Remote Commands
Common Application Commands
MAP-200 Optical Switch mOSW-C1 Installation and User Guide Standard
June 2016 Document Number 22112369-120 R000 Page 91
:ROUTe:MONitor?
Description
Query the optical power value of switch device. The command only works for the switch
device that has optical power meter capability.
If dir is not set, optical direction is decided by firmware.
If input = 1 and device does not have the opm channel 1 & channel 2, system will have
systax error. The device must have opm channel 3 and channel 4 for input 2
Input Format
:ROUTe:MONitor? <D>, [dir, input]
Dir Integer
Output
Input Integer
1xN switch input = 1
2XN switch input = 1 or 2
Output Format
<dir>,<power>
Dir Integer
0: common N (Output)
1: N (Output) comm
Example
The following example queries the optical power monitor values on switch device 1.
Terminal Input:
:ROUTe:MON? 1
Terminal Response:
0, -8.000
The above response indicates the power direction is from input to output and power value is
-8.000dbm.