Read[1]|2|3|4 Commands - Agilent Technologies N1911A Programming Manual

2 MEASurement Commands

READ[1]|2|3|4 Commands

The READ? commands are most commonly used with the CONFigure
command to cause a new power measurement to be taken and the result
returned to the output buffer. The format of the result is set by
FORM[:READ][:DATA]. Refer to
249 for further information.
• For the N1911A the READ? query is equivalent to:
• For the N1912A carrying out a single channel measurement the READ?
• For the N1912A carrying out a difference measurement the
• For the N1912A carrying out a ratio measurement the READ:RATio?
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ABORt
INITiate
FETCh?
queries are equivalent to:
ABORt1
INITiate1
FETCh1?
or
ABORt2
INITiate2
FETCh2?
READ:DIFFerence? queries are equivalent to:
ABORt1
and
ABORt2
INITiate1
INITiate2
FETCh:DIFFerence?
queries are equivalent to:
ABORt1
ABORt2
INITiate1
INITiate2
FETCh:RATio?
Chapter 6, "FORMat Subsystem," on page
N1911A/1912A P-Series Power Meters Programming Guide