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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® This manual describes the following R&S RTM3000 models with firmware version 1.6xx: ● ® R&S RTM3002 (1335.8794K02) ● ® R&S RTM3004 (1335.8794K04) In addition to the base unit, the following options are described: ● ® R&S RTM-K1, I²C/SPI trigger and decode ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Contents R&S RTM3000 XY-Diagram........................ 197 Digital Voltmeter......................199 8.6.1 Using the Meter......................200 8.6.2 Meter Settings......................200 Trigger Counter......................201 Bode Plot (Option R&S RTM-K36)................202 8.8.1 About the Bode Plot....................203 8.8.2 Using a Bode Plot....................... 204 8.8.3 Bode Plot Window Controls..................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Contents R&S RTM3000 11.2.1 USB TMC........................238 11.2.2 USB VCP........................239 11.2.3 USB MTP........................239 11.3 Remote Access Using a Web Browser..............239 11.3.1 Accessing the Instrument Using a Web Browser............239 11.3.2 Instrument Home......................240 11.3.3 Screenshot........................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Contents R&S RTM3000 12.4.2 UART Configuration....................273 12.4.3 UART Trigger......................276 12.4.4 UART Decode Results ....................278 12.5 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3)..................279 12.5.1 The CAN Protocol....................... 280 12.5.2 CAN Configuration...................... 281 12.5.3 CAN Trigger........................ 283 12.5.4 CAN Decode Results....................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Contents R&S RTM3000 12.9.4 ARINC 429 Decode Results..................333 12.9.5 Search on Decoded ARINC 429 Data.................334 12.9.6 ARINC 429 Label List....................336 13 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31).......... 338 13.1 Probe Adjustment..................... 338 13.1.1 Deskewing the Probes....................338 13.1.2 Probe Settings for Power Measurements..............
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Contents R&S RTM3000 14.5.1 Parallel Bus Configuration...................392 14.5.2 Decode Results......................394 15 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6)........396 15.1 Function Generator....................396 15.1.1 Using the Function Generator..................396 15.1.2 Basic Settings of the Function Generator ..............399 15.1.3 Sweep Settings......................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Contents R&S RTM3000 Command Sequence and Synchronization............805 A.2.1 Preventing Overlapping Execution................805 Messages ........................807 A.3.1 Instrument Messages....................807 A.3.2 LAN Interface Messages.....................808 B Remote Control - Status Reporting System........809 Structure of a SCPI Status Register................ 809 Hierarchy of status registers...................
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Preface R&S RTM3000 Safety Information 1 Preface 1.1 Safety Information The R&S RTM3000 oscilloscope is designed for measurements on circuits that are only indirectly connected to the mains or not connected at all. It is not rated for any measurement category.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Preface R&S RTM3000 Documentation Overview Risk of instrument damage due to inappropriate operating conditions An unsuitable operating site or test setup can damage the instrument and connected devices. Before switching on the instrument, observe the information on appropriate operating conditions provided in the data sheet.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Preface R&S RTM3000 Documentation Overview The online version of the user manual provides the complete contents for immediate display on the internet. Instrument help The help offers quick, context-sensitive access to the functional description directly on the instrument.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Preface R&S RTM3000 Conventions Used in the Documentation 1.3 Conventions Used in the Documentation 1.3.1 Typographical Conventions The following text markers are used throughout this documentation: Convention Description "Graphical user interface ele- All names of graphical user interface elements on the screen, such as ments"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Getting Started R&S RTM3000 Preparing for Use 2 Getting Started 2.1 Preparing for Use 2.1.1 Unpacking and Checking the Instrument 1. Inspect the package for damage. If the packaging material shows any signs of stress, notify the carrier who delivered the instrument.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Getting Started R&S RTM3000 Preparing for Use The instrument can be installed in a 19" rack mount using a rack mount kit. The order number of the rack mount kit is given in the data sheet. The installation instructions are part of the rack mount kit.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Getting Started R&S RTM3000 Preparing for Use Risk of injury Connect the instrument only to an outlet that has a ground contact. Do not use an isolating transformer to connect the instrument to the AC power supply. To start the instrument 1.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Getting Started R&S RTM3000 Instrument Tour Action Condition Result [Standby] Switch [Standby] off. Power switch is on. Software shuts down. All instru- Yellow ment settings are saved, running data transfers and processes are interrupted (e.g., self-alignment). Instrument is in standby mode.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Getting Started R&S RTM3000 Instrument Tour Figure 2-1: Front panel of R&S RTM3000 with 4 input channels 1 = Display 2 = Horizontal and vertical setup controls 3 = Trigger settings, action and analysis controls 4 = Analog input channels (BNC) 5 = External trigger input 6 = Connectors for demo signal output...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Getting Started R&S RTM3000 Instrument Tour BNC inputs (4 and 5) The R&S RTM3000 has two or four channel inputs (4) to connect the input signals. The external trigger input (5) is used to control the measurement by an external signal. The trigger level can be set from -5 V to 5 V.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Getting Started R&S RTM3000 Instrument Tour 2.2.1.2 Other Connectors on the Front Panel [Demo] (6) The pins are intended for demonstration purposes. [Gen]: Function Generator (7) BNC output of the function generator (with option R&S RTM-B6). [Pattern Generator] (8) Connectors for the pattern generator P0, P1, P2, P3.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Getting Started R&S RTM3000 Instrument Tour 2.2.2 Side View Figure 2-2: Side view of R&S RTM3000 1 = Connectors for logic probe (Mixed Signal Option R&S RTM-B1) Logic probe The connectors for logic channels can be used if the Mixed Signal Option R&S RTM- B1 is installed.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Getting Started R&S RTM3000 Instrument Tour Figure 2-3: Rear panel view of R&S RTM3000 1 = Aux Out connector 2 = USB connector, type B 3 = LAN connector 4 = AC power supply connector and main power switch 5 = Kensington lock slot to secure the instrument against theft 6 = Loop for lock to secure the instrument against theft 7 = not used...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Getting Started R&S RTM3000 Instrument Tour AC supply: mains connector and main power switch (4) The instrument supports a wide range power supply. It automatically adjusts to the cor- rect range for the applied voltage. There is no line voltage selector. The AC main power switch disconnects the instrument from the AC power line.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Operating Basics R&S RTM3000 Display Overview 3 Operating Basics 3.1 Display Overview The touchscreen display of the instrument shows the waveforms and measurement results, and also information and everything that you need to control the instrument. Figure 3-1: Display of the R&S RTM3000 with 4 channels 1 = Toolbar 2 = Trigger source, main trigger parameter (here: slope for edge trigger), trigger level...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Operating Basics R&S RTM3000 Using the Touchscreen 3.2 Selecting the Application The "Apps Selection" dialog provides fast access to all available applications. ► There are several ways to open the "Apps Selection" dialog: ● Press the [Apps Selection] key.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Operating Basics R&S RTM3000 Using the Touchscreen Figure 3-2: Open the main menu and select a menu item Figure 3-3: Switch on or off (left) and select a parameter value (right) ► To close the menu: User Manual 1335.9090.02 ─...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Operating Basics R&S RTM3000 Using the Touchscreen Tap "Back", or tap into the diagram outside the menu. 3.3.2 Accessing Functionality Using Shortcuts The labels in information bar at the top of the display, the channel labels and also the results at the bottom provide shortcuts to the most important settings.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Operating Basics R&S RTM3000 Using the Touchscreen Figure 3-5: Enter numerical value and unit 3.3.4 Using Gestures Drag one finger Drag horizontally in the diagram to change the horizontal position of all waveforms. In frequency domain, the center frequency is changed. Drag vertically in the diagram to change the vertical position of the selected waveform.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Operating Basics R&S RTM3000 Front Panel Keys Spread or pinch two fingers in horizontal direction to change the horizontal scale of all waveforms. In frequency domain, the frequency span is changed. Swipe two fingers If the history option R&S RTM-K15 is installed, swipe two fingers in the diagram to scrolls through the history segments.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Operating Basics R&S RTM3000 Front Panel Keys [Clear Screen] Deletes all waveforms, annotations and the measurement results of deleted wave- forms. All settings remain unchanged. Remote command: on page 585 DISPlay:CLEar[:SCReen] 3.4.2 Analysis Controls The controls in the [Analysis] functional block open various menus for signal analysis. [Navigation] The function of this universal rotary knob depends on the usage context: ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Operating Basics R&S RTM3000 Using the Toolbar Press the key to stop quick measurements. Note: Channels other than the selected one are switched off in quick measurement mode. When you activate quick measurements, cursor measurements are automati- cally deactivated.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Operating Basics R&S RTM3000 Quick Access 2. Disable the functions that you do not need. 3. Tap the functions that you need. You can select maximum 8 functions. 4. Close the dialog box. 3.6 Quick Access If the measurement task requires to change the settings from different menus repeat- edly, you can use the "QuickAccess".
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Operating Basics R&S RTM3000 Menu History c) Repeat steps a) and b) for each setting and function that you need for the mea- surement task. 3. To remove unwanted settings and functions: a) Tap the "Settings"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Operating Basics R&S RTM3000 Getting Help 3.8 Getting Help In most menus and dialogs, graphics explain the meaning of the selected setting. For further information, you can open the help, which provides functional description of selected setting.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Connecting Probes and Displaying a Signal 4 Waveform Setup This chapter describes how to connect and set up probes, to adjust the horizontal and vertical settings, and to control the acquisition. 4.1 Connecting Probes and Displaying a Signal Risk of instrument damage Make sure to set the attenuation factor on the instrument according to the probe being...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Horizontal Setup 1 Ω resistor and a 10:1 probe is used, the V/A-value of the resistor is 1 V/A. The attenuation factor of the probe is 0.1, and the resulting current probe attenuation is 100 mV/A.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Horizontal Setup the horizontal acquisition window to the waveform section of interest, you can use the following parameters: ● The horizontal position defines the time distance of the trigger point (the zero point of the diagram) to the reference point.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Horizontal Setup 4.2.1 HORIZONTAL Controls [Position] Changes the trigger position, the time distance from the trigger point to the reference point (trigger offset). The trigger point is the zero point of the diagram. Thus, you can set the trigger point even outside the diagram and analyze the signal some time before or after the trigger.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Horizontal Setup [Horizontal] Opens the menu to configure horizontal scale, position, and reference point. The cur- rent scale and position is shown in the top information bar. If zoom is active, you can find also the zoom scale and zoom position in this menu. [Acquisition] Opens the "Acquisition"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Vertical Setup The reference point defines which part of the waveform is shown. By default, the refer- ence point is displayed in the center of the window, and you can move it to the left or right.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Vertical Setup There are several ways to adjust vertical settings: ● Use the controls in the Vertical functional block of the front panel to select the channel, to scale the waveform, and to set the position. ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Vertical Setup [Offset/Position (upper knob)] The upper vertical knob adjusts the following, depending on the selected waveform: ● Offset or position of an analog channel (adjustable: main menu > "Vertical"). The visual effect is the same.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Vertical Setup [Math] Displays the math waveforms with their last configuration. A math waveform is a wave- form that is calculated from the captured data. The second keypress opens the menu, where you can activate and configure math waveforms, and save and load equation sets.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Vertical Setup 1. To open the "Vertical" menu: a) Open the main menu. b) Select "Vertical". 2. Select the parameter that is assigned to the upper vertical knob: "Offset" or "Posi- tion".
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Vertical Setup Vert. Position Knob Selects the parameter to be changed with the [Offset/Position (upper knob)]: "Offset" or "Position". By default, position is set. [Preset] does not affect the assignment. Channel <n> Opens the channel menu.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Vertical Setup To reduce noise, you can set a frequency limit. Higher frequencies are removed from the signal. Limited bandwidth is indicated by "B " in the waveform label. For analog applications, the highest signal frequency determines the required oscillo- scope bandwidth.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Vertical Setup Position Moves the selected signal up or down in the diagram. While the offset sets a voltage, position is a graphical setting given in divisions. The visual effect is the same as for off- set.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Vertical Setup "Temperature" Display in temperature colors. Blue corresponds to rare occurrences of the samples, while white indicates frequent ones. "Rainbow" Display in rainbow colors. Blue corresponds to rare occurrences of the samples, while red indicates frequent ones.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Vertical Setup Threshold Hysteresis Logic 0 Logic 1 Logic 0 The numerical values of "Small", "Medium", and "Large" hysteresis correspond to the vertical scale. Remote command: on page 436 CHANnel<m>:THReshold:HYSTeresis Find Threshold The instrument analyzes the channel and sets the threshold for digitization.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Probes Edit Label Opens on-screen keypad to enter a label text. If you previously have selected a prede- fined label, it is already written in the entry line, and you can modify it. The maximum name length is 8 characters, and only ASCII characters provided on the on-screen keypad can be used.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Probes 4.4.2 Probe Settings for Probes with BNC Connector For passive probes, which are connected with a BNC connector, you set the probe attenuation and the unit, and you can start an adjustment procedure for the probe. All settings are channel-specific.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Probes 4.4.3 Probe Settings for Probes with Rohde & Schwarz Interface Probes with Rohde & Schwarz probe interface have an integrated data memory that contains identification data and individual probe correction parameters. The R&S RTM3000 can detect these probes and read out the data, for example, band- width, termination and attenuation.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Probes Copy to offset Sets the offset to the mean value of the ProbeMeter's DC measurement. Remote command: on page 442 PROBe<m>:SETup:ADVanced:PMToffset ® ProbeMeter Shows the measurement result of the integrated R&S ProbeMeter of active Rohde &...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Probes Remote command: on page 438 PROBe<m>:SETup:MODE Info Shows general information on the connected probe, for example, type, serial number, and production date. Below, electrical characteristics are shown, like bandwidth, attenuation, input capacitance and impedance, voltage and DC offset range. Remote command: on page 440 PROBe<m>:SETup:NAME?
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Probes Figure 4-4: Probe settings of R&S RT-ZD20 with ProbeMeter measurement Offset Same as "Offset" in the "Vertical" menu, see "Offset" on page 53. Copy to offset Same as "Copy to offset" for active broadband single-ended probes, see "Copy to off- set"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Probes Current probes R&S RT-ZCxx The current probes R&S RT-ZCxx have BNC connectors. The setup is described in Chapter 4.4.2, "Probe Settings for Probes with BNC Connector", on page 58. Demag- netizing and zero adjustment is done on the probe, see the probe's User Manual for details.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Probes Remote command: on page 442 PROBe<m>:SETup:DEGauss Info Same as for active single-ended probes, see "Info" on page 61. 4.4.3.4 High-Voltage Differential Probes Rohde & Schwarz high-voltage differential probes of the R&S RT-ZHD series have the same settings as active broadband differential probes, and additional range settings.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Probes "Auto" The voltage range is set only at the oscilloscope by adjusting the ver- tical scale. "<High value>" Sets the higher voltage range of the connected probe. The selection list shows the value that is specified on the probe. "<Low value>"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Probes Figure 4-6: Probe settings of R&S RT-ZM30 with ProbeMeter measurement Offset Same as "Offset" in the "Vertical" menu, see "Offset" on page 53. Copy to offset Same as "Copy to offset" for active broadband single-ended probes, see "Copy to off- set"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Probes "DM" Differential mode input voltage (V ), the voltage between the positive and negative input terminal. "CM" Common mode input voltage (V ), the mean voltage between the positive and negative input terminal vs. ground. "P"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Acquisition Setup Offset Same as "Offset" in the "Vertical" menu, see "Offset" on page 53. Copy to offset Same as "Copy to offset" for active broadband single-ended probes, see "Copy to off- set"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Acquisition Setup 4.5.1 Shortcuts for Acquisition Settings To adjust the acquisition mode, and to perform a single acquisition, you can use the shortcuts on the top of the display. The labels show the current values. 1 = start or stop a continuous acquisition, or start a single acquisition if [Single] is active 2 = adjust the acquisition mode 3 = shows the current sample rate for information...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Acquisition Setup Remote command: on page 449 ACQuire:POINts:AUTomatic on page 450 ACQuire:POINts[:VALue] Acquire Mode Defines how the waveform is built from the captured samples. There are two general methods to build the waveform record: sample decimation and waveform arithmetic. Sample decimation reduces the data stream of the ADC to a stream of waveform points with lower sample rate and a less precise time resolution.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Acquisition Setup "Envelope + Each acquisition is done in high resolution mode, and the minimum HR" and maximum values over some consecutive acquisitions build the envelope. Remote command: on page 451 CHANnel<m>:ARIThmetics on page 450 CHANnel<m>:TYPE...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Setup R&S RTM3000 Acquisition Setup "Sin(x)/x" Two adjacent ADC sample points are connected by a sin(x)/x curve, and also the adjoining sample points are considered by this curve. The interpolated points are placed on the resulting curve. This inter- polation method is the default method.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 5 Trigger Triggering means to capture the interesting part of the relevant waveforms. Choosing the right trigger type and configuring all trigger settings correctly allows you to detect various incidents in signals. A trigger occurs if the trigger conditions are fulfilled.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Trigger Controls 5.1 Trigger Controls The keys and the rotary knob in the Trigger functional block adjust the trigger and start or stop acquisition. The green LED above the [Levels] knob lights up when the instrument triggers. [Trigger] Opens the "Trigger"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Shortcuts for Trigger Settings Remote command: on page 457 TRIGger:A:LEVel<n>[:VALue] on page 457 TRIGger:A:FINDlevel [Force Trigger] Provokes an immediate single acquisition. Use this key if the acquisition is running in normal mode and no valid trigger occurs. Thus, you can confirm that a signal is availa- ble and use the waveform display to determine how to trigger on it.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 General Trigger Settings 1 = adjust the trigger source 2 = open the keypad to enter the value of the trigger level or threshold 3 = adjust slope or polarity 4 = adjust the trigger mode 5 = start or stop a continuous acquisition, or start a single acquisition if [Single] is active 6 = available settings depend on the trigger type 5.3 General Trigger Settings...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 General Trigger Settings "Norm" The instrument acquires a normal waveform only, if a trigger occurs, that is, if all trigger conditions are fulfilled. If no trigger occurs, no waveform is acquired and the last acquired waveform is displayed. If no waveform was captured before, nothing is displayed.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Edge Trigger "Extern" Sets the external trigger input on the front panel as trigger source. Available for edge and video trigger. "B1, B2, B3 or Serial bus that is used for triggering on protocols. Only available, if B4"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Edge Trigger Slope..........................79 Trigger Level, Threshold....................79 Hysteresis........................80 Coupling........................80 Reject........................80 Noise Reject........................80 Slope Sets the edge direction for the trigger. You can trigger on: ● rising edge, that is a positive voltage change ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Edge A/B Trigger Hysteresis Sets a hysteresis range around the trigger level. Hysteresis avoids unwanted trigger events caused by noise oscillation around the trigger level. The automatic, small, medium, large hysteresis values depend on the vertical scale. Hysteresis is not available if "Source"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Width Trigger Trigger Setup Opens a dialog where you configure the trigger sequence. On the left, the first edge trigger (A) is defined as usual. On the right, a second edge trigger (B) is defined with the same parameters: source, level, edge, and hysteresis.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Width Trigger You can use the width trigger, for example, to trigger on glitches. Figure 5-2: Pulse width is shorter (left) or longer (right) than a given duration (also known as glitch trigger) Figure 5-3: Pulse width is inside or outside an allowable time range 1 = Inside: min width <...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Width Trigger Polarity.......................... 83 Comparison........................83 Time t..........................84 Variation........................84 Time t1, Time t2......................84 Threshold........................84 Hysteresis........................84 Polarity Sets the polarity of the pulse. You can trigger on: ● positive going pulse, the width is defined from the rising to the falling slopes. ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Video Trigger "Inside"[, ]"Out- Triggers on pulses inside or outside a range specified with "Time t1" side" and "Time t2". This method is an alternative setting to the range definition with "Time t" and "Variation". The values are interdependent. "Variation" and "Time t"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Video Trigger First select the standard and the signal polarity, then decide to trigger on lines or fields and enter the specific settings. ► [Trigger] > "Trigger Type" = "Video" Figure 5-5: Video trigger menu Standard........................85 Signal..........................
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Pattern Trigger Signal Selects the polarity of the signal. Note that the sync pulse has the opposite polarity. If the video modulation is positive, the sync pulses are negative. If the modulation is neg- ative, sync pulses are positive.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Pattern Trigger ► [Trigger] > "Trigger Type" = "Pattern" > "Edit Pattern" Figure 5-7: Pattern trigger with logic editor Thresholds At the bottom of the "Logic Editor", you see the current threshold settings of all chan- nels.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Pattern Trigger Remote command: on page 463 TRIGger:A:PATTern:SOURce And | Or Sets the logical combination of the channel states. "AND" All defined states must be true. "OR" At least one of the defined states must be true. Remote command: on page 464 TRIGger:A:PATTern:FUNCtion...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Runt Trigger Remote command: on page 464 TRIGger:A:PATTern:MODE on page 465 TRIGger:A:PATTern:WIDTh:RANGe on page 465 TRIGger:A:PATTern:WIDTh[:WIDTh] on page 465 TRIGger:A:PATTern:WIDTh:DELTa 5.9 Runt Trigger A runt is a pulse lower than normal in amplitude. The amplitude crosses the first threshold twice in succession without crossing the second one.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Rise Time Trigger Upper Level Sets the upper voltage threshold for runt detection. A negative runt crosses the upper level twice without crossing the lower level. Remote command: on page 466 TRIGger:A:LEVel<n>:RUNT:UPPer Lower Level Sets the lower voltage threshold for runt detection.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Rise Time Trigger Polarity.......................... 91 Comparison........................91 Rise Time........................92 Variation........................92 Upper Level........................92 Lower Level........................92 Hysteresis........................92 Find Threshold......................92 Polarity Sets the edge, the transition time of which is to be analyzed: ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Timeout Trigger ± Varia- "Equal" Triggers on transition times inside the time range Rise Time tion. ± Varia- "Not equal" Triggers on transition times outside the time range Rise Time tion. Remote command: on page 468 TRIGger:A:RISetime:RANGe Rise Time...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Timeout Trigger time Figure 5-8: Timeout trigger with range Stays High ► [Trigger] > "Trigger Type" = "Timeout" Figure 5-9: Timeout trigger menu Range Selects the relation of the signal level to the threshold: Stays High The signal level stays above the trigger level.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Actions on Trigger Hysteresis Hysteresis of the trigger source channel, see "Hysteresis" on page 55. Remote command: on page 436 CHANnel<m>:THReshold:HYSTeresis 5.12 Actions on Trigger A trigger event can be used to initiate one or several actions. All available actions can be initiated at the same time, and for all trigger types.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Actions on Trigger Actions on Trigger Activates the selected actions on trigger event. Remote command: on page 470 TRIGger:EVENt[:ENABle] Configuration Opens a menu to select the actions that are initiated on trigger event. Pulse Generates a pulse on the Aux Out connector on trigger event.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Trigger R&S RTM3000 Actions on Trigger References Saves reference waveforms of all active channels, and activates the references. This action works only with single acquisition. The channels are assigned to the references: C1 to R1, C2 to R2 and so on. If a chan- nel is off, the assigned reference is also not active.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Zoom 6 Waveform Analysis ● Zoom........................97 ● Mathematics......................101 ● Reference Waveforms................... 111 ● History and Segmented Memory (Option R&S RTM-K15)........116 ● Search........................125 6.1 Zoom The zoom magnifies a part of the waveform to view more details. The zoom is applied to all active analog and digital channels and math waveforms.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Zoom Figure 6-1: Display of horizontal zoom: zoom in bottom window, normal waveform in upper window = Tap to activate zoom settings = Tap to activate normal waveform settings 3 (blue) = Horizontal zoom scale and width of the zoom area 4 (red) = Horizontal zoom position = Acquire mode, can be set in zoom window or in the upper status bar = Horizontal scale and position of the normal waveform...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Zoom Figure 6-2: Display of vertical zoom 6.1.2 Modifying the Zoom There are several ways to adjust the zoom: ● Use finger gestures on the screen. ● Use the [Scale] and [Position] knobs. ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Zoom Drag the zoom area on the original waveform in the upper window. To adjust the zoom using the horizontal rotary knobs 1. To set the focus to the zoom window (lower window), tap in the zoom window. 2.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Mathematics Remote command: on page 472 TIMebase:ZOOM:SCALe Zoom Position Defines the distance of the trigger point to the reference point in the zoom window. The value determines the position of the zoom area in the upper window. "Zoom Position"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Mathematics 6.2.2 Configuring Math Waveforms 1. Press the [Math] key. The math waveforms are activated, using the latest settings. 2. Press the [Math] key again. The "Mathematics" menu and the "Equation Set Editor" are shown. 3.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Mathematics – Waveform color Remote commands: ● on page 473 CALCulate:MATH<m>:STATe ● on page 475 CALCulate:MATH<m>:POSition ● on page 476 CALCulate:MATH<m>:SCALe ● on page 476 CALCulate:MATH<m>:WCOLor ● Waveform transfer: see Chapter 16.9.1.3, "Math Waveforms", on page 568 ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Mathematics Addition Source1 + Source2 Adds the values of 2 sources (channel or math waveform, or con- stant). Subtraction Source1 - Source2 Subtracts the second source from the first source. Multiplication Source1 * Source2 Multiplies the two sources.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Mathematics Common Log. log(Source) Calculates the logarithm to the basis 10 of the source. Note that the logarithm of a negative number is undefined and the result is clipped. Natural Log. ln(Source) Calculates the logarithm to the basis e (Euler number) of the source.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Mathematics Table 6-1: Available math filters Low pass LP(Source,BW) Calculates a low-pass filtered waveform of the source waveform using 2nd order IIR. The cut-off frequency BW is set as a const value. Signal components with fre- quencies higher than the cut-off frequency are attenuated significantly.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Mathematics Track frequency (bipolar) TFREQB(Source) in Hz Tracks the frequency values of a bipolar source waveform. Track pulse width TPW(Source) in s Tracks the pulse width of the source waveform. For a PWM source signal, the result is the demodulated waveform.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Mathematics Figure 6-6: Bipolar PWM waveform with duty cycle track M1 in green and period track M2 in blue Figure 6-7: Unipolar PDM waveform with pulse width track M1 in green and period track M2 in blue User Manual 1335.9090.02 ─...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Mathematics Figure 6-8: Bipolar PDM signal with pulse width track M1 in green and period track M2 in blue. For PDM waveforms, pulse width and period are synchronous. 6.2.6.1 Settings for Tracks The determination of track values requires one threshold for unipolar PWM signals, and two thresholds for bipolar PWM signals.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Mathematics Hyst Sets the hysteresis for correct edge detection. Remote command: on page 477 CALCulate:MATH<m>:TRACk:THReshold:HYSTeresis Edge Sets the rising or falling edge as a reference for each measurement. The setting helps to determine values in terms of the power stage switching state.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Reference Waveforms 3. Select the signal. 4. Connect the input channels. The required connection is shown in the upper left cor- ner of the display. Signal Connect source... With input channel... PWM Unipolar "Gen"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Reference Waveforms Reference waveforms are waveform data stored in the internal reference storages. Four reference waveforms are available and can be displayed: R1 to R4. The display of a reference waveform is independent from the display of the source waveform;...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Reference Waveforms The new reference waveform is created on top of its origin, and it has the focus. 3. To change the scaling and position, use the horizontal and vertical [Position] and [Scale] knobs.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Reference Waveforms a) Tap the menu icon in the lower right corner of the screen. b) Scroll down. Select "References". Source......................... 114 Reference........................114 Copy..........................115 State..........................115 Load Reference......................115 Load Setup........................115 Save Reference......................115 Waveform...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Reference Waveforms Copy Copies the "Source" waveform to the selected reference waveform. The reference waveform is kept until you update it or load another waveform to the reference. Remote command: on page 479 REFCurve<m>:UPDate State Activates the reference waveform and displays it.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 History and Segmented Memory (Option R&S RTM-K15) The color scales are described in "Waveform Color" on page 54. Remote command: on page 481 REFCurve<m>:WCOLor Label Opens a menu to specify user-defined text labels for the individual reference wave- forms.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 History and Segmented Memory (Option R&S RTM-K15) the displayed waveform and also the data of the waveforms that have been captured before. Each stored waveform is called a segment. The record length of the segments can be defined.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 History and Segmented Memory (Option R&S RTM-K15) 6.4.2 Activating the History To activate the history 1. Tap the "Menu" icon. 2. Select "History". 3. Enable "Show History". The segment table and the history player are shown. 4.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 History and Segmented Memory (Option R&S RTM-K15) The "History" menu has the following settings: Auto Defines how the record length and number of segments are set: automatically by the instrument, or by setting the record length or number of segments manually. In automatic mode, you can adjust the record length in the "Acquisition"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 History and Segmented Memory (Option R&S RTM-K15) Fast segmentation takes effect for [Single] acquisitions if "Nx Single" > 1. See also: Chapter 6.4.1, "Segmented Memory", on page 116 Remote command: on page 499 ACQuire:SEGMented:STATe Show History Enables or disables the history.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 History and Segmented Memory (Option R&S RTM-K15) 7. To access a particular segment, you can: ● Tap the segment in the segment table. ● Drag the slider until the required segment number is shown. ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 History and Segmented Memory (Option R&S RTM-K15) Repeat If selected, the playback of the selected history segments repeats automatically. Remote command: ...:HISTory:REPLay Speed Sets the speed of the history playback: automatic, slow, middle, or fast. Remote command: ...:HISTory:PLAYer:SPEed Number...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 History and Segmented Memory (Option R&S RTM-K15) To save the waveform history segments 1. Connect a USB flash drive to the instrument. 2. Press the [Save Load] key. 3. Select "Waveforms" in the menu. 4.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 History and Segmented Memory (Option R&S RTM-K15) The file is saved immediately, and the window is closed. 6.4.5.2 File Organization and Content The segment table and history segments are saved to CSV files. Segment table The segment table file contains all information that is shown in the table, and also all timestamps: relative time, time to previous, and absolute time.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search Figure 6-12: Content of a history segment file, two channels are saved In addition to the data files, an index file is written. The index file delivers information on the files and the segments. For each segment, the segment index, save date and time, and the filename is listed.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search The found events and the search conditions are shown in the result table at the bottom of the display. The table shows the following result values: result number, time value, and optional value depending on the search type (voltage, width).
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search 3. In the "Search" menu, select "Track event". The selected event is moved to the reference point. If you select another event, it is shown at the same position. To save search results 1.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search 5. Tap "Save". The data is saved to a CSV file. 6.5.2 General Search Settings General search settings are independent of the search type. They are described in the current section. The specific settings for individual search types are described in the following sections.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search "Rise/Fall time" The rise or fall time search finds slopes with an exact rise or fall time, or rise/fall times shorter or longer than a given limit, or rise/fall times inside or outside a given time range.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search Save Opens a dialog box to save the search results. The file format is CSV. Remote command: on page 497 EXPort:SEARch:NAME on page 497 EXPort:SEARch:SAVE 6.5.3 Edge Search Similar to the edge trigger, an edge search result is found when the waveform passes the given level in the specified direction.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search Find Threshold Analyzes the signal, sets the level to 50% of the signal amplitude, and also sets the hysteresis. 6.5.4 Width Search The width search finds pulses with an exact pulse width, or pulses shorter or longer than a given time, or pulses inside or outside the allowable time range.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search Remote command: on page 485 SEARch:TRIGger:WIDTh:LEVel:DELTa Comparison Sets the condition how the measured pulse width is compared with the given limits. The comparison works like the comparison of the width trigger, see Chapter 5.6, "Width Trigger", on page 81.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search 6.5.6 Rise/Fall Time Search The rise or fall time search finds slopes with an exact rise or fall time, or rise/fall times shorter or longer than a given limit, or rise/fall times inside or outside the allowable time range.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search "Equal" Finds rise/fall times equal to the reference "Rise/Fall Time" if "Varia- tion" Δt = 0. If "Variation" ≠ 0, the setting finds rise/fall times within the range time ± Δt. "Not equal"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search Polarity Indicates the polarity of the pulse to be searched for. Remote command: on page 488 SEARch:TRIGger:RUNT:POLarity Upper Level Sets the upper voltage threshold for runt detection. A negative runt crosses the upper level twice without crossing the lower level.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search Variation Sets a range Δt to the reference "Width" if comparison is set to "Equal" or "Not equal". The instrument finds pulses inside or outside the range width ± Δt. Remote command: on page 489 SEARch:TRIGger:RUNT:DELTa...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search Remote command: on page 483 SEARch:SOURce Level Set the voltage levels for clock and data signals. The crossing of clock level and clock edge defines the start point for setup and hold time. The data level defines the thresh- old for data transition.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search pattern results is compared with a specified time range. Thus you can find state transi- tions inside or outside this time range. ► Select [Search] > "Search Type" = "Pattern" > "Setup". Threshold, Hysteresis Sets the search threshold value for each analog channel.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search "AND" The required states of all channels must appear in the input signal at the same time. "OR" At least one of the channels must have the required state. "NAND" "Not and"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Waveform Analysis R&S RTM3000 Search Condition Selects how the signal runs in relation to the window. Additionallz, various time limita- tions can be defined with "Comparison" for most window conditions. "Enter" The signal crosses the upper or lower level and thus enters the win- dow made up of these two levels.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Quick Measurements 7 Measurements 7.1 Quick Measurements Quick measurement performs a set of automatic measurements on the selected input channel. The measurements cannot be configured. The results are displayed directly at the waveform (WF) or in the bottom result line (L) and are updated continuously. If the instrument detects a period in the signal, the quick measurement measures the first cycle and displays the results.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Automatic Measurements Quick measurement is not available on math and reference waveforms. Channels other than the selected one are switched off in quick measurement mode. When quick measurement is active, cursor measurements are not possible, but you can use auto- matic measurements in parallel.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Automatic Measurements Figure 7-1: Results of four active measurements Measurement errors are indicated as follows: A result cannot be determined. Adjust the horizontal and vertical settings if the instrument cannot measure. "clipping+" or "clipping-" The measurement result is outside the measurement range and clipping occurs.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Automatic Measurements Figure 7-2: Statistic results of four active measurements 1. To delete all measurement results, and to restart statistical evaluation, tap the "Reset" button. 2. To write statistic and measurement results to CSV file, tap the "Save" button. You can save the statistic results to CSV file for further evaluation.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Automatic Measurements Figure 7-3: Exported statistic results, converted to columns with comma delimiter 7.2.2 Measurement Types The R&S RTM3000 provides many measurement types to measure time and ampli- tude characteristics, and to count pulses and edges. User Manual 1335.9090.02 ─...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Automatic Measurements 7.2.2.1 Horizontal Measurements (Time) Meas. type Symbol Description Graphic / formula Frequency Frequency of the signal, reciprocal value of the measured f = 1 / T first period. in Hz Period Time of the first period, measured on the middle reference level.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Automatic Measurements Meas. type Symbol Description Graphic / formula Delay Time difference between two slopes of the same or different waveforms, measured on the middle reference level. The in s settings of slope selection are described in Chapter 7.2.4, "Delay Setup",...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Automatic Measurements Meas. type Symbol Description Graphic / formula Mean Cycle MeanCyc Mean value of the left-most signal period. in V RMS Cycle RMS-Cyc RMS (root mean square) value of the voltage of the left- most signal period.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Automatic Measurements Meas. type Symbol Description Graphic / formula σ-Std. Dev. Cycle σ-Cyc Standard deviation of one cycle, usually of the first, left-most signal period. σ Crest Factor Crest The crest factor is also known as peak-to-average ratio. It is Crest ...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Automatic Measurements In the measurement menu, you can configure up to 8 parallel measurements (also called measurement places). Available measurement types depend on the type of the selected waveform. Meas. Place Selects one of the four available measurement places to be configured or activated. Measure <n>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Automatic Measurements If the waveform is not active, it is activated automatically when selected as measure- ment source. Remote command: on page 512 MEASurement<m>:SOURce Measure Source, Measure Source 2 Set the source waveforms for delay and phase measurement, where two sources are required.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Automatic Measurements Set the lower and upper reference levels for rise and fall time measurements. Sets also the middle reference level used for phase and delay measurements. The levels are defined as percentages of the high signal level. The settings are valid for all measure- ment places.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Automatic Measurements Figure 7-4: Left: menu for delay measurement, right: menu for delay to trigger measurement Slope Selects the rising or falling edge for the indicated source. Remote command: on page 513 MEASurement<m>:DELay:SLOPe Mode for Measure Source, delay measurement Defines the first edge for the delay measurement.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Cursor Measurements Remote command: on page 513 MEASurement<m>:DELay:DIRection Display Results Shows the selected edge or edges on the waveform. The markers show the edge, the measured point on the edge, and the direction in which the edge is detected. The picture shows the delay measurement between the leftmost rising edge of Ch1 ("Measure Source") and the leftmost falling edge of Ch2 ("Measure Source 2").
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Cursor Measurements Figure 7-5: Cursor measurement with vertical and horizontal cursors and Set To Trace Results = below the grid Cursor lines 1, 2, 3 = no focus Cursor line 4 = has focus, can be moved by turning the [Navigation] knob To configure cursor measurements 1.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Cursor Measurements The keypad opens, and you can enter an exact value. 7.3.1 Cursor Settings ► To open the "Cursor" menu: a) Tap the "Menu" icon in the lower right corner of the screen. b) Scroll down.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Cursor Measurements "Vertical" Sets two vertical cursor lines and measures the time from the trigger point to each cursor line, the time between the cursor lines and the frequency calculated from that time. Results: t1, t2, Δt, 1/Δt (for FFT measurements: frequencies) "Vertical &...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Cursor Measurements Figure 7-7: Cursor on one source Figure 7-8: Cursor on two sources. Sources are indicated with the measurement results. Remote command: on page 526 CURSor<m>:USSOURce on page 526 CURSor<m>:SSOURce Track Scaling If enabled, the cursor lines are adjusted when the vertical or horizontal scales are changed.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Measurements R&S RTM3000 Cursor Measurements Coupling If enabled, the cursors lines are coupled and moved together. Press the [Navigation] key to select whether both cursors or one cursor is moved. If coupling is disabled, pressing the [Navigation] key toggles the single cursor lines. Remote command: on page 527 CURSor<m>:XCOupling...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Mask Testing 8 Applications All available applications are provided in the "Apps Selection" dialog. ► To select an application, press the [Apps Selection] key. See also: Chapter 3.2, "Selecting the Application", on page 32. Applications are grouped on several tabs: ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Mask Testing The mask is displayed in the color used for reference waveforms. Once a mask has been defined, the copied envelope is kept in the instrument until the next mask is defined or loaded. If you need more than one mask, you can save the mask to internal storage and load it at a later time.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Mask Testing To create and set up a mask You create a mask based on a channel waveform, then optimize it by changing its posi- tion and proportions, and save it. 1. Select and adjust the channel waveform that you want to use as basis for the mask.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Mask Testing 6. To save the mask for later use, tap "Save". To load a mask 1. Press the [Apps Selection] key. 2. Tap "Mask". 3. Tap "Load". 4. Select the mask file. 5.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Mask Testing 6. Tap "Reset" to delete the results. 7. To finish the test, tap "Stop". 8.1.3 Mask Window The mask window provides the most important function to set up a mask, and to run the test.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Mask Testing Size+, Size- Enlarges or decreases the mask in x- and y-direction. Save, Load Saves the created mask to file, or loads a previously saved mask. The file format is MSK. Remote command: on page 531 MASK:SAVE...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Mask Testing Test Performs a mask test for the selected signal, i.e. the signal amplitudes are compared with the specified mask. If the amplitude exceeds the limits of the mask, a violation is detected.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Mask Testing Width X Changes the width of the mask in horizontal direction. The specified factor in divisions is added to the positive x-values and subtracted from the negative x-values of the mask limits in relation to the mask center.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 FFT Analysis on page 532 MASK:ACTion:SCRSave:EVENt:MODE on page 532 MASK:ACTion:WFMSave:EVENt:MODE Capture Segments Selects whether all acquisitions are stored in segments, or only failed acquisition. You can use the hostiry to analyze the segments. Only available with history option R&S RTM-K15.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 FFT Analysis 1 = Enable FFT 2 = Signal vs. time display 3 = FFT parameters 4 = Spectrum, result of the FFT analysis 5 = FFT label with vertical scale (range per division). Color indicates the source waveform of FFT calcula- tion.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 FFT Analysis Vertical position and size of the FFT waveform To set the position and the vertical scaling, select the FFT window and use the vertical [Scale] and [Offset/Position] knobs. Remote commands: ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 FFT Analysis 8.2.3.1 Short Menu for FFT Frequently used settings are available in the short menu. You can select the waveform type, set full span, open the comprehensive menu and disable the FFT analysis. ►...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 FFT Analysis Remote command: on page 539 SPECtrum:FREQuency:STOP Center Defines the frequency in the center of the displayed span. The instrument adjusts the start and stop frequencies. To set the center frequency, you can also use the horizontal [Position] knob if the focus is on the frequency window.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 FFT Analysis 8.2.3.3 FFT Menu ► Press the [FFT] key. If the menu does not open, tap twice: Once to enable FFT, and next to open the menu. Source Selects the channel for which the captured data is analyzed with FFT. You can select one of the active input channels, math or reference waveforms.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 FFT Analysis "Blackman" The Blackman window is bell shaped and has the steepest fall in its wave shape of all other available functions. Its value is zero at both borders of the measuring interval. In the Blackman window, the ampli- tudes can be measured very precisely.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 FFT Analysis "Spectrum" The current value for each frequency is displayed. "Min Hold" The minimum value for each frequency over all FFTs is displayed. Using the "Min Hold" waveform type is a good way to highlight signals within noise or suppress intermittent signals.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K18) "dBV" Logarithmic scaling; related to 1 Veff. Logarithmic scaling; related to 1 μVeff. "dBμV" "Veff" Linear scaling; displays the RMS value of the voltage. Remote command: on page 537 SPECtrum:FREQuency:MAGNitude:SCALe 8.3 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K18) Spectogram Enables the spectrogram. For details, see Chapter 8.3.2, "Spectrogram", on page 179. Remote command: on page 551 SPECtrum:DIAGram:SPECtrogram[:ENABle] Automatic RBW If enabled, the instrument sets an appropriate value for the resolution bandwidth. If dis- abled, you can set a manual value, see "RBW"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K18) Display Opens a menu to set up the display of the spectrum and the spectrogram. For details, see Chapter 8.3.4, "Display Settings for Spectrum and Spectrogram", on page 186.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K18) = Maximum level for color scale (setting) = Display of color scale = Minimum level for color scale (setting) = Range (information) 5, 6, 7 = Positions of the time cursors in the spectrogram, and their time difference Time cursors When acquisition is stopped, you can set two time cursors in the spectrogram.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K18) listed in the peak list. In addition, you can define a reference marker and get the peak results as delta values to the values of the reference marker. ►...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K18) 8.3.3.1 Marker Menu Access: "FFT" menu > enable "Peak List" > "Marker" Source Defines the waveform type that is searched for peaks. Remote command: on page 544 SPECtrum:MARKer:SOURce Peak Setup Chapter 8.3.3.2, "Peak...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K18) Min. Level Defines the minimum absolute level for peak detection. Only peaks that exceed the minimum level are detected, listed in the "Peak List", and marked in the spectrum dia- gram.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K18) Remote command: on page 545 SPECtrum:MARKer:SETup:DISTance 8.3.3.3 R-Marker Settings Access: "FFT" menu > enable "Peak List" > "Marker" > "R-Marker" You can define a reference marker and get the peak results as delta values to the val- ues of the reference marker.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K18) Remote command: on page 546 SPECtrum:MARKer:REFerence:SETup:FREQuency Span Defines frequency range around the center frequency if "R-Marker" = "Range". Remote command: on page 546 SPECtrum:MARKer:REFerence:SETup:SPAN Center to Screen Sets the center frequency to the center of the display.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K18) Remote command: on page 547 SPECtrum:MARKer:RMODe Set R-Marker to Center of Screen Sets the reference marker to the center of the display. 8.3.4 Display Settings for Spectrum and Spectrogram You can change the color scale of the spectrogram and of the spectrum, and the level limits of the spectrogram.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K37) "Monochrome" The waveform is displayed in monochrome colors, which depend on the color of the selected source channel. Black corresponds to the low-level values while the channel color indicates for high ones. Remote command: on page 551 SPECtrum:DIAGram:COLor:SCHeme:SPECtrogram...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K37) The initial FFT display, usage, short menu, and FTT settings in the spectrum window are the same as in the basic FFT. These basics are described in Chapter 8.2, "FFT Analysis", on page 169.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K37) Remote command: on page 544 SPECtrum:MARKer:RTABle:ENABle Marker Opens a menu to set up the markers and the peak list. The menu is only available if "Peak List"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K37) The spectrogram is shown in a separate window above the spectrum window. Typical spectrogram parameters are shown directly in the spectrogram window, above the dia- gram.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K37) ● Drag the segment marker in the spectrogram. The spectrum and time-based waveform of the selected segment are displayed. 8.4.3 Peak List and Markers You can define various criteria for a peak search. The peaks are indicated in the fre- quency diagram by markers, and the measured peak frequencies and magnitudes are listed in the peak list.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K37) b) For a more detailed peak detection, enable the "Advanced Peak Setup". Set the "Excursion", "Max. Width" and "Distance". 7. If necessary, set a reference marker: a) Select the type of the "R-Marker".
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K37) Min. Level Defines the minimum absolute level for peak detection. Only peaks that exceed the minimum level are detected, listed in the "Peak List", and marked in the spectrum dia- gram.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K37) Remote command: on page 545 SPECtrum:MARKer:SETup:DISTance 8.4.3.3 R-Marker Settings Access: "FFT" menu > enable "Peak List" > "Marker" > "R-Marker" You can define a reference marker and get the peak results as delta values to the val- ues of the reference marker.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K37) Remote command: on page 546 SPECtrum:MARKer:REFerence:SETup:FREQuency Span Defines frequency range around the center frequency if "R-Marker" = "Range". Remote command: on page 546 SPECtrum:MARKer:REFerence:SETup:SPAN Center to Screen Sets the center frequency to the center of the display.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Spectrum Analysis and Spectrogram (Option R&S RTM-K37) Remote command: on page 547 SPECtrum:MARKer:RMODe Set R-Marker to Center of Screen Sets the reference marker to the center of the display. 8.4.4 Display Settings for Spectrum and Spectrogram You can change the color scale of the spectrogram and of the spectrum, and the level limits of the spectrogram.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 XY-Diagram "Monochrome" The waveform is displayed in monochrome colors, which depend on the color of the selected source channel. Black corresponds to the low-level values while the channel color indicates for high ones. Remote command: on page 551 SPECtrum:DIAGram:COLor:SCHeme:SPECtrogram...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 XY-Diagram 1. Press the [Apps Selection] key. 2. Select "XY". 3. Make sure that the signals, the trigger, and the acquisition are set up correctly. The required menus are available in XY-mode. Remote command: on page 551 DISPlay:MODE...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Digital Voltmeter Remote command: on page 552 DISPlay:XY:Y1Source Source Y2 Defines an optional second source to be displayed in y-direction in an XY-diagram. The source can be any of the analog channels. The setting is only relevant for 4-channel R&S RTM3000 instruments.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Digital Voltmeter 8.6.1 Using the Meter To activate meter measurements ► Use one of the following ways: ● Tap the "Meter" icon on the toolbar. ● Press the [Apps Selection] key. Tap "Meter". To deactivate meter measurements ►...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Trigger Counter Meter (on/off) Activates or deactivates the digital voltmeter with the last configuration. Preset deletes the voltmeter configuration. Remote command: on page 552 DVM<m>:ENABle Meter Selects one of the four available meter measurements. The configuration of the selected meter is displayed in the menu.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Bode Plot (Option R&S RTM-K36) By default, the result box shows the frequency and period of the trigger source. 1. To toggle frequency and period results, tap inside the box. 2. To show the counter results of active waveforms, tap the source icon ("Trg") and select a waveform.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Bode Plot (Option R&S RTM-K36) Marker value table There are two markers available for the Bode plot. They are highlighted on the Bode plot diagram by a white line and the respective marker number 1 or 2. You can move the markers as needed.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Bode Plot (Option R&S RTM-K36) Connecting the test setup Figure 8-9: Bode Plot Test Setup 1. Connect the DUT input to the generator output of the oscilloscope. 2. Connect the input of your DUT to a channel input of the oscilloscope. 3.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Bode Plot (Option R&S RTM-K36) 4. Set the amplitude for the measurement. 5. If necessary, open the "Setup" dialog to refine the settings: a) Set an "Amplitude Profile" for systems with sensitive circuits. b) Set the "Maximum Phase"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Bode Plot (Option R&S RTM-K36) Output Selects the channel for the output signal of the DUT. Remote command: on page 558 BPLot:OUTPut[:SOURce] Gain Enables the gain waveform for the Bode plot. Remote command: on page 559 BPLot:GAIN:ENABle Phase...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Bode Plot (Option R&S RTM-K36) Amplitude Profile Enables the amplitude profile. You can then define different amplitudes for different fre- quency in the "Configuration" dialog. This is useful when testing sensitive circuits, where the amplitude gets too high.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Bode Plot (Option R&S RTM-K36) Remote command: on page 556 BPLot:AMPLitude:MODE on page 560 BPLot:AMPLitude:ENABle Configuration Opens a dialog to set the amplitude profile. For each point, you can set an amplitude and frequency pairs.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Applications R&S RTM3000 Bode Plot (Option R&S RTM-K36) Maximum Phase Sets the upper boundary of the vertical phase window. The lower boundary is given by "Maximum Phase" - 360°. By default, the "Maximum Phase" is set to 180° for a phase window ranging from -180° to 180° accordingly. Display Meas.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Documenting Results R&S RTM3000 9 Documenting Results The R&S RTM3000 can store various data to files for further usage, analysis and reporting: ● Instrument settings: Chapter 9.1, "Saving and Loading Instrument Settings", on page 212 ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Documenting Results R&S RTM3000 Saving and Loading Instrument Settings Reference waveforms and instrument settings, which are intended for further use on the instrument, are usually saved to the internal storage (/INT). You can also store them to the external storage, or move them to the other location using the export and import function.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Documenting Results R&S RTM3000 Saving Waveform Data Save Opens a dialog box to save the current instrument setup to file. To change the storage location, select "Destination" > "Location". Change the filename if the auto name does not fit. The file extension SET is set auto- matically.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Documenting Results R&S RTM3000 Saving Waveform Data 2. Press the [Save Load] key. 3. Select "Waveforms". 4. Adjust the settings in the dialog box. 5. Tap "Save". 9.2.1 Waveform Export Settings Destination The destination /USB_FRONT is only active, if a USB flash drive is connected to the front USB port.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Documenting Results R&S RTM3000 Saving Waveform Data For a description of the file formats, see Chapter 9.2.2, "Waveform File Formats", on page 215. Source Select the channels to be saved: either one active channel, or all active channels together.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Documenting Results R&S RTM3000 Saving Waveform Data The first column contains the time values of the samples in relation to the trigger point, and the second column contains the associated amplitude values. The first line indi- cates the units of the values in each column, and the name of the waveform.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Documenting Results R&S RTM3000 Annotations 9.2.2.3 BIN Format BIN files contain only binary amplitude values but no time values. Each value has a word size of 8, or 16, or 32 bit, the word size is the same throughout the file. You can set the word order: BIN MSBF saves data in Big Endian order - beginning with the MSB (Most Significant Byte) and ending with the LSB (Least Significant Byte).
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Documenting Results R&S RTM3000 Screenshots 1 = Annotations on / off 2 = Drawing tools 3 = Text tool 4 = Eraser to delete single lines 5 = Remover to delete all annotations 3. To finish, tap the "Annotation" icon in the toolbar again. To change the tool, switch the "Annotation"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Documenting Results R&S RTM3000 Screenshots To configure screenshots: 1. Press the [Save Load] key. 2. Select "Screenshots". 3. Adjust the target directory ("Destination"), filename, format, and color mode. You can save the current display with "Save", or close the dialog box. The screen- shot settings are saved and applied when you create screenshots with the key.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Documenting Results R&S RTM3000 Quick Save with OneTouch Color Mode Selects the color settings for the screenshot to be saved. ● "Grayscale": Converts the display colors to a monochrome image ● "Color": Keeps the original display colors in the screenshot. ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Documenting Results R&S RTM3000 Export and Import To configure and use OneTouch: 1. Connect the USB flash drive. 2. Press the [Save Load] key. 3. Enable "OneTouch". 4. Tap "onetouch". 5. Select the target directory ("Destination"), filename, and data you want to save. 6.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Documenting Results R&S RTM3000 Export and Import 3. To copy setup files, select "Setup" > "Import Export". To copy reference waveforms, select "References". Import/export menu for instrument settings and equations Import/export menu for reference waveforms 4.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® General Instrument Setup R&S RTM3000 Instrument Settings 10 General Instrument Setup The general instrument settings are available in all operating modes. 10.1 Instrument Settings ► To open the "Setup" menu: a) Tap the "Menu" rhomb icon in the lower right corner of the screen. b) Scroll down.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® General Instrument Setup R&S RTM3000 Instrument Settings Interface Activates or deactivates additional instrument interfaces. Use these interfaces to com- municate with the instrument, for example to read out data or automate the measuring station. USB and Ethernet (LAN) interfaces are installed in the rear panel. After select- ing an interface, tap "Parameter"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® General Instrument Setup R&S RTM3000 Instrument Settings "Trigger Out" Outputs a pulse when the instrument triggers. This selection enables the "Pulse" action in the "Actions on Trigger" configuration, see Chapter 5.12, "Actions on Trigger", on page 94. "10 MHz"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® General Instrument Setup R&S RTM3000 Display Settings "Set Password" You can enter a password to prevent unauthorized activation or deac- tivation of the education mode. "Clear Password" Deletes the password and allows all users enabling or disabling the education mode.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® General Instrument Setup R&S RTM3000 Display Settings ► To remove all waveforms and results from the display, press the [Clear Screen] key at the front panel. Persistence Defines the persistence (afterglow effect) of the waveform on the display. "Off"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® General Instrument Setup R&S RTM3000 Display Settings Waveform ← Intensities Defines the brightness of the waveform lines in the diagram. Enter a percentage between 0 (barely visible) and 100% or turn the [Navigation] knob to adjust the wave- form brightness directly.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® General Instrument Setup R&S RTM3000 Reset Grid Defines how the grid is displayed. "Lines" Displays the grid as horizontal and vertical lines. "Reticle" Displays crosshairs instead of a grid. "Off" Removes the grid from the display. Remote command: on page 587 DISPlay:GRID:STYLe...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® General Instrument Setup R&S RTM3000 Performing a Self-Alignment Preset does not change the display settings, for example, intensities and brightness. To reset these settings, restore the factory settings. To restore the factory settings: 1. Press [Save Load]. 2.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® General Instrument Setup R&S RTM3000 Setting the Date, Time and Language Preparing the instrument for self-alignment Make sure that the instrument has been running and warming up before you start the self-alignment. The minimum warm-up time is indicated in the data sheet. Before the self-alignment, remove all probes, leads, and other connected lines from the instrument input.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® General Instrument Setup R&S RTM3000 Setting the Date, Time and Language To set date and time 1. Open the "Setup" menu. 2. Scroll down the menu. Tap "Date & Time". 3. Select the date: Scroll the year, month, and day columns until the required date is displayed.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® General Instrument Setup R&S RTM3000 Options Display Date & Time Switches the date and time display in the upper right corner of the screen on or off. Remote command: on page 585 DISPlay:DTIMe 10.7 Options All options are activated by license keys.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® General Instrument Setup R&S RTM3000 Updating the Firmware 6. If you received a key in written form, tap "Input option key manually". Enter the key. If you received a key in digital form as a file, tap "Read option key from file". Select path /USB_FRONT and the option key file.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Network Connections and Remote Operation R&S RTM3000 LAN Connection 11 Network Connections and Remote Opera- tion 11.1 LAN Connection The R&S RTM3000 is equipped with a network interface and can be connected to an Ethernet LAN (local area network). A LAN connection is necessary for remote control of the instrument, and for access from a computer using a web browser.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Network Connections and Remote Operation R&S RTM3000 LAN Connection Figure 11-1: Example of the Ethernet setup dialog and menu Description of settings IP Mode Selects the Internet protocol mode: ● "Manual": To be used if the network does not support dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP).
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Network Connections and Remote Operation R&S RTM3000 LAN Connection IP Port, VXI-11 Port Specify the IP port number (default = 5025) and the VXI-11 port number (default = 1024). Remote command: on page 594 SYSTem:COMMunicate:INTerface:ETHernet:IPPort on page 594 SYSTem:COMMunicate:INTerface:ETHernet:VXIPort Link...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Network Connections and Remote Operation R&S RTM3000 USB Connection 11.2 USB Connection In addition to a LAN connection, you can use the USB connector at the rear panel to access the instrument via USB. Connecting the instrument using USB 1.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Network Connections and Remote Operation R&S RTM3000 Remote Access Using a Web Browser 11.2.2 USB VCP USB VCP uses the virtual COM port (VCP) to communicate with the measuring instru- ment. You can use any terminal program to send SCPI commands. USB VCP requires a USB VCP driver on the controlling computer.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Network Connections and Remote Operation R&S RTM3000 Remote Access Using a Web Browser ● "Setup" menu > "Interface" > "Ethernet" > "Parameter" > "IP". 2. Open an Internet browser on the control computer. 3. Enter the IP address of the R&S RTM3000 in the address line: http:// xxx.yyy.zzz.xxx.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Network Connections and Remote Operation R&S RTM3000 Remote Access Using a Web Browser ● "Preset" = [Preset] key on the instrument Screenshots ● "Auto refresh" and "Update" Get the current screen content from the instrument. With "Auto refresh", you can set the interval of automatic updates.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Network Connections and Remote Operation R&S RTM3000 Remote Access Using a Web Browser If the sent command has an error, an error message is created in the background, and you do not get any response. You can see the error messages using "Last Error Mes- sage"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Network Connections and Remote Operation R&S RTM3000 Remote Access Using a Web Browser 4. Click "Save". 11.3.6 Network Settings On the "Network Setting" page, you can change the port settings, switch off DHCP address and enter an IP address in a more comfortable way than directly on the instru- ment.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Network Connections and Remote Operation R&S RTM3000 Remote Access Using a Web Browser 11.3.7 Change Password On the "Change Password" page, you can change or remove the password to protect remote access to the instrument. Alternatively, you can change the password in the Ethernet settings dialog on the instrument.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Basics of Protocol Analysis 12 Serial Bus Analysis Using the R&S RTM3000 and additional options, you can analyze the following serial protocols: ● SPI no CS (Serial Peripheral Interface with 2 lines) and SPI with CS (Serial Periph- eral Interface with 3 lines) - requires option R&S RTM-K1 Chapter 12.2, "SPI Bus (Option R&S RTM-K1)",...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Basics of Protocol Analysis Analysis can be performed on analog and digital input channels. Digital channels require if MSO option R&S RTM-B1. You can configure 4 protocol buses and select one of the configured buses for analy- sis.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Basics of Protocol Analysis Remote command: on page 598 BUS<b>:TYPE Decode Enables protocol decoding for the selected bus. Remote command: on page 598 BUS<b>:STATe Configuration Opens or closes the dialog box with configuration settings of the selected bus. The following chapters describe manual protocol configuration: ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Basics of Protocol Analysis Chapter 12.1.3, "Bus Table: Decode Results", on page 249. Label Opens a menu to define a label for the selected bus. Chapter 12.1.4, "Bus Labels", on page 251. 12.1.2 Displaying Decode Results When the configuration of a serial bus is complete, the instrument can decode the sig- nal.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Basics of Protocol Analysis Display Selects the decoding format of the data: binary, hexadecimal, decimal, octal or ASCII. The setting applies to the data in the combs of the decoded bus line, and to the bus table.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Basics of Protocol Analysis Figure 12-2: Example of a bus table: decode results of an I2C bus To open the bus table 1. In the "Bus" menu, select "Bus Table". 2.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Basics of Protocol Analysis You can also store the data on the instrument. Therefore, select the "Destination" "/INT/BUSTABLE". 4. If necessary, change the filename and enter a comment. 5. Tap "Save". The data is saved to a CSV file.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Basics of Protocol Analysis Label Displays or hides the bus label. The bus label is shown on the right side of the display at the bus signal, and in the bus table. The bus and its label are only visible, if "Decode"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Basics of Protocol Analysis 12.1.5.1 Using Label Lists To load a label list and display the labels 1. Save the label list file on a USB flash drive. 2. Press the [Protocol] key. 3.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Basics of Protocol Analysis 12.1.5.2 Content and Format of the PTT File Label lists are stored as PTT (protocol translation table) files. The PTT file format is an extension of the CSV format (comma-separated values). You can edit it with standard editors, for example, with MS Excel or a text editor.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 SPI Bus (Option R&S RTM-K1) Format Suffix Example Octal 152o, DeviceName Binary 01101010b, DeviceName The maximum supported word size for (unsigned) integers is 64 bits. # --- Start of PTT file @FILE_VERSION = 1.0 @PROTOCOL_NAME = i2c...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 SPI Bus (Option R&S RTM-K1) ● Slave Select or Chip Select line (SS or CS) ● Master data output, slave data input (MOSI or SDI) ● Master data input, slave data output (MISO or SDO) When the master generates a clock and selects a slave device, data may be transfer- red in either or both directions simultaneously.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 SPI Bus (Option R&S RTM-K1) 8. In the "Bus" menu, enable "Decode". SPI configuration settings Figure 12-4: SPI (no CS) setup Figure 12-5: SPI (with CS) setup Chip Select........................257 Clock........................... 258 Slope...........................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 SPI Bus (Option R&S RTM-K1) Clock Selects the input channel of the clock line. If the MSO option R&S RTM-B1 is installed, you can use logic channels as source. Remote command: on page 601 BUS<b>:SPI:CLOCk:SOURce on page 604...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 SPI Bus (Option R&S RTM-K1) Remote command: on page 435 CHANnel<m>:THReshold on page 436 CHANnel<m>:THReshold:FINDlevel on page 763 DIGital<m>:THReshold Word Size Sets the word length (or symbol size), which is the number of bits in a message. The maximum word length is 32 bit.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 SPI Bus (Option R&S RTM-K1) ● "Bit <x>": a specified bit inside the message ● "Serial Pattern": a bit pattern in the message 6. If "Serial Pattern" is selected, the SPI trigger setup dialog expands to define the serial pattern.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 SPI Bus (Option R&S RTM-K1) Source If both MOSI and MISO lines are configured for analysis, select which line is the trigger source. Remote command: on page 607 TRIGger:A:SOURce:SPI SPI Trigger Selects the trigger condition.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 SPI Bus (Option R&S RTM-K1) Data Specifies the data pattern if "SPI Trigger" is set to "Serial Pattern". When the instru- ment detects the specified data pattern, it sets the trigger to the first bit of this pattern. An example of pattern definition is shown in Figure 12-7.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 I²C (Option R&S RTM-K1) Figure 12-8: Decoded SPI (no CS) signal with Bus Table. The first frame has fourteen words and the second eight words. Table 12-1: Content of the SPI bus table Column Description Start time...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 I²C (Option R&S RTM-K1) 12.3.1 The I²C Protocol This chapter provides an overview of protocol characteristics, data format, address types and trigger possibilities. For detailed information, read the "I2C-bus specification and user manual"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 I²C (Option R&S RTM-K1) Address types: 7-bit and 10-bit Slave addresses can be 7 bits or 10 bits long. A 7-bit address requires 1 byte, 7 bits for the address followed by the R/W bit. A 10-bit address for write access requires 2 bytes: the first byte starts with the reserved sequence 11110, followed by the two MSB of the address and the write bit.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 I²C (Option R&S RTM-K1) 3. Select the "Bus Type" = I2C. 4. Select "Configuration". 5. Select the "SCL", the channel to which the clock line is connected. 6. Select the "SDA", the channel to which the data line is connected. 7.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 I²C (Option R&S RTM-K1) Remote command: on page 435 CHANnel<m>:THReshold on page 436 CHANnel<m>:THReshold:FINDlevel on page 763 DIGital<m>:THReshold 12.3.3 I C Trigger Before you set up the trigger, make sure that the bus is configured correctly. See Chapter 12.3.2, "I Configuration", on page 265.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 I²C (Option R&S RTM-K1) I2C trigger settings Figure 12-13: Trigger setup dialog to trigger on a combination of address and data = Hex value of the 1 byte, with the binary value 10100101 = Hex value of the 2 byte, where the 1 nibble has the binary value 0101 and the 2...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 I²C (Option R&S RTM-K1) Remote command: on page 613 TRIGger:A:I2C:MODE Slave Address Sets the slave address to be triggered on. If you want to trigger only on a data pattern and the address is not relevant, enable "Any Address".
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 I²C (Option R&S RTM-K1) Data: Bin / Hex pattern ← Data condition Defines the data pattern in binary and hexadecimal format. To set an individual binary bit or hex nibble (half byte), tap it and enter the value on the on-screen keypad. The maximum pattern length is 3 bytes.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 I²C (Option R&S RTM-K1) Gray brackets = start and end of the frame Violet = address Blue = correct data words Green = acknowledge bit, ok Table 12-2: Content of the I C frame table Column Description...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 I²C (Option R&S RTM-K1) For general information on label lists, see Chapter 12.1.5, "Label List", on page 252. Figure 12-15: Label list for I2C Figure 12-16: Decoded I2C signal with applied label list and zoom on second frame User Manual 1335.9090.02 ─...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 UART / RS232 (Option R&S RTM-K2) To set up and decode a UART signal 1. Press the [Protocol] key in the Analysis area of the front panel. 2. Select the bus that you want to use: B1, B2, B3 or B4. 3.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 UART / RS232 (Option R&S RTM-K2) Note: TX is available only on bus 1 and bus 3. On bus 2 and bus 4, you can set only one "Source" line. The TX line occupies a second bus line. Thus, if TX is used on bus 1 or bus 3 , bus 2 or bus 4 is not available respectively.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 UART / RS232 (Option R&S RTM-K2) "User" Specifies an individual bit rate with values between 150 and 39,062,500. Remote command: on page 625 BUS<b>:UART:BAUDrate Data Size Sets the number of data bits of a word in a range from 5 bits to 9 bits. Remote command: on page 624 BUS<b>:UART:SSIZe...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 UART / RS232 (Option R&S RTM-K2) 6. If "Pattern" or "Any Symbol" is selected, the UART trigger setup dialog expands to define the serial pattern or the symbol. UART trigger settings Figure 12-19: Trigger setup dialog with an example of a UART serial pattern = Hex value of the 1 symbol, with the binary value 01010101...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 UART / RS232 (Option R&S RTM-K2) "Parity Error" Triggers on a parity error indicating a transmission error. "Pattern" Triggers on a data pattern at a specified position. The pattern setup consists of the "Symbol Offset"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) See also: Chapter 12.1.3, "Bus Table: Decode Results", on page 249 The instrument captures and decodes the signal according to the protocol definition and the configuration settings. The color-coding of the various protocol sections and errors simplifies the interpretation of the visual display.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) agement. Today, it is also used in many other systems, for example, in industrial machines, aerospace, subsea, merchant marine. ● The CAN Protocol....................280 ● Configuration....................281 ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) CAN data message format The CAN protocol defines two formats for the data frame: the base frame format and the extended frame format. The data frames are built as follows: Figure 12-21: CAN basic frame Figure 12-22: CAN extended frame The following fields, compose the base/extended frame format:...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) To set up and decode a CAN signal 1. Press the [Protocol] key in the Analysis area of the front panel. 2. Select the bus that you want to use: B1, B2, B3 or B4. 3.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) Remote command: on page 435 CHANnel<m>:THReshold on page 436 CHANnel<m>:THReshold:FINDlevel on page 763 DIGital<m>:THReshold Type Selects the CAN-High or CAN-Low line. CAN uses both lines for differential signal transmission.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) To trigger on CAN signals: 1. Press the [Protocol] key in the Analysis area of the front panel. 2. Select the bus that is configured for CAN. 3.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) "End of Frame" Triggers on the end of the frame (7 recessive bits). "Frame" Triggers on the frame type that is selected with "Frame" See: "Frame" on page 285.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) Stuff Bit ← Error The following frame segments are coded by the bit stuffing method: ● Start of frame ● Arbitration field ● Control field ● Data field ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) Bin / Hex pattern ← Identifier condition Defines the identifier or data pattern in binary and hexadecimal format. To set an indi- vidual binary bit or hex nibble (half byte), tap it and enter it via the on-screen keypad. "Bin"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) The instrument captures and decodes the signal according to the protocol definition and the configuration settings. The color-coding of the various protocol sections and errors simplifies the interpretation of the visual display.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) Remote commands are described in Chapter 16.11.5.3, "CAN - Decode Results", on page 637. 12.5.5 Search on Decoded CAN Data Using the search functionality, you can find the same events in the decoded data which you also can trigger on.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) CAN search settings Figure 12-26: Settings for search on CAN bus for frames with identifier 567 (hex) that have an error Event Sets the event or combination of events to be searched for. For example, you can search for frames, errors, data, or IDs.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) Frame Type Selects the frame type to be searched for, if "Event" = "Identifier" is selected. You can search for data and/or remote frames. Remote command: on page 646 SEARch:PROTocol:CAN:FTYPe Identifier condition...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 CAN (Option R&S RTM-K3) @PROTOCOL_NAME = can # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Labels for CAN protocol Column order: Identifier type, Identifier value, Label # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11,064h,Diag_Response 11,1E5h,EngineData 11,0A2h,Ignition_Info 11,1BCh,TP_Console 11,333h,ABSdata 11,313h,Door_Left 11,314h,Door_Right 29,01A54321h,Throttle 29,13A00FA2h,LightState 29,0630ABCDh,Engine_Status...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) Figure 12-28: Decoded CAN signal with bus table and applied label list 12.6 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) The Local Interconnect Network (LIN) is a simple, low-cost bus system used within automotive network architectures.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) LIN characteristics Main characteristics of LIN are: ● Single-wire serial communications protocol, based on the UART byte-word inter- face ● Single master, multiple slaves - usually up to 12 nodes ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) The identifier byte consists of 6 bits for the frame identifier and two parity bits. This combination is known as protected identifier. Trigger The R&S RTM3000 can trigger on various parts of LIN frames. The data line must be connected to an input channel, triggering on math and reference waveforms is not pos- sible.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) LIN Configuration Settings Figure 12-31: LIN setup dialog Source.........................296 Idle..........................296 Threshold, Find Threshold..................296 Version........................296 Rate........................297 Source Sets the source of the data line. All channel waveforms can be used. If the MSO option R&S RTM-B1 is installed, you can use logic channels as source.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) Remote command: on page 648 BUS<b>:LIN:STANdard Bit Rate Sets the number of transmitted bits per second. The LIN standard defines a maximum bit rate of 20 kbit/s. "Predefined"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) LIN Trigger Settings Figure 12-32: Trigger setup to trigger on identifier and data patterns o (blue) = Selected bit in the 2 byte of the data pattern, where the blue color indicates that the keypad is active for this bit Trigger........................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) Remote command: on page 649 TRIGger:A:LIN:TYPE Error Select one or more error types as trigger condition. Checksum ← Error Checksum error. The checksum verifies the correct data transmission. It is the last byte of the frame response.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) Symbolic ID ← Identifier condition If a label list with symbolic names was loaded and applied in the bus configuration, you can select a symbolic name from the list instead of entering the numeric identifier. The instrument triggers on the identifier of the selected node.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) The instrument captures and decodes the signal according to the protocol definition and the configuration settings. The color-coding of the various protocol sections and errors simplifies the interpretation of the visual display.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) Figure 12-34: Search on a LIN bus for errors To search for events in a LIN signal 1. Configure and decode the bus correctly. 2. Acquire decoded data. 3.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) LIN Search Settings Figure 12-35: Search on LIN bus for frames with identifier 2C (hex) that have an error Event........................... 303 Frame Setup....................... 303 Error..........................303 Identifier condition.......................
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) After setting the "Compare" condition, you can enter the identifier value by setting the state high, low, or X (do not care) for each single bit. Alternatively, you can enter a hex- adecimal value for each half byte.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 LIN (Option R&S RTM-K3) # Following ID is provided as integer 33,Mirror 0x37,Indoor lights # Labels for reserved addresses 0x3C,Master_Request_Frame 0x3D,Slave_Response_Frame # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Figure 12-36: Label list for LIN User Manual 1335.9090.02 ─ 08...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Audio Signals (Option R&S RTM-K5) Figure 12-37: Decoded LIN signal with frame table and applied label list gray = synchronization break, synchronization byte, correct checksum yellow = identifier green = parity bits blue = data words (UART words) 12.7 Audio Signals (Option R&S RTM-K5)
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Audio Signals (Option R&S RTM-K5) TDM uses frame synchronization pulses on the WS line to identify the beginning of a frame. ● The data line transmits the audio data in time-multiplexed data channels. 12.7.1.1 I²S Standard I²S standard interfaces transmit two PCM coded audio channels.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Audio Signals (Option R&S RTM-K5) frame. On the data line, channel blocks of a defined length are transmitted. Each block contains an audio word that can be shorter than the channel length. Channel length, channel offset and word length are dependent values: ≥...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Audio Signals (Option R&S RTM-K5) Audio configuration settings Figure 12-38: Audio setup dialog Source Selects the audio line that you want to configure in the menu. Word Select Selects the source of the word select line. If the MSO option R&S RTM-B1 is installed, you can use logic channels as source.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Audio Signals (Option R&S RTM-K5) For logic channels, you can find the value also in the "Logic" menu > "Technology". Remote command: on page 435 CHANnel<m>:THReshold on page 436 CHANnel<m>:THReshold:FINDlevel on page 763 DIGital<m>:THReshold Clock...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Audio Signals (Option R&S RTM-K5) "TDM" The Time Division Multiplexed audio format can transfer of up to 8 audio data channels on one line. On the word select line, it uses frame synchronization pulses to identify the beginning of a frame.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Audio Signals (Option R&S RTM-K5) First Channel Defines if the left or the right channel is the first channel in the frame. The setting is available for I²S standard, left and right justified audio signals. Remote command: on page 661 BUS<b>:I2S:CHANnel:ORDer...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Audio Signals (Option R&S RTM-K5) 12.7.4 Audio Trigger Before you set up the trigger, make sure that the bus is configured correctly. See Chapter 12.7.2, "Audio Configuration", on page 308. To trigger on Audio signals: 1.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 Audio Signals (Option R&S RTM-K5) Compare Defines the operator for comparison of the decoded data word with the specified data word. The following operators can be set: equal, not equal, greater than, lower than, in range and out of range.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 MIL-STD-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6) Consider your "Word Select" > "Polarity" setting in the audio configuration menu. Remote command: on page 669 TRIGger:A:I2S:WSSLope 12.7.5 Audio Decode Results When the configuration of the serial bus is complete, the signal can be decoded: 1.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 MIL-STD-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6) 12.8.1 The MIL-STD-1553 The MIL-STD-1553 specification defines the characteristics of a serial data bus origi- nally designed for use in the military avionics. Nowadays it is also used in spacecraft on-board data handling.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 MIL-STD-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6) Data Word Figure 12-42: Structure of a data word The format of a data word consists of the following parts (see Figure 12-42): ● Sync: an invalid Manchester waveform. ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 MIL-STD-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6) ● Busy: a busy state indicates that the RT or the subsystem is not able to transfer data. A logic 1 indicates a presence of a busy condition and logic 0 indicates its absence.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 MIL-STD-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6) MIL-STD-1553 Configuration Settings Figure 12-44: MIL-STD-1553 setup dialog Configuration Opens a dialog box to configure the MIL signal. Source Sets the channel for the signal source. Remote command: on page 674 BUS<b>:MILStd:SOURce...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 MIL-STD-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6) Remote command: on page 674 BUS<b>:MILStd:THReshold:HIGH Threshold Low Sets the low threshold level. Remote command: on page 675 BUS<b>:MILStd:THReshold:LOW Response Max Sets the range for the response time. Remote command: on page 674 BUS<b>:MILStd:RESPonsetime:INFinite...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 MIL-STD-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6) MIL-STD-1553 Trigger Settings Figure 12-45: Trigger setup to trigger on identifier and data patterns Synchronization Triggers on a sync impulse. You can select to trigger on "C/S" (Commando/Status), on "Data"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 MIL-STD-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6) Remote command: on page 677 TRIGger:A:MILStd:ERRor:MANChester Timeout ← Error Triggers if the timeout is out of the set range. The range can be set in the "Bus type" = "MIL-STD-1553">...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 MIL-STD-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6) Remote command: on page 679 TRIGger:A:MILStd:SADDress:CONDition Edit Minimum/Edit Maximum ← Sub Address ← Command Opens the "Edit Minimum"/"Edit Maximum" submenu. After setting the "Compare" condition, you can enter the value bit-by-bit by setting the state high, low or do not care for each single bit.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 MIL-STD-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6) See also: "Status Word" on page 317 Remote command: on page 680 TRIGger:A:MILStd:STATus:BCReceived on page 680 TRIGger:A:MILStd:STATus:BUSY on page 680 TRIGger:A:MILStd:STATus:DBCaccept on page 680 TRIGger:A:MILStd:STATus:INSTrument on page 680 TRIGger:A:MILStd:STATus:MERRor on page 681 TRIGger:A:MILStd:STATus:SREQuest...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 MIL-STD-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6) Minimum/Maximum ← Data ← Cmd. and data Opens the "Minimum"/"Maximum" submenu. After setting the "Compare" condition, you can enter the value bit-by-bit by setting the state high, low or do not care for each single bit. Alternatively, you can enter a hexa- decimal value.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) 12.8.5 MIL-STD-1553 Label List Label lists are protocol-specific. A MIL-STD-1553 file contains three values for each identifier: ● "Symbolic label": symbolic name of addressed device, or the label of the sub address.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) Word Format Figure 12-46: Structure of an ARINC 429 word An ARINC 429 word is 32-bits and consists of the following parts (see Figure 12-46): ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) ● Tap "Find Threshold". The instrument evaluates the signal and sets the thresh- old. ● Enter the threshold value in the numeric field. 7. Set the other signal parameters according to the signal characteristics. All settings are described below.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) Threshold High Sets the upper threshold. Remote command: on page 696 BUS<b>:ARINc:THReshold:HIGH Threshold Low Sets the lower threshold. Remote command: on page 696 BUS<b>:ARINc:THReshold:LOW Bit Rate Sets the bit rate mode to high speed (100 kBit/s), low speed (12.5 kBit/s) or a user defined value.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) ● "Transmission": on a transmission. 5. Set the other trigger parameters according to the signal characteristics. All settings are described below. ARINC 429 Trigger Settings Figure 12-48: Trigger setup to trigger on label and data patterns Word Triggers on a word start or word stop.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) Symbolic ID ← Label If a label list with node names was loaded and applied in the bus configuration, you can select simply the node name from the list instead of entering the numeric identifier. The instrument triggers on the identifier of the selected node.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) Data Offset ← Data ← Label and Data Sets a data offset. Remote command: on page 698 TRIGger:A:ARINc:DATA:OFFSet Data Size ← Data ← Label and Data Sets the data size.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) Minimum Time ← Transmission Sets the minimum of the transmission time range. Remote command: on page 700 TRIGger:A:ARINc:TTIMe:MINimum Maximum Time ← Transmission Sets the maximum of the transmission time range. Remote command: on page 700 TRIGger:A:ARINc:TTIMe:MAXimum...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) 12.9.5 Search on Decoded ARINC 429 Data Using the search functionality, you can find the same events in the decoded data which you also can trigger on. Unlike trigger, the search finds all events in an acquisition that fulfill the search condition.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) "Coding Error" Searches for a coding error. Remote command: on page 705 SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:ERRor Label Set the label settings to be searched for. Symbolic ID ← Label If a label list with node names was loaded and applied in the bus configuration, you can select simply the node name from the list instead of entering the numeric identifier.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) SDI ← Label and Data Sets the values for the source/destination identifier (SDI) bits. Remote command: on page 706 SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:SDI Data ← Label and Data Searches for a data, that is specified in the submenu.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Serial Bus Analysis R&S RTM3000 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) 3 or DATA_SDI_SSM = <P><SSM>< Data ><SDI><Label> >3 or SYSTEM_DEFAULT or empty = Default format as defined in scope. Example: ARINC 429 PTT file # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- @FILE_VERSION = 1.0 @PROTOCOL_NAME = arinc429 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Report Settings 13.1.2 Probe Settings for Power Measurements ► To open the "Probe" settings menu: a) Press the Apps Selection key. Tap "Power Analysis". b) Select a measurement. c) Close the "Power Analysis".
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Statistic Menu Settings Report Opens the "Report" menu to enter DUT and test information and start the result export. "Device under Enter a name for your DUT. test (DUT)" "User"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Input Power Measurements e) Scroll down. Select "Power". In the "Power" menu, select "Statistics". Visible Activates or deactivates the statistical evaluation of the measurement. Remote command: on page 709 POWer:STATistics:VISible Average No.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Input Power Measurements 13.4.1.1 Quality Results The results of "Quality" measurements are: ● The voltage waveform ● The current waveform ● The power waveform that is the product of the current and voltage waveforms ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Input Power Measurements The power results are defined as follows (see Table 13-1): Table 13-1: Power results Result Name, Unit Formula Description ∙ I Apparent Apparent power ||S||= V |S| is the magnitude of the vector sum of real and reactive power.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Input Power Measurements ● Connect the current probe in flow direction of the current to the line of the AC input. 10. Close the "Power Analysis". 11. Press the "Menu" button and scroll to the "Power" menu. 12.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Input Power Measurements e) Scroll down. Select "Power". To adjust the probes, open the "Probe" menu. For details, see Chapter 13.1.2, "Probe Settings for Power Measurements", on page 339. Voltage Sets the channel for the voltage source input.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Input Power Measurements 13.4.2.2 Configuring Consumption Measurements For details of the configuration settings, see Chapter 13.4.2.3, "Consumption Settings", on page 346. 1. Press the Apps Selection key. Tap "Power Analysis". 2.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Input Power Measurements b) In the "Input" tab, select "Consumption". Figure 13-2: Setup of consumption analysis c) Close the "Power Analysis". d) Tap the menu icon in the lower right corner of the screen. e) Scroll down.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Input Power Measurements Restart Restarts the consumption measurement. Remote command: on page 712 POWer:CONSumption:RESTart 13.4.3 Harmonics Current harmonics analysis measures the amplitude of frequency components that can be injected back into the AC lines. Therefore, FFT analysis with flat top window is per- formed.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Input Power Measurements 1. Press the Apps Selection key. Tap "Power Analysis". 2. In the "Input" tab, tap "Harmonics". 3. Connect the differential voltage probe and the current probe to the oscilloscope. It is recommended that you use a high-voltage differential probe for measurements at the DUT power input.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Input Power Measurements b) In the "Input" tab, select "Harmonics". Figure 13-3: Setup of harmonics analysis c) Close the "Power Analysis". d) Tap the menu icon in the lower right corner of the screen. e) Scroll down.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Input Power Measurements To adjust the probes, open the "Probe" menu. For details, see Chapter 13.1.2, "Probe Settings for Power Measurements", on page 339. The settings for the voltage and current sources are the same as for quality analysis, "Voltage"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Input Power Measurements 13.4.4.1 Inrush Current Results The results of "Inrush Current" measurements are: ● The current waveform ● Numeric measurement results: – "Peak1": the inrush current (maximum current) for the gate –...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Input Power Measurements b) In the "Input" tab, select "Inrush Current". Figure 13-4: Setup of inrush current analysis c) Close the "Power Analysis". d) Tap the menu icon in the lower right corner of the screen. e) Scroll down.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Output Power Measurements Gate Count Sets the number of inrush current gates. You can select up to three gates. Remote command: on page 723 POWer:INRushcurrent:GCOunt on page 723 POWer:INRushcurrent:GATE<n>:STARt on page 723 POWer:INRushcurrent:GATE<n>:STOP...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Output Power Measurements Meas. type Sym- Description/Result Mean Mean Mean value of the complete displayed waveform. σ σ Standard deviation of the waveform samples. Period The length of the left-most signal period within the displayed section of the waveform.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Output Power Measurements 13. Press the Autoset button to adjust the display scales automatically or adjust them manually. On the screen you can see the measurement waveforms of the current, the voltage and the power.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Output Power Measurements e) Scroll down. Select "Power". Source Sets the channel for the source input. This can be either a current or a voltage source. 13.5.2 Spectrum The spectrum analysis measures the spectrum of the output voltage.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Output Power Measurements 6. Connect the probes to the R&S RT-ZF20 power deskew fixture. 7. "Deskew" the probes and adjust the "Zero Offset". 8. Disconnect the probes from the R&S RT-ZF20 power deskew fixture. 9.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Output Power Measurements b) In the "Output" tab, select "Spectrum". Figure 13-6: Setup of spectrum analysis c) Close the "Power Analysis". d) Tap the menu icon in the lower right corner of the screen. e) Select "Power".
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Output Power Measurements Export "Export" opens the export menu to save the measurement results. You can set the tar- get directory, file name, and a comment. The file format is CSV. Remote command: on page 722 EXPort:POWer:NAME...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Output Power Measurements 4. Connect the voltage probe to the oscilloscope. 5. Connect the voltage probe to the output stage of the DUT. 6. Press the "Menu" button and scroll to the "Power" menu. 7.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Switching Power Measurements e) Scroll down. Select "Power". To adjust the probes, open the "Probe" menu. For details, see Chapter 13.1.2, "Probe Settings for Power Measurements", on page 339. The settings for the sources is the same as for ripple analysis, see "Source"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Switching Power Measurements 13.6.1 Slew Rate The slew rate analysis measures the rate of change of the voltage or current waveform during the switching of a switching transistor. 13.6.1.1 Slew Rate Results The results of "Slew Rate"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Switching Power Measurements 11. Press the "Menu" button and scroll to the "Power" menu. 12. Select the correct channels for the "Source". 13. Set the "∆t" value low enough. 14.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Switching Power Measurements e) Scroll down. Select "Power". To adjust the probes, open the "Probe" menu. For details, see Chapter 13.1.2, "Probe Settings for Power Measurements", on page 339. Source Sets the channel for the source.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Switching Power Measurements 3. Connect the differential voltage probe and the current probe to the oscilloscope. It is recommended that you use a high-voltage differential probe for measurements at the DUT power input.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Switching Power Measurements c) In the "Switching" tab, select "Modulation". Figure 13-9: Setup of modulation analysis d) Close the "Power Analysis" box. e) Tap the menu icon in the lower right corner of the screen. Scroll down.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Switching Power Measurements Remote command: on page 725 POWer:MODulation:TYPE on page 725 POWer:MODulation:THReshold[:UPPer] on page 725 POWer:MODulation:THReshold:LOWer on page 725 POWer:MODulation:THReshold:HYSTeresis 13.6.3 Dynamic On Resistance The dynamic On resistance analysis measures the resistance of a switching device, during operation.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Switching Power Measurements ● Connect the negative (-) signal socket of the differential probe to the source of the transistor. ● Connect the current probe to the source of the transistor. 10.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements e) Scroll down. Select "Power". To adjust the probes, open the "Probe" menu. For details, see Chapter 13.1.2, "Probe Settings for Power Measurements", on page 339. The settings for the voltage and current sources are the same as for quality analysis, "Voltage"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements ● the power waveform that is the product of the current and voltage waveforms ● numeric measurement results For a detailed description of the numeric results, see Chapter 13.5.1.1, "Ripple Results", on page 354.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements 13. To enable statistic evaluation of the measurement results, select "Statistics" > "Visi- ble". 14. Press the Autoset button to adjust the display scales automatically or adjust them manually.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements e) Scroll down. Select "Power". To adjust the probes, open the "Probe" menu. For details, see Chapter 13.1.2, "Probe Settings for Power Measurements", on page 339. Input Voltage, Input Current Sets the channels for the input voltage and the input current.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements Table 13-5: Switching loss phases Phase Symbol Definition Points Description Turn on The area between "t " and "t " The time after switching the device, during which the current rises until it reaches the saturation current level.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements 11. Press the "Menu" button and scroll to the "Power" menu. 12. Select the correct channels for the "Current" and the "Voltage" sources. 13. Select the "Type" for the measurement. 14.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements e) Scroll down. Select "Power". To adjust the probes, open the "Probe" menu. For details, see Chapter 13.1.2, "Probe Settings for Power Measurements", on page 339. The settings for the voltage and current sources are the same as for quality analysis, "Voltage"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements 13.7.3.2 Configuring Turn ON/OFF Time Measurements For details of the configuration settings, see Chapter 13.7.3.3, "Turn ON/OFF Time Settings", on page 377. 1. Press the Apps Selection key. Tap "Power Analysis". 2.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements a) Press the Apps Selection key. Tap "Power Analysis". b) In the "Power Path" tab, select "Turn ON/OFF time". Figure 13-13: Setup of turn on/off analysis c) Close the "Power Analysis".
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements To adjust the probes, open the "Probe" menu. For details, see Chapter 13.1.2, "Probe Settings for Power Measurements", on page 339. Type Selects turn on or turn off time as the type of measurement. Input Voltage Sets the channel for the input voltage.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements Figure 13-14: Results of the SOA power measurement The numerical results of the safe operating area mask test are described in Table 13-6. Table 13-6: Results of the mask test Result Description Count...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements 3. Connect the differential voltage probe and the current probe to the oscilloscope. It is recommended that you use a high-voltage differential probe for measurements at the DUT power input.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements b) In the "Power Path" tab, select "SOA". Figure 13-15: Setup of SOA analysis c) Close the "Power Analysis". d) Tap the menu icon in the lower right corner of the screen. e) Scroll down.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements General Settings The settings for the voltage and current sources are the same as for quality analysis, "Voltage" on page 345 and "Current" on page 345. Restart Restarts the SOA measurement.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements Point Selects the point to be defined. Voltage Sets the voltage for the selected point. Remote command: on page 746 POWer:SOA:LINear:POINt<m>:VOLTage on page 746 POWer:SOA:LOGarithmic:POINt<m>:VOLTage Imin Sets the minimum current for the selected point.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements Remote command: on page 745 POWer:SOA:LINear:POINt<m>:CURRent on page 745 POWer:SOA:LINear:POINt<m>:CURRent:MAXimum on page 745 POWer:SOA:LOGarithmic:POINt<m>:CURRent on page 745 POWer:SOA:LOGarithmic:POINt<m>:CURRent:MAXimum Add Point Adds a point to the safe operating area definition list. Remote command: on page 745 POWer:SOA:LINear:ADD...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) R&S RTM3000 Power Path Power Measurements Tot.Tolerance Sets the allowed total tolerance. Remote command: on page 749 POWer:SOA:RESult:TOTal:TOLerance Acq. Tolerance Sets the allowed acquisition tolerance. Remote command: on page 747 POWer:SOA:RESult:ACQuisition:TOLerance Windows Scale ←...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Logic Analyzer (Option R&S RTM-B1, MSO) R&S RTM3000 Short Menu for Logic Channels 14 Logic Analyzer (Option R&S RTM-B1, MSO) The Mixed Signal Option R&S RTM -B1 adds logic analyzer functions to the classical oscilloscope functions. Using the logic analyzer, you can analyze and debug embed- ded systems with mixed-signal designs that use analog signals and time-correlated digital signals simultaneously.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Logic Analyzer (Option R&S RTM-B1, MSO) R&S RTM3000 Short Menu for Logic Channels 1 = selects all/one logic channel 2 = displays the logic channel 3 = scales all visible channels to a minimum 4 = scales all visible channels to a maximum 5 = shows the threshold of the channels 6 = shows the activity of the logic channel Logic channels - activity display...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Logic Analyzer (Option R&S RTM-B1, MSO) R&S RTM3000 Logic Analyzer Settings 14.2 Logic Analyzer Settings Prerequisite: a logic probe is connected to the instrument. 1. If logic analysis is not active, press the [Logic] key to activate it. 2.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Logic Analyzer (Option R&S RTM-B1, MSO) R&S RTM3000 Logic Analyzer Settings Remote command: on page 762 DIGital<m>:THCoupling Set all Deskew to Zero Aligns the skew between the probe boxes of the digital channels and the probe con- nectors of the analog channels.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Logic Analyzer (Option R&S RTM-B1, MSO) R&S RTM3000 Analyzing Logic Channels Predefined Label ← Label Selects a predefined label text. You can edit the text with "Edit Label". Edit Label ← Label Opens on-screen keypad to enter a label text. If you previously have selected a prede- fined label, it is already written in the entry line, and you can modify it.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Logic Analyzer (Option R&S RTM-B1, MSO) R&S RTM3000 Parallel Buses 14.5 Parallel Buses The R&S RTM3000 can display and decode up to 16 lines of a parallel bus. You can assign the logic channels to the bus bits individually. To trigger on parallel buses, use the pattern trigger, see Chapter 5.8, "Pattern Trigger",...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Logic Analyzer (Option R&S RTM-B1, MSO) R&S RTM3000 Parallel Buses Figure 14-2: Configuration menu Parallel clocked bus The menus offer the following settings: Width........................393 Thresholds........................393 Source.........................394 Set to Default......................394 Chip Select........................394 Polarity........................394 Slope...........................
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Logic Analyzer (Option R&S RTM-B1, MSO) R&S RTM3000 Parallel Buses Remote command: on page 763 DIGital<m>:THReshold Source Selects the input line for each bit of the parallel or clocked parallel bus. If you use a clocked parallel bus, in the last two lines you can select the source for the "Clock"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Logic Analyzer (Option R&S RTM-B1, MSO) R&S RTM3000 Parallel Buses Figure 14-3: Decoded Parallel bus signal with bus table Figure 14-4: Decoded Parallel clocked bus signal The bus table shows the data of decoded frames and the corresponding start time. Remote commands are described in Chapter 16.13.2.3, "Parallel Buses - Decode Results",...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Function Generator 15 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) The R&S RTM3000 has an integrated function and pattern generator which can gener- ate signals while testing circuits, for instance. The waveform generator can output simple functions, modulated sine waveform, arbi- trary waveforms and sweep waveforms.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Function Generator 4. Activate "Output" to output the waveform at the [Gen] connector at the front panel. To generate a modulated waveform Modulation settings are described in Chapter 15.1.4, "Modulation Settings", on page 403.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Function Generator The arbitrary waveform is shown in magenta color. If the arbitrary waveform was created from a part of the displayed channel waveform, this part is stretched in hor- izontal direction to fill all divisions.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Function Generator 2. Configure the signal waveform as described above. 3. Select the "Burst" tab. 4. Set the "N-Cycle", the "Idle Time" and the "Start Phase". 5. Set the "Trigger" to "Cont." or "Manual". 6.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Function Generator Remote command: on page 774 WGENerator:OUTPut[:ENABle] Function Selects the type of waveform to be generated. For all waveforms, you can set the Fre- quency, Amplitude, Offset, and Noise. "DC"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Function Generator For the "Exponential" function, you can choose between a rising or falling exponential. For the "Ramp" function, you can set a positive or negative polarity. Remote command: on page 773 WGENerator:FUNCtion:EXPonential:POLarity on page 774...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Function Generator 15.1.3 Sweep Settings Access: [Gen] key > "Sweep" In the sweep mode, the R&S RTM3000 generates a signal whose frequency gradually changes from the Start Frequency to the Stop Frequency for a certain...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Function Generator 15.1.4 Modulation Settings Access: [Gen] key > "Modulation" Modulation is the variation of properties of an original periodic waveform according to a second modulating signal. The type of modulation determines which properties are changed.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Function Generator Remote command: on page 777 WGENerator:MODulation:FUNCtion Frequency Sets the frequency of the modulating waveform for AM/FM/ASK modulation. Remote command: on page 778 WGENerator:MODulation:AM:FREQuency on page 778 WGENerator:MODulation:FM:FREQuency on page 778 WGENerator:MODulation:ASK:FREQuency...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Function Generator 15.1.5 Burst Settings Access: [Gen] key > "Burst" With the burst mode, you can output a waveform for a set number of times. For a step-by-step description of the modulation setup, see "To configure a burst"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Function Generator Trigger Selects the trigger mode. Each time the generator receives a trigger, it outputs a burst with the number of cycles defined with "N-Cycle". In the continuous mode, the oscilloscope outputs continuously when the burst is enabled.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Function Generator Remote command: on page 775 WGENerator:ARBitrary:UPDate Cut Waveform Provides the settings to refine the part of the waveform to be copied. Set Period ← Cut Waveform Sets the copy area to the first period of the waveform.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Pattern Generator Load Opens a file selection dialog box and loads the selected file. The instrument sup- ports .trf and .csv file formats, the same formats like for reference waveforms. Remote command: on page 775 WGENerator:ARBitrary[:FILE]:NAME...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Pattern Generator Remote command: on page 781 PGENerator:PATTern:STATe Output Voltage Sets the output voltage of the generated pattern signal. Pattern Selects the pattern type. "Square Wave" Generates a square wave pattern at pin P0. "Counter"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Pattern Generator Period Sets the period of the square wave. If you change the value, the "Frequency" is adjus- ted accordingly. Remote command: on page 782 PGENerator:PATTern:PERiod Polarity Sets normal or inverted polarity.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Pattern Generator 15.2.4 Settings for Arbitrary Pattern Access: "Menu" > "Pattern Gen." > "Pattern" = "Arbitrary" ● General Settings....................411 ● Pattern Setup......................412 ● Timing Setup......................413 15.2.4.1 General Settings Pattern Setup Opens the menu to define the individual bit values of the pattern.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Pattern Generator Pattern trigger Selects the mode for the trigger for the ARB signal or PWM test signal. You can select an automatic continuous trigger or a manual one time trigger. If "1x" is selected, tap "Manual"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Pattern Generator 15.2.4.3 Timing Setup Access: "Menu" > "Pattern Gen." > "Pattern" = "Arbitrary" or "PWM-TestSignals" Bit Time Sets the time at which each sample is applied. The time is identical for all samples. Remote command: on page 785 PGENerator:PATTern:STIMe...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Pattern Generator 15.2.5 Settings for Manual Pattern Access: "Menu" > "Pattern Gen." > "Pattern" = "Manual" P0/P1/P2/P3 Sets the states to high or low for the respective pin of the manual pattern. Remote command: on page 786 PGENerator:MANual:STATe<s>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Pattern Generator Data Rate Select the data rate of the bus signal. The following values are available for the specific bus: ● UART: 9600 Bit/s, 115.2 kBit/s, 1 MBit/s ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Pattern Generator Remote command: on page 787 PGENerator:PATTern:PWM:DCYCle Direction Changes the direction of motor rotation. Remote command: on page 787 PGENerator:PATTern:PWM:DIRection Enable Switches the motor on or off if the motor driver uses a dedicated enable signal. Remote command: on page 787 PGENerator:PATTern:PWM:ENABle...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) R&S RTM3000 Pattern Generator Intens Sets the duty cycle of the signal at P3, which corresponds to the intensity of the light. You can use this signal if the controller supports separate intensity control. Remote command: on page 788 PGENerator:PATTern:LED:INTens...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Conventions used in Command Description 16 Remote Control Commands This chapter provides the description of all remote commands available for R&S RTM3000. The commands are sorted according to the menu structure of the instrument.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Programming Examples ● Parameter usage If not specified otherwise, a parameter can be used to set a value and it is the result of a query. Parameters required only for setting are indicated as Setting parameters. Parameters required only to refine a query are indicated as Query parameters.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Programming Examples MMEM:CDIR "/USB_FRONT/PIX/" HCOP:LANG PNG HCOP:COL:SCH COL MMEM:NAME "COLORED" HCOP:IMM HCOP:COL:SCH GRAY MMEM:NAME "GRAY" HCOP:IMM MMEM:CAT? "*.PNG" MMEM:DATA? "GRAY.PNG" 16.2.1.2 Saving, Copying, and Loading Setup Data Save instrument settings to a file on internal storage device, duplicate this file and save it to a USB stick attached to the front panel.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Programming Examples <-- MMEM:CDIR "/INT/SETTINGS" MMEM:LOAD:STAT 1,"ZOOM_USB.SET" // Load settings 16.2.1.3 Reading Waveform Data in Real Format Set data format and sample range, read channel header and data. Command description in Chapter 16.9.1, "Transfer of Waveform Data", on page 563.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Programming Examples <-- -2.549999943E-2 CHAN:DATA:XOR? // Read time of the first sample <-- -4.998000058E-7 CHAN:DATA:XINC? // Read time between two adjacent samples <-- 2.000000023E-10 FORM UINT,8;FORM? // Set data format to unsigned integer, 8 bit <-- UINT,8 CHAN:DATA:YINC?
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Programming Examples 8-bit and 16-bit data At the end of the above example, the 8-bit waveform is read as 16-bit data, for exam- ple, 0xFF is read 0xFF00, or 0x1A is read 0x1A00. The yOrigin value is the same in both cases, but the yIncrement differs.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Programming Examples 2. Send the firmware update file data to the internal RAM of the instrument: :DIAG:UPD:TRAN:DATA offset,checksum,blockdata\n The offset parameter specifies the byte offset of the blockdata in the file. The checksum parameter is a CRC-16-CCITT type checksum calculated for the raw binary data in blockdata.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Common Commands 1.684724e-04,0,WIDTH,POSITIVE,1.215160e-05,10,1.953216e-04,0,WIDTH,POSITIVE, 3.027200e-06,11,2.044716e-04,0,WIDTH,POSITIVE,6.052000e-06,12,2.252212e-04,0, WIDTH,POSITIVE,3.052000e-06,13,2.435456e-04,0,WIDTH,POSITIVE,3.027200e-06,14, 2.496456e-04,0,WIDTH,POSITIVE,6.702000e-06 16.2.4 Function Generator Configure and output a sine waveform. Command description in: Chapter 16.14.1, "Function Generator", on page 772. Prerequesite: To see the generated waveform on the oscilloscope, connect the "Gen" output to "Ch1"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Common Commands Usage: Query only *CLS Clear status Sets the status byte (STB), the standard event register (ESR) and the EVENt part of the QUEStionable and the OPERation registers to zero. The command does not alter the mask and transition parts of the registers.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Common Commands 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. The query writes a "1" into the output buffer when all preceding commands have been executed, which is useful for command synchronization.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup Parameters: <Contents> Contents of the service request enable register in decimal form. Bit 6 (MSS mask bit) is always 0. Range: 0 to 255 *STB? Status byte query Reads the contents of the status byte in decimal form.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup 16.4.1 Automatic Setup AUToscale Performs an autoset process for analog channels: analyzes the enabled analog chan- nel signals, and adjusts the horizontal, vertical, and trigger settings to display stable waveforms Usage: Event...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup STOP Stops the running acquistion. Usage: Event Asynchronous command ACQuire:STATe Sets or queries the acquisition state of the instrument. Parameters: <AcquisitionState> RUN | STOPping | COMPlete | BREak Set: Starts the acquisition.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup CHANnel<m>:STATe <State> Switches the channel signal on or off. Suffix: <m> 1..4 Selects the input channel. The number of channels depends on the instrument. Parameters: <State> ON | OFF CHANnel<m>:AON Switches all analog channels on.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup Suffix: <m> 1..4 Selects the input channel. The number of channels depends on the instrument. Parameters: <Range> Voltage range value Range: 8e-3 to 80 (without probe attenuation) *RST: 40e-3 Default unit: V CHANnel<m>:POSition <Position>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup Suffix: <m> 1..4 Selects the input channel. The number of channels depends on the instrument. Parameters: <Coupling> DCLimit | ACLimit | GND | DC DCLimit DC coupling passes the input signal unchanged. ACLimit Removes the DC offset voltage from the input signal.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup CHANnel<m>:SKEW <Skew> Sets a delay for the selected channel. Deskew compensates delay differences between channels caused by the different length of cables, probes, and other sources. Correct deskew values are important for accurate triggering.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup RAINbow Rainbow colors. Blue corresponds to rare occurrences of the samples, while red indicates frequent ones. FIRE Fire colors. Yellow corresponds to rare occurrences of the sam- ples, while red indicates frequent ones. DEFault Default monochrome color.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup CHANnel<m>:THReshold:FINDlevel The instrument analyzes the channel and sets the threshold for digitization. Suffix: <m> 1..4 Selects the input channel. The number of channels depends on the instrument. Parameters: <FindLevel>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup PROBe<m>:SETup:GAIN:MANual <ManualGain> Sets the gain of the probe. The gain the the reciprocal of the attenuation (PROBe<m>: SETup:ATTenuation:MANual) Suffix: <m> 1..4 Selects the input channel. The number of channels depends on the instrument.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup RCONtinuous Starts continuous acquisition, like the [Run Stop] key. The acqui- sition is running as long as you press the micro button again. RSINgle Run single: starts one acquisition. AUToset Starts the autoset procedure.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup PROBe<m>:ID:SRNumber? Returns the serial number of the probe. Suffix: <m> Selects the input channel. The number of channels depends on the instrument. Return values: <SerialNumber> Serial number in a string Usage: Query only PROBe<m>:ID:SWVersion?
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup PROBe<m>:SETup:BANDwidth? Returns the bandwidth of the probe. Suffix: <m> Selects the input channel. The number of channels depends on the instrument. Return values: <Bandwidth> Range: 10e5 to 20e8 Increment: 10 Default unit: Hz Usage:...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup Return values: <InputCapacitance> Range: 0.1e-12 to 1.0e-9 Increment: 1.0e-12 Default unit: F Usage: Query only PROBe<m>:SETup:IMPedance? Returns the termination of the probe. Suffix: <m> Selects the input channel. The number of channels depends on the instrument.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup See also: on page 443. PROBe<m>:SETup:ADVanced:ZADJust Suffix: <m> 1..4 Selects the input channel. The number of channels depends on the instrument. Usage: Event PROBe<m>:SETup:ADVanced:ZADJust <ZeroAdjustValue> This command is relevant only for R&S RT-ZCxxB current probes. It sets the waveform to zero position.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup PROBe<m>:SETup:ZAXV <ExtAttZA15> This command is relevant only for differential active probes R&S RT-ZD10, R&S RT- ZD20 or R&S RT-ZD30. If you use the external attenuator R&S RT-ZA15, enable it to include the external attenuation in the measurements.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup Suffix: <m> 1..4 Selects the input channel. The number of channels depends on the instrument. Parameters: <ZHDRange> AUTO | MHIGh | MLOW AUTO The voltage range is set only at the oscilloscope by adjusting the vertical scale.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup Suffix: <m> Selects the input channel. The number of channels depends on the instrument. Parameters: <State> ON | OFF *RST: PROBe<m>:SETup:DCOFfset? PROBe<m>:PMETer:RESults:SINGle? rcset Suffix: <m> 1..4 Return values: <ResultValue>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup PROBe<m>:PMETer:RESults:NEGative? The command is available only for Rohde & Schwarz modular probes that have an R&S ProbeMeter. It returns the voltage that is measured between the negative signal socket and the ground.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup Parameters: <TimeScale> Range: 1e-9 to 50; lower limits are possible if zoom or FFT is enabled. Increment: 1e-9 *RST: 100e-6 Default unit: s/div TIMebase:POSition <Offset> Defines the trigger position, the time distance from the trigger point to the reference point (trigger offset).
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup Parameters: <AcquisitionTime> Range and increment depend on time base (horizontal scale) and other settings Range: 250e-12 to 500 Increment: 1e-12 Default unit: s TIMebase:DIVisions? Queries the number of horizontal divisions on the screen. Return values: <HorizDivCount>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup If you set a specific value with ACQuire:POINts[:VALue], the automatic assign- ment of a record length is turned off. Parameters: <AutoRecordLength> ON | OFF Example: ACQ:POIN:AUT ON TIM:SCAL 1e-9 ACQ:POIN?;:SYST:ERR:ALL? ->...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup PDETect Peak Detect: the minimum and the maximum of n samples in a sample interval are recorded as waveform points. HRESolution High resolution: The average of n sample points is recorded as waveform point.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup Parameters: <HighRes> AUTO | OFF *RST: ACQuire:NSINgle:COUNt <NSingleCount> Sets the number of waveforms acquired with RUNSingle. Parameters: <NSingleCount> Number of waveforms. Range: 1 to maximum number that depends on the record length.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Setup Parameters: <AutomaticRoll> ON | OFF *RST: TIMebase:ROLL:MTIMe <MinTimeBase> The roll mode is enabled automatically if the time base exceeds the MinTimeBase, and if on page 452 is set ON. TIMebase:ROLL:AUTomatic Parameters: <MinTimeBase>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger 16.4.9 Waveform Data Use the following commands are described in Chapter 16.9.1.2, "Analog Channels", on page 565: ● on page 563 FORMat[:DATA] ● on page 565 CHANnel<m>:DATA? ● on page 566 CHANnel<m>:DATA:HEADer? ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger ......................455 TRIGger:A:MODE ....................... 455 TRIGger:A:SOURce ......................456 TRIGger:A:TYPE .....................456 TRIGger:A:HOLDoff:MODE ....................456 TRIGger:A:HOLDoff:TIME TRIGger:A:MODE <TriggerMode> Sets the trigger mode. The trigger mode determines the behavior of the instrument if no trigger occurs.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger TRIGger:A:TYPE <Type> Sets the trigger typer. Parameters: <Type> EDGE | WIDTh | TV | BUS | LOGic | LINE | RISetime | RUNT EDGE Edge trigger WIDTh Width trigger Video trigger Requires at least one protocol option for serial bus (R&S RTM- K1 to K3)
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger ....................458 TRIGger:A:HYSTeresis .................. 458 TRIGger:A:EDGE:FILTer:HFReject ................... 458 TRIGger:A:EDGE:FILTer:NREJect TRIGger:A:EDGE:SLOPe <Slope> Sets the slope for the edge trigger. Parameters: <Slope> POSitive | NEGative | EITHer POSitive Rising edge, a positive voltage change NEGative Falling edge, a negative voltage change EITHer...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger LFReject Sets the trigger coupling to high frequency. A 15 kHz highpass filter removes lower frequencies from the trigger signal. Use this mode only with very high frequency signals. *RST: TRIGger:A:HYSTeresis <Hysteresis>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger TRIGger:B:ENABle <State> Activates the B-trigger. Parameters: <State> ON | OFF *RST: TRIGger:B:SOURce <Source> Sets the source of the B-trigger. Parameters: <Source> CH1 | CH2 | CH3 | CH4 | D0 ... D15 CH1 | CH2 | CH3 | CH4 Analog input channels.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger Parameters: <DelayTime> Range: 20e-9 to 6,871946854 Increment: Depends on the <DelayTime> value. The longer the time, the higher the increment. *RST: 20e-9 Default unit: s TRIGger:B:EVENt:COUNt EventCount Sets a number of B-trigger events that fulfill the B-trigger condition but do not cause the trigger.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger TRIGger:A:WIDTh:RANGe <RangeMode> Defines how the measured pulse width is compared with the given limits. Parameters: <RangeMode> WITHin | OUTSide | SHORter | LONGer WITHin | OUTSide Triggers on pulses inside or outside a range defined by time ± delta.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger LINE Triggers on the beginning of a specified line in any field. The line number is set with TRIGger:A:TV:LINE. ALINe Triggers on the beginning of all video signal lines. *RST: TRIGger:A:TV:LINE <Line>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger Example: With MSO option: TRIG:A:PATT:SOUR "XXXX111101010011XXXX" Analog channels C1 to C4 do not matter (don't care). Digital channels D0 to D11 are set to high or low, D12 to D15 do not matter.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger WIDTh Defines a time range for keeping up the true result of the pattern condition. The range is defined using TRIGger:A:PATTern: WIDTh:RANGe. TRIGger:A:PATTern:WIDTh:RANGe <PatternRange> Selects how the time limit for the pattern condition is defined. The time is specified using TRIGger:A:PATTern:WIDTh[:WIDTh], the range around is specified using TRIGger:A:PATTern:WIDTh:DELTa.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger ....................466 TRIGger:A:RUNT:POLarity ....................466 TRIGger:A:RUNT:RANGe ....................467 TRIGger:A:RUNT:WIDTh TRIGger:A:LEVel<n>:RUNT:LOWer <Level> Sets the lower voltage threshold for runt detection. A positive runt crosses the lower level twice without crossing the upper level. Suffix: <n>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger To set the range ± Δt, use TRIGger:A:RUNT:DELTa. Parameters: <Range> LONGer | SHORter | WITHin | OUTSide LONGer Finds pulses longer than the given width. SHORter Finds pulses shorter than the given width. WITHin Finds pulses inside the range width ±...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger Parameters: <Level> TRIGger:A:RISetime:DELTa <Variation> Sets a range Δt to the reference rise/fall time set with TRIGger:A:RISetime:TIME, is set to Within or Outside. The instrument trig- TRIGger:A:RISetime:RANGe gers on rise/fall times inside or outside the range time ± Δt. Parameters: <Variation>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger 16.5.9 Timeout Trigger To set the trigger level (threshold), use: ● on page 457 TRIGger:A:LEVel<n>[:VALue] on page 435 CHANnel<m>:THReshold ● on page 457 TRIGger:A:FINDlevel on page 436 CHANnel<m>:THReshold:FINDlevel ● on page 436 CHANnel<m>:THReshold:HYSTeresis ....................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger ....................470 TRIGger:EVENt[:ENABle] ....................470 TRIGger:EVENt:BEEP ....................470 TRIGger:EVENt:REFSave ....................471 TRIGger:EVENt:SCRSave ................... 471 TRIGger:EVENt:TRIGgerout ..................... 471 TRIGger:EVENt:WFMSave TRIGger:EVENt[:ENABle] <EventsEnabled> Activates the selected actions on trigger event. To activate the actions, use: ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Trigger TRIGger:EVENt:SCRSave <SaveScreenshot> If ON, the instrument saves a screenshot on each trigger event. The screenshot is saved when the acquisition is complete. During saving, the acquisition stops, and restarts when saving is finished. Thus, the waveform update rate decreases signifi- cantly.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis Parameters: <Position> Range: Depends on the zoom time base, from nearly 0 to 100 % for large zoom. *RST: Default unit: % DISPlay:CBAR:ZOOM[:POSition] <DividerPosition> Defines the position of the divide bar between normal waveform and zoom window. Parameters: <DividerPosition>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis Parameters: <State> ON | OFF *RST: CALCulate:MATH<m>[:EXPRession][:DEFine] <RemComplExpr> Defines the equation to be calculated for the selected math waveform as a regular expression. Suffix: <m> 1..5 Selects the math waveform. Parameters: <RemComplExpr>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis Suffix: <m> 1..5 Selects the math waveform. Parameters: <Position> Position value, given in divisions. CALCulate:MATH<m>:SCALe <Scale> Sets the vertical scale of the math waveform. Suffix: <m> 1..5 Selects the math waveform. Parameters: <Scale>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis CALCulate:MATH<m>:TRACk:DPULse[:ENABle] <DoublePulseEnable> Available for bipolar signals. Considers the effect of the double pulse, which arises due to the inversion. Suffix: <m> 1..5 Parameters: <DoublePulseEnable>ON | OFF CALCulate:MATH<m>:TRACk:THReshold:HYSTeresis <Hysteresis> Sets the hysteresis for correct edge detection.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis ● on page 573 REFCurve<m>:DATA:XORigin? ● on page 574 REFCurve<m>:DATA:YINCrement? ● on page 574 REFCurve<m>:DATA:YORigin? ● on page 574 REFCurve<m>:DATA:YRESolution? ....................478 REFCurve<m>:SOURce .................. 478 REFCurve<m>:SOURce:CATalog? .....................479 REFCurve<m>:STATe ....................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis Setting parameters: <Filename> String with path and file name Usage: Setting only REFCurve<m>:LOAD:STATe Loads the instrument settings in addition to the reference waveform data. The wave- form data must be loaded before the settings, see on page 479.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis REFCurve<m>:VERTical:SCALe <Scale> Changes the vertical scale of the reference waveform. Suffix: <m> 1..4 Selects the reference waveform. Parameters: <Scale> Default unit: V/div REFCurve<m>:WCOLor <WaveformColor> Selects a color for the reference waveform. The default color is white. You can select another monochrome color, or a color scale.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis DATatoclock The Data2Clock search - also known as setup/hold - finds viola- tion of setup and hold times. It analyzes the relative timing between two signals: a data signal and the synchronous clock signal.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis SEARch:TRIGger:EDGE:SLOPe <Slope> Sets the slope to be searched for. Parameters: <Slope> POSitive | NEGative | EITHer *RST: SEARch:TRIGger:EDGE:LEVel <Level> Sets the voltage level for the edge search. Parameters: <Level>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis SEARch:TRIGger:WIDTh:LEVel:DELTa <DeltaLevel> Sets a hysteresis range above and below the search level to avoid unwanted search results caused by noise oscillation around the level. Parameters: <DeltaLevel> Range: Lower limit depends on vertical scale and other set- tings, no upper limit *RST: 200 mV...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis Example: Chapter 16.2.3.1, "Searching for a Pulse of Specified Width", on page 424 16.6.4.4 Peak Search Configuration .................. 486 SEARch:MEASure:PEAK:POLarity ..............486 SEARch:MEASure:LEVel:PEAK:MAGNitude SEARch:MEASure:PEAK:POLarity <Polarity> Indicates the polarity of a the pulse to be searched for a peak. Parameters: <Polarity>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis Parameters: <LowerLevel> *RST: 400 mV Default unit: V SEARch:TRIGger:LEVel:RISetime:UPPer <UpperLevel> Sets the upper voltage threshold. When the signal crosses this level, the rise/fall time measurement starts or stops depending on the selected slope. Parameters: <UpperLevel>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis Parameters: <DeltaTime> Range: Depends on various settings, mainly time base and sample rate *RST: 50e-6 Default unit: s 16.6.4.6 Runt Search Configuration ..................488 SEARch:TRIGger:RUNT:POLarity ................488 SEARch:TRIGger:LEVel:RUNT:LOWer ................488 SEARch:TRIGger:LEVel:RUNT:UPPer ..................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis To set the range ± Δt, use SEARch:TRIGger:RUNT:DELTa. Parameters: <Range> LONGer | SHORter | WITHin | OUTSide LONGer Finds pulses longer than the given width. SHORter Finds pulses shorter than the given width. WITHin Finds pulses inside the range width ±...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis Parameters: <ClockSource> CH1 | CH2 | CH3 | CH4 *RST: SEARch:TRIGger:DATatoclock:CLEVel <ClockLevel> Sets the voltage level for the clock signal. The crossing of clock level and clock edge defines the start point for setup and hold time.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis SEARch:TRIGger:DATatoclock:STIMe <SetupTime> Sets the minimum time before the clock edge while the data signal must stay steady above or below the data level. The setup time can be negative. In this case, the setup interval starts after the clock edge, and the hold time must be positive and longer than the absolute value of the setup time.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis At least one of the channels must have the required state. NAND "Not and" operator, at least one of the channels does not have the required state. "Not or" operator, none of the channels has the required state. *RST: SEARch:TRIGger:PATTern:LEVel<n>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis LONGer Finds patterns steady for at least the given width. SHORter Finds patterns shorter than the given width. *RST: LONG SEARch:TRIGger:PATTern:WIDTh[:WIDTh] <Width> Sets the reference time of a steady pattern, the nominal value for comparisons. Parameters: <Width>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis SEARch:TRIGger:WINDow:POLarity <Polarity> Indicates the polarity of the pulse to be searched for. Parameters: <Polarity> POSitive | NEGative | EITHer *RST: EITH SEARch:TRIGger:WINDow:RANGe <RangeMode> Selects how the signal run is compared with the window. Parameters: <RangeMode>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis SHORter Triggers if the signal crosses vertical limits before the specified "Width" time is reached. LONGer Triggers if the signal crosses vertical limits before the specified "Width" time is reached. *RST: LONG SEARch:TRIGger:WINDow:WIDTh <Width>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis SEARch:RESult:ALL? Returns all result values of the search. Return values: <AllResults> List of results items seperated by comma For each result, six values are returned: 1. Result number as indicated in the search results table 2.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis SEARch:RCOunt? Returns the number of search results. Return values: <ResultCount> *RST: Example: Chapter 16.2.3.1, "Searching for a Pulse of Specified Width", on page 424 Usage: Query only EXPort:SEARch:NAME <FileName> Defines the path and filename for search results that will be saved with EXPort: SEARch:SAVE.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis DMEMory Predefined values are set with ACQuire:POINts[:VALue] MANual User-defined value is set with ACQuire:POINts[:VALue]. The number of available history segments is adjusted automati- cally. *RST: ACQuire:POINts:AUTomatic <AutoRecordLength> Enables or disables the automatic record length. The instrument sets a value that fits to the selected timebase.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis ACQuire:COUNt Sets the number of segments to be captured. In automatic mode, the command is a query and returns the maximum number of seg- ments that can be captured with the current configuration. See also: ACQuire: MEMory[:MODE] Parameters:...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis 16.6.5.2 Displaying History Segments The commands in this chapter use numeric suffixes: ● CHANnel<m>: Selects the analog input channel, range 1 | 2 or 1...4 depending on the number of channels ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis Parameters: <PlayAll> ON | OFF If set to OFF, define the range of segments to be shown using CHANnel<m>:HISTory:STARt CHANnel<m>:HISTory: STOP *RST: CALCulate:MATH<m>:HISTory:STARt <StartAcquisition> BUS<b>:HISTory:STARt <StartAcquisition> DIGital<m>:HISTory:STARt <StartAcquisition> LOGic<p>:HISTory:STARt <StartAcquisition>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis LOGic<p>:HISTory:REPLay <Replay> SPECtrum:HISTory:REPLay <Replay> CHANnel<m>:HISTory:REPLay <Replay> If set to ON, the replay of the selected history segments repeats automatically. Parameters: <Replay> ON | OFF *RST: STOP CALCulate:MATH<m>:HISTory:PLAYer:STATe <PlayerState> BUS<b>:HISTory:PLAYer:STATe <PlayerState>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis CHANnel<m>:HISTory:TMODe <TableMode> Returns the the type of the timestamp that is shown the segment table. Parameters: <TableMode> RELative | ABSolute RELative Time difference of the current segment to the newest segment (index = 0).
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis CALCulate:MATH<m>:HISTory:TSABsolute? BUS<b>:HISTory:TSABsolute? DIGital<m>:HISTory:TSABsolute? LOGic<p>:HISTory:TSABsolute? SPECtrum:HISTory:TSABsolute? CHANnel<m>:HISTory:TSABsolute? Returns the absolute daytime of the selected acquisition (CHANnel<m>:HISTory: CURRent). Return values: <Hour>, <Minute>, Comma-separated list <Seconds> Example: CHAN:HIST:CURR -1 CHAN:HIST:TSAB? --> 16,24,3.302100000000E+01 Usage: Query only CALCulate:MATH<m>:HISTory:TSABsolute:ALL?
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis Example: CHAN:HIST:CURR -5 CHAN:HIST:TSD? --> 2014,7,1 Usage: Query only CALCulate:MATH<m>:HISTory:TSDate:ALL? BUS<b>:HISTory:TSDate:ALL? DIGital<m>:HISTory:TSDate:ALL? LOGic<p>:HISTory:TSDate:ALL? SPECtrum:HISTory:TSDate:ALL? CHANnel<m>:HISTory:TSDate:ALL? Returns the dates of all history segments. Return values: <Year>, <Month>, Comma-separated list of year, month, and day values. <Day>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Waveform Analysis SPECtrum:HISTory:EXPort:NAME <ExportPath> CHANnel<m>:HISTory:EXPort:NAME <ExportPath> EXPort:ATABle:NAME <ExportPath> Parameters: <ExportPath> String parameter Example: EXPort:ATABle:NAME "/USB_FRONT/EXPORT/TIMES" BPLot:EXPort:SAVE BUS<b>:HISTory:EXPort:SAVE DIGital<m>:HISTory:EXPort:SAVE SPECtrum:HISTory:EXPort:SAVE CHANnel<m>:HISTory:EXPort:SAVE EXPort:ATABle:SAVE Saves the acquisition timestamps table to the file that is defined by the EXPort: command.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements FREQuency Frequency of the signal. The result is based on the length of the left-most signal period within the displayed section of the wave- form of the selected channel. PERiod Length of the left-most signal period within the displayed section of the waveform of the selected channel.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements CYCMean Mean voltage value of the left-most signal period of the wave- form of the selected channel. CYCRms RMS (root mean square) voltage value of the left-most signal period of the waveform of the selected channel. STDDev Standard deviation of the waveform.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements RE1 | RE2 | RE3 | RE4 Active reference channels 1 to 4 D0..D15 Active digital channels D0...D15. Only available, if MSO option R&S RTM-B1 is installed. <SignalSource2> None | CH1..4 | MA1 | RE1..4 | D0..15 Second source waveform, which is required for delay and phase mesurements ("Measure Source 2").
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements For delay measurement, it defines the edge of the second wave- form ("Measure Source 2"). NEARest: Nearest edge to the edge determined on "Measure Source". FRFI: Next edge to the right, counted from the edge determined on "Measure Source".
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements Parameters: <StatisticEnable> ON | OFF *RST: MEASurement<m>:STATistics:RESet Deletes the statistical results for all measurements, and starts a new statistical evalua- tion if the acquisition is running. The waveform count is set to 0 and all measurement values are set to NAN.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements Suffix: <m> 1..4 The suffix is irrelevant. Parameters: <TimeoutTime> *RST: Default unit: s MEASurement<m>:TIMeout:AUTO <AutomaticMode> The waiting time is set automatically, based on the horizontal scale. For details, see on page 515.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements Suffix: <m> 1..8 Selects the measurement place. Query parameters: <AverageValue> Statistic value Usage: Query only MEASurement<m>:RESult:STDDev? <StandardDeviation> Returns the statistical standard deviation of the current measurement series. Suffix: <m> 1..8 Selects the measurement place.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements Suffix: <m> 1..8 Selects the measurement place. Query parameters: <WaveformCount> Number of measured waveforms Usage: Query only MEASurement<m>:STATistics:WEIGht? <BufferSize> Returns the size of the statistics buffer. Suffix: <m> 1..8 Selects the measurement place.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements Return values: <StatisticValue> Statistical value Usage: Query only EXPort:MEASurement<m>:STATistics:NAME Defines the path and filename of the statistics file. The file format is CSV. If the file already exists, it will be overwritten without notice. Suffix: <m>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements Example: The file contains general information, statistical results, long term statistics, and the individual values that are used to calcu- late the statistics. The number of values is "Average No." "Vendor","Rohde&Schwarz", "Device/Mat.-No.","RTM3004 / 1335.8794K04", "Serial No.",2000001",...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements MEASurement<m>:GATE <State> Activates or deactivates the measurement gate. To set the gate, use: ● MEASurement<m>:GATE:MODE ● MEASurement<m>:GATE:ABSolute:STARt MEASurement<m>:GATE: ABSolute:STOP ● MEASurement<m>:GATE:RELative:STARt MEASurement<m>:GATE: RELative:STOP Suffix: <m> 1..8 Selects the measurement place. Parameters: <State>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements Parameters: <StopTime> *RST: 300e-6 Default unit: s MEASurement<m>:GATE:RELative:STARt <StartPosition> Defines the relative start value for the measurement gate. Suffix: <m> 1..4 The suffix is irrelevant. One gate is used for all measurements. Parameters: <StartPosition>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements *RST: Example: REFL:REL:MODE TWENty MEAS2:MAIN RTIM Sets the reference levels for all measurements and measures the rise time between these levels for measurement place 2: lower reference level = 20% of high signal level upper reference level = 80% of high signal level REFLevel:RELative:LOWer <LowerLevel>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements Value Description Queries for results HORizontal Sets two horizontal cursor lines and measures the CURSor<m>:Y1Position voltages at the two cursor positions and the delta CURSor<m>:Y2Position of the two values. CURSor<m>:YDELta[:VALue]? CURSor<m>:YDELta:SLOPe? VERTical...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements SPECtrum | MINHold | MAXHold | AVERage FFT waveforms CURSor<m>:USSOURce <UseSecondSource> Enables the second cursor source. To select the second source, use CURSor<m>: SSOURce. If enabled, the second cursor measures on the second source. Using a second source, you can measure differences between two waveforms with cursors.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements Parameters: <Xposition1> Range: Depends on the current instrument settings, for <Xposition2> example, horizontal position. Default unit: s CURSor<m>:Y1Position <Yposition1> CURSor<m>:Y2Position <Yposition2> The commands specify or return the positions of horizontal cursor lines on the y-axis (voltage, current, level for FFT).
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements Suffix: <m> 1, the suffix is irrelevant. Parameters: <State> ON | OFF Cursor lines keep their relative position to the waveform. Cursor lines remain on their position on the display if the scaling is changed.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Measurements Return values: <Delta> Range: -100E24 to 100E24 Increment: 0.1 Default unit: s Usage: Query only CURSor<m>:XDELta:INVerse? Returns the inverse time difference between the two cursors (1/Δt, frequency). Suffix: <m> 1, the suffix is irrelevant.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications MASK:CHCopy Creates a mask from the envelope waveform of the source set with MASK:SOURce. Example: MASK:STATe ON MASK:SOURce CH1 MASK:CHCopy Usage: Event MASK:YPOSition <Yposition> Moves the mask vertically within the display. Parameters: <Yposition>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications Setting parameters: <Filename> String parameter Path and file name Usage: Setting only MASK:LOAD <Filename> Loads a stored mask from the specified file. Setting parameters: <Filename> String parameter Path and file name Usage: Setting only 16.8.2.2...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications *RST: Example: MASK:STATe ON MASK:SOURce CH1 MASK:CHCopy MASK:ACTion:SOUNd:EVENt:MODE EACH the instrument beeps at each violation of the mask. MASK:ACTion:STOP:EVENt:MODE <EventMode> Stops the waveform acquisition, after mask is violated for a defined number of times. You can set how many times with the command MASK:ACTion:STOP:EVENt:COUNt.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications Example: Prerequisite: a mask is defined, and a waveform that hits the mask. MASK:ACT:SCRS:DEST "/USB_FRONT/MASKS" //directory must exist HCOP:LANG PNG MASK:ACT:SCRS:EVEN:MODE EACH MASK:TEST RUN On first violation, the screenshot is saved to <name>01.PNG, on second violation to <name>02.PNG, the third to <name>03.PNG ...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications MASK:TEST <Test> Starts, finishes or interrupts a mask test. Parameters: <Test> RUN | STOP | PAUSe *RST: STOP MASK:RESet:COUNter Sets the counters of passed and failed acquisitions to zero. Usage: Event MASK:COUNt?
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications ● on page 574 MASK:DATA:YINCrement? ● on page 573 MASK:DATA:YORigin? ● on page 574 MASK:DATA:YRESolution? 16.8.3 FFT Analysis ● General Settings....................536 ● Frequency Settings....................538 ● Time Settings......................539 ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications RECTangular The rectangular window has high frequency accuracy with thin spectral lines, but with increased noise. Use this function pref- erably with pulse response tests where start and end values are zero.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications SPECtrum:FREQuency:SCALe Sets the vertical scale of the spectrum analysis waveform. Parameters: <Scale> Range values and unit depend on SPECtrum:FREQuency: MAGNitude:SCALe. DISPlay:CBAR:FFT[:POSition] <DividerPosition> Defines the position of the divide bar between normal waveform and FFT window. Parameters: <DividerPosition>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications SPECtrum:FREQuency:STARt Defines the start frequency of the displayed frequency domain at the left display edge: Center - Span/2 You can set start and stop frequency instead of defining a center frequency and span. Parameters: <StartFrequency>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications SPECtrum:TIME:RANGe <TimeRange> Sets the time range for the time domain diagram. Parameters: <TimeRange> 16.8.3.4 Waveform Settings ................ 540 SPECtrum:WAVeform:AVERage[:ENABle] ............... 540 SPECtrum:WAVeform:MAXimum[:ENABle] ................ 540 SPECtrum:WAVeform:MINimum[:ENABle] ...............540 SPECtrum:WAVeform:SPECtrum[:ENABle] ................ 540 SPECtrum:FREQuency:AVERage:COUNt ..............540 SPECtrum:FREQuency:AVERage:COMPlete?
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications SPECtrum:WAVeform:MINimum:DATA:HEADer? SPECtrum:WAVeform:SPECtrum:DATA:HEADer? Returns information on the indicated waveform. Return values: <Header> StringData Usage: Query only SPECtrum:WAVeform:AVERage:DATA:POINts? SPECtrum:WAVeform:MAXimum:DATA:POINts? SPECtrum:WAVeform:MINimum:DATA:POINts? SPECtrum:WAVeform:SPECtrum:DATA:POINts? Returns the number of data samples that are returned with SPECtrum:WAVeform:xxx:DATA for the indicated waveform.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications Return values: <Yincrement> Usage: Query only SPECtrum:WAVeform:AVERage:DATA:YORigin? SPECtrum:WAVeform:MAXimum:DATA:YORigin? SPECtrum:WAVeform:MINimum:DATA:YORigin? SPECtrum:WAVeform:SPECtrum:DATA:YORigin? Returns the vertical bit resolution of the indicated waveform. Return values: <Yorigin> Usage: Query only SPECtrum:WAVeform:AVERage:DATA:YRESolution? SPECtrum:WAVeform:MAXimum:DATA:YRESolution? SPECtrum:WAVeform:MINimum:DATA:YRESolution? SPECtrum:WAVeform:SPECtrum:DATA:YRESolution? Returns the vertical bit resolution of the indicated waveform.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications Parameters: <LinesPerAcquisition>Range: 1 to 20 Increment: 1 *RST: DISPlay:CBAR:SPECtrogram[:POSition] <DividerPosition> Defines the position of the divide bar on top of the spectrogram. Parameters: <DividerPosition> Vertical position in pixel, measured from the top edge. The verti- cal display size is 800 px.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications SPECtrum:MARKer:SETup:MMODe Sets the mode for peak detection. Parameters: <MarkerMode> LONLy | ADVanced LONLy Level only: detects a peak when a certain minimum level is exceeded. You can define the minimum level with SPECtrum: MARKer:SETup:MLEVel.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications SPECtrum:MARKer:REFerence:SETup:CSCReen Centers the display to the center frequency. Usage: Event 16.8.4.3 Reference Marker ..............546 SPECtrum:MARKer:REFerence:SETup:MODE ..............546 SPECtrum:MARKer:REFerence:SETup:INDex ............546 SPECtrum:MARKer:REFerence:SETup:FREQuency ..............546 SPECtrum:MARKer:REFerence:SETup:SPAN ..................547 SPECtrum:MARKer:RMARker? ..............547 SPECtrum:MARKer:RMARker:FREQuency? ................547 SPECtrum:MARKer:RMARker:LEVel?
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications Parameters: <ReferenceSpan> SPECtrum:MARKer:RMARker? Returns the frequency and the level values of the present reference marker. Return values: <ReferenceFrequency> <ReferenceLevel> Usage: Query only SPECtrum:MARKer:RMARker:FREQuency? Returns the frequency of the reference marker. Return values: <ReferenceFrequency>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications 16.8.4.4 Peak List Results ..................548 SPECtrum:MARKer:RCOunt? ..................548 SPECtrum:MARKer:RESult<n>? ................548 SPECtrum:MARKer:RESult<n>:ALL? ..............548 SPECtrum:MARKer:RESult<n>:ALL:DELTa? ................549 SPECtrum:MARKer:RESult<n>:DELTa? ..............549 SPECtrum:MARKer:RESult<n>:FREQuency? ............549 SPECtrum:MARKer:RESult<n>:FREQuency:DELTa? ................549 SPECtrum:MARKer:RESult<n>:LEVel? ..............550 SPECtrum:MARKer:RESult<n>:LEVel:DELTa? SPECtrum:MARKer:RCOunt? Returns the number of detected peaks.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications Suffix: <n> Return values: <ResultValues> List of numeric values with shape <freq>,<level>,..Usage: Query only SPECtrum:MARKer:RESult<n>:DELTa? Returns the difference in the values between the n-th marker and the reference marker.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications SPECtrum:MARKer:RESult<n>:LEVel:DELTa? Returns the delta level, the difference between the level of the specified marker and the level of the reference marker. Suffix: <n> Return values: <ResultLevelDifference> Usage: Query only 16.8.4.5 Display Settings for Spectrum and Spectrogram ............
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications SPECtrum:DIAGram:COLor:MINimum[:LEVel] <MinimumLevel> Sets the level used as a minimum of the color scale selected with SPECtrum: DIAGram:COLor:SCHeme:SPECtrogram/SPECtrum:DIAGram:COLor:SCHeme: FDOMain. All level values lower than the minimum are displayed with the minimum color. Parameters: <MinimumLevel>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications XY-diagram, combines the voltage levels of two waveforms in one diagram. *RST: DISPlay:XY:XSOurce <Source> Defines the source to be displayed in x-direction in an XY-diagram, replacing the usual time base. Parameters: <Source>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications Suffix: <m> 1..4 The suffix is irrelevant. Parameters: <VoltmeterEnable> ON | OFF *RST: DVM<m>:SOURce <Source> Selects an analog channel as the source of the selected meter measurement. Suffix: <m> 1..4 Sets the number of the meter measurement.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications Example: DVM2:SOUR CH2 DVM2:TYPE DCRMs DVM2:RES? <-- 7.089E-01 An RMS measurement is performed on measurement place 2, on channel 2. The result is 708.9 mV. Usage: Query only DVM<m>:RESult[:ACTual]:STATus? Returns the result value and the status of the result.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications Parameters: <Enable> ON | OFF TCOunter:SOURce Sets the measurement source for the counter. Parameters: <CounterSource> CH1 | CH2 | CH3 | CH4 | TRIGger TRIGger: Trigger source *RST: TRIG TCOunter:RESult[:ACTual]:FREQuency? Returns the frequency of the trigger source.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications ....................... 558 BPLot:REPeat ......................... 558 BPLot:RESet ......................... 558 BPLot:STATe BPLot:ENABle Enables the Bode plot diagram. Parameters: <PlotEnable> ON | OFF *RST: BPLot:AMPLitude:PROFile:COUNt Sets the number of different points that you can define for the amplitude profile. Parameters: <NumberOfPoints>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications BPLot:FREQuency:DATA? Returns the data of the frequency waveform. Parameters: <FrequencyData> Usage: Query only BPLot:FREQuency:STARt Sets the start frequency of the sweep for the Bode plot. Parameters: <StartFrequency> Range: 10 to 25e6 Increment: 1 *RST: BPLot:FREQuency:STOP...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications BPLot:OUTPut[:SOURce] Selects the channel for the output signal of the DUT. Parameters: <OutputSource> CH1 | CH2 | CH3 | CH4 *RST: BPLot:POINts:LOGarithmic Sets the number of points per decade that are measured. Parameters: <PointsPerDecade>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications ....................560 BPLot:AMPLitude:ENABle ..................... 560 BPLot:AMPLitude:POSition ....................560 BPLot:AMPLitude:SCALe BPLot:GAIN:DATA? Returns the data of the gain waveform. Parameters: <GainData> Usage: Query only BPLot:GAIN:ENABle Enables the gain waveform for the Bode plot. Parameters: <Enable>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications Parameters: <Enable> ON | OFF *RST: Usage: Query only BPLot:PHASe:POSition? Sets the vertical position of the phase waveform in divisions. Parameters: <WaveformPosition> Range: -20.0 to 20.0 Increment: 0.1 *RST: Usage: Query only BPLot:PHASe:SCALe?
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Applications Usage: Query only BPLot:MARKer<m>:FREQuency Returns the frequency for the specified marker. Suffix: <m> 1..2 Parameters: <MarkerFrequency> BPLot:MARKer<m>:GAIN? Returns the gain for the specified marker. Suffix: <m> 1..2 Selects the marker number. Parameters: <PhaseValue>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results Suffix: <m> 1..2 Usage: Event 16.9 Documenting Results This chapter describes commands on how to transfer data from the instrument to a computer, how to export data to file, how to print and save screenshots, and how to manage measurement settings.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results REAL Binary format. <Accuracy> is 32. The query returns REAL,32. File format for waveform export is FLT. The data is stored as binary data (Definite Length Block Data according to IEEE 488.2).
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results Example: Set the unsigned integer format, 16 bit data length: FORM UINT,16 FORMat:BORDer <ByteOrder> Defines the byte order for binary data export if is set to REAL or FORMat[:DATA] UINT,16|32.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results Example: FORM ASC CHAN1:DATA? -0.125000,-0.123016,-0.123016,-0.123016, -0.123016,-0.123016,... Example: Chapter 16.2.1.3, "Reading Waveform Data in Real For- mat", on page 421 and Chapter 16.2.1.4, "Reading Waveform Data in Unsigned Integer Format", on page 421 Usage:...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results Suffix: <m> 1..4 The command affects all channels, and the suffix is irrelevant. Setting parameters: <PointSelection> DEFault | MAXimum | DMAXimum Sets the range for data queries. DEFault Waveform points that are visible on the screen.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results Suffix: <m> 1..4 Selects the input channel. The number of channels depends on the instrument. Parameters: <EnvelopeData> List of values according to the format settings - the voltages of the envelope points.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results CALCulate:MATH<m>:DATA? Returns the data of the math waveform points for transmission from the instrument to the controlling computer. The waveforms data can be used in MATHLAB, for example. To set the export format, use on page 563.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results 16.9.1.4 Reference Waveforms In addition to the commands described below, consider also the following commands: ● on page 573 REFCurve<m>:DATA:XINCrement? ● on page 573 REFCurve<m>:DATA:XORigin? ● on page 574 REFCurve<m>:DATA:YINCrement? ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results 16.9.1.5 Masks In addition to the commands described below, consider also the following commands: ● on page 573 MASK:DATA:XINCrement? ● on page 573 MASK:DATA:XORigin? ● on page 574 MASK:DATA:YINCrement? ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results 16.9.1.7 Parameters for Data Evaluation To analyze waveform data, you need some parameters, which are queried using the following commands. The commands in this chapter use numeric suffixes: ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results CHANnel<m>:DATA:XORigin? CHANnel<m>:DATA:ENVelope:XORigin? CALCulate:MATH<m>:DATA:XORigin? MASK:DATA:XORigin? LOGic<p>:DATA:XORigin? DIGital<m>:DATA:XORigin? REFCurve<m>:DATA:XORigin? Return the time of the first sample of the indicated waveform. The commands are relevant for data conversion if binary data format is defined (FORM UINT, 8|16|32).
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results DIGital<m>:DATA:YORigin? REFCurve<m>:DATA:YORigin? Return the voltage value for binary value 0 of the indicated waveform. The commands are relevant for data conversion if binary data format is defined (FORM UINT, 8|16|32).
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results Suffix: <m> 1..4 Return values: <Yresolution> For default waveforms, the resolution is 8 bit. If high resolution, average or filter are set for the waveform, the resolution is 16 bit. Example: Chapter 16.2.1.4, "Reading Waveform Data in Unsigned Integer...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results Example: FORMAT CSV EXPort:WAVeform:NAME "/USB_FRONT/WAVEFORMS/WFM01" EXPort:WAVeform:SAVE The waveform data is saved to WFM01.CSV. EXPort:WAVeform:SAVE Executes saving a waveform, for which the path and filename have been defined by EXPort:WAVeform:NAME.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results Before starting, make sure that: ● The path for storage is defined correctly by MMEMory:CDIRectory ● The file name for storage is defined by MMEMory:NAME. Example: Chapter 16.2.1.1, "Saving Screenshots to File", on page 419 Usage:...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results HCOPy:COLor:SCHeme <ColorScheme> Defines the color mode for screenshots. Parameters: <ColorScheme> COLor | GRAYscale | INVerted INVerted inverts the colors of the output, i.e. a dark waveform is depicted on a white background. *RST: COLor Example:...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results MMEMory:DRIVes? Returns the storage devices available on the R&S RTM3000. Parameters: <Drive> List of strings, for example, ""/INT"",""/USB_FRONT"" /INT: internal storage /USB_FRONT: USB connector on the front panel /USB_REAR: USB connector on the rear panel Usage: Query only...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results Example: Chapter 16.2.1.2, "Saving, Copying, and Loading Setup Data", on page 420 MMEMory:RDIRectory <DirectoryName> Deletes the specified directory. Note: All subdirectories and all files in the specified directory and in the subdirectories will be deleted! You cannot delete the current directory or a superior directory.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results Example: Query with filter: MMEM:DCAT? "/USB_FRONT/DA*" received "DATA,,0","DATA_NEW,,0" MMEM:DCAT:LENG? "/USB_FRONT/DA*" received 2 Usage: Query only MMEMory:DCATalog:LENGth? <PathName> Returns the number of directories in specified directory. The result corresponds to the number of strings returned by the MMEMory:DCATalog? command.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results Example: Query for TXT files in the DATA directory, with relative path: MMEM:CDIR "/USB_FRONT/DATA"' MMEM:CAT? "*.TXT" received: 511104,8633856,"MONDAY.TXT,,8" MMEM:CAT:LENGTH? "*.TXT" received 1 Example: Chapter 16.2.1.2, "Saving, Copying, and Loading Setup Data", on page 420 Usage:...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Documenting Results Setting parameters: <FileSource> String parameter Path and name of the file to be moved <FileDestination> String parameter Path and name of the new file Example: MMEM:MOVE "/INT/SETTINGS/SET001.SET", "/USB_FRONT/SETTINGS/SET001.SET" Usage: Setting only MMEMory:DELete <FileSource>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 General Instrument Setup MMEMory:STORe:STATe <StateNumber>,<FileName> Saves the current device settings to the specified file in the current directory. Setting parameters: <StateNumber> Range: 1 to 1 Increment: 0 *RST: <FileName> String parameter File name, with or without file extension Example: MMEM:CDIR "/USB_FRONT/DATA"'...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 General Instrument Setup DISPlay:PERSistence:TYPE <Type> Defines how long every new data point remains on the screen. Parameters: <Type> OFF | TIME | INFinite Deactivates persistence. TIME Data points remain on the screen for the duration defined with DISPlay:PERSistence:TIME.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 General Instrument Setup The waveform does not persist on the screen. Only the currently measured values are displayed. *RST: DISPlay:PERSistence:INFinite <InfinitePersistence> Sets the persistence time to infinite if is ON. each DISPlay:PERSistence[:STATe] new data point remains on the screen infinitely until this setting is changed or the per- sistence is cleared.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 General Instrument Setup DISPlay:INTensity:GRID <Intensity> Defines the brightness of the grid lines in the diagram. Parameters: <Intensity> Range: 0 to 100 Increment: 1 *RST: not available, *RST does not change the intensity Default unit: % DISPlay:INTensity:WAVeform <Intensity>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 General Instrument Setup DOTS Only the data points are displayed. *RST: VECT DISPlay:GRID:ANNotation[:ENABle] <State> Enables or disables the display of scale values and units for the x-axis and y-axis at the grid lines.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 General Instrument Setup Calibration? returns information on the state of the self-alignment. Return values ≠ 0 indicate an error. Same as *CAL?. Return values: <SelfAlignment> Numeric status indicator CALibration:STATe? Returns the overall state of the self-alignment. Return values: <SelfAlignmentState>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 General Instrument Setup Parameters: <Hour> Range: 0 to 23 Increment: 1 Default unit: h <Minute> Range: 0 to 59 Increment: 1 Default unit: min <Second> Range: 0 to 59 Increment: 1 Default unit: s Usage: SCPI confirmed...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 General Instrument Setup SYSTem:SET <Setup> Defines or queries the device settings that can be saved and load manually with [File] > "Device Settings". Parameters: <Setup> 488.2 block data Usage: SCPI confirmed SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]? Returns the oldest item of the error/event queue and removes it from the queue.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 General Instrument Setup SYSTem:DFPRint? Returns the device footprint of the instrument. The device footprint contains the config- uration of the instrument, installed modules, installed software and software licenses. This information is written in the device footprint xml file might be useful in case of maintenance or support request.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 General Instrument Setup SYSTem:COMMunicate:INTerface:ETHernet:IPADdress SYSTem:COMMunicate:INTerface:ETHernet:SUBNet SYSTem:COMMunicate:INTerface:ETHernet:GATeway Return or specify. ● IP address of the instrument. ● IP subnet mask used by the instrument. ● IP gateway used by the instrument. Parameters: <FirstByte>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 General Instrument Setup SYSTem:COMMunicate:INTerface:ETHernet:TRANsfer <TransferMode> Enables automatic transfer speed selection, or selects one of the predefined settings that corresponds to your network data rate. Parameters: <TransferMode> AUTO | FD10 | FD100 | HD10 | HD100 AUTO Automatic transfer speed FD10 | FD100 | HD10 | HD100...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 General Instrument Setup TRIGger:OUT:MODE <OutputMode> Defines which signals are generated at the [Aux Out] connector. Parameters: <OutputMode> OFF | TRIGger | REFerence | MASK No output TRIGger Outputs a pulse when the instrument triggers. REFerence Outputs a 10 MHz reference frequency.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Example: Chapter 16.2.2.2, "Using DIAGnostic:UPDdate:TRANsfer", on page 423 DIAGnostic:UPDate:TRANsfer:DATA <Offset>,<Checksum>,<Data> Sends the firmware update file data to the internal RAM of the instrument Setting parameters: <Offset> Specifies the byte offset of the blockdata in the file. <Checksum>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis ● Audio (Option R&S RTM-K5)................660 ● MIL-1553 (Option R&S RTM-K6)................672 ● ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7)............... 695 16.11.1 General .......................598 BUS<b>:TYPE ......................598 BUS<b>:STATe ......................598 BUS<b>:FORMat ......................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:LABel <Label> Defines an additional name label for the selected bus. The maximum name length is 8 characters, and only ASCII characters provided on the on-screen keypad can be used. Suffix: <b>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:POSition <Position> Sets the vertical position of the decoded bus signal in divisions on the screen. Suffix: <b> 1..4 Parameters: <Position> Range: 5 to -5 Increment: 0.02 *RST: -3.5 Default unit: DIV...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis ................... 602 BUS<b>:SPI:MOSI:SOURce ................... 602 BUS<b>:SPI:MISO:SOURce ................... 602 BUS<b>:SPI:DATA:POLarity ................... 602 BUS<b>:SPI:MOSI:POLarity ................... 603 BUS<b>:SPI:MISO:POLarity .....................603 BUS<b>:SPI:BORDer ......................603 BUS<b>:SPI:SSIZe BUS<b>:SPI:CS:SOURce <Source> Selects the input channel of the chip select line. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <Polarity> POSitive | NEGative POSitive: rising slope NEGative: falling slope *RST: BUS<b>:SPI:DATA:SOURce <Source> BUS<b>:SPI:MOSI:SOURce <MosiSource> Selects the input channel of the MOSI / MISO line. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Suffix: <b> 1..4 Parameters: <MosiPolarity> ACTLow | ACTHigh *RST: ACTH BUS<b>:SPI:MISO:POLarity <MisoPolarity> Selects whether transmitted data is high active (high = 1) or low active (low = 1) on the MISO line.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis ● on page 435 CHANnel<m>:THReshold In all BUS<b>:SSPI... commands, the suffix <b> selects the bus..................604 BUS<b>:SSPI:CLOCk:SOURce ..................604 BUS<b>:SSPI:CLOCk:POLarity ..................604 BUS<b>:SSPI:DATA:SOURce ..................604 BUS<b>:SSPI:MOSI:SOURce ..................605 BUS<b>:SSPI:MISO:SOURce ..................605 BUS<b>:SSPI:DATA:POLarity ..................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <MosiSource> CH1 | CH2 | CH3 | CH4 | D0..D15 *RST: BUS<b>:SSPI:MISO:SOURce <MisoSource> Selects the input channel of the optional MISO line. Suffix: <b> 1 | 3. Bus 2 or 4 is not available if the MISO source is used on bus 1 or 3, respectively.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <MisoPolarity> ACTLow | ACTHigh *RST: ACTH BUS<b>:SSPI:BITime <BurstIdleTime> Within the idle time the data and clock lines are low. A new frame begins when the idle time has expired and the clock line has been inactive during that time.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis ● to SBUS1 | SBUS2 TRIGger:A:SOURce ....................607 TRIGger:A:SOURce:SPI ....................607 TRIGger:A:SPI:MODE ....................607 TRIGger:A:SPI:PATTern ....................608 TRIGger:A:SPI:PLENgth ....................608 TRIGger:A:SPI:POFFset TRIGger:A:SOURce:SPI <SpiSource> Selects the MOSI or the MISO line as trigger source. Only relevant, if both lines are used and configured.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis TRIGger:A:SPI:PLENgth <PatternLength> Returns the number of bits in the previously defined bit pattern (TRIGger:A:SPI: PATTern). The command can also be used to shorten a previously defined bit pattern. Parameters: <PatternLength>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Return values: <FrameCount> Total number of decoded frames. Usage: Query only BUS<b>:SPI:FRAME<n>:STATus? Returns the overall state of the specified frame. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame. Return values: <Status>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Return values: <StopTime> Range: depends on sample rate, record length, and time base Increment: depends on the time base Default unit: s Usage: Query only BUS<b>:SPI:FRAME<n>:DATA:MOSI? Returns the data words of the specified frame of the MOSI line. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Return values: <WordCount> Number of words Usage: Query only BUS<b>:SPI:FRAME<n>:WORD<o>:STARt? Returns the start time of the specified data word. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame. <o> Selects the word number.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis <n> Selects the frame (1...n) <o> Selects the word number (1...o) Return values: <Data> Decimal value of the data word Usage: Query only BUS<b>:SPI:FRAME<n>:WORD<o>:MISO? Returns the data value of the specified word on the optional MISO line. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:I2C:CLOCk:SOURce <Source> Sets the input channel to which the clock line is connected. Suffix: <b> 1..4 Parameters: <Source> CH1 | CH2 | CH3 | CH4 | D0..D15 CH3 and CH4 are only available with 4-channel R&S RTM3000 oscilloscopes.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis RESTart Restarted message. The restart is a repeated start condition. STOP End of the message. The stop condition is a rising slope on SDA while SCL is high. MACKnowledge Missing acknowledge.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <AddressString> String with max. 7 or 10 characters, depending on the address length. Characters 0, 1, and X are allowed, but X cannot be assigned to a specified bit. If at least one X occurs in the address, the complete address is set to X.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis TRIGger:A:I2C:POFFset <PatternByteOffset> Sets the number of bytes before the first byte of interest, relating to the end of the address bytes. Parameters: <PatternByteOffset> Number of ignored bytes Range: 0 to 4095 Increment: 1...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame. Return values: <DataWords> Comma-separated list of decimal values of the data bytes. Example: BUS:I2C:FRAM2:DATA? returns four data bytes: -> 69,158,174,161 Usage: Query only BUS<b>:I2C:FRAMe<n>:STATus?
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame. Return values: <EndTime> Range: depends on sample rate, record length, and time base Increment: depends on the time base Default unit: s Usage: Query only BUS<b>:I2C:FRAMe<n>:AACCess?
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis <n> Selects the frame. Return values: <AddressComplete> ON | OFF Address was received completely. Usage: Query only BUS<b>:I2C:FRAMe<n>:ADBStart? Returns the start time of the address acknowledge bit. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Return values: <SlaveAddress> Decimal value Range: 0 to 1023 Increment: 1 Usage: Query only BUS<b>:I2C:FRAMe<n>:AMODe? Returns the address length. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame. Return values: <AddressMode>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Example: BUS:I2C:FRAM2:BCO? -> 4 Usage: Query only BUS<b>:I2C:FRAMe<n>:BYTE<o>:ACCess? Returns the acknowledge bit value of the specified data byte. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame. <o> Selects the byte number. Return values: <Acknowledge>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis <o> Selects the byte number. Return values: <ByteComplete> ON | OFF Data byte was received completely. Usage: Query only BUS<b>:I2C:FRAMe<n>:BYTE<o>:STARt? Returns the start time of the specified data byte. Suffix: <b>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis 16.11.4 UART (Option R&S RTM-K2) The Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) converts a word of data into serial data, and vice versa. ● UART - Configuration....................623 ● UART - Trigger......................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <TxSource> CH1 | CH2 | CH3 | CH4 | NONE | D0..D15 NONE Disables the optional TX line. *RST: NONE BUS<b>:UART:POLarity <IdleState> Defines the logic levels of the bus. The idle state corresponds to a logic 1, and the start bit to a logic 0.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:UART:PARity <Parity> Defines the optional parity bit that is used for error detection. Suffix: <b> 1..2 Selects the bus. Note: SPI and UART protocols occupy two bus lines. Parameters: <Parity>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis 16.11.4.2 UART - Trigger To configure the protocol trigger, make sure to set first: ● to BUS TRIGger:A:TYPE ● to SBUS1 | SBUS2 TRIGger:A:SOURce ..................... 626 TRIGger:A:SOURce:UART ....................626 TRIGger:A:UART:MODE ....................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis *RST: SBIT TRIGger:A:UART:PATTern <DataPattern> Defines the bit pattern as trigger condition. Parameters: <DataPattern> Binary pattern with max. 32 bit. Characters 0, 1, and X are allowed. *RST: 1 = "00000001"...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:UART:FRAMe<n>:STOP? BUS<b>:UART:RX:FRAMe<n>:STOP? BUS<b>:UART:TX:FRAMe<n>:STOP? Return the end time of the specified frame. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame. Return values: <TxFrameStop> Time in s, range depends on sample rate, record length, and time base Usage: Query only...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis <n> Selects the frame. Return values: <WordCount> Number of words (symbols, characters) Usage: Query only BUS<b>:UART:FRAMe<n>:WORD<o>:SOURce? Returns the line on which the specified word was transferred. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BREak: break condition found. A start bit is not followed by a stop bit, and the data line remains at logic 0 for longer than a UART word. Usage: Query only BUS<b>:UART:FRAMe<n>:WORD<o>:STARt?
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:UART:FRAMe<n>:WORD<o>:TXValue? BUS<b>:UART:RX:FRAMe<n>:WORD<o>:VALue? BUS<b>:UART:TX:FRAMe<n>:WORD<o>:VALue? Return the value of the specified symbol (word) on the Rx line and Tx line, respectively. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame. <o> Selects the word number.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <Source> CH1 | CH2 | CH3 | CH4 | D0..D15 Logic channels D0..D15 are available if MSO option R&S RTM- B1 is installed. *RST: BUS<b>:CAN:TYPE <SignalType> Selects the CAN-High or CAN-Low line.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis 16.11.5.2 CAN - Trigger To configure the protocol trigger, make sure to set first: ● to BUS TRIGger:A:TYPE ● to SBUS1 | SBUS2 TRIGger:A:SOURce ....................634 TRIGger:A:CAN:TYPE ....................635 TRIGger:A:CAN:FTYPe ....................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis ERRCondition Identifies various errors in the frame. Specify the "Error" with TRIGger:A:CAN:ACKerror, TRIGger:A:CAN:BITSterror, TRIGger:A:CAN:CRCerror and TRIGger:A:CAN:FORMerror. *RST: STOF TRIGger:A:CAN:FTYPe <FrameType> Specifies the frame type to be triggered on if is set to FTYPe.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <Identifier> String containing binary pattern with 11 bit or 29 bit. Characters 0, 1, and X are allowed. TRIGger:A:CAN:DCONdition <DataCondition> Sets the comparison condition for data: If the pattern contains at least one X (don't care), you can trigger on values equal or not equal to the specified value.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis TRIGger:A:CAN:BITSterror <BitStuffingError> Triggers on bit stuffing errors. See also: "Stuff Bit" on page 286. The command is relevant if is set to ERRCondition. TRIGger:A:CAN:TYPE Parameters: <BitStuffingError> ON | OFF *RST: TRIGger:A:CAN:CRCerror <CRCerror>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis .................642 BUS<b>:CAN:FRAMe<n>:IDValue? ................642 BUS<b>:CAN:FRAMe<n>:BSEPosition? .................642 BUS<b>:CAN:FRAMe<n>:BCOunt? ..............643 BUS<b>:CAN:FRAMe<n>:BYTE<o>:STATe? ..............643 BUS<b>:CAN:FRAMe<n>:BYTE<o>:VALue? BUS<b>:CAN:FCOunt? Returns the number of received frames. Suffix: <b> 1..4 Return values: <FrameCount> Total number of decoded frames. Usage: Query only BUS<b>:CAN:FRAMe<n>:TYPE?
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis NOACk: acknowlegde is missing INSufficient: frame is not completely contained in the acquisition. The acquired part of the frame is valid. Usage: Query only BUS<b>:CAN:FRAMe<n>:STARt? Returns the start time of the specified frame. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame (1...n). Return values: <AcknowledgeState> OK | UNDF UNDF: Undefined Usage: Query only BUS<b>:CAN:FRAMe<n>:ACKValue? Returns the value of the acknowledge field. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Usage: Query only BUS<b>:CAN:FRAMe<n>:DLCState? Returns the state of the data length code. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame (1...n). Return values: <DLCState> OK | UNDF UNDF: Undefined Usage: Query only BUS<b>:CAN:FRAMe<n>:DLCValue?
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame (1...n). Return values: <IdentifierType> ANY | B11 | B29 Usage: Query only BUS<b>:CAN:FRAMe<n>:IDValue? Returns the identifier of the specified frame. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:CAN:FRAMe<n>:BYTE<o>:STATe? Returns the state of the specified data byte. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame (1...n). <o> Selects the byte number (1...m). Return values: <ByteStatus> OK | UNDF UNDF: Undefined Usage: Query only...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis SEARch:PROTocol:CAN:CONDition <SearchCondition> Sets the event or combination of events to be searched for. Depending on the selected event, further settings are required. Parameters: <SearchCondition> FRAMe | ERRor | IDENtifier | IDData | IDERror FRAMe Search for a frame type.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis *RST: SEARch:PROTocol:CAN:ACKerror <AcknowledgeError> Searches for acknowledgement errors. An acknowledgement error occurs when the transmitter does not receive an acknowledgment - a dominant bit during the Ack Slot. The command is relevant if is set to ERRor or SEARch:PROTocol:CAN:CONDition...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis SEARch:PROTocol:CAN:FTYPe <FrameType> Specifies the frame type to be searched for if SEARch:PROTocol:CAN:CONDition set to IDENtifier. Parameters: <FrameType> DATA | REMote | ANY SEARch:PROTocol:CAN:ITYPe <IdType> Selects the length of the identifier: 11 bit for CAN base frames, or 29 bits for CAN extended frames.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <DataLength> Range: 0 to 8 Increment: 1 *RST: Default unit: Byte SEARch:PROTocol:CAN:DCONdition <DataCondition> Sets the comparison condition for data: If the pattern contains at least one X (don't care), you can trigger on values equal or not equal to the specified value.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis ● on page 435 CHANnel<m>:THReshold In all BUS<b>:LIN... commands, the suffix <b> selects the bus.................... 648 BUS<b>:LIN:DATA:SOURce .....................648 BUS<b>:LIN:POLarity ....................648 BUS<b>:LIN:STANdard ..................... 648 BUS<b>:LIN:BITRate BUS<b>:LIN:DATA:SOURce <Source> Sets the source of the data line.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Suffix: <b> 1..4 Parameters: <BitRate> Range: 100 bit/s to 5 Mbit/s *RST: 9,6E03 Default unit: Bit/s 16.11.6.2 LIN - Trigger To configure the protocol trigger, make sure to set first: ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis TRIGger:A:LIN:CHKSerror <ChecksumError> Triggers on a checksum error. The checksum verifies the correct data transmission. It is the last byte of the frame response. The checksum includes not only the data but also the protected identifier (PID).
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <Identifier> String containing binary pattern. Characters 0, 1, and X are allowed. Enter the 6 bit identifier without parity bits, not the pro- tected identifier. TRIGger:A:LIN:DATA <Data> Defines the data pattern.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis ................. 654 BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:CSValue? ................654 BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:IDPValue? .................. 654 BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:IDSTate? ...................654 BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:IDValue? ................. 655 BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:SYSTate? ..................655 BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:SYValue? .................655 BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:VERSion? .................. 656 BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:BCOunt? ..............656 BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:BYTE<o>:STATe? ..............656 BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:BYTE<o>:VALue? BUS<b>:LIN:FCOunt? Returns the number of received frames of the active LIN bus.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:STARt? Returns the start time of the specified frame. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame (1...n). Return values: <StartTime> Range: depends on sample rate, record length, and time base Increment: depends on the time base Default unit: s...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:CSValue? Returns the checksum value. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame (1...n). Return values: <ChecksumValue> Decimal value Usage: Query only BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:IDPValue? Returns the parity value. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis <n> Selects the frame (1...n). Return values: <IdentifierValue> Decimal value Usage: Query only BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:SYSTate? Returns the state of the sync field for the specified frame. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:BCOunt? Returns the number of data bytes in the specified frame. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Selects the frame (1...n). Return values: <ByteCount> Number of words (bytes) Usage: Query only BUS<b>:LIN:FRAMe<n>:BYTE<o>:STATe? Returns the state of the specified data byte.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Usage: Query only 16.11.6.4 LIN - Search .................. 657 SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:CONDition ..................658 SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:FRAMe ..................658 SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:IPERror ..................658 SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:CHKSerror ..................658 SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:SYERror ..................659 SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:ICONdition ..................659 SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:IDENtifier ..................659 SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:DLENgth ................659 SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:DCONdition ..................660 SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:DATA...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:FRAMe <Frame> Selects the frame type to be searched for. The command is relevant if is set to FRAMe. SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:CONDition Parameters: <Frame> SOF | WAKeup SOF: start of frame WAKeup: Wakeup frame *RST: SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:IPERror <IdParityError>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:ICONdition <IdCondition> Sets the comparison condition for the identifier: If the pattern contains at least one X (don't care), you can trigger on values equal or not equal to the specified value. If the pattern contains only 0 and 1, you can also trigger on a range greater than or lower than the specified value.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:DATA <Data> Defines the data pattern. The pattern length is defined with SEARch:PROTocol:LIN: DLENgth. The command is relevant if is set to IDData. SEARch:PROTocol:LIN:CONDition Parameters: <Data> String containing binary pattern with max. 64 bit. Characters 0, 1, and X are allowed.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis TDM: time division multiplexed audio format to transfer up to 8 audio data channels on one line *RST: BUS<b>:I2S:BORDer <BitOrder> Sets the bit order in the audio data words. Usually, the MSB is transmitted first. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <ChannelOrder> LFIRst | RFIRst LFIRst: left channel first RFIRst: right channel first *RST: LFIR BUS<b>:I2S:CHANnel:TDMCount <ChannelCount> Sets the number of channels transmitted on the TDM audio line. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <Threshold> *RST: Default unit: V BUS<b>:I2S:DATA:POLarity <DataPolarity> Defines the interpretation of high and low signal states. Suffix: <b> 1..4 Parameters: <DataPolarity> ACTHigh | ACTLow ACTHigh Active high: HIGH (signal level above the threshold level) = 1 and LOW (signal level below the threshold level) = 0 ACTLow Active low: HIGH = 0 and LOW = 1...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Suffix: <b> 1..4 Parameters: <DisplayMode> SEQuential | PARallel | STRack | PTRack | TRACk | SDSignal SEQuential The decoded data words of the channels are shown in sequen- tial, horizontal order.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis For TDM signals (BUS<b>:I2S:AVARiant is set to TDM), the polarity defines the edge of the frame synchronization pulse that identifies the beginning of a frame. Suffix: <b> 1..4 Parameters: <WordSelectPolarity>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis ................667 TRIGger:A:I2S:CHANnel:RIGHt:DMIN ..............667 TRIGger:A:I2S:CHANnel:TDM<n>:CONDition .................668 TRIGger:A:I2S:CHANnel:TDM<n>:DMAX ................668 TRIGger:A:I2S:CHANnel:TDM<n>:DMIN ....................668 TRIGger:A:I2S:FUNCtion ......................668 TRIGger:A:I2S:TYPE ....................669 TRIGger:A:I2S:SOWords ..................669 TRIGger:A:I2S:WINDow:LENGth ..................669 TRIGger:A:I2S:WSELect:SLOPe ....................669 TRIGger:A:I2S:WSSLope BUS<b>:I2S:FCOunt? Returns the number of decoded frames. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis TRIGger:A:I2S:CHANnel:LEFT:DMIN <MinimumValue> Specifies a data pattern, or sets the the start value of a data pattern range. Parameters: <MinimumValue> TRIGger:A:I2S:CHANnel:RIGHt:CONDition <Comparison> Define the operators for comparison of the decoded data words with the specified data words on the specified channel.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis INRange: in range OORange: out of range No range is defined. EQUal | NEQual | GTHan | LTHan Equal, not equal, greater than, less than. These conditions require one data word to be set with TRIGger:A:I2S: CHANnel:TDM<n>:DMIN.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis DATA Triggers on a data word or a data range that occurs on a speci- fied channel. You can also trigger on an AND combination of data conditions on different channels. Use the com- TRIGger:A:I2S:CHANnel:LEFT:CONDition...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:I2S:FRAMe<n>:LEFT:STATe? Returns the state of the specified frame on the left audio channel. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Return values: <State> ERRor | OK | INSufficient ERRor: an error occured in the frame. OK: frame is valid.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Return values: <Value> Signed decimal value Usage: Query only BUS<b>:I2S:FRAMe<n>:STARt? Returns the start time of the specified frame. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Return values: <StartTime>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Return values: <StopTime> Range: depends on sample rate, record length, and time base Increment: depends on the time base Usage: Query only BUS<b>:I2S:FRAMe<n>:TDM<o>:STATe? Returns the state of the specified TDM channel and frame. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <Polarity> POSitive | NEGative *RST: BUS<b>:MILStd:RESPonsetime:INFinite <MaximumInfinite> Suffix: <b> 1..4 Parameters: <MaximumInfinite> ON | OFF *RST: BUS<b>:MILStd:RESPonsetime:MAXimum <MaximumTime> Sets a value for the maximum response time. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <UpperLevel> BUS<b>:MILStd:THReshold:LOW <LowerLevel> Sets the lower threshold level of the signal. Suffix: <b> 1..4 Parameters: <LowerLevel> 16.11.8.2 MIL-1553 Trigger ................676 TRIGger:A:MILStd:COMMand:TYPE ................676 TRIGger:A:MILStd:DATA:CONDition .................676 TRIGger:A:MILStd:DATA:MAXimum ..................676 TRIGger:A:MILStd:DATA:MINimum ..................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis ................682 TRIGger:A:MILStd:WCOunt:MAXimum ................682 TRIGger:A:MILStd:WCOunt:MINimum ....................682 TRIGger:A:MILStd:WORD TRIGger:A:MILStd:COMMand:TYPE <CommandType> Selects the command type. Parameters: <CommandType> AWORd | MCODe *RST: AWOR TRIGger:A:MILStd:DATA:CONDition <Compare> For a data word, sets the triggering condition for the comparison of the decoded value to the defined range.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <DataOffset> EQUal | NEQual | GTHan | GEQual | LEQual | LTHan *RST: TRIGger:A:MILStd:DATA:WORDs <DataWords> For a data word sets the number of words to be triggered on. Parameters: <DataWords>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis TRIGger:A:MILStd:FRAMe <Frame> Parameters: <Frame> COMMand | STATus | DATA | ALL *RST: TRIGger:A:MILStd:MCODe:CODE <ModeCode> Sets a function for the mode code to be triggered on. Parameters: <ModeCode> DBControl | TSYNchronize | TSTatus | ISELftest | TSHutdown | OTSHutdown | ITERminal | OITerminal | RESet | VECTor | RSYNchronize | TLAStcmmand | BITWord | STSHutdown |...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis TRIGger:A:MILStd:RTADdress:CONDition <Compare> For the RT address, sets the triggering condition for the comparison of the decoded value to the defined range. Parameters: <Compare> EQUal | NEQual | GTHan | GEQual | LEQual | LTHan | WITHin | OUTSide *RST: TRIGger:A:MILStd:RTADdress:MAXimum <AddressMaximum>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis TRIGger:A:MILStd:SADDress:MINimum <AddressMinimum> Sets the minimum subaddress. Parameters: <AddressMinimum> 01X-string TRIGger:A:MILStd:STATus:BCReceived <StatusBit> Triggers on the state of the broadcast command received bit of the status word. Parameters: <StatusBit> 0 | 1 | X *RST: TRIGger:A:MILStd:STATus:BUSY <StatusBit>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis TRIGger:A:MILStd:STATus:SREQuest <StatusBit> Triggers on the state of the service request bit of the status word. Parameters: <StatusBit> 0 | 1 | X *RST: TRIGger:A:MILStd:STATus:SUBSystem <StatusBit> Triggers on the state of the subsystem flag bit of the status word. Parameters: <StatusBit>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis RTRT: remote terminal to remote terminal transmission. MCData: mode code data. *RST: BCRT TRIGger:A:MILStd:TYPE <TriggerMode> Selects the type of trigger. Parameters: <TriggerMode> SYNChronization | FRAME | ERRor | COMMand | STATus | DATA *RST: SYNC...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis RESet: reset remote terminal. VECTor: transmit vector word. RSYNchronize: synchronize with data. TLAStcmmand: transmit last command word. BITWord: transmit BIT word. STSHutdown: selected transmitter shutdown. OSTShutdown: override selected transmitter shutdown. *RST: Usage: Query only...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:MILStd:WORD<n>:COMMand:WCOunt? For a command word, returns the word count. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Return values: <WordCount> Usage: Query only BUS<b>:MILStd:WORD<n>:DATA? Returns the value of the specified data word. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:MILStd:WORD<n>:RTIMe? Return the response time of the specified word. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Return values: <ResponseTime> Usage: Query only BUS<b>:MILStd:WORD<n>:STARt? Returns the start time of the specified word. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:MILStd:WORD<n>:STATus:BUSY? Returns the state of the busy bit of the specified status word. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Return values: <BitState> Usage: Query only BUS<b>:MILStd:WORD<n>:STATus:DBCaccept? Returns the state of the dynamic bus control bit of the specified status word. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:MILStd:WORD<n>:STATus:RTADdress? Returns the RT address of the specified status word. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Return values: <RTAddress> Usage: Query only BUS<b>:MILStd:WORD<n>:STATus:SREQuest? Returns the state of the service request bit of the specified word. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:MILStd:WORD<n>:STOP? Returns the stop time of the word of the specified word. Suffix: <b> 1..4 <n> Return values: <StopTime> Usage: Query only BUS<b>:MILStd:WORD<n>:TRMode? Returns the transmission direction of the specified word. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <DataMinimum> 01X-string SEARch:PROTocol:MILStd:DATA:OFFSet <DataOffset> For a data word, searches for a data offset. Parameters: <DataOffset> *RST: SEARch:PROTocol:MILStd:DATA:WORDs <DataWords> For a data word, searches for a number of words. Parameters: <DataWords>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis SEARch:PROTocol:MILStd:RTADdress:MINimum <AddressMinimum> For an RT address, searches for the minimum address. Parameters: <AddressMinimum> 01X-string SEARch:PROTocol:MILStd:SADDress:CONDition <Comparison> For a subaddress, searches for a comparison condition. Parameters: <Comparison> OFF | EQUal | NEQual | GTHan | GEQual | LEQual | LTHan | WITHin | OUTSide *RST: SEARch:PROTocol:MILStd:SADDress:MAXimum <AddressMaximum>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <StatusBit> 0 | 1 | X *RST: SEARch:PROTocol:MILStd:STATus:DBCaccept <StatusBit> Searches for a dynamic bus control accept bit of a status word. Parameters: <StatusBit> 0 | 1 | X *RST: SEARch:PROTocol:MILStd:STATus:INSTrument <StatusBit>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Parameters: <StatusBit> 0 | 1 | X *RST: SEARch:PROTocol:MILStd:TRMode <DataDirection> Selects the transmission mode to be searched for. Parameters: <DataDirection> TRANsmit | RECeive | EITHer *RST: EITH SEARch:PROTocol:MILStd:TTYPe <TransmissionType>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis SEARch:PROTocol:MILStd:WSTart <WordStart> Selects a word start to be searched for. Parameters: <WordStart> COMMand | STATus | DATA *RST: COMM 16.11.9 ARINC 429 (Option R&S RTM-K7) ● ARINC 429 Configuration..................695 ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis BUS<b>:ARINc:POLarity <Polarity> Sets the wire on which the bus signal is measured. Suffix: <b> 1..4 Parameters: <Polarity> ALEG | BLEG | NORMal | INVerted *RST: ALEG BUS<b>:ARINc:SOURce <Source> Sets the channel for the signal source.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis TRIGger:A:ARINc:DATA:OFFSet <DataOffset> Sets a data offset. Parameters: <DataOffset> TRIGger:A:ARINc:DATA:SIZE <DataSize> Sets the data size. Parameters: <DataSize> TRIGger:A:ARINc:ERRor:CODing <ErrorEnable> Enables triggering when a coding error occurs. Parameters: <ErrorEnable> ON | OFF *RST: TRIGger:A:ARINc:ERRor:GAP <ErrorEnable>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis TRIGger:A:ARINc:LABel:CONDition <Compare> Define the operators for comparison of the decoded label condition with the specified label. Parameters: <Compare> EQUal | NEQual | GTHan | GEQual | LEQual | LTHan | WITHin | OUTSide INRange: in range OORange: out of range...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis TRIGger:A:ARINc:TTIMe:CONDition <Compare> Define the operators for comparison of the decoded transmission time condition with the specified data. Parameters: <Compare> GTHan | LTHan | WITHin | OUTSide *RST: TRIGger:A:ARINc:TTIMe:MAXimum <TransmissionTimeMax>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis ................. 703 BUS<b>:ARINc:WORD<n>:STARt? ................703 BUS<b>:ARINc:WORD<n>:STATus? ..................703 BUS<b>:ARINc:WORD<n>:STOP? BUS<b>:ARINc:WCOunt? Returns the number of decoded words. Suffix: <b> 1..4 Return values: <WordCount> Usage: Query only BUS<b>:ARINc:DATA:FORMat <StandardDecodeFormat> Sets the decoding data format for the specified ARINC 429 bus. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Usage: Query only BUS<b>:ARINc:WORD<n>:LABel[:VALue]? Returns the decimal value of the label of the specified word. Suffix: <b> 1..4 Return values: <LabelValue> Usage: Query only BUS<b>:ARINc:WORD<n>:PARity? Returns the parity of the specified word. Suffix: <b>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis Suffix: <b> 1..4 Return values: <SSM> Usage: Query only BUS<b>:ARINc:WORD<n>:STARt? Returns the start time of the specified word. Suffix: <b> 1..4 Return values: <StartTime> Usage: Query only BUS<b>:ARINc:WORD<n>:STATus? Returns the overall state of the specified word.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis ................. 705 SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:DATA:OFFSet ................705 SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:DATA:SIZE ..................705 SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:ERRor ................. 706 SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:FORMat ..............706 SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:LABel:CONDition ..............706 SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:LABel:MAXimum ..............706 SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:LABel:MINimum ..................706 SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:SDI ..................707 SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:SSM ................ 707 SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:WORD[:TYPE] SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:CONDition Sets the event or combination of events to be searched for.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis The command is relevant if is set to LDATa. SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:CONDition Parameters: <DataCondition> EQUal | NEQual | GTHan | GEQual | LEQual | LTHan | WITHin | OUTSide SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:DATA:MAXimum Searches for a maximum value of the data if SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:DATA:...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Serial Bus Analysis SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:FORMat Searches for a data format. The command is relevant if is set to LDATa. SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:CONDition Parameters: <DataFormat> DATA | DSSM | DSDI | DSSSm SSMData: SSM+Data SDIData: SDI+Data SSData: SSM+Data +SDI SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:LABel:CONDition...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) Parameters: <SDIvalue> ANY | S00 | S01 | S10 | S11 SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:SSM Searches for specified sign/status matrix (SSM) bits. The command is relevant if is set to LDATa. SEARch:PROTocol:ARINc:CONDition Parameters: <SSMvalue>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) ....................708 POWer:RESult:TABLe ..................709 POWer:SOURce:CURRent<n> ..................709 POWer:SOURce:VOLTage<n> ....................709 POWer:STATistics:RESet ....................709 POWer:STATistics:VISible POWer:ATYPe Sets the type of power analysis measurement. Parameters: <AnalysisType> OFF | QUALity | CONSumption | HARMonicsINRushcurrent | RIPPle | SPECtrumSWITchingloss | SLEWrateMODulation | DONResistance | EFFiciencySWITchingloss | TURNonoff | TRANsient...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) Parameters: <Visible> ON | OFF *RST: POWer:SOURce:CURRent<n> Sets the channel for the current source. Connect the current probe in flow direction of the current. Suffix: <n>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) 16.12.2 Probe Adjustment POWer:DESKew[:EXECute] Starts the automatic deskew procedure to align the waveforms of all visible channels. It is necessary to deskew if a current and a voltage probe is used in the measurment. Use the R&S RT-ZF20 power deskew fixture to deskew the probes.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) Parameters: <OutputFolderPath> String parameter POWer:REPort:SITE Sets a site value that can be shown at the titel page of a report. Parameters: <SiteString> String parameter POWer:REPort:TEMPerature <Temperature> Sets a temperature value that can be shown at the titel page of a report.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:CONSumption:REPort:ADD Adds the result to the report list. Usage: Event POWer:CONSumption:RESTart Restarts the consumption measurement. Usage: Event POWer:CONSumption:RESult:APParent? Queries the apparent power, the magnitude of the vector sum of real and reactive power.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:CONSumption:RESult:PHASe? Queries the phase angle, the angle between the current and the voltage sine waves. Return values: <Phase> Usage: Query only POWer:CONSumption:RESult:REACtive? Queries the reactive power, the power flow that is temporarily stored in a system because of the inductive and capacitive elements.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:DONResistance:GATE<n>STOP Sets the stop time for the corresponding gate. Suffix: <n> 1..2 Return values: <StopTime> POWer:DONResistance:REPort:ADD Adds the result to the report list. Usage: Event POWer:DONResistance:RESult:DONResistance? Starts the dynamic on resistance measurement.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) Usage: Event POWer:EFFiciency:REPort:ADD Adds the result to the report list. Usage: Event POWer:EFFiciency:RESult:EFFiciency[:ACTual]? POWer:EFFiciency:RESult:EFFiciency:AVG? POWer:EFFiciency:RESult:EFFiciency:NPEak? POWer:EFFiciency:RESult:EFFiciency:PPEak? POWer:EFFiciency:RESult:EFFiciency:STDDev? POWer:EFFiciency:RESult:EFFiciency:WFMCount? Returns the corresponding statistic result for the efficiency. ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:EFFiciency:RESult:OUTPut:REALpower[:ACTual]? POWer:EFFiciency:RESult:OUTPut:REALpower:AVG? POWer:EFFiciency:RESult:OUTPut:REALpower:NPEak? POWer:EFFiciency:RESult:OUTPut:REALpower:PPEak? POWer:EFFiciency:RESult:OUTPut:REALpower:STDDev? POWer:EFFiciency:RESult:OUTPut:REALpower:WFMCount? Returns the corresponding statistic result for the output real power. ● [:ACTual]: current measurement result ● AVG: average of the long-term measurement results ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) .................721 POWer:HARMonics:RESult<n>:VCOunt? ..............722 POWer:HARMonics:RESult<n>:WFMCount? ..................722 POWer:HARMonics:STANdard ....................722 EXPort:POWer:NAME ..................... 722 EXPort:POWer:SAVE POWer:HARMonics:AVAilable? Returns the number of measured harmonics. Return values: <HarmonicsCount> Usage: Query only POWer:HARMonics:DOFRequency <DoFrequency>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) Return values: <AverageValue> Usage: Query only POWer:HARMonics:MEASurement:FREQuency:NPEak? Returns the minimum frequency of the measured signal. Return values: <MinimumValue> Usage: Query only POWer:HARMonics:MEASurement:FREQuency:PPeak? Returns the maximum frequency of the measured signal. Return values: <MaximumValue>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) Return values: <AverageValue> Usage: Query only POWer:HARMonics:MEASurement:THDistortion:NPEak? Returns the minimum total harmonic disortion of the measured signal. Return values: <MinimumValue> Usage: Query only POWer:HARMonics:MEASurement:THDistortion:PPeak? Returns the maximum total harmonic disortion of the measured signal. Return values: <MaximumValue>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) Usage: Event POWer:HARMonics:RESult<n>:FREQency? Queries the frequency of the n-th harmonic. Suffix: <n> 1..40 Return values: <Frequency> Usage: Query only POWer:HARMonics:RESult<n>:LEVel:LIMit? Queries the limit for the level of the n-th harmonic. Suffix: <n>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) Suffix: <n> 1..40 Return values: <LevelAverage> Usage: Query only POWer:HARMonics:RESult<n>:MINimum? Queries the minimum level of the n-th harmonic. Suffix: <n> 1..40 Return values: <LevelMinimum> Usage: Query only POWer:HARMonics:RESult<n>:RESet Resets the count of the measurements.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:HARMonics:RESult<n>:WFMCount? Queries the number of waveforms, for which the harmonics were measured. Suffix: <n> 1..40 Return values: <WaveformCount> Usage: Query only POWer:HARMonics:STANdard <Standard> Sets a standard for the current harmonic measurement. Parameters: <Standard>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:INRushcurrent:GATE<n>:STARt <StartTime> Sets the start measuring time for the selected gate. Suffix: <n> 1..3 Parameters: <StartTime> POWer:INRushcurrent:GATE<n>:STOP <StopTime> Sets the stop measuring time for the selected gate. Suffix: <n>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) Usage: Event POWer:MODulation:RESult:LPEak:AVG? POWer:MODulation:RESult:LPEak:NPEak? POWer:MODulation:RESult:LPEak:PPEak? POWer:MODulation:RESult:LPEak:STDDev? POWer:MODulation:RESult:LPEak:WFMCount? POWer:MODulation:RESult:LPEak[:ACTual]? Return values: <ActualValue> Usage: Query only POWer:MODulation:RESult:MEAN[:ACTual]? POWer:MODulation:RESult:MEAN:AVG? POWer:MODulation:RESult:MEAN:NPEak? POWer:MODulation:RESult:MEAN:PPEak? POWer:MODulation:RESult:MEAN:STDDev? POWer:MODulation:RESult:MEAN:WFMCount? Returns the corresponding statistic result for "Mean". ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) ● WFMCount: the number of waveforms used for the displayed results Return values: <WaveformCount> Usage: Query only POWer:MODulation:RESult:STDDev[:ACTual]? POWer:MODulation:RESult:STDDev:AVG? POWer:MODulation:RESult:STDDev:NPEak? POWer:MODulation:RESult:STDDev:PPEak? POWer:MODulation:RESult:STDDev:STDDev? POWer:MODulation:RESult:STDDev:WFMCount? Returns the corresponding statistic result for the standard deviation. ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:RIPPle:REPort:ADD Adds the result to the report list. Usage: Event POWer:RIPPle:RESult:FREQuency[:ACTual]? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:FREQuency:AVG? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:FREQuency:NPEak? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:FREQuency:PPEak? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:FREQuency:STDDev? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:FREQuency:WFMCount? Returns the corresponding statistic result for the frequency. ● [:ACTual]: current measurement result ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:RIPPle:RESult:MEAN[:ACTual]? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:MEAN:AVG? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:MEAN:NPEak? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:MEAN:PPEak? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:MEAN:STDDev? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:MEAN:WFMCount? Returns the corresponding statistic result for "Mean". ● [:ACTual]: current measurement result ● AVG: average of the long-term measurement results ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:RIPPle:RESult:PDCYcle:STDDev? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:PDCYcle:WFMCount? Returns the corresponding statistic result for the positive duty cycle. ● [:ACTual]: current measurement result ● AVG: average of the long-term measurement results ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) ● PPEak: positive peak value of the long-term measurement results ● STDDev: standard deviation of the long-term measurement results ● WFMCount: the number of waveforms used for the displayed results Return values: <WaveformCount>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) ● AVG: average of the long-term measurement results ● NPEak: negative peak value of the long-term measurement results ● PPEak: positive peak value of the long-term measurement results ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) Return values: <WaveformCount> Usage: Query only POWer:RIPPle:RESult:NDCYcle[:ACTual]? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:NDCYcle:AVG? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:NDCYcle:NPEak? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:NDCYcle:PPEak? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:NDCYcle:STDDev? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:NDCYcle:WFMCount? Returns the corresponding statistic result for the negative duty cycle. ● [:ACTual]: current measurement result ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:RIPPle:RESult:PEAK:NPEak? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:PEAK:PPEak? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:PEAK:STDDev? POWer:RIPPle:RESult:PEAK:WFMCount? Returns the corresponding statistic result for "Vpp". ● [:ACTual]: current measurement result ● AVG: average of the long-term measurement results ● NPEak: negative peak value of the long-term measurement results ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) ● AVG: average of the long-term measurement results ● NPEak: negative peak value of the long-term measurement results ● PPEak: positive peak value of the long-term measurement results ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:SOA:LINear:ADD POWer:SOA:LOGarithmic:ADD Adds a point to the safe operation area definition list. Usage: Event POWer:SOA:LINear:COUNt? POWer:SOA:LOGarithmic:COUNt? Retruns the number of points. Return values: <PointsCount> Usage: Query only POWer:SOA:LINear:INSert <InsertIndex>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:SOA:LINear:POINt<m>:CURRent:MINimum <MaximumCurrent> POWer:SOA:LOGarithmic:POINt<m>:CURRent:MINimum <MaximumCurrent> Sets the minimum current for the corresponding point. Suffix: <m> Parameters: <MaximumCurrent> POWer:SOA:LINear:POINt<m>:VOLTage <Voltage> POWer:SOA:LOGarithmic:POINt<m>:VOLTage <Voltage> Sets the voltage for the corresponding point. Suffix: <m>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:SOA:RESult:ACQuisition:PASSed? Returns the number of passed points, i.e they are within the defined safe operating area. Return values: <PassedPoints> Usage: Query only POWer:SOA:RESult:ACQuisition:POINts? Returns the number of points, considered for the current acquisition. Return values: <Points>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:SOA:RESult:ACQuisition:VIOLation<n>:CURRent? Returns the current value for the corresponding acquisition violation point. Suffix: <n> Return values: <Current> Usage: Query only POWer:SOA:RESult:TOTal:COUNt? Returns the total number of acquisitions used to determine the total result. Return values: <AcquisitionCount>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:SOA:RESult:TOTal:SAMPle:COUNt? Returns the total number of samples used to determine the total result. Usage: Query only POWer:SOA:RESult:TOTal:SAMPle:FAILed? Returns the total number of failed samples, i.e they are not within the defined safe operating area.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) <Voltage> Usage: Query only POWer:SOA:RESult:TOTal:VIOLation<n>:CURRent? POWer:SOA:RESult:TOTal:VIOLation<n>:VOLTage? Returns the voltage of the total violation. Suffix: <n> Return values: <Voltage> Usage: Query only POWer:SOA:RESult:TOTal:VIOLation<n>:CURRent:DATA? POWer:SOA:RESult:TOTal:VIOLation<n>:VOLTage:DATA? Returns the data of the total voltage violation waveform in the same way as CHANnel<m>:DATA?.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) Return values: <Xorigin> Usage: Query only POWer:SOA:RESult:TOTal:VIOLation<n>:CURRent:DATA:YINCrement? POWer:SOA:RESult:TOTal:VIOLation<n>:VOLTage:DATA:YINCrement? Return the voltage value per bit of the indicated waveform. Return values: <Yincrement> Usage: Query only POWer:SOA:RESult:TOTal:VIOLation<n>:CURRent:DATA:YORigin? POWer:SOA:RESult:TOTal:VIOLation<n>:VOLTage:DATA:YORigin? Return the voltage value for binary value 0 of the indicated waveform.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:SPECtrum:EXECute Starts the spectrum measurement. Usage: Event POWer:SPECtrum:FREQuency <SwitchingFrequency> Sets the frequency of the input signal. Parameters: <SwitchingFrequency> POWer:SPECtrum:REPort:ADD Adds the result to the report list. Usage: Event POWer:SPECtrum:RESult<n>:FREQuency?
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:SPECtrum:RESult<n>:MEAN? Queries the average level of the n-th order. Suffix: <n> 1..40 Return values: <LevelAverage> Usage: Query only POWer:SPECtrum:RESult<n>:MINimum? Queries the minimum level of the n-th order. Suffix: <n>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) EXPort:POWer:SAVE Saves the harmonics and spectrum measurement results to the path and file defined by EXPort:POWer:NAME. Usage: Event 16.12.16 Switching ................... 754 POWer:SWITching:EXECute ..............754 POWer:SWITching:GATE:CONDuction:STARt ..............
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:SWITching:GATE:CONDuction:STOP <StopTime> Sets the stop time for the conduction gate. This value is simultaneously the start time for the turn off gate. Parameters: <StopTime> POWer:SWITching:GATE:NCONduction:STARt <StartTime> Sets the start time for the non conduction gate.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) POWer:SWITching:GATE:TON:STOP <StopTime> Sets the stop time for the turn on gate. Parameters: <StopTime> POWer:SWITching:REPort:ADD Adds the result to the report list. Usage: Event POWer:SWITching:RESult:CONDuction:ENERgy? Queries the conduction energy. Return values: <ConductionEnergy>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Power Analysis (Option R&S RTM-K31) Return values: <TurnOffEnergy> Usage: Query only POWer:SWITching:RESult:TOFF:POWer? Queries the turn off power. Return values: <TurnOffPower> Usage: Query only POWer:SWITching:RESult:TON:ENERgy? Queries the turn on energy. Return values: <TurnOnEnergy>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Mixed Signal Option (Option R&S RTM-B1) POWer:TRANsient:STARt <StartTime> Sets the start time for the transient response measurement. Parameters: <StartTime> POWer:TRANsient:STOP <StopTime> Sets the stop time for the transient response measurement. Parameters: <StopTime>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Mixed Signal Option (Option R&S RTM-B1) Suffix: <p> 1..2 Selects the pod. Return values: <ProbeEnable> 1 | 0 1 = connected, 0 = not connected Usage: Query only LOGic<p>:CURRent:STATe:MAXimum? DIGital<m>:CURRent:STATe:MAXimum? LOGic<p>:CURRent:STATe:MINimum? DIGital<m>:CURRent:STATe:MINimum? Both commands together return the current status of the indicated logic channel/pod...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Mixed Signal Option (Option R&S RTM-B1) LOGic<p>:STATe Switches the logic pod on or off. Suffix: <p> 1..2 Selects the logic pod Parameters: <State> ON | OFF *RST: DIGital<m>:DISPlay <State> Enables and displays the indicated logic channel, or disables it. Suffix: <m>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Mixed Signal Option (Option R&S RTM-B1) Parameters: <ThresholdCoupling> ON | OFF *RST: DIGital<m>:THReshold <ThresholdLevel> Sets the logical threshold for the nibble (D0...D3, D4...D7, D8...D11, and D12...D15) to which the indicated logic channel belongs. Suffix: <m>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Mixed Signal Option (Option R&S RTM-B1) DIGital<m>:SIZE <Size> Sets the vertical size of the indicated digital channel. Suffix: <m> 0..15 Number of the logic channel Parameters: <Size> Specifies the number of divisions per logic channel. Range: 0.2 to 8 Increment: 0.1...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Mixed Signal Option (Option R&S RTM-B1) Parameters: <State> ON | OFF *RST: 16.13.1.3 Logic Channels - Waveform Data For data queries and conversion, consider also the following commands: ● on page 563 FORMat[:DATA] ●...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Mixed Signal Option (Option R&S RTM-B1) Example: FORM ASC,0 DIG1:DATA? 1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,... Usage: Query only LOGic<p>:DATA:HEADer? DIGital<m>:DATA:HEADer? Returns information on the waveform of the specified logic channel/pod. Table 16-6: Header data Position Meaning Example...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Mixed Signal Option (Option R&S RTM-B1) <p> 1..2 Selects the logic pod Setting parameters: <PointSelection> DEFault | MAXimum | DMAXimum Sets the range for data queries. DEFault Waveform points that are visible on the screen. At maximum waveform rate, the instrument stores more samples than visible on the screen, and DEF returns less values than acquired.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Mixed Signal Option (Option R&S RTM-B1) BUS<b>:CPARallel:WIDTh <BusWidth> Sets the number of lines to be analyzed for the parallel clocked bus. Suffix: <b> 1..2 Selects the parallel bus. Parameters: <BusWidth> Range: 1 to 15 (clock only) or 14 (clock and CS) Increment: 1...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Mixed Signal Option (Option R&S RTM-B1) Parameters: <ClockSource> D0..D15 *RST: BUS<b>:CPARallel:CLOCK:SLOPe <ClockSlope> Selects if the data is sampled on the rising or falling slope of the clock, or on both edges (EITHer).
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Mixed Signal Option (Option R&S RTM-B1) Parameters: <Polarity> POSitive | NEGative POSitive = high active NEGative = low active 16.13.2.3 Parallel Buses - Decode Results The commands to query results of decoded parallel clocked and unclocked buses are similar and described together in this chapter..
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Mixed Signal Option (Option R&S RTM-B1) BUS<b>:PARallel:FRAMe<n>:STATe? BUS<b>:CPARallel:FRAMe<n>:STATe? Returns the overall state of the specified frame. Suffix: <b> 1..2 Selects the parallel bus. <n> Selects the frame. Return values: <FrameStatus> OK | ERRor | INSufficient Usage: Query only...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) 16.14 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) 16.14.1 Function Generator 16.14.1.1 Basic Settings of the Function Generator ....................772 WGENerator:FUNCtion ....................772 WGENerator:VOLTage ..................772 WGENerator:VOLTage:OFFSet ....................773 WGENerator:FREQuency ................773 WGENerator:FUNCtion:PULSe:DCYCle...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) Parameters: <Offset> Numeric value Range: -3.00000E+00 to 3.00000E+00 *RST: 0.00E+00 Default unit: V WGENerator:FREQuency <Frequency> Defines the frequency. Parameters: <Frequency> Range: Depends on the selected function. For details, refer to the datasheet.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) Parameters: <Polarity> POSitive | NEGative WGENerator:FUNCtion:RAMP:POLarity <Polarity> Sets the polarity of the generator function ramp. Parameters: <Polarity> POSitive | NEGative *RST: WGENerator:NOISe:ABSolute <AbsoluteNoise> Sets the noise of the waveform in volts. Parameters: <AbsoluteNoise>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) WGENerator:ARBitrary:SOURce <Source> Selects the input channel for an arbitrary function to be generated. Parameters: <Source> CH1 | CH2 | CH3 | CH4 *RST: WGENerator:ARBitrary:RANGe:START <StartTime> Sets the start time of the copied waveform part.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) Parameters: <ArbWaveformVisible> ON | OFF *RST: 16.14.1.3 Burst Settings ....................776 WGENerator:BURSt:ITIMe ..................776 WGENerator:BURSt:NCYCle ................... 776 WGENerator:BURSt:PHASe ................... 776 WGENerator:BURSt[:STATe] WGENerator:BURSt:ITIMe <IdleTime> Sets the idle time between two burst cycles. Parameters: <IdleTime>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) Frequency shift keying (FSK) modulation. The signal frequency switches between the carrier frequency and the WGENerator: at a MODulation:FSK:HFREquency WGENerator: MODulation:FSK:RATE. WGENerator:MODulation:AM:FREQuency <Frequency> Sets the frequency of the modulating waveform for AM modulation. Parameters: <Frequency>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) WGENerator:MODulation:FSK:HFREquency <HoppingFrequency> Sets the second frequency of the FSK-modulated signal. Parameters: <HoppingFrequency> The range depends on the signal type: Sinus: 100mHz - 25MHz Sinc/Triangle/Ramp/Exponential: 100mHz - 1MHz Rectangle/Pulse/Arbitrary: 100mHz - 10MHz WGENerator:MODulation:FSK:RATE <Rate>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) WGENerator:SWEep:TIME <SweepTime> Sets the duration of the sweep. Parameters: <SweepTime> WGENerator:SWEep:TYPE <SweepType> Sets the type of the sweep, a linear, logarithmic or triangle-shaped change of the fre- quency.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) ARBitrary Definition of a 4-bit wide and 2048 samples deep pattern. SPI BUS signals for measurements without measurement object. Data rate 100 kBit/s, 250 kBit/s or 1 MBit/s. C BUS signals for measurements without measurement object.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) POSitive Rising edge (rise). NEGative Falling edge (fall). EITHer Rising as well as the falling edge (both). *RST: POSitive 16.14.2.2 Square Wave ..............782 PGENerator:PATTern:SQUarewave:POLarity ..............782 PGENerator:PATTern:SQUarewave:DCYCle ..................782...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) PGENerator:PATTern:FREQuency <PatternFrequency> Defines the frequency (period) value of the pattern generator function. Parameters: <PatternFrequency> Numeric value Default unit: Hz 16.14.2.3 Counter Pattern ..............783 PGENerator:PATTern:COUNter:FREQuency ................ 783 PGENerator:PATTern:COUNter:DIRection PGENerator:PATTern:COUNter:FREQuency <Period>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) ............785 PGENerator:PATTern:ARBitrary:DATA:APPend:INDex ................785 PGENerator:PATTern:TRIGger:SINGle ................... 785 PGENerator:PATTern:STIMe .................... 785 PGENerator:PATTern:ITIMe .................786 PGENerator:PATTern:BURSt:STATe ................786 PGENerator:PATTern:BURSt:NCYCle PGENerator:PATTern:TRIGger:MODE <TriggerMode> Defines the arbitrary trigger mode of the pattern generator function. Parameters: <TriggerMode>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) PGENerator:PATTern:ARBitrary:DATA:APPend:BOR <AppendData> From n, data will be integrated in existing pattern via OR combination. index = Setting parameters: <AppendData> List of Values Usage: Setting only PGENerator:PATTern:ARBitrary:DATA:APPend:BAND <AppendData>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) Parameters: <IdleTime> Numeric value Range: 2.000E-08 to 4.200000000000E+01 *RST: 2.5000000000E-01 Default unit: s PGENerator:PATTern:BURSt:STATe <BurstState> Turns the BURST function on or off. Parameters: <BurstState> ON | OFF *RST: PGENerator:PATTern:BURSt:NCYCle <PatternCycles>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Signal Generation (Option R&S RTM-B6) 16.14.2.6 PWM Signals ................787 PGENerator:PATTern:PWM:DCYCle ................787 PGENerator:PATTern:PWM:DIRection .................787 PGENerator:PATTern:PWM:ENABle ..................787 PGENerator:PATTern:LED:BLUE ...................787 PGENerator:PATTern:LED:GREen ..................787 PGENerator:PATTern:LED:RED ................... 788 PGENerator:PATTern:LED:INTens PGENerator:PATTern:PWM:DCYCle <DutyCycle> Sets the duty cycle of the PWM signal at P0, and thus the motor speed. Parameters: <DutyCycle>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Status Reporting PGENerator:PATTern:LED:INTens <DutyCycle> Sets the duty cycle of the signal at P3, which corresponds to the intensity of the light. You can use this signal if the controller supports separate intensity control. Parameters: <DutyCycle>...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Status Reporting Parameters: <Enable> Range: 1 to 65535 Increment: 1 Example: STATus:OPERation:ENABle 5 The ALIGnment event (bit 0) and AUToset event (bit 2) are for- warded to the OPERation summary bit of the status byte. STATus:OPERation:NTRansition <NegativeTransition>...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Status Reporting Figure 16-1: Structure of the STATus:QUEStionable register See also: ● Chapter B.1, "Structure of a SCPI Status Register", on page 809 ● Chapter B.3.4, "STATus:QUEStionable Register", on page 814 The following commands are available: ......................791 STATus:PRESet...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Status Reporting STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit:ENABle <Enable> STATus:QUEStionable:MASK:ENABle <Enable> Sets the ENABle part that allows true conditions in the EVENt part to be reported in the summary bit. If a bit is set to 1 in the enable part and its associated event bit transitions to true, a positive transition occurs in the summary bit and is reported to the next higher level.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control Commands R&S RTM3000 Status Reporting STATus:QUEStionable:PTRansition <PositiveTransition> STATus:QUEStionable:COVerload:PTRansition <PositiveTransition> STATus:QUEStionable:ADCState:PTRansition <PositiveTransition> STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit:PTRansition <PositiveTransition> STATus:QUEStionable:MASK:PTRansition <PositiveTransition> Sets the positive transition filter. If a bit is set, a 0 to 1 transition in the corresponding bit of the condition register causes a 1 to be written in the corresponding bit of the event register.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Maintenance and Support R&S RTM3000 Contacting Customer Support 17 Maintenance and Support The instrument does not need periodic maintenance. Only the cleaning of the instru- ment is essential. To protect the front panel and to transport the instrument to another workplace safely and easily, several accessories are provided.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Maintenance and Support R&S RTM3000 Replacing the Fuse Figure 17-1: QR code to the Rohde & Schwarz support page 17.3 Storing and Packing The storage temperature range of the instrument is given in the data sheet. If the instrument is to be stored for a longer period of time, it must be protected against dust.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Maintenance and Support R&S RTM3000 Data Security 3. Insert the fuse holder carefully back in its slot until it latches. 17.5 Data Security If you have to send the instrument to the service, or if the instrument is used in a secured environment, consider the document "Instrument Security Procedures"...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Basics R&S RTM3000 SCPI Command Structure Annex A Remote Control - Basics A.1 SCPI Command Structure SCPI commands consist of a header and, in most cases, one or more parameters. The header and the parameters are separated by a "white space" (ASCII code 0 to 9, 11 to 32 decimal, e.g.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Basics R&S RTM3000 SCPI Command Structure A.1.2 Syntax for Device-Specific Commands Not all commands used in the following examples are necessarily implemented in the instrument. For demonstration purposes only, assume the existence of the following commands for this section: ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Basics R&S RTM3000 SCPI Command Structure by a single value in the command. Entries without a suffix are interpreted as having the suffix 1. Example: Definition: HCOPy:PAGE:DIMensions:QUADrant[<N>] Command: HCOP:PAGE:DIM:QUAD2 This command refers to the quadrant 2. Different numbering in remote control For remote control, the suffix may differ from the number of the corresponding selec- tion used in manual operation.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Basics R&S RTM3000 SCPI Command Structure The parameters required for each command and the allowed range of values are specified in the command description. Allowed parameters are: ● Numeric Values..................... 800 ● Special Numeric Values..................
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Basics R&S RTM3000 SCPI Command Structure ● MIN and MAX: denote the minimum and maximum value. ● DEF: denotes a preset value which has been stored in the EPROM. This value conforms to the default setting, as it is called by the *RST command. ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Basics R&S RTM3000 SCPI Command Structure A.1.3.5 Character Strings Strings must always be entered in quotation marks (' or "). Example: HCOP:ITEM:LABel "Test1" HCOP:ITEM:LABel 'Test1' A.1.3.6 Block Data Block data is a format which is suitable for the transmission of large amounts of data. For example, a command using a block data parameter has the following structure: FORMat:READings:DATA #45168xxxxxxxx The ASCII character # introduces the data block.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Basics R&S RTM3000 SCPI Command Structure Table A-3: Special characters Parameters A vertical stroke in parameter definitions indicates alternative possibilities in the sense of "or". The effect of the command differs, depending on which parameter is used. Example: Definition:HCOPy:PAGE:ORIentation LANDscape | PORTrait Command HCOP:PAGE:ORI LAND specifies landscape orientation...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Basics R&S RTM3000 SCPI Command Structure Example: HCOP:ITEM ALL;:HCOP:IMM This command line contains two commands. Both commands are part of the HCOP command system, i.e. they have one level in common. If the successive commands belong to the same system, having one or several levels in common, the command line can be abbreviated.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Basics R&S RTM3000 Command Sequence and Synchronization A.2 Command Sequence and Synchronization IEEE 488.2 defines a distinction between overlapped (asynchronous) and sequential commands: ● A sequential command finishes executing before the next command starts execut- ing.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Basics R&S RTM3000 Command Sequence and Synchronization Table A-4: Synchronization using *OPC, *OPC? and *WAI Com- Action Programming the controller mand ● *OPC Sets the Operation Complete bit in the ESR Setting bit 0 in the ESE ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Basics R&S RTM3000 Messages 3. Poll the operation complete state periodically (with a timer) using the sequence: *OPC; *ESR? A return value (LSB) of 1 indicates that the overlapped command has finished. A.3 Messages A.3.1 Instrument Messages Instrument messages are employed in the same way for all interfaces, if not indicated...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Basics R&S RTM3000 Messages Instrument responses Instrument responses (response messages and service requests) are messages that the instrument sends to the controller after a query. They can contain measurement results, instrument settings and information on the instrument status. A.3.2 LAN Interface Messages In the LAN connection, the interface messages are called low–level control messages.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Status Reporting System R&S RTM3000 Structure of a SCPI Status Register B Remote Control - Status Reporting System The status reporting system stores all information on the current operating state of the instrument, and on errors which have occurred.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Status Reporting System R&S RTM3000 Hierarchy of status registers – PTR bit =1: the EVENt bit is set. – PTR bit =0: the EVENt bit is not set. This part can be written into and read as required. Its contents are not affected by reading.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Status Reporting System R&S RTM3000 Hierarchy of status registers Figure B-2: Overview of the status registers hierarchy ● STB, SRE The STatus Byte (STB) register and its associated mask register Service Request Enable (SRE) form the highest level of the status reporting system.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Status Reporting System R&S RTM3000 Contents of the Status Registers The output buffer contains the messages the instrument returns to the controller. It is not part of the status reporting system but determines the value of the MAV bit in the STB and thus is represented in the overview.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Status Reporting System R&S RTM3000 Contents of the Status Registers Bit No. Meaning MAV bit (message available) The bit is set if a message is available in the output queue which can be read. This bit can be used to enable data to be automatically read from the instrument to the controller.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Status Reporting System R&S RTM3000 Contents of the Status Registers Bit No. Meaning Command Error This bit is set if a command is received, which is undefined or syntactically incorrect. An error message with a number between -100 and -200, which denotes the error in greater detail, is entered into the error queue.
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Status Reporting System R&S RTM3000 Contents of the Status Registers Figure B-3: Overview of the STATus:QUEStionable register Table B-4: Bits in the STATus:QUEStionable register Bit No. Meaning 0 to 2 not used COVerload This bit is set if a questionable channel overload occurs (see Chapter B.3.4.1, "STATus:QUES-...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Status Reporting System R&S RTM3000 Contents of the Status Registers Bit No. Meaning ADCState The bit is set if the signal is clipped on the upper or lower edge of the screen -overflow of the ADC occurs (see Chapter B.3.4.3, "STATus:QUEStionable:ADCState Register",...
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www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Status Reporting System R&S RTM3000 Contents of the Status Registers B.3.4.3 STATus:QUEStionable:ADCState Register This register contains all information about overflow of the ADC. The bit is set if the assigned channel signal is clipped on the upper or lower edge of the screen.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Status Reporting System R&S RTM3000 Application of the Status Reporting System Table B-9: Bits in the STATus:QUEStionable:MASK register Bit No. Meaning MASK1 B.4 Application of the Status Reporting System The purpose of the status reporting system is to monitor the status of one or several devices in a measuring system.
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Status Reporting System R&S RTM3000 Application of the Status Reporting System B.4.3 Query of an instrument status Each part of any status register can be read using queries. There are two types of commands: ●...
www.allice.de Allice Messtechnik GmbH ® Remote Control - Status Reporting System R&S RTM3000 Reset Values of the Status Reporting System B.5 Reset Values of the Status Reporting System The following table contains the different commands and events causing the status reporting system to be reset.
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