Agilent Technologies ESA-E Series Programmer's Manual page 288

Language Reference
SOURce Subsystem
Sets the source output to be at a single amplitude (fixed) or to swee p
through a range of power levels .
Factory Preset
and *RST: Fixed
Front Panel
Access:
Source, Power Sweep On Of f
Set the Source Sweep Power Range
SOURce :POWer :SPAN <rel_ampl >
:SOURce :POWer :SPAN?
Specifies the range of power levels through which the source output wil l
sweep. Use : SOURce : POWer : STARt to set the power level at the start o f
the power sweep . This command is equivalent to
:SOURce :POWer :SWEep .
Factory Preset
and *RST : 0 d B
Range : 0 dB to 20 dB
Default Unit : d B
Front Panel
Access :
none
Set the Output Power at the Start of the Swee p
SOURce :POWer :STARt <ampl >
SOURce :POWer :STARt ?
Specifies the source output power level at the start of the power sweep .
Use :SOURce :POWer :SPAN to set the change in power level across th e
sweep. This command is equivalent t o
:SOURce :POWer[ :LEVel][ :IMMediate][ :AMPLitude] .
Set the Output Power to Step Automaticall y
:SOURce :POWer :STEP :AUTO OFFIONIO1 1
SOURce :POWer :STEP :AUTO ?
Specifies the source power step size to be one vertical scale division .
Factory Prese t
and *RST:
O n
Front Panel
Access :
Source, Amptd Step Auto Ma n
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