194 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes Programming Guide
4 Measurement Operations & Settings
parameters: OFF or 0
ON or 1
Shutter closed after mainframe power on.
Shutter open after mainframe power on.
response: none
example: OUTP1:APOW OFF
affects: All attenuator modules
command: :OUTPutn[:CHANnel[m]]:STATe:APOWeron?
syntax: :OUTPutn[:CHANnel[m]]:STATe:APOWeron?
description: Queries the state of the shutter at power on.
parameters: none
response: boolean 0 The shutter is open after mainframe power on.
1 The shutter is closed after mainframe power on.
example: OUTP1:APOW? -> 0<END>
affects: All attenuator modules.
command: :OUTPutn[:CHANnel[m]]:ATIMe
syntax: :OUTPutn[:CHANnel[m]]:ATIMe<wsp><value>[ NS | US | MS| S ]
description: Sets the powermeter averaging time, which can, if the attenuator’s power contol feature is activated, affect how the
attenuator compensates for changes to input power.
parameters: <value> The averaging time (in seconds if no unit specified).
response: none
example: OUTP1:ATIM 1s
affects: Attenuator modules with power control.
command: :OUTPutn]:CHANnel[m]]:ATIMe?
syntax: :OUTPutn[:CHANnel[m]]:ATIMe?
description: Queries the powermeter averaging time.
parameters: none