Communication Command Reference 103 103
Power reading 2 exp Power in present units channel 2 (if present.
0.0 otherwise)
Status 2 int A bitfield in hexadecimal defining the
current channel status
NOTE: The bitfield is defined as follows:
Bits 9-7 Channel Units. See PM:UNITS?
Bits 6-4 Channel Range, See PM:RANge?
Bit 3 Detector Present
Bit 2 Channel range change status. Indicates if a measurement
has been taken while the unit is ranging
Bit 1 Detector Saturated (reserved, follows bit 0)
Bit 0 Channel overrange. Indicates that the current measurement
is overrange for the current channel range
Related Commands: PM:MODE?
8.3.3.63 PM:RANge
Description Range select
Syntax PM:RANge range
Remarks The PM:RANge command selects the gain stage when
making readings from the detector head. The range of this
value depends on the detector being used.
Response Type Description
range int Values range from 0 to 7
Related Commands: PM:RANge?, PM:AUTO
8.3.3.64 PM:RANge?
Description Range query
Syntax PM:RANge?
Remarks The PM:RANge? query returns an integer that indicates the
present range. The range of this value depends on the
detector being used.
Response Value Description
range 0 Values range from 0 to 7
Related Commands: PM:RANge, PM:AUTO
8.3.3.65 PM:REF:VALue
Description Reference Value Define
Syntax PM:REF:VALue <val>
Parameters