Tektronix WCA230A, Programmer'S Manual

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Programming Examples
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WCA230A & WCA280A Programmer Manual
General Programming Procedure
You should generally use the following procedure to script a program:
1. Setting the measurement mode
Using an :INSTrument command, select a measurement mode to set the
basic conditions.
[Example]
:INSTrument:SELect "SANORMAL"
Selects the normal spectrum analysis mode to set the basic conditions.
2.
Setting the measurement item
Using a :CONFigure command, select a measurement item to set up the
analyzer to the defaults.
[Example]
:CONFigure:SPECtrum:CHPower
Sets up the analyzer to the channel power measurement defaults.
3.
Detailed settings
Use :SENSe commands to set details for the measurement session.
[Example]
:SENSe:CHPower:BWIDth:INTegration 3MHz
Sets the channel power measurement range to 3 MHz.
4.
Acquiring data
Use an :INITiate or :ABORt command to initiate or stop data acquisition.
[Example]
:INITiate:CONTinuous ON
Initiates data acquisition in continuous mode.
To save or load the acquired data and settings, use an :MMEMory command.
[Example]
:MMEMory:STORe:IQT "DATA1"
Saves the acquired data in file DATA1.IQT.
5.
Obtaining the measurement results
Use a :FETCh or :READ command to obtain the measurement results.
[Example]
:FETCh:SPECtrum:CHPower?
Returns the channel power measurement results.
6.
Display
Use :DISPlay commands to set the display-related conditions.
[Example]
:DISPlay:SPECtrum:X:SCALe:OFFSet 800MHz
Sets 800 MHz for the minimum (left) edge of the horizontal axis in the
spectrum view.
Also refer to Chapter 4,
Programming Examples
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Appendix C lists the default settings of the commands.