New PXI Programming Commands

M9370A / M9371A / M9372A / M9374A / M9375A

New PXI Programming Commands


The following are new programming commands for PXIe release A.03.00. See What's New

CALCulate commands

Resets the currently-stored data points CALC:HOLD:CLEAr
Sets the type of trace hold to perform CALC:HOLD:TYPE
Returns the number of segments used in a limit test CALC:LIMit:SEGMent:COUNt?
Sets and reads the scope of Coupled Markers CALC:MARK:COUP:METHOD

 

Ground Loop De-embedding/Embedding commands

De-embedding  
Sets and returns the Capacitance value CALC:FSIM:GLOop:DEEMbed:C
Sets and returns the Inductance value CALC:FSIM:GLOop:DEEMbed:L
Sets and returns the Resistance value CALC:FSIM:GLOop:DEEMbed:R
Turns ON or OFF De-embedding CALC:FSIM:GLOop:DEEMbed:STATe
Specifies the circuit model type CALC:FSIM:GLOop:DEEMbed:TYPE
Specifies the filename of the s1p file to load CALC:FSIM:GLOop:DEEMbed:USER
Embedding  
Sets and returns the Capacitance value CALC:FSIM:GLOop:EMBed:C
Sets and returns the Inductance value CALC:FSIM:GLOop:EMBed:L
Sets and returns the Resistance value CALC:FSIM:GLOop:EMBed:R
Turns ON or OFF Embedding CALC:FSIM:GLOop:EMBed:STATe
Specifies the circuit model type CALC:FSIM:GLOop:EMBed:TYPE
Specifies the filename of the s1p file to load CALC:FSIM:GLOop:EMBed:USER

 

CSET commands

Returns a list of error term names for the given Cal Set CSET:ETERm:CATalog?
Sets and returns the error term data CSET:ETERm:DATA

 

DISPlay commands

Sets and returns the X-axis position of the Limit Line Pass/Fail indicator DISP:WIND:ANN:LIM:XPOSition
Sets and returns the Y-axis position of the Limit Line Pass/Fail indicator DISP:WIND:ANN:LIM:YPOSition
Display marker symbols above trace or not DISP:WIND:ANN:MARK:SYMB:ABOVe[STATe]

 

SENSe commands

Returns a list of all name-value pairs in cal set SENS:CORR:CSET:ITEM:CATalog?
Add or change a name-value pair in the Cal Set SENS:CORR:CSET:ITEM[:DATA]
Sets and returns the ECAL over range state SENS:CORR:PREF:ECAL:OVERrange[:STATe]
Computes the error correction terms, turns Correction ON, and saves the calibration to an existing, specified Cal Set SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:ETER:COMPute
Sets the frequency step size across the selected frequency range SENS:SWE:STEP

 

SYSTem commands

Returns the maximum possible number of channels SYSTem: CAPability:CHAN:MAX[:COUNt]?
Returns whether or not the analyzer has FOM Opt. 080 installed SYSTem: CAPability:FOM:EXISTs?
Returns whether or not there is a receiver attenuator on the specified port SYSTem: CAPability:HARDware:ATTenuator:RECeiver:EXISTs?
Returns the maximum amount of receiver attenuation on the specified port SYSTem: CAPability:HARDware:ATTenuator:RECeiver:MAXimum?
Returns the step size of the receiver attenuator on the specified port SYSTem: CAPability:HARDware:ATTenuator:RECeiver:STEP[:SIZE]?
Returns the maximum amount of source attenuation on the specified port SYSTem: CAPability:HARDware:ATTenuator:SOURce:MAXimum?
Returns the step size of the source attenuator on the specified port SYSTem: CAPability:HARDware:ATTenuator:SOURce:STEP[:SIZE]?
Returns whether or not the specified port number has a reference bypass switch SYSTem: CAPability:HARDware:RBSWitch:EXISTs?
Returns the maximum specified frequency of the analyzer SYSTem: CAPability:PRESet:FREQuency:MAXimum?
Returns the minimum specified frequency of the analyzer SYSTem: CAPability:PRESet:FREQuency:MINimum?
Returns the maximum number of windows SYSTem: CAPability:WINDows:MAXimum
Returns the maximum number of traces per window SYSTem: CAPability:WINDows:TRACes:MAXimum?
Returns the maximum leveled source power setting SYSTem:CAPability:ALC:POWer:MAXimum[:LEVel]?
Returns the minimum leveled source power setting SYSTem:CAPability:ALC:POWer:MINimum[:LEVel]?
Returns a list of names of the internal DC receivers SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:DC:RECeiver:INTernal:CATalog?
Returns the number of internal DC receivers in the analyzer SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:DC:RECeiver:INTernal:COUNt?
Returns a list of names of the internal DC sources SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:DC:SOURce:INTernal:CATalog?
Returns the number of internal DC sources in the analyzer SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:DC:SOURce:INTernal:COUNt?
Returns a list of test port names SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:PORTs:CATalog?
Returns the number of test ports SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:PORTs:COUNt?
Returns a list of internal test port names SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:PORTs:INTernal:CATalog?
Returns the number of internal test ports SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:PORTs:INTernal:COUNt?
Returns the port number SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:PORTs:PNUMber?
Returns a list of source port names SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:PORTs:SOURce:CATalog?
Returns the number of source ports SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:PORTs:SOURce:COUNt?
Returns a list of internal source port names SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:PORTs:SOURce:INTernal:CATalog?
Returns the number of internal source ports SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:PORTs:SOURce:INTernal:COUNt?
Returns the number of receivers in the analyzer SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:RECeiver:INTernal:COUNt?
Returns the number of sources in the analyzer SYSTem:CAPability:HARDware:SOURCe:COUNt?
Returns the list of supported Noise Bandwidth values when using a noise receiver SYSTem:CAPability:NBW:NOISe:CATalog?
Returns the list of supported Noise Bandwidth values when using the NA receiver for noise measurements SYSTem:CAPability:NBW:STD:CATalog?
Returns the list of supported Resolution BW values for the IMSpectrum channel SYSTem:CAPability:RBW:IMS:CATalog?
Returns a comma separated list of either VISA address strings or aliases SYSTem:COMMunicate:VISA:RDEVice:FIND?
Sets or returns the timeout value for VISA pass-through commands SYSTem: COMMunicate:VISA:RDEVice:TIMeout?
Returns the system date SYSTem:DATE?
Returns front panel history SYSTem:HISTory:FPANel?
Returns SCPI history SYSTem:HISTory:SCPI?
Set and return whether the keys are displayed or not SYSTem:PREFerences:ITEM:KEYS
Set and return whether the Coupled Markers setting controls the ON|OFF state of coupled markers SYSTem:PREFerences:ITEM:MCControl
Set and return whether Coupled Markers is set to Channel or All after Preset SYSTem:PREFerences:ITEM:MCMethod
Set and return whether Coupled Markers is set to ON or OFF after Preset SYSTem:PREFerences:ITEM:MCPReset
Set and return whether to draw limits lines in Red SYSTem:PREFerences:ITEM:REDLimits
Set and return whether to treat marker 10 as a reference marker SYSTem:PREFerences:ITEM:REFMarker
Returns the system time SYSTem:TIME?

 


 

The following are new programming commands for PXIe release A.02.00. See What's New

PXIe Speed Enhancement commands

Set logic of the index line

CONT:HAND:EXT:INDEX:LOG

Trigger multiple channels

SYST:CHAN:SING:COMB

Shared Memory Data Transfer commands

SYST:DATA:MEM

PXI Capability commands

SYST:CAP:HARD:MODule