Keysight Technologies 8163A/B Programming Manual page 246

6 VISA Programming Examples
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wavelength_max = atof(replyBuf);
/* change the power unit of the power meter to dbm
errStatus = viPrintf(vi,"SENS1:CHAN1:POW:UNIT DBM\n");
checkError(vi,errStatus);
/* read the default power from the tunable laser source */
errStatus = viQueryf(vi,"SOURCE2:POW? DEF\
n","%s",replyBuf);
checkError(vi,errStatus);
/* set the default power */
errStatus = viPrintf(vi,"SOURCE2:POW %s\n",replyBuf);
checkError(vi,errStatus);
/* turn auto range on*/
errStatus = viPrintf(vi,"SENS1:CHAN1:POW:RANGE:AUTO 1\
n");
checkError(vi,errStatus);
/*set the averaging time for measuring to 20ms*/
errStatus = viPrintf(vi,"SENS1:CHAN1:POW:ATIME 0.02\n");
checkError(vi,errStatus);
/* turn laser on */
errStatus = viPrintf(vi,"SOURCE2:POW:STATE 1\n");
checkError(vi,errStatus);
/* increase the wavelength of the tunable laser source 10
nm
until the maximum is reached.
read the results from the power meter and display it */
for(i=1;1;i++)
{
/*query the power */
errStatus = viQueryf(vi,"READ1:CHAN1:POW?\
n","%s",replyBuf);
checkError(vi,errStatus);
/* display the power read from power meter and
wavelength */
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