Viavi MAP-200 - Remote Commands; Definitions; SCPI Commands Command Tables

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June 2016 Document Number: 22112369-120 R000 Status: Standard
Chapter 8: Remote Commands
Definitions
Card
Refers to a removable component of the MAP shelf providing a specific
functionality related to optical testing and/or measurement. The term card
and cassette may be used interchangeably.
Chassis
Refers to the MAP enclosure which houses cards.
CI
Cassette Interface. This is a common component of all MAP cassettes.
Device
The part of a card which is individually addressed and controlled to
perform a particular action based on card type.
MAP200
Multiple Application Platform 200. Refers to one or more shelves which
house and control modular cards to form a system.
Cassette
Refers to an element, usually addressable, on a card.
SCPI
Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments.
Slot
The space where a card may be inserted within a MAP chassis.
PCT
Passive Component Tester – refers to the MAP-200 cassette which
performs IL and ORL measurements using OTDR technology (also
known as the mORL cassette). This also refers to the super-application
that runs this cassette.
OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
IL
Insertion Loss (dB)
ORL
Optical Return Loss (dB)
SCPI Commands Command Tables
All the SCPI commands listed in this section can be performed through TCP/IP,
through a General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) via the MAP-200 CMR (with extra
parameter used to specify slot number) or through LXI.