2 MEASurement Commands
146 N1911A/1912A P-Series Power Meters Programming Guide
READ[1]|2|3|4[:SCALar][:POWer:AC]?
[<expected_value>[,<resolution>[,<source list>]]]
This command sets the specified window’s measurement function to single
channel with relative mode off, aborts then initiates the specified channel,
calculates the measurement result and places the result on the bus. The result is a
power based measurement and is expressed in the units defined by
UNIT[1]|2|3|4:POWer.
Syntax
Parameters
Refer to “Optional Parameters” on page 112 for additional details on the
parameters in this command.
INITiate:CONTinuous must be set to OFF, otherwise error –213, “INIT ignored”
occurs. If TRIGger:SOURce is set to BUS, error –214, “Trigger deadlock” occurs.
:POW
:AC
:SCAL
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Space
expected_value
DEF
resolution
,
DEF
source list
,
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Item Description/Defaul t Range of Values
expected_value
(for the expected power level)
The expected power level parameter can be set to DEF or a
numeric value. If a value is entered it should correspond to
that set by CONFigure otherwise an error occurs.
sensor dependent
DEF
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