x N1911A/1912A P-Series Power Meters Programming Guide
Setting Offsets 38
• Channel Offsets 38
• Display Offsets 38
Setting Measurement Limits 40
• Setting Limits 40
• Checking for Limit Failures 42
• Using STATus 43
Getting the Best Speed Performance 44
• Measurement Rate 44
• Sensor 45
• Trigger Mode 45
• Output Format 47
• Units 47
• Command Used 47
• Fast Mode 48
How Measurements are Calculated 49
Status Reporting 50
• The General Status Register Model 50
• How to Use Register 53
• The Condition Polling Method 53
• The SRQ Method 54
• Device Status Register 65
• Using the Operation Complete Commands 67
Saving and Recalling Power Meter Configurations 69
• How to Save and Recall a Configuration 69
Using Device Clear to Halt Measurements 70
An Introduction to the SCPI Language 71
• Mnemonic Forms 71
• Using a Colon (:) 71
• Using a Semicolon (;) 72
• Using a Comma (,) 72
• Using Whitespace 72
• Using “?” Commands 72
• Using “*” Commands 73
• Syntax Conventions 73