Changed Parameter Syntax And Semantics - HP 8163A Series Programming Manual

Changed Parameter Syntax and Semantics

Old Command
DISPlay:STATe/?
PROGram command tree
Return Loss Module Com-
mands
Command
SOUR:AM:FREQ/?
DISP:BRIG
SENS:CORR:COLL:ZERO?
SENS:POW:REF
SENS:POW:REF:STAT:RAT
SYST:DATe
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New Command
DISPlay:ENABle/?
SENSe:FUNCtion command tree.
Some commands from the PROGram command tree
have not been replaced.
The HP 8153A application interface on the GPIB is not
supported.
Stability/Logging and Min/Max are available via a new
interface.
The commands for the return loss modules will be com-
pletely different than those for the HP 8153A.
Table 11 Obsolete Commands
Changed Parameter Syntax
and Semantics
Table 12 details commands whose parameter syntax or semantics have changed.
Change
This command does not accept the value CW, instead
use SOUR:AM:STAT ON|OFF to switch from and to
CW mode.
The commands accepts floating point values.
This command now supports integers between 1 and
100, instead of float values between 1 and 0.
This command returns the last zero state, instead of the
last remote zero state.
Accepts TOMODule and TOREF for the first parame-
ter, instead of accepting TOA|TOB as the HP 8153A
does. The numbers 0|1|2 cannot be used, only the
strings above.
Accepts TOREF,0 or values for slot,channel, instead
of accepting TOA|TOB as the HP 8153A does. The
numbers have a different meaning.
SYST:DATe from HP 8167/8 is not supported, but
SYST:DATe from HP 8153 is supported.
Table 12 Commands with Different Parameters or Syntax
GPIB Command Compatibility List
Affects
8153
8153
8153
Affects
8153
8153
8153
8153
8153
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