Agilent Technologies 8163A - The Get Lambda Scan Parameters Function; The Execute Lambda Scan Function

The Agilent 816x VXIplug&play Instrument Driver Lambda Scan Applications
238 Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Fifth Edition
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If the Step Size is too small and results in a trigger frequency that is to
high for the installed Power Meters, the error "could not calculate a
sweep speed!" will be returned. Increase the Step Size.
3 If the chosen wavelength range is too large and Step Size is too small,
the error "too many datapoints to log!" will be returned. In this case,
reduce the wavelength range and/or increase the Step Size.
The Get Lambda Scan Parameters Function
The Get Lambda Scan Parameters
(hp816x_getLambdaScanParameters_Q) function returns all parameters
that the Prepare Lambda Scan (hp816x_prepareLambdaScan) function
adjusts or automatically calculates.
The Execute Lambda Scan Function
The Execute Lambda Scan (hp816x_executeLambdaScan) function runs
and returns the results of a Lambda Scan operation.
That is, it executes an operation where a Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave
Measurement System with a back-loadable Tunable Laser module and up
to four Power Sensors installed, performs a wavelength sweep where the
Tunable Laser module and Power Sensors are coordinated with each other.
The Prepare Lambda Scan (hp816x_prepareLambdaScan) function must
be called before a Lambda Scan operation is executed. Use the return
values of this function (Number of Datapoints and Number of Power
Arrays) to allocate arrays for the Execute Lambda Scan
(hp816x_executeLambdaScan) function.
Equally Spaced Datapoints is enabled as part of this function and cannot
be disabled. Use Multi Frame Lambda Scan if you need to have inequally
spaced datapoints. See“Equally Spaced Datapoints” on page 236 for more
details.