3 Spectrum Analyzer Mode
3.10 TOI Measurement
alignment finishes before the abort function is performed, so :ABORt does not abort
an alignment.
If the instrument is set for Continuous measurement, it sets up the measurement
and initiates a new data measurement sequence with a new data acquisition
(sweep) taken once the trigger condition is met.
If the instrument is set for Single measurement, it remains in the "idle" state until an
:INIT:IMM command is received.
Remote Command
:ABORt
Example
:ABOR
Notes If :INIT:CONT is ON, then a new continuous measurement will start immediately, with sweep (data
acquisition) occurring once the trigger condition has been met
If :INIT:CONT is OFF, then :INIT:IMM is used to start a single measurement, with sweep (data
acquisition) occurring once the trigger condition has been met
Dependencies For continuous measurement, :ABORt is equivalent to the Restart key
Not all measurements support this command
Status Bits/OPC
dependencies
The STATus:OPERation register bits 0 through 8 are cleared , except bit 6 (Waiting for Periodic
Sync). Initiating a measurement and Waiting for Periodic Sync could be asynchronous
The STATus:QUEStionable register bit 9 (INTegrity sum) is cleared
Since all the bits that feed into OPC are cleared by :ABORt, the Abort command will cause the *OPC
query to return true
3.10.9.2 Sweep Config
Accesses controls that enable you to configure the Sweep and Control functions of
the instrument, such as Sweep Rules.
Points
Sets the number of points taken per sweep, and displayed in the traces. The current
value of points is displayed parenthetically, next to the sweep time in the lower-right
corner of the display. Using more points provides greater resolution. Using fewer
points compacts the data and decreases the time required to access a trace over
the remote interface.
Increasing the number of points does not increase the sweep time. However, it can
slightly impact the trace processing time and therefore the overall measurement
speed. Decreasing the number of points does not decrease the sweep time, but it
may speed up the measurement, depending on the other sweep settings (for
example, in FFT sweeps). Fewer points will always speed up the I/O.
Due to minimum sweep rate limitations of the hardware, the minimum sweep time
available to the user will increase above its normal value of 1 ms as the number of
sweep points increases above 15001.
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