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8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes Programming Guide
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Measurement Operations & Settings
parameters:
OFF or 0
ON or 1
Shutter closed after mainframe power on.
Shutter open after mainframe power on.
response:
none
example:
OUTP1:APOW OFF
affects:
All attenuator modules
command:
:OUTPut
n
[:CHANnel[
m
]]:STATe:APOWeron?
syntax:
:OUTPut
n
[:CHANnel[
m
]]:STATe:APOWeron?
description:
Queries the state of the shutter at power on.
parameters:
none
response:
boolean
0 The shutter is open after mainframe power on.
1 The shutter is closed after mainframe power on.
example:
OUTP1:APOW?
->
0<END>
affects:
All attenuator modules.
command:
:OUTPut
n
[:CHANnel[
m
]]:ATIMe
syntax:
:OUTPut
n
[:CHANnel[
m
]]:ATIMe<wsp><value>[ NS | US | MS| S ]
description:
Sets the powermeter averaging time, which can, if the attenuator’s power contol feature is activated, affect how the
attenuator compensates for changes to input power.
parameters:
<value>
The averaging time (in seconds if no unit specified).
response:
none
example:
OUTP1:ATIM 1s
affects:
Attenuator modules with power control.
command:
:OUTPut
n
]:CHANnel[
m
]]:ATIMe?
syntax:
:OUTPut
n
[:CHANnel[
m
]]:ATIMe?
description:
Queries the powermeter averaging time.
parameters:
none