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ZVA/ZVB/ZVT Special Terms and Notation
1145.1084.12 5.1 E-1
5 Remote Control
This chapter provides instructions on how to set up the analyzer for remote control, a general
introduction to remote control of programmable instruments, the description of the analyzer's remote
control concept. For reference information about all remote control commands implemented by the
instrument, complemented by comprehensive program examples, refer to the
SCPI Reference chapter.
Special Terms and Notation
This section explains the meaning of special syntax elements used in the SCPI command reference
sections. A general description of the SCPI command syntax can be found in section
SCPI Command
Structure and Syntax in Chapter Remote Control .
ZVR compatibility
The SCPI command set for the R&S ZVT vector network analyzer has been designed for
compatibility with older R&S network analyzers of the ZVR type. A special class of commands,
marked with the symbol , has been implemented primarily for compatibility reasons. Use
these commands if you want to maintain compatibility with ZVR analyzers. If you want to make
full use of the ZVT features and don't need ZVR compatibility, you should use the generalized,
R&S ZVT-specific commands. A link to a generalized command is provided in the description of
each ZVR-specific command.
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Information in the command tables
All commands are described according to the same scheme. The following information is
provided:
1. Complete command syntax and parameter list
2. Description of the command and its relationship with other commands
3. List and description of the parameters with their numerical ranges, default values and
default units
4. SCPI conformance information, supported command types (setting command, query)
5. Program example
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Order of commands
The commands are arranged in alphabetical order. SCPI systems or subsystems are arranged
in one topic.
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Parameters
Many commands are supplemented by a parameter or a list of parameters. Parameters either
provide alternative options (setting a or setting b or setting c ..., see special character "|"), or
they form a list separated by commas (setting x,y).
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< Par_Name> In the command tables and lists, parameters are generally described by a name
(literal) written in angle brackets (<>). This literal merely serves as a parameters description; in
an application program it must be replaced by one of the possible settings reported in the
detailed parameter description.
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Example: CONTrol:AUXiliary:C[:DATA] <numeric_value>
with <numeric_value> = 0 to 15
possible command syntax: CONT:AUX:C 1