Series 8650B Universal Power Meters
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Publication 31470-001, Rev C, November 2, 2017
READ?
Syntax:
READ<channel 1 to 4>[:POWer]?
Example:
READ2?
! TRIGGERS AND MEASURES CHANNEL 2 POWER
! IN NORMAL MODE
Response:
A power measurement.
Description:
The READ#? query command triggers the measurement of the specified channel and sends
the data to the controller. READ#? requires that trigger first be initiated by use of the
INITiate:IMMediate command while INITiate:CONTinuous is set to OFF. Once the trigger is
armed with INIT, the READ#? query command immediately triggers the measurement of the
specified channel and the data is transmitted from the power meter to the controller. The
READ#? query command uses the current sensor Averaging setup. This is in contrast to the
MEAS#? query command which automatically switches the sensor to Auto Averaging mode
NOTE
: In specific modes the 8650B has particular restrictions on its operation:
In the remote fast-measurement collection modes, GPIB Swift mode and GPIB Burst mode (also referred
to as Fast-Buffered mode), it is not possible to make measurements which compare the two channels. In
other words, it is possible to make measurements using sensor A, or B, or both, but measurements such
as A/B and A-B are not permitted.
In the remote normal collection mode, only one reading can be sent over the bus (it can be A, or B, or a
comparative measurement such as A/B, but it is not possible for separate measurements of A and B to be
sent over the bus). The exception is that in the GPIB Swift and GPIB Burst measurement collection modes,
it is possible for both A and B to be sent over the bus.
3.2.13.1
Special Errors
An unusual or non-sense numeric response, such as +9e+40, indicates an error response. For instance, not
performing the power sweep calibration procedure to calibrate the sensor to the power meter, the response to
a MEAS#? command will be +9.0000e+40.
Selected basic SCPI syntax and execution errors apply to these commands.
If using the READ#? measurement query and INIT:CONT is ON, a bad value is returned, +9e+40. Sending
SYST:ERR?, error query, -213, Init Ignored will be returned. READ#? contains the low level function INIT, since
INIT:CONT is ON the INIT within READ#? generates an error. Set INIT:CONT to OFF when using READ#?.
There are no device-specific errors for the preset configuration or status reset commands except the high level
—300, Device-specific error response.
NOTE:
Example programs for Reading Power Measurements are contained in Appendix A of this
publication.
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