Newport 1936-R series - Pm:spotsize; Pm:stat:max

106 Communication Command Reference
Response Type Description
Value float saturation current density ( A/cm² ) for
semiconductor detector or saturation power
( W ) for thermopile detector.
Related Commands: PM:SPOTSIZE, PM:SATLEVEL
8.3.3.73 PM:SPOTSIZE
Description Set detector spot size
Syntax PM:SPOTSIZE value
Remarks This command sets the detector spot size. By default, the
spot size is same as a detector’s surface area. This value is
used to when measurement units are set to W/cm
2
, J/cm
2
or
Sun.
Argument Type Description
Value float Spot size (cm
2
)
Related Commands: PM:SPOTSIZE?, PM:DETSIZE?
8.3.3.74 PM:SPOTSIZE?
Description Detector spot size query
Syntax PM:SPOTSIZE?
Remarks The PM:SPOTSIZE? query returns the detector spot size
in cm
2
.
Response Type Description
Spot size float detector spot size in cm
2
Related Commands: PM:SPOTSIZE, PM:DETSIZE?
8.3.3.75 PM:STAT:MAX?
Description Statistics Maximum Value Query
Syntax PM:STAT:MAX?
Parameters None
Function This query returns the maximum value in the statistics
buffer.
Returns <max>
<max>is of type <number>in exponent notation.