QM1004-8-12-100 Combined RF Upconverter/Downconverter
User Manual
2. FREQuency Subsystem Command Reference
2.1 FREQuency:LO1:DIVider <numeric value>
This command allows the user to set the QM1004-8-12-100 LO1 reference divider value for both chan-
nels. The allowed values are integers between 1 and 16383. The reference divider is used to set the
resolution of the tune frequency step size while operating in integer mode. The frequency step size in
integer mode is
𝑓
𝑟𝑒𝑓
𝑁
*
𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑟
. In the QM1004-8-12-100, the
𝑟𝑒𝑓 𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦
(
𝑓
𝑟𝑒𝑓
)
is fixed at 100
MHz and the hardware
𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑟
is fixed at 4. This results in the integer mode tuning resolution being
400
𝑁
, where
𝑁
is the reference divider value. It is recommended to use a divider of 1 when operating in
fractional mode.
Note: Phase noise will increase as the reference divider value increases.
Syntax
:
FREQ
:
LO1
:
DIV
Space
Numeric Value
?
Example
:FREQ:LO1:DIV 2
This command sets the LO reference divider of the QM1004-8-12-
100 to 2
.
Default Condition
On power up, or when a
*RST
command is issued, the QM1004-8-12-100 LO reference divider returns to
the boot state’s setting. The Combined RF Upconverter/Downconverter default setting is 1.
Query
:FREQ:LO1:DIV?
This query returns the value of the QM1004-8-12-100 LO reference divider.
Error Message
If the parameter is not in the recognized format, error
-102, "Syntax error"
occurs.
If the parameter is not between 10 and 250, error
-222, "Data out of range"
occurs.
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