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Native Device Message Details
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Native Device Message Details
SPF/SPF?
Frequency Span
Function
This command sets the frequency span.
Command
SPF freq
Query
SPF?
Response
freq
No suffix code. Value is returned in Hz units.
Parameter
freq
Frequency span
Range
[MS269xA]
0 Hz, 300 Hz to 6.15 GHz (MS2690A)
0 Hz, 300 Hz to 13.7 GHz (MS2691A)
0 Hz, 300 Hz to 26.7 GHz (MS2692A)
[MS2830A]
0 Hz, 300 Hz to 3.8 GHz (Option 040)
0 Hz, 300 Hz to 6.2 GHz (Option 041)
0 Hz, 300 Hz to 13.7 GHz (Option 043)
0 Hz, 300 Hz to 26.7 GHz (Option 044)
0 Hz, 300 Hz to 43.2 GHz (Option 045)
[MS2840A]
0 Hz, 300 Hz to 3.8 GHz (Option 040)
0 Hz, 300 Hz to 6.2 GHz (Option 041)
0 Hz, 300 Hz to 27.1 GHz (Option 044)
0 Hz, 300 Hz to 45.1 GHz (Option 046)
Resolution 2 Hz
(Trace Point – 1) Hz
(When Signal Generator Control is On.)
Suffix code HZ, KHZ, KZ, MHZ, MZ, GHZ, GZ
Hz is used when omitted.
Details
This command is not available in the following cases:
•
During the Spectrum Emission Mask measurement
•
During the Spurious Emission measurement
Frequency span cannot be set to 0 Hz when Signal Generator Control is
On.
Frequency span cannot be set to 0 Hz when the N dB Bandwidth
measurement function is On.
Example of Use
To set the frequency span to 123.456 kHz.
SPF 123456