
OPTION 008 RF PROFILES AND COMPLEX SWEEP
Annex-B-17
GPIB operation
The following GPIB mnemonics are used to control the RF profile and complex sweep option in
addition to those described in Chapter 3-2.
Segmented sweeps
Segmented sweep is a new sweep type which enables the user to set up segments of carrier sweep
and store these away in non-volatile memory for future use. Each segment will consist of a
START and STOP frequency, RF LEVEL, STEP SIZE and STEP TIME.
A complex sweep can be set up by specifying a sequence of these segments; on completion of
sweeping one segment the sweep will jump to the start of the next segment and continue sweeping.
The following GPIB commands are used to provide GPIB control of the segmented sweep.
SWEEP
[not used alone]
:TYPE
<character program data>
Select type of sweep
Data type:
SEQ (Segmented Sweep)
Allowed Suffices:
None
Default Suffix:
None
SWEEP?
Responds with information on Sweep Type and Sweep Mode
status as follows:
:SWEEP:TYPE <type>;MODE <mode>
Example:
:
SWEEP:TYPE SEQ;MODE SNGL
SWEEP
[not used alone]
:SEQUENCE
<string program data>
Select Segmented Sweep Sequence
Data type:
String of Segment numbers (0-9) with up to 10 characters between string
delimiters (e.g. "1238976" or '987665')
Allowed Suffices:
None
Default Suffix:
None
SWEEP:SEQUENCE?
Responds with currently selected Sequence as follows:
:SWEEP:SEQUENCE <string program data>
Example:
:SWEEP:SEQUENCE "5675676543"
SWEEP
[not used alone]
:SEG0
↓
[not used alone]
:SEG9
:<cmd>
Select a Segment to edit where <cmd> is replaced by one of the
following:
:START
Select start frequency
:STOP
Select stop frequency
:SIZE
Select step size
Data type:
Decimal Numeric Program Data
Allowed Suffices:
GHZ, MHZ, KHZ, HZ
Default Suffix:
HZ
:RFLV
Select RF Level
Data type:
Decimal Numeric Program Data
Allowed Suffices:
DBM, DBV, DBMV, DBUV, V, MV, UV
Default Suffix:
DBM unless changed by UNITS command
:TIME
Select step time
Data type:
Decimal Numeric Program Data
Allowed Suffices:
MS
Default Suffix:
MS
SWEEP:SEG0?
↓