Table 1-2 Units And Allowed Mnemonics - HP 8163A Programming Manual

Table 1-2
Introduction to Programming
Programming and Syntax Diagram Conventions
Units
Where units are given with a command, usually only the base units
are specified. The full sets of units are given in the table below.
Unit Default
meters
M
decibel
DB
second
S
decibel/1mW
DBM
Hertz
HZ
Watt
Watt
meters per second
M/S
Units and allowed Mnemonics
Data Types
With the commands you give parameters to the instrument and
receive response values from the instrument. Unless explicitly
specified these data are given in ASCII format. The following types
of data are used:
• Boolean data may only have the values 0 or 1.
• Integer range is given for each individual command.
• Float variables may be given in decimal or exponential writing
(0.123 or 123E-3).
• A string is contained between double quotes ("...") or single
quotes ('...'). When the instrument returns a string, it is always
included in " " and terminated by <END>.
• When a register value is given or returned (for example *ESE),
the decimal values for the single bits are added. For example, a
value of nine means that bit 0 and bit 3 are set.
• Larger blocks of data are given as Binary Blocks, preceded by
"#<H><Len><Block>", terminated by <END>; <H>
represents the number of digits, <Len> represents the number of
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Allowed Mnemonics
PM, NM, UM, MM, M
MDB, DB
NS, US, MS, S
MDBM, DBM
HZ, KHZ, MHZ, GHZ, THZ
PW, NW, UW, MW, Watt
NM/S, UM/S, MM/S, M/S