6 .2 System Commands
System Commands
DEC
Decrement step command
INC
Increment step command
MODE [ del1 | del2 ]
Mode command to set active channel
MODE?
Mode query current active channel
STEP arg1 [ ps | ns ]
Step command set step size
STEP?
Step query step size
DEC
Decrement step (QUERY)
Description
Decrement the delay setting by the step size amount.
Returns
None
INC
Increment step (QUERY)
Description
Increments the current delay setting by the step size amount.
Returns
None. Check error code.
MODE
Set trombone operating mode (COMMAND)
Description
Sets the current trombone operating mode to Serial or Parallel mode and for for specifying delay setting
values for rounding down.
Syntax
mode [ ser | 625ps | par | 312 .5ps ]
mode [ term on | off ]
ser | 625ps
sets step resolution to 0.50 ps
par | 312 .5ps
sets step resolution to 0.25 ps
term on
set Terminal mode on
term off
set Terminal mode off
Returns
None. Check error code.
MODE?
Query trombone operating mode (QUERY)
Description
Returns the current trombone operating mode for specifying delay setting values for rounding down.
Returns
ser
round down to 0.50 ps – Serial Mode
625ps
round down to 0.50 ps – Serial Mode
par
round down to 0.25 ps – Parallel Mode
312 .5ps
round down to 0.25 ps – Parallel Mode
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