8250A Optical Power Meter Operation Manual
4.6.4 8230 Compatibility
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4.6.4
8230 Compatibility
This instrument and the existing model 8230 are compatible in the remote level.
Note differences shown in Table 4-11 between this instrument and the 8230.
Table 4-11 Differences with the 8230 in the Remote Level (1 of 2)
Function
8250A
8230
Command
Description
Command
Description
Sampling rate
PR1
FAST: 10 times / second (Ini-
tial value)
PR2
MED: 5 times / second
None
Fixed to 5 times / second
PR3
SLOW: 2 times / second
Calibration wave-
length correction
coefficient read-
ing
WLCF?
Reads the correction coeffi-
cient at the set calibration
wavelength.
None
MAX calculation
OFF/ON
None
Backed up when the power
turns off.
None
Cannot be backed up when the
power turns off. (Automati-
cally set to OFF when the
power is turned on.)
Block delimiter
DL0
Block delimiter CR+LF+EOI
(Initial value)
DL0
Block delimiter CR+LF
DL1
Block delimiter LF
DL1
Block delimiter LF (Initial
value)
DL2
Block delimiter EOI
DL3
Block delimiter LF+EOI
However, if USB is selected as
I/F, the block delimiter is the
same as the 8230.
SRQ
S0
Permission of SRQ transmit-
ting
None
S1
Prohibition of SRQ transmit-
ting
However, if USB is selected as
I/F, SRQ cannot be used.
Operation com-
plete
*OPC
After all operations are com-
plete, sets LSB of SESR.
None
*OPC?
After all operations are com-
plete, replies "1".
*WAI
Waits for the completion of all
operations.