
Clock Control
These commands control the central clock (see also page 17).
Note that the instrument will try to start the clock system immediately after a command was sent.
However, this might fail under some circumstances. For example, if you switch to an external clock,
you should set the clock frequency in the next step. However, this might fail, because the wrong
frequency might be set between the two commands. In that case, the instrument postpones starting
of the clock until it is necessary, e.g. when you try to start the sequencer, or when you try to
configure generator parameters which require a stable clock to work. No error message is put into
the error queue until starting the clock system fails when it is inevitable. If this behavior is undesired,
you can force the clock system to start immediately with the
:CLOC:STAR
command.
:CLOCk:STARt
Syntax:
:CLOCk:STARt
Forces an immediate start of the clock system. An error will be put into the error queue if starting the
clock system is not possible (e.g. because an external reference clock is not stable).
Example command:
CLOC:STAR
:CLOCk:FREQuency
Syntax:
:CLOCk:FREQuency <frequency>
Sets the generated clock frequency. This clock frequency, in Hz, corresponds to the generator data bit
range, in bits per second.
Example command:
CLOC:FREQ 100000000
:CLOCk:FREQuency?
Syntax:
:CLOCk:FREQuency?
Queries the currently programmed clock frequency.
Example query:
CLOC:FREQ?
Example response:
100e6
:CLOCk:SOURce
Syntax:
:CLOCk:SOURce <INTernal|EXTernal>
Selects either the internal reference clock or the external reference clock (rear BNC clock input, see
page 14). That clock is used as the reference clock for the PLL.
Example command:
CLOC:SOUR INT
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