1 Power Sensor Remote Operation
2 U2000 Series Programming Guide
Setting Offsets 27
• Channel Offsets 27
Setting Measurement Limits 28
• Setting Limits 28
• Checking for Limit Failures 29
Getting the Best Speed Performance 31
• Measurement Rate 31
• Trigger Mode 31
• Output Format 33
• Units 33
• Command Used 33
• Fast Mode 34
How Measurements are Calculated 35
Status Reporting 36
• The General Status Register Model 36
• How to Use Register 39
• The Condition Polling Method 39
• Status Registers 39
• Device Status Register 47
• Using the Operation Complete Commands 49
Saving and Recalling Power Sensor Configurations 50
• How to Save and Recall a Configuration 50
Using Device Clear to Halt Measurements 51
An Introduction to the SCPI Language 52
• Mnemonic Forms 52
• Using a Colon (:) 52
• Using a Semicolon (;) 53
• Using a Comma (,) 53
• Using Whitespace 53
• Using “?” Commands 53
• Using “*” Commands 54
• Syntax Conventions 54
• Syntax Diagram Conventions 54
• SCPI Data Types 55
• Input Message Terminators 61
SCPI Compliance Information 62
Summary of Commands 63
This chapter describes the parameters that configure the power sensor and
helps you determine settings to optimize performance.