R&S NRP
Remote Control - Fundamentals
1144.1400.12 5.11
E-3
Parameters
Most commands require the specification of a parameter. Parameters must be separated from the
header by a white space. Parameters may be specified as numeric values, Boolean parameters,
character data, strings or block data. The type of parameter required for the specific command as well
as the permissible value range are described together with the commands.
Numeric values
Numeric values may be entered in any customary form, i.e. with sign, decimal
point and exponent. If the values exceed the resolution of the device, they will
be rounded off. Values between -9.9E37 and +9.9E37 can be entered. The
exponent is denoted by "E" or "e". The exponent alone must not be used.
Units
Physical quantities may be stated with the unit. Permissible prefixes for the unit
are
G
(Giga),
MA
(Mega,
MHZ
is also allowed),
K
(kilo),
M
(milli),
U
(micro) and
N
(nano). If no unit is specified, the basic unit will be used.
Some settings allow relative values to be stated in "One" and percent.
According to SCPI, these units are represented by the strings
O
or
DPCT
.
The unit DPCT designates the deviation of a measurand from 100%. A power
ratio of 95% thus corresponds to -5
∆
%.
Unit used in the R&S NRP SCPI notation
Watt
W
dBm
DBM
dBµV
DBUV
dB
DB
1
O
∆
%
DPCT
Hertz
HZ
Second
S
Example
:
SENSe1:FREQuency 1.5 GHZ
is equivalent to
SENSe1:FREQuency 1.5E9
Special numeric
values
The parameters
MINimum
,
MAXimum
, and
DEFault
are interpreted as special
numeric values. The numeric value is returned in response to a query.
Example
:
Command:
SENSe2:POWer:APERture MAXimum
Query:
SENSe2:POWer:APERture?
Response:
1.000000E02
MIN/MAX
MINimum
and
MAXimum
denote the minimum and maximum
value.
DEF
DEFault
denotes a preset value. This value is identical to the
basic setting called by the
*RST
command.
NAN
Not A Number (
NAN
) stands for 9.91E37.
NAN
is only sent as a
device response. This value is not defined.
NAN
is typically
returned for dividing by zero, subtracting a value from infinity and
representing missing data.