WA-1100/WA-1600 Wavemeter Operating Manual
3 Remote Communications
08115-M-00 Rev E
3-5
SENSe:GAIN {AUTO | FIXed}
Sets the gain of the instrument’s fringe amplifier.
:SENSe:REFerence[:PARameters]?
Returns information on the reference laser such as power
(% of peak, and minutes to warm-up for WA-1600).
STATus Subsystem
These commands are used to retrieve SCPI or instrument
status.
:STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition?
This command queries the SCPI Questionable register,
which contains bits that indicate that one or more
measurement types are of questionable accuracy.
:STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle?
This command queries the Questionable Enable register.
:STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle <integer>
Used to set and clear bits in the SCPI Questionable Enable
register.
:STATus:QUEStionable:HARDware:CONDiti
on?
This command queries the hardware to provide information
on the status of some of the hardware components, which
may contribute to invalid or erred measurements.
SYSTem Subsystem
These commands control system-wide parameters.
:SYSTem:ERRor?
Reads error strings from the Error Queue. If the Error
Queue has any entries, the Error Queue bit is set in the
Status Byte.
:SYSTem:HELP:HEADers?
This query returns a list of all commands/queries supported
by the instrument.
:SYSTem:REMote?
This query checks if the front panel is enabled or not. If
ON, the front panel is locked out
:SYSTem:REMote {ON | OFF}
This command controls whether the front panel is enabled
or not. If in Remote mode, the front panel is locked out
:SYSTem:VERSion?
Returns the year and revision of the SCPI standard that the
instrument follows.
TRIGger Subsystem
These commands control the triggering of the instrument.
Since the instrument is fundamentally not a triggered
instrument, these commands have little effect on the
instrument's operation.
:TRIGger:ABORt
Aborts a current measurement.
:TRIGger:INITiate[:IMMediate]
Initiates a new reading.
UNIT Subsystem
This command effects the power units used by the SCPI
interface.
:UNIT:POWer?
Queries power units (dBm or watts).
:UNIT:POWer {DBM | W}
Selects power units to be dBm or watts. This command does
not affect the front panel display in any way.
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