Tektronix RSA6100A Series Programmer's Manual
Tektronix RSA6100A Series Programmer's Manual

Tektronix RSA6100A Series Programmer's Manual

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RSA6100A Series
Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers
071-1913-01
SMA- -1 First Draft 01/22/07
This document applies to firmware version 1.1
and above.
www.tektronix.com

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  • Page 1 Programmer Manual RSA6100A Series Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers 071-1913-01 SMA- -1 First Draft 01/22/07 This document applies to firmware version 1.1 and above. www.tektronix.com...
  • Page 2 Copyright © Tektronix. All rights reserved. Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its subsidiaries or suppliers, and are protected by national copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material.
  • Page 3 ........2- -357 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 4 ....C- -1 Appendix D: SCPI Conformance Information ....D- -1 Glossary Index SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    ... . . 3- -10 Figure 3- -9: Status and event processing sequence ....3- -11 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 6 2- -246 Table 2- -35: FETCh command subgroups ..... 2- -269 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 7 Table C- -3: Factory initialization settings, CALCulate commands C- -1 Table C- -4: Factory initialization settings, DISPlay commands ..C- -2 Table C- -5: Factory initialization settings, INITiate commands . . . C- -5 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 8 Table C- -10: Factory initialization settings, TRIGger commands C- -13 Table D- -1: SCPI 1999.0-defined commands ....D- -1 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 9 H TekVISA Programmer Manual (Tektronix part number 071-1101-XX) This manual is available as a printable PDF file on the Tektronix web site (www.tektronix.com). The manual describes TekVISA, the Tektronix implementation of the VISA Application Programming Interface (API). TekVISA is industry-compliant software for writing interoperable instrument drivers in a variety of Application Development Environments (ADEs).
  • Page 10 Preface SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 viii RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 11 Getting Started...
  • Page 13: Figure 1- 1: Command Parts

    Figure 1- -1 shows command parts as described in the Command Syntax subsection. Command parts Header Space :CALCulate:MARKer:MODE ABSolute Mnemonics Argument Figure 1- 1: Command parts SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 1- 1 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 14: Figure 1- -2: Functional Groupings And An Alphabetical List Of

    Your program requests status and event reports. Controller The analyzer sends status and event reports. RSA6106A/RSA6114A GPIB cable Figure 1- 3: Event-driven program SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 1- 2 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 15: Figure 1- 4: Gpib Connector (Rear Panel)

    The instrument has a 24-pin GPIB connector on its rear panel, as shown in Figure 1- -4. This connector has a D-type shell and conforms to IEEE Std 488.1-1987. Attach an IEEE Std 488.1-1987 GPIB cable (Tektronix part number 012-0991-00) to this connector.
  • Page 16: Figure 1- 5: Gpib Connection

    Figure 1- -6. Do not use loop or parallel configurations. GPIB Device GPIB Device GPIB Device GPIB Device GPIB Device GPIB Device GPIB Device Figure 1- 6: Typical GPIB network configurations SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 1- 4 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 17 1. From the Tools menu, select Options to open the Options control panel. 2. Click the GPIB tab and set the primary address. Range: 0 to 30 (default: 1) NOTE. The GPIB address cannot be initialized by the *RST command. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 1- 5 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 18 Setup.exe. NOTE. The details on TekVISA concepts and operations are explained in the TekVISA Programmer Manual that can be also found on the Tektronix web site. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 1- 6...
  • Page 19 Syntax and Commands...
  • Page 21: Table 2- 1: Bnf Symbols And Meanings

    Symbol Meaning Defined element < > Is defined as Exclusive OR Group; one element is required Optional; can be omitted Previous element(s) may be repeated . . . Comment SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 1 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 22: Figure 2- 1: Example Of Scpi Subsystem Hierarchy Tree

    Figure 2- 1: Example of SCPI subsystem hierarchy tree You can create commands and queries from these subsystem hierarchy trees. Commands specify actions for the instrument to perform. Queries return measurement data and information about parameter settings. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 2 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 23: Table 2- 2: Query Response Examples

    Table 2- 2: Query response examples Query Response :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer:X? 7.50E+9 :SENSe:SPECtrum:FFT:WINDow? BH4B A few queries also initiate an operation action before returning information. For example, the *CAL? query runs a calibration. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 3 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 24: Table 2- 3: Parameter Types Used In Syntax Descriptions

    The parameters are enclosed in brackets, such as <value>. The parameter type is listed after the parameter and is enclosed in parentheses, for example, (boolean). Some parameter types are defined specifically for the RSA6100A Series command set and some are defined by ANSI/IEEE 488.2-1987 (refer to Table 2- -3).
  • Page 25: Figure 2- 2: Example Of Abbreviating A Command

    “1” if no suffix is used. In Figure 2- -2, the “3” of “MARKer3” indicates that the command is directed to Marker 3. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 5 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 26: Figure 2- 3: Example Of Chaining Commands And Queries

    Identical root and lower-level nodes :TRIG:EVEN:SOUR EXTR;:GAT HIG;:SLOP RIS First command Additional commands (omitted the root nodes) Figure 2- 4: Example of omitting root and lower-level nodes in a chained message SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 6 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 27: Table 2- 4: Available Units

    Note that you can use either lower or upper case units and prefixes. The following examples have the same result, respectively. 170mhz, 170mHz, 170MHz, etc. 250mv, 250mV, 250MV, etc. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 7 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 28 NOTE. Literal strings (quoted) are case sensitive, for example, file names. H No embedded spaces are allowed between or within nodes. correct: SENSE:SPECTRUM:FFT:LENGTH 1024 incorrect: SENSE: SPECTRUM: FFT: LEN GTH 1024 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 8 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 29: Table 2- 6: Constructed Mnemonics

    Refer to Marker Mnemonics on page 2- - 68. TRACe<x> A trace specifier where <x> = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Refer to TRACe Commands on page 2- - 639 for details. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 9 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 30 Command Syntax SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 10 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 31 Command Groups This section lists the RSA6100A Series analyzer commands in two ways. It first presents them by functional groups. It then lists them alphabetically. The functional group list starts below. The alphabetical list provides more detail on each command and starts on page 2- -49.
  • Page 32: Table 2- 7: Measurement Views

    RF measurements CCDF Channel power and ACPR (Adjacent Channel Power Ratio) MCPR (Multiple Carrier Power Ratio) Pulsed RF Pulse statistics (O ti (Option 20 only) Pulse table Pulse trace SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 12 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 33: Table 2- 8: List Of Command Groups

    Controls the status and event registers. SYSTem Sets or queries system parameters for operation. TRACe Controls trace activation and math operations. TRIGger Controls triggering. The following sections list the commands by group. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 13 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 34: Table 2- 9: Status And Error Commands

    Sets or queries the name of the External Loss Table. :CALibration:CORRection:EXTernal:EDIT<x>[:OPEN] Loads data to the External Loss Table. :CALibration:CORRection:EXTernal:EDIT<x>:STATe(?) Determines whether to enable or disable the External Loss Table. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 14 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 35 Returns the delta marker frequency for the selected marker. :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer<x>:DELTa:Y? Returns the delta marker amplitude for the selected marker. :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer<x>:MAXimum Moves the marker to the highest peak on the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 15 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 36 Selects or queries the trace on which the marker is placed. :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer<x>:X(?) Sets or queries the horizontal position of the marker. :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer<x>:Y? Queries the vertical position of the marker. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 16 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 37 Returns the delta marker frequency for the selected marker. :CALCulate:MCPower:MARKer<x>:DELTa:Y? Returns the delta marker amplitude for the selected marker. :CALCulate:MCPower:MARKer<x>:MAXimum Moves the marker to the highest peak on the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 17 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 38 Moves the marker to the next peak to the right on the trace. :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer<x>:X(?) Sets or queries the horizontal position of the marker. :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer<x>:Y? Queries the vertical position of the marker. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 18 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 39 Moves the marker to the highest peak on the trace. :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer<x>:PEAK:HIGHer Moves the marker to the next peak higher in amplitude. :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT Moves the marker to the next peak to the left on the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 19 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 40 Determines whether to show the power levels. :DISPlay:ACPower:RESet:SCALe Resets the horizontal and vertical scale to the default values. :DISPlay:ACPower:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID Determines whether to show the graticule grid on screen. :STATe(?) SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 20 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 41 Sets or queries the minimum horizontal value (left edge). :DISPlay:DDEMod:X[:SCALe]:RESet Presets the horizontal scale to the default value. :DISPlay:DPSA subgroup DPX spectrum measurement :DISPlay:DPSA:Y[:SCALe]:PDIVision(?) Sets or queries the vertical scale (per division). SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 21 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 42 Determines whether to show the power levels. :DISPlay:MCPower:RESet:SCALe Resets the horizontal and vertical scale to the default values. :DISPlay:MCPower:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID Determines whether to show the graticule grid on screen. :STATe(?) SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 22 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 43 Selects or queries whether to show the duty factor (%) result. :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:DUTRatio(?) Selects or queries whether to show the duty factor (ratio) result. :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:FALL(?) Selects or queries whether to show the fall time in the results table. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 23 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 44 Sets or queries the vertical full scale in the pulse trace view. :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet(?) Sets or queries the vertical offset in the pulse trace view. :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:STOP? Queries the minimum vertical value in the pulse trace view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 24 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 45 Channel power and ACPR measurement :FETCh:ACPower? Returns the ACPR measurement results. :FETCh:ACPower:CHANnel:POWer? Returns the average power of the main channel. :FETCh:ACPower:SPECtrum? Returns spectrum trace data of the ACPR measurement. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 25 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 46 Returns the time at which the frequency drift is maximum. :FETCh:FVTime:MINimum? Returns the minimum value. :FETCh:FVTime:MINLocation? Returns the time at which the frequency drift is minimum. :FETCh:FVTime:RESult? Returns the measurement results. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 26 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 47 Returns the results. :FETCh:PULSe subgroup (Option 20 only) Pulsed RF measurements :FETCh:PULSe:RESult:ATX? Returns the average transmitted power in the results table. :FETCh:PULSe:RESult:AVERage? Returns the average on power in the results table. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 27 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 48 Returns the trace data in the Spectrum Analyzer measurement. :FETCh:SQUality subgroup (Option 21 only) Signal quality measurement :FETCh:SQUality:FREQuency:ERRor? Returns the frequency error. :FETCh:SQUality:GAIN:IMBalance? Returns the gain imbalance. :FETCh:SQUality:ORIGin:OFFSet? Returns the origin offset. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 28 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 49: Table 2- 15: Initiate Commands

    Use the INITiate commands to control the acquisition of data. Table 2- 15: INITiate commands Header Description :INITiate:CONTinuous(?) Selects or queries whether to acquire data continuously. :INITiate[:IMMediate] Starts data acquisition. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 29 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 50: Table 2- 16: Input Commands

    Stores trace data in a specified file. :MMEMory:AVTime subgroup Amplitude versus Time measurement :MMEMory:AVTime:LOAD:TRACe<x> Loads trace data from the specified file. :MMEMory:AVTime:STORe:TRACe<x> Stores trace data in the specified file. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 30 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 51: Table 2- 18: Output Commands

    :OUTPut:IQ[:STATe](?) (Option 05 only) Selects or queries whether to turn on or off IQ output. :OUTPut:NOISe[:STATe](?) Selects or queries whether to turn on or off 28 V DC power. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 31 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 52: Table 2- 19: Read Commands

    Returns waveform data of the average trace. :READ:DPSA:TRACe:MATH? Returns waveform data of the math trace. :READ:DPSA:TRACe:MAXimum? Returns waveform data of the maximum trace. :READ:DPSA:TRACe:MINimum? Returns waveform data of the minimum trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 32 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 53 Returns the frequency error. :READ:MERRor:PEAK? Returns the peak value. :READ:MERRor:PINDex? Returns the time at the magnitude error peak. :READ:MERRor:RMS? Returns the RMS value. :READ:MERRor:TRACe? Returns the Magnitude error versus Time trace data. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 33 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 54 Returns the droop of the statistics. :READ:PULSe:STATistics:DUTPct? Returns the duty factor (%) of the statistics. :READ:PULSe:STATistics:DUTRatio? Returns the duty factor (ratio) of the statistics. :READ:PULSe:STATistics:FALL? Returns the fall time of the statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 34 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 55 :READ:SQUality:RMS:MERRor? Returns the RMS magnitude error (%). :READ:SQUality:RMS:MERRor:DB? Returns the RMS magnitude error (dB). :READ:SQUality:RMS:PERRor? Returns the RMS phase error. :READ:TOVerview subgroup Time overview :READ:TOVerview? Returns the trace data. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 35 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 56: Table 2- 20: Sense Commands

    [:SENSe]:ACPower:AVERage:COUNt(?) Sets or queries the number of traces for averaging. [:SENSe]:ACPower:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution](?) Sets or queries the resolution bandwidth (RBW). [:SENSe]:ACPower:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution] Selects or queries whether to set the RBW automatically. :AUTO(?) SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 36 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 57 Sets or queries the symbol rate. [:SENSe]:DDEMod:SWAP:IQ(?) Selects or queries whether or not to swap I and Q data. [:SENSe]:DDEMod:SYMBol:POINts(?) Sets or queries the number of points per symbol. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 37 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 58 [:SENSe]:IQVTime subgroup RF I&Q versus Time measurement [:SENSe]:IQVTime:FREQuency:CENTer(?) Sets or queries the center frequency. [:SENSe]:IQVTime:FREQuency:SPAN(?) Sets or queries the frequency span. [:SENSe]:IQVTime:FREQuency:STARt(?) Sets or queries the measurement start frequency. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 38 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 59 Sets or queries the measurement start frequency. [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:STEP(?) Sets or queries the frequency step size. [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:STEP:AUTO(?) Selects or queries whether to set the frequency step size automatically. [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:STOP(?) Sets or queries the measurement stop frequency. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 39 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 60 Sets or queries the measurement start frequency. [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:STEP(?) Sets or queries the frequency step size. [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:STEP:AUTO(?) Selects or queries whether to set the frequency step size automatically. [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:STOP(?) Sets or queries the measurement stop frequency. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 40 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 61 Sets the frequency span to the maximum real-time span. [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:POINts:COUNt(?) Sets or queries the number of sample points on the signal spectrum. [:SENSe]:TOVerview subgroup Time overview [:SENSe]:TOVerview:FREQuency:CENTer(?) Sets or queries the center frequency. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 41 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 62: Table 2- 21: Status Commands

    Queries the contents of the questionable calibration event register. :STATus:QUEStionable:CALibration:NTRansition(?) Sets or queries the value of the negative transition filter. :STATus:QUEStionable:CALibration:PTRansition(?) Sets or queries the value of the positive transition filter. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 42 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 63: Table 2- 22: System Commands

    Queries the latest error or event information. :SYSTem:OPTions? Queries optional information. :SYSTem:PRESet Presets the analyzer. :SYSTem:TIME(?) Sets or queries the current time. :SYSTem:VERSion? Queries the version of the SCPI. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 43 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 64: Table 2- 23: Trace Commands

    Selects or queries the left operand for the math trace. :TRACe<x>:DPSA:RIGHtoperand(?) Selects or queries the right operand for the math trace. :TRACe<x>:DPSA:SELect Selects or queries the trace number to display the readout. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 44 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 65 Selects or queries the left operand for the math trace. :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum:RIGHtoperand(?) Selects or queries the right operand for the math trace. :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum:SELect Selects or queries the trace number to display the readout. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 45 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 66: Table 2- 24: Trigger Commands

    Selects or queries whether to causes a manual trigger. :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:STATus(?) Selects or queries the trigger mode (Free Run or Triggered). :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:TIME:DELay(?) Sets or queries the trigger delay time. :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:TIMe:POSition(?) Sets or queries the trigger position. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 46 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 67 Command Groups Programming Hints Here are some basic tips for using the RSA6100A Series GPIB commands: H Selecting a measurement item Use DISPlay commands to select or display the measurement view. [Example] :DISPlay:GENeral:MEASview:NEW SPECtrum Displays the spectrum view on the screen.
  • Page 68 Command Groups SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 48 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 69 IEEE Common Commands This section details the IEEE common commands. Command Tree Header Parameter *CAL *CLS *ESE *ESR? *IDN? *OPC *OPT? *RST *SRE *STB? *WAI SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 49 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 70 <NR1> = 1 indicates that the alignment was successful. <NR1> = 0 indicates that the alignment was unsuccessful. Measurement Views Examples *CAL? performs an internal self-alignment and will return 1 if the alignment is successful. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 50 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 71 *CLS command is executed. Syntax *CLS Arguments None Measurement Views Examples *CLS clears the analyzer status data structures. Related Commands *ESE, *ESR, *SRE, *STB? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 51 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 72 ESER to binary 10010001, which enables the PON, EXE, and OPC bits. *ESE? might return the string *ESE 184, showing that the ESER contains the binary value 10111000. Related Commands *CLS, *ESR, *SRE, *STB? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 52 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 73 <NR1> representing the contents of the SESR by a 0 to 255 decimal number. Measurement Views Examples *ESR? might return the value 213, showing that the SESR contains binary 11010101. Related Commands *CLS, *ESE?, *SRE, *STB? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 53 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 74 Measurement Views Returns The analyzer identification code in the following format: TEKTRONIX,RSA61XXA,<serial_number>,<firmware_version> Where TEKTRONIX indicates that the manufacturer is Tektronix. RSA61XXA is the model number (RSA6106A or RSA6114A). <serial_number> is the serial number. <firmware_version> is the firmware version. Examples *IDN? might return the response TEKTRONIX,RSA6114A,B000111,FV:1.0.1500.
  • Page 75: Table 2- 25: Instrument Options

    Returns The numbers of all the options installed in the analyzer, separated by commas. If no options have been installed, 0 is returned. Table 2- -25 lists the options for the RSA6100A Series analyzers. Table 2- 25: Instrument options Option...
  • Page 76 H The Power-on status clear flag setting. H Stored settings. Syntax *RST Arguments None Measurement Views Examples *RST returns the instrument settings to the factory defaults. Related Commands *CLS SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 56 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 77 00110000 in the SRER’s bits: *SRE? might return 32, indicating that binary value 00100000 has been set in the SRER’s bits. Related Commands *CLS, *ESE, *ESR?, *STB? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 57 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 78 This command allows you to synchronize the operation of the analyzer with your application program. For the details, refer to Synchronizing Execution on page 3- -12. Syntax *WAI Arguments None Measurement Views Related Commands *OPC SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 58 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 79 To start data acquisition, use the INITiate commands. Syntax :ABORt Arguments None Measurement Views Examples :ABORt resets the trigger system and stops data acquisition. Related Commands INITiate commands SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 59 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 80 ABORt Commands SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 60 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 81 :PROBe :CONNect? [:MAGNitude]? :STATe <boolean> Where <x> = 1 to 3 indicates the following: EDIT1: External Loss Table 1 EDIT2: External Loss Table 2 EDIT3: External Loss Table 3 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 61 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 82 Where n is up to 1000. Measurement Views Examples :CALibration:CORRection:EXTernal:EDIT1:OPEN 1.0E9,10,1.5E9,12,2.0E9,15 sets the loss to 10 dB at 1.0 GHz, 12 dB at 1.5 GHz, and 15 dB at 2.0 GHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 62 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 83 ON or 1 enables the external loss table. NOTE. You can enable one or more tables at the same time. Measurement Views Examples :CALibration:CORRection:EXTernal:EDIT3:STATe ON enables the External Loss Table 3. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 63 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 84 OFF or 0 disables the external gain value. ON or 1 enables the external gain value. Measurement Views Examples :CALibration:CORRection:EXTernal:GAIN:STATe ON enables the external gain value. Related Commands :CALibration:CORRection:EXTernal:GAIN[:MAGNitude] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 64 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 85 Queries the external probe attenuation. Syntax :CALibration:CORRection:EXTernal:PROBe[:MAGNitude]? Arguments None Returns The probe attenuation value in dB. <attenuation>::=<NRf> Measurement Views Examples :CALibration:CORRection:EXTernal:PROBe:MAGNitude? might return 10, indicating that the probe attenuation is 10 dB. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 65 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 86 OFF or 0 does not correct data for the external probe attenuation. ON or 1 corrects data for the external probe attenuation. Measurement Views Examples :CALibration:CORRection:EXTernal:PROBe:STATe ON corrects data for the external probe attenuation. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 66 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 87: Table 2- 26: Calculate Command Subgroups

    Pulsed RF measurements (Option 20 only) page 2- - 147 :CALCulate:SGRAM Spectrogram page 2- - 157 :CALCulate:SPECtrum Spectrum page 2- - 163 :CALCulate:TOVerview Time overview page 2- - 170 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 67 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 88: Table 2- 27: Marker Mnemonics

    (refer to page 2- -69). If you attempt to use a marker other than above in a :CALCulate command, the suffix error (error code - -130) will occur. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 68 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 89 [:STATe] <boolean> :SACQuire [:STATe] <boolean> :SDATa [:STATe] <boolean> :SPICture [:STATe] <boolean> :STRace [:STATe] <boolean> :OPERation LT | GT | IMASk | OMASk :SLIMit <numeric_value> :REPort :DATA? :POINts? :STATe <boolean> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 69 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 90 Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:AOFF, :CALCulate:MARKer:DELete :CALCulate:MARKer:AOFF (No Query Form) Turns off all markers. Syntax :CALCulate:MARKer:AOFF Arguments None Measurement Views Examples :CALCulate:MARKer:AOFF turns off all markers. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:MARKer:DELete SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 70 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 91 DELTa selects the delta marker mode, in which the marker readout indicates the relative value to the reference marker. Measurement Views Examples :CALCulate:MARKer:MODE DELTa selects the delta marker mode. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 71 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 92 :CALCulate:MARKer:PEAK:THReshold? Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the threshold level for detecting peaks. Range: - -170 to 130 dBm. Measurement Views Examples :CALCulate:MARKer:PEAK:THReshold -50 sets the threshold level to - -50 dBm. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 72 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 93: Table 2- 28: Source Data Of The Search Operation

    Trace 1 in the Spectrum measurement view for the search operation. :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:FEED? might return Spectrum: Math Trace", indicating that the math trace is used as the source data in the search operation. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 73 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 94 OFF or 0 disables to stop acquiring data on match. ON or 1 enables to stop acquiring data on match. Measurement Views Examples :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:MATCh:SACQuire:STATe ON enables to stop acquiring data on match. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 74 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 95 File name: SAVED- -yyyy.mm.dd.hh.mm.ss.sss.tiq Where yyyy.mm.dd and hh.mm.ss.sss represent date and 24 hour time. The file extention is .tiq. Measurement Views Examples :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:MATCh:SDATa:STATe ON enables to save acquisition data automatically on match. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 75 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 96 Where yyyy.mm.dd and hh.mm.ss.sss represent date and 24 hour time. The file extention is .png. Measurement Views Examples :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:MATCh:SPICture:STATe ON enables to save the whole screen automatically on match. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 76 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 97 Where yyyy.mm.dd and hh.mm.ss.sss represent date and 24 hour time. The file extention is .Specan. Measurement Views Examples :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:MATCh:STRace:STATe ON enables to save the spectrum trace automatically on match. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 77 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 98: Table 2- 29: Search Condition

    You can store or load the limit mask using the :MMEMory:LOAD|:STORe :LIMit command. Measurement Views Examples :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:OPERation GT selects “the data is greater than the limit value” for the search condition. Related Commands :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:FEED, :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:OPERation:SLIMit, :MMEMory:LOAD|:STORe:LIMit SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 78 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 99 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the limit value in the search operation. Range: - -100 to +100 dBm. Measurement Views Examples :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:OPERation:SLIMit -20 sets the limit value to - -20 dBm. Related Commands :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:OPERation SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 79 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 100 None Returns <number>::=<NR1> represents the number of frequecny range(s) that satisfy the search condition. Measurement Views Examples :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:REPort:POINTs? might return 5, indicating that five ranges satisfy the search condition. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 80 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 101 :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:STATe { OFF | ON | 0 | 1 } :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:STATe? Arguments OFF or 0 disables the search function. ON or 1 enables the search function. Measurement Views Examples :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:STATe ON enables the search function. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 81 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 102 The :CALCulate:ACPower commands control the markers in the Channel power and ACPR (Adjacent Channel Power Ratio) measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :CALCulate :ACPower :MARKer<x> :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :LEFT :RIGHt <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 82 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 103 Delta marker amplitude for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return 23.45, indicating that the delta marker amplitude is 23.45 dB. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 83 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 104 Moves the selected marker to the highest peak on the trace in the Channel power and ACPR measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer<x>:MAXimum Arguments None Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer1:MAXimum moves Marker 1 (M1) to the highest peak on the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 84 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 105 Syntax :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt Arguments None Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer1:PEAK:RIGHt moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the right on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 85 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 106 ACPR measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer1:Y? might return - -34.28 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at - -34.28 dBm. Related Commands :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 86 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 107 The :CALCulate:AVTime commands control the markers in the Amplitude versus Time measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :CALCulate :AVTime :MARKer<x> :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :HIGHer :LEFT :LOWer :RIGHt :TRACe TRACE1 | TRACE2 | TRACE3 | TRACE4 <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 87 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 108 Delta marker amplitude for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return 23.45, indicating that the delta marker amplitude is 23.45 dB. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 88 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 109 Moves the selected marker to the highest peak on the trace in the Amplitude versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer<x>:MAXimum Arguments None Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer1:MAXimum moves Marker 1 (M1) to the highest peak on the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 89 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 110 Amplitude versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT Arguments None Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer1:PEAK:LEFT moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the left on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 90 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 111 Amplitude versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt Arguments None Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer1:PEAK:RIGHt moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the right on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 91 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 112 TRACE3 places the selected marker on Trace 3. TRACE4 places the selected marker on Trace 4 (math trace). Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer1:TRACe TRACE1 places Marker 1 (M1) on Trace 1. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 92 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 113 Queries the vertical position of the selected marker in the Amplitude versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer1:Y? might return -2.73 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at - -2.73 dBm. Related Commands :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 93 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 114 Delta marker time for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views Constellation Examples :CALCulate:CONSte:MARKer1:DELTa:X? might return -62.75, indicating that the delta marker time is - -62.75 symbols. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 94 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 115 Positions the selected marker at the symbol in the center of the time record. Syntax :CALCulate:CONSte:MARKer<x>:MAXimum Arguments None Measurement Views Constellation Examples :CALCulate:CONSte:MARKer1:MAXimum positions Marker 1 (M1) at the symbol in the center of the time record. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 95 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 116 Syntax :CALCulate:CONSte:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt Arguments None Measurement Views Constellation Examples :CALCulate:CONSte:MARKer1:PEAK:RIGHt moves the Marker 1 (M1) in the time domain to the previous symbol position. Related Commands :CALCulate:CONSte:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 96 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 117 Range: (analysis offset) to [(analysis offset) + (analysis length)]. Measurement Views Constellation Examples :CALCulate:CONSte:MARKer1:X -1.63875m places the Marker 1 (M1) at - -1.63875 ms on the constellation trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:CONSte:MARKer<x>:MAGNitude?, :CALCulate:CONSte:MARKer<x>:PHASe? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 97 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 118 Phosphor) spectrum measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :CALCulate :DPSA :MARKer<x> :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :HIGHer :LEFT :LOWer :RIGHt [:SET] :CENTer :TRACe BITMAP | TRACE1 | TRACE2 | TRACE3 | TRACE4 <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 98 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 119 Delta marker amplitude for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return 23.45, indicating that the delta marker amplitude is 23.45 dB. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 99 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 120 Syntax :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer<x>:PEAK:HIGHer Arguments None Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer1:PEAK:HIGHer moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak higher in amplitude on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LOWer SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 100 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 121 Syntax :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LOWer Arguments None Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer1:PEAK:LOWer moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak lower in amplitude on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer<x>:PEAK:HIGHer SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 101 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 122 Sets the center frequency to the marker frequency in the DPX spectrum view. Syntax :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer<x>[:SET]:CENTer Arguments None Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer1:SET:CENTer sets the center frequency to the marker frequency in the DPX spectrum view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 102 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 123 TRACE3 places the specified marker on the average trace. TRACE4 places the specified marker on the math trace. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer1:TRACe TRACE1 places Marker 1 (M1) on the maximum trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 103 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 124 Queries the vertical position of the selected marker in the DPX spectrum view. Syntax :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer1:Y? might return - -34.28 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at - -34.28 dBm. Related Commands :CALCulate:DPSA:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 104 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 125 :CALCulate:EVM Subgroup (Option 21 Only) The :CALCulate:EVM commands control the markers in the EVM versus Time measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :CALCulate :EVM :MARKer<x> :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :HIGHer :LEFT :LOWer :RIGHt <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 105 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 126 Delta marker amplitude for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples :CALCulate:EVM:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return 1.62, indicating that the delta marker amplitude is 1.62%. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:EVM:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 106 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 127 Moves the selected marker to the highest peak on the trace in the EVM versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:EVM:MARKer<x>:MAXimum Arguments None Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples :CALCulate:EVM:MARKer1:MAXimum moves Marker 1 (M1) to the highest peak on the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 107 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 128 Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:EVM:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT Arguments None Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples :CALCulate:EVM:MARKer1:PEAK:LEFT moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the left on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:EVM:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 108 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 129 Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:EVM:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt Arguments None Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples :CALCulate:EVM:MARKer1:PEAK:RIGHt moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the right on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:EVM:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 109 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 130 Queries the vertical position of the selected marker in the EVM versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:EVM:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples :CALCulate:EVM:MARKer1:Y? might return -15.34E+6 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at - -15.34 MHz. Related Commands :CALCulate:EVM:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 110 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 131 :CALCulate:FVTime Subgroup The :CALCulate:FVTime commands control the markers in the Frequency versus Time measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :CALCulate :FVTime :MARKer<x> :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :HIGHer :LEFT :LOWer :RIGHt <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 111 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 132 Delta marker frequency for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :CALCulate:FVTime:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return 27.05E+3, indicating that the delta marker frequency is 27.05 kHz. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:FVTime:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 112 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 133 Moves the selected marker to the highest peak on the trace in the Frequency versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:FVTime:MARKer<x>:MAXimum Arguments None Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :CALCulate:FVTime:MARKer1:MAXimum moves Marker 1 (M1) to the highest peak on the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 113 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 134 Frequency versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:FVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT Arguments None Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :CALCulate:FVTime:MARKer1:PEAK:LEFT moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the left on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:FVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 114 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 135 Frequency versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:FVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt Arguments None Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :CALCulate:FVTime:MARKer1:PEAK:RIGHt moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the right on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:FVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 115 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 136 Queries the vertical position of the selected marker in the Frequency versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:FVTime:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :CALCulate:FVTime:MARKer1:Y? might return -15.34E+6 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at - -15.34 MHz. Related Commands :CALCulate:FVTime:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 116 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 137 The :CALCulate:IQVTime commands control the markers in the RF I&Q versus Time measurements. Command Tree Header Parameter :CALCulate :IQVTime :MARker<x> :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :HIGHer :LEFT :LOWer :RIGHt :TRACe TRACE1 | TRACE2 <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 117 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 138 Delta marker amplitude for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return - -3.45E-3, indicating that the delta marker amplitude is - -3.45 mV. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 118 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 139 Moves the selected marker to the highest peak on the trace in the RF I&Q versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer<x>:MAXimum Arguments None Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer1:MAXimum moves Marker 1 (M1) to the highest peak on the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 119 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 140 Syntax :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT Arguments None Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer1:PEAK:LEFT moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the left on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 120 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 141 Syntax :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt Arguments None Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer1:PEAK:RIGHt moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the right on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 121 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 142 TRACE1 places the selected marker on the I trace. TRACE2 places the selected marker on the Q trace. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer1:TRACe TRACE1 places Marker 1 (M1) on the I trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 122 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 143 Queries the vertical position of the selected marker in the RF I&Q versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer1:Y? might return 25.803E-3 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at 25.803 mV. Related Commands :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 123 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 144 :CALCulate:MCPower Subgroup The :CALCulate:MCPower commands control the markers in the MCPR (Multiple Carrier Power Ratio) measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :CALCulate :MCPower :MARKer<x> :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :LEFT :RIGHt <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 124 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 145 Delta marker amplitude for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views MCPR Examples :CALCulate:MCPower:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return 23.45, indicating that the delta marker amplitude is 23.45 dB. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:MCPower:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 125 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 146 Moves the selected marker to the highest peak on the trace in the MCPR measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:MCPower:MARKer<x>:MAXimum Arguments None Measurement Views MCPR Examples :CALCulate:MCPower:MARKer1:MAXimum moves Marker 1 (M1) to the highest peak on the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 126 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 147 Moves the selected marker to the next peak to the right on the trace in the MCPR measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:MCPower:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt Arguments None Measurement Views MCPR Examples :CALCulate:MCPower:MARKer1:PEAK:RIGHt moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the right on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:MCPower:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 127 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 148 Queries the vertical position of the selected marker in the MCPR measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:MCPower:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views MCPR Examples :CALCulate:MCPower:MARKer1:Y? might return -34.28 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at - -34.28 dBm. Related Commands :CALCulate:MCPower:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 128 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 149 :CALCulate:MERRor Subgroup (Option 21 Only) The :CALCulate:MERRor commands control the markers in the Magnitude error versus Time measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :CALCulate :MERRor :MARKer<x> :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :HIGHer :LEFT :LOWer :RIGHt <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 129 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 150 Delta marker amplitude for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples :CALCulate:MERRor:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return 3.84, indicating that the delta marker amplitude is 3.84%. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:MERRor:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 130 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 151 Moves the selected marker to the highest peak on the trace in the Magnitude error versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:MERRor:MARKer<x>:MAXimum Arguments None Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples :CALCulate:MERRor:MARKer1:MAXimum moves Marker 1 (M1) to the highest peak on the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 131 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 152 Syntax :CALCulate:MERRor:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT Arguments None Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples :CALCulate:MERRor:MARKer1:PEAK:LEFT moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the left on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:MERRor:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 132 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 153 Syntax :CALCulate:MERRor:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt Arguments None Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples :CALCulate:MERRor:MARKer1:PEAK:RIGHt moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the right on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:MERRor:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 133 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 154 Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:MERRor:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples :CALCulate:MERRor:MARKer1:Y? might return -15.34E+6 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at - -15.34 MHz. Related Commands :CALCulate:MERRor:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 134 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 155 :CALCulate:PERRor Subgroup (Option 21 Only) The :CALCulate:PERRor commands control the markers in the Phase error versus Time measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :CALCulate :PERRor :MARKer<x> :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :HIGHer :LEFT :LOWer :RIGHt <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 135 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 156 Delta marker phase for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return -7.93, indicating that the delta marker phase is - -7.93_. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 136 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 157 Moves the selected marker to the highest peak on the trace in the Phase error versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer<x>:MAXimum Arguments None Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer1:MAXimum moves Marker 1 (M1) to the highest peak on the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 137 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 158 Syntax :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT Arguments None Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer1:PEAK:LEFT moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the left on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 138 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 159 Syntax :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt Arguments None Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer1:PEAK:RIGHt moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the right on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 139 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 160 Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer1:Y? might return -15.34E+6 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at - -15.34 MHz. Related Commands :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 140 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 161 :CALCulate:PHVTime Subgroup The :CALCulate:PHVTime commands control the markers in the Phase versus Time measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :CALCulate :PHVTime :MARker<x> :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :HIGHer :LEFT :LOWer :RIGHt <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 141 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 162 Delta marker phase for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return 162.38, indicating that the delta marker phase is 162.38_. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 142 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 163 Moves the selected marker to the highest peak on the trace in the Phase versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer<x>:MAXimum Arguments None Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer1:MAXimum moves Marker 1 (M1) to the highest peak on the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 143 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 164 Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT Arguments None Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer1:PEAK:LEFT moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the left on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 144 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 165 Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt Arguments None Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer1:PEAK:RIGHt moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the right on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 145 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 166 Queries the vertical position of the selected marker in the Phase versus Time measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer1:Y? might return -18.435 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at - -18.435_. Related Commands :CALCulate:PHVTime:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 146 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 167 :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :HIGHer :LEFT :LOWer :RIGHt <numeric_value> NOTE. The CALCulate:PULSe:STATistics commands are valid when :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:PLOT is set to FFT. For the marker mnemonics, refer to page 2- -68. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 147 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 168 FFT. Syntax :CALCulate:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer<x>:PEAK:HIGHer Arguments None Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :CALCulate:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer1:PEAK:HIGHer moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak higher in amplitude on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LOWer, :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:PLOT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 148 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 169 FFT. Syntax :CALCulate:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LOWer Arguments None Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :CALCulate:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer1:PEAK:LOWer moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak lower in amplitude on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer<x>:PEAK:HIGHer, :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:PLOT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 149 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 170 FFT. Syntax :CALCulate:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt Arguments None Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :CALCulate:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer1:PEAK:RIGHt moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the right on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT, :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:PLOT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 150 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 171 This command is valid when :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:PLOT is set to FFT. Syntax :CALCulate:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :CALCulate:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer1:Y? might return -28.173 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at - -28.173 dB. Related Commands :CALCulate:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer<x>:X, :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:PLOT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 151 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 172 Delta marker amplitude for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views Pulse trace Examples :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return 23.45, indicating that the delta marker amplitude is 23.45 dB. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 152 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 173 Moves the selected marker to the next peak higher in amplitude on the pulse trace. Syntax :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer<x>:PEAK:HIGHer Arguments None Measurement Views Pulse trace Examples :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer1:PEAK:HIGHer moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak higher in amplitude on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LOWer SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 153 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 174 Moves the selected marker to the next peak lower in amplitude on the pulse trace. Syntax :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LOWer Arguments None Measurement Views Pulse trace Examples :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer1:PEAK:LOWer moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak lower in amplitude on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer<x>:PEAK:HIGHer SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 154 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 175 Moves the selected marker to the next peak to the right on the pulse trace. Syntax :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt Arguments None Measurement Views Pulse trace Examples :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer1:PEAK:RIGHt moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the right on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 155 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 176 Queries the vertical position of the selected marker in the pulse trace view. Syntax :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views Pulse trace Examples :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer1:Y? might return 228.858E-3 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at 228.858 mV. Related Commands :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 156 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 177 CALCulate Commands :CALCulate:SGRAM Subgroup The :CALCulate:SGRAM commands control the markers in the spectrogram. Command Tree Header Parameter :CALCulate :SGRAM :MARKer<x> :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :HIGHer :LEFT :LOWer :RIGHt [:SET] :CENTer <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 157 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 178 Delta marker amplitude for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return -8.45, indicating that the delta marker amplitude is - -8.45 dB. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:SGRAM:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 158 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 179 The line is selected using the :TRACe:SGRAM:SELect:LINe command. Syntax :CALCulate:SGRAM:MARKer<x>:PEAK:HIGHer Arguments None Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :CALCulate:SGRAM:MARKer1:PEAK:HIGHer moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak higher in amplitude on the line. Related Commands :CALCulate:SGRAM:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LOWer TRACe:SGRAM:SELect:LINe SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 159 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 180 The line is selected using the :TRACe:SGRAM:SELect:LINe command. Syntax :CALCulate:SGRAM:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LOWer Arguments None Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :CALCulate:SGRAM:MARKer1:PEAK:LOWer moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak lower in amplitude on the line. Related Commands :CALCulate:SGRAM:MARKer<x>:PEAK:HIGHer :TRACe:SGRAM:SELect:LINe SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 160 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 181 Sets the center frequency to the marker frequency in the spectrogram. Syntax :CALCulate:SGRAM:MARKer<x>[:SET]:CENTer Arguments None Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :CALCulate:SGRAM:MARKer1:SET:CENTer sets the center frequency to the Marker 1 frequency in the spectrogram. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 161 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 182 Queries the vertical position of the selected marker in the spectrogram. Syntax :CALCulate:SGRAM:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :CALCulate:SGRAM:MARKer1:Y? might return - -34.28 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at - -34.28 dBm. Related Commands :CALCulate:SGRAM:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 162 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 183 The :CALCulate:SPECtrum commands control the markers in the Spectrum measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :CALCulate :SPECtrum :MARKer<x> :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :HIGHer :LEFT :LOWer :RIGHt [:SET] :CENTer :TRACe TRACE1 | TRACE2 | TRACE3 | TRACE4 | TRACE5 <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 163 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 184 Delta marker amplitude for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :CALCulate:ACPower:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return 23.45, indicating that the delta marker amplitude is 23.45 dB. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 164 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 185 Moves the selected marker to the next peak higher in amplitude on the spectrum trace. Syntax :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer<x>:PEAK:HIGHer Arguments None Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer1:PEAK:HIGHer moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak higher in amplitude on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LOWer SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 165 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 186 Moves the selected marker to the next peak lower in amplitude on the spectrum trace. Syntax :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LOWer Arguments None Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer1:PEAK:LOWer moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak lower in amplitude on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer<x>:PEAK:HIGHer SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 166 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 187 Sets the center frequency to the marker frequency in the spectrum measurement. Syntax :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer<x>[:SET]:CENTer Arguments None Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer1:SET:CENTer sets the center frequency to the marker frequency in the spectrum measurement. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 167 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 188 Trace 1 to 3 can be defined as Normal, Average, Max Hold or Min Hold using the :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum:FUNCtion command. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer1:TRACe TRACE1 places Marker 1 (M1) on Trace 1. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum:FUNCtion SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 168 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 189 Queries the vertical position of the selected marker on the spectrum trace. Syntax :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer1:Y? might return - -34.28 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at - -34.28 dBm. Related Commands :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 169 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 190 CALCulate Commands :CALCulate:TOVerview Subgroup The :CALCulate:TOVerview commands control the markers in the Time Over- view. Command Tree Header Parameter :CALCulate :TOVerview :MARKer<x> :DELTa :MAXimum :PEAK :HIGHer :LEFT :LOWer :RIGHt <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 170 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 191 Delta marker amplitude for the selected marker. <NRf> Measurement Views Time overview Examples :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer1:DELTa:Y? might return 23.45, indicating that the delta marker amplitude is 23.45 dB. Related Commands :CALCulate:MARKer:ADD, :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 171 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 192 Moves the selected marker to the highest peak on the time overview trace. Syntax :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer<x>:MAXimum Arguments None Measurement Views Time overview Examples :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer1:MAXimum moves Marker 1 (M1) to the highest peak on the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 172 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 193 Moves the selected marker to the next peak to the left on the time overview trace. Syntax :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT Arguments None Measurement Views Time overview Examples :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer1:PEAK:LEFT moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the left on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 173 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 194 Moves the selected marker to the next peak to the right on the time overview trace. Syntax :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer<x>:PEAK:RIGHt Arguments None Measurement Views Time overview Examples :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer1:PEAK:RIGHt moves Marker 1 (M1) to the next peak to the right on the trace. Related Commands :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 174 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 195 Queries the vertical position of the selected marker in the time overview. Syntax :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer<x>:Y? Arguments None Measurement Views Time overview Examples :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer1:Y? might return - -34.28 indicating Marker 1 (M1) is at - -34.28 dBm. Related Commands :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer<x>:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 175 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 196 CALCulate Commands SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 176 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 197: Table 2- 30: Display Command Subgroups

    :DISPlay:SPECtrum Spectrum page 2- - 263 :DISPlay:TOVerview Time overview page 2- - 265 NOTE. The :DISPlay commands concern the measurement display only, and do not affect analyzer hardware settings. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 177 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 198 DISPlay Commands :DISPlay Basic Command Subgroup The :DISPlay basic commands control the measurement window display. Command Tree Header Parameter :DISPlay :WINDow :ACTive :MEASurement? :OPTimized :MEASurement? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 178 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 199 Symbol table “CCDF” CCDF RF measurements “ACP” Channel power and ACPR “MCP” MCPR (Multiple Carrier Power Ratio) “STAT” Pulse statistics Pulsed RF “RES” Pulse table (results table) “TRAC” Pulse trace SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 179 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 200 Where <view(n)>::=<string> is the view name as shown in Table 2- -31. Measurement Views Examples :DISPlay:WINDow:OPTimized:MEASurement? might return SPEC","MCP" indicating that the views of spectrum and MCPR are optimized. Related Commands :DISPlay:DDEMod:MEASview:SELect, :DISPlay:GENeral:MEASview:SELect, :DISPlay:GPRF:MEASview:SELect, :DISPlay:PULSe:MEASview:SELect SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 180 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 201 Parameter :DISPlay :ACPower :MARKer :SHOW :STATe <boolean> :PLEVel :SHOW :STATe <boolean> :RESet :SCALe :WINDow :TRACe :GRATicule :GRID :STATe <boolean> [:SCALe] <numeric_value> :AUTO :OFFSet <numeric_value> [:SCALe] <numeric_value> :AUTO :OFFSet <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 181 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 202 OFF or 0 hides the power levels in the graph. ON or 1 shows the power levels in the graph. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :DISPlay:ACPower:PLEVel:SHOW:STATe ON shows the power levels in the graph. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 182 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 203 OFF or 0 hides the graticule grid. ON or 1 shows the graticule grid. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :DISPlay:ACPower:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID:STATe ON shows the graticule grid on the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 183 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 204 Channel power and ACPR view. Syntax :DISPlay:ACPower:X[:SCALe]:AUTO Arguments None Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :DISPlay:ACPower:X:SCALe:AUTO rescales the horizontal scale automatically to fit the waveform to the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 184 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 205 Range: 0.1 to 200 dB. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :DISPlay:ACPower:Y:SCALe 100 sets the vertical range to 100 dB in the Channel power and ACPR graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:ACPower:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 185 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 206 Range: - -170 to +50 dBm. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :DISPlay:ACPower:Y:SCALe:OFFSet -12.5 sets the vertical offset to - -12.5 dBm in the Channel power and ACPR graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:ACPower:Y[:SCALe] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 186 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 207 :RESet :SELect :FIRSt |:SECond |:THIRd |:FOURth <boolean> :TRIGger :LEVel :STATe <boolean> :WINDow :TRACe :GRATicule :GRID :STATe <boolean> :RSCale [:SCALe] :FULL <numeric_value> :OFFSet <numeric_value> :RSCale [:SCALe] :FULL <numeric_value> :OFFSet <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 187 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 208 Horizontal offset = Analysis offset Horizontal scale = Analysis length Syntax :DISPlay:AVTime:RESet Arguments None Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :DISPlay:AVTime:RESet resets the horizontal and vertical scale to the default values. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 188 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 209 This turns off the readout display for other traces. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:SECond ON shows the measurement readout for Trace 2. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:AVTime command subgroup SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 189 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 210 OFF or 0 hides the graticule grid. ON or 1 shows the graticule grid. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :DISPlay:AVTime:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID:STATe ON shows the graticule grid on the screen in the Amplitude versus Time view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 190 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 211 You can see the acquisition memory capacity using the [:SENSe]:ACQuisition :MEMory:CAPacity[:TIME]? query. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :DISPlay:AVTime:X:SCALe 25.6us sets the horizontal scale to 25.6 µs. Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet, [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:MEMory:CAPacity[:TIME]? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 191 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 212 Rescales the vertical axis automatically to fit the waveform to the screen in the Amplitude versus Time display. Syntax :DISPlay:AVTime:Y:RSCale Arguments None Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :DISPlay:AVTime:Y:RSCale rescales the vertical scale automatically to fit the waveform to the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 192 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 213 Range: - -170 to +50 dBm. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :DISPlay:AVTime:Y:SCALe:OFFSet -12.5 sets the vertical offset to - -12.5 dBm in the Amplitude versus Time graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:Y[:SCALe]:FULL SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 193 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 214 DISPlay Commands :DISPlay:CCDF Subgroup The :DISPlay:CCDF commands control the CCDF measurement display. Command Tree Header Parameter :DISPlay :CCDF :SELect :FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd <boolean> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 194 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 215 :DISPlay:CCDF:SELect:FIRSt ON This turns off the readout display for other traces. Measurement Views CCDF Examples :DISPlay:CCDF:SELect:SECond ON shows the trace readout for Trace 2. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:CCDF command subgroup SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 195 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 216 :DISPlay:CONSte:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID:STATe? Arguments OFF or 0 hides the graticule grid. ON or 1 shows the graticule grid. Measurement Views Constellation Examples :DISPlay:CONSte:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID:STATe ON shows the graticule grid on the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 196 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 217 CONSte" | EVM" | MERRor" | PERRor" | SIGNalqual" | STABle" :SELect CONSte" | EVM" | MERRor" | PERRor" | SIGNalqual" | STABle" :RADix BINary | HEXadecimal [:SCALe] <numeric_value> :OFFSet <numeric_value> :RESet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 197 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 218: Table 2- 32: Modulation Measurement Views

    If you attempt to delete a view that is not displayed on screen, the error (- -200, “Execution error; Measurement not running” will be returned. Measurement Views General purpose digital modulation Examples :DISPlay:DDEMod:MEASview:DELete CONSte" deletes the constellation view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 198 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 219 If you attempt to select a view that is not displayed on screen, the error (- -200, “Execution error; Measurement not running”) will be returned. Measurement Views General purpose digital modulation Examples :DISPlay:DDEMod:MEASview:SELect CONSte" selects the constellation view. Related Commands :DISPlay:WINDow:OPTimized:MEASurement? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 199 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 220 Measurement Views EVM versus Time, Magnitude error versus Time, Phase error versus Time Examples :DISPlay:DDEMod:X:SCALe 1.5us sets the horizontal scale to 1.5 µs. Related Commands :DISPlay:DDEMod:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet, [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:MEMory:CAPacity[:TIME]? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 200 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 221 Syntax :DISPlay:DDEMod:X[:SCALe]:RESet Arguments None Measurement Views EVM versus Time, Magnitude error versus Time, Phase error versus Time Examples :DISPlay:DDEMod:X:SCALe:RESet presets the horizontal scale to the default value. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 201 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 222 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the vertical scale (per division). Range: 2 to 20 dB/div. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :SENSe:DPSA:Y:SCALe:PDIVision 0.5 sets the vertical scale to 0.5 dB/div. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 202 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 223 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the vertical range. Range: 1 to 100%. Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples :DISPlay:EVM:Y:SCALe 50 sets the vertical range to 50% in the EVM versus Time graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:EVM:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 203 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 224 Range: - -100 to 100%. Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples :DISPlay:EVM:Y:SCALe:OFFSet -9.5 sets the minimum vertical value to - -9.5% in the EVM versus Time graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:EVM:Y[:SCALe] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 204 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 225 DISPlay Commands :DISPlay:FVTime Subgroup The :DISPlay:FVTime commands control the Frequency versus Time view. Command Tree Header Parameter :DISPlay :FVTime [:SCALe] <numeric_value> :AUTO :OFFSet <numeric_value> [:SCALe] <numeric_value> :AUTO :OFFSet <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 205 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 226 Sets the horizontal scale automatically to fit the waveform to the screen in the Frequency versus Time display. Syntax :DISPlay:FVTime:X[:SCALe]:AUTO Arguments None Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :DISPlay:FVTime:X:SCALe:AUTO sets the horizontal scale automatically to fit the waveform to the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 206 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 227 Range: 10 Hz to 120 MHz. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :DISPlay:FVTime:Y:SCALe 30MHz sets the vertical range to 30 MHz in the Frequency versus Time graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:FVTime:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 207 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 228 Range: - -60 MHz to +60 MHz. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :DISPlay:FVTime:Y:SCALe:OFFSet -14.5MHz sets the vertical offset to - -14.5 MHz in the Frequency versus Time graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:FVTime:Y[:SCALe] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 208 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 229 SPECtrum" | DPSA" | AVTime" | FVTime" | PHVTime" | IQVTime" | SGRam" | TOVerview" :SELect SPECtrum" | DPSA" | AVTime" | FVTime" | PHVTime" | IQVTime" | SGRam" | TOVerview" SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 209 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 230: Table 2- 33: General Signal Viewing Views

    If you attempt to delete a view that is not displayed on screen, the error (- -200, “Execution error; Measurement not running”) will be returned. Measurement Views General signal viewing Examples :DISPlay:GENeral:MEASview:DELete DPSA" deletes the DPX spectrum view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 210 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 231 If you attempt to open a view that is currently displayed on screen, the error (- -200, “Execution error; Measurement is already running”) will be returned. Measurement Views General signal viewing Examples :DISPlay:GENeral:MEASview:NEW DPSA" creates the DPX spectrum view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 211 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 232 (- -200, “Execution error; Analysis selected is not running”) will be returned. Measurement Views General signal viewing Examples :DISPlay:GENeral:MEASview:SELect DPSA" selects the DPX spectrum view. Related Commands :DISPlay:WINDow:OPTimized:MEASurement? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 212 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 233 The :DISPlay:GPRF commands control display for the RF measurements. Command Tree Header Parameter :DISPlay :GPRF :MEASview :DELete CCDF" | ACPower" | MCPower :NEW CCDF" | ACPower" | MCPower :SELect CCDF" | ACPower" | MCPower SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 213 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 234 If you attempt to open a view that is currently displayed on screen, the error (- -200, “Execution error; Measurement is already running”) will be returned. Measurement Views RF measurements Examples :DISPlay:GPRF:MEASview:NEW ACPower" creates the Channel power and ACPR view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 214 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 235 If you attempt to select a view that is not displayed on screen, the error (- -200, “Execution error; Measurement not running”) will be returned. Measurement Views RF measurements Examples :DISPlay:GPRF:MEASview:SELect ACPower" selects the Channel power and ACPR view. Related Commands :DISPlay:WINDow:OPTimized:MEASurement? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 215 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 236 You can see the acquisition memory capacity using the [:SENSe]:ACQuisition :MEMory:CAPacity[:TIME]? query. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :DISPlay:IQVTime:X:SCALe 100us sets the horizontal scale to 100 µs. Related Commands :DISPlay:IQVTime:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet, [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:MEMory:CAPacity[:TIME]? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 216 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 237 [(analysis offset) + (analysis length) - - (X scale) × 0.1] Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :DISPlay:IQVTime:X:SCALe:OFFSet 800ns sets the minimum horizontal value to 800 ns in the RF I&Q versus Time graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:FVTime:X[:SCALe] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 217 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 238 Sets the vertical scale automatically to fit the waveform to the screen in the RF I&Q versus Time view. Syntax :DISPlay:IQVTime:Y[:SCALe]:AUTO Arguments None Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :DISPlay:IQVTime:Y:SCALe:AUTO sets the vertical scale automatically to fit the waveform to the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 218 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 239 Rescales the vertical axis automatically to fit the waveform to the screen. Syntax :DISPlay:IQVTime:Y[:SCALe]:RESCale Arguments None Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :DISPlay:IQVTime:Y:SCALe:RESCale rescales the vertical axis automatically to fit the waveform to the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 219 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 240 Parameter :DISPlay :MCPower :MARKer :SHOW :STATe <boolean> :PLEVel :SHOW :STATe <boolean> :RESet :SCALe :WINDow :TRACe :GRATicule :GRID :STATe <boolean> [:SCALe] <numeric_value> :AUTO :OFFSet <numeric_value> [:SCALe] <numeric_value> :AUTO :OFFSet <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 220 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 241 OFF or 0 hides the power levels in the graph. ON or 1 shows the power levels in the graph. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :DISPlay:MCPower:PLEVel:SHOW:STATe ON shows the power levels in the graph. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 221 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 242 :DISPlay:MCPower:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID:STATe? Arguments OFF or 0 hides the graticule grid. ON or 1 shows the graticule grid. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :DISPlay:MCPower:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID:STATe ON shows the graticule grid on the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 222 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 243 Rescales the horizontal axis automatically to fit the waveform to the screen in the MCPR view. Syntax :DISPlay:MCPower:X[:SCALe]:AUTO Arguments None Measurement Views MCPR Examples :DISPlay:MCPower:X:SCALe:AUTO rescales the horizontal scale automatically to fit the waveform to the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 223 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 244 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the vertical range. Range: 0.1 to 200 dB. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :DISPlay:MCPower:Y:SCALe 100 sets the vertical range to 100 dB in the MCPR graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:MCPower:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 224 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 245 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the vertical offset. Range: - -170 to +50 dBm. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :DISPlay:MCPower:Y:SCALe:OFFSet -12.5 sets the vertical offset to - -12.5 dBm in the MCPR graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:MCPower:Y[:SCALe] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 225 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 246 Range: 1 to 100%. Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples :DISPlay:MERRor:Y:SCALe 50 sets the vertical range to 50% in the Magnitude error versus Time graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:MERRor:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 226 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 247 Range: - -100 to +100%. Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples :DISPlay:MERRor:Y:SCALe:OFFSet -9.5 sets the minimum vertical value to - -9.5% in the Magnitude error versus Time graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:MERRor:Y[:SCALe] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 227 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 248 Range: 1 to 360_. Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples :DISPlay:PERRor:Y:SCALe 30 sets the vertical range to 30_ in the Phase error versus Time graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:PERRor:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 228 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 249 Range: - -360 to +360_. Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples :DISPlay:PERRor:Y:SCALe:OFFSet -14.5 sets the minimum vertical value to - -14.5_ in the Phase Error versus Time graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:PERRor:Y[:SCALe] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 229 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 250 You can see the acquisition memory capacity using the [:SENSe]:ACQuisition :MEMory:CAPacity[:TIME]? query. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :DISPlay:PHVTime:X:SCALe 1.5ms sets the horizontal scale to 1.5 ms. Related Commands :DISPlay:PHVTime:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet, [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:MEMory:CAPacity[:TIME]? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 230 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 251 [(analysis offset) + (analysis length) - - (X scale) × 0.1] Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :DISPlay:PHVTime:X:SCALe:OFFSet 800ns sets the minimum horizontal value to 800 ns in the Phase versus Time graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:PHVTime:X[:SCALe] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 231 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 252 Sets the vertical scale automatically to fit the waveform to the screen in the Phase versus Time view. Syntax :DISPlay:PHVTime:Y[:SCALe]:AUTO Arguments None Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :DISPlay:PHVTime:Y:SCALe:AUTO sets the vertical scale automatically to fit the waveform to the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 232 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 253 Syntax :DISPlay:PHVTime:Y[:SCALe]:AXIS:REFerence <value> :DISPlay:PHVTime:Y[:SCALe]:AXIS:REFerence? Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the phase reference time. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :DISPlay:PHVTime:Y:SCALe:AXIS:REFerence 1.5us sets the phase reference time to 1.5 µs. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 233 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 254 Rescales the vertical axis automatically to fit the Phase versus Time waveform to the screen. Syntax :DISPlay:PHVTime:Y[:SCALe]:RESCale Arguments None Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :DISPlay:PHVTime:Y:SCALe:RESCale rescales the vertical axis automatically to fit the Phase versus Time waveform to the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 234 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 255 | RISE | FALL | RINTerval | RRATe | DUTPct | DUTRatio | RIPPle | DROop | PPPHase :STATistics :MARKer :SHOW :STATe <boolean> :PLOT TRENd | FFT :WINDow :TRACe :GRATicule :GRID :STATe <boolean> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 235 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 256 :STATe <boolean> :POINt :SHOW <boolean> :WINDow :TRACe :GRATicule :GRID :STATe <boolean> :RSCale [:SCALe] :FULL SELected | MAXimum :OFFSet <numeric_value> :PDIVision <numeric_value> :RSCale [:SCALe] :FULL <numeric_value> :OFFSet <numeric_value> :STOP? <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 236 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 257 If you attempt to open a view that is currently displayed on screen, the error (- -200, “Execution error; Measurement is already running”) will be returned. Measurement Views Pulsed RF measurements Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:MEASview:NEW STATistics" creates the pulse statistics view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 237 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 258 ON or 1 shows the average transmitted power measurement result in the pulse table. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:ATX ON shows the average transmitted power measurement result in the pulse table. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 238 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 259 OFF or 0 does not show the droop measurement result. ON or 1 shows the droop measurement result in the pulse table. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:DROop ON shows the droop measurement result in the pulse table. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 239 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 260 ON or 1 shows the duty factor measurement result in the pulse table. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:DUTRatio ON shows the duty factor (ratio) measurement result in the pulse table. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 240 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 261 ON or 1 shows the peak power measurement result in the pulse table. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:PPOWer ON shows the peak power measurement result in the pulse table. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 241 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 262 ON or 1 shows the repetition interval measurement result in the results table. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:RINTerval ON shows the repetition interval measurement result in the pulse table. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 242 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 263 ON or 1 shows the rise time measurement result in the pulse table. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:RISE ON shows the rise time measurement result in the pulse table. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 243 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 264 ON or 1 shows the pulse width measurement result in the pulse table. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:WIDTh ON shows the pulse width measurement result in the pulse table. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 244 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 265 The number of acquired pulses depends on the analysis range. Measurement Views Pulse statistics, Pulse table, Pulse trace Examples :DISPlay:WINDow:SELect:NUMBer -28 measures the pulse #- -28. Related Commands [:SENSe]:ANALysis:REFerence SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 245 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 266: Table 2- 34: Pulse Results

    Ripple DROop Droop PPPHase Pulse-pulse carrier phase Measurement Views Pulse statistics, Pulse trace Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:SELect:RESult AVERage shows the average on power result in the pulse trace and statistics views. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 246 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 267 OFF or 0 hides the marker readout. ON or 1 shows the marker readout. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer:SHOW:STATe ON shows the marker readout in the statistics graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:PLOT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 247 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 268 OFF or 0 hides the graticule grid. ON or 1 shows the graticule grid. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID:STATe ON shows the graticule grid on the statistics view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 248 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 269 1 Hz to 120 MHz Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:X:SCALe:NUMBer 50 sets the horizontal full scale to 50 pulses when the plot is trend. Related Commands :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:PLOT :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 249 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 270 Rescales the vertical axis to fit the waveform to the screen in the statistics graph. Syntax :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:Y:RSCale Arguments None Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:X:RSCale rescales the vertical axis of the statistics graph. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 250 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 271 Pulse-pulse carrier phase 1 to 360_ 10 to 200 dB Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:Y:SCALe:FULL 100 sets the vertical full scale to 100 dB. Related Commands :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:PLOT :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 251 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 272 Indicates whether the offset is the value at the top or the bottom edge of the graph. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:Y:SCALe:OFFSet 24.8 sets the maximum vertical value to 24.8 dBm in the statistics graph. Related Commands :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:PLOT, :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:X[:SCALe]:PDIVision SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 252 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 273 OFF or 0 hides the marker readout. ON or 1 shows the marker readout. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer:SHOW:STATe ON shows the marker readout on the pulse trace view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 253 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 274 OFF or 0 hides the graticule grid. ON or 1 shows the graticule grid. Measurement Views Pulse trace Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID:STATe ON shows the graticule grid on the pulse trace view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 254 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 275 SELected uses the selected pulse for the full-scale reference. MAXimum uses the maximum pulse for the full-scale reference. Measurement Views Pulse trace Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:X:SCALe:FULL SELected uses the selected pulse for the full-scale reference. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 255 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 276 :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:X[:SCALe]:PDIVision? Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the horizontal full scale. Range: 10 ns to acquisition memory capacity. Measurement Views Pulse trace Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:X:SCALe:PDIVision 5.5E-6 sets the horizontal scale to 5.5 µs. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 256 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 277 Range: 0.1 to 200 dB. The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs command. Measurement Views Pulse trace Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:Y:SCALe:FULL 100 sets the vertical full scale to 100 dB. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs, :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 257 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 278 <y_stop>::=<NRf> is the minimum vertical value (bottom edge). Measurement Views Pulse trace Examples :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:Y:SCALe:STOP? might return -150.0 indicating that the minimum vertical value is - -150 dBm in the pulse trace view. Related Commands :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 258 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 279 Rescales the horizontal axis automatically to fit the waveform to the screen in the spectrogram view. Syntax :DISPlay:SGRAM:FREQuency:AUTO Arguments None Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :DISPlay:SGRAM:FREQuency:AUTO rescales the horizontal scale automatically to fit the waveform to the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 259 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 280 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the horizontal range. Range: 10 Hz to 6.2 GHz (RSA6106A) / 14 GHz (RSA6114A). Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :DISPlay:SGRAM:FREQuency:SCALe 10MHz sets the horizontal range to 10 MHz. Related Commands :DISPlay:SGRAM:FREQuency:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 260 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 281 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the time offset. Range: Line #0 to 125000. Zero (0) represents the latest line. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :DISPlay:SGRAM:TIME:OFFSet 15 sets the time offset to Line #15. Related Commands :DISPlay:SGRAM:TIME:SCAle SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 261 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 282 <value>::=<NR1> specifies the vertical scale. Range: - -1023 to 0. Zero (0) displays every spectrum. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :DISPlay:SGRAM:TIME:SCAle -5 displays one line every 5 spectra in the spectrogram. Related Commands :DISPlay:SGRAM:TIME:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 262 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 283 OFF or 0 disables the marker noise mode. ON or 1 enables the marker noise mode. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :DISPlay:SPECtrum:MARKer:NOISe:MODE ON enables the marker noise mode. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 263 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 284 Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the vertical scale (per division). Range: 0.01 to 20 dB/div. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:Y:SCALe:PDIVision 0.5 sets the vertical scale to 0.5 dB/div. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 264 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 285 You can see the acquisition memory capacity using the [:SENSe]:ACQuisition :MEMory:CAPacity[:TIME]? query. Measurement Views Time overview Examples :DISPlay:TOVerview:X:SCALe 12.5us sets the horizontal scale to 12.5 µs. Related Commands :DISPlay:TOVerview:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet, [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:MEMory:CAPacity[:TIME]? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 265 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 286 [(analysis offset) + (analysis length) - - (X scale) × 0.1] Measurement Views Time overview Examples :DISPlay:TOVerview:X:SCALe:OFFSet 800ns sets the minimum horizontal value to 800 ns in the time overview. Related Commands :DISPlay:TOVerview:X[:SCALe] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 266 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 287 Sets the vertical scale and offset automatically to fit the waveform to the screen in the time overview. Syntax :DISPlay:TOVerview:Y[:SCALe]:AUTO Arguments None Measurement Views Time overview Examples :DISPlay:TOVerview:Y:SCALe:AUTO sets the vertical scale and offset automatically to fit the waveform to the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 267 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 288 Sets the vertical scale automatically to fit the waveform to the screen in the Time overview. Syntax :DISPlay:TOVerview:Y[:SCALe]:RESCale Arguments None Measurement Views Time overview Examples :DISPlay:TOVerview:Y:SCALe:RESCale sets the vertical scale automatically to fit the waveform to the screen. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 268 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 289: Table 2- -14: Fetch Commands

    :FETCh:SGRAM Spectrogram page 2- - 343 :FETCh:SPECtrum Spectrum page 2- - 344 :FETCh:SQUality Signal quality (Option 21 only) page 2- - 345 :FETCh:TOVerview Time overview page 2- - 356 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 269 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 290 FETCh Commands :FETCh:ACPower Subgroup The :FETCh:ACPower commands returns the results of the Channel power and ACPR (Adjacent Channel Power Ratio) measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :FETCh :ACPower? :CHANnel :POWer? :SPECtrum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 270 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 291 (ACPR for the upper channel 1) = - -23.847 dB, (ACPR for the lower channel 2) = - -22.316 dB, and (ACPR for the upper channel 2) = - -29.225 dB. Related Commands [:SENSe]:ACPower:CHANnel:PAIRs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 271 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 292 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :FETCh:ACPower:SPECtrum? might return #43204xxxx... (3204-byte data) for the spectrum trace data of the Channel power and ACPR measurement. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 272 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 293 NOTE. Except for the :FETCh:AVTime:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth command, select the trace using the :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond |:THIRd|:FOURth command. The unit of amplitude is defaulted to dBm. It can be changed by the [:SENSe] :POWer:UNITs command. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 273 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 294 Returns <avg>::=<NRf> is the RMS amplitude in dBm. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :FETCh:AVTime:AVERage? might return -2.53 indicating the RMS amplitude is - -2.53 dBm. Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 274 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 295 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :FETCh:AVTime:FIRSt? might return #3156xxxx... (156-byte data) for Trace 1. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:AVTime command subgroup SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 275 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 296 <max>::=<NRf> is the maximum Amplitude in dBm. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :FETCh:AVTime:MAXimum? might return -2.84 indicating the maximum amplitude is - -2.84 dBm. Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth, :FETCh:AVTime:MAXLocation? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 276 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 297 <max_time>::=<NRf> is the time at the maximum in seconds. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :FETCh:AVTime:MAXLocation? might return 25.03E-9 indicating the amplitude is maximum at 25.03 ns. Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth, FETCh:AVTime:MAX? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 277 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 298 <min>::=<NRf> is the minimum amplitude in dBm. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :FETCh:AVTime:MINimum? might return -57.64 indicating the minimum amplitude is - -57.64 dBm. Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth, :FETCh:AVTime:MINLocation? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 278 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 299 <min_time>::=<NRf> is the time at the minimum in seconds. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :FETCh:AVTime:MINLocation? might return 450.7E-9 indicating the amplitude is minimum at 450.7 ns. Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth, :FETCh:AVTime:MIN? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 279 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 300 - -2.68 dBm at 48.62 µs, the minimum amplitude is - -82.47 dBm at 22.11 µs, and the RMS amplitude is - -8.24 dBm Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 280 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 301 FETCh Commands :FETCh:CCDF Subgroup The :FETCh:CCDF commands returns the results of the CCDF (Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function) measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :FETCh :CCDF? :FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 281 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 302 (amplitude at CCDF of 0.1%) = 8.50 dB, (amplitude at CCDF of 0.01%) = 9.25 dB, (amplitude at CCDF of 0.001%) = 9.72 dB, and (amplitude at CCDF of 0.0001%) = 9.74 dB. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 282 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 303 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views CCDF Examples :FETCh:CCDF:FIRSt? might return #41024xxxx... (1024-byte data) for the waveform data of Trace 1. Related Commands [:SENSe]:CCDF:TIME:TYPE SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 283 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 304 <location>::=<NRf> is the peak location in symbol number. Measurement Views Constellation Examples :FETCh:CONSte:RESults? might return 2.841,3.227,68.000, indicating that the RMS EVM is 2.841% and the peak EVM is 3.227% at symbol #68. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 284 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 305 <I(n)> and <Q(n)> are the normalized I- and Q-coordinate values at the n data point. 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Constellation Examples :FETCh:CONSte:TRACe? might return #43848xxxx... (3848-byte data) for the constellation trace data. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 285 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 306 <data(n)> is the symbol table data for the point #n, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Symbol table Examples :FETCh:DDEMod:STABle? might return #3512xxxx... (512-byte data) for the symbol table. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 286 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 307 <data(n)> is the amplitude of the average trace for the point #n in dBm, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :FETCh:DPSA:TRACe:AVERage? might return #42004xxxx... (2004-byte data) for the waveform data of the average trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 287 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 308 <data(n)> is the amplitude of the math trace for the point #n in dBm, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :FETCh:DPSA:TRACe:MATH? might return #42004xxxx... (2004-byte data) for the waveform data of the math trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 288 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 309 <data(n)> is the amplitude of the maximum trace for the point #n in dBm, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :FETCh:DPSA:TRACe:MAXimum? might return #42004xxxx... (2004-byte data) for the waveform data of the maximum trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 289 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 310 <data(n)> is the amplitude data of the minimum trace for the point #n in dBm, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :FETCh:DPSA:TRACe:MINimum? might return #42004xxxx... (2004-byte data) for the waveform data of the minimum trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 290 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 311 :FETCh:EVM:FERRor? Arguments None Returns <freq_error>::=<NRf> is the frequency error in Hz. Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples :FETCh:EVM:FERRor? might return -10.7E+3 indicating the frequency error is - -10.7 kHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 291 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 312 You can select the time unit using the [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples :FETCh:EVM:PINDex? might return 28.912E-6 indicating the time at the EVM peak is 28.912 µs. Related Commands :FETCh:EVM:PEAK?, [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 292 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 313 <data(n)> is the EVM value for the point #n in percent (%), 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples :FETCh:EVM:TRACe? might return #42036xxxx... (2036-byte data) for the EVM versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 293 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 314 <data(n)> is the frequency in Hz for the point #n, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :FETCh:FVTime? might return #3156xxxx... (156-byte data) for the Frequency versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 294 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 315 <max_time>::=<NRf> is the time in seconds at which the frequency drift is maximum. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :FETCh:FVTime:MAXLocation? might return 25.03E-9 indicating the frequency drift is maximum at 25.03 ns. Related Commands :FETCh:FVTime:MAXimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 295 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 316 <min_time>::=<NRf> is the time in seconds at which the frequency drift is minimum. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :FETCh:FVTime:MAXLocation? might return 450.7E-9 indicating the frequency drift is minimum at 450.7 ns. Related Commands :FETCh:FVTime:MINimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 296 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 317 Frequency versus Time Examples :FETCh:FVTime:RESult? might return 2.625E+6,25.03E-9,-6.618E+6,450.7E-9 indicating: the maximum frequency drift is 2.625 MHz at 25.03 ns and the minimum frequency drift is - -6.618 MHz at 450.7 ns. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 297 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 318 <data(n)> is the I level in volts for the point #n, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :FETCh:IQVTime:I? might return #3160xxxx... (160-byte data) for the I versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 298 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 319 <max_time>::=<NRf> is the time in seconds at which the I or Q level is maximum. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :FETCh:IQVTime:MAXLocation? might return 175.3E-9 indicating the I or Q level is maximum at 175.3 ns. Related Commands :FETCh:IQVTime:MAXimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 299 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 320 <min_time>::=<NRf> is the time in seconds at which the I or Q level is minimum. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :FETCh:IQVTime:MAXLocation? might return 450.7E-9 indicating the I or Q level is minimum at 450.7 ns. Related Commands :FETCh:IQVTime:MINimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 300 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 321 <data(n)> is the Q level in volts for the point #n, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :FETCh:IQVTime:Q? might return #3160xxxx... (160-byte data) for the Q versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 301 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 322 I or Q level is 1.214 V at 175.3 ns and the minimum I or Q level is - -370.5 mV at 450.7 ns. Related Commands [:SENSe]:IQVTime:TRACe:SELect:I, [:SENSe]:IQVTime:TRACe:SELect:Q SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 302 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 323 :FETCh:MCPower Subgroup The :FETCh:MCPower commands returns the results of the MCPR (Multiple Carrier Power Ratio) measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :FETCh :MCPower :ADJacent :CHANnels? :CHANnel :POWer? :MAIN :CHANnels? :SPECtrum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 303 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 324 (ACPR for the lower channel 1) = - -4.847 dB, (ACPR for the upper channel 1) = - -4.316 dB, and (ACPR for the upper channel 2) = - -4.225 dB. Related Commands [:SENSe]:MCPower:CHANnel:ADD:ADJacent SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 304 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 325 To select the power reference, use the [:SENSe]:MCPower:RCHannels com- mands. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :FETCh:MCPower:CHANnel:POWer? might return 4.227 indicating that the reference power is 4.227 dBm. Related Commands [:SENSe]:MCPower:RCHannels commands SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 305 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 326 (ACPR of the main channel 2) = - -2.847 dBm, (ACPR of the main channel 3) = - -2.316 dBm, and (ACPR of the main channel 4) = - -2.225 dBm. Related Commands [:SENSe]:MCPower:CHANnel:MAIN commands SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 306 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 327 <data(n)> is the amplitude in dBm for the point #n, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :FETCh:MCPower:SPECtrum? might return #43204xxxx... (3204-byte data) for the spectrum trace data of the MCPR measurement. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 307 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 328 Arguments None Returns <freq_error>::=<NRf> is the frequency error in Hz. Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples :FETCh:MERRor:FERRor? might return -10.7E+3 indicating the frequency error is - -10.7 kHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 308 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 329 You can select the time unit using the [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples :FETCh:MERRor:PINDex? might return 28.912E-6 indicating the time at the magnitude error peak is 28.912 µs. Related Commands :FETCh:MERRor:PEAK?, [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 309 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 330 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples :FETCh:MERRor:TRACe? might return #42036xxxx... (2036-byte data) for the Magnitude error versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 310 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 331 Arguments None Returns <freq_error>::=<NRf> is the frequency error in Hz. Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples :FETCh:PERRor:FERRor? might return -10.7E+3 indicating the frequency error is - -10.7 kHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 311 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 332 You can select the time unit using the [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples :FETCh:PERRor:PINDex? might return 28.912E-6 indicating the time at the phase error peak is 28.912 µs. Related Commands :FETCh:PERRor:PEAK?, [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 312 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 333 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples :FETCh:PERRor:TRACe? might return #42036xxxx... (2036-byte data) for the Phase error versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 313 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 334 <data(n)> is the phasen in degrees for the point #, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :FETCh:FVTime? might return #3160xxxx... (160-byte data) for the Phase versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 314 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 335 <max_time>::=<NRf> is the time in seconds at which the phase is maximum. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :FETCh:PHVTime:MAXLocation? might return 175.3E-9 indicating the I or Q level is maximum at 175.3 ns. Related Commands :FETCh:PHVTime:MAXimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 315 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 336 <min_time>::=<NRf> is the time in seconds at which the phase is minimum. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :FETCh:PHVTime:MAXLocation? might return 450.7E-9 indicating the phase is minimum at 450.7 ns. Related Commands :FETCh:PHVTime:MINimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 316 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 337 Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :FETCh:PHVTime:RESult? might return 153.8,175.3E-9,-176.3,450.7E-9 indicating: the maximum phase is 153.8° at 175.3 ns and the minimum phase is - -176.3° at 450.7 ns. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 317 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 338 :RESult :ATX? :AVERage? :DROop? :DUTPct? :DUTRatio? :FALL? :PPOWer? :PPPHase? :RINTerval? :RIPPle? :RISE? :RRATe? :WIDTh? :STATistics? :ATX? :AVERage? :DROop? :DUTPct? :DUTRatio? :FALL? :PPOWer? :PPPHase? :RINTerval? :RIPPle? :RISE? :RRATe? :WIDTh? :TRACe? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 318 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 339 The unit can be changed to watts by the [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs command. Volt is invalid in the average transmitted power measurement. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :FETCh:PULSe:RESult:ATX? might return 150.1E-6,149.7E-6,149.5E-6,149.6E-6 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 319 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 340 <avg(n)>::=<NRf> is the average on power for the pulse #n in dBm. The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs command. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :FETCh:PULSe:RESult:AVERage? might return 521.6E-6,522.2E-6,521.5E-6,521.2E-6 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 320 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 341 <duty_pct(1)>,<duty_pct(2)>,...<duty_pct(n)> Where <duty_pct(n)>::=<NRf> is the duty factor for the pulse #n in percent (%). Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :FETCh:PULSe:RESult:DUTPct? might return 28.94,28.96,29.00,29.01 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 321 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 342 Returns <fall(1)>,<fall(2)>,...<fall(n)> Where <fall(n)>::=<NRf> is the fall time for the pulse #n in seconds. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :FETCh:PULSe:RESult:FALL? might return 110.3E-9,90.45E-9,95.03E-9,111.9E-9 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 322 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 343 <pk_power(n)>::=<NRf> is the peak power for the pulse #n in dBm. The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs command. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :FETCh:PULSe:RESult:PPOWer? might return 232.2E-3,235.2E-3,235.1E-3,233.3E-3 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 323 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 344 <pp_phase(1)>,<pp_phase(2)>,...<pp_phase(n)> Where <pp_phase(n)>::=<NRf> is the pulse-pulse carrier phase for the pulse #n in degrees. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :FETCh:PULSe:RESult:PPPHase? might return 0.000,21.66,46.76,57.56 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 324 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 345 <ripple(1)>,<ripple(2)>,...<ripple(n)> Where <ripple(n)>::=<NRf> is the voltage ripple for the pulse #n in percent (%). Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :FETCh:PULSe:RESult:RIPPle? might return 106.5E-3,177.6E-3,148.3E-3,148.5E-3 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 325 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 346 Returns <rep_rate(1)>,<rep_rate(2)>,...<rep_rate(n)> Where <rep_rate(n)>::=<NRf> is the repetition rate for the pulse #n in Hz. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :FETCh:PULSe:RESult:RRATe? might return 62.50E+3,62.52E+3,62.51E+3,62.49E+3 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 326 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 347 Returns <width(1)>,<width(2)>,...<width(n)> Where <width(n)>::=<NRf> is the pulse width for the pulse #n in seconds. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :FETCh:PULSe:RESult:WIDTh? might return 4.630E-6,4.632E-6,4.639E-6,4.642E-6 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 327 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 348 Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics? might return #264xxxx... (64-byte data) for the statistics trace of the pulse width measurement when :DISPlay:PULSe:SELect:RESult is set to WIDTh. Related Commands :DISPlay:PULSe:SELect:RESult, :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:PLOT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 328 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 349 Volt is invalid in the average transmitted power measurement. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics:ATX? might return 150.3E-6,149.4E-6,149.8E-6 for the average transmitted power in the pulse statistics. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 329 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 350 The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs command. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics:AVERage? might return 522.8E-6,521.0E-6,521.8E-6 for the average on power in the pulse statistics. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 330 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 351 <droop_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum droop. <droop_avg>::=<NRf> is the average droop. Unit: Percent (%) by watts. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics:DROop? might return 56.13E-3,-411.2E-3,-181.8E-3 for the droop in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 331 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 352 <duty_pct_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum duty factor. <duty_pct_avg>::=<NRf> is the average duty factor. Unit: Percent (%). Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics:DUTPct? might return 29.01,28.94,28.98 for the duty factor (%) in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 332 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 353 <duty_ratio_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum duty factor. <duty_ratio_avg>::=<NRf> is the average duty factor. Unit: None. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics:DUTRatio? might return 290.1E-3,289.4E-3,289.8E-3 for the duty factor (ratio) in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 333 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 354 <fall_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum fall time. <fall_avg>::=<NRf> is the average fall time. Unit: Seconds. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics:FALL? might return 112.7E-9,89.86E-9,101.9E-9 for the fall time in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 334 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 355 The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs command. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics:PPOWer? might return 235.6E-3,232.1E-3,234.0E-3 for the peak power in the pulse statistics. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 335 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 356 <pp_phase_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum pulse-pulse carrier phase. <pp_phase_avg>::=<NRf> is the average pulse-pulse carrier phase. Unit: Degrees. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics:PPPHase? might return 58.26,-116.1,27.77 for the pulse-pulse carrier phase in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 336 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 357 <pp_phase_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum repetition interval. <pp_phase_avg>::=<NRf> is the average repetition interval. Unit: Seconds. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics:RINTerval? might return 15.99E-6,16.01E-6,16.00E-6 for the repetition interval in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 337 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 358 <ripple_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum ripple. <ripple_avg>::=<NRf> is the average ripple. Unit: Percent (%) by volts. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics:RIPPle? might return 287.7E-3,83.78E-3,160.4E-3 for the ripple in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 338 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 359 <rise_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum rise time. <rise_avg>::=<NRf> is the average rise time. Unit: Seconds. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics:RISE? might return 116.2E-9,91.65E-9,105.4E-9 for the rise time in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 339 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 360 <rep_rate_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum repetition rate. <rep_rate_avg>::=<NRf> is the average repetition rate. Unit: Hz. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics:RRATe? might return 62.52E+3,62.49E+3,62.50E+3 for the repetition rate in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 340 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 361 <width_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum pulse width. <width_avg>::=<NRf> is the average pulse width. Unit: Seconds. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :FETCh:PULSe:STATistics:WIDTh? might return 4.643E-6,4.630E-6,4.636E-6 for the pulse width in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 341 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 362 The unit of power is selected by the [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs command. Measurement Views Pulse trace Examples :FETCh:PULSe:TRACe? might return #43204xxxx... (3204-byte data) for the trace of the pulse width measurement when :DISPlay:PULSe:SELect:RESult is set to WIDTh. Related Commands :DISPlay:PULSe:SELect:RESult SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 342 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 363 <data(n)> is the amplitude in dBm for the point #n, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :FETCh:SGRAM? might return #43204xxxx... (3204-byte data) for the line in the spectrogram. Related Commands :TRACe:SGRAM:SELect:LINe SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 343 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 364 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :FETCh:SPECtrum:TRACe1? might return #43204xxxx... (3204-byte data) for Trace 1 in the spectrum measurement. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum command subgroup SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 344 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 365 Command Tree Header Parameter :FETCh :SQUality :FREQuency :ERRor? :GAIN :IMBalance? :ORIGin :OFFSet? :PEAK :EVM? :DB? :LOCation? :MERRor? :DB? :LOCation? :PERRor? :LOCation? :QUADrature :ERRor? :RHO :RMS :EVM? :DB? :MERRor? :DB? :PERRor? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 345 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 366 Returns the gain imbalance in the signal quality measurement. Syntax :FETCh:SQUality:GAIN:IMBalance? Arguments None Returns Gain imbalance in dB. <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :FETCh:SQUality:GAIN:IMBalance? might return -57.746E-3, indicating that the gain imbalance is - -0.057746 dB. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 346 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 367 Returns the peak EVM (%) in the signal quality measurement. Syntax :FETCh:SQUality:PEAK:EVM? Arguments None Returns Peak EVM in percent (%). <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :FETCh:SQUality:PEAK:EVM? might return 4.276, indicating that the peak EVM is 4.276%. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 347 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 368 The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :FETCh:SQUality:PEAK:MERRor:LOCation? might return 36.018E-6, indicating that the EVM is peak at 36.018 µs. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 348 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 369 Syntax :FETCh:SQUality:PEAK:MERRor:DB? Arguments None Returns Peak magnitude error in dB. <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :FETCh:SQUality:PEAK:MERRor:DB? might return -28.583, indicating that the magnitude error is - -28.583 dB. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 349 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 370 The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :FETCh:SQUality:PEAK:MERRor:LOCation? might return 42.127E-6, indicating that the magnitude error is peak at 42.127 µs. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 350 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 371 The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :FETCh:SQUality:PEAK:PERRor:LOCation? might return 41.825E-6, indicating that the phase error is peak at 41.825 µs. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 351 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 372 Returns the ρ (waveform quality) value in the signal quality measurement. Syntax :FETCh:SQUality:RHO? Arguments None Returns ρ value. <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :FETCh:SQUality:RHO? might return 998.703E-3, indicating that ρ is 0.998703. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 352 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 373 Returns the RMS EVM (dB) in the signal quality measurement. Syntax :FETCh:SQUality:RMS:EVM:DB? Arguments None Returns RMS EVM in dB. <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :FETCh:SQUality:RMS:EVM:DB? might return -32.356, indicating that the RMS EVM is - -32.356 dB. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 353 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 374 Returns the RMS magnitude error (dB) in the signal quality measurement. Syntax :FETCh:SQUality:RMS:MERRor:DB? Arguments None Returns RMS MERRor in dB. <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :FETCh:SQUality:RMS:MERRor:DB? might return -34.706, indicating that the magnitude error is - -34.706 dB. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 354 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 375 Returns the RMS phase error in the signal quality measurement. Syntax :FETCh:SQUality:RMS:PERRor? Arguments None Returns RMS phase error in degrees. <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :FETCh:SQUality:RMS:PERRor? might return 893.472E-3, indicating that the RMS phase error is 0.893472°. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 355 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 376 <data(n)> is the amplitude in dBm for the point #n, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Time overview Examples :FETCh:TOVerview? might return #43204xxxx... (3204-byte data) for the trace in the time overview. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 356 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 377 To stop the acquisition in the continuous mode, send the following command: :INITiate:CONTinuous OFF Measurement Views Examples :INITiate:CONTinuous ON places the analyzer in the continuous acquisition mode. Related Commands :INITiate[:IMMediate] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 357 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 378 Use the *OPC(?) and *WAI commands to synchronize all pending operations to the execution of this command. Syntax :INITiate[:IMMediate] Arguments None Measurement Views Examples :INITiate:IMMediate starts input signal acquisition. Related Commands *OPC, *WAI, :INITiate:CONTinuous SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 358 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 379 INPut Commands The INPut commands control the characteristics of the signal input. Command Tree Header Parameter :INPut [:RF] :ATTenuation <numeric_value> :AUTO <boolean> :GAIN :STATe <boolean> :MLEVel|:RLEVel <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 359 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 380 ON or 1 specifies that the input attenuation is set automatically according to the reference level. Measurement Views Examples :INPut:RF:ATTenuation:AUTO ON specifies that the input attenuation is set automatically. Related Commands :INPut[:RF]:ATTenuation SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 360 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 381 Syntax :INPut:MLEVel|:RLEVel <value> :INPut:MLEVel|:RLEVel? Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the reference level. Range: - -170 to +50 dBm. Measurement Views Examples :INPut:RLEVel -10 sets the reference level to - -10 dBm. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 361 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 382 INPut Commands SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 362 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 383 MMEMory Commands The :MMEMory commands allow you to manipulate files on the mass memory devices. For details on file manipulation, refer to the RSA6100A Series Quick Reference User Manual. These commands are divided by measurement views into the subgroups listed in Table 2- -36.
  • Page 384 :CORRection :EXTernal :EDIT<x> <file_name> :STORe :CORRection :EXTernal :EDIT<x> <file_name> :LOAD <file_name> :LIMit <file_name> :STATe <file_name> :TRACe <file_name> :STORe <file_name> :CSV <file_name> :LIMit <file_name> :RESults <file_name> :STATe <file_name> :TRACe <file_name> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 364 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 385 <file_name>::=<string> specifies the file to store the external loss table to. The file extension is .csv. You can omit the extension. Measurement Views Examples :MMEMory:CALibration:STORe:CORRection:EXTernal:EDIT1 "Table1" stores the External Loss Table 1 to the Table1.csv file. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 365 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 386 <file_name>::=<string> specifies the file to load the limit mask from. The file extension is .lmt. You can omit the extension. Measurement Views Examples :MMEMory:LOAD:STATe "Limit1" loads the limit mask from the Limit1.lmt file. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 366 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 387 General signal viewing Spectrum Specan :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum:SELect DPX spectrum :TRACe<x>:DPSA:SELect Amplitude versus Time AmplVsTime :TRACe:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd Frequency versus Time FreqVsTime Phase versus Time PhaseVsTime RF I&Q versus Time RFIQVsTime Spectrogram Sogram Time overview SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 367 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 388 Measurement Views Refer to Table 2- -37. Examples :MMEMory:LOAD:TRACe "TRACE1" loads the trace data from the TRACE1.Specan file when the spectrum view is selected. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum:SELect, :TRACe<x>:DPSA:SELect, :TRACe:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd, :TRACe:CCDF:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 368 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 389 <file_name>::=<string> specifies the file to save IQ data. The file extension is .csv. You can omit the extension. Measurement Views Examples :MMEMory:STORe:IQ:CSV "IQ2" saves IQ data to the IQ2.csv file. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 369 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 390 The file extension is .csv, which can be exported to Microsoft Excel and other database systems. You can omit the extension. Measurement Views Examples :MMEMory:STORe:RESults "RESULT1" stores the measurement results in the RESULT1.csv file. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 370 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 391 Measurement Views Refer to Table 2- -37 on page 2- -367. Examples :MMEMory:STORe:TRACe "TRACE1" stores the trace data in the TRACE1.Specan file when the spectrum view is selected. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 371 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 392 :LOAD :TRACe<x> <file_name> :STORe :TRACe<x> <file_name> Where <x> = 1 to 4. TRACe1: Trace 1 TRACe2: Trace 2 TRACe3: Trace 3 TRACe4: Mathematic trace (for the :LOAD command only) SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 372 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 393 <file_name>::=<string> specifies the file in which to store trace data. The file extension is .AmplVsTime. You can omit the extension. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :MMEMory:AVTime:STORe:TRACe1 "Sample1" stores Trace 1 data in the Sample1.AmplVsTime file. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 373 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 394 Command Tree Header Parameter :MMEMory :CCDF :LOAD :TRACe<x> <file_name> :STORe :TRACe<x> <file_name> Where <x> = 1 or 2. TRACe1: Trace 1 TRACe2: Trace 2 TRACe3 (Gaussian reference curve) is invalid. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 374 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 395 <file_name>::=<string> specifies the file in which to store trace data. The file extension is .CCDF. You can omit the extension. Measurement Views CCDF Examples :MMEMory:CCDF:STORe:TRACe1 "Sample1" stores Trace 1 data in the Sample1.CCDF file. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 375 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 396 :TRACe<x> <file_name> Where <x> = 1 to 5. Each trace is defined as follows: TRACe1: Maximum trace TRACe2: Minimum trace TRACe3: Average trace TRACe4: Mathematic trace TRACe5: Bitmap trace SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 376 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 397 <file_name>::=<string> specifies the file in which to store trace data. The file extension is .dpt. You can omit the extension. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :MMEMory:DPSA:STORe:TRACe1 "Sample1" stores Trace 1 data in the Sample1.dpt file. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 377 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 398 MMEMory Commands :MMEMory:FVTime Subgroup The :MMEMory:FVTime commands control the mass storage in the Frequency versus Time measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :MMEMory :FVTime :LOAD :TRACe <file_name> :STORe :TRACe <file_name> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 378 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 399 The file extension is .FreqVsTime. You can omit the extension. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :MMEMory:FVTime:STORe:TRACe "Sample1" stores the Frequency versus Time trace data in the Sample1.FreqVsTime file. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 379 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 400 :MMEMory:IQVTime Subgroup The :MMEMory:IQVTime commands control the mass storage in the RF I&Q versus Time measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :MMEMory :IQVTime :LOAD :TRACe <file_name> <file_name> :STORe :TRACe <file_name> <file_name> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 380 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 401 <file_name>::=<string> specifies the file from which to load trace data. The file extension is .RFIQVsTime. You can omit the extension. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :MMEMory:IQVTime:LOAD:TRACe:I "Sample2" loads the I trace data from the Sample2.RFIQVsTime file. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 381 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 402 <file_name>::=<string> specifies the file in which to store trace data. The file extension is .RFIQVsTime. You can omit the extension. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :MMEMory:IQVTime:STORe:TRACe "Sample2" stores the Q trace data in the Sample2.RFIQVsTime file. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 382 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 403 MMEMory Commands :MMEMory:PHVTime Subgroup The :MMEMory:PHVTime commands control the mass storage in the Phase versus Time measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :MMEMory :PHVTime :LOAD :TRACe <file_name> :STORe :TRACe <file_name> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 383 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 404 The file extension is .PhaseVsTime. You can omit the extension. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :MMEMory:PHVTime:STORe:TRACe "Sample1" stores the Phase versus Time trace data in the Sample1.PhaseVsTime file. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 384 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 405 Command Tree Header Parameter :MMEMory :SPECtrum :LOAD :TRACe<x> <file_name> :STORe :TRACe<x> <file_name> Where <x> = 1 to 4. TRACe1: Trace 1 TRACe2: Trace 2 TRACe3: Trace 3 TRACe4: Mathematic trace SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 385 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 406 <file_name>::=<string> specifies the file in which to store trace data. The file extension is .Specan. You can omit the extension. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :MMEMory:SPECtrum:STORe:TRACe1 "Sample1" stores Trace 1 data in the Sample1.Specan file. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 386 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 407 OUTPut Commands The :OUTPut commands control the characteristics of the signal output. Command Tree Header Parameter :OUTPut <boolean> :BANDwidth |:BWIDth FLATtop | GAUSsian [:STATe] <boolean> <boolean> :NOISe [:STATe] <boolean> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 387 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 408 :OUTPut:IF[:STATe] { OFF | ON | 0 | 1 } :OUTPut:IF[:STATe]? Arguments OFF or 0 turns off IF Out. ON or 1 turns on IF Out. Measurement Views Examples :OUTPut:IF:STATe ON turns on IF Out. Related Commands :OUTPut:IF:BANDwidth|:BWIDth SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 388 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 409 OFF or 0 turns off +28 V DC Out. ON or 1 turns on +28 V DC Out. Measurement Views Examples :OUTPut:NOISe:STATe ON turns on +28 V DC Out. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 389 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 410 OUTPut Commands SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 390 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 411 :READ:SGRAM Spectrogram page 2- - 465 :READ:SPECtrum Spectrum page 2- - 466 :READ:SQUality Signal quality (Option 21 only) page 2- - 467 :READ:TOVerview Time overview page 2- - 478 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 391 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 412 READ Commands :READ:ACPower Subgroup The :READ:ACPower commands returns the results of the Channel power and ACPR (Adjacent Channel Power Ratio) measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :READ :ACPower? :CHANnel :POWer? :SPECtrum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 392 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 413 (ACPR for the upper channel 1) = - -23.847 dB, (ACPR for the lower channel 2) = - -22.316 dB, and (ACPR for the upper channel 2) = - -29.225 dB. Related Commands [:SENSe]:ACPower:CHANnel:PAIRs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 393 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 414 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :READ:ACPower:SPECtrum? might return #43204xxxx... (3204-byte data) for the spectrum trace data of the Channel power and ACPR measurement. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 394 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 415 NOTE. Except for the :READ:AVTime:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth command, select the trace using the :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond |:THIRd|:FOURth command. The unit of amplitude is defaulted to dBm. It can be changed by the [:SENSe] :POWer:UNITs command. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 395 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 416 Returns <avg>::=<NRf> is the RMS amplitude in dBm. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :READ:AVTime:AVERage? might return -2.53 indicating the RMS amplitude is - -2.53 dBm. Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 396 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 417 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :READ:AVTime:FIRSt? might return #3156xxxx... (156-byte data) for Trace 1. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:AVTime command subgroup SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 397 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 418 <max>::=<NRf> is the maximum Amplitude in dBm. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :READ:AVTime:MAXimum? might return -2.84 indicating the maximum amplitude is - -2.84 dBm. Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth, :READ:AVTime:MAXLocation? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 398 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 419 <max_time>::=<NRf> is the time at the maximum in seconds. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :READ:AVTime:MAXLocation? might return 25.03E-9 indicating the amplitude is maximum at 25.03 ns. Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth, READ:AVTime:MAXimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 399 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 420 <min>::=<NRf> is the minimum amplitude in dBm. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :READ:AVTime:MINimum? might return -57.64 indicating the minimum amplitude is - -57.64 dBm. Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth, :READ:AVTime:MINLocation? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 400 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 421 <min_time>::=<NRf> is the time at the minimum in seconds. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :READ:AVTime:MINLocation? might return 450.7E-9 indicating the amplitude is minimum at 450.7 ns. Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth, :READ:AVTime:MINimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 401 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 422 - -2.68 dBm at 48.62 µs, the minimum amplitude is - -82.47 dBm at 22.11 µs, and the RMS amplitude is - -8.24 dBm Related Commands :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 402 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 423 READ Commands :READ:CCDF Subgroup The :READ:CCDF commands returns the results of the CCDF (Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function) measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :READ :CCDF? :FIRSt?|:SECond?|:THIRd? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 403 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 424 (amplitude at CCDF of 0.1%) = 8.50 dB, (amplitude at CCDF of 0.01%) = 9.25 dB, (amplitude at CCDF of 0.001%) = 9.72 dB, and (amplitude at CCDF of 0.0001%) = 9.74 dB. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 404 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 425 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views CCDF Examples :READ:CCDF:FIRSt? might return #41024xxxx... (1024-byte data) for the waveform data of Trace 1. Related Commands [:SENSe]:CCDF:TIME:TYPE SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 405 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 426 <location>::=<NRf> is the peak location in symbol number. Measurement Views Constellation Examples :READ:CONSte:RESults? might return 2.841,3.227,68.000, indicating that the RMS EVM is 2.841% and the peak EVM is 3.227% at symbol #68. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 406 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 427 <I(n)> and <Q(n)> are the normalized I- and Q-coordinate values at the n data point. 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Constellation Examples :READ:CONSte:TRACe? might return #43848xxxx... (3848-byte data) for the constellation trace data. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 407 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 428 <data(n)> is the symbol table data for the point n, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Symbol table Examples :READ:DDEMod:STABle? might return #3512xxxx... (512-byte data) for the symbol table. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 408 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 429 <data(n)> is the waveform data of the average trace for the point n in dBm, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :READ:DPSA:TRACe:AVERage? might return #42004xxxx... (2004-byte data) for the waveform data of the average trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 409 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 430 <data(n)> is the waveform data of the math trace for the point n in dBm, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :READ:DPSA:TRACe:MATH? might return #42004xxxx... (2004-byte data) for the waveform data of the math trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 410 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 431 <data(n)> is the waveform data of the maximum trace for the point n in dBm, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :READ:DPSA:TRACe:MAXimum? might return #42004xxxx... (2004-byte data) for the waveform data of the maximum trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 411 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 432 <data(n)> is the waveform data of the minimum trace for the point n in dBm, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :READ:DPSA:TRACe:MINimum? might return #42004xxxx... (2004-byte data) for the waveform data of the minimum trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 412 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 433 :READ:EVM:FERRor? Arguments None Returns <freq_error>::=<NRf> is the frequency error in Hz. Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples :READ:EVM:FERRor? might return -10.7E+3 indicating the frequency error is - -10.7 kHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 413 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 434 You can select the time unit using the [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples :READ:EVM:PINDex? might return 28.912E-6 indicating the time at the EVM peak is 28.912 µs. Related Commands :READ:EVM:PEAK?, [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 414 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 435 <data(n)> is the EVM versus Time trace data for the point n in percent (%), 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples :READ:EVM:TRACe? might return #42036xxxx... (2036-byte data) for the EVM versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 415 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 436 <data(n)> is the frequency drift data for the point n in Hz, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :READ:FVTime? might return #3156xxxx... (156-byte data) for the Frequency versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 416 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 437 <max_time>::=<NRf> is the time in seconds at which the frequency drift is maximum. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :READ:FVTime:MAXLocation? might return 25.03E-9 indicating the frequency drift is maximum at 25.03 ns. Related Commands :READ:FVTime:MAXimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 417 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 438 <min_time>::=<NRf> is the time in seconds at which the frequency drift is minimum. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :READ:FVTime:MAXLocation? might return 450.7E-9 indicating the frequency drift is minimum at 450.7 ns. Related Commands :READ:FVTime:MINimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 418 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 439 Frequency versus Time Examples :READ:FVTime:RESult? might return 2.625E+6,25.03E-9,-6.618E+6,450.7E-9 indicating: the maximum frequency drift is 2.625 MHz at 25.03 ns and the minimum frequency drift is - -6.618 MHz at 450.7 ns. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 419 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 440 <data(n)> is the I level data for the point n in volts, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :READ:IQVTime:I? might return #3160xxxx... (160-byte data) for the I versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 420 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 441 <max_time>::=<NRf> is the time in seconds at which the I or Q level is maximum. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :READ:IQVTime:MAXLocation? might return 175.3E-9 indicating the I or Q level is maximum at 175.3 ns. Related Commands :READ:IQVTime:MAXimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 421 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 442 <min_time>::=<NRf> is the time in seconds at which the I or Q level is minimum. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :READ:IQVTime:MAXLocation? might return 450.7E-9 indicating the I or Q level is minimum at 450.7 ns. Related Commands :READ:IQVTime:MINimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 422 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 443 <data(n)> is the Q level data for the point n in volts, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views IQ versus Time Examples :READ:IQVTime:Q? might return #3160xxxx... (160-byte data) for the Q versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 423 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 444 I or Q level is 1.214 V at 175.3 ns and the minimum I or Q level is - -370.5 mV at 450.7 ns. Related Commands [:SENSe]:IQVTime:TRACe:SELect:I, [:SENSe]:IQVTime:TRACe:SELect:Q SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 424 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 445 :READ:MCPower Subgroup The :READ:MCPower commands returns the results of the MCPR (Multiple Carrier Power Ratio) measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :READ :MCPower? :ADJacent :CHANnels :CHANnel :POWer? :MAIN :CHANnels :SPECtrum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 425 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 446 (ACPR for the lower channel 1) = - -4.847 dB, (ACPR for the upper channel 1) = - -4.316 dB, and (ACPR for the upper channel 2) = - -4.225 dB. Related Commands [:SENSe]:MCPower:CHANnel:ADD:ADJacent SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 426 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 447 To select the power reference, use the [:SENSe]:MCPower:RCHannels com- mands. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :FETCh:MCPower:CHANnel:POWer? might return 4.227 indicating that the reference power is 4.227 dBm. Related Commands [:SENSe]:MCPower:RCHannels commands SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 427 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 448 (ACPR of the main channel 2) = - -2.847 dBm, (ACPR of the main channel 3) = - -2.316 dBm, and (ACPR of the main channel 4) = - -2.225 dBm. Related Commands [:SENSe]:MCPower:CHANnel:MAIN commands SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 428 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 449 <data(n)> is the spectrum trace data in dBm for the point n, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :READ:MCPower:SPECtrum? might return #43204xxxx... (3204-byte data) for the spectrum trace data of the MCPR measurement. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 429 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 450 Arguments None Returns <freq_error>::=<NRf> is the frequency error in Hz. Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples :READ:MERRor:FERRor? might return -10.7E+3 indicating the frequency error is - -10.7 kHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 430 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 451 You can select the time unit using the [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples :READ:MERRor:PINDex? might return 28.912E-6 indicating the time at the magnitude error peak is 28.912 µs. Related Commands :READ:MERRor:PEAK?, [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 431 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 452 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples :READ:MERRor:TRACe? might return #42036xxxx... (2036-byte data) for the Magnitude error versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 432 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 453 Arguments None Returns <freq_error>::=<NRf> is the frequency error in Hz. Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples :READ:PERRor:FERRor? might return -10.7E+3 indicating the frequency error is - -10.7 kHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 433 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 454 You can select the time unit using the [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples :READ:PERRor:PINDex? might return 28.912E-6 indicating the time at the phase error peak is 28.912 µs. Related Commands :READ:PERRor:PEAK?, [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 434 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 455 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples :READ:PERRor:TRACe? might return #42036xxxx... (2036-byte data) for the Phase error versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 435 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 456 <data(n)> is the phase data for the point n in degrees, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :READ:FVTime? might return #3160xxxx... (160-byte data) for the PH versus Time trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 436 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 457 <max_time>::=<NRf> is the time in seconds at which the phase is maximum. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :READ:PHVTime:MAXLocation? might return 175.3E-9 indicating the I or Q level is maximum at 175.3 ns. Related Commands :READ:PHVTime:MAXimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 437 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 458 <min_time>::=<NRf> is the time in seconds at which the phase is minimum. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :READ:PHVTime:MAXLocation? might return 450.7E-9 indicating the phase is minimum at 450.7 ns. Related Commands :READ:PHVTime:MINimum? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 438 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 459 Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :READ:PHVTime:RESult? might return 153.8,175.3E-9,-176.3,450.7E-9 indicating: the maximum phase is 153.8° at 175.3 ns and the minimum phase is - -176.3° at 450.7 ns. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 439 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 460 :RESult :ATX? :AVERage? :DROop? :DUTPct? :DUTRatio? :FALL? :PPOWer? :PPPHase? :RINTerval? :RIPPle? :RISE? :RRATe? :WIDTh? :STATistics? :ATX? :AVERage? :DROop? :DUTPct? :DUTRatio? :FALL? :PPOWer? :PPPHase? :RINTerval? :RIPPle? :RISE? :RRATe? :WIDTh? :TRACe? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 440 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 461 The unit can be changed to watts by the [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs command. Volt is invalid in the average transmitted power measurement. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :READ:PULSe:RESult:ATX? might return 150.1E-6,149.7E-6,149.5E-6,149.6E-6 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 441 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 462 <avg(n)>::=<NRf> is the average on power for the pulse #n in dBm. The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs command. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :READ:PULSe:RESult:AVERage? might return 521.6E-6,522.2E-6,521.5E-6,521.2E-6 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 442 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 463 <duty_pct(1)>,<duty_pct(2)>,...<duty_pct(n)> Where <duty_pct(n)>::=<NRf> is the duty factor for the pulse #n in percent (%). Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :READ:PULSe:RESult:DUTPct? might return 28.94,28.96,29.00,29.01 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 443 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 464 Returns <fall(1)>,<fall(2)>,...<fall(n)> Where <fall(n)>::=<NRf> is the fall time for the pulse #n in seconds. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :READ:PULSe:RESult:FALL? might return 110.3E-9,90.45E-9,95.03E-9,111.9E-9 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 444 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 465 <pk_power(n)>::=<NRf> is the peak power for the pulse #n in dBm. The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs command. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :READ:PULSe:RESult:PPOWer? might return 232.2E-3,235.2E-3,235.1E-3,233.3E-3 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 445 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 466 <pp_phase(1)>,<pp_phase(2)>,...<pp_phase(n)> Where <pp_phase(n)>::=<NRf> is the pulse-pulse carrier phase for the pulse #n in degrees. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :READ:PULSe:RESult:PPPHase? might return 0.000,21.66,46.76,57.56 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 446 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 467 <ripple(1)>,<ripple(2)>,...<ripple(n)> Where <ripple(n)>::=<NRf> is the voltage ripple for the pulse #n in percent (%). Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :READ:PULSe:RESult:RIPPle? might return 106.5E-3,177.6E-3,148.3E-3,148.5E-3 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 447 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 468 Returns <rep_rate(1)>,<rep_rate(2)>,...<rep_rate(n)> Where <rep_rate(n)>::=<NRf> is the repetition rate for the pulse #n in Hz. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :READ:PULSe:RESult:RRATe? might return 62.50E+3,62.52E+3,62.51E+3,62.49E+3 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 448 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 469 Returns <width(1)>,<width(2)>,...<width(n)> Where <width(n)>::=<NRf> is the pulse width for the pulse #n in seconds. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples :READ:PULSe:RESult:WIDTh? might return 4.630E-6,4.632E-6,4.639E-6,4.642E-6 for Pulse 0 to 3, respectively. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 449 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 470 Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics? might return #264xxxx... (64-byte data) for the statistics trace of the pulse width measurement when :DISPlay:PULSe:SELect:RESult is set to WIDTh. Related Commands :DISPlay:PULSe:SELect:RESult, :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:PLOT SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 450 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 471 Volt is invalid in the average transmitted power measurement. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics:ATX? might return 150.3E-6,149.4E-6,149.8E-6 for the average transmitted power in the pulse statistics. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 451 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 472 The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs command. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics:AVERage? might return 522.8E-6,521.0E-6,521.8E-6 for the average on power in the pulse statistics. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 452 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 473 <droop_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum droop. <droop_avg>::=<NRf> is the average droop. Unit: Percent (%) by watts. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics:DROop? might return 56.13E-3,-411.2E-3,-181.8E-3 for the droop in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 453 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 474 <duty_pct_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum duty factor. <duty_pct_avg>::=<NRf> is the average duty factor. Unit: Percent (%). Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics:DUTPct? might return 29.01,28.94,28.98 for the duty factor (%) in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 454 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 475 <duty_ratio_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum duty factor. <duty_ratio_avg>::=<NRf> is the average duty factor. Unit: None. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics:DUTRatio? might return 290.1E-3,289.4E-3,289.8E-3 for the duty factor (ratio) in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 455 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 476 <fall_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum fall time. <fall_avg>::=<NRf> is the average fall time. Unit: Seconds. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics:FALL? might return 112.7E-9,89.86E-9,101.9E-9 for the fall time in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 456 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 477 The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs command. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics:PPOWer? might return 235.6E-3,232.1E-3,234.0E-3 for the peak power in the pulse statistics. Related Commands [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 457 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 478 <pp_phase_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum pulse-pulse carrier phase. <pp_phase_avg>::=<NRf> is the average pulse-pulse carrier phase. Unit: Degrees. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics:PPPHase? might return 58.26,-116.1,27.77 for the pulse-pulse carrier phase in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 458 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 479 <pp_phase_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum repetition interval. <pp_phase_avg>::=<NRf> is the average repetition interval. Unit: Seconds. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics:RINTerval? might return 15.99E-6,16.01E-6,16.00E-6 for the repetition interval in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 459 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 480 <ripple_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum ripple. <ripple_avg>::=<NRf> is the average ripple. Unit: Percent (%) by volts. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics:RIPPle? might return 287.7E-3,83.78E-3,160.4E-3 for the ripple in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 460 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 481 <rise_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum rise time. <rise_avg>::=<NRf> is the average rise time. Unit: Seconds. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics:RISE? might return 116.2E-9,91.65E-9,105.4E-9 for the rise time in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 461 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 482 <rep_rate_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum repetition rate. <rep_rate_avg>::=<NRf> is the average repetition rate. Unit: Hz. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics:RRATe? might return 62.52E+3,62.49E+3,62.50E+3 for the repetition rate in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 462 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 483 <rep_rate_min>::=<NRf> is the minimum pulse width. <rep_rate_avg>::=<NRf> is the average pulse width. Unit: Seconds. Measurement Views Pulse statistics Examples :READ:PULSe:STATistics:WIDTh? might return 4.643E-6,4.630E-6,4.636E-6 for the pulse width in the pulse statistics. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 463 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 484 The unit of power is selected by the [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs command. Measurement Views Pulse trace Examples :READ:PULSe:TRACe? might return #43204xxxx... (3204-byte data) for the trace of the pulse width measurement when :DISPlay:PULSe:SELect:RESult is set to WIDTh. Related Commands :DISPlay:PULSe:SELect:RESult SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 464 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 485 <data(n)> is the trace data in dBm for the point n, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :READ:SGRAM:TRACe1? might return #43204xxxx... (3204-byte data) for the spectrogram trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 465 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 486 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :READ:SPECtrum:TRACe1? might return #43204xxxx... (3204-byte data) for Trace 1 in the Spectrum measurement. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum command subgroup SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 466 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 487 Command Tree Header Parameter :READ :SQUality :FREQuency :ERRor? :GAIN :IMBalance? :ORIGin :OFFSet? :PEAK :EVM? :DB? :LOCation? :MERRor? :DB? :LOCation? :PERRor? :LOCation? :QUADrature :ERRor? :RHO :RMS :EVM? :DB? :MERRor? :DB? :PERRor? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 467 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 488 Returns the gain imbalance in the signal quality measurement. Syntax :READ:SQUality:GAIN:IMBalance? Arguments None Returns Gain imbalance in dB. <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :READ:SQUality:GAIN:IMBalance? might return -57.746E-3, indicating that the gain imbalance is - -0.057746 dB. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 468 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 489 Returns the peak EVM (%) in the signal quality measurement. Syntax :READ:SQUality:PEAK:EVM? Arguments None Returns Peak EVM in percent (%). <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :READ:SQUality:PEAK:EVM? might return 4.276, indicating that the peak EVM is 4.276%. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 469 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 490 The time in seconds at which the EVM is peak. <NRf> The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :READ:SQUality:PEAK:MERRor:LOCation? might return 36.018E-6, indicating that the EVM is peak at 36.018 µs. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 470 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 491 Syntax :READ:SQUality:PEAK:MERRor:DB? Arguments None Returns Peak magnitude error in dB. <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :READ:SQUality:PEAK:MERRor:DB? might return -28.583, indicating that the magnitude error is - -28.583 dB. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 471 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 492 <NRf> The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :READ:SQUality:PEAK:MERRor:LOCation? might return 42.127E-6, indicating that the magnitude error is peak at 42.127 µs. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 472 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 493 <NRf> The unit can be changed by the [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :READ:SQUality:PEAK:PERRor:LOCation? might return 41.825E-6, indicating that the phase error is peak at 41.825 µs. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 473 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 494 Returns the ρ (waveform quality) value in the signal quality measurement. Syntax :READ:SQUality:RHO? Arguments None Returns ρ value. <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :READ:SQUality:RHO? might return 998.703E-3, indicating that ρ is 0.998703. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 474 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 495 Returns the RMS EVM (dB) in the signal quality measurement. Syntax :READ:SQUality:RMS:EVM:DB? Arguments None Returns RMS EVM in dB. <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :READ:SQUality:RMS:EVM:DB? might return -32.356, indicating that the RMS EVM is - -32.356 dB. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 475 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 496 Syntax :READ:SQUality:RMS:MERRor:DB? Arguments None Returns RMS magnitude error in dB. <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :READ:SQUality:RMS:MERRor:DB? might return -34.706, indicating that the magnitude error is - -34.706 dB. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 476 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 497 Returns the RMS phase error in the signal quality measurement. Syntax :READ:SQUality:RMS:PERRor? Arguments None Returns RMS phase error in degrees. <NRf> Measurement Views Signal quality Examples :READ:SQUality:RMS:PERRor? might return 893.472E-3, indicating that the RMS phase error is 0.893472°. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 477 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 498 <data(n)> is the trace data in dBm for the point n, 4-byte little endian floating-point format specified in IEEE 488.2. Measurement Views Time overview Examples :READ:TOVerview? might return #43204xxxx... (3204-byte data) for the trace in the time overview. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 478 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 499 Pulsed RF measurements (Option 20 only) page 2- - 563 [:SENSe]:SGRAM Spectrogram page 2- - 574 [:SENSe]:SPECtrum Spectrum page 2- - 586 [:SENSe]:TOVerview Time overview page 2- - 596 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 479 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 500 :MEASurement :FREQuency <numeric_value> :POWer :UNITs DBM | VOLTs | WATTs :REANalyze :ROSCillator SOURce INTernal | EXTernal :SPECtrum :LENGth <numeric_value> :ACTual? :AUTO <boolean> :STARt <numeric_value> :TIMe :MODe INDependent | COMMon SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 480 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 501 Returns the amount of acquisition memory available in the instrument. Syntax [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:MEMory:AVAilable:SAMPles? Arguments None Returns The amount of acquisition memory available in samples. <NRf> Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:ACQuisition:MEMory:AVAilable:SAMPles? might return 999.424E+3, indicating that 999424 samples are available. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 481 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 502 Returns the percentage of the capacity used based on the current settings. Syntax [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:MEMory:USED[:PERCent]? Arguments None Returns The percentage of the capacity used. <NRf> Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:ACQuisition:MEMory:USED:PERCent? might return 50.0, indicating that 50% is used. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 482 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 503 LENGth sets the acquisition bandwidth and length manually, using the [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:BANDwidth|:BWIDth and :SEConds commands. Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:ACQuisition:MODE AUTO sets the all sampling parameters automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:BANDwidth|:BWIDth, [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:SAMPles, [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:SEConds SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 483 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 504 [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:MODE is set to LENGth. Syntax [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:SEConds <value> [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:SEConds? Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the acquisition length. Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:ACQuisition:SAMPles 12.5ms sets the acquisition length to 12.5 ms. Related Commands [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:MODE SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 484 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 505 [:SENSe]:ANALysis:ADVanced:DITHer { AUTO | ON | OFF } [:SENSe]:ANALysis:ADVanced:DITHer? Arguments AUTO specifies that the dither is set automatically. ON enables dithering. OFF disables dithering. Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:ANALysis:ADVanced:DITHer ON enables dithering. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 485 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 506 Table 2- 40: Dithering status Status Description DUNaligned Dithering is disabled and unaligned. Dithering is enabled Dithering is disabled. Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:ANALysis:ADVanced:DITHer:HWARe:STATus? might return OFF, indicating that the dithering is disabled. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 486 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 507 [(acquisition length) - - 200 ns]. The unit of time is specified by the [:SENSe]:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:ANALysis:LENGth 25.625us sets the analysis length to 25.625 µs. Related Commands [:SENSe]:ANALysis:AUTO, [:SENSe]:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 487 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 508 OFF or 0 sets the analysis length manually, using the [:SENSe]:ANALysis :LENGth command. ON or 1 sets the analysis length automatically. Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:ANALysis:LENGth:AUTO ON sets the analysis length automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:ANALysis:LENGth SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 488 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 509 [(acquisition length) - - 200 ns]. The unit of time is specified by the [:SENSe]:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:ANALysis:STARt 23.5us sets the analysis offset to 23.5 µs. Related Commands [:SENSe]:ANALysis:LENGth, [:SENSe]:ANALysis:STARt:AUTO, [:SENSe]:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 489 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 510 Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the measurement frequency. Range: 0 Hz to 6.2 GHz (RSA6106A) / 14 GHz (RSA6114A). Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:MEASurement:FREQuency 7.5GHz sets the measurement frequency to 7.5 GHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 490 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 511 Syntax [:SENSe]:REANalyze Arguments None Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:REANalyze have all measurements reanalyze the current acquisition record. Related Commands *OPC, *WAI SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 491 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 512 (2029, “Unable to lock to external frequency reference. Using internal reference.”) is returned. Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:ROSCillator:SOURce INTernal uses the 10 MHz internal oscillator for the frequency reference. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 492 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 513 The unit of time is set by the [:SENSe]:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:LENGth 38.5us sets the SPECtrum length to 38.5 µs. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:AUTO, [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:STARt, [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:TIMe:MODe, [:SENSe]:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 493 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 514 OFF or 0 sets the spectrum length manually, using the [:SENSe]:SPECtrum :LENGth command. ON or 1 sets the spectrum length automatically. Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:LENGth:AUTO ON sets the spectrum length automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:LENGth, [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:TIMe:MODe SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 494 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 515 The unit of time is set by the [:SENSe]:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:STARt 23.5us sets the analysis offset to 23.5 µs. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:LENGth, [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:TIMe:MODe, [:SENSe]:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 495 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 516 COMMon sets the spectrum time parameters automatically using the analysis time settings. Measurement Views Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:TIMe:MODe COMMon sets the spectrum time parameters automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:ANALysis commands [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:STARt, [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:LENGth SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 496 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 517 CHANnel :BANDwidth |:BWIDth <numeric_value> :FILTer RRCosine | NONE :PAIRs <numeric_value> :SPACing <numeric_value> CHIPrate <numeric_value> FREQuency :STEP <numeric_value> :AUTO <boolean> :NFLoor :STATe <boolean> :OPTimize :SPAN RTBandwidth | DRANge :RRCRolloff <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 497 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 518 Syntax [:SENSe]:ACPower:AVERage:COUNt <number> [:SENSe]:ACPower:AVERage:COUNt? Arguments <number>::=<NR1> specifies the average count. Range: 2 to 10000. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :SENSe:ACPower:AVERage:COUNt 64 sets the average count to 64. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 498 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 519 OFF or 0 specifies that the RBW is set manually using the [:SENSe]:ACPower :BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution] command. ON or 1 specifies that the RBW is set automatically. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :SENSe:ACPower:BANDwidth:AUTO ON sets the RBW automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:ACPower:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 499 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 520 RRCosine uses the Root-Raised Cosine filter. NONE uses no filter. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :SENSe:ACPower:CHANnel:FILTer RRCosine uses the Root-Raised Cosine filter for the Channel power and ACPR measure- ment. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 500 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 521 [:SENSe]:ACPower:CHANnel:SPACing? Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the channel-to-channel spacing. Range: 1 Hz to 1 GHz. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :SENSe:ACPower:CHANnel:SPACing 5MHz sets the channel-to-channel spacing to 5 MHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 501 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 522 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the chip rate. Range: 100 Hz to 105 MHz. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :SENSe:ACPower:CHIPrate 5kHz sets the chip rate to 5 kHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:ACPower:CHANnel:FILTer SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 502 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 523 ON or 1 specifies that the frequency step size is set automatically. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :SENSe:ACPower:FREQuency:STEP:AUTO ON specifies that the frequency step size is set automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:ACPower:FREQuency:STEP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 503 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 524 RTBandwidth optimizes the measurement for real-time bandwidth. DRANge optimizes the measurement for dynamic range. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :SENSe:ACPower:OPTimize:SPAN RTBandwidth optimizes the measurement for real-time bandwidth. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 504 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 525 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the filter parameter. Range: 0.0001 to 1 in 0.0001 steps. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples :SENSe:ACPower:RRCRolloff 0.3 sets the filter parameter to 0.3. Related Commands [:SENSe]:ACPower:CHANnel:FILTer SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 505 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 526 Range: 1 Hz to 20 MHz (Standard) / 60 MHz (Option 110). Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :SENSe:AVTime:BANDwith 10MHz sets the filter bandwidth to 10 MHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:AVTime:SPAN SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 506 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 527 TDBW specifies that the measurement bandwidth is set by the time-domain bandwidth, using the [:SENSe]:AVTime:BANDwidth|:BWIDth command. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :SENSe:AVTime:METHod SPAN specifies that the measurement bandwidth is set by the frequency span. Related Commands [:SENSe]:AVTime:BANDwidth|:BWIDth, [:SENSe]:AVTime:SPAN SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 507 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 528 Range: 10 Hz to 40 MHz (Standard) / 110 MHz (Option 110) Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :SENSe:AVTime:SPAN 5MHz sets the frequency span to 5 MHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:AVTime:BANDwidth|:BWIDth SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 508 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 529 <value>::=<NRf> is the CCDF measurement bandwidth. Range: 10 Hz to 40 MHz (Standard) / 60 MHz (Option 110). Measurement Views CCDF Examples :SENSe:CCDF:BANDwidth 1MHz sets the CCDF measurement bandwidth to 1 MHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 509 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 530 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the CCDF measurement time. Range: 20 ms to 100 s. Measurement Views CCDF Examples :SENSe:CCDF:TIME:TOTal:LENGth 10 sets the CCDF measurement time to 10 s. Related Commands [:SENSe]:CCDF:TIME:TYPE SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 510 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 531 CCDF calculation continuously. To reset the process, use the [:SENSe]:CCDF:CLEar command or the INITiate commands. Measurement Views CCDF Examples :SENSe:CCDF:TIME:TYPE ON sets the CCDF measurement time automatically. Related Commands INITiate commands, [:SENSe]:CCDF:CLEar, [:SENSe]:CCDF:TIME:LENGth SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 511 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 532 | QAM16 | QAM64 | QAM256 :SRATe <numeric_value> :SWAP <boolean> :SYMBol :POINts ONE | TWO | FOUR | EIGHt :SYNCh :WORD <boolean> :SYMBol <binary_block> :TIMe :UNITs SEConds | SYMBols SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 512 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 533 The unit of time is specified by the [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs command. Measurement Views General purpose digital modulation Examples :SENSe:DDEMod:ANALysis:LENGth 25.625us sets the analysis length to 25.625 µs. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DDEMod:ANALysis:AUTO, [:SENSe]:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 513 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 534 OFF or 0 sets the analysis length manually, using the [:SENSe]:DDEMod :ANALysis:LENGth command. ON or 1 sets the analysis length automatically. Measurement Views General purpose digital modulation Examples :SENSe:DDEMod:ANALysis:LENGth:AUTO ON sets the analysis length automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DDEMod:ANALysis:LENGth SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 514 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 535 NOTE. When selecting On and if the signal is not adequate for the demodulation, the measurement will fail and show an error message. Measurement Views General purpose digital modulation Examples :SENSe:DDEMod:BURSt:DETect OFF analyzes the whole analysis length. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DDEMod:BURSt:THReshold SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 515 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 536 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the carrier frequency offset. Range: - -50 kHz to +50 kHz. Measurement Views General purpose digital modulation Examples :SENSe:DDEMod:CARRier:OFFSet 2kHz sets the carrier frequency offset to 2 kHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 516 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 537 Syntax [:SENSe]:DDEMod:FILTer:ALPHa <value> [:SENSe]:DDEMod:FILTer:ALPHa? Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the filter factor. Range: 0.0001 to 1. Measurement Views General purpose digital modulation Examples :SENSe:DDEMod:FILTer:ALPHa 0.5 sets the filter factor to 0.5. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 517 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 538 IS95 reference filter including the response of the transmit filter and phase equalizer as well as the receive (complementary) filter. Measurement Views General purpose digital modulation Examples :SENSe]:DDEMod:FILTer:MEASurement RRCosine selects the Root Raised Cosine filter as the measurement filter. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 518 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 539 RSYMbol normalizes the magnitude with the RMS symbol magnitude. MSYMbol normalizes the magnitude with the maximum symbol magnitude. Measurement Views General purpose digital modulation Examples :SENSe:DDEMod:MAGNitude:NORMalize RSYMbol normalizes the magnitude with the RMS symbol magnitude. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 519 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 540 D8PSK DQPSK DQPSK PIOVER4DQPSK π/4 QPSK BPSK BPSK GMSK GMSK QAM16 16QAM QAM64 64QAM QAM256 256QAM Measurement Views General purpose digital modulation Examples :SENSe]:DDEMod:MODulation:TYPE QPSK selects QPSK modulation system. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 520 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 541 OFF or 0 uses I and Q data as they are. ON or 1 exchanges I and Q data. Measurement Views General purpose digital modulation Examples :SENSe:DDEMod:SWAP:IQ ON exchanges I and Q data before demodulating. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 521 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 542 Measurement Views Constellation, EVM versus Time, Magnitude error versus Time, Phase error versus Time Examples :SENSe:DDEMod:SYMBol:POINts FOUR sets the number of points per symbol to four. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:CONSte:MODE SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 522 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 543 OFF or 0 disables the synchronization word. ON or 1 enables the synchronization word. Measurement Views General purpose digital modulation Examples :SENSe:DDEMod:SYNCh:WORD ON enables the synchronization word. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DDEMod:SYNCh:WORD:SYMBol SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 523 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 544 SEConds specifies the fundamental unit of time as seconds. SYMBols specifies the fundamental unit of time as symbols. Measurement Views General purpose digital modulation Examples :SENSe:DDEMod:TIMe:UNITs SEConds specifies the fundamental unit of time as seconds. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 524 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 545 RED | GREen | BLUe | CYAN | BCYan | YELLow | MAGenta | GRAY | TEMPerature | SPECtral :MAXimum <numeric_value> :MINimum <numeric_value> :FREQuency :CENTer <numeric_value> :SPAN <numeric_value> :STARt <numeric_value> :STEP <numeric_value> :AUTO <boolean> :STOP <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 525 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 546 NOTE. The sound level is also affected by the Windows volume control. Syntax [:SENSe]:DPSA:AUDio:DEMod:GAIN <value> [:SENSe]:DPSA:AUDio:DEMod:GAIN? Arguments <value>::=<NR1> specifies the audio gain. Range: 1 to 15 (integer). Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :SENSe:DPSA:AUDio:DEMod:GAIN 7 sets the audio gain to 7. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 526 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 547 [:SENSe]:DPSA:AUDio:DEMod:STATe { OFF | ON | 0 | 1 } [:SENSe]:DPSA:AUDio:DEMod:STATe? Arguments OFF or 0 disables the audio demodulation. ON or 1 enables the audio demodulation. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :SENSe:DPSA:AUDio:DEMod:STATe ON enables the audio demodulation. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 527 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 548 Marker 3 (M3) MARKer4 Marker 4 (M4) SMARker Selected marker FREQcontrol Center frequency setting Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :SENSe:DPSA:AUDio:DEMod:TUNE MARKer1 ses the tuning frequency to the value at Marker 1. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 528 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 549 [:SENSe]:DPSA:AUDio:DEMod:TYPE { AM | FM } [:SENSe]:DPSA:AUDio:DEMod:TYPE? Arguments AM selects the AM (Amplitude Modulation). FM selects the FM (Frequency Modulation). Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :SENSe:DPSA:AUDio:DEMod:TYPE FM selects FM in the audio demodulation. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 529 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 550 Arguments <value>::=<NRf> is the resolution bandwidth. Range: 1 Hz to 5 MHz. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :SENSe:DPSA:BANDwidth:RESolution 200kHz sets the resolution bandwidth to 200 kHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DPSA:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution]:AUTO SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 530 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 551 OFF or 0 specifies that the resolution bandwidth is set manually using the [:SENSe]:DPSA:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution] command. ON or 1 specifies that the resolution bandwidth is set automatically. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :SENSe:DPSA:BANDwidth:AUTO ON sets the resolution bandwidth automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DPSA:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 531 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 552 BLUe Blue CYAN Cyan BCYan Binary cyan YELLow Yellow MAGenta Magenta GRAY Gray TEMPerature Temperature SPECtral Spectral Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :SENSe:DPSA:COLor TEMPerature selects the temperature color palette. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 532 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 553 The maximum value is set using the [:SENSe]:DPSA:COLor:MAX command. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :SENSe:DPSA:COLor:MINimum 10 sets the minimum value of the color axis to 10%. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DPSA:COLor:MAXimum SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 533 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 554 <value>::=<NRf> is the frequency span. Range: 10 Hz to 40 MHz (Standard) / 110 MHz (Option 110) Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :SENSe:DPSA:FREQuency:SPAN 20MHz sets the span to 20 MHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 534 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 555 <value>::=<NRf> is the measurement start frequency. Range: (center frequency) ± (span)/2. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :SENSe:DPSA:FREQuency:STARt 6.95GHz sets the start frequency to 6.95 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DPSA:FREQuency:CENTer, [:SENSe]:DPSA:FREQuency:STOP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 535 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 556 [:SENSe]:DPSA:FREQuency:STEP command. ON or 1 specifies that the frequency step size is set automatically. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :SENSe:DPSA:BANDwidth:AUTO ON sets the frequency step size automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DPSA:FREQuency:STEP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 536 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 557 <value>::=<NRf> is the measurement stop frequency. Range: (center frequency) ± (span)/2. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :SENSe:DPSA:FREQuency:STOP 7.05GHz sets the stop frequency to 7.05 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DPSA:FREQuency:CENTer, [:SENSe]:DPSA:FREQuency:STARt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 537 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 558 Range: 0 Hz to 6.2 GHz (RSA6106A) / 14 GHz (RSA6114A). Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :SENSe:FVTime:FREQuency:CENTer 7.5GHz sets the center frequency to 7.5 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:STARt, [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:STOP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 538 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 559 <value>::=<NRf> is the measurement start frequency. Range: (center frequency) ± (span)/2. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :SENSe:FVTime:FREQuency:STARt 6.95GHz sets the start frequency to 6.95 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:CENTer, [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:STOP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 539 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 560 ON or 1 specifies that the frequency step size is set automatically. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :SENSe:FVTime:BANDwidth:AUTO ON sets the frequency step size automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:STEP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 540 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 561 <value>::=<NRf> is the measurement stop frequency. Range: (center frequency) ± (span)/2. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :SENSe:FVTime:FREQuency:STOP 7.05GHz sets the stop frequency to 7.05 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:CENTer, [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:STARt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 541 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 562 Range: 0 Hz to 6.2 GHz (RSA6106A) / 14 GHz (RSA6114A). Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :SENSe:IQVTime:FREQuency:CENTer 7.5GHz sets the center frequency to 7.5 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:IQVTime:FREQuency:STARt, [:SENSe]:IQVTime:FREQuency:STOP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 542 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 563 <value>::=<NRf> is the measurement start frequency. Range: (center frequency) ± (span)/2. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :SENSe:IQVTime:FREQuency:STARt 6.95GHz sets the start frequency to 6.95 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:IQVTime:FREQuency:CENTer, [:SENSe]:IQVTime:FREQuency:STOP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 543 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 564 ON or 1 specifies that the frequency step size is set automatically. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :SENSe:IQVTime:BANDwidth:AUTO ON sets the frequency step size automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:IQVTime:FREQuency:STEP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 544 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 565 <value>::=<NRf> is the measurement stop frequency. Range: (center frequency) ± (span)/2. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :SENSe:IQVTime:FREQuency:STOP 7.05GHz sets the stop frequency to 7.05 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:IQVTime:FREQuency:CENTer, [:SENSe]:IQVTime:FREQuency:STARt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 545 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 566 :BANDwidth |:BWIDth <numeric_value> :COUNt <numeric_value> :INACtive <string>,<boolean> :SPACing <numeric_value> :CHIPrate <numeric_value> :FREQuency :STEP <numeric_value> :AUTO <boolean> :NFLoor :STATe <boolean> :OPTimize :SPAN RTBandwidth | DRANge :RCHannels? :MAIN<x> :TOTal :RRCRolloff <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 546 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 567 Sets or queries the average count in the MCPR measurement. Syntax [:SENSe]:MCPower:AVERage:COUNt <value> [:SENSe]:MCPower:AVERage:COUNt? Arguments <value>::=<NR1> specifies the average count. Range: 2 to 10000. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :SENSe:MCPower:AVERage:COUNt 256 sets the average count to 256. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 547 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 568 OFF or 0 specifies that the resolution bandwidth is set manually using the [:SENSe]:MCPower:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution] command. ON or 1 specifies that the resolution bandwidth is set automatically. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :SENSe:MCPower:BANDwidth:AUTO ON sets the resolution bandwidth automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:MCPower:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 548 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 569 Specify the channel with A<n>" for the adjacent channel where <n> represents the channel number (<n> = 1, 2, 3,...). See the example below. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :SENSe:MCPower:CHANnel:DELete A2" deletes A2 (the adjacent channel 2). SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 549 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 570 [:SENSe]:MCPower:CHANnel:MAIN:BANDwidth|:BWIDth <value> [:SENSe]:MCPower:CHANnel:MAIN:BANDwidth|:BWIDth? Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the main channel bandwidth. Range: 1 Hz to full span. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :SENSe:MCPower:CHANnel:MAIN:BANDwidth 4.5MHz sets the main channel bandwidth to 4.5 MHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 550 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 571 <boolean>::={ OFF | ON | 0 | 1 } specifies that the specified channel is inactive (On) or not (Off). Measurement Views MCPR Examples :SENSe:MCPower:CHANnel:MAIN:INACtive M2",ON makes the main channel 2 inactive. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 551 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 572 [:SENSe]:MCPower:CHIPrate? Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the chip rate. Range: 100 Hz to 105 MHz. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :SENSe:MCPower:CHIPrate 1kHz sets the chip rate to 1 kHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:MCPower:CHANnel:FILTer SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 552 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 573 ON or 1 specifies that the frequency step size is set automatically. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :SENSe:MCPower:FREQuency:STEP:AUTO ON specifies that the frequency step size is set automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:MCPower:FREQuency:STEP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 553 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 574 [:SENSe]:MCPower:OPTimize:SPAN { RTBandwidth | DRANge } [:SENSe]:MCPower:OPTimize:SPAN? Arguments RTBandwidth optimizes the measurement for real-time bandwidth. DRANge optimizes the measurement for dynamic range. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :SENSe:MCPower:OPTimize:SPAN RTBandwidth optimizes the measurement for real-time bandwidth. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 554 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 575 M<x> indicates that the power reference is the main channel with the index (<x>). Measurement Views MCPR Examples :SENSe:MCPower:RCHannels? might return M3, indicating that the power reference is the main channel 3. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 555 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 576 Sets the power reference to the total power of all the active channels in the MCPR measurement. Syntax [:SENSe]:MCPower:RCHannels:TOTal Arguments None Measurement Views MCPR Examples :SENSe:MCPower:RCHannels:TOTal sets the power reference to the total power of all the active channels. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 556 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 577 [:SENSe]:MCPower:RRCRolloff <value> [:SENSe]:MCPower:RRCRolloff? Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the filter parameter. Range: 0.001 to 1, 0.0001 step. Measurement Views MCPR Examples :SENSe:MCPower:RRCRolloff 0.3 sets the filter parameter to 0.3. Related Commands [:SENSe]:MCPower:CHANnel:FILTer SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 557 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 578 The [:SENSe]:PHVTime commands set up the conditions related to the Phase versus Time measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter [:SENSe] :PHVTime :FREQuency :CENTer <numeric_value> :SPAN <numeric_value> :STARt <numeric_value> :STEP <numeric_value> :AUTO <boolean> :STOP <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 558 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 579 Range: 0 Hz to 6.2 GHz (RSA6106A) / 14 GHz (RSA6114A). Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :SENSe:PHVTime:FREQuency:CENTer 7.5GHz sets the center frequency to 7.5 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:STARt, [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:STOP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 559 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 580 <value>::=<NRf> is the measurement start frequency. Range: (center frequency) ± (span)/2. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :SENSe:PHVTime:FREQuency:STARt 6.95GHz sets the start frequency to 6.95 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:CENTer, [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:STOP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 560 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 581 ON or 1 specifies that the frequency step size is set automatically. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :SENSe:PHVTime:BANDwidth:AUTO ON sets the frequency step size automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:STEP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 561 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 582 <value>::=<NRf> is the measurement stop frequency. Range: (center frequency) ± (span)/2. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :SENSe:PHVTime:FREQuency:STOP 7.05GHz sets the stop frequency to 7.05 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:CENTer, [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:STARt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 562 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 583 AUTO | MANual :DETect :MEASurement <boolean> :NUMBer <numeric_value> :POWer [:THReshold] <numeric_value> :TIME [:THReshold] <numeric_value> :FILTer :BANDwidth|:BWIDth <numeric_value> :MEASurement GAUSsian | NONE | MAXRtbw :SIGNal :TYPE LCHirp | CWConst | CWCHange SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 563 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 584 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the pulse-pulse phase measurement location. Range: 5 ns to 100 ms. Measurement Views Pulse statistics, Pulse table, Pulse trace Examples :SENSe:PULSe:ANALyze:PMLocation 1.5ms sets the phase measurement location to 1.5 ms. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 564 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 585 INDependent uses the amplitudes at the beginning and end of the pulse-on as the 100% references to measure the rise and fall times, respectively. Measurement Views Pulse statistics, Pulse table, Pulse trace Examples :SENSe:PULSe:ANALyze:POINt:LOCation AVERage uses pulse average amplitude to locate points. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 565 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 586 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the ripple portion of the pulse top. Range: 10 to 100% in 1% steps. Measurement Views Pulse statistics, Pulse table, Pulse trace Examples :SENSe:PULSe:ANALyze:RIPPle 30 sets the ripple portion to 30% of the pulse top. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 566 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 587 MANual specifies that the carrier frequency offset is set manually, using the [:SENSe]:PULSe:CARRier:OFFSet command. Measurement Views Pulse statistics, Pulse table, Pulse trace Examples :SENSe:PULSe:CARRier:SEARch AUTO specifies that the carrier is detected automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:PULSe:CARRier:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 567 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 588 ON or 1 specifies that the maximum number of pulses is set manually, using the [:SENSe]:PULSe:DETect:NUMBer command. Measurement Views Pulse statistics, Pulse table, Pulse trace Examples :SENSe:PULSe:DETect:MEASurement ON specifies that the maximum number of pulses is set manually. Related Commands [:SENSe]:PULSe:DETect:NUMBer SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 568 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 589 If the analysis time contains fewer pulses than this number, all of these are measured. Measurement Views Pulse statistics, Pulse table, Pulse trace Examples :SENSe:PULSe:DETect:MEASurement 850 sets the maximum number of pulses to 850. Related Commands [:SENSe]:PULSe:DETect:MEASurement SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 569 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 590 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the minimum off-time between pulses. Range: 1 ns to 100 ms. Measurement Views Pulse statistics, Pulse table, Pulse trace Examples :SENSe:PULSe:DETect:TIME:THReshold 1.5ms sets the time threshold to 1.5 ms. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 570 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 591 You can enter any value, but it is rounded up to the next valid number. Measurement Views Pulse statistics, Pulse table, Pulse trace Examples :SENSe:PULSe:FILTer:MEASurement 10MHz sets the filter bandwidth to 10 MHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:PULSe:FILTer:MEASurement SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 571 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 592 40 MHz (Standard) or 110 MHz (Option 110). Measurement Views Pulse statistics, Pulse table, Pulse trace Examples :SENSe:PULSe:FILTer:MEASurement GAUSsian uses the Gaussian filter in the pulsed RF measurements. Related Commands [:SENSe]:PULSe:FILTer:BANDwidth|:BWIDth SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 572 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 593 CWCHange selects the CW (continuous wave) with changing phase. Measurement Views Pulse statistics, Pulse table, Pulse trace Examples :SENSe:PULSe:SIGNal:TYPE CWCHange selects the CW with changing phase as the signal type. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 573 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 594 | GRAY | TEMPerature | SPECtral :MAXimum :MINimum :FFT :WINDow UNIForm | BH4B | FLATtop | HANNing | KAISer :FREQuency :CENTer <numeric_value> :SPAN <numeric_value> :MAXimum :STARt <numeric_value> :STEP <numeric_value> :AUTO <boolean> :STOP <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 574 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 595 MAXDynrange optimizes the gain and input bandwidth to maximize the dynamic range. MINNoise optimizes the gain and input bandwidth to minimize noise. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :SENSe:SGRAM:BANDwidth:OPTimization AUTO optimizes automatically the gain and input bandwidth. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 575 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 596 OFF or 0 specifies that the resolution bandwidth is set manually using the [:SENSe]:SGRAM:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution] command. ON or 1 specifies that the resolution bandwidth is set automatically. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :SENSe:SGRAM:BANDwidth:AUTO ON sets the resolution bandwidth automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:DPSA:BANDwidth[:RESolution] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 576 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 597 ON or 1 enables the RBW processing. Refer to the [:SENSe]:SGRAM:BAND- width|:BWIDth:RESolution command to set the RBW. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :SENSe:SGRAM:BANDwidth:MODE ON enables the RBW processing. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SGRAM:BANDwidth|:BWIDth:RESolution, [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FFT:WINDow SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 577 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 598 Green BLUe Blue CYAN Cyan BCYan Binary cyan YELLow Yellow MAGenta Magenta GRAY Gray TEMPerature Temperature SPECtral Spectral Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :SENSe:SGRAM:COLor TEMPerature selects the temperature color palette. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 578 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 599 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the minimum value of the color axis. Range: - -100 to +100 dBm. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :SENSe:SGRAM:COLor:MINimum 10 sets the minimum value of the color axis to 10 dBm. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SGRAM:COLor:MAXimum SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 579 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 600 BH4B selects the Blackman-Harris 4B type window. FLATtop selects the flat-top window. HANNing selects the Hanning window. KAISer selects the Kaiser window. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :SENSe:SGRAM:FFT:WINDow HANNing selects the Hanning window. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 580 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 601 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the center frequency. Range: 0 Hz to 6.2 GHz (RSA6106A) / 14 GHz (RSA6114A). Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :SENSe:SGRAM:FREQuency:CENTer 7.5GHz sets the center frequency to 7.5 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:STARt, [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:STOP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 581 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 602 Sets the frequency range to the maximum real-time span in the spectrogram. Syntax [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:SPAN:MAXimum <value> Arguments None Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :SENSe:SGRAM:FREQuency:SPAN:MAXimum sets the frequency range to the maximum real-time span. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 582 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 603 Arguments <value>::=<NRf> is the measurement start frequency. Range: (center frequency) ± (span)/2. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :SENSe:SGRAM:FREQuency:STARt 6.95GHz sets the start frequency to 6.95 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:CENTer, [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:STOP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 583 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 604 ON or 1 specifies that the frequency step size is set automatically. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :SENSe:SGRAM:FREQuency:STEP:AUTO ON specifies that the frequency step size is set automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:STEP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 584 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 605 Arguments <value>::=<NRf> is the measurement start frequency. Range: (center frequency) ± (span)/2. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :SENSe:SGRAM:FREQuency:STOP 7.05GHz sets the stop frequency to 7.05 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:CENTer, [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:STARt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 585 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 606 UNIForm | BH4B | FLATtop | HANNing | KAISer :FREQuency :CENTer <numeric_value> :SPAN <numeric_value> :STARt <numeric_value> :STEP <numeric_value> :AUTO <boolean> :STOP <numeric_value> :MAX :SPAN :POINts :COUNt P801 | P2401 | P4001 | P8001 | P10401 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 586 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 607 [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution] <value> [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution]? Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the RBW. Range: 1 Hz to 10 MHz. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:BANDwidth:RESolution 200kHz sets the RBW to 200 kHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution]:AUTO SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 587 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 608 OFF or 0 specifies that the resolution bandwidth is set manually using the [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution] command. ON or 1 specifies that the resolution bandwidth is set automatically. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:BANDwidth:AUTO ON sets the resolution bandwidth automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 588 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 609 ON or 1 enables the RBW process. You can set the RBW using the [:SENSe] :SPECtrum:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution] and :AUTO commands. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:BANDwidth:MODE ON enables the RBW process. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution], [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution]:AUTO, [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FFT:WINDow SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 589 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 610 BH4B selects the Blackman-Harris 4B type window. FLATtop selects the flat-top window. HANNing selects the Hanning window. KAISer selects the Kaiser window. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:FFT:WINDow HANNing selects the Hanning window. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 590 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 611 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the center frequency. Range: 0 Hz to 6.2 GHz (RSA6106A) / 14 GHz (RSA6114A). Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:FREQuency:CENTer 7.5GHz sets the center frequency to 7.5 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FREQuency:STARt [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FREQuency:STOP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 591 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 612 Arguments <value>::=<NRf> is the measurement start frequency. Range: (center frequency) ± (span)/2. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:FREQuency:STARt 6.95GHz sets the start frequency to 6.95 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FREQuency:CENTer [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FREQuency:STOP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 592 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 613 [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FREQuency:STEP command. ON or 1 specifies that the frequency step size is set automatically. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:BANDwidth:AUTO ON sets the frequency step size automatically. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FREQuency:STEP SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 593 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 614 Arguments <value>::=<NRf> is the measurement start frequency. Range: (center frequency) ± (span)/2. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:FREQuency:STOP 7.05GHz sets the stop frequency to 7.05 GHz. Related Commands [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FREQuency:CENTer [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FREQuency:STARt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 594 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 615 P8001 sets the number of sample points to 8001. P10401 sets the number of sample points to 10401. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :SENSe:SPECtrum:POINts:COUNt P801 sets the number of sample points to 801. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 595 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 616 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the center frequency. Range: 0 Hz to 6.2 GHz (RSA6106A) / 14 GHz (RSA6114A). Measurement Views Time overview Examples :SENSe:TOVerview:FREQuency:CENTer 7.5GHz sets the center frequency to 7.5 GHz. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 596 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 617 :ACPower :EVENts? :AVTime :EVENts? :CCDF :EVENts? :CONSte :EVENts? :DPSA :EVENts? :EVM :EVENts? :FVTime :EVENts? :IQVTime :EVENts? :MCPower :EVENts? :MERRor :EVENts? :OPERation :CONDition? :ENABle <bit_value> [:EVENt]? :NTRansition <bit_value> :PTRansition <bit_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 597 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 618 [:EVENt]? :NTRansition <bit_value> :PTRansition <bit_value> :CALibration :CONDition? :ENABle <bit_value> [:EVENt]? :NTRansition <bit_value> :PTRansition <bit_value> :FREQuency :CONDition? :ENABle <bit_value> [:EVENt]? :NTRansition <bit_value> :PTRansition <bit_value> :SGRAM :EVENts? :SPECtrum :EVENts? :SQUality :EVENts? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 598 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 619 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views Channel power and ACPR Examples STATus:ACPower:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 599 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 620 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples STATus:AVTime:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 600 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 621 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views CCDF Examples STATus:CCDF:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 601 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 622 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views Constellation Examples STATus:CONSte:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 602 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 623 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples STATus:DPSA:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 603 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 624 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views EVM versus Time Examples STATus:EVM:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 604 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 625 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples STATus:FVTime:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 605 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 626 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples STATus:IQVTime:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 606 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 627 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views MCPR Examples STATus:MCPower:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 607 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 628 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views Magnitude error versus Time Examples STATus:MERRor:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 608 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 629 ALIGning bit. :STATus:OPERation:ENABle? might return 1, showing that the bits in the OENR have the binary value 00000000 00000001, which means that the ALIGning bit is valid. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 609 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 630 <NR1> is a decimal number showing the contents of the OTR. Range: 0 to 32767 (The most-significant bit cannot be set true.) Measurement Views Examples :STATus:OPERation:NTRansition #H0011 sets the negative transition filter value to #H0011. :STATus:OPERation:NTRansition? might return 17. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 610 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 631 <NR1> is a decimal number showing the contents of the OTR. Range: 0 to 32767 (The most-significant bit cannot be set true.) Measurement Views Examples :STATus:OPERation:PTRansition 0 sets the positive transition filter value to 0. :STATus:OPERation:PTRansition? might return 0. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 611 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 632 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views Phase error versus Time Examples STATus:PERRor:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 612 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 633 :STATus:PRESet (No Query Form) Presets the SCPI enable registers and transition registers. Syntax :STATus:PRESet Arguments None Measurement Views Examples :STATus:PRESet presets the SCPI enable registers and transition registers. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 613 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 634 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples STATus:PULSe:RESult:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 614 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 635 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples STATus:PULSe:STATistics:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 615 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 636 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views Pulse table Examples STATus:PULSe:TRACe:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 616 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 637 Calibration Summary bit. :STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle? might return 256, showing that the bits in the QENR have the binary value 00000001 00000000, which means that the Calibration Summary bit is valid. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 617 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 638 <NR1> is a decimal number showing the contents of the QTR. Range: 0 to 32767 (The most-significant bit cannot be set true.) Measurement Views Examples :STATus:QUEStionable:NTRansition #H0020 sets the negative transition filter value to #H0020. :STATus:QUEStionable:NTRansition? might return 32. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 618 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 639 Examples :STATus:QUEStionable:CALibration:CONDition? might return 16384, showing that the bits in the questionable calibration condition register have the binary value 01000000 00000000, which means the Alignment Needed bit is set. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 619 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 640 :STATus:QUEStionable:CALibration:ENABle? might return 16384, showing that the bits in the questionable calibration enable register have the binary value 01000000 00000000, which means that the Calibration Summary bit is valid. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 620 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 641 STATus:QUEStionable:CALibration:EVENt? might return 16384, showing that the bits in the questionable calibration event register have the binary value 01000000 00000000, which means that the Calibration Summary bit is set. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 621 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 642 Range: 0 to 32767 (The most-significant bit cannot be set true.) Measurement Views Examples :STATus:QUEStionable:CALibration:NTRansition #H4000 sets the negative transition filter value to #H4000. :STATus:QUEStionable:CALibration:NTRansition? might return 16384. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 622 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 643 512, showing that the bits in the questionable frequency condition register have the binary value 00000010 00000000, which means the Locked To External Ref bit is set. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 623 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 644 512, showing that the bits in the questionable calibration enable register have the binary value 00000010 00000000, which means that the Locked To External Ref bit is valid. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 624 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 645 512, showing that the bits in the questionable frequency event register have the binary value 00000010 00000000, which means that the Locked To External Ref bit is set. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 625 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 646 Range: 0 to 32767 (The most-significant bit cannot be set true.) Measurement Views Examples :STATus:QUEStionable:FREQuency:NTRansition #H0200 sets the negative transition filter value to #H0200. :STATus:QUEStionable:FREQuency:NTRansition? might return 512. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 626 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 647 Range: 0 to 32767 (The most-significant bit cannot be set true.) Measurement Views Examples :STATus:QUEStionable:FREQuency:PTRansition 0 sets the positive transition filter value to 0. :STATus:QUEStionable:FREQuency:PTRansition? might return 0. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 627 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 648 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples STATus:SGRAM:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 628 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 649 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples STATus:SPECtrum:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 629 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 650 If there is no error, the response is 0,”No error”. Measurement Views Signal quality Examples STATus:SQUality:EVENts? might return 2026,"Acq Sampling Params: manual control", indicating that the sampling parameters are controlled manually. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 630 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 651 The SYSTem commands control system-related conditions. Command Tree Header Parameter :SYSTem :COMMunicate :GPIB [:SELF] :ADDRess <numeric_value> :DATE <year>,<month>,<day> :ERRor :ALL? :CODE :ALL? [:NEXT]? :COUNt? [:NEXT]? :OPTions? :PRESet :TIME <hour>,<minute>,<second> :VERSion? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 631 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 652 These values are rounded to the nearest integer. *RST has no effect on the settings. Measurement Views Examples :SYSTem:DATE 2002,3,19 sets the internal calendar to March 19, 2002. Related Commands :SYSTem:TIME SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 632 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 653 If the queue is empty, the response is 0, “No error; Queue empty - - No events to report”. Measurement Views Examples :SYSTem:ERRor:ALL? might return -130, "Suffix error; Unrecognized suffix, INPut:MLEVel -10dB", indicating that the unit of the reference level is improper. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 633 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 654 <ecode>::=<NR1> is the error/event code, ranging from - -32768 to 32767. If the queue is empty, the response is 0. Measurement Views Examples :SYSTem:ERRor:CODE:ALL? might return -101,-108 of the error codes. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 634 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 655 <enum>::=<NR1> is the number of errors/events. If the queue is empty, the response is 0. Measurement Views Examples :SYSTem:ERRor:COUNt? might return 2, indicating that the error/event queue contains two of unread errors/events. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 635 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 656 <edesc>::=<string> is the description on the error/event. <einfo>::=<string> is the additional information on the error/event. Measurement Views Examples :SYSTem:ERRor:NEXT? might return -130, "Suffix error; Unrecognized suffix, INPut:MLEVel -10dB", indicating that the unit is improper. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 636 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 657 Restores the analyzer to the defaults. This command is equivalent to the PRESET key on the front panel. Syntax :SYSTem:PRESet Arguments None Measurement Modes Examples :SYSTem:PRESet restores the analyzer to the defaults. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 637 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 658 <NR2> has the form YYYY.V where the Ys represent the year-version (for example, 1999) and the V represents an approved revision number for that year. Measurement Modes Examples :SYSTem:VERSion? might return 1999.0 for the SCPI version. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 638 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 659 :TRACe:IQVTime RF I&Q versus Time page 2- - 664 :TRACe:PHVTime Phase versus Time page 2- - 669 :TRACe:SGRAM Spectrogram page 2- - 671 :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum Spectrum page 2- - 674 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 639 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 660 Where <x> = 1 to 4. Each trace is defined as follows: TRACe1: Trace 1 TRACe2: Trace 2 TRACe3: Trace 3 TRACe4: Math trace NOTE. Valid traces depend on commands. Refer to each command syntax. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 640 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 661 <number>::=<NR1> specifies the number of traces to combine for averaging. Range: 2 to 10000. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :TRACe1:AVTime:AVERage:COUNt 64 sets the average count to 64 for Trace 1. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:AVTime:FUNCtion SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 641 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 662 OFF or 0 updates the display of the specified trace normally. ON or 1 stops updating the display of the specified trace. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :TRACe1:AVTime:FREeze ON freezes the display for Trace 1. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 642 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 663 MINHold selects the Min Hold display that indicates the minimum amplitude at each time point. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :TRACe1:AVTime:FUNCtion MAXHold selects Max Hold for Trace 1 in the Amplitude versus Time view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 643 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 664 TRACE3 selects Trace 3 as the left operand for the math trace. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :TRACe4:AVTime:LEFToperand TRACE2 selects Trace 2 as the left operand for the math trace. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:AVTime:RIGHtoperand SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 644 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 665 TRACE3 selects Trace 3 as the right operand for the math trace. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :TRACe4:AVTime:RIGHtoperand TRACE1 selects Trace 1 as the right operand for the math trace. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:AVTime:LEFToperand SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 645 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 666 :TRACe:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt ON This turns off the readout display for other traces. Measurement Views Amplitude versus Time Examples :TRACe:AVTime:SELect:SECond ON shows the measurement readout for Trace 2. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:AVTime SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 646 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 667 Where <x> = 1 to 3. Each trace is defined as follows: TRACe1: Trace 1 TRACe2: Trace 2 TRACe3: Gaussian reference curve NOTE. Valid traces depend on commands. Refer to each command syntax. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 647 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 668 Where <x> = 1 to 3; All traces are valid. Arguments OFF or 0 hides the specified trace. ON or 1 shows the specified trace. Measurement Views CCDF Examples :TRACe1:CCDF:SHOW ON shows Trace 1 in the CCDF view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 648 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 669 <value>::=<NRf> specifies the horizontal position of the measurement pointer. Range: 0 to 20 dB. Measurement Views CCDF Examples :TRACe1:CCDF:X 5 puts the measurement pointer at 5 dB on Trace 1. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:CCDF:Y? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 649 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 670 The value of 99.0999953003E+36 is returned if the trace is not available. Measurement Views CCDF Examples :TRACe1:CCDF:Y? might return 14.72, indicating the CCDF is 14.72% at the measurement pointer on Trace 1. Related Commands ::DISPlay:CCDF:SELect:FIRSt|:SECond|:THIRd, TRACe<x>:CCDF:SHOW, :TRACe<x>:CCDF:X SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 650 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 671 :DISPlay:CCDF:SELect:FIRSt ON This turns off the readout display for other traces. Measurement Views CCDF Examples :TRACe:CCDF:SELect:SECond ON shows the trace readout for Trace 2. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:CCDF command subgroup SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 651 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 672 VECTors connects adjacent symbol points with the signal locus. SYMBols displays individual symbol points. Measurement Views Constellation Examples :TRACe1:CONSte:MODE VECTors shows the constellation connecting adjacent symbol points with the signal locus. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 652 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 673 Where <x> = 1 to 5. Each trace is defined as follows: TRACe1: +Peak trace TRACe2: - -Peak trace TRACe3: Average trace TRACe4: Math trace TRACe5: Bitmap trace NOTE. Valid traces depend on commands. Refer to each command syntax. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 653 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 674 Where <x> = 3; Only Trace 3 (average trace) is valid. Arguments <number>::=<NR1> specifies the number of traces to combine for averaging. Range: 2 to 10000. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :TRACe3:DPSA:AVERage:COUNt 32 sets the average count to 32. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 654 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 675 OFF or 0 disables the dot persistence. ON or 1 enables the dot persistence. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :TRACe5:DPSA:DOT:PERSistent ON enables the dot persistence in the DPX spectrum view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 655 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 676 INFinite selects the infinite persistence display which accumulates data points on the display indefinitely. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :TRACe5:DPSA:DOT:PERSistent:TYPE VARiable selects the variable persistence display. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:DPSA:DOT:PERSistent:VARiable SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 656 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 677 Range: 1 to 1000 (unitless; the default value is 10). Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :TRACe5:DPSA:DOT:PERSistent:VARiable 20 specifies that the waveform points are displayed on the screen for a period of 20 before they disappear. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:DPSA:DOT:PERSistent:TYPE SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 657 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 678 OFF or 0 updates the display of the specified trace normally. ON or 1 stops updating the display of the specified trace. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :TRACe1:DPSA:FREeze ON freezes the display for the +peak trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 658 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 679 For the average trace, use the :TRACe<x>:DPSA:AVERage:COUNt command to set the average count. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :TRACe1:DPSA:FUNCtion HOLD selects the max hold waveform for Trace 1. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:DPSA:AVERage:COUNt SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 659 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 680 TRACE3 selects Trace 3 as the left operand for the math trace. Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :TRACe4:DPSA:LEFToperand TRACE2 selects Trace 2 as the left operand for the math trace. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:DPSA:RIGHtoperand SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 660 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 681 DPX spectrum view. Syntax :TRACe<x>:DPSA:SELect :TRACe<x>:DPSA:SELect? Where <x> = 1 to 5; All traces are valid. Arguments None Measurement Views DPX spectrum Examples :TRACe1:SPECtrum:SELect selects Trace 1 to display the readout. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 661 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 682 OFF or 0 updates the display of the trace normally. ON or 1 stops updating the display of the trace. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :TRACe:FVTime:FREeze ON stops updating the display of the trace. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 662 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 683 MINHold selects the Min Hold display that indicates the minimum frequency drift at each time point. Measurement Views Frequency versus Time Examples :SENSe:FVTime:FUNCtion MAXHold displays the Max Hold trace in the Frequency versus Time measurement. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 663 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 684 The :TRACe:IQVTime commands control traces in the RF I&Q versus Time measurement. Command Tree Header Parameter :TRACe :IQVTime :ENABle <boolean> <boolean> :FREeze <boolean> :FUNCtion NORMal | AVERage | MAXHold | MINHold :SELect <boolean> <boolean> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 664 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 685 OFF or 0 hides the Q trace. ON or 1 shows the Q trace. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :TRACe:IQVTime:ENABle:Q ON shows the Q trace in the IQ level versus Time measurement. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 665 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 686 MINHold selects the Min Hold display that indicates the minimum signal level at each time point. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :TRACe:IQVTime:FUNCtion MAXHold displays the Max Hold trace in the IQ level versus Time measurement. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 666 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 687 Executing :TRACe:IQVTime:SELect:I ON sets :TRACe:IQVTime:SELect:Q OFF. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :TRACe:IQVTime:SELect:I ON selects the I trace in the RF I&Q versus Time measurement. Related Commands :TRACe:IQVTime:SELect:Q SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 667 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 688 Executing :TRACe:IQVTime:SELect:Q ON sets :TRACe:IQVTime:SELect:I OFF. Measurement Views RF I&Q versus Time Examples :TRACe:IQVTime:SELect:Q ON selects the Q trace in the RF I&Q versus Time measurement. Related Commands :TRACe:IQVTime:SELect:I SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 668 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 689 :TRACe:PHVTime:FREeze? Arguments OFF or 0 updates the trace display normally. ON or 1 stops updating trace display. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :TRACe:PHVTime:FREeze ON stops updating trace display. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 669 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 690 MINHold selects the Min Hold display that indicates the minimum phase drift at each time point. Measurement Views Phase versus Time Examples :TRACe:PHVTime:FUNCtion MAXHold displays the Max Hold trace in the Phase versus Time measurement. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 670 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 691 POSitive displays the maximum data value for each pixel. NEGative displays the minimum data value for each pixel. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :TRACe:SGRAM:DETection POSitive displays the maximum data value for each pixel. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 671 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 692 MINHold selects the Min Hold display that indicates the minimum signal level at each frequency point. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :TRACe:SGRAM:FUNCtion MAXHold selects the Max Hold display for the spectrogram. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 672 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 693 Range: 0 to the maximum line number of the spectrogram displayed on screen. Measurement Views Spectrogram Examples :TRACe:SGRAM:SELect:LINE 75 selects Line #75 in the spectrogram to send to the spectrum display. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 673 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 694 Where <x> = 1 to 5. Each trace is defined as follows: TRACe1: Trace 1 TRACe2: Trace 2 TRACe3: Trace 3 TRACe4: Math trace TRACe5: Spectrogram NOTE. Valid traces depend on commands. Refer to each command syntax. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 674 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 695 For Trace 5 (spectrogram), use the :TRACe:SGRAM:SELect:LINe command to select the number of line to send to the spectrum display. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :TRACe1:SPECtrum ON shows Trace 1 in the Spectrum Analyzer view. Related Commands :TRACe:SGRAM:SELect:LINe SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 675 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 696 <number>::=<NR1> specifies the number of traces to combine for averaging. Range: 2 to 10000. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :TRACe1:SPECtrum:AVERage:COUNt 64 sets the average count to 64 for Trace 1. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum:FUNCtion SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 676 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 697 Where <x> = 1 to 3; Trace 4 (math trace) and Trace 5 (spectrogram) are invalid. Arguments None Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :TRACe1:SPECtrum:AVERage:RESet clears average data and counter, and restarts the average process for Trace 1. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum:FUNCtion SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 677 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 698 POSitive displays the maximum data value for each pixel. NEGative displays the minimum data value for each pixel. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :TRACe1:SPECtrum:DETection POSitive displays the maximum data value for each pixel on Trace 1. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 678 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 699 OFF or 0 updates the display of the specified trace normally. ON or 1 stops updating the display of the specified trace. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :TRACe1:SPECtrum:FREeze ON freezes Trace 1 in the Spectrum Analysis display. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 679 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 700 MINHold selects the Min Hold display that indicates the minimum signal level at each frequency point. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :TRACe1:SPECtrum:FUNCtion MAXHold selects Max Hold for Trace 1 in the Spectrum view. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 680 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 701 TRACE3 selects Trace 3 as the left operand for the math trace. Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :TRACe4:SPECtrum:LEFToperand TRACE1 selects Trace 1 as the left operand for the math trace. Related Commands :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum:RIGHtoperand SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 681 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 702 Spectrum view. Syntax :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum:SELect :TRACe<x>:SPECtrum:SELect? Where <x> = 1 to 5; All traces are valid. Arguments None Measurement Views Spectrum Examples :TRACe1:SPECtrum:SELect selects Trace 1 to display the readout. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 682 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 703 RISe | FALL :TDBWidth <numeric_value> ACTual? STATe <boolean> :TYPE POWer | FMASK :SOURce INPut | EXTFront | EXTRear | EXTGated | LINe :FORCed <boolean> :STATus <boolean> :TIME :DELay <numeric_value> :POSition <numeric_value> SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 683 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 704: Figure 2- 5: Trigger Mask Setting Example

    - - 50 - - 100 - - 16 - - 12 - - 8 - - 4 Frequency (MHz) Figure 2- 5: Trigger mask setting example Related Commands :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:TYPE, :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:STATus SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 684 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 705 To load the trigger mask, use the :TRIGger:MASK:OPEN command. Measurement Views Examples :TRIGger:MASK:SAVE C:\My Documents\Mask1" saves the trigger mask to the Mask1 file in the My Document directory. Related Commands :TRIGger:MASK:OPEN SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 685 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 706 Arguments OHM50 selects 50 Ω impedance. OHM5K selects 5 kΩ impedance. Measurement Views Examples :TRIGger:SEQuence:EVENt:EXTFront:IMPedance OHM50 selects 50 Ω impedance for the external trigger input on the front panel. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 686 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 707 RISe causes the trigger event on the rising edge. FALL causes the trigger event on the falling edge. Measurement Views Examples :TRIGger:SEQuence:EVENt:EXTFront:SLOPe RISe causes the trigger event on the rising edge of the external input signal. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 687 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 708 HIGh specifies that the gated trigger input is high active. LOW specifies that the gated trigger input is low active. Measurement Views Examples :TRIGger:SEQuence:EVENt:GATed HIGh specifies that the gated trigger input is high active. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 688 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 709 Measurement Views Examples :TRIGger:SEQuence:EVENt:INPut:FMASk:VIOLation TF specifies that the analyzer will trigger when the signal has crossed into the mask and then outside of the mask. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 689 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 710 RISe causes the trigger event on the rising edge. FALL causes the trigger event on the falling edge. Measurement Views Examples :TRIGger:SEQuence:EVENt:INPut:SLOPe RISe causes the trigger event on the rising edge of the RF input signal. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 690 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 711 Queries the actual time-domain bandwidth for the RF input power trigger. Syntax :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:TDBWidth:ACTual? Arguments None Returns Actual time-domain bandwidth. <NRf> Measurement Views Examples :TRIGger:SEQuence:EVENt:INPut:TDBWidth:ACTual? might return 1.000E+6, indicating that the actual time-domain bandwidth is 1 MHz. Related Commands :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:TDBWidth SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 691 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 712 :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:TYPE { POWer | FMASK } :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:TYPE? Arguments POWer uses the power level for triggering. FMASK uses the frequency mask for triggering. Measurement Views Examples :TRIGger:SEQuence:EVENt:INPut:TYPE FMASK uses the frequency mask for triggering. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 692 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 713 RF input EXTFront Trigger in (front) EXTRear Trigger in (rear) EXTGated Gate in LINe AC line Measurement Views Examples :TRIGger:SEQuence:EVENt:SOURce INPut specifies the trigger event source as the RF input. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 693 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 714 :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:STATus { OFF | ON | 0 | 1 } :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:STATus? Arguments OFF or 0 selects the free-run mode. ON or 1 selects the triggered mode. Measurement Views Examples :TRIGger:SEQuence:STATus ON selects the triggered mode. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 694 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 715 Syntax :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:TIME:POSition <value> :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:TIME:POSition? Arguments <value>::=<NRf> specifies the trigger position. Range: 0 to 100%. Measurement Views Examples :TRIGger:SEQuence:TIME:POSition 20 sets the trigger position to 20% of the acquisition record. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 695 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 716 TRIGger Commands SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 696 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 717: Figure 2- 6: Retrieving Response Message

    You can use the MAV bit of the Status Byte Register (SBR) to check whether the Output Queue contains a response message. For details, refer to Status Byte Register (SBR) on page 3- -4. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 697 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 718 Retrieving Response Message SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 2- 698 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 719 Status and Events...
  • Page 721 Status and Event Reporting System Figure 3- -1 outlines the status and event reporting mechanism offered in the RSA6100A Series analyzers. It contains three major blocks: H Standard Event Status H Operation Status H Questionable Status (fan-out structure) The processes performed in these blocks are summarized in the Status Byte.
  • Page 722: Figure 3- 1: Status/Event Reporting Mechanism

    To TEMPerature Summary bit Frequency events To FREQuency Locked To Ext Ref Summary bit Ext Ref Not Valid Calibration events To CALibration Summary bit Alignment Needed Figure 3- 1: Status/Event reporting mechanism SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 2 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 723: Figure 3- 1: Status/Event Reporting Mechanism (Cont.)

    User Request Power On Status Byte Register (SBR) Standard Event Status Register (SESR) Service Request Enable Register (SRER) Event Status Enable Register (ESER) Figure 3- 1: Status/Event reporting mechanism (Cont.) SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 3 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 724: Figure 3- 2: Status Byte Register (Sbr)

    Questionable Summary Status (QSS). Summary of the Questionable Status Byte register. Event Quantity Available (EAV). Summary of the Error Event Queue. 1- - 0 Not used SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 4 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 725: Figure 3- 3: Service Request Enable Register (Srer)

    Table 3- -3. Use the *ESR? query to read the contents of the SESR. Use the *ESE(?) command to access the ESER. — — CME EXE DDE QYE Figure 3- 4: Standard event status register SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 5 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 726 If the bit corresponding to the event has also been set in the ESER, the SBR ESB bit is also set. When a message is sent to the Output Queue, the SBR MAV bit is set. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 6 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 727: Figure 3- 5: Operation Status Register

    OEVR is set. If the bit corresponding to the event has also been set in the OENR, the SBR OSS bit is also set. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 7 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 728: Figure 3- 6: Questionable Status Register

    QEVR is set. If the bit corresponding to the event has also been set in the QENR, the SBR QSS bit is also set. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 8 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 729: Figure 3- 7: Questionable Frequency Status Register

    Locked To External Ref (LTEF). Indicates that the instrument is locked to the external reference signal. 8 - - 0 Not used. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 9 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 730: Figure 3- 8: Questionable Calibration Status Register

    If more than 32 events occur, event 32 will be replaced with event code - -350 (“Queue Overflow”). The error code and text are retrieved using the :SYSTem:ERRor queries. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 10 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 731: Figure 3- 9: Status And Event Processing Sequence

    5. Setting either the ESB or MAV bits in the SBR sets the respective bit in the SRER. 6. When the SRER bit is set, the SBR MSS bit is set and a service request is generated when using the GPIB interface. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 11 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 732 // Enable the filter of the OCR MEASuring bit *SRE 128 // Set the SRER OSS bit :READ:SPECtrum:TRACe? // Obtain the measurement results The command waits for generation of SRQ. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 12 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 733 Using the *WAI Command. After the process of the preceding command is completed, the *WAI command begins to execute the process of the next command as the following example:. :ABORt;INITiate:IMMediate;*WAI // Wait for the *WAI process to provide synchronization SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 13 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 734 Status and Events SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 14 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 735 Error Messages and Codes Error codes with a negative value are SCPI standard error codes; errors with a positive value are unique to the RSA6100A Series Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers. Event codes and messages can be obtained by using the queries :...
  • Page 736 Table 3- 9: Execution errors Error code Error message - - 200 execution error - - 201 invalid while in local - - 202 settings lost due to RTL SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 16 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 737 - - 270 execution macro error - - 271 macro syntax error - - 272 macro execution error - - 273 illegal macro label - - 274 execution macro parameter error SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 17 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 738 - - 313 calibration memory lost - - 314 save/recall memory lost - - 315 configuration memory lost - - 330 self test failed - - 350 queue overflow SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 18 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 739 - - 440 query unterminated after indefinite period Device Errors These error codes are unique to the RSA6100A Series. They are classified into three groups: global, measurement, and source conditions, as shown in Tables 3- -12, 3- -13, and 3- -14, respectively.
  • Page 740 > 3 GHz 2004 data acquired using preamp 2005 aligning 2006 not aligned 2007 data from unaligned instrument 2008 not calibrated 2009 data from uncalibrated instrument SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 20 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 741 2032 source factory error 2033 Alignment error. Please run alignment again. If the problem persists, contact your Tektronix Service Center. 2034 Operational error: unable to complete operation. Please try again. If the problem persists, contact your Tektronix Service Center. See Windows Event Viewer for error detail.
  • Page 742 Error Messages and Codes SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 3- 22 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 743 Appendices...
  • Page 745 Appendix A: Character Charts The ASCII and GPIB code chart is shown in Table A- -1 on page A- -2. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 A- 1 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 746 TALK SECONDARY ADDRESSES COMMANDS COMMANDS ADDRESSES ADDRESSES OR COMMANDS Tektronix octal GPIB code (with ATN asserted) REF: ANSI STD X3.4-1977 ASCII character IEEE STD 488.1-1987 decimal ISO STD 646-2973 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 A- 2 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 747 No Listen Only mode Service Request (SR) Complete Remote/Local (RL) None Parallel Poll (PP) None Device Clear (DC) Complete Device Trigger (DT) None Controller (C) None Electrical Interface Three-state driver SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 B- 1 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 748 H Electrical Interface (E). Identifies the electrical interface driver type. The notation E1 means the electrical interface uses open collector drivers, E2 means the electrical interface uses three-state drivers. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 B- 2 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 749 Parallel Poll Unconfigure (PPU) Go To Local (GTL) Selected Device Clear (SDC) Group Execute Trigger (GET) Take Control (TCT) Parallel Poll Configure (PPC) UC: Universal command; AC: Address command SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 B- 3 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 750 Disable (PPD), which are placed on the bus following the PPC command. PPE enables a device with parallel poll capability to respond on a particular data line. PPD disables the device from responding to the parallel poll. SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 B- 4 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 751 Table C- 3: Factory initialization settings, CALCulate commands Header Default value :CALCulate basic command subgroup :CALCulate:MARKer:MODE ABSolute :CALCulate:MARKer:PEAK:EXCursion 6 dB :CALCulate:MARKer:PEAK:THReshold - - 150 dBm :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:FEED Spectrum: Trace 1 :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:MATCh:BEEP[:STATe] :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:MATCh:ERESult[:STATe] :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:MATCh:SACQuire[:STATe] :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:MATCh:SDATa[:STATe] SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 1 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 752 Default value :DISPlay:ACPower subgroup :DISPlay:ACPower:MARKer:SHOW:STATe :DISPlay:ACPower:PLEVel:SHOW:STATe :DISPlay:ACPower:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID:STATe :DISPlay:ACPower:X[:SCALe] 14.186 MHz :DISPlay:ACPower:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet 1.5 GHz :DISPlay:ACPower:Y[:SCALe] 100 dB :DISPlay:ACPower:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet :DISPlay:AVTime subgroup :DISPlay:AVTime:MARKer:SHOW:STATe :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:FIRSt :DISPlay:AVTime:SELect:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth :DISPlay:AVTime:TRIGger:LEVel:STATe :DISPlay:AVTime:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID:STATe :DISPlay:AVTime:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet :DISPlay:AVTime:Y[:SCALe]FULL 100 dB :DISPlay:AVTime:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 2 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 753 10 Hz :DISPlay:FVTime:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet :DISPlay:GENeral subgroup :DISPlay:GENeral:MEASview:SELect SPECtrum :DISPlay:IQVTime subgroup :DISPlay:IQVTime:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet :DISPlay:IQVTime:Y[:SCALe] 1 µV :DISPlay:IQVTime:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet :DISPlay:MCPower subgroup :DISPlay:MCPower:MARKer:SHOW:STATe :DISPlay:MCPower:PLEVel:SHOW:STATe :DISPlay:MCPower:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID:STATe :DISPlay:MCPower:X[:SCALe] 39.811 MHz :DISPlay:MCPower:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet 1.5 GHz :DISPlay:MCPower:Y[:SCALe] 100 dB :DISPlay:MCPower:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 3 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 754 :DISPlay:PHVTime:Y[:SCALe] :DISPlay:PHVTime:Y[:SCALe]:AXIS MODulopi :DISPlay:PHVTime:Y[:SCALe]:AXIS:REFerence :DISPlay:PHVTime:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet :DISPlay:PULSe subgroup :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:ATX :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:AVERage :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:DROop :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:DUTPct :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:DUTRatio :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:FALL :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:PPOWer :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:PPPHase :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:RIPPle :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:RRATe :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:RINTerval :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:RISE :DISPlay:PULSe:RESult:WIDTh :DISPlay:PULSeSELect:NUMBer :DISPlay:PULSeSELect:RESult AVERage :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:MARKer:SHOW:STATe :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:PLOT TRENd :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID:STATe :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:X[:SCALe]:NUMBer :DISPlay:PULSe:STATistics:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 4 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 755 40 MHz :DISPlay:SGRAM:TIME:OFFSet :DISPlay:SGRAM:TIME:OVERlap :DISPlay:SGRAM:TIME:SCAle :DISPlay:SPECtrum subgroup :DISPlay:SPECtrum:Y[:SCALe]:PDIVision 10 dB/div :DISPlay:SPECtrum:MARKer:NOISe:MODE :DISPlay:TOVerview subgroup :DISPlay:TOVerview:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet :DISPlay:TOVerview:Y[:SCALe] 100 dB :DISPlay:TOVerview:Y[:SCALe]:OFFSet Table C- 5: Factory initialization settings, INITiate commands Header Default value :INITiate:CONTinuous SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 5 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 756 Header Default value [:SENSe] basic command subgroup [:SENSe]:ACQuisition:MODE(?) AUTO [:SENSe]:ANALysis:ADVanced:DITHer AUTO [:SENSe]:ANALysis:LENGth 7.427 µs [:SENSe]:ANALysis:LENGth:AUTO [:SENSe]:ANALysis:REFerence ACQSTART [:SENSe]:ANALysis:STARt [:SENSe]:ANALysis:STARt:AUTO [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs [:SENSe]:ROSCillator:SOURce INTernal [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:LENGth 7.427 µs [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:LENGth:AUTO [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:STARt [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:TIMe:MODe COMMon SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 6 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 757 [:SENSe]:CCDF subgroup [:SENSe]:CCDF:BANDwidth|:BWIDth 40 MHz [:SENSe]:CCDF:TIME:AUTO [:SENSe]:CCDF:TIME:TYPE SINGLe [:SENSe]:DDEMod subgroup [:SENSe]:DDEMod:ANALysis:LENGth 128 symbols [:SENSe]:DDEMod:ANALysis:LENGth:AUTO [:SENSe]:DDEMod:BURSt:DETect [:SENSe]:DDEMod:BURSt:THReshold - - 20 dBc [:SENSe]:DDEMod:CARRier:OFFSet [:SENSe]:DDEMod:FILTer:ALPHa 0.22 [:SENSe]:DDEMod:FILTer:MEASurement RRCosine [:SENSe]:DDEMod:FILTer:REFerence RCOSine [:SENSe]:DDEMod:MAGNitude:NORMalize RSYMbol SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 7 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 758 40 MHz [:SENSe]:DPSA:FREQuency:STARt 1.48 GHz [:SENSe]:DPSA:FREQuency:STEP 2 MHz [:SENSe]:DPSA:FREQuency:STEP:AUTO [:SENSe]:DPSA:FREQuency:STOP 1.52 GHz [:SENSe]:FVTime subgroup [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:CENTer 1.5 GHz [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:SPAN 40 MHz [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:STARt 1.48 GHz [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:STEP 2 MHz [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:STEP:AUTO [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:STOP 1.52 GHz SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 8 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 759 3.84 MHz [:SENSe]:MCPower:FREQuency:STEP 2 MHz [:SENSe]:MCPower:FREQuency:STEP:AUTO [:SENSe]:MCPower:NFLoor:STATe [:SENSe]:MCPower:OPTimize:SPAN DRANge [:SENSe]:MCPower:RRCRolloff 0.22 [:SENSe]:PHVTime subgroup [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:CENTer 1.5 GHz [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:SPAN 40 MHz [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:STARt 1.48 GHz [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:STEP 2 MHz [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:STEP:AUTO [:SENSe]:PHVTime:FREQuency:STOP 1.52 GHz SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 9 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 760 [:SENSe]:SGRAM:BANDwidth|:BWIDth[:RESolution]:MODE [:SENSe]:SGRAM:COLor TEMPerature [:SENSe]:SGRAM:COLor:MAX 0 dBm [:SENSe]:SGRAM:COLor:MIN - - 100 dBm [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FFT:WINDow KAISer [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:CENTer 1.5 GHz [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:SPAN 40 MHz [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:STARt 1.48 GHz [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:STEP 2 MHz [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:STEP:AUTO [:SENSe]:SGRAM:FREQuency:STOP 1.52 GHz SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 10 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 761 Default value :TRACe<x>:AVTime subgroup :TRACe<x>:AVTime <x>=1: ON <x>=2 to 4: OFF :TRACe<x>:AVTime:AVERage:COUNt :TRACe<x>:AVTime:FREeze :TRACe<x>:AVTime:FUNCtion NORMal :TRACe<x>:AVTime:LEFToperand TRACE2 :TRACe<x>:AVTime:RIGHtoperand TRACE1 :TRACe:AVTime:SELect:SECond|:THIRd|:FOURth :TRACe<x>:CCDF subgroup :TRACe<x>:CCDF:FREeze :TRACe<x>:CCDF:SHOW x=1: ON x=2 and 3: OFF SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 11 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 762 ON x=2 to 5: OFF :TRACe:FVTime subgroup :TRACe:FVTime:FREeze :TRACe:FVTime:FUNCtion NORMal :TRACe:IQVTime subgroup :TRACe:IQVTime:ENABle:I :TRACe:IQVTime:ENABle:Q :TRACe:IQVTime:FREEZe :TRACe:IQVTime:FUNCtion NORMal :TRACe:IQVTime:SELect:I :TRACe:IQVTime:SELect:Q :TRACe:PHVTime subgroup :TRACe:PHVTime:FREeze :TRACe:PHVTime:FUNCtion NORMal :TRACe<x>:SGRAM subgroup :TRACe<x>:SGRAM:DETection POSitive :TRACe<x>:SGRAM:FREeze SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 12 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 763 :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:ADVanced:SWEep:MODE :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:EXTFront:IMPedance 5 kΩ :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:EXTFront:LEVel 1.6 V :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:EXTFront:SLOPe RISe :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:GATed HIGh :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:FMASk:VIOLation :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:LEVel - - 10 dBm :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:SLOPe RISe :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:TDBWidth 1 MHz :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:TDBWidth:STATe :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:TYPE POWer :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:SOURce INPut :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:FORCed :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:STATus SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 13 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 764 Appendix C: Factory Initialization Settings Table C- 10: Factory initialization settings, TRIGger commands (Cont.) Header Default value :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:TIMe:DELay :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:TIMe:POSition SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 C- 14 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 765 Appendix D: SCPI Conformance Information All commands for the RSA6100A Series analyzers are based on SCPI Ver- sion 1999.0. Table D- -1 lists the commands that are defined in the SCPI 1999.0 Standard. The other commands not listed in the table are not defined in the SCPI 1999.0 Standard.
  • Page 766 Appendix D: SCPI Conformance Information Table D- 1: SCPI 1999.0-defined commands (Cont.) Command group Command :SYSTem :COMMunicate :GPIB [:SELF] :ADDRess SYSTem :DATE :ERRor :ALL? :CODE :ALL? [:NEXT]? :COUNt? [:NEXT]? :PRESet :TIME :VERSion? SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 D- 2 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 767 Glossary and Index...
  • Page 769 Acronym for Quadrature Amplitude Modulation. The process, or result of a process, in which the amplitude and phase of the carrier are varied concur- rently by synthesizing two orthogonal ASK waves (see ASK). SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Glossary- 1 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 770 Glossary SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Glossary- 2 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 771 :CALCulate:AVTime:MARKer<x>:Y?, 2- - 93 :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X?, 2- - 118 :CALCulate:CONSte subgroup, 2- - 94 :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer<x>:DELTa:Y?, 2- - 118 :CALCulate:CONSte:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X?, 2- - 94 :CALCulate:IQVTime:MARKer<x>:MAXimum, :CALCulate:CONSte:MARKer<x>:MAGNitude?, 2- - 95 2- - 119 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 1 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 772 :CALCulate:PULSe:TRACe:MARKer<x>:Y?, 2- - 156 :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer<x>:MAXimum, 2- - 137 :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:FEED(?), 2- - 73 :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer<x>:PEAK:HIGHer, :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:MATCh:BEEP[:STATe] 2- - 138 (?), 2- - 74 :CALCulate:PERRor:MARKer<x>:PEAK:LEFT, :CALCulate:SEARch:LIMit:MATCh:SACQuire 2- - 138 [:STATe](?), 2- - 74 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 2 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 773 :CALCulate:SPECtrum:MARKer<x>[:SET]:CENTer, STATus, 2- - 42 2- - 167 SYSTem, 2- - 43 :CALCulate:TOVerview subgroup, 2- - 170 TRACe, 2- - 44 :CALCulate:TOVerview:MARKer<x>:DELTa:X?, TRIGger, 2- - 46 2- - 171 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 3 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 774 :DISPlay:DDEMod:MEASview:SELect(?), 2- - 199 :DISPlay:PERRor:Y[:SCALe](?), 2- - 228 :DISPlay:DDEMod:RADix(?), 2- - 200 :DISPlay:PHVTime subgroup, 2- - 230 :DISPlay:DDEMod:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet(?), 2- - 201 :DISPlay:PHVTime:X[:SCALe]:AUTO, 2- - 231 :DISPlay:DDEMod:X[:SCALe]:RESet, 2- - 201 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 4 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 775 :FETCh:ACPower?, 2- - 271, 2- - 282 :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:X:RSCale, 2- - 255 :FETCh:ACPower:CHANnel:POWer?, 2- - 272 :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:X[:SCALe]:FULL(?), 2- - 255 :FETCh:ACPower:SPECtrum?, 2- - 272 :DISPlay:PULSe:TRACe:X[:SCALe]:OFFSet(?), :FETCh:AVTime subgroup, 2- - 273 2- - 256 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 5 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 776 :FETCh:MERRor:PINDex?, 2- - 309 :FETCh:MERRor:RMS?, 2- - 310 :FETCh:SQUality:PEAK:EVM:DB?, 2- - 348 :FETCh:SQUality:PEAK:EVM:LOCation?, 2- - 348 :FETCh:MERRor:TRACe?, 2- - 310 :FETCh:PERRor subgroup, 2- - 311 :FETCh:SQUality:PEAK:MERRor?, 2- - 349 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 6 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 777 *OPC(?), 2- - 54 :INPut[:RF]:ATTenuation(?), 2- - 360 *OPT?, 2- - 55 :INPut[:RF]:GAIN:STATe(?), 2- - 361 OUTPut command group, 2- - 31 Interface message, B- - 3 OUTPut commands, 2- - 387 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 7 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 778 :READ:PULSe:RESult:RINTerval?, 2- - 447 :READ:EVM:PEAK?, 2- - 414 :READ:PULSe:RESult:RIPPle?, 2- - 447 :READ:EVM:PINDex?, 2- - 414 :READ:PULSe:RESult:RISE?, 2- - 448 :READ:EVM:RMS?, 2- - 415 :READ:PULSe:RESult:RRATe?, 2- - 448 :READ:EVM:TRACe?, 2- - 415 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 8 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 779 [:SENSe]:ANALysis:LENGth:AUTO(?), 2- - 488 [:SENSe]:ANALysis:LENGth(?), 2- - 487 [:SENSe]:ANALysis:REFerence(?), 2- - 489 [:SENSe]:ANALysis:STARt:AUTO(?), 2- - 490 [:SENSe]:ANALysis:STARt(?), 2- - 489 SCPI [:SENSe]:AVTime subgroup, 2- - 506 abbreviating, 2- - 5 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 9 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 780 [:SENSe]:DPSA:FREQuency:STOP(?), 2- - 537 [:SENSe]:POWer:UNITs(?), 2- - 491 [:SENSe]:FVTime subgroup, 2- - 538 [:SENSe]:PULSe subgroup (Option 20 only), 2- - 563 [:SENSe]:FVTime:FREQuency:CENTer(?), 2- - 538 [:SENSe]:PULSe:ANALyze:LEVel(?), 2- - 564 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 10 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 781 [:RESolution]:AUTO(?), 2- - 588 :STATus:QUEStionable:CALibration:NTRansition(?), [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:BANDwidth|:BWIDth 2- - 622 [:RESolution]:MODE(?), 2- - 589 :STATus:QUEStionable:CALibration:PTRansition(?), [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:BANDwidth|:BWIDth 2- - 623 [:RESolution](?), 2- - 587 :STATus:QUEStionable:CALibration[:EVENt]?, 2- - 621 [:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FFT:WINDow(?), 2- - 590 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 11 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 782 :TRACe:IQVTime:ENABle:I(?), 2- - 665 :TRIGger:MASK:OPEN, 2- - 685 :TRACe:IQVTime:ENABle:Q(?), 2- - 665 :TRIGger:MASK:SAVE, 2- - 685 :TRACe:IQVTime:FREeze(?), 2- - 666 :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:ADVanced:SWEep:MODE(?), :TRACe:IQVTime:FUNCtion(?), 2- - 666 2- - 686 :TRACe:IQVTime:SELect:I(?), 2- - 667 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 12 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 783 :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:LEVel(?), 2- - 690 Unit and SI prefix, 2- - 7 :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:SLOPe(?), 2- - 690 :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:TDBWidth :ACTual?, 2- - 691 :TRIGger[:SEQuence]:EVENt:INPut:TDBWidth *WAI, 2- - 58 :STATe(?), 2- - 692 SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 13 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...
  • Page 784 Index SMA- 1 First Draft 01/22/07 Index- 14 RSA6100A Series Programmer Manual...

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