
SCPI Command Set
*WAI
*WAI (Wait-to-Continue) command suspends the execution of any further commands or
queries until all operations for pending commands are completed.
Syntax
*WAI
Parameter/Response
None
SYSTem Commands
These commands control and query the communication event and status registers as
defined in the
Appendix D: SCPI Status and Event Registers
. They are the minimal
:SYSTem sets required in all SCPI instruments.
:SYSTem:ABORt
This command will cause the WSA5000 to stop the data capturing, whether in the manual
trace block capture, triggering or sweeping mode. The WSA5000 will be put into the
manual mode; in other words, process such as streaming, trigger and sweep will be
stopped. The capturing process does not wait until the end of a packet to stop, it will stop
immediately upon receiving the command.
Syntax
:SYSTem:ABORt
Parameter/Response
None
*RST State
N/A
Example
:SYST:ABORT
:SYSTem:CAPability?
This query returns the WSA5000's capabilities including firmware versions and installed
hardware options The output is a list of SCPI-defined basic functionality of the WSA5000
and the additional capabilities it has in parallel (a&b) and singularly (a|b).
Further information will be provided in a future revision of this document.
Syntax
:SYSTem:CAPability?
Parameter
None
Response
<character>
Example
:SYST:CAP?
:SYSTem:CAPTure:MODE?
This command returns what the current WSA data capture mode is (i.e. sweeping,
streaming or block mode).
When stream or sweep mode is stopped, block mode will resume.
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