
WSA5000 Functional Overview
Table 1:
System Level Control/Status Commands
SCPI Command
Description
:SYSTem
:ABORt
Aborts the current data capturing process and puts the WSA system into
a normal manual mode (i.e. sweep, trigger, and streaming will be aborted)
:CAPability?
Returns a list of the WSA5000's capabilities including firmware versions
and installed hardware options
:CAPTure
:MODE?
Gets the current capture mode of the WSA (i.e. sweeping, streaming or
block mode)
:COMMunicate
:LAN<commands>
Subset of commands for configuring/querying WSA's LAN settings
:ERRor
Returns the error code and messages from the SCPI error/event queue
[:NEXT]?
:ALL?
:FLUSh
Clears the WSA5000's internal data storage buffer of any remaining data
that has not transferred out of the WSA
:LOCK
:HAVE?
Returns the current lock state of the task specified
:REQuest?
Requests the WSA5000 to provide a lock on a specific task such that only
the application that has the lock can perform the task
:OPTions?
Returns comma separated 3-digit values to represent the hardware
option(s) or features available with a particular WSA model
:SYNC
:MASTer[?]
Sets a WSA unit to be the master or slave for a synchronization trigger
system with multiple units. Affects
PULSe or WORD.
:WAIT[?]
Sets the delay time in nanoseconds that the system must wait after
receiving the trigger signal before performing data capture
:VERSion?
Returns the SCPI version number that the instrument complies with
:DATE[?]
Sets/reads date
:TIME[?]
Sets/reads time
:ADJust
Adjust the system time relative to it's current time
:MODE[?]
Synchronize one time only or continuously
:SYNC[?]
Sets/ gets the System time synchronization source via network or SCPI,
or disable
:STATus?
Status of the time synchronization
:STATus
:OPERation
Returns the standard Operation Status Register (OSR) for any event
[:EVENt]?
:CONDition?
:ENABle[?]
:PRESET
Presets the WSA5000 (similar to
:QUEStionable
Returns the standard Questionable Status Register (QSR) for any event
[:EVENt]?
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