB host port of the R&S NRX.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Common Commands 14 Remote Control Commands 14.1 Conventions Used in SCPI Command Descriptions Note the following conventions used in the remote command descriptions: ● Command usage If not specified otherwise, commands can be used both for setting and for querying parameters.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Common Commands ● Standard event register (ESR) ● EVENt part of the QUEStionable and the OPERation register ● Error/event queue The command does not alter the ENABle and TRANsition parts of the registers. Usage: Event *DEV [<instrument_no>] This command returns the selected "instrument"...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Common Commands Usage: Query only *GCLS Clears all status information in all internal "instruments". Usage: Event *GMC? <Label> Get macro content. Query parameters: <Label> Return values: <Macro> <dblock> Usage: Query only *GOPC? Analogon of *OPC? for all instruments in multichannel device. Return values: <gopc>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Common Commands Usage: Query only *LMC? List macro commands. Return values: <Label> Usage: Query only *OPC OPeration Complete Sets bit 0 in the event status register when all preceding commands have been execu- ted. This bit can be used to initiate a service request. *OPC must be sent at the end of a program message.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Common Commands *PRE <register> Parallel poll Register Enable Sets the parallel poll enable register to the specified value or queries the current value. Parameters: <register> Range: 0 to 255 *RST: *PSC <psc> Writes/reads the power on status clear flag (PSC). Parameters: <psc>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Common Commands *SAV <num> SAVe Saves the current instrument settings in the specified intermediate memory. Setting parameters: <number> Number of the intermediate memory Range: 0 to 19 *RST: Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "Save" on page 124 *SRE <register>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Common Commands Usage: Event *TST? Selftest query Triggers a self test of the instrument and outputs an error code in decimal form. 0 indi- cates that no errors have occurred. Example: *TST? Query Response: Passed Example: *TST? Query...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Starting and Ending a Measurement Parameters: <xpre> <expr> Parallel poll enable register. *XSRE <xsre> Reads or writes the service request enable register. Used to enable service requests. Parameters: <xsre> <expr> Service request enable register (SRE). *XSTB? Reads the status byte.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Starting and Ending a Measurement ABORt<Measurement> Immediately interrupts the current measurement. If the measurement has been started as a single measurement (INITiate<Measurement>[:IMMediate]), the power sensor goes into the idle state. However, if a continuous measurement is in progress (INITiate<Measurement>:CONTinuous ON), the trigger system of the power sen- sor enters the waiting for trigger state, and if the trigger condition is met, a new mea-...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Starting and Ending a Measurement INITiate<Undef>:ALL:CONTinuous <state> Applies to all connected power sensors. See INITiate<Measurement>: on page 173. CONTinuous Suffix: <Undef> 1 to n No suffix required. Setting parameters: <state> *RST: Usage: Setting only INITiate<Measurement>:DISable <state> Prevents the execution of INITiate<Measurement>[:IMMediate].
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Use the command only after the continuous measurement mode has been disabled (INITiate<Measurement>:CONTinuous OFF). The command is not fully R&S NRP2 compatible. If port 1 is assigned to measure- ment 1 and so on, the command works. If port 1 is assigned to measurement 2, for example, enable the R&S NRP2 emulation using SYSTem:LANGuage "NRP2".
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <mode> SDIGital | SANalog | MARKer | GRID | INFO | PULSe | STATistics | MARKer | TABLe *RST: SDIGital Manual operation: "Display Format" on page 48 CALCulate<Measurement>:EXTRemes:RESet Stores the currently measured value as the new minimum and maximum values. You can query the minimum and maximum values using: ●...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <state> OFF | ON | RESet *RST: Manual operation: "Max Hold" on page 51 CALCulate<Measurement>:LIMit<undef>:TYPE <type> Alias for on page 177. CALCulate<Measurement>:HOLD:FUNCtion Suffix: <Measurement>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results 1 decimal place, e.g. 0.1 dBm 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.01 dBm OOOI 3 decimal places, e.g. 0.001 dBm *RST: Manual operation: "Resolution" on page 47 CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:PSET <value> Sets the parameter set for a specific sensor. Suffix: <Measurement>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results DISPlay:MESSage:TEXT[:DATA] <string> Defines the text for user-defined messages. Parameters: <string> ASCII characters from code 32 to code 126 Line break: string "\n" The length depends on the message type: max. 4 lines for mes- sages and max.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results DISPlay:OVERload[:STATe] <state> If enabled, hides the sensor overload message. But be aware that overload can dam- age the power sensor, depending on the amount of power and the duration of the over- load condition.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:POSition <position> Defines the position of a measurement pane in the user interface. Suffix: <Window> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <position> Range: 0 to 3 *RST: SYSTem:SPEed <mode> You can increase the data processing speed using FAST. The display is switched off and the measured values are no longer displayed, since the continuous update of the screen content requires computation time.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:X[:SCALe]:LEFT <value> Defines the position of the left screen edge relative to the delayed trigger. The value may be negative so that signal components are displayed before the trigger event. Suffix: <Measurement>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value> Range: 0.005 to 400.0 *RST: 50.0 Default unit: dBm Manual operation: "Power Span" on page 50 CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:SPAN:DBUV <value> Effective for trace measurements. Specifies the value range for the power axis.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <value> Range: 0.005 to 2e18 *RST: 10.0 Default unit: - Manual operation: "Power Span" on page 50 CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:SPAN:WATT <value> Effective for trace measurements. Specifies the value range for the power axis. Suffix: <Measurement>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <value> Range: -200.0 to 200.0 *RST: Default unit: dBm Manual operation: "Power Reference" on page 50 CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:TOP:DBUV <value> Effective for trace measurements. Specifies the reference value for the power axis. Suffix: <Measurement>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <value> Range: -1e18 to 1e18 *RST: 10.0 Default unit: - Manual operation: "Power Reference" on page 50 CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:TOP:WATT <value> Effective for trace measurements. Specifies the reference value for the power axis. Suffix: <Measurement>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:ANALog:UPPer <value> DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:METer:UPPer <value> Sets the upper limit value of the analog scale. Suffix: <Window> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value> DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:METer:LOWer on page 187. [SENSe<Sensor>:]TRACe:OFFSet:TIME <time> Sets the duration of the trace. Suffix: <Sensor>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results If you enter a power value or power ratio that can be expressed in more than one unit, you can enter the value together with the unit, and the unit is recognized. If you enter a value without unit, the unit defined by one of the following commands is used: ●...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Example: UNIT1:POW:REFL RCO UNIT<Measurement>:POWer:RELative:STATe <state> Defines whether the forward power, reverse power and absorbed power are output in absolute or relative units. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <state> Relative units are used.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results <undef> 1 to n No suffix required. Usage: Event CALCulate<Measurement>:LIMit<undef>:FAIL? Queries whether upper or lower limits have been exceeded. The status is reset if one of the following events occurs: ● Device is switched on.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results <DirectionalChannel> 1 to 2 1 = primary sensor, 2 = secondary sensor or 1 = forward, 2 = reflection (reverse) Parameters: <state> *RST: Manual operation: "Lower Limit State" on page 51 "Forward Lower Limit State, Reflection Lower Limit State"...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <DirectionalChannel> 1 to 2 1 = primary sensor, 2 = secondary sensor or 1 = forward, 2 = reflection (reverse) Parameters: <value> Range: -1e18 to 1e18 *RST: Default unit: - Manual operation:...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results CALCulate<Measurement>:LIMit<DirectionalChannel>:LOWer[:DATA]:RATio: SWR <value> Lower limit value for SWR. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <DirectionalChannel> 1 to 2 1 = primary sensor, 2 = secondary sensor or 1 = forward, 2 = reflection (reverse) Parameters: <value>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results CALCulate<Measurement>:METer<DirectionalChannel>:LOWer[:DATA][:POWer] <value> Lower limit value for power value bargraph display. If you enter a value without unit, the unit is defined by UNIT<Measurement>: POWer[:VALue]. For further information, see Chapter 14.4.1.3, "Units", on page 188.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <data,length> ASCii | REAL *RST: ASCii <arg1> Range: 0 to 63 *RST: Example: FORM ASC,12 SYSTem:HCOPy [<filename>] Triggers a screenshot (hardcopy) of the current display. If a filename is given, this is used as a target file.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results .............213 TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:SLOPe ..................214 TRIGger<undef>:ALL:SOURce ...........214 TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:SOURce ........214 TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:SYNChronize:PORT ..............215 TRIGger<undef>:ALL:SYNChronize[:STATe] ........215 TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:SYNChronize[:STATe] ................... 215 TRIGger<undef>:ALL[:IMMediate] ................215 TRIGger<Measurement>[:IMMediate] TRIGger<undef>:ALL:ATRigger[:STATe] <stat> TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:ATRigger[:STATe] <stat> Controls the automatic trigger function. If enabled, an artificial trigger is generated if the delay time has elapsed after the measurement start and no trigger event has occurred.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <Channel> 1 to 2 1 = primary sensor, 2 = secondary sensor Parameters: <count> Range: Depends on power sensor *RST: TRIGger<undef>:ALL:DELay:AUTO <stat> TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:DELay:AUTO <stat> If enabled, no measurement is started until the power sensor has settled.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <delay> Range: -5.0 to 10.0 *RST: Default unit: s Manual operation: "Delay" on page 58 TRIGger<undef>:ALL:DTIMe <dropout> TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:DTIMe <dropout> Sets the dropout time for the internal trigger source. During this time, the signal power must exceed (negative trigger slope) or undercut (positive trigger slope) the level defined by the trigger level and trigger hysteresis.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results HIGH ~10 kΩ 50 kΩ *RST: HIGH Manual operation: "Trigger 2 Input Impedance" on page 60 TRIGger<undef>:ALL:HOLDoff <holdoff> TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:HOLDoff <holdoff> Sets the hold-off time, see Chapter 7.3.4, "Hold-Off Time", on page 56. The command is not fully R&S NRP2 compatible.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <hysteresis> Range: 0.0 to 10.0 *RST: Default unit: dB Manual operation: "Hysteresis" on page 58 TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:JITTer:METHod <method> Defines the method how to cope with the misalignment between the trigger event and the sample point.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <level> Range: -290.0 to +223.01 *RST: -10.0 Default unit: dBm Manual operation: "Trigger Level" on page 57 TRIGger<undef>:ALL:MODE <mode> TRIGger<Measurement>:MODE <mode> Controls the trigger execution depending on the setting of the trigger source, TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:SOURce.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <port> INTernal | EXT2 | EXTernal2 *RST: INTernal Manual operation: "Trigger Master Port" on page 59 TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:MASTer[:STATe] <state> Enables or disables the trigger master mode of the power sensor. In this state, the power sensor can output a digital trigger signal in sync with its own trigger event.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results <Channel> 1 to 2 1 = primary sensor, 2 = secondary sensor Parameters: <slope> POSitive | NEGative *RST: POSitive Manual operation: "Slope" on page 58 TRIGger<undef>:ALL:SOURce <source> TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:SOURce <source> Selects the source for the trigger event detector. The command is not fully R&S NRP2 compatible.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results TRIGger<undef>:ALL:SYNChronize[:STATe] <state> TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:SYNChronize[:STATe] <state> Usually used if TRIGger<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:MASTer[: is enabled. STATe] If enabled, blocks the external trigger bus as long as the sensor remains in the mea- surement state. Thus, ensures that a new measurement is only started after all sen- sors have completed their measurements.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results The power sensor averages every measured value using a series of samples. If a RANDom feed is selected, the power sensor takes a random value from the samples and forwards it to the R&S NRX as a measured value. PEAK is the maximum of all samples in the measurement interval.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Manual operation: "Statistics Function" on page 94 "Average" on page 100 "CCDF" on page 100 "Peak Envelope Power (PEP)" on page 100 "Absorption Average" on page 100 "Crest Factor (CF)" on page 100 "Absorption PEP"...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results RNDMax In contrast to MINMax, instead of the Min value the value of a randomly selected sample is returned. All evaluations occur using these values instead of the average values. *RST: NONE 14.4.4 Selecting the Power Sensor Further information:...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results 4 to 100 USB connector Optional connector: sensor interface for R&S NRT (R&S NRX- 102 to 128 LAN interface Range: 0 to 128 *RST: Manual operation: "Primary Sensor, Secondary Sensor" on page 61 14.4.5 Continuous Average Further information: ●...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Usage: Query only [SENSe<Sensor>:][POWer:][AVG:]BUFFer:INFO? [<ITEM>]...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results If you enter a value without unit, the unit is defined by UNIT<Measurement>: POWer[:VALue]. For further information, see Chapter 14.4.1.3, "Units", on page 188. Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <ref>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results [SENSe<Sensor>:]BWIDth:VIDeo:LIST? [SENSe<Sensor>:]BANDwidth:VIDeo:LIST? Queries the parameters available for [SENSe<Sensor>:]BANDwidth:VIDeo [SENSe<Sensor>:]BWIDth:VIDeo. Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Usage: Query only [SENSe<Sensor>:]TRACe:MEASurement:AUTO[:STATe] <value>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <state>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results CONFigure<Measurement>:XTIMe[:POWer]:NONE <scope_size>, <capture_time>, <source_list> Disables trace 2. In contrast, trace 1 is always active. The used parameters are described in "Parameter list" on page 223. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Setting parameters: <scope_size>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results <Marker> 1 to 4 Marker (M1 to M4) Usage: Query only DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MARKer<Marker>:FEED:INDex <index> Selects the trace. Suffix: <Window> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <Marker> 1 to 4 Marker (M1 to M4) Parameters: <index>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Manual operation: "Measurement Mode" on page 72 DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MARKer<Marker>:MODE <mode> Sets the mode for the selected marker. Suffix: <Window> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <Marker> 1 to 4 Marker (M1 to M4) Parameters: <mode>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results RPRight From reference power right PSEarch Peak search MSEarch Minimum search RPSLeft Peak search from reference left RPSRight Peak search from reference right RMSLeft Minimum search from reference left RMSRight Minimum search from reference right *RST: FTIMe Manual operation:...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <power> Range: -100.0 to 300.0 *RST: Default unit: dBuV Manual operation: "Position" on page 71 DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MARKer<Marker>:POSition:RELative: POWer:DB <power> DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MARKer<Marker>:POSition:POWer:RATio: DB <power> Sets a relative power value for the marker position defined under DISPlay[: on page 227.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MARKer<Marker>:POSition:RELative: POWer:O <power> DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MARKer<Marker>:POSition:POWer:RATio: O <power> Sets a relative value for the marker position defined under DISPlay[: on page 227. WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MARKer<Marker>:POSition:MODE Suffix: <Window> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <Marker> 1 to 4 Marker (M1 to M4) Parameters: <power>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results <Marker> 1 to 4 Marker (M1 to M4) Parameters: <time> Range: -15.0 to 15.0 *RST: Default unit: s Manual operation: "Position" on page 71 DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MARKer<Marker>:REFerence <reference> Sets one the available markers as reference. Suffix: <Window>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results [SENSe<Sensor>:]TRACe:MEASurement:OFFSet:TIME <value> Sets the length of the gate. Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <value>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <value> HISTogram | INTegration | PEAK *RST: HISTogram Manual operation: "Algorithm" on page 79 CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:DEFine:DURation:REFerence <value> Effective for pulse analysis measurements. Sets the medial reference level in terms of percentage of the pulse power amplitude. This level is used to define the pulse width, pulse start time and pulse stop time.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <value> Range: 0.0 to 100.0 *RST: 10.0 Default unit: pct CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:POWer:AVG? Effective for pulse analysis measurements. Queries the average power during the time the pulse is active. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Usage: Query only...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:POWer:MIN? Effective for pulse analysis measurements. Queries the minimum power measured within the analysis window. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Usage: Query only CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:POWer:PULSe:BASE? Effective for pulse analysis measurements. Queries the pulse base power level detected by the selected CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:ALGorithm.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:PULSe:DCYCle? Effective for pulse analysis measurements. Queries the ratio is expressed as a value between 0 and 1. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Usage: Query only CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:PULSe:DURation? Effective for pulse analysis measurements. Queries the time between the first positive edge and the subsequent negative edge of the pulse, where the edges occur at crossings of the mid threshold.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:TRANsition:NEGative: DURation? Effective for pulse analysis measurements. Queries the time the pulse requires to transition from the pulse top level to the pulse base level. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Usage: Query only CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:TRANsition:NEGative:...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Queries the time the pulse requires to transition from the pulse base level to the pulse top level. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Usage: Query only CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:TRANsition:POSitive: OCCurrence? Effective for pulse analysis measurements. Queries the time when the signal passes through the medial reference power level with rising edge, referenced to the delayed trigger event.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Usage: Query only DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MEASurement:POWer:AVG[:STATe] <value> Enables or disables the display of the average signal power. Suffix: <Window> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value> *RST: Manual operation: "Trace Avg" on page 78 DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MEASurement:POWer:MAXimum[:STATe] <value>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <value> *RST: Manual operation: "Pulse Base" on page 78 DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MEASurement:POWer:PULSe: HREFerence[:STATe] <value> Enables or disables the display of the rising edge end and the falling edge start of the pulse. Suffix: <Window>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MEASurement:PULSe:DCYCle[:STATe] <value> Enables or disables the display of the duty cycle of the measured power. Suffix: <Window> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value> *RST: Manual operation: "Duty Cycle" on page 76 DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MEASurement:PULSe:DURation[:STATe] <value>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Manual operation: "Sampling Rate" on page 77 DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MEASurement:PULSe:SEParation[:STATe] <value> Enables or disables the display of the gap between two pulses. Suffix: <Window> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value> *RST: Manual operation: "Pulse Off Time"...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <value> *RST: Manual operation: "Fall Time" on page 76 DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MEASurement:TRANsition:NEGative: OCCurrence[:STATe] <value> Enables or disables the display of the current pulse stop point, that is the time when the signal passes through the medial reference level with falling edge. Suffix: <Window>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:TRACe:MEASurement:TRANsition:POSitive: OCCurrence[:STATe] <value> Enables or disables the display of the current pulse start point, that is the time when the signal passes through the medial reference level with rising edge. Suffix: <Window>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Parameters: <value> Range: 0.0 to 15.0 *RST: Default unit: s Manual operation: "Length of Gate" on page 85 CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TGATe<Gate>[:AVG]:TIME <value> Sets the start time of the gate. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <Gate>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results <Gate> 1 to 4 Time gate Parameters: <value> Range: 0.0 to 0.1 *RST: Default unit: s Manual operation: "Start of Fence" on page 85 CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TGATe<Gate>[:AVG][:EXCLude]:MID[:STATe] <value> Enables or disables an exclusion interval for the selected gate. This exclusion interval is called fence.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results ..........248 CALCulate<Measurement>:TSLot:TIMing:EXCLude:STARt ..........248 CALCulate<Measurement>:TSLot:TIMing:EXCLude:STOP ..........248 CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TSLot[:AVG]:COUNt ..........249 CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TSLot[:AVG]:SELection ..........249 CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TSLot[:AVG]:WIDTh ....249 CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TSLot[:AVG][:EXCLude]:MID:OFFSet[:TIME] ......249 CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TSLot[:AVG][:EXCLude]:MID:TIME ......250 CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TSLot[:AVG][:EXCLude]:MID[:STATe] CALCulate<Measurement>:TSLot:TIMing:EXCLude:STARt <value> Sets the time that is excluded at the beginning of the integration period. Suffix: <Measurement>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TSLot[:AVG]:SELection <value> Selects the timeslot to be modified. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value> Range: 1 to 128 *RST: Manual operation: "Timeslot" on page 88 CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TSLot[:AVG]:WIDTh <value> Sets the length of the timeslot. Suffix: <Measurement>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Note: Even if the exclusion interval exceeds the timeslot because, for example, its right limit is outside the timeslot, correct results are obtained. In the extreme case, where the interval length has been set to a value greater than the timeslot length, 0 W is out- put as the measured power.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results ............252 CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics:AWGN[:STATe] ..........252 CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics:SAMPles[:MINimum] ...........253 CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics:TGATe:SELection [SENSe<Sensor>:]STATistics:AVERage? Queries the average power value calculated during a statistics measurement. Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Usage: Query only...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Usage: Query only CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics:APERture <value> Defines the aperture time, i.e. the size of the acquisition interval. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Manual operation: "Minimum Samples" on page 95 CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics:TGATe:SELection <value> Selects the gate that you want to be modify. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value> Gate number Range: 0 to 4 *RST: Manual operation: "Evaluate"...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results The used parameters are described in "Parameter list" on page 253. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters: <statistics_size> <expr> <capture_time> Default unit: s <source_list> <expr> Usage: Query only CONFigure<Measurement>:STATistics:PDF? <statistics_size>, <capture_time>, <source_list>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results [SENSe<Sensor>:]STATistics:SCALe:X:MPWidth? Returns the minimum width of a sample on the power axis. Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Usage: Query only...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Manual operation: "Y / div" on page 96 CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics[:CDF][:SCALe]:Y[:LINear]:TOP <value> Sets the maximum value of the y-axis if CDF is selected as statistics function. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics[:SCALe]:X:RANGe <value> Defines, together with CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics[:SCALe]:X: RLEVel:RELative CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics[:SCALe]:X: RLEVel[:ABSolute], the range on the power axis if CCDF or PDF is selected as statistics function. Specifies the width of the level range for the analysis result. Suffix: <Measurement>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics[:SCALe]:Y:SPACing <value> Sets linear or logarithmic scaling for the y-axis. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value> LINear | LOGarithmic *RST: LOGarithmic Manual operation: "Scaling of Y Axis" on page 96 14.4.10.4 Using Markers ........
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics:MARKer:X:POSition[:ABSolute] <value> Sets the absolute position of the power marker. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value> Range: -200.0 to 200.0 *RST: Default unit: dBm Manual operation: "[dBm] / [dB] marker" on page 93 CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics:MARKer:X:POSition:RELative <value>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results <DirectionalChannel> 1 to 2 1 to 2 Parameters: <value> Range: -120.0 to +150.0 *RST: +0.0 Default unit: dBm Manual operation: "Reference Value" on page 64 CALCulate<Measurement>:RELative<DirectionalChannel>:RATio:RCOefficient <value> Relative value for reflection coefficient. Suffix: <Measurement>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results <DirectionalChannel> 1 to 2 1 = primary sensor, 2 = secondary sensor or 1 = forward, 2 = reflection (reverse) Parameters: <value> Range: -200.0 to 200.0 *RST: Default unit: dB CALCulate<Measurement>:RELative<DirectionalChannel>:RATio:SWR <value> Relative value for SWR.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results <DirectionalChannel> 1 to 2 1 = forward, 2 = reflection (reverse) Parameters: <value> CALCulate<Measurement>:RELative<DirectionalChannel>[:MAGNitude]:AUTO <state> Sets the current measured value as reference value. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <DirectionalChannel> 1 to 2 1 = forward, 2 = reflection (reverse) Parameters: <state>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Suffix: <Sensor> Parameters: <concurrent> Two measurement functions can be enabled simultaneously. Only a single function can be enabled. If a new measurement function is enabled, the previously active function is disabled automatically.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Query parameters: <function> For the description of the string, see CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]: on page 215. FEED<Channel> Usage: Query only [SENSe<Sensor>:]POWer:REFLection:RANGe:AUTO <state> Enables or disables the automatic adaptation of the bargraph scaling for the reflection indication.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results [SENSe<Sensor>:]POWer:REFLection:RANGe:LIMit[:STATe] <state> Enables or disables the Out 1 / Trig Out connector as a monitoring output for the reflec- tion indication. If enabled, you cannot use the connector for another purpose described in Chap- ter 3.2.1, "Trig In / Out 2 and Out 1 / Trig Out Connectors",...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results [SENSe<Sensor>:]POWer[:POWer]:RANGe:AUTO <state> Enables or disables the automatic adaptation of the bargraph scaling for the power indication. If enabled, the scale limits of the bargraphs are automatically adapted to the current measured value. Suffix: <Sensor>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <state>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Measurement Settings and Results HIGH Equals CALCulate<Measurement>:RESolution OOOI. All other settings. *RST: 14.4.12 Querying Measurement Results ...............269 CALCulate<Measurement>:COUNt:DATA? .................. 269 CALCulate<Measurement>:DATA? ..............269 CALCulate<Measurement>:MAXimum:DATA? ..............269 CALCulate<Measurement>:MINimum:DATA? ................270 CALCulate<Measurement>:MEAN:DATA? ..............270 CALCulate<Measurement>:PTPeak:DATA? ..............270 CALCulate<Measurement>:SDEViation:DATA? CALCulate<Measurement>:COUNt:DATA? Queries the number of measured values that are included for the calculationof the mean value and standard deviation.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions Usage: Query only CALCulate<Measurement>:MEAN:DATA? Queries the mean value of all measured values. The mean value is reset if the auxiliary values are reset. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Usage: Query only CALCulate<Measurement>:PTPeak:DATA? Queries the peak-to-peak distance (maximum to minimum) of the measured values.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions Table 14-1: <expression> parameter <expression> Description "(SENS1)" Measured value of sensor A "(SENS2)" Measured value of sensor B "(SENS3)" Measured value of sensor C "(SENS4)" Measured value of sensor D "(SENSn-SENSm)" Difference between the measured values of sensor n and sensor m "(SENSn+SENSm)"...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession]:CATalog? [<expressions>] Lists all supported calculation functions. All functions are sent in the form of strings which are allowed as parameters for the CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH:EXPRession command. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters: <expressions>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions Optional. Limit up to which the measurement result should be free of noise. Corresponds to [SENSe<Sensor>:]AVERage:COUNt:AUTO:RESolution. ● <source_list> Optional. Primary and secondary sensor. The number for each sensor is preceded by the character @. The entire expression is enclosed in parentheses. Example: (@3),(@2) Sensor C is the primary sensor, and sensor B is the secondary sensor.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions Query parameters: <expected_value_or_source_list> <resolution_or_source_list> <source_list> <expr> Usage: Query only CONFigure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:DIFFerence? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] FETCh<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:DIFFerence? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] READ<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:DIFFerence? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:DIFFerence? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession]"(SENSn-SENSm)". Difference measured by two power sensors. The used parameters are described in "Parameter list"...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions Query parameters: <expected_value_or_source_list> <resolution_or_source_list> <source_list> <expr> Usage: Query only CONFigure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:SUM? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] FETCh<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:SUM? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] READ<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:SUM? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:SUM? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession]"(SENSn+SENSm)". Sum of the values measured by two power sensors. The used parameters are descri- bed in "Parameter list"...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions Query parameters: <expected_value_or_source_list> <resolution_or_source_list> <source_list> <expr> Usage: Query only CONFigure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:RATio? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] FETCh<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:RATio? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] READ<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:RATio? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:RATio? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession]"(SENSn /SENSm)". Ratio measured by two power sensors. The used parameters are described in "Param- eter list"...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions Query parameters: <expected_value_or_source_list> <resolution_or_source_list> <source_list> <expr> Usage: Query only CONFigure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:SWR? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] FETCh<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:SWR? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] READ<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:SWR? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:SWR? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession] "SWR(SENSn,SENSm)". Standing wave ratio measurement of two power sensors. The used parameters are described in "Parameter list"...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions Query parameters: <expected_value_or_source_list> <resolution_or_source_list> <source_list> <expr> Usage: Query only CONFigure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:RLOSs? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] FETCh<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:RLOSs? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] READ<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:RLOSs? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer][:AVG]:RLOSs? [<expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession] "RLOS(SENSn,SENSm)". Return loss/transmission loss of a DUT, measured by two power sensors. The used parameters are described in "Parameter list"...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions Mandatory. Primary and secondary sensor. The number for each sensor is prece- ded by the character @. The entire expression is enclosed in parentheses. Example: (@3),(@2) Sensor C is the primary sensor, and sensor B is the secondary sensor. CONFigure<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] FETCh<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]? <buffered_size>[,...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions <expected_value_or_source_list> <resolution_or_source_list> <source_list> <expr> Usage: Query only CONFigure<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:DIFFerence:RELative? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] FETCh<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:DIFFerence:RELative? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] READ<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:DIFFerence:RELative? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:DIFFerence:RELative? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession]. Relative difference measured by two power sensors with buffering. The used parame- ters are described in "Parameter list"...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions READ<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:REFLection? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:REFLection? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession] "REFL(SENSn,SENSm)". Reflection coefficient/transmission factor of a DUT, measured by two power sensors with buffering. The used parameters are described in "Parameter list"...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions CONFigure<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:RLOSs? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] FETCh<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:RLOSs? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] READ<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:RLOSs? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:RLOSs? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession] "RLOS(SENSn,SENSm)". Return loss/transmission loss of a DUT, measured by two power sensors with buffer- ing.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions Usage: Query only CONFigure<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:SUM:RELative? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] FETCh<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:SUM:RELative? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] READ<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:SUM:RELative? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>:ARRay[:POWer][:AVG]:SUM:RELative? <buffered_size>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession]. Relative sum measured by two power sensors with buffering. The used parameters are described in "Parameter list"...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions <expected_value_or_source_list> <resolution_or_source_list> <source_list> <expr> Usage: Query only 14.5.2.3 Burst Average Calculation Functions Parameter list For the calculation functions of the burst average measurement, the following parame- ters are used. ● <dtolerance> Mandatory. Length of a time interval during that the power level can drop below the trigger level without being interpreted as end of the power pulse.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions READ<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:BURSt? <dtolerance>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:BURSt? <dtolerance>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession]"(SENS1)" to "(SENS4)". Power measured by one power sensor. The used parameters are described in "Param- eter list" on page 285.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions READ<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:BURSt:DIFFerence:RELative? <dtolerance>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:BURSt:DIFFerence:RELative? <dtolerance>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession]. Relative difference measured by two power sensors. The used parameters are descri- bed in "Parameter list" on page 285.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions READ<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:BURSt:RATio? <dtolerance>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:BURSt:RATio? <dtolerance>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession]"(SENSn /SENSm)". Ratio measured by two power sensors. The used parameters are described in "Param- eter list" on page 285.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions READ<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:BURSt:REFLection? <dtolerance>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:BURSt:REFLection? <dtolerance>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession] "REFL(SENSn,SENSm)". Reflection coefficient/transmission factor of a DUT, measured by two power sensors. The used parameters are described in "Parameter list"...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions Query parameters: <dtolerance> Default unit: s <start_exclude> Default unit: s <end_exclude> Default unit: s <expected_value_or_source_list> <resolution_or_source_list> <source_list> <expr> Usage: Query only 14.5.2.4 Timeslot Calculation Functions Parameter list For the calculation functions of the timeslot measurement, the following parameters are used.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions Relative power measured by one power sensor. The used parameters are described in "Parameter list" on page 293. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters: <tslot_width> Default unit: s <no_slots> Default unit: s <start_exclude>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions READ<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:TSLot:SUM? <tslot_width>, <no_slots>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:TSLot:SUM? <tslot_width>, <no_slots>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession]"(SENSn+SENSm)". Sum measured by two power sensors. The used parameters are described in "Param- eter list" on page 293.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions CONFigure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:TSLot:RATio:RELative? <tslot_width>, <no_slots>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] FETCh<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:TSLot:RATio:RELative? <tslot_width>, <no_slots>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] READ<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:TSLot:RATio:RELative? <tslot_width>, <no_slots>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] MEASure<Measurement>[:SCALar][:POWer]:TSLot:RATio:RELative? <tslot_width>, <no_slots>, <start_exclude>, <end_exclude>[, <expected_value_or_source_list>, <resolution_or_source_list>, <source_list>...] Used for CALCulate<Measurement>:MATH[:EXPRession]. Relative ratio measured by two power sensors.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Calculation Functions Standing wave ratio measured by two power sensors. The used parameters are descri- bed in "Parameter list" on page 293. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters: <tslot_width> Default unit: s <no_slots>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors ● Sensor Ranges..................... 320 ● LAN Power Sensors....................323 ● For NRT Measurement Type.................326 14.6.1 Setting the Frequency [SENSe<Sensor>:]FREQuency[:CW] <frequency> Sets the carrier frequency of the applied signal. This value is used for frequency- response correction of the measurement result.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors Parameters: <value> *RST: Manual operation: "Smoothing" on page 107 CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:TRANsition:ESAMpling: AUTO[:STATe] <value> Effective for pulse analysis measurements. Enables or disables the automatic equivalent sampling that allows for high resolution measurements. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors [SENSe<Sensor>:]CORRection:SPDevice:SELect <num> Selects a data set for S-parameter correction stored on the power sensor. Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <num>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors Together with [SENSe<Sensor>:]RGAMma:PHASe, compensates for the reflection of the load at the signal output. Such a compensation is necessary if the voltage standing wave ratio exceeds a value of 1.05. Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:CORRection:OFFSet:TABLe[: STATe] <state> Enables or disables the frequency-dependent offset correction specified in the selected table. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <Channel> 1 to 2 1 = primary sensor, 2 = secondary sensor Setting parameters: <state>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors Parameters: <value> *RST: Manual operation: "Gamma Correction" on page 111 CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:SGAMma:PHASe <value> Available if CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:SGAMma: ON is set. CORRection:STATe Sets the phase angle of the source reflection coefficient gamma in degrees. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <Channel>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:AVERage:COUNt:AUTO:MTIMe <value> Sets an upper time limit (maximum time) that is never exceeded. If CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:AVERage:COUNt:AUTO: NSR is set, the R&S NRX has to determine the filter length automatically. The fil- TYPE ter length can become large and thus also the measurement time. By setting an upper time limit, you can prevent undesired long measurement times.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors REPeat Specifies that a measurement result is not output until the entire measurement has been completed. This means that the number of measurement cycle repetitions is equal to the set average count. If the average count is large, the measurement time can be very long.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:TRACe:AVERage:COUNt[: VALue] <value> Effective for trace measurements. Sets the number of readings that are averaged for one measured value. The higher the count, the lower the noise, and the longer it takes to obtain a measured value. Suffix: <Measurement>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors <Channel> 1 to 2 1 = primary sensor, 2 = secondary sensor Parameters: <mode> MOVing | REPeat MOVing Outputs intermediate values to facilitate early detection of changes in the measured quantity. In the settled state, that means when the number of measurements specified by the average count has been performed, a moving average is output.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors Enables or disables the automatic setting of the input attenuation. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <Channel> 1 to 2 1 = primary sensor, 2 = secondary sensor Parameters: <auto> OFF | ON | ONCE ONCE Adjusts the input attenuation one time, then disables the auto- matic setting.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors <Channel> 1 to 2 1 = primary sensor, 2 = secondary sensor Parameters: <value> *RST: Manual operation: "Range State" on page 116 CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>][:POWer][:AVG]:RANGe:CLEVel: STATe <value> Effective if CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>][:POWer][:AVG]: ON is set. RANGe:AUTO Enables or disables the reduction of the transition range between the measurement paths, set by CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>][:POWer][: AVG]:RANGe:CLEVel[:VALue].
® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>][:POWer][:AVG]:RANGe[:VALue] <value> Effective if CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>][:POWer][:AVG]: OFF is set. RANGe:AUTO Sets the active measurement path in which the power sensor is measuring. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <Channel> 1 to 2 1 = primary sensor, 2 = secondary sensor Parameters: <value>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:ROSCillator:REFio:OUTPut[: STATe] <state> Only effective for R&S frequency selective power sensors. If the REF connector of the power sensor is used as an output, enables or disables the output signal. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <Channel>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors [SENSe<Sensor>:]BANDwidth[:RESolution]:TYPE:AUTO[:STATe] <state> Only effective for R&S frequency selective power sensors. If enabled, sets the filter type suitable for the currently chosen measurement mode and bandwidth. You can query the selected filter type using [SENSe<Sensor>:]BANDwidth[: RESolution]:TYPE[:VALue].
® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors INPut<Sensor>:PORT:OFFSet <offs> Considers the transmission loss in a cable that connects the desired measurement point, set by INPut<Sensor>:PORT:POSition, and the power sensor. Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <offs>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:AVERage:COUNt:AUTO[: STATe] <state> If enabled, determines the average count automatically from the level of the input sig- nal. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <Channel> 1 to 2 1 = primary sensor, 2 = secondary sensor Parameters: <state>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring Sensors Manual operation: "Integration Time Mode " on page 122 CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:NRT:APERture[:VALue] <value> Effective if CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:NRT:APERture: USER is set. MODE Defines the integration time for a single measurement. Suffix: <Measurement> 1 to 4 Measurement channel <Channel>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring the Test Generator Parameters: <fnum> Range: 0 = 4 kHz, 1 = 200 kHz, 2 = maximum bandwidth *RST: Manual operation: "Video Bandwidth" on page 121 14.7 Configuring the Test Generator If the sensor check source (R&S NRX-B1) is installed, you can use it as a power refer- ence for testing the connected power sensors.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring the Analog Signal Ouput and the Trigger Output Enables or disables the pulse modulation. Parameters: <state> *RST: Manual operation: "Signal Output" on page 135 SOURce[:RF]:FREQuency[:VALue] <freq> Requires sensor check source (R&S NRX-B1) Sets the frequency. Parameters: <freq>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring the Analog Signal Ouput and the Trigger Output OUTPut:LIMit:FAIL <mode> Effective if LIM or FLIMit or RLIMit is set for the OUTPut:MODE<output> Out 1 / Trig Out connector. Sets the fail voltage that is output if a measured value causes a limit violation. Parameters: <mode>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring the Analog Signal Ouput and the Trigger Output FLIMit Forward limit violation RLIMit Reflection limit violation TOUT Trigger output Trigger input *RST: Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "Mode" on page 137 OUTPut:RECorder<output>:FEED:INDex <index> Effective if REC or FREC or RREC is set.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring the Analog Signal Ouput and the Trigger Output If you enter a value without unit, the unit is defined by UNIT<Measurement>: POWer[:VALue]. For further information, see Chapter 14.4.1.3, "Units", on page 188. Suffix: <output> 1 to 2 BNC connectors at the rear;...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring the Analog Signal Ouput and the Trigger Output OUTPut:RECorder<output>:LIMit:LOWer:RATio:RFRatio <value> Enter the ratio of forward/reverse power that corresponds to the output voltage of 0 V. Below this limit, the analog output is set to 0 V. Suffix: <output>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring the Analog Signal Ouput and the Trigger Output OUTPut:RECorder<output>:LIMit:LOWer:RATio[:VALue] <value> Enter the power ratio measurement value that corresponds to the output voltage of 0 V. Below this limit, the analog output is set to 0 V. If you enter a value without unit, the unit is defined by UNIT<Measurement>:POWer: RATio.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring the Analog Signal Ouput and the Trigger Output OUTPut:RECorder<output>:LIMit:UPPer:POWer <value> Enter the power measurement value that corresponds to the output voltage of 2.5 V. Above this limit, the output is set to 2.5 V. If you enter a value without unit, the unit is defined by UNIT<Measurement>: POWer[:VALue].
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Configuring the Analog Signal Ouput and the Trigger Output OUTPut:RECorder<output>:LIMit:UPPer:RATio:RLOSs <value> Enter the return loss measurement value that corresponds to the output voltage of 2.5 V. Above this limit, the output is set to 2.5 V. Suffix: <output>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Zeroing OUTPut:TRIGger:SOURce <source> Effective if TOUT is set. OUTPut:MODE<output> Sets the trigger source. Parameters: <source> SENS1 | SENS2 | SENS3 | SENS4 | EXTernal | CHKSource *RST: EXTernal Manual operation: "Trigger Source for Trigger Output" on page 139 14.9 Zeroing Further Information:...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Zeroing Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Setting parameters: <auto> ONCE Only valid parameter for this command.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Running Selftests Suffix: <undef> 1 to n No suffix required. Setting parameters: <auto> Usage: Setting only 14.10 Running Selftests Used for testing the connected power sensors and the R&S NRX. Further information: ● Chapter 12.4, "Test", on page 153 ....................345...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Managing Setups and Correction Tables Example: TEST:DEV "SubSystemGui: KeyboardTest;DisplayTest;TouchTest";*OPC Performs a combined test. TEST:USB:STORage? [<argument>] Checks the connected memory stick. Query parameters: <argument> Usage: Query only SYSTem:SENSor<Sensor>:TEST? TEST:SENSor<Sensor>? Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Sensor Test" on page 142 14.11 Managing Setups and Correction Tables Manages setups and frequency-dependent correction tables.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Managing Setups and Correction Tables ....................352 MEMory:TABLe:MOVE ....................352 MEMory:TABLe:RESet ....................352 MEMory:TABLe:SELect MEMory:CATalog:STATe? Queries information on the available setups stored on the R&S NRX. The response consists of: <used disk space>, <remaining disk space>, "<setup 1>", "<setup 2>", "<setup 3>", ... Each <setup>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Managing Setups and Correction Tables MEMory:CLEar:TABLe Deletes the content of the selected correction table. to select the table. MEMory:TABLe:SELect Notice: Once send, you cannot cancel this command. Cleared values are irretrievably lost. Alternatively, you can use MEMory:CLEar[:NAME]. Example: MEM:CLE:TABL Usage:...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Managing Setups and Correction Tables MEMory:FREE[:ALL]? Queries the used and remaining disk space for setups and frequency-dependent cor- rection tables. Combines the information queried by: ● MEMory:FREE:STATe? ● MEMory:FREE:TABLe? Example: MEM:FREE? Query 1358442496,8337394 Response Usage: Query only MEMory:NSTates? Queries the number of available setups.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Managing Setups and Correction Tables MEMory:STATe:RESet Resets the setup names to factory default, "Setup 1", "Setup 2" and so on. Usage: Event MEMory:TABLe:DATA? Queries the content of the selected table. to select the table. MEMory:TABLe:SELect The response consists of data pairs (frequency - offset): <frequency 1>,<offset 1>,<frequency 2>,<offset 2>,<frequency 3>,<offset 3>, ...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Managing Setups and Correction Tables MEMory:TABLe:FREQuency:POINts? Queries the number of frequency values in the selected correction table. to select the table. MEMory:TABLe:SELect Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Edit table "<table name>"" on page 110 MEMory:TABLe:GAIN:POINts? Queries the number of offset values in the selected correction table.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S Managing Setups and Correction Tables Factory-set correction table, cannot be changed. 1 to 9 Available memory locations. Example: MEM:TABL:MAP "test5",5 Manual operation: "Edit table name" on page 110 MEMory:TABLe:MOVE <string>... Renames of the selected correction table. to select the table.
® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "Frequency dependent offset table" on page 110 14.12 System Information and Configuration The SYSTem subsystem contains a series of commands for general functions that do not directly affect the measurement. Further Information: ●...
® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration SYSTem:SENSor<Sensor>:REBoot Reboots the power sensor. Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Usage: Event SYSTem:SHUTdown...
® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration ● A trailing delimiter (0x0a = Linefeed. First, have a look at the size of the binary data; it is 10242884 in this case. This num- ber has 8 digits. Now you have all the information to assemble everything: ●...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration ............356 SYSTem:COMMunicate:INET[:SELF]:DNS:SUFFix ............356 SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:COMMon]:DOMain ..........357 SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:COMMon]:HOSTname ............357 SYSTem:COMMunicate:INET[:SELF]:DNS:ADDRess ............357 SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:IPADdress]:DNS ..........357 SYSTem:COMMunicate:INET[:SELF]:GATeway:ADDRess ...........357 SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:IPADdress]:GATeway ..............358 SYSTem:COMMunicate:INET[:SELF]:MODE ............358 SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:IPADdress]:MODE ..........358 SYSTem:COMMunicate:INET[:SELF]:SUBNetmask:ADDRess ...........358 SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:IPADdress]:SUBNet:MASK ..............358 SYSTem:COMMunicate:INET[:SELF]:ADDRess ..........358 SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:IPADdress][:ADDRess] SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:COMMon]:WORKgroup <Workgroup>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration Parameters: <Domain> Example: SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:COMMon:DOMain ABC.DE Sets the domain of the network to ABC.DE. Manual operation: "DNS Suffix" on page 130 SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:COMMon]:HOSTname <Hostname> Sets the individual hostname of the R&S NRX. Parameters: <Hostname>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration SYSTem:COMMunicate:INET[:SELF]:MODE <state> SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:IPADdress]:MODE <mode> Selects if the IP address is assigned automatically or manually. Parameters: <mode> AUTO | STATic AUTO Assigns the IP address automatically, provided the network sup- ports DHCP. STATic Enables assigning the IP address manually.
® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration 14.12.5 Remote Settings ............... 359 SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:ADDRess ....................359 SYSTem:HELP:HEADers? ..................359 SYSTem:HELP:SYNTax:ALL? ....................359 SYSTem:HELP:SYNTax? ....................360 SYSTem:IDN:ANSWer ....................... 360 SYSTem:IDN:AUTO .......................360 SYSTem:IDN:MODE .......................360 SYSTem:LANGuage ....................361 SYSTem:OPT:ANSWer .......................361 SYSTem:OPT:AUTO ......................361 SYSTem:OPT:MODE ......................361 SYSTem:VERSion? SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:ADDRess <address>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration Usage: Query only SYSTem:IDN:ANSWer <string> Effective if USER is set. SYSTem:IDN:MODE Defines the return value for *IDN?. Parameters: <string> Identification string. Maximum string length is 128 characters. Example: SYST:IDN:ANSW "Test Device" Defines 'Test Device' as identification string.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration NRP2 Emulation of the R&S NRP2. Query parameters: <language> String SCPI | NRP2 Manual operation: "Language" on page 133 SYSTem:OPT:ANSWer <string> Effective if USER is set. SYSTem:IDN:MODE Defines the return value for *OPT?. Parameters: <string>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration Query parameters: <index> Most recent device footprint Return values: <XmlDeviceFootprint><dblock> Usage: Query only SYSTem:INFO:TERMchar <termination> Selects the termination character(s) for returned information. Parameters: <termination> CR | LF | CRLF | STRS *RST: STRS SYSTem:INFO[:INFO]? [<argument>]...
® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration SYSTem:DATE <year>, <month>, <day> Sets the date for the instrument-internal calendar in coordinated universal time (UTC). This parameter is protected, in order to prevent accidental changes. Parameters: <year> YYYY <month> Range: 1 to 12 Range: 1 to 31...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration The rules defining when exactly the clock must be adjusted by which offset depend on the configured time zone, see on page 366. SYSTem:TIME:DSTime:RULE If the automatism is disabled, the local time is calculated as: Local time = UTC + time zone offset (no DST offset) Parameters: <dst>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration <msec> SYSTem:TIME:LOCal <hour>, <minute>, <second> Sets the local time. Parameters: <hour> <minute> <second> Manual operation: "Time" on page 145 SYSTem:TIME:UTC <hour>, <minute>, <second> Sets the time in the coordinated universal time (UTC). Parameters: <hour>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration SYSTem:STANdard:CATalog? Queries the supported standards. Use the returned strings for SYSTem:STANdard: PRESet. Usage: Query only SYSTem:STANdard:PRESet <string> Configures the R&S NRX for the selected standard. Query the supported standards using SYSTem:STANdard:CATalog?. Also configures: ●...
® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration 14.12.10 Error Messages .....................369 SYSTem:ERRor:ALL? ..................369 SYSTem:ERRor:CODE:ALL? ..................369 SYSTem:ERRor:CODE[:NEXT]? ....................370 SYSTem:ERRor:COUNt? ................. 370 SYSTem:ERRor:EXTended[:STATe] ....................370 SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]? ................... 370 SYSTem:SERRor:LIST:ALL? ..................370 SYSTem:SERRor:LIST:NEXT? ....................371 SYSTem:SERRor:REMove ....................371 SYSTem:SERRor[:ALL]? SYSTem:ERRor:ALL? Queries all unread entries in the error/event queue and removes them from the queue. The response is a comma-separated list of error numbers and a short error description in the first-in first-out order.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S System Information and Configuration SYSTem:ERRor:COUNt? Queries the number of entries in the error queue. Return values: <ErrorCount> Example: SYSTem:ERRor:COUNt Queries the number of entries in the error queue. Response: 1 One error has occurred since the error queue was last read out. Usage: Query only SYSTem:ERRor:EXTended[:STATe] <state>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Using the Status Register SYSTem:SERRor:REMove <num> Removes an entry from the list of static errors. The entry is identified by its error num- ber. Setting parameters: <num> Unique sequence number Usage: Setting only SYSTem:SERRor[:ALL]? Queries the (next) error from the list of static errors. Usage: Query only 14.12.11 Locking...
® Remote Control Commands R&S Using the Status Register 14.13.1 General Status Register Commands ......................372 STATus:PRESet ....................372 STATus:QUEue[:NEXT]? STATus:PRESet Resets the edge detectors and ENABle parts of all registers to a defined value. Usage: Event STATus:QUEue[:NEXT]? Queries the most recent error queue entry and deletes it. Positive error numbers indicate sensor specific errors, negative error numbers are error messages defined by SCPI.
® Remote Control Commands R&S Using the Status Register 14.13.3 Reading Out the EVENt Part STATus:DEVice[:EVENt]? STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]? STATus:OPERation:BIT<bitno>[:EVENt]? STATus:OPERation:CALibrating[:SUMMary][:EVENt]? STATus:OPERation:LLFail<RegisterIndex>[:SUMMary][:EVENt]? STATus:OPERation:MEASuring[:SUMMary][:EVENt]? STATus:OPERation:MEASuring:EXTension<RegisterIndex>[:SUMMary][:EVENt]? STATus:OPERation:SENSe[:SUMMary][:EVENt]? STATus:OPERation:TRIGger[:SUMMary][:EVENt]? STATus:OPERation:TRIGger:EXTension<RegisterIndex>[:SUMMary][:EVENt]? STATus:OPERation:ULFail<RegisterIndex>[:SUMMary][:EVENt]? STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? STATus:QUEStionable:BIT<bitno>[:EVENt]? STATus:QUEStionable:CALibration[:SUMMary][:EVENt]? STATus:QUEStionable:MEASure<RegisterIndex>[:SUMMary][:EVENt]? STATus:QUEStionable:POWer[:SUMMary][:EVENt]? STATus:QUEStionable:WINDow<RegisterIndex>[:SUMMary][:EVENt]? Suffix: <RegisterIndex> 1 to 8 Register Usage: Query only 14.13.4 Controlling the ENABle Part STATus:DEVice:ENABle <value>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility STATus:QUEStionable:PTRansition <RegisterValue> STATus:QUEStionable:WINDow<RegisterIndex>:PTRansition <value> Suffix: <RegisterIndex> 1 to 8 Register Parameters: <value> *RST: 65535 14.14 R&S NRP2 Compatibility This chapter describes all R&S NRP2 remote commands that are still functional but not recommended to use if you start afresh.
® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility The command is not fully R&S NRP2 compatible. If port 1 is assigned to measure- ment 1 and so on, the command works. If port 1 is assigned to measurement 2, for example, enable the R&S NRP2 emulation using SYSTem:LANGuage "NRP2".
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Parameters: <state> *RST: DISPlay[:WINDow<Undef>]:SELect <window> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: None. The commands of the DISPlay system conform to the R&S NRX concept. Suffix: <Undef> 1 to n No suffix required.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Suffix: <Window> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value> DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:ANALog:UPPer:POWer <value> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>:METer<DirectionalChannel>:UPPer[:DATA][: on page 204 POWer] Suffix: <Window> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility CALCulate<Measurement>:DMODe The command is only fully R&S NRP2 compatible, if NRP2 is set. SYSTem:LANGuage Suffix: <Window> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <format> DIGital | ANALog | GRAPhical *RST: DIGital DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:METer:LOWer:POWer <value> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:METer:UPPer:RATio <value> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>:METer<DirectionalChannel>:UPPer[:DATA]: on page 204 RATio[:VALue] Suffix: <Window> 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters: <value> DISPlay[:WINDow<Window>]:RESolution <resolution> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>:RESolution Suffix: <Window>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Parameters: <maximum_time> Range: 0.01 to 1000.0 *RST: 4.00 Default unit: s [SENSe<Sensor>:]AVERage:COUNt:AUTO:NSRatio <nsr> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:AVERage:COUNt:AUTO: NSRatio Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <nsr>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Parameters: <type> RESolution | NSRatio *RST: RESolution [SENSe<Sensor>:]AVERage:COUNt:AUTO[:STATe] <state> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:AVERage:COUNt:AUTO[: STATe] Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <state>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:AVERage:TCONtrol[: ENUM] Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <mode>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <mode>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Parameters: <width> Range: 0.0 to 1.0 *RST: 0.01 Default unit: s [SENSe<Sensor>:]BWIDth:VIDeo <mode> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>][:POWer]:VBWidth:ENUM CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:NRT:VBWidth[:VALue] Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <mode>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility [SENSe<Sensor>:]CORRection:DCYCle[:VALue] <duty_cycle> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:CORRection:DCYCle[: VALue] Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <duty_cycle>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <table_name>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility [SENSe<Sensor>:]DM:WCDMa:CRATe <value> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:NRT:DMODulation:WCDMa: CRATe Parameters: <value> Range: 0.0 to 8.2e6 *RST: 1.0e6 Default unit: Hz [SENSe<Sensor>:]FUNCtion[:ON] <function> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:FEED<Channel>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <value>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <state>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Parameters: <gate> [SENSe<Sensor>:][POWer:]TGATe<Gate>:OFFSet:TIME <time> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TGATe<Gate>[:AVG]:OFFSet[:TIME] Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 <Gate>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Parameters: <time_interval> Default unit: s [SENSe<Sensor>:][POWer:]TGATe<Gate>[:EXCLude]:MID:TIME <time_interval> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TGATe<Gate>[:AVG][:EXCLude]:MID: TIME Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 <Gate>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility [SENSe<Sensor>:][POWer:]TSLot[:AVG]:WIDTh <width> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TSLot[:AVG]:WIDTh Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <width>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility CALCulate<Measurement>[:POWer]:TSLot[:AVG][:EXCLude]:MID[:STATe] Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <state>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility [SENSe<Sensor>:]RANGe:CLEVel <level> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>][:POWer][:AVG]:RANGe: CLEVel[:VALue] Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <level>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:ROSCillator:REFio: OUTPut[:STATe] Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <value>...
® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Parameters: <state> ON | OFF *RST: [SENSe<Sensor>:]SGAMma:PHASe <phase> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:SGAMma:PHASe Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <phase>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility CALCulate<Measurement>:STATistics[:SCALe]:X:POINts Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <points>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <time>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <exclude_start>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Parameters: <mode> MOVing | REPeat *RST: REPeat [SENSe<Sensor>:]TRACe:AVERage[:STATe] <state> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>[:CHANnel<Channel>]:TRACe:AVERage[:STATe] Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <state>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:DEFine:DURation: REFerence Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <value>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility [SENSe<Sensor>:]TRACe:MEASurement:POWer:AVG? Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:POWer:AVG? Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Usage: Query only [SENSe<Sensor>:]TRACe:MEASurement:POWer:HREFerence?
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility [SENSe<Sensor>:]TRACe:MEASurement:POWer:MIN? Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:POWer:MIN? Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Usage: Query only [SENSe<Sensor>:]TRACe:MEASurement:POWer:PULSe:BASE?
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility [SENSe<Sensor>:]TRACe:MEASurement:PULSe:DCYCle? Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:PULSe:DCYCle? Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Usage: Query only [SENSe<Sensor>:]TRACe:MEASurement:PULSe:DURation?
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility [SENSe<Sensor>:]TRACe:MEASurement:TRANsition:ESAMpling:AUTO[:STATe] <value> Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility. Recommended R&S NRX command: CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:TRANsition:ESAMpling: on page 308 AUTO[:STATe] Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Parameters: <value>...
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Usage: Query only [SENSe<Sensor>:]TRACe:MEASurement:TRANsition:POSitive:DURation? Available for R&S NRP2 compatibility.
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® Remote Control Commands R&S R&S NRP2 Compatibility CALCulate<Measurement>:TRACe:MEASurement:TRANsition:SPERiod? Suffix: <Sensor> 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at: port A = 1, ... , port D = 4, R&S NRX-B9 = 101, USB and LAN port = 5 to 100 Usage: Query only [SENSe<Sensor>:]TRACe:POINts <points>...
® Remote Control Basics R&S Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols 15 Remote Control Basics ● Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols............. 414 ● SCPI Command Structure..................418 15.1 Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols For remote control, communication between the R&S NRX and the controlling host is established based on the following interfaces and protocols.
® Remote Control Basics R&S Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols Setup ► Connect the host interface of the R&S NRX and the USB interface of the computer. USBTMC protocol USBTMC is a protocol that is built on top of USB for communication with USB devices from the test &...
® Remote Control Basics R&S Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols Setup ► Using the Ethernet interface, connect the computer and the R&S NRX to a local area network. 15.1.2.1 VISA Resource Strings The VISA resource string for network device communication is required to establish a communication session between the controller and the power sensor in a LAN.
® Remote Control Basics R&S Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols ● SOCKET indicates the raw network socket resource class Socket communication requires the specification of the port (commonly referred to as port number) and of "SOCKET" to complete the VISA resource string with the associ- ated protocol used.
® Remote Control Basics R&S SCPI Command Structure The HiSLIP data is sent to the device using the "fire and forget" method with immediate return. Opposed to VXI-11, where each operation is blocked until a VXI-11 device handshake returns. Thus, a successful return of a VISA operation such as viWrite() does not guarantee that the sensor has finished (or even started) executing the requested command.
® Remote Control Basics R&S SCPI Command Structure The commands can be either device-specific or device-independent (common com- mands). Common and device-specific commands differ in their syntax. 15.2.1 Syntax for Common Commands Common (=device-independent) commands consist of a header preceded by an aster- isk (*) and possibly one or more parameters.
® Remote Control Basics R&S SCPI Command Structure Different numbering in remote control For remote control, the suffix can differ from the number of the corresponding selection used in manual operation. SCPI prescribes that suffix counting starts with 1. Suffix 1 is the default state and used when no specific suffix is specified.
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® Remote Control Basics R&S SCPI Command Structure ● Character strings ● Block data The parameters required for each command and the allowed range of values are specified in the command description. Numeric values Numeric values can be entered in any form, i.e. with sign, decimal point and exponent. Values exceeding the resolution of the instrument are rounded up or down.
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® Remote Control Basics R&S SCPI Command Structure DEFault denotes a preset value which has been stored in the non-variable mem- ory. This value conforms to the default setting, as it is called by the *RST com- mand. ● UP/DOWN UP, DOWN increases or reduces the numeric value by one step.
® Remote Control Basics R&S SCPI Command Structure Block data Block data is a format which is suitable for the transmission of large amounts of data. A command using a block data parameter has the following structure: Example: SYSTem:HELP:SYNTax:ALL? Response: #45168xxxxxxxx The ASCII character # introduces the data block.
® Remote Control Basics R&S SCPI Command Structure ● an EOI together with the last data byte Several commands in a command line must be separated by a semicolon ";". If the next command belongs to a different command system, the semicolon is followed by a colon.
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® Remote Control Basics R&S SCPI Command Structure Setting command: TRIGger:SOURce INTernal Query: TRIG:SOUR? Response: INT User Manual 1178.5566.02 ─ 05...
® Glossary: List of Abbreviations R&S Glossary: List of Abbreviations AVG: Average CCDF: Complementary cumulative distribution function CDMA: Code division multiple access DHCP: Dynamic host control protocol DNS: Domain name system EMC: Electromagnetic compatibility EMI: Electromagnetic interference GPIB: General purpose interface bus HiSLIP: High-speed LAN instrument protocol IDN: Instrument identification string IP: Internet protocol...
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® Glossary: List of Abbreviations R&S SSH: Secure shell SWR: Standing wave ratio USB: Universal serial bus VISA: Virtual instrument software architecture VNC: Virtual network computing WCDMA: Wideband code division multiple access User Manual 1178.5566.02 ─ 05...
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