MEASurement Commands 2
U8480 Series Programming Guide 79
FETCh[1][:SCALar][:POWer:AC]? 
[<expected_value>[,<resolution>[,<source list>]]]
This command sets the measurement function, recalculates the measurement, 
and places the result on the bus. The result is a power-based measurement and is 
expressed in the units defined by UNIT[1]:POWer.
Refer to “Auto-Averaging Settings” on page 374 to configure the correct 
parameters for the expected power and resolution.
Syntax
Parameters
Refer to “Optional parameters” on page 73 for additional details on the 
parameters in this command.
:POW
:AC
?
:SCAL
Space
expected_value
DEF
resolution
,
DEF
source list
,
FETC
1
Item Description/Default Range of values
expected_value 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. The units of 
measurement are dBm and W. The default units are defined by 
UNIT:POWer.
sensor-dependent 
DEF
[a]