SD000317 Rev. G January 2001
getPDLTrace........................................................................................................143
getAverageZeroLossPower..................................................................................144
getLocalPeakPower.............................................................................................145
getLocalBandwidth...............................................................................................146
getLocalCenterWave ...........................................................................................147
setBand................................................................................................................148
getPassBand........................................................................................................148
getLocalPassBand...............................................................................................150
getFlatness...........................................................................................................151
getITUSize............................................................................................................152
getITU 152
getCrossTalk........................................................................................................153
getChannelList.....................................................................................................154
getOWBInfo..........................................................................................................155
setUnits ................................................................................................................157
getUnits ................................................................................................................157
terminateSWS......................................................................................................158
DLL Error Returns................................................................................................159
Programming Examples ..................................................................................................160
Contents of CD-ROM...........................................................................................160
Visual Basic Programming Example...................................................................161
C Programming Example ....................................................................................161
Programming Flowcharts ....................................................................................162
External Control of the Source Optics Module.................................................................172
Command Formats..............................................................................................172
Command Paths..................................................................................................173
Optional Commands............................................................................................173
Parameter Types .................................................................................................174
Programming the Source Optics Module ........................................................................175
SCPI Command Tree ..........................................................................................175
SCPI Common Commands.................................................................................177
SCPI Status Commands .....................................................................................180
User Commands..................................................................................................182
Reference...................................................................................................................................189
Troubleshooting................................................................................................................189
Troubleshooting Flowcharts.............................................................................................199
Testing the System ..............................................................................................200
Testing the Source Optics Module.......................................................................202
Testing for System Noise.....................................................................................205
Testing Source Optics Module Power Levels......................................................206
Parallel Port Interface Troubleshooting............................................................................207
Recording SWS Performance.........................................................................................209
SWS Performance Checklist...............................................................................210
Error Messages in SWS..................................................................................................215
Error Messages from the Tunable Laser Source................................................215
Error Messages from the Source Optics Module................................................216
Error Messages from the Software......................................................................217
Detailed Error Messages .....................................................................................218
How the SWS Calculates Values ....................................................................................221
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