Agilent E4445A Programming Guide

HP 8566B/68B Code Compatibility Guide

Agilent Technologies

ESA and PSA Series Spectrum Analyzers

This manual pro vide s docum en tat ion for the follow ing

instruments with Option 266 installed:

ESA-E Series

E4401B (9 kHz - 1.5 GHz)
E4402B (9 kHz - 3.0 GHz)
E4404B (9 kHz - 6.7 GHz)
E4405B (9 kHz - 13.2 GHz)
E4407B (9 kHz - 26.5 GHz)

PSA Series

E4440A (3 Hz - 26.5 GHz)
E4443A (3 Hz - 6.7 GHz)
E4445A (3 Hz - 13.2 GHz)
E4446A (3 Hz - 44.0 GHz)
E4448A (3 Hz - 50.0 GHz)

Manufacturing Part Number: E4440-90223

Supersed es: E4440-90066

Printed in USA

February 2003

© Copyri gh t 2002, 2003 Agilent Technologie s, Inc.

Notice

The information contained in this document is subject to change
without notice.

Agilent T echnol ogies makes no w arranty of any kind with re gard to this
material, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Agilent
Technologies shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for
incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing,
performance, or use of this material.

Warranty

This Agilent Technologies instrument product is warranted against
defects in mat erial and wor kmanship for a pe ri o d o f three years from
date of shipment. During the warranty period, Agilent Technologies
Company will, at its option, either repair or replace products that prove
to be defective.

For warranty service or repair, this product must be returned to a
service facility designated by Agilent Technologies. Buyer shall prepay
shipping charges to Agilent Technologies and Agilent Technologies shall
pay shipping charges to return the product to Buyer. However, Buyer
shall pay all shipping charges, duties, and taxes for products returned
to Agilent Technologies from another country.

Agilent Technologi e s warrants that it s so ft ware an d fi rmware
designated by Agilent Technologies for use with an instrument will
execute its programming instructions when properly installed on that
instrument. Agilent T echnolog ies does not warrant that the operation of
the instrument, or software, or firmware will be uninterrupted or
error-free.

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LIMITATION OF WARRANTY

The fore go ing warrant y s h all not apply to de fects result in g from
improper or inadequate maintenance by Buyer, Buyer-supplied
software or inter f acing, unauthorized modifi cation or misuse, oper ation
outside of the environment al spe cif ications for the product, or i mproper
site preparation or maintenance.

NO OTHER WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. AGILENT
TECHNOLOGIES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES

THE REMEDIES PROVIDED HEREIN ARE BUYER’S SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES SHALL NOT
BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCID ENTAL,
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON
CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY.

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Contents

1. Getting Started

Option 266 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Option 266 Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Hardware Requirements for Optio n 266 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installing/Unin stalling Option 266 - ESA-E Ser ie s Analy zers Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Creating the Installation Disks from the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing the Option 266 So ftware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installer Screen and Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Troubleshooting the Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installing Option 266 - PSA Se r ies Analyzers Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Configuring Option 266 - ESA and PSA Analyzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Analyzer Settings When Changing Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Analyzer Settings After Powering On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

The Configure Remote Lang Scre en Menu - ESA-E and PSA Analyzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Differences Between Option 266 Commands and the Original HP 8566B/HP 8568B

Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Differences Between HP8566B and HP8568B Remote Languages in Option 266 . . . . . . . . 26

Running Software that Requires SCPI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Service and Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Documentation for Option 266 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Spectrum Analyzers with Option 266 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Spectrum Analyzer Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

2. HP 8566B and HP 8568B Command List

Table of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

3. Hints and Tips

A Few Helpful Hints and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

4. Programming Commands

Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Programming Command Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

A1 [one]

Clear Write for Trace A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

A2 [two]

Maximum Hold for Trace A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

A3 [three]

View Mode for Trace A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

A4 [four]

Blank Trace A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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AMB

A minus B into A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

AMBPL

(A minus B) plus Display Line into A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

ANNOT

Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

APB

A Plus B to A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

AT

Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

AUNITS

Amplitude Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

AXB

Exchange Trace A and Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

B1 [one]

Clear Write for Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

B2 [two]

Maximum Hold for Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 8

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

B3 [three]

View Mode for Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

B4 [four]

Blank Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 0

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

BL

Trace B minus Display Line to Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

BLANK

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Blank Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

BML

Trace B Minus Display Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

BTC

Transfer Trace B to Trace C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

BXC

Exchange Trace B and Trace C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

C1 [one]

Set A Minus B Mode Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

C2 [two]

A Minus B Into A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

CA

Couple Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

CF

Center Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

CLRAVG

Clear Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

CLRW

Clear Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

CONTS

Continuous Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

CR

Couple Resolution Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

CS

Couple Frequency Step Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

CT

Couple Sweep Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 6

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

CV

Couple Video Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

DA

Display Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

DET

Detection Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

DL

Display Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 1

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 1

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

DLE

Display Line Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 2

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

DONE

Done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 3

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 3

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

E1[one]

Peak Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 4

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

E2 [two]

Marker to Center Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 5

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

E3 [three]

Delta Marker Step Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 6

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

E4 [four]

Marker to Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 7

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

ERR

List Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 8

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 8

8

Contents

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

EX

Exchange Trace A and Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

FA

Start Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

FB

Stop Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

FOFFSET

Frequency Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

FPKA

Fast Preselector Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 14

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 4

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

FS

Full Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

GRAT

Graticule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 17

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

I1 [one]

Set RF Coupling to DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

I2 [two]

Set RF Coupling to AC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

ID

Identify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 22

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

IP

Instrument Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 23

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

KS,

Mixer Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

9

Contents

KS=

Marker Counter Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2 5

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

KSA

Amplitude in dBm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2 6

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

KSa

Normal Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2 7

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

KSB

Amplitude in dBmV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2 8

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2 8

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

KSb

Positive Peak Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2 9

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

KSC

Amplitude in dBuV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 0

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 0

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

KSc

A Plus B to A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 1

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

KSD

Amplitude in Volts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 2

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

KSd

Negative Peak Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 3

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

KSE

Title Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 4

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

KSe

Sample Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 5

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

KSG

Video Averaging On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 6

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

KSg

10

Contents

Display Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

KSH

Video Averaging Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

KSh

Display On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

KSi

Exchange Trace B and Trace C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

KSj

View Trace C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

KSK

Marker to Next Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

KSk

Blank Trace C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

KSL

Marker Noise Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

KSl

Transfer Trace B to Trace C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

KSM

Marker Noise On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 46

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

KSm

Graticule Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 8

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

KSN

Marker Minimum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

KSn

Graticule On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

11

Contents

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 0

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

KSO

Marker Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 1

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

KSo

Annotation Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 2

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

KSp

Annotation On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 3

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

KST

Fast Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

KSV

Frequency Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 5

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 5

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

KSx

External Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 6

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 6

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

KSy

Video Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 7

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 7

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

KSZ

Reference Level Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 8

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

LO [z e ro]

Display Line Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 9

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

LF

Low Frequency Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 6 0

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

LG

Logarithmic Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 6 1

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

LN

Linear Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 6 2

12

Contents

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

M1 [one]

Marker Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

M2 [two]

Marker Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

M3 [three]

Delta Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

MA

Marker Amplitude Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

MC0 [zero]

Marker Frequency Counter Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 68

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

MC1 [one]

Marker Frequency Counter On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 69

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

MDS

Measurement Data Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

MEAN

Trace Mean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 1

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

MF

Marker Frequency Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

MINPOS

Minimum X Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 73

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

MKA

Marker Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 74

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

MKACT

Activate Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

13

Contents

MKCF

Marker to Center Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 7 6

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

MKD

Marker Delta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 7

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 7 7

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

MKF

Marker Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 9

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 7 9

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

MKFC

Marker Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 8 0

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

MKFCR

Marker Counter Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 8 1

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

MKMIN

Marker Minimum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 8 2

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

MKN

Marker Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 8 3

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

MKNOISE

Marker Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 8 4

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

MKOFF

Marker Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 6

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 8 6

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

MKP

Marker Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 8 7

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 8 7

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

MKPK

Marker Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 8 8

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

MKPX

Marker Peak Excursion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 9 0

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

MKREAD

14

Contents

Marker Readout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

MKRL

Marker to Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

MKSP

Marker to Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 94

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

MKSS

Marker to Step Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

MKTRACE

Marker Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 6

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

MKTRACK

Marker Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

ML

Mixer Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 8

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

MT0 [zero]

Marker Track Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

MT1 [one]

Marker Track On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

MXMH

Maximum Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 02

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

O1 [one]

Format - Display Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

O2 [two]

Format - Two 8-Bit Bytes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

O3 [three]

Format - Real Amplitude Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 05

15

Contents

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 0 5

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

O4 [four]

Format - One 8-Bit Byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 0 6

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

OT

Output Trace Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 0 7

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

PEAKS

Peaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 8

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 0 8

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

PKPOS

Peak Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 0 9

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 0 9

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

PLOT

Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1 0

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

PP

Preselector Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1 1

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

PWRBW

Power Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 2

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1 2

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

R1 [one]

Illegal Command SRQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1 3

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

R2 [two]

End-of-Sweep SRQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1 4

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

R3 [three]

Hardware Broken SRQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1 5

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

R4 [four]

Units-Key-Pressed SRQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1 6

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

RB

Resolution Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1 7

16

Contents

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

RC

Recall State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 8

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

RCLS

Recall State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 9

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

REV

Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 20

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

RL

Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 21

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

RMS

Root Mean Square Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

ROFFSET

Reference Level Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

RQS

Service Request Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

S1[one]

Continuous Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

S2 [two]

Single Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 7

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

SAVES

Save State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 8

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

SMOOTH

Smooth Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

SNGLS

Single Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 0

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

17

Contents

SP

Frequency Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 1

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3 1

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

SRQ

User-Defined SRQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 3

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3 3

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

SS

Center Frequency Step Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3 4

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

ST

Sweep Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 5

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3 5

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

STDEV

Standard Deviation of Trace Amplitudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3 6

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

SV

Save State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

T1 [one]

Free Run Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3 8

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

T2 [two]

Line Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3 9

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3 9

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239

T3 [three]

External Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 4 0

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 4 0

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

T4 [four]

Video Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 1

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 4 1

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

TA

Trace A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 4 2

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 4 2

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242

TB

Trace B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 4 3

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 4 3

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

TDF

18

Contents

Trace Data Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

TH

Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

TM

Trigger Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

TRA

Trace Data Input and Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 47

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

TRB

Trace Data Input and Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 48

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

TRDSP

Trace Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

TRSTAT

Trace State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

TS

Take Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

VAVG

Video Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

VB

Video Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 54

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

VBO

Video Bandwidth Coupling Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 55

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

VIEW

View Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

XCH

Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

19

Contents

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 5 7

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257

5. A Brief Introduction to the SCPI Language

SCPI Language Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Command Keywords and Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Creating Valid Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

Special Characters in Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Parameters in Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Putting Multiple Commands on the Same Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265

20

1 Getting Started

1

Getting Started

Option 266 Description

Option 266 Description

Option 266 (HP 8566B/68B Code Compatibility) for Agilent

Technologies’ ESA-E series and PSA series spectrum analyzers allows
the analyzer to be controlled using many of the HP 8566B and HP
8568B programming commands. It is designed to replace HP 8566B and
HP 8568B analyzers in many automated systems with minimal or no
modification to the currently used measurement software.

Option 266 Limitations

The Agilent Option 266 (HP 8566B/68B Code Compatibility) has been
designed to emulate as closely as possible the operation of the
HP 8566B and HP 8568B spectrum an alyzers. It is not, h ow e v er,
intended as an absolute direct replacement for these analyzers.

Only a subset of the HP 8566B and HP 8568B commands is supported
in this option (through a GPIB interface). These supported commands
were determined by feedback from our customers combined with
technical considerations and constraints.

NOTE Installin g Option 2 66 C o de C o mpatibil it y on a PSA series analy z e r

autom at ically uninstall s all incomp atible personality optio n s.
Conversely, installing any incompatible personality option will
uninstall the Option 266 Code Compatibility option.

In the HP 85 66B and the HP 8568B, a “predefined function” is an
analyzer command that returns a number that can be operated on by
other analyzer commands. “Predefined variables ” follow the same idea,
only the value to be passed as a parameter to the next command is
stored in a variable.

Option 266 does not support this type of behavior, so any commands
that originally acted as pre d e fined functions or variable s, o r th at
allowed predefined functions or variables as arguments in the
HP 8566B or HP 8568B, will not do so in thi s a n alyzer. No user-defined
functions, traces, or variables (FUNCDEF, TRDEF or VARDEF) can be
used as arguments or commands in programs controlling this analyzer.
In addition, the behavior of certain commands that rely on the “active
functions” (UP, D N, etc.) might be slightly diffe re n t .

2 Chap ter 1

Hardware Req u i reme n ts for Op tion 266

Hardware Requirements for Opti on 266

One of the following Agilent spectrum analyzers and associated
hardware options is required to run Option 266.

Table 1-1 Compatible Agilent ESA-E Series Spectrum Analyzers

Getting Started

Analyzer
Model
Number

E4401B 1.5 GHz A.10.00 or

E4402B 3.0 GHz A.10.00 or

E4404B 6.7 GHz A.10.00 or

E4405B 13.2 GHz A.10.00 or

E4407B 26.5 GHz A.10.00 or

Upper
Frequency
Limit

Firmware HP 8566B/68B

Code
Compatibility
Personality

Option 266 Required Required

later

Option 266 Required Required

later

Option 266 Required Required

later

Option 266 Required Required

later

Option 266 Required Required

later

B72
(Extended
Memory
Option)

A4H (GPIB
and Parallel
Interface
Option)

Table 1-2 Compatible Agilent PSA Series Spectrum Analyzers

Analyzer
Model
Number

Upper
Frequency
Limit

Firmware HP 8566B/68B

Code
Compatibility
Personality

E4440A 26.5 GHz A.03.01 or

later

E4443A 6.7 GHz A.03.01 or

later

E4445A 13.2 GHz A.03.01 or

later

E4446A 44.0 GHz A.03.01 or

later

E4448A 50.0 GHz A.03.01 or

later

NOTE The upper frequency limit of the HP 8566B spectrum analyzer is 22

Option 266

Option 266

Option 266

Option 266

Option 266

GHz, an d t h e up pe r limit of the H P 8568B analyzer is 1.5 GHz.

Chapter 1 3

Getting Started

Installing/Uninstalling Option 266 - ESA-E Series Analyzers Only

Installing/Uninstalling Option 266 - ESA-E
Series Analyzers Only

NOTE These installation instructions apply only to ESA-E series analyzer

models, that is model numbers E4401B, E4402B, E4404B, E4405B, and
E4407B.

You may want to install Option 266 or reinstall it after servicing or
calibrating the anal yzer. Before you can install the option, you will need
an installation diskette or set of installation diskettes. The latest
version of the installation disk set, at the time of purchase, was
included with this programming compatibility guide.

To update an existing, pr e vi o us ly installed Option 266, yo u may order
the diskette(s) from Agilent Technologies or create a set from the
Agilent internet site shown under “Spectrum Analyzer Updates” on

page 31.

Creating the Installation Disks from the Web

To create the installation disks on-line, visit the Agilent internet site
shown under “Spectrum Analyzer Updates” on page 31. Follow the
instructions provided on the internet site for downloading the current
Option 266 software and creating an installation disk. (A firmware
update may be needed to ensure that the f irmware and the sof tware are
compatible.) After successfully creating the installation disk set, you
are ready to install Opt io n 266 in your E S A -E Se ries analy z e r.

NOTE Refer to Table 1 -1 on pa ge 3 to ensure your analyzer is capable of

installing and running Option 266.

Installing the Option 266 Software

This procedure gives steps to install a new software option in an ESA-E
Series Spectrum Analyzer using the internal floppy drive of the
instrument. Scr e en me ssa ges display the update pro gress and give
directions. The instrument will not need to be re-calibrated after this
procedure since no changes are made to calibration or adjust ment files.

If you have a problem with the installation process, refer to

“Troubleshooting the Installer” on pag e 8.

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Installing/Uninstalling Option 266 - ESA-E Series Analyzers Only

NOTE Once th e i n st all er has begun in st alling the so ft ware, an y error will

cause the entire option (including a previously installed version) to be
removed from the instrume n t . For this reason , it is very important that
you verify the disk prior to i nstalling it. I f the disk or any of the files are
corrupt, you will not be able to use the option until you obtain a new
installati o n disk se t and ru n t h e in stall using the new set.

NOTE This applies only to ESA-E series analyzers:

Option 266 - HP 856 6B / 68B Code C om p atibilit y an d Option 2 90 - 8590
Code Compatibilty cannot both be installed on the same Agilent
analyzer at the same time as they will conf li c t with each other. If one of
these personalities has been installed on your analyzer, it must be
removed before the other is installed.

1. Press

System, More, Personalities, and Install. If ther e is no floppy disk

in the d rive, the incorrect d isk is inserted, o r there is n o installer on
the disk, the error “No ins t all disk present in d isk drive ” will be
shown.

The screen will change and the

2. Select

Verify Disks.

When Verify Disks is running, the

Install Pe rs. menu will be shown.

Install Now and Exit Installer keys

will be grayed out.

3. Wh e n the verification ha s be e n completed successfully, press
and the installation of the software will begin.

Now

While the installer is running, the

Ver ify D i sks and Exit Instal le r keys

Install

will be grayed out.

4. On ce the inst allation is compl et e, p re ss

Exit Installe r. If a problem

occurs, refer to “Troubleshooting the Installer” on page 8.

NOTE When the installer s tarts up, it ex amines the instrument to e nsure that

all the required software and hardware options are present. If they are
not, the installer will generate an error and you will not be able to
install the option.

Uninstalling Option 266

You may want to uninstall Option 266. To uninstall Option 266, press

System, More, Personalities, Uninstall. Select the option using the

up/down arrow keys on the front panel, and press Uninstall Now.

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Installer Screen and Menu

Installer Screen and Menu

The top portion of the install screen is a table in which the files that are
about to be installed are listed. The bottom portion of the screen
contains information needed to track the progress of the install.

1File Table displays the files to be installed and various file

information. If there are more then six files,
allow you to scroll the table to view additional items.

2File Name dis play s the nam e of th e files o n the installation disk.
3 Current Version displays the version of the file that is currently

installed in the instrument. (This field will be blank if this file is not
currently installed in the instrument or if the file is a data file that has
no version.)

4 Upgrade Version shows the versio n of the f ile on the instal l dis k.

This is the vers ion of the file that wil l re place the cu rr ently installed
version.

5 Status is updated to reflect wh at the ins talle r is do ing to the cu rr e nt

file as the install progress. The valid messages seen in this column are
listed in Table 1-3 on page 7.

6Data Field contains a statu s bar an d variou s statu s information.
7 Processing disk shows t h e d isk that is cur rentl y bein g read.
8 Processing item shows the file that is being processes by ite m

number.

9 Bytes free on C is the number of bytes currently free on the

instrument C: drive.

Next Item and Prev Item

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10 Status Bar contains a status bar that runs from 0 to 100% and tracks

the progress of the current step and a message line displays the step
that is currently bein g execu t ed.

11 Bytes in package lists the number of bytes in the install package/ fill.
12 Bytes left in package lists the nu mb er of byt es left to be read.
13 Message and error popup window that displays over the stat us bar.

Information in this box will prompt you f o r action required to proceed
to the next phase of th e instal lation. It may al so inform yo u of errors i n
the installation process and may prompt you for action required to
correct the problem.

Table 1-3 Installer Status Messages

Failed This means that something has gone wrong while processing

this item. It is a fatal error and the ins tallation can not be
completed. The installer will try to get the system back to a
good state wh ich ma y ent ail compl etely removing the currently
installed personality.

Getting Started

Installer Screen and Menu

Loading The file is currently being copied from the install media to the

instrument’s file system.

Verifying T his may mean one of two things:

1. If “Verify Disks” was pressed then Verifying means that the
installer is curren tly read ing the install media a nd
comparing the known checksums to ensure the data is good .

2. If “Install Now” was pr es se d, the n Verifyin g mea n s tha t the
installer is reading what was just loaded to ensure the
checks um i s co rrect.

Loaded This means that the data has been placed on the instrument

disk but has not yet been registered with the firmware.

Installed This means that the data has been loaded into the instrument

and registered. The ins tall f or this file is complete.

Skipping This means that the installer has determ ine d that this f ile

does not need to be loaded into the instrument.

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T r oubleshooting the Installer

Troubleshooting the Installer

If the installation process stalls or fails in another way, follow these
steps to resolve you r pro b lem.

1. If the inst ru ment stops the update process befor e a ll the disks are
loaded proceed as follows:

a. Press
b. Re t u rn to ste p 1 u nd e r “Installing the Option 26 6 S o ft ware ” on

page 4.

2. If the instrument fails after rep eating the installati on procedure , get
in touch with your nearest Agilent sales and service office for
assistance. Please provide the following information:

Model Number:
Serial Number:
State t h at yo u are having tr ouble insta ll in g Option 26 6.

Exit Installer to abort the process.

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T r oubleshooting the Installer

Installing Option 266 - PSA Series Analyzers Only

When you install Option 266, follow the process described below. See

“Loading an Optional Measurement Personality” on page 10

Adding additional measurement personalities requires purchasing a
retrofit kit for the desired option. The retrofit kit contains the
measurement personality firmware and a license key certificate. It
documents the license key number that is specific for your option and
instrument serial number.

Why Aren’t All the Personality Options Loaded in Memory?

There are many measurement personality options available for use
with this instrument. Some versions of instrument hardware may not
have enough memory to accommodate all the options that you have
ordered. If this is the case you will need to swap the applications in/out
of memory, as needed. It may be possible to upgrade your hardware to
have more memory. Contact yo u r local sales /s e rvice office.

Available Measurement Personality Options

To order a measurement personality option you need the instrument
model number, the host ID and the serial number.

Requ ired Information: Front Panel Key Path:

Model #:
__________________

Host ID:
__________________

Instrument
Serial Number:
__________________

NOTE The instrument must have Option B7J in order to add most of the

System, Show System

System, Show System

measurement personality options. (cdmaOne, cdma2000, W-CDMA,
GSM, EDGE, NADC, PDC.)

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T r oubleshooting the Installer

Available Personality Options

Phase noise measurement personality 226 2.6 MB
Basic measurement personality with

digital demod hardware
GSM (with EDGE) measurement

personality
cdmaOne measurement personality BAC 2.0 MB
NADC measurement personalities (sold

with PDC)
PDC measurement personalities (sold with

NADC)
HP 8566B/68B Code Compatibility 266

W-CDMA measurement personality BAF
cdma2000 measur em ent p ersonality B78
1xEV-DO measurement personality 204

a

Option File Si ze (P SA

Rev: A.02.04)

B7J Cannot be

deleted

202 3.3 MB

BAE 1.3 MB

BAE 1.4 MB

0.65 MB

4.2 MB

3.8 MB

6.0 MB

b

c

c

c

Shared measurement libr ar y n/a 1.5 MB

a. Available as of the print date of this guide.
b. This option is free and does not require a license key. Install-

ing Option 266 Code Compatibility on a PSA series analyzer
autom at ically uninstall s all incomp atible personality optio n s.
Conversely , installing any incompatible personality option will
uninstall the Option 266 Code Compatibility option.

c. Some personality options use a shared measurement library.

You have to add the memory requirements of this library to
the value needed for the option. If you are loading multiple
personalities that use this library, you only need to add this
memory re qu i re ment once.

Loading an Optional Measurement Personality

You m ust load the desired personality option into the instrument
memory. Loading can be done from a fi rmw are CD -ROM or the internet
location. An automatic loading program comes with the files and runs
from you r PC.

NOTE When you add a new option, or update an existing option, you will get

the updated version of all your current options since they are reloaded
simultane ous ly. This process may also require yo u to up dat e t he
instrume n t co re firmware so that it is comp at ible with the n e w option.

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T r oubleshooting the Installer

You may not be able to fit all of the available measurement
perso n aliti e s i n in s t rument me mo ry at th e sa me t ime. You may need to
delete an existing option file from memory and load the one you want.
Use the automatic update program that is provided with the files.

The approximate memory requirements for the options are listed
above. These numbers are worst case examples. Some options share
components and libraries , therefore the total memory usage of mul ti ple
options may not be exactly equal to the combined total.

You can install an updated version of firmware and your licensed
options using a LAN connection and your PC. Instructions for loading
future firmware updates are available from the following internet
location: http://www.agilent.com/find/psa/

NOTE There is no license key for Option 266. You therefore do not need to

follow the usual license key installation process.

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Configuring Option 266 - ESA and PSA Analyzers

Configuring Option 266 - ESA and PSA
Analyzers

Figure 1-1 and Figure 1-2 show the menu maps to conf ig ure Opti on 266

(HP 8566B/68B Code Compatibility) on your spectrum analyzer.
Pressing
analyze r (o r System, Configure Remote Lang, Language on an ESA-E
Series analyzer) a ll ows y ou to select the remote p r ogra mming langua ge
for the instru ment you are re pl acing.

System, Config I/0, Configure Remot e Lang, Language on a PSA Series

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Figure 1-1 System Menu Map f or Option 266 on ESA-E Series Analyzers

Figure 1-2 System Menu Map f or Option 266 on PSA Series Analy zers

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Analyzer Settings When Changing Language

Analyzer Settings When Changing Language

When you power your ESA-E or PSA analyzer on for the first time, the
language is set to SCPI. Subsequent changes of Remote Language
cause the following settings to be changed:

SCPI • The analyzer is preset

• The H P 8566 B /68B Code C o mpatibility application is u n coupled

HP8566B • The analyzer is preset

• Number of trace points is set to 1001

• Start frequency is set to 2 GHz

• Stop frequency is set to 22 GHz

• RF coupling is set to DC

(See Note below)

• Sweep and FFT couplings are set

HP8568B • The analyzer is preset

• Number of trace points is set to 1001

• Start frequency is set to 0 Hz

• Stop frequency is set to 1.5 GHz

• RF coupling is set to AC

(See Note below)

• Sweep and FFT couplings are set

NOTE RF Coupling is only available o n PS A an alyzers w it h a maximum

frequency of 26.5 MHz or lower, and on ESA analyzers that have
Option U KB (Low Frequency Extension) installed.

Analyzer Settings After Powering On and Off

Whenever you switch your ESA-E or PSA analyzer off, its current
language setting is saved. When you next switch it on, it will power up
with exactly the same language setting as when you switched it off.

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The Configure Remote Lang Screen Menu - ESA-E and PSA Analyzers

The Configure Remote Lang Screen Menu ­ESA-E and PSA Analyze rs

Configure
Remote Lang

This key displays a menu allowing you to select the remote language
you wish to use, and to determine how command error messages are
stored and displayed.

Language This key allows you to select which remote programming language you

wish to use.
SCPI Selects the

SCPI remo t e pro gra mmi ng la ngu age . Thi s is

the default setting after installation.

HP8566B Select s the

HP8566B remote progra mming langua ge an d

sets the response to the remot e programming command
‘ID’ to HP8566B. It also performs an instrument preset,
setting Span and Trace Points appropriately.

HP8568B Select s the

HP8568B remote progra mming langua ge an d

sets the response to the remot e programming command
‘ID’ to

HP8568B. It also performs an instrument preset,

setting Span and Trace Points appropriately.

NOTE Setting the remote language to HP8566B or to HP8568B does not affect

the response to the SCPI command ‘*IDN?’ This command will still
return the mod el numbe r and fi rmwa re vers ion nu mber of the ESA- E or
PSA analyzer.

Command Err This key determines whether or not command errors are displayed on

the screen. When set to

On, error me ssa ge s generated by u n re cognized

commands or command arguments are displayed on the screen. When
set to

Off, error messages generated by unrecognized commands are not

displ aye d. The c ur r e n t settin g is under lined on th e key labe l, an d this
setting is reversed each time the key is pressed.

NOTE Command Err is set to On after Option 266 has been installed.

Thereafter, the latest setting will always be retained, even after a
preset has been performed.

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The Configure Remote Lang Screen Menu - ESA-E and PSA Anal yzers

Cmd Error Log This key sets command error logging On or Off. When set to On, all error

messages are stored in a log file, regardless of whether they have been
displayed on the screen. When set to Off, no further com ma n d e rro r
messages are written to the log file.

The log file is an ASCII text file called LOGF IL E.T XT on the C: drive. It
has a maximum size of 32 KB. Once it has reached its maximum size,
no furthe r e rro r messages will be recorded, but a me ssage will be
displayed prompting you to clear the log file. Switching

Off does not clear the log file. Only the Clear Command Error Log softkey

Cmd Error Log to

will clear t h e er ro r lo g.

NOTE Command Err Log is set to On after O pt ion 266 has been i n st alled.

Thereafter, the latest setting will always be retained, even after a
preset has been performed.

Clear Command
Error Log

This key allows yo u t o cle ar all messages from t he comman d error log
file LOGFILE.TXT.

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Differences Between Option 266 Commands and the Original HP8566B/HP 8568B Commands

Differences Between Option 266 Commands
and the Original HP 8566B/HP 8568B
Commands

The following table lists commands that behave differently in Agilent
Option 266 when c om pared to the o riginal HP 8566B and H P 8568B
analyzers:

Table 1-4 Analyzer Commands That Behave Differently in Option 266

Command HP 8566B / HP 8568B

Analyzers

AT Specifies RF input

annotation.

CF Specifies the center

frequency.

DET Selects the type of

detection - sample,
normal, positive pea k or
negative peak - that is
applied to the input signal.

DL Specifie s the display line

level.

ESA-E Option 266 PSA Option 266

Maximum attenuation is
limited to 65 dB.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller. It does
not set the active func tio n.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller. It does
not set the active func tio n.

Normal detection is not
possible in the ESA, so
selection of NRM
command option will
default to POS (Positive
Peak) detection.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller. It does
not set the active func tio n.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active function.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active function.

Normal detection is
possible.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active function.

FA Specifies the start

frequency value.

FB Specifie s the stop

frequency value.

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The OA option only
returns the current start
frequency value to the
controller. It does not set
the active functio n to t he
start frequency.

The OA option only
returns the current stop
frequency value to the
controller. It does not set
the active functio n to t he
stop frequency.

The OA option only
returns the cu rre nt start
frequency value to the
controller. It does not set
the active function to the
start frequency.

The OA option only
returns the current stop
frequency value to the
controller. It does not set
the active function to the
stop frequ e ncy.

Getting Started

Differences Between Option 266 Commands and the Original HP8566B/HP 8568B Commands

Table 1-4 Analyzer Commands That Behave Differently in Option 266

Command HP 8566B / HP 8568B

Analyzers

FOFFSET Specifies the frequency

offset.

FPKA Performs a fas t preselecto r

peak and return s the
measured value of the
active ma r k er.

I1 [one] Sets RF coup ling to DC. This command is no t

ESA-E Option 266 PSA Option 266

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active fun ctio n .

Adjusts the centering of
the preselector filter to
optimize the amp litude
accuracy at the active
marker frequency.

This functio nalit y is on ly
available in ESA-E series
analyzers whose frequency
range ex tends b e yond 3
GHz, that is the E4404B,
the E4405B, and the
E4407B analyzers.

supported on model
number E4401B. It is only
supported on model
number E4407B if Option
UKB has been insta lle d.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller . It does
not set the active fu nc tio n.

Adjusts the centering of
the preselector filter to
optimize the amplitude
accuracy at the active
marker frequency.

This functionality is
available in all PSA series
analyzers.

This command is only
supported on PSA
analyzers with a frequency
range up to 26.5 GHz, that
is the E4440A, the E4443A
and the E4445A.

Note also that the
HP 8568B analyzer has
two R F port s w hereas the
ESA only has one.

I2 [two] Sets RF c oup ling to AC. This command is not

supported on model
number E4401B. It is only
supported on model
number E4407B if Option
UKB has been insta lle d.

Note also that the
HP 8568B analyzer has
two R F port s w hereas the
ESA only has one.

KS, Specifies the maximum

signal level applied to the
input mi xer for signals at
or below the reference
level.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active fun ctio n .

Note also that the
HP 8568B analyzer has
two RF ports whereas the
PSA only has one.

This command is only
supported on PSA
analyzers with a frequency
range up to 26.5 GHz, that
is the E4440A, the E4443A
and the E4445A.

Note also that the
HP 8568B analyzer has
two RF ports whereas the
PSA only has one.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller . It does
not set the active fu nc tio n.

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Differences Between Option 266 Commands and the Original HP8566B/HP 8568B Commands

Table 1-4 Analyzer Commands That Behave Differently in Option 266

Command HP 8566B / HP 8568B

Analyzers

KS= (on
HP 8568B
analyzers)

KSa Selects normal dete ct io n. Normal detection is not

KSE Activates the title mode,

Specifies the resolutio n of
the m a rker freque n cy
counter.

using ‘@’ as the defa u lt
termination character .

ESA-E Option 266 PSA Option 266

Language set to HP8566B:
not supported.

Language set to HP8568B:
No difference.

possible in the ESA, so
selection of KSa comman d
option will default to PO S
(Positive Peak) detection.

The only acceptable
termination characters are
‘@’ and Carriage Return.
The ‘@’ character does not
appear on the screen.

Language set to HP8566B:
not supported.

Language set to HP8568B:
Setting the marker
frequency counter
resolution changes the
gate time. The gate time is
calculated by:
GateTime = 1/(Res. value)

Normal detection is
possible.

The only acceptable
termination characters are
‘@’ and Carriage Return.
The ‘@’ character does not
appear on the screen.

KSG Enables video averaging. The OA option only

returns the current valu e
to the controller. It does
not set the active func tio n.

KSM Displays the noise density

at the marker.

KST (on

HP 8566B
analyzers)

KSV Specifies frequency offset

Performs a fast preset on
HP 8566B analyzers.

values.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller. It does
not set the active func tio n.

Language set to HP8566B:
ESA series analyzers
cannot perform a fast
preset. The KST c ommand
performs an instrument
preset instead, setting the
analyzer back to its factory
default settings.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller. It does
not set the active func tio n.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active function.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active function.

Language set to HP8566B:
PSA series analyzers
cannot pe rform a fast
preset. The KST command
performs an instrument
preset instead, setting the
analyzer back to its factory
default settings.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active function.

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Table 1-4 Analyzer Commands That Behave Differently in Option 266

Command HP 8566B / HP 8568B

Analyzers

KSx Selects no rmal external

triggering.
Fast sweep times in zero

span ca n cause th e
displayed trace to flicker.

KSy Selects normal video

triggering.
Fast sweep times in zero

span ca n cause th e
displayed trace to flicker.

KSZ Specifies the reference

level offset.

LG S e ts amp litu de read out to

logarithmic scale.

ESA-E Option 266 PSA Option 266

The displayed trace is
automatica lly refreshed.
All flickering has been
eliminated.

The displayed trace is
automatica lly refreshed.
All flickering has been
eliminated.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active fun ctio n .

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active fun ctio n .

The displayed trace is
automatically re f re shed.
All flickering has bee n
eliminated.

The displayed trace is
automatically re f re shed.
All flickering has bee n
eliminated.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller . It does
not set the active fu nc tio n.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller . It does
not set the active fu nc tio n.

M2 Sets norma l mar k er. The OA option only

returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active fun ctio n .

M3 Measures the amplitude

and frequency differences
between the act ive a nd the
delta marker.

No difference if Marker
Noise (MKNO IS E) is
switched on when the
measurement is made.
If MKNOISE is switched
on after the measurement
has been made, the
amplitude measured is
that between th e nois e
density and the carrier
signal.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active fun ctio n .

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller . It does
not set the active fu nc tio n.

No difference if Marker
Noise (MKNOISE) is
switched on when the
measurement is made.
If MKNOISE is switched
on after the measurement
has been made, the
amplitude measu red is
that between the noise
density and the ca rrier
signal.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller . It does
not set the active fu nc tio n.

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Table 1-4 Analyzer Commands That Behave Differently in Option 266

Command HP 8566B / HP 8568B

Analyzers

MKA Specifies the amplitude of

the active marke r in dBm
when the active marker is
of the fixed or amplitude
type.

MKD Measures the amplitude

and f r e que ncy di ff eren c es
between the active and the
delta marker.

ESA-E Option 266 PSA Option 266

Only supports the query
option.

No difference if Marker
Noise (MKNOISE) is
switched on when the
measurement is made.
If MKNOISE is switched
on after the measurement
has been made, the
amplitude measu red is
that between the noise
density and the carrier
signal.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller. It does
not set the active func tio n.

Only suppor ts th e qu ery
option.

No difference if Marker
Noise (MKNOISE) is
switched on when the
measurement is made.
If MKNOISE is switched
on after the measurement
has b een ma de, the
amplitude measured is
that between th e nois e
densit y and t h e carrier
signal.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active function.

MKFCR Specifies the resolution of

the m a rker freque n cy
counter.

MKREAD Selects the type of trace

information th at is
displayed.

MKN Sets normal marker. The OA option only

No difference. Setting the marker

Will not accept the FFT
(Fast Four i er Transform )
keyword.

returns the current valu e
to the controller. It does
not set the active func tio n.

frequency counter
resolution changes the
gate time. The gate time is
calculated by:
GateTime = 1/(Res. value)

WIll not accept the FFT
(Fast Fourier Transform)
keyword.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active function.

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Table 1-4 Analyzer Commands That Behave Differently in Option 266

Command HP 8566B / HP 8568B

Analyzers

ML Specifies the maximum

signal level applied to the
input mi xer for signals at
or below the reference
level.

OT Output Trac e Annotations

(Sends 32
character-strings, each of
up to 64 characters)

ESA-E Option 266 PSA Option 266

The mixer level is
calculated using the
following equation.

Mixer Level = Ref. Level ­Attenuation + Ext. Amp
Gain.

The external amplif ier
gain is not preset by doing
an IP in case the
instrument is measuring a
large signal.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active fun ctio n .

String number 27 (‘dirty
marker’ status repo rt) is
not supported.

The mixer level is
calculated using the
following equation.

Mixer Level = Re f. Level ­Attenuation + Ext. Amp
Gain.

The external amplifier
gain is not preset by doing
an IP in case the
instrument is measuring a
large signal.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller . It does
not set the active fu nc tio n.

No difference.

PLOT Transfers trace data,

graticule parameters and
graticule annotation
directly to a plotte r.

PP Peaks preselector. Adjusts the centering of

PWRBW Power Bandwid th In the HP 8566B/8568B,

Prints the scree n disp lay
on a printer rath e r than
transferring d ata to a
plotter.

the preselector filter to
optimize the amp litude
accuracy at the active
marker frequency.

This functio nalit y is on ly
available in ESA-E series
analyzers whose frequency
range ex tends b e yond 3
GHz, that is the E4404B,
the E4405B, and the
E4407B analyzers.

the trace stops when the
PWRBW command is
issued. The trace does not
stop in the ESA-E series
analyzers.

Prints the scre en di sp lay
on a printer rather than
tra n sferr ing data to a
plotter.

Adjusts the centering of
the preselector filter to
optimize the amplitude
accuracy at the active
marker frequency.

This functionality is
available in all PSA series
analyzers.

In the HP 8566B/ 8568 B,
the trace stops when the
PWRBW command is
issued. The trace does not
stop in the PSA series
analyzers.

22 Chap ter 1

Getting Started

Differences Between Option 266 Commands and the Original HP8566B/HP 8568B Commands

Table 1-4 Analyzer Commands That Behave Differently in Option 266

Command HP 8566B / HP 8568B

Analyzers

R4 Activates the

units-key-pressed and
illegal-command service
requests.

RB Specifie s the res o lution

bandwidth.

RC Recalls registers

containing a set of
instrument states.

ESA-E Option 266 PSA Option 266

The units-key-press ed
service request can not be
supported sin ce f ront
panel interaction is not
allowed.

Default values ma y be
different to the HP 8566B.
Please refer to your ESA-E
or PSA User’s Guide for
restrictions on the
resolution bandw id th
range.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller. It does
not set the active func tio n.

Recalling the previous
state data (RC 7) is not
supported.

The units-key-pressed
service request cannot be
supported since front
panel interac tio n is no t
allowed.

Defa ult val ue s may be
different to the HP 8566B.
Please refer to your ESA-E
or PSA User’s Guide for
restrictions on the
resolution bandwidth
range.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active function.

Recalling the previous
state data (RC 7) is not
supported.

RCLS Recalls registers

containing a set of
instrument states.

REV Returns the firmware

revision number.

RL Sets the reference level. The OA option only

ROFFSET Sets the refere nce level

offset.

RQS Sets a bit mask for service

requests.

SMOOTH Smooths the trace. Some differences in the

Recalling the previous
state data (RCLS 7) is not
supported.

Returns the build date of
your Option 266 (in YYWW
format).

returns the current valu e
to the controller. It does
not set the active func tio n.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller. It does
not set the active func tio n.

Some differences may be
noticed in the value
returned by a query.

trace display may be
noticed.

Recalling the previous
state data (RCLS 7) is not
supported.

Returns the build d ate of
your Option 266 (in YYWW
format).

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active function.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active function.

Some differences may be
noticed in the valu e
returne d b y a que ry.

Some differences in the
trace display m ay be
noticed.

Chapter 1 23

Getting Started

Differences Between Option 266 Commands and the Original HP8566B/HP 8568B Commands

Table 1-4 Analyzer Commands That Behave Differently in Option 266

Command HP 8566B / HP 8568B

Analyzers

SP Sets the frequency span. The OA option only

SS Se ts the center frequency

step si ze.

ST Sets the sweep time. The OA option only

TH Blanks the display of

signals below the
threshold leve l.

ESA-E Option 266 PSA Option 266

returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active fun ctio n .

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active fun ctio n .

returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active fun ctio n .

No change will be noticed
in the display.

Note that the PEAKS and
MKPK co m m a nd s can
cause all values be low the
threshold level to be
disregarded.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller . It does
not set the active fu nc tio n.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller . It does
not set the active fu nc tio n.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller . It does
not set the active fu nc tio n.

No change will be noticed
in the display.

Note that the PEAKS and
MKPK commands can
cause all values below the
threshold leve l to be
disregarded.

VB S p ecif ies the vid e o filt e r

bandwidth.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active fun ctio n .

Default values may be
different to the HP 8566B.
Please refer to your ESA-E
or PSA User’s Guide for
restr ictions o n the video
bandwidth range.

The OA option only
returns the current value
to the controller. It does
not set the active fun ctio n .

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller . It does
not set the active fu nc tio n.

Default values ma y be
different to the HP 8566B.
Please refer to your ESA-E
or PS A Us e r’s Guide for
restrictions on the video
bandwidth range.

The OA option only
returns the current valu e
to the controller . It does
not set the active fu nc tio n.

24 Chap ter 1

Getting Started

Differences Between Option 266 Commands and the Original HP8566B/HP 8568B Commands

Table 1-4 Analyzer Commands That Behave Differently in Option 266

Command HP 8566B / HP 8568B

Analyzers

VAVG Enables video averaging,

displaying the orig inal
trace in Trace C.

Sweep time remains
unchanged.

VBO Specifies the ratio of video

to resolution bandwidths
when coupled.

ESA-E Option 266 PSA Option 266

Only displays the average
trace in Trace A.

Sweep time changes .
Difference s in ho w th e

average is calculated when
other setti ngs hav e
changed.

No change. Some differences may be

Only displays the averag e
trace in Trace A.

Sweep time changes.
Differences in how the

average is calculated when
other se tting s have
changed.

noticed when VBO of 1 or
of -1 is used.

Chapter 1 25

Getting Started

Differences Between HP8566B and HP8568B Remote Languages in Option 266

Differences Between HP8566B and HP8568B
Remote Languages in Option 266

The following table lists Option 266 commands that behave differently
in the HP8566B remote language when compared to the HP8568B
remote language:

Table 1-5 Option 266 Commands That Behave Differently in the HP8566B

and HP8568B Remote Languages

Command HP8566B Remote

Language

FPKA Valid and supported Invalid - HP 8566B command

I1 [one] Invalid - HP 8568B command

only

I2 [two] Invalid - HP 8568B command

only

KSK Valid and supporte d Valid command o n the

KSN Valid and supported Valid command on the

KST Valid and supported Valid command on the

HP8568B Remote
Language

only
Valid and supported (but see

Table 1-4 on page 17 and “I1
[one] Set RF Coupling to DC”
on page 118)

Valid and supported (but see

Table 1-4 on page 17) and “I2
[two] Set RF Coupling to AC”
on page 120

HP 8568B but unsupported
in Option 266

HP 8568B but unsupported
in Option 266

HP 8568B but unsupported
in Option 266

KS= Valid command on the

HP 8566B but unsupported
in Option 266

LF Valid and supported Invalid - HP 8566B command

MC0 [zero] Invalid - HP 8568B command

only

MC1 [one] Invalid - HP 8568B command

only

MKFC Invalid - HP 8568B command

only

26 Chap ter 1

Valid and supported

only
Valid and supported

Valid and supported

Valid and supported

Getting Started

Differences Between HP8566B and HP8568B Remote Languages in Option 266

Table 1-5 Option 266 Commands That Behave Differently in the HP8 566B

and HP 8568B Remote Languages

Command HP8566B Remote

Language

MKFCR Invalid - HP 8568B command

only

PP Valid and supported Invalid - HP 8566B command

HP8568B Remote
Language

Valid and supported

only

Chapter 1 27

Getting Started

Running Software that Requires SCPI Commands

Running Software that Requires SCPI
Commands

When Remote Language HP8566B or HP8568B has been selected, you
will only have access to a very small subset of SCPI commands. If you
are not famil iar wi th the SCPI remote pr ogram ming la nguage , Chapter

5, “A Brief Introduction to the SCPI Language,” on page 259 cont ains

some useful information.
The SCPI commands available while using the remote language

HP8566B or HP8568B are:

•

*IDN?

Queries an d ret u rn s t h e inst ru ment identifi cat i on st ri n g.

*RST

•

Performs an instrument preset.

•

:SYSTem:LANGuage SCPI|HP8566B|HP8568B

Sets the current remote language.
This command i s only availab le if you have Option 266 installe d o n

your analyzer.

NOTE Agilent Technologies recommend that you do not repeatedly swap to

and from the SCPI language within your programs.

•

:SYSTem:LANGuage?

Queri es an d re t u rn s t h e cu rre n t re mote language.
This command i s only availab le if you have Option 266 installe d o n

your analyzer.

•

[:SENSe]:SWEep:TYPE AUTO|SWEep|FFT

Sets the Sweep Type.

•

[:SENSe]:SWEep:TYPE?

Queries and returns the Sweep Type.

•

[:SENSe]:SWEep:TYPE:AUTO:RULes SPEed|DRANge|DYNamicrange

Sets the auto rule setting for FFT and Sweep Type.

[:SENSe]:SWEep:TYPE:AUTO:RULes?

•

Queries and returns the auto rule setting for FFT and Sweep Type.

•

:SYSTem:OPTion?

Returns a list o f installed options.

28 Chap ter 1

Getting Started

Running Software that Requires SCPI Commands

If Option 266 is instal le d o n yo u r analyze r, the string “266” will
appear in the returned string . In the foll owing example , options B7J,
266, and 1D S are all installed.

Example: “B7J,2 66, 1DS ”

To r etur n the a nalyzer to its full ESA or PSA SCPI capab il ity, you must
specify the remote language as SCPI.

Chapter 1 29

Getting Started

Service and Calibration

Servi ce and Calib r ation

Since the Performance Verification and Adjustment Software uses the
SCPI command language, you will need to set Remote Language to
SCPI prior to calibration or service of your Agilent spectrum analyzer.

When your analyzer is returned from an Agilent Technologies service
center, you may have to reinstall Option 266. Refer to

“Installing/Uninstall ing Option 266 - ESA-E Series Analyzers Only” on
page 4 or “In s t alling Option 266 - PS A S e ries An alyzers Only” on page 9

30 Chap ter 1

Getting Started

Documentation for Option 266

Documentation for Option 266

Spectrum Analyzers with Option 266

When you purchase your ESA-E Series or PSA Series spectrum
analyzer with the HP 8566B/68B Code Compatibility (Option 266), you
will receive this man u al - the HP 8566B/68B Code Co mpatibility
Guide. For information on ESA series analyzers and other related
documentation, refer to the ESA web site at
http://www.agilent.com/find/esa/. For information on PSA series
analyzers and other related documentation, refer to the PSA web site at
http://www.agilent.com/find/psa/.

This HP 8566B/6 8B C o d e C o mpatibility Gu id e is not designed to be a
compr e h e n sive guide to all HP 8566B/68 B co mmands. It giv e s bri ef
descriptio ns of t h e sup po rt ed co mmands, and highli gh ts i mportant
functional or behavioral differences that you should be aware of when
transferring existing HP 8566B or HP 8568B code to your ESA-E series
or PSA analyzer. F or a fuller descripti on of the commands, refer to the
HP 8566B or HP 85 68B ’s Operating and Programming Manual.

Spectrum Analyzer Updates

For the latest informa t ion abou t th is instrument, including so ft wa re
upgra de s, ap plication in format io n , an d product in fo rmation , please
visit the URL listed below.

Updating the Firmware and Software

Updated versions of the Agilent Spectrum Analyzers’ firmware and
software will be av ailable via seve ra l sources. In f o rmation o n th e latest
firmware a n d so ft ware re vision can be accessed throu g h the fo llowing
URL.

URLs to Obtain Update Information

For ESA analyzers: http://www.agilent.com/find/esa /
For PSA analyzers: http://www.agilent.com/find/psa/

NOTE If you have purchased Option 266 as an upgrade, the latest version of

the analyzer’s firmware has been included and should be lo aded into
your instrument before installing the Option 266.

Chapter 1 31

Getting Started

Documentation for Option 266

32 Chap ter 1

2 HP 8566B and HP 8568B

Command List

33

HP 8566B and HP8568B Command List

T able of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

The follo wi n g t able lists all H P 8566B and H P 8568B prog ramming
commands, and indicates which are supported in Option 266. R e fe r t o
the alphabetical listing of commands in Chapter 4 , “Programming

Commands,” on page 61 for more detailed information about each

supp orted command.

34 Chap ter 2

HP 8566B and HP8568B Command List

Table of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Suppor t

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

A1 [one] Yes Clear write of Trace A See page 65 for more

A2 [two] Yes Maximum hold for Tr ace A See pag e 66 for mo re

A3 [three] Yes View Trace A See page 6 7 for more

A4 [four] Yes Blank Trace A See pag e 68 for mo re

ABS No Puts the absolute value of the source

ADD No Operand 1 + Operand 2 into

AMB Yes A minus B into A See pag e 69 for mo re

AMBPL Yes (A minus B) + DL into A See page 70 for more

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

details

details

details

details

Returns error - "CMD

into the destinatio n .

destination

NOT SUPPORTED"
Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

details

ANNOT Yes Turns the Annotation ON or OFF Not supported on PSA

See page 71 for more

details

APB Yes A plus B into A (Adds trace A and B

point by point and sends results to
A)

AT Yes Specifies input attenuation See page 7 3 for more

AUNITS Yes Specifies amplitude units for input,

output and display

AVG No Operand is averaged into

destination

AXB Yes Exchange A and B See pag e 76 for mo re

B1 [one] Yes Clear write of Trace B See pag e 77 for mo re

See page 72 for more

details

details

See page 75 for more

details

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

details

details

Chapter 2 35

HP 8566B and HP8568B Command List

T able of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Support

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

B2 [two] Yes Ma ximum hol d for Trace B See page 78 for more

B3 [three] Yes View Trace B S ee page 79 for more

B4 [four] Yes Blank Trace B See page 80 for more

BL Ye s Trace B minus Display Line into B See page 8 1 for mor e

BLANK Yes Bl anks traces and stops the sweep.

BML Ye s Trace B minus Display Line into B See page 83 for more

BRD No Bus Read (Reads a 2 byte word at

BTC Yes Transfers trace B to trace C See page 84 for more

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

details

details

details

details

See page 82 for more

Trace is not upd ate d

the internal input/output) (This is a
service diagnostic function only)

details

details

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

details

BWR No Bus Write Word (Writes a 2 byte

word at the inter nal inp u t/ ou tput)
(This is a service diagnostic function
only)

BXC Yes Exchanges traces B and C point by

point

C1 [one] Yes Trace A minus Trace B into Trace A On See page 86 for more

C2 [two] Yes Trace A minus Trace B into Trace A

Off

CA Yes Couple Attenuator (Resets the

attenuation value so that a
continuous wave signal displayed at
the reference level will yield the
maximum mixer level (see ML
command) at the mixer input)

CF Yes Center Frequency See page 89 for more

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 85 for more

details

details

See page 87 for more

details

See page 88 for more

details

details

36 Chap ter 2

HP 8566B and HP8568B Command List

Table of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Suppor t

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

CLRAVG Yes Clear Average See pag e 91 for mo re

CLRW Y es Enables the Clear-Write Mode which

CNVLOSS No Selects the reference level offset to

COMPRESS No Compresses trace source to fit trace

CONCAT No Concatenates operands and sends

CONTS Yes Sets the analyzer to con tinu o us

CR Yes Couples the resolution bandwidth

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

details

See page 92 for more
continuously di sp lays any sign al s
present at the analyzer input

amplitude calibrate the display for a
mixer with a giv en los s

destination

new trace to destination

sweep mode

with the video b andwidth and s weep
time

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 93 for more

details

See page 94 for more

details

CS Yes Couples the center frequency step

size to the span width (Step Size =

0.1 x Span Width) (1 major graticule
division)

CT Yes Couples the sweep time with the

resolution and video bandwidths

CTA N o Converts the operand values from

display units to absolute amplitude
units

CTM No Converts the operand values to

vertical display units

CV Yes Couples video bandwidth with the

resolution bandwidth and sweep
time

D1 [one] No Sets the display to norm al size,

selected with IP.

D2 [two] N o Sets the display to full CRT siz e. Returns error - "CMD

See page 95 for more

details

See page 96 for more

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 97 for more

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

Chapter 2 37

HP 8566B and HP8568B Command List

T able of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Support

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

DA Yes Display memory address Only DA 1, DA 1025 and

DD No Wr ite s two 8 byte s (binary) into the

DET Yes In p ut Dete c to r See page 99 for more

DISPOSE No Clears specified op erand s (Trace

DIV No Divide operand 1 by oper and 2, point

DL Yes Display Line Level (dBm ) See page 101 for mor e

DLE Yes Enable o r disables th e Di splay Line See page 102 for mor e

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

DA 3073 are supported

Returns error - "CMD
current or specified memor y addres s
& advances address by 1

Label, Var Identifier, Function
Identifier, Key Number)

by point

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

details

DONE Yes A synchronizing function - sends a

’1’ to the controller after the
command line is executed

DR No Display Read - sends the contents of

the current display address to the
controller

DSPLY No D isplays the value of a variable Returns error - "CMD

DT No D efine Terminator Returns error - "CMD

DW N o Display Write - sends a dec im al

value from the controller to the
display memory address

D3 [three] No Sets the display to expanded size. Returns error - "CMD

E1 [one] Yes Moves the active marker to the

maximum signal detected.

E2 [two] Yes Moves the active marker frequency

into the center frequenc y.

See page 103 for more

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 104 for more

details

See page 105 for more

details

38 Chap ter 2

HP 8566B and HP8568B Command List

Table of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Suppor t

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

E3 [three] Yes Moves the active marker frequency

E4 [four] Yes Moves the active marker to the

EE No Ena bles front panel number entry Returns error - "CMD

EK No Enables the data knob Returns error - "CMD

ELSE No Conditional command used in

EM No Erase Trace C memory addresses

ENDIF No Finishing off an IF command Returns error - "CMD

ENTER No Enter from GPIB, allows a function

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

See page 106 for more
or the delta marker frequency into
the center frequency step size.

reference leve l .

conjunction with an IF command

3072 through 4095

definition to enter data from the
GPIB port.

details

See page 107 for more

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

ERASE No All user memory and save/recall

registers are erased.

ERR Yes Returns a list of all error codes. See page 108 for more

EX Yes Exchange Trace A and Trace B Se e page 109 for more

EXP No Exponential (10 raised to the power

of (operand/scaling factor), to
destination)

EXTMXR No Presets the External Mixing Mode

(setting the frequency range from

18.0 GHz to 26.5 GHz)

FA Yes Specifies the start frequency value Se e page 110 for more

FB Y es Specifies the stop frequency value See page 111 for more

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

details

Chapter 2 39

HP 8566B and HP8568B Command List

T able of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Support

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

FFT No Fast Fourier Transform on a trace

FFTKNL No 16 bit Discrete F o urier Tr ansform on

FOFFSET Yes Frequency Offset Se e p age 112 for more

FPKA Yes Fast Preselector Peak See page 114 for mor e

FS Yes Full Span See page 115 for more

FULBAND No Sets the start & stop frequenc i es for

FUNCDEF No Function Define - defines a program

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

Returns error - "CMD
array (contain s lo gge d m a gn itud e
components only)

specified trac es, overlaying th e m
with the results.

the analyzer extern al mixin g bands

routine as a function label

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

details

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

GR No Plots GPIB inpu ts as gr aphs (in

trace modes of app lica tio n o nly )

GRAT Yes Graticule on and off Se e p age 117 for more

HD No Holds data entr y (Disables) Returns error - "CMD

HNLOCK No Harmonic lock (LO harmonic

frequency lock)

HNUNLK No Harmonic Bank Unlock (tune over

the whole frequency range)

I1 [one] Yes Set RF co u p l ing to D C. Not suppo rt ed on a l l

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

ESAs.

Not supported on PSAs

where the maximum

frequency range is greater

than 26.5 GHz.

See page 118 for more

details

40 Chap ter 2

HP 8566B and HP8568B Command List

Table of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Suppor t

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

I2 [two] Yes Set RF coupling to AC. Not supported on all

IB No Input to trace B memory Returns error - "CMD

ID Yes Instrum e nt Id en tity (Ide ntify) See page 122 for more

IDSTAT No Signal Identifier Status (Returns

IF No Conditional command used in

IFTKNL No 16 bit Discrete Fourier Transform on

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

ESAs.
Not supported on PSAs
where the maximum
freque ncy ra nge i s great er
than 26.5 GHz.
See page 120 for more

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

Returns error - "CMD

1,0,-1)

conjunction with other commands

specified traces, overlaying them
with the results multiplied by N
(length of each trace).

NOT SUPPORTED"
Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"
Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

INT No The gr eatest integer whi ch is le ss

than or equal to the so ur ce real is
stored in the destination

IP Yes Sets instrum e nt parameters to

preset values . (dea cti v a te s the
display line)

KEYDE F No Assigns fu nc tio n lab el or co m m and

list to soft key num be r

KEYEXC No Executes specified soft key Returns error - "CMD

KS# No Turns off the YIG-tuned mixed

(YTX) self heating correction factor

KS( No Lock registers Returns error - "CMD

KS) No Unlock registers Returns error - "CMD

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 123 for more

details

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"
Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

Chapter 2 41

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T able of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Support

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

KS, Yes S pecifies the maximum signal level

KS/ No Manual Preselector Tracking Returns error - "CMD

KS< No Specifies the preamp gain for signal

KS=
(HP 8566B
only)

KS=
(HP 8568B
only)

KS> No Specifies the preamp gain for signal

KS| No Writes the in structi on word or data

Supported
in Option
266?

No Rein stat e Au to m atic Pres elec to r

Yes Specifies the resolution of the

Command Description Note

that is applied to the in p ut mixe r

input 1.

Tracking

marker frequency counter

input 2.

value into th e specified memory
address

Does not support the use

of no p a r a met ers

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 125 for more

details

See page 125 for more

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

KS123 No Reads display memory Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

KS125 No W r ite s to disp lay mem o ry Returns erro r - "CM D

NOT SUPPORTED"

KS126 No Reads every nth value in the

memory

KS127 No W r ite s to disp lay mem o ry Returns erro r - "CM D

KS39 No Writes to disp lay mem o ry Returns error - "CM D

KS43 No Sends Service Request ‘102’. This

queries whether the analyzer
curren t fre que nc y b and has been
exceeded (Frequency Limit SRQ)

KS91 No Read amplitude error Returns error - "CMD

KS92 No Write in disp lay uni ts Returns erro r - "CM D

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

42 Chap ter 2

HP 8566B and HP8568B Command List

Table of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Suppor t

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

KS94 No Read LO harmonic number Returns error - "CMD

KSA Yes Sets amplitude units to dBm See page 126 for more

KSa Yes Norm al in put d et ectio n for

KSB Yes Sets amplitude units to dBmV See page 128 for more

KSb Yes Positive peak inpu t detec tion See page 129 for more

KSC Yes Sets amplitude units to dBuV See page 130 for more

KSc Yes Trace A + Trace B into Trace A

KSD Yes Sets amplitude units to Volts See page 132 for more

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

See page 128 for more

displaying trace inf o rmation

(APB)

details

details

details

details

See page 131 for more

details

details

KSd Yes Negative peak detection See page 133 for more

details

KSE Yes Activates the Title Mode See page 134 for more

details

KSe Ye s Sample detectio n See page 135 for mo re

details

KSF No 8566B Shift YTO: Removes the IF

offset from the YIG-tuned oscillator
(Service Diagnostic aid) .
8568B: Measures the sw eep time.

KSf No Pro te cts instrument st a te

configuration during power loss

KSG Yes Video averaging On See page 136 fo r more

KSg Yes CRT beam off See page 137 for more

KSH Yes Video averaging Off See page 138 for more

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

details

details

details

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T able of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Support

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

KSh Yes CRT beam on See page 139 for more

KSI No Extends reference level range to

KSi Yes Ex change Trace B and Trace C

KSJ No DAC Control Returns error - "CMD

KSj Yes View Trace C See page 141 for mor e

KSK Yes M arker to Next Peak of lower

KSk Yes Blank Trace C See page 143 for more

KSL Yes Ma r ker no i se Off ( disab l e s t he noi se

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

details

Returns error - "CMD
maximum limits (-139.9 dBm to +60
dBm)

(BXC)

amplitude

density function which displays the
RMS noise d ensity)

NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 140 for more

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

See page 142 for more

details

details

See page 144 for more

details

KSl Yes Transfer Trace B to Trace C (BTC) See page 145 for more

details

KSM Yes Mark e r n o i se On See page 146 for mor e

details

KSm Yes Graticule Off See page 148 for more

details

KSN Yes Marker minimum value detected See page 149 for more

details

KSn Yes Graticul e On See page 150 for more

details

KSO Yes M arke r span See page 151 for mor e

details

KSo Yes Annota tio n Off See page 152 for more

details

KSP No GPIB add r es s Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

44 Chap ter 2

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Table of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Suppor t

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

KSp Yes Annotation On See page 153 for more

KSQ No Band unlock Returns error - "CMD

KSq No Step gain Off Returns error - "CMD

KSR No Diagnostics On Returns error - "CMD

KSr No Service Request 102 to the cont roll er Returns error - "CMD

KSS No Fast GPIB remote operation Returns error - "CMD

KST
(HP 8566B
only)

KST
(HP 8568B
only)

Supported
in Option
266?

Yes Fast Preset 2-22 GHz Remote language

No Shif ts se co nd L O down Remote language

Command Description Note

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

HP8566B only. See

page 154 for more details

HP8568B. Returns error ­"CMD NOT
SUPPORTED"

KSt No Harmonic lock Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

KSU No Fast preset external mixer Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

KSu No Marker stop Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

KSV Yes Frequency offset See page 155 for mo re

details

KSv No External mixer signal identifier Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

KSW No Activate error correction routine Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

KSw No Displays correction data Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

KSX No Correction factor On (incorporat es

them into measurements)

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

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T able of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Support

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

KSx Yes Ex te rn al trig ge r mo de See page 156 for more

KSY No Correction factors Off Returns error - "CMD

KSy Yes V i d eo tri g ger mo d e See page 157 for more

KSZ Yes Reference level offset See page 158 for mor e

KSz No Storage address Returns error - "CMD

L0 [zero] Yes Disables the display line See page 159 for more

LB No Writes text label Returns error - "CMD

LF
(HP 8566B
only)

Supported
in Option
266?

Yes Preset 0 - 2.5 GHz See page 160 for mor e

Command Description Note

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

LG Yes Specifies the vertical graticule

divisions as logarithmic units
without changing the reference level
(Log Scale)

LL No Sends a voltage to the rear panel

RECORDER OUTPUTS (Lower
Left)

LN Yes L in e ar Sca le (scales the am p litu d e

proportional to input voltage)

LOG No Log. (Operand 1 x Scaling Factor

into Destinatio n )

LOLIMOFF No Local oscillator limit off Returns e rro r - "CM D

M1 [one] Yes Ma rker Off See page 163 for mor e

M2 [two] Yes Ma rk er Norma l See page 164 for more

M3 [three] Yes Delta Marker See page 165 for more

See page 161 for more

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 162 for more

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

details

details

46 Chap ter 2

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Table of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Suppor t

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

M4 [four] No Marker Zoom Ret urns err or - "CMD

MA Yes Returns Marker Amplitude See page 167 for more

MBRD No Processor Memory Block Read Returns error - "CMD

MBWR No Processor Memory Block Writ e Returns error - "CMD

MC0 [zero]
(HP 8568B
only)

MC1 [one]
(HP 8568B
only)

MDS Yes Measurement Data Size See page 170 for more

Supported
in Option
266?

Yes Tur ns o ff th e marker freque nc y

Yes Turns on the marker frequency

Command Description Note

counter.

counter.

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"
See page 168 for more

details

See page 169 for more

details

details

MDU No Measurement Data Units Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

MEAN Yes Returns the mean value of the trace ,

in display units

MEM No Returns the amount of unused

memory available for user-defined
functions

MERGE No Moves a portion of the source trace

into the destination trace starting at
a predetermined position.

MF Yes Marker Frequency output See page 172 for more

MIN No Co mp ares op eran d 1 and 2 and

returns the minimum value

MINPOS Yes Returns a value that is the x position

of the minimum value in the given
trace.

MIRROR No Takes the mirr or ima ge of the so urce

trace and moves it into a destination
trace.

See page 171 for more

details

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

details

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 173 for more

details

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

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T able of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Support

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

MKA Yes Marker amplitude (in current

MKACT Yes Marker Active See page 175 for mor e

MKCF Yes M arker to Center Frequency See page 176 for more

MKCONT No Marker Continue (Resumes the

MKD Yes Marker Delta (Computes the

MKF Yes Marker Frequency See page 179 for mor e

MKFC
(HP 8568B
only)

Supported
in Option
266?

Yes M ark e r Fr e que ncy Counte r See page 180 for more

Command Description Note

See page 174 for more
amplitude units)

sweep)

frequency and amplitude difference
of the active marker and the
reference marker)

details

details

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 177 for more

details

details

details

MKFCR
(HP 8568B
only)

MKMIN Yes Marker minimum See page 182 for more

MKN Yes Marker Normal (Moves the active

MKNOISE Yes Marker Noise (RMS noise den sity at

MKOFF Yes M arker Off See page 186 for more

MKP Yes Horiz ontal Marker Position (in

MKPAUSE No Marker Pau se (pau se s the sweep for

MKPK Yes M arker Peak See page 188 for more

Yes M ark e r Fr e q ue nc y C o unter

Resolution

marker to the specified frequency)

the marker)

Display Unit s)

the duration of the delay period)

See page 181 for more

details

details

See page 183 for more

details

See page 184 for more

details

details

See page 187 for more

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

48 Chap ter 2

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Table of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Suppor t

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

MKPX Yes Marker Peak Excursion (specifies

MKREAD Y es Marker Readout See page 191 for more

MKRL Yes Marker to reference level See page 193 for more

MKSP Yes Marker Span See page 194 for more

MKSS Yes Delta Marker Step Size See page 195 for mo re

MKSTOP No Marker stop (Stops the sweep) Returns error - "CMD

MKTRACE Yes Marker Trace specifies the marker

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

See page 190 for more
the minimum signal excursion for
the analyzer internal peak
identification rout i ne)

to operate on da t a i n Trace A, B, or C

details

details

details

details

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 196 for more

details

MKTRACK Yes Marker Track (keeps the active

marker at the center of the display)

MKTYPE No Marker Type Returns error - "CMD

ML Yes Mixer Level (specifies the maximum

signal level tha t is appli ed to the
input mix er for a signa l that is equal
to or below the reference level)

MOD No Remainder of the division of source 1

by source 2 is stored in the
destination.

MOV No Moves the operand to the

destination

MPY No Multiply Retur ns error - "C MD

MRD No Memory Read Word Returns error - "CMD

MRDB No Memory Read Byte Returns error - "CMD

See page 197 for more

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 198 for more

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

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T able of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Support

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

MT0 [zero] Yes M arker Tracking Mod e Off See page 200 for mor e

MT1 [one] Yes Marker Tracking Mode On See page 201 for more

MWR No Memory Write Word Returns error - "CMD

MWRB No M emory Write Byte Returns error - "CMD

MXM No Maximum Returns error - "CMD

MXMH Yes Maximum Hold (updates each trace

NSTART No Start Harmonic (for signal

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

details

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 202 for more
element with the maximum level
detected while the trace is active
and displayed)

identification routine - SIGID)

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

NSTOP No S top Harmonic (for signal

identification routine - SIGID)

O1 [one] Yes Selects displ a y u nits d a t a format. See page 203 for more

O2 [two] Yes Selects two 8-bit by te data format. See page 204 for more

O3 [three] Ye s Selects real amplitude units format. See page 205 for more

O4 [four] Yes S el ects o ne 8- bit byte d ata for mat. See page 206 for more

OL No Outp u t Le ar n St r ing (transmits

infor m ation to the cont rolle r that
describes the state of the an alyze r)

ONEOS No O n end of sweep Returns error - "CMD

ONSWP No On Sweep Returns error - "CMD

OP No Output Parameter Returns error - "CMD

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

details

details

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

50 Chap ter 2

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Table of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Suppor t

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

OT Yes Output Trace Annotations (Sends 32

OUTPUT No Ou tp ut is pro v id ed fo r send ing data

PA No Plot Absolute (Ve ct or Location) Returns error - "CMD

PD No Pen Down (draws o ne or mor e

PDA No P robabi lity Dis tri bution Ampli tude

PDF No Probabi lity Dis tri bution in

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

See page 207 for more
character-strings, each of up to 64
characters)

to the GPIB port from a function
definition.

vectors)

(loads the destination trace
according to the pattern of
amplitude va lues in the source
trace)

Frequency (elements of the source
trace that are above the threshold
value cause correspondin g elemen ts
in the destination trace to be
increased in amplitude by one
display unit.)

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

PEAKS Yes Sorts sign al peaks in to frequenc y or

amplitude order, sends results to
destination tr ace.

PKPOS Yes Returns a value that is the x position

of the maximum value in the given
trace.

PLOT Yes Plot See page 210 for more

PP Yes Prese l e ctor Peak See page 211 for more

PR No Plot Relative Returns error - "CMD

PS No Skip Page Returns error - "CMD

PU No Pen Up (Blanks the CRT beam) Returns error - "CMD

Chapter 2 51

See page 208 for more

details

See page 209 for more

details

details.

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

HP 8566B and HP8568B Command List

T able of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Support

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

PWRBW Yes Pow e r Ba nd width (firs t co m p ute s

R1 [one] Yes Resets service request 140 See page 213 for more

R2 [two] Yes Allows service request 140 & 104 See page 214 for more

R3 [three] Yes Allows se rv ice requ es t 140 & 110 See page 215 for more

R4 [four] Yes Allows service request 140 & 102 See page 216 for more

RB Yes Resolut ion Bandw idth See page 217 for more

RC Yes Recalls State Register See page 218 for mor e

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

See page 212 for more
the total power of a trace, and then
returns the bandwidth equal to a
percentage of the total power.)

details

details

details

details

details

details

details

RCLS Yes Recalls State Register See page 219 for more

details

REPEAT No Repeat... Until (conditional

programming)

REV Yes Revision (returns the firmware

revision and the Agilent Date Code)

RL Yes Reference Level (amplitude value of

the top CRT Graticule line)

RMS Yes Root Mean Square See page 223 for more

ROFFSET Yes Reference Level Offset See page 224 for more

RQS Yes SRQ mask (sets a bit mask for the

service re q uest comman d s)

S1 [one] Yes Sets the analyzer to continuous

sweep mode

S2 [two] Yes Sets the analyzer to single sweep

mode

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 220 for more

details

See page 221 for more

details

details

details

See page 225 for more

details

See page 226 for more

details

See page 227 for more

details

52 Chap ter 2

HP 8566B and HP8568B Command List

Table of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Suppor t

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

SAVES Yes Saves the current state of the

SIGDEL No Specifies the maximum amplitude

SIGID No Ide ntifie s sig nals for external

SMOOTH Yes Smooths the given trace over a

SNGLS Yes Sets the analyzer to single sweep

SP Yes Frequency Span See page 231 for more

SQR No Square Root of the source trace

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

See page 228 for more

analyzer in the specified re gis t er

difference allowed between a signal
and its image for the pair to be
recognized by the signal
identification routi ne (Default units
are dB)

mixing frequency bands

specified number of points

mode

amplitude, point by point

details

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 229 for more

details

See page 230 for more

details

details

Returns error - "CMD
NOT SUPPORTED"

SRQ Yes Service Request to the controller

(User defined)

SS Yes Center Frequenc y step size See page 234 for more

ST Yes Sweep Time See page 235 fo r more

STDEV Yes Returns standard deviation of trace

amplitude in display units

SUB No Subtract Returns error - "CMD

SUM No Returns sum of trace element

amplitudes in di sp lay uni ts

SUMSQR No Squares trace element amplitudes

and retu rns their s um

SV Yes Saves State See page 237 for more

SW No Skip to next control inst ruction Retur ns error - "CMD

See page 233 for more

details

details

details

See page 236 for more

details

NOT SUPPORTED"
Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"
Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

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T able of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Support

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

T0 [zero] No Turns the threshold level off. Returns error - "CMD

T1 [one] Y e s Sets the analyzer sw eep to Free Run

T2 [two] Yes Line Trigger Mode See page 239 for more

T3 [three] Yes Ex te rn al Tr igg e r Mod e See page 240 for more

T4 [four] Yes Vid e o Trig ge r Mo de See page 241 for more

TA Y es Transfer A (T race A ampli tude v alue

TB Ye s Transfer B (Tr ace B am plit ude val ue

TDF Yes Trace Data Format See page 244 for more

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

NOT SUPPORTED"

See page 238 for more
Trigger Mode

from the analyzer to the controller)

from the analyzer to the controller)

details

details

details

details

See page 242 for more

details

See page 243 for more

details

details

TEXT No Writes text on the analyzer screen Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

TH Yes Threshold (blanks signal responses

below the threshold value)

THE No Threshold Enable / Disable Returns error - "CMD

THEN No Conditional programming Returns error - "CMD

TM Yes Trigger Mode See page 246 for more

TRDEF No Trace def ine (establishes the length

and name of a user defined trace)

TRDSP Yes Trace Display See page 249 for more

TRGRPH No Trace Graph display Returns error - "CMD

TRMATH No Trace Math (executes various

command lists)

See page 245 for more

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

54 Chap ter 2

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Table of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

Table 2-1 Alphanumeric List of All HP 8566B/HP 8568B Commands and

Their Option 266 Suppor t

HP8566B/

HP8568B

Command

TRPST No Trace Preset (execu t e s ce rt a in

TRSTAT Yes Trace State See page 250 for more

TS Yes Take Sweep See page 251 for more

UNTIL No Conditional programming (Repeat.. ..

UR No Upper right Recorder Outpu t (sends

USTATE No Config ure s or r et ur ns co n fi guration

V ARDEF No Variable Define Returns error - "CMD

Supported
in Option
266?

Command Description Note

Returns error - "CMD
selected commands: A1, B4, C1,
KSK, EM, T0, L0, DISPOSE)

Until)

a voltage to the rear panel Recorder
Output)

of user defined states by certain
commands

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

details

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

NOT SUPPORTED"

V ARIANCE No Returns amplitude Variance of the

specified trace

V AVG Y es Enables Video Averaging See page 252 for more

VB Yes Video filter Bandwidth See page 254 for more

VBO Yes Video Bandwidth Coupling Offset See page 255 for more

VIEW Yes View (displays Trace and stop s the

sweep)

XCH Yes Exchange See page 257 for more

Returns error - "CMD

NOT SUPPORTED"

details

details

details

See page 256 for more

details

details

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T able of HP 8566B and HP 8568B Commands

56 Chap ter 2

3 Hints and Tips

This chapter inclu des a lis t of h elpful hin t s and tips t h at will help yo u
get the most from Option 266 on your ESA or PSA analyzer.

57

Hints and Tips

A Few Helpful Hints and Tips

A Few Helpful Hints and Tips

These pages l ists a fe w hints and tip s tha t wil l he lp y o u get the mo st
from your analyzer an d Option 266.

Speed - Option 266 will run faster on PSA series analyzers than it

•

will on ESA series analyzers.

•

Compatibility - speed and consistency - for best compatibility with the

22 GHz H P 8566B, Opti on 266 should be u s e d o n an E 4440A
analyzer which has an upper frequency limit of 26.5 GHz. This most
closely matches the 22 GHz upper limit of the HP 8566B.

•

Compatibility and Sweep Times - for best compatibility with the

HP 8566B and H P 8568B, use the Ma n ua l Swept mode. Thi s is t h e
default setting.
When analyzing stationary signals, you can change to the Best
Speed setting, which is accessed from the Auto Couple hardkey and
the FFT & Sweep menu. This r esults in faster sweep times on a PSA
analyzer than on the HP 8566B or HP 8568B analyzers because of
the PSA’s better performance. In the majority of applications, this
faster speed would be desirable, but that is not always the case.
When you are using the Best Speed setting, you cannot change the
sweep time manually a s the sweep time is always coupled to giv e the
fastest sweep times based on the current settings.

•

Time-out (1) - Agilent suggests that you increase the timeout when

performin g M A an d M F comman ds t o a llow pre vious mark er
functions to complete correctly.

•

Time-out (2) - Agilent recommends increasing the timeout on a serial

poll due to differences in Sweep Times on some settings. Note,
however, that this may not be necessary when using the Best Speed
setting on the FFT & Sweep menu (accessed from the Auto Couple
hardkey).

•

Synchronization (1) - to synchronize after an IP command, Agilent

recommends that you use the DONE command. W e also sugg est that
the DONE command is used in conjunction with a timeout of about 5
seconds in case the analyzer starts to auto align. Alternatively, you
could set auto alignment to Off.

•

Sync hron izat ion (2) - Agilen t recommends that synchronization (usi ng

the DONE command) is used with marker functions when signal
tracking is turned on.

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Hints and Tips

A Few Helpful Hints and Tips

• AC and DC Coupling - the HP 8568B analyzer has two RF input ports:
— DC Coupled (with a BNC connector) to handle a frequency range

of 100 Hz to 1.5 GHz

— AC Coupled (with an N Type connector) to handle a frequency

range of 1 00 k H z to 1.5 GHz

The ESA-E and PSA series analyzers only have a single RF input
port.

When usi n g PSA models E4440A, E 4443A, and E 4445A, or th e
ESA-E model E4407B with the UKB option, you must use DC
coupling to see cal ibrated frequencies of less than 10 MHz. Signals of
less than 10 MHz are not calibrated when using AC coupling on
these analyzers.

When using ESA-E series model E4402B with Option UKB, or
models E4404B or E4405B, you must use DC coupling to see
calibrated frequ e ncies of less than 100 kHz. Si gnals of less than 100
kHz are not calibrated when using AC coupling on these analyzers.

NOTE PSA mode ls E4446A a n d E 4448A do not all o w A C co u pling.

ESA-E model E4407B does not allow AC coupling unless Option UKB
has been added.

ESA-E model E4401B do e s n o t allow DC co u pling.
ESA-E model E4402B do e s not allow DC co upling u n le s s Option UKB

has been added.

Overloading - if you are overloading the analyzer, connect a 10 dB

•

attenuator to the RF input and set the

Ext Am p Gain (external

amplifie r gain) to -10 dB. This soft k e y is accessed vi a t h e Am pl it u d e
hardkey.

•

Instrument Presets - consecutive instrument presets (using the IP

command, that is, issuing a command such as IP;IP;IP;) are not
required.

•

SCPI Langua ge - Agilent recommends that you do not repeatedly

swap to and from the SCPI language within your programs.

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4 Programming Commands

This chapter lists all the supported HP8566B/68B compatible
comm an ds in alphanume ric order, and gives brief details on their
syntax and operation. For more detailed information on these
comman ds, see your HP 8566B or HP 8568B Operating and
Programming Manual.

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Command Syntax

Command Syntax

Command synt ax is represente d pictoria lly.

• Ovals enclose command mnemonics. The command mnemonic must
be entered exactly as shown.

• Circles and o va ls su rround secondary keywords o r special numb ers
and chara ct e rs. The ch aracters in cir cle s an d o vals are consi d e re d
reserved words and must be entered exactly as shown.

• Rectangles contain the description of a syntax element defined in

Table 4-1, “Syntax Elements.”

• A loop above a syntax element indicates t hat the s y ntax el ement c an
be repeated.

• Solid lines repre se n t th e recommended path.

• Dotted lines indicate an optional path for bypassing secondary

keywords or using alternate units.

• Arrows an d cu rved inters ec t io n s in di cate comman d pa t h d irection.

• Semicolons are the recommended command terminators. Using

semicolons makes programs easier to read, prevents command
misinterpretation, and is recommended by IEEE Standard 728.

NOTE Uppercase is recommended for entering all commands unless otherwise

noted.
Syntax Elements are shown i n the s yntax di ag rams a s elem ents wi thi n

rectangles. In the syntax diagrams, characters and secondary keywords
are shown within circles or ovals. Characters and secondary keywords
must be entered exactly as shown.

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Table 4-1 Syntax Elements

Programming Commands

Command Syntax

Syntax

Component

Definition/Range

Analyzer command Any spectrum analyze r comma nd in this chapte r, with required

parameters and terminators.

Character S

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z databyte.

P

Character & EOI 8-bit byte containing only character data and followe d by end- or-identify

(EOI) condition, where the EOI control line on GPIB is asserted to indicate

the end of the transmission. END signifies the EOI condition.
Character string A list of characters.
Data byte 8-bit byte containin g nu meric or charac ter data.
Data byte & EOI 8-bit byte containing numeric or character data followed by end-or-identify

(EOI) condition, where the EOI control line on GPIB is asserted to indicate

the end of the transmission. END signifies the EOI condition.
Delimiter | \ @ ˆ $ % ; ! Matching characters that mark the beginning and end of a

character string, or a list of spectrum analyzer commands. Choose

delimiting ch aracte r s that ar e not used within the stri ng th ey delimit.
Digit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
lsb length Represents the least significant byte of a two-byte word that describes the

number of bytes returned or transmitted. See msb length.
msb length Represents the most significant byte of a two-byte word that describes the

number of bytes returned or transmitted. See lsb length.
Number Expressed as integer, decimal, or in exp one ntial (E) form.

308

Real Number Range: ± 1.797693134862315 × 10

, including 0.

Up to 15 significant figu re s allowe d .

−308

Numbers may be as small as ± 2.225073858507202 × 10

Integer Number Range: −32,768 through +32,767
Output

termination

Carriag e re turn(C

) and line feed (LF), with end-or-identify (EOI)

R

condition. ASCII codes 13 (carriage return) and 10 (line feed) are sent via

GPIB, then the end-or-iden tify co nt ro l line o n GP IB set s to ind icate the

end of the transmission.
Units Repres en t stan d ard sc ie ntific units.

Freq uency U n i ts: GZ, MZ, KZ, HZ
Amplitude Units: DB, DBMV, DM, DBMV, DBUV, V, MV, UV,
Time Units: SC, MS, US

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Programming Command Descriptions

Programming Command Descriptions

All supported commands are listed here, along with their descriptions
and cross-r efe re n ce s t o similar comm an ds.

This chapte r is not design e d t o be a compreh e n sive guide to all
HP 8566B/68B co mmands. It give s brief des cript io n s o f t h e su p ported
commands, and highlights important functional or behavioral
differences that you should be aware of when transferring existing HP
8566B or HP 8568B code to your ESA-E series or PSA analyzer. For a
fuller description of the commands, refer to the HP 8566B or HP
8568B’s Operating and Programming Manual.

In the descriptio n s o f th e co mm ands, TRA corres pon ds t o Trace 1, TRB
corresponds to Trace 2, and TRC corresponds to Trace 3.

To a voi d confusion between numbers and letters , all commands that
incorporate numbers have had the number spelled out and placed in
square br acke t s aft e r the comma n d. For example, the co mmand ‘I1’ is
shown as ‘I1 [one]’ - that is, the capital letter ‘I’ followed by the number
‘1’, and then the word ‘one’ italicized in squ are bracke t s. Th e italicize d
word in brackets does not form part of the command.

NOTE With the exception of the two commands KSG and VAVG, all commands

shown in the f oll owing p ages a s using the ON and OFF parameters wil l
also accept 1 and 0. The parameters ON and 1 are interchangeable and
offer identical functionality. Similarly, OFF and 0 offer identical
functionality and are interchangeable. Please note, however, that the
query commands always return ON or OFF, and never return a 1 or a 0.

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A1 [one] Clear Write for Trace A

A1 [one]
Clear Write for Trace A

Syntax

Description

The A1 co mmand set s Tr ace A to clear write. That is, it co n t in u o u s l y
displays any signal present at the spectrum analyzer input. The A1
command initially clears Trace A, setting all elements to zero. The
sweep trigger then signals the start of the sweep, and Trace A is
continually updated as the sweep progresses. Subsequent sweeps send
new amplit ude infor ma t io n to t he dis play addr e s ses.

NOTE The functions of the command A1 are identical to the CLRW TRA

command (page 92).

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A2 [two] Maximum Hold for Trace A

A2 [two]
Maximum Hold for Trace A

Syntax

Description

The A2 command updates each trace element with the maximum level
detected during the period that the trace has been active.

NOTE The functions of the command A2 are identical to the MXMH TRA

command (page 202).

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A3 [three] View Mode for T race A

A3 [three]
View Mode for Trace A

Syntax

Description

The A3 command displays Trace A and t hen s tops the s weep i f no other
traces are active. Trace A does not get updated with new data.

NOTE The functions of the command A3 are identical to the VIEW TRA

command (page 256).

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A4 [four] Blank Trace A

A4 [four]
Blank Trace A

Syntax

Description

The A4 command blanks Trace A and stops the sweep if no other traces
are active. Trace A is not updated.

NOTE The functions of the command A4 are identical to the BLANK TRA

command (page 82).

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AMB A minus B into A

Syntax

Programming Commands

AMB A minu s B in to A

Description

The AMB command subtracts the points in Trace B from the
corresponding points in Trace A, an d s e n d s t he results t o Trace A.
Thus, AMB can restore the original trace after an APB or a KSc
command has been executed.

NOTE On HP 8566B and HP 8568B analyzers, the AMB command operates

continuously. That is, it continuously updates Trace A to display the
results of Trace A minus Trace B until AMB is switched off.

This is not the case with HP 8566B/68B Code Compatibility. The AMB
command is performed once only, using the trace data available at the
time of execution.

NOTE The functions of the command AMB are identical to the C2 [two]

command (page 87).

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AMBPL (A minus B) plus Display Line into A

AMBPL
(A minus B) plus Display Line into A

Syntax

Description

The AMBPL command does a point-by-point subtraction of Trace B
from Trace A, and then adds the display line point values to the
difference. The results are sent to Trace A

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ANNOT Annotation

Syntax

Programming Commands

ANNOT Annotation

Preset State: ANNOT ON

Description

The ANNOT command turns on or off all annotation on the spectrum
analyze r display. Softkey label s are n o t affected by this command an d
rema in d isplayed.

NOTE The functions of the command ANNOT are identical to the KSo

command (page 152) and KS p co m mand (page 153).

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APB A Plus B to A

APB
A Plus B to A

Syntax

Description

The APB command does a point-by-point addition of Trace A and Trace
B, and sends the results to Tra ce A . Th u s, APB can re sto re t h e origi n al
trace after an AMB or a C2 command has been executed.

NOTE The functions of the command APB are identical to the KSc command

(page 131)

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AT Attenuation

Syntax

Programming Commands

AT Attenuation

Table 4-2

Item Description/Default Range

Number An y real number or

integer. Default units
are dB.

PSA - 0 to70 dB specified absolutely

and

10 to 70 dB in 10 dB steps

ESA - 0 to 65 dB specified absolutely

and

10 to 65 dB in 10 dB steps

Preset State: 10 dB
Step Increment: 10 dB

Description

Specifies the RF input attenuation.
Although any attenuation level from 0 dB to 70 dB in PSA series

analyzers (0 dB to 65 dB in ESA-E series analyzers) can be specified
using absolute values , y ou can nev er set a ttenuation below 10 dB using
the DOWN steps. This is a safety feature to prevent inadvertent setting
of attenuation to a level that could damage the analyzer.

CAUTION Signal levels above +30 dBm will damage the spectrum analyzer.

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AT Attenuation

NOTE The OA option only returns the current value to the controller. It does

not set the active function.

NOTE ESA series analyzers have a range of 10 dB to 65 dB when accessed in

10 dB steps. Stepping up from the default value of 10 dB, the sequence
rises in 10 dB steps until an attenuation of 60 dB is reached. The next
step will only be 5 dB as the analyzer’s upper limit is 65 dB will have
been reached.

Stepping down from 65 dB reverses this sequence. The first step down
from 65 dB is to 60 dB. Thereafter, each step is of 10 dB until an
attenuation level of 10 dB is reached.

You cannot step down below 10 dB. To set levels below 10 dB, you must
specify the attenuation absolutely. For example, to set attenuation to 5
dB, you must use the command AT 5DB.

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AUNITS Amplitude Units

Syntax

Programming Commands

AUNITS Amplitude Units

Description

Specifies the amplitude readout units for the reference level, the
marker, and the display line.

NOTE The functions of the command AUNITS are identical to the commands

KSA (page 126), KSB (page 128), KSC (page 130), and KSD (page 132).

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AXB Exchange Trace A and Trace B

AXB
Exchange Trace A and Trace B

Syntax

Description

This command exchanges Trace A and Trace B, point by point.

NOTE The functions of the command AXB are identical to the EX command

(page 109) and to the XCH TRA,TRB command (page 257).

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B1 [one] Clear Write for Trace B

B1 [one]
Clear Write for Trace B

Syntax

Description

The B1 co mmand set s Tr ace B to clear write. That is, it co n t in u o u s l y
displays any signal present at the spectrum analyzer input. The B1
command initially clears Trace B, setting all elements to zero. The
sweep trigger then signals the start of the sweep, and Trace B is
continually updated as the sweep progresses. Subsequent sweeps send
new amplit ude infor ma t io n to t he dis play addr e s ses.

NOTE The functions of the command B1 are identical to the CLRW TRB

command (page 92).

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B2 [two] Maximum Hold for Trace B

B2 [two]
Maximum Hold for Trace B

Syntax

Description

The B2 command updates each trace element with the maximum level
detected while the trace is active.

NOTE The functions of the command B2 are identical to the MXMH TRB

command (page 202).

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B3 [three] View Mode for T race B

B3 [three]
View Mode for Trace B

Syntax

Description

The B3 command displays Trace B and t hen s tops the s weep i f no other
traces are active. Trace B does not get updated.

NOTE The functions of the command B3 are identical to the VIEW TRB

command (page 256).

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B4 [four] Blank Trace B

B4 [four]
Blank Trace B

Syntax

Description

The B4 command blanks Trace B and stops the sweep if no other traces
are active. Trace B is not updated.

NOTE The functions of the command B4 are identical to the BLANK TRB

command (page 82).

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