Calc:Limit Commands
Controls the limit segments used for pass / fail testing.
CALCulate:LIMit: | DELete DISPlay | [STATe] SEGMent | AMPLitude | STARt | STOP | COUNt? | STIMulus | STARt | STOP | TYPE SOUNd | [STATe] |
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See Also
Critical Note: CALCulate commands act on the selected measurement. You can select one measurement for each channel using Calc:Par:MNUM or Calc:Par:Select. Learn more.
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:DATA <block>
(Read-Write) Sets data for limit segments. |
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Parameters |
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<cnum> |
Channel number of the measurement for which limit lines are to be set. There must be a selected measurement on that channel. If unspecified, <cnum> is set to 1. |
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<block> |
Data for all limit segments in REAL,64 format. The following is the data format for 1 segment: Type,BegStim, EndStim, BegResp,EndResp
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Examples |
The following writes three max limit segments for a bandpass filter. CALC:LIM:DATA 1,3e5,4e9,-60,0,1,4e9,7.5e9,0,0,1,7.5e9,9e9,0,-30 |
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Query Syntax |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:DATA? |
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Return Type |
Depends on FORM:DATA - All 100 predefined limit segments are returned. |
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100 limit segments - all values set to 0 |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:DATA:DELete
(Write-only) Deletes all limit line data for the selected measurement on the specified channel. |
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Parameters |
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<cnum> |
Channel number of the measurement. There must be a selected measurement on that channel. If unspecified, <cnum> is set to 1. |
Examples |
CALC2:LIM:DATA:DEL |
Query Syntax |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:DISPlay[:STATe] <ON | OFF>
(Read-Write) Turns the display of limit segments ON or OFF (if the data trace is turned ON). |
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Parameters |
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<cnum> |
Channel number of the measurement. There must be a selected measurement on that channel. If unspecified, <cnum> is set to 1. |
<ON | OFF> |
ON
(or 1) - turns the display
of limit segments ON. |
Examples |
CALC:LIM:DISP:STAT
ON |
Query Syntax |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:DISPlay[:STATe]? |
Return Type |
Boolean (1 = ON, 0 = OFF) |
ON |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:FAIL?
(Read-only) Returns the Pass / Fail status of the limit line test. Returns 1 (Fail) if any data point fails for any limit segment. Limit display (CALC:LIM:DISP) does NOT have to be ON. |
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Parameters |
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<cnum> |
Channel number of the measurement. There must be a selected measurement on that channel. If unspecified, <cnum> is set to 1. |
Examples |
CALC:LIM:FAIL? |
Return Type |
Boolean
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Not Applicable |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:SEGMent<snum>:AMPLitude:STARt <num>
(Read-Write) Sets the start (beginning) of the Y-axis amplitude (response) value. |
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Parameters |
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<cnum> |
Channel number of the measurement. There must be a selected measurement on that channel. If unspecified, <cnum> is set to 1. |
<snum> |
Segment number; if unspecified, value is set to 1. |
<num> |
Choose any number between: -500 and 500 Display value is limited to the Maximum and Minimum displayed Y-axis values. |
Examples |
CALC:LIM:SEGM1:AMPL:STAR
10 |
Query Syntax |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:SEGMent<snum>AMPLitude:STARt? |
Return Type |
Numeric |
0 |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:SEGMent<snum>:AMPLitude:STOP <num>
(Read-Write) Sets the stop (end) of the Y-axis amplitude (response) value. |
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Parameters |
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<cnum> |
Channel number of the measurement. There must be a selected measurement on that channel. If unspecified, <cnum> is set to 1. |
<snum> |
Segment number; if unspecified, value is set to 1. |
<num> |
Choose any number between: -500 and 500 Display value is limited to the Maximum and Minimum displayed Y-axis values. |
Examples |
CALC:LIM:SEGM1:AMPL:STOP
10 |
Query Syntax |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:SEGMent<snum>AMPLitude:STOP? |
Return Type |
Numeric |
0 |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:SEGMent:COUNt?
(Read-only) Returns the number of segments used in a limit test. All segments are counted, whether they are on or not. |
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Parameters |
Not Applicable |
<cnum> |
Channel number of the measurement. There must be a selected measurement on that channel. If unspecified, <cnum> is set to 1. |
Examples |
CALC:LIM:SEGM:COUN? |
Return Type |
Numeric |
Not Applicable |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:SEGMent<snum>:STIMulus:STARt <num>
(Read-Write) Sets the start (beginning) of the X-axis stimulus value. |
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Parameters |
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<cnum> |
Channel number of the measurement. There must be a selected measurement on that channel. If unspecified, <cnum> is set to 1. |
<snum> |
Segment number; if unspecified, value is set to 1. |
<num> |
Choose any number within the X-axis span of the analyzer. |
Examples |
CALC:LIM:SEGM1:STIM:STAR
10 |
Query Syntax |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:SEGMent<snum>STIMulus:STARt? |
Return Type |
Numeric |
0 |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:SEGMent<snum>:STIMulus:STOP <num>
(Read-Write) Sets the stop (end) of the X-axis stimulus value. |
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Parameters |
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<cnum> |
Channel number of the measurement. There must be a selected measurement on that channel. If unspecified, <cnum> is set to 1. |
<snum> |
Segment number; if unspecified, value is set to 1. |
<num> |
Choose any number within the X-axis span of the analyzer. |
Examples |
CALC:LIM:SEGM1:AMPL:STOP
10 |
Query Syntax |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:SEGMent<snum>STIMulus:STOP? |
Return Type |
Numeric |
0 |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:SEGMent<snum>:TYPE <char>
(Read-Write) Sets the type of limit segment. |
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Parameters |
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<cnum> |
Channel number of the measurement. There must be a selected measurement on that channel. If unspecified, <cnum> is set to 1. |
<snum> |
Segment
number. Choose any number between: |
<char> |
Choose from: LMIN - a MIN limit segment. Any response data below the MIN value will fail. OFF - the limit segment (display and testing) is turned OFF. |
Examples |
CALC:LIM:SEGM:TYPE
LMIN |
Query Syntax |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:SEGMent<snum>:TYPE? |
Return Type |
Character |
OFF |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:SOUNd[:STATe] <ON | OFF>
(Read-Write) Turns limit testing fail sound ON or OFF. |
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Parameters |
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<cnum> |
Channel number of the measurement. There must be a selected measurement on that channel. If unspecified, <cnum> is set to 1. |
<ON | OFF> |
ON
(or 1) - turns sound ON. |
Examples |
CALC:LIM:SOUN
ON |
Query Syntax |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:SOUNd[:STATe]? |
Return Type |
Boolean (1 = ON, 0 = OFF) |
OFF |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit[:STATe] <ON | OFF>
(Read-Write) Turns limit segment testing ON or OFF.
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Parameters |
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<cnum> |
Channel number of the measurement. There must be a selected measurement on that channel. If unspecified, <cnum> is set to 1. |
<ON | OFF> |
ON
(or 1) - turns limit testing
ON. |
Examples |
CALC:LIM:STAT
ON |
Query Syntax |
CALCulate<cnum>:LIMit:STATe? |
Return Type |
Boolean (1 = ON, 0 = OFF) |
OFF |
Last Modified:
10-Jan-2011 |
Minor edits |
31-Oct-2008 |
Added Delete and Fail commands (8.33) |