10 SENSe Subsystem
436 N1911A/1912A P-Series Power Meters Programming Guide
Example
Reset Condition
On reset, Perpetual Gating will be disabled.
Query
[SENSe[1]]|SENSe2:SWEep[1]|2|3|4:AUTO?
The query returns the current setting of perpetual gating(0 or 1).
– 1 is returned if the perpetual gating is turned on
– 0 is returned if the perpetual gating is turned off
Query Example
Error Messages
– If no sensor or wrong sensor is connected to the channel, error –241
"Hardware missing" occurs.
– If channel is not in trigger acquisition mode, error –221 "Settings conflict"
occurs.
– If Auto Gate fails, error –221 "Settings conflict; Auto Once failed" occurs.
SENS:SWE2:AUTO ON This command turns on Channel A Gate 2
Perpetual Gating.
SENS2:SWE3:AUTO OFF This command turns off Channel B Gate 3
Perpetual Gating.
SENS2:SWE4:AUTO ONCE This command triggers Auto Gating for
Channel B Gate 4.
SENS2:SWE:AUTO? The query returns the current setting of
Perpetual Gating for Gate 1 Channel B.