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Boonton SGX1000 Series Programming Reference Manual

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PMX40 RF Power Meter – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
PROGRAMMING REFERENCE
SGX1000
RF Signal Generator
98409600A | Rev 20220517

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  • Page 1 PMX40 RF Power Meter – INSTRUCTION MANUAL PROGRAMMING REFERENCE SGX1000 RF Signal Generator 98409600A | Rev 20220517...
  • Page 3 25 Eastmans Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA. All rights reserved. P/N 98409600A This manual covers the SGX1000 Series RF Signal Generators, serial numbers: 17976 and higher. The SGX1000 application software used in this product is licensed by Boonton Electronics, a subsidiary of the Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
  • Page 4 Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the instrument. Boonton Electronics assumes no liability for the customer’s failure to comply with these requirements.
  • Page 5 SGX1000 Series RF Signal Generator – PROGRAMMING REFERENCE SAFETY SYMBOLS This safety requirement symbol has been adopted by the International Electro-technical Commission, Document 66 (Central Office) 3, Paragraph 5.3, which directs that an instrument be so labeled if, for the correct use of the instrument, it is necessary to refer to the instruction manual.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Remote Operation ..........................1 LAN Configuration ....................... 1 GPIB Configuration......................1 SCPI Language ........................1 1.3.1 SCPI Structure ....................2 1.3.2 Long and Short Form Keywords ..............2 1.3.3 Colon Keyword Separators ................2 1.3.4 Command Arguments and Queries ............... 3 1.3.5 Semicolon Command Separators..............

  • Page 9: Remote Operation

    Remote Operation LAN Configuration The SGX1000 LAN interface is configured using the System > I/O Config > LAN menu. The instrument may be set to automatically accept its IP address and associated information from a DHCP server, or the configuration data may be entered manually. The SGX1000 communicates via the VXI-11 protocol for LAN control, which is a TCP/IP based format that allows GPIB operation to be emulated via the LAN.

  • Page 10: Scpi Structure

    1.3.1 SCPI Structure The SCPI instrument model defines a hierarchical command structure based on “command nodes”. Each node may contain commands or names of a next-level command node. Each command is formed of a series of keywords joined together and delimited by a colon “:” character. The command begins with a colon at the “root node”, and traverses downwards through the command tree to form a specific command.

  • Page 11: Command Arguments And Queries

    1.3.4 Command Arguments and Queries Many commands require arguments. In this case, the entire command string is sent, followed by the argument. A space is used to separate the command from the argument. For example, “SOURce:FREQuency 1e9” sets frequency to 1 GHz. Arguments may be numeric, or alphanumeric. If a command requires more than one numeric argument, the arguments must be sent as a comma delimited list.

  • Page 12: Sgx1000 Scpi Implementation

    1.3.7 SGX1000 SCPI Implementation The SCPI implementation for the SGX1000 provides a SOURce sub-system to handle parameter settings. An OUTput sub-system provides control of the signal output state. DISPlay commands are used for screen brightness. The SYSTem sub-system is used to change remote communications settings and turn on/off the audible beep for button presses.

  • Page 13: Basic Operation Information

    >65,532, it will be set to 65,532. Alternatively, if the SGX is commanded to be set to a sweep point count of 0 or 1, it will be set to 2. Some parameter limits, such as frequency are model dependent. Basic Operation Information The easiest way to generate a signal is by use of the OUTput:STATe command.

  • Page 14: Display Subsystem

    1.5.2 DISPlay Subsystem DISPlay:BACKlight:BRIGhtness Description: Set or return the backlight brightness for the LCD display in percent. Zero percent turns the backlight off. Syntax: DISPlay:BACKlight:BRIGhtness <numeric_value> Argument: <numeric_value> = 0 to 100 Valid Modes: 1.5.3 OUTput Subsystem The OUTput group of the command subsystem is used to toggle the output of the SGX1000. [OUTput:]STATe Description: Sets or returns the state of the RF Output.
  • Page 15 [SOURce:]POWer Description: Set or return the RF power level for the output when [OUTput]:STATe is ON. Syntax: [SOURce:]POWer <numeric_value> Argument: <numeric_value> = -50.00 to +20.00 dBm. Limits are model dependent. Valid Modes: [SOURce:]POWer:MAXimum? Description: Returns the maximum limit of the Amplitude setting that can be used with the [SOURce:]POWer command for the SGX1000 model in use.
  • Page 16 [SOURce:]FREQuency:STARt Description: Set or return the sweep start frequency to generate. This is the starting point of a frequency sweep when the SGX1000 is operated in the Sweep mode. Syntax: [SOURce:]FREQuency:STARt <numeric_value> Argument: <numeric_value> = 4.9e+6 to 20.48e+9 Hz. Limits are model dependent. Valid Modes: [SOURce:]FREQuency:STOP Description:...

  • Page 17: System Subsystem

    Syntax: [SOURce:]SWEep:DWELl:MAXimum? Returns: <numeric value> Valid Modes: [SOURce:]SWEep:DWELl:MINimum? Description: Returns the minimum limit of the Sweep Dwell setting that can be used with the [SOURce:]SWEep:DWELl command. Syntax: [SOURce:]SWEep:DWELl:MINimum? Returns: <numeric value> Valid Modes: [SOURce:]SWEep:POINts Description: Set or return the Sweep Point Count. This is the number of steps from start to stop frequency in the sweep.

  • Page 18: Scpi Command Summary

    SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:ADDRess Description: Set or return the IP address for the Ethernet port. Syntax: SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:ADDRess <character data> Argument: <character data> = instrument IP address in nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn (dot decimal) format Valid Modes: Any for queries. DHCP/AutoIP must be disabled (OFF) to set the instrument IP address. SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:SMASk Description: Set or return the subnet mask for the Ethernet port.
  • Page 19 [SOURce:]SWEep:DIRection Set/return the sweep direction. [SOURce:]SWEep:DWELl Set/return the sweep dwell time in mS. [SOURce:]SWEep:DWELl:MAXimum? Query the maximum sweep dwell time in mS [SOURce:]SWEep:DWELl:MINimum? Query the minimum sweep dwell time in mS [SOURce:]SWEep:POINts Set/return the number of sweep points. [SOURce:]SWEep:POINts:MAXimum? Query the maximum number of sweep points. [SOURce:]TEMPerature? Query the current internal temperature in degrees C.

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