Page 30
www.transmille.com
8600 Operation Manual - V1.0
Frequency Measurement - Period
To set the Low Frequency period measurement input, send the following command
MEASURE:INPUT:PERIOD<CR>
This will set the unit to Period measurement mode.
To receive the currently displayed measurement, read the response to the following command
READ?
The response will be returned in seconds with the same resolution as on the display
For example, if 1.01ms is currently being measured with a gate time of 0.1s the response will
be
0.001010000
Query Current Function
To query the current function of the 8600, send the following command
FUNCTION?<CR>
The table below lists the responses and the corresponding function
Return Code
Function
1
10MHz Reference Output
2
1 Hz - 5 MHz Divider Output
3
Low Frequency 5V Peak to Peak
4
Low Frequency Variable Sine
5
High Frequency Output
6
A-B Relative Phase
7
Low Frequency Measurement
8
High Frequency Measurement
9
Period Measurement
