HP 8508A - Page 68

Operation
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Display State <-HP1B=> DISPlay:STATe ON|OFF|1]0
Controls the front panel display. The display can be turned off when not needed. A speed improvement may be
realized by switching the display off. The improvement will be greater as AVERAGE:COUNt is reduced , since
updating the display is an overhead at the end of the measurement cycle.
The default is ON.
The query option returns 1 or 0.
Fetch Results <:P1B=> FETCh?
Continuous readings : CONT inuous?
This query returns the result of the measurement most recently started as soon as it is available. The result will be
generated using the current measurement configuration.
FETCh:CONTinuous? causes results to be passed to the HP-IB such that when one is read, the next is made
available for reading as soon as it is calculated.
Format FORMat LiNear|LOGarithmic|POLar|RECTangular|CARTesian |
The format command sets the units in which measurement results will be returned.
_LiNear Sets voltage and power units to volts and watts respectively, and magnitude ratio to a dimensionless
quantity.
LOGarithmic Sets voltage and power units to dBuV and dBm respectively, magnitude ratio to dB, and RHO
magnitude to Return Loss in dB.
POLar Sets the results from vector measurements to ratio and phase angle.
RECTangular Sets the results from vector measurements to real and imaginary components.
CARTesian Identical to RECTangular.
The default is LINear POLar.
The query option returns an ASCII string indicating the current state.
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