8230E Optical Power Meter Operation Manual
4.6 Remote Command
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4.6
Remote Command
4.6.1
How to Set the Remote Command
4.6.1.1
Remote Command Format
•
A command which consists of a header and no arguments.
<Example>
*TRG (Measurement start)
ZR (ZERO correction execution)
•
A command which consists of a header and an argument.
<Example>
R4 (Setting to 20 nW)
CF0.25 (CF coefficient setting)
An argument can be defined as integer, floating point, or fixed point. However the number of charac-
ters must be less than or equal 23.
•
Query command
<Example>
M? (Inquiry of the trigger mode)
The device setting conditions are output by executing the data loading command,
which follows the query command.
When sending the query command, set a wait time of 20 ms after the last command.
4.6.1.2
Linking a Header to an Argument
The following two methods can be used to link a header and its argument, the rest cause an error.
•
Inserting no space between the header and the argument.
<Example>
DW0 (Setting the unit display to dBm)
•
Inserting a space between the header and the argument.
<Example>
DW 1 (Setting the unit display to W)
