
Remote Control Commands
R&S
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AREG100A
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9.4
DIAGnostic Subsystem
The
DIAGnostic
subsystem contains the commands used for instrument diagnosis
and servicing. SCPI does not define any
DIAGnostic
commands; the commands lis-
ted here are all device-specific. All
DIAGnostic
commands are query commands
which are not affected by
*RST
.
The test functions are intended for services purposes.
They are thus password-protected functions. Unlock the corresponding protection level
to access them, see
For more information, see R&S
AREG100A Service Manual.
Common suffixes
The following common suffixes are used in remote commands:
Suffix
Value range
Description
DIAGnostic<hw>
[1]
Optional suffix
Example: Programming example
The example lists the commands required to query assemblies and test points for diag-
nosis purposes.
:DIAGnostic<hw>:BGINfo:CATalog?
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:DIAGnostic<hw>:POINt:CATalog?
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:DIAGnostic<hw>[:MEASure]:POINt?
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:DIAGnostic<hw>:BGINfo:CATalog?
Queries the names of the assemblies available in the instrument.
Return values:
<Catalog>
string
List of all assemblies; the values are separated by commas
The length of the list is variable and depends on the instrument
equipment configuration.
Example:
See
Usage:
Query only
:DIAGnostic<hw>:BGINfo?
[<Board>]
Queries information on the modules available in the instrument, using the variant and
revision state.
DIAGnostic Subsystem