Keysight N9041B - Saving a SCPI Recording as a Python Script

7 Save/Recall/Print
7.3 Save
Type Extension Details
Text
.txt
Default
Python
Script
.py
Generates a Python script that can be executed in Python
environment.. For details, see "Saving a SCPI Recording as a Python
Script" on page 2618
The saved file content does not include the label of each recorded entry, just the
SCPI mnemonics. The file is saved to the following folder:
<user_name>:\Documents\Keysight\Infrastructure\ScpiRecording folder
Saving a SCPI Recording as a Python Script
To execute the generated Python script:
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Install the Python version required by PyVisa
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Download the PyVisa library from: https://pypi.org/project/PyVISA/
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Modify the connection string, to specify your instrument’s connection string
Example Script
An example of the generated script is shown below.
# _install location: https://pypi.org/project/PyVISA/
import pyvisa
import re
# connected instrument
_inst = ''
# SCPI Recording commands and queries
# Add/Modify the instrument address to execute the script
_connectionString = 'your instrument connection string here'
#Example SCPI Recording Entries
_recordingEntries = ['Active Mode & Measurement'|':INST:CONF:SA:SANalyzer',
'Query Operation Complete'|'*OPC?',
'Active Mode & Measurement'|':INST:CONF:SA:SANalyzer',
'Query Operation Complete'|'*OPC?',
'Center Frequency'|':SENSe:FREQuency:CENTer 12000000000',
'Freq Offset'|':SENSe:FREQuency:OFFSet 10',
Spectrum Analyzer Mode User's &Programmer's Reference 2618