Bnc 7000 Series Programmer Manual User Manual

1 Programmer’s Manual V1.1 (prelim) SERIES 7000 Phase Noise Measurement Systems Models MODEL 7070, MODEL 7300

10 use VISA Read to get the response. The USBTMC protocol supports service request, triggers and other GPIB specific operations. USBTMC upgrades

11 2.10 Using SCPI for SERIES 7000 The Standard Commands for Programmable Instrumentation (SCPI) provides a uniform and consistent language to c

12 3 IEEE-488 Interface Commands 3.1 IEEE Mandated Commands The required common commands are IEEE-488.2 mandated commands that are defined in th

13 The Standard Event Status Enable (ESE) query returns the value of the Standard Event Status Enable Register. NOTE: Reading the Standard Event S

14 *RST. However, cycling the instrument power will reset it to zero. 3.1.10 *SRE? The Service Request Enable (SRE) query returns the value of t

15 4 SCPI Commands This chapter provides an introduction to SCPI programming that includes descriptions of the command types, hierarchical comm

16 • SCPI optional commands (per SCPI 1999.0) • SCPI compliant commands that are unique to the SERIES 7000. Not all of the commands supported by

17 Units In the case of physical quantities, the unit can be entered. Permissible unit prefixes are G (giga), MA (mega), MHZ are also permissible)

18 :STATus :SYSTem :TRIGger The purpose of the TRIGger block is to provide an instrument with synchronization capability with external events. The

19 The transition filter is a special register that specifies which types of bit state changes in the condition register will set corresponding bi

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20 4.8 Standard Event Status Group The Standard Event Status group, consisting of the Standard Event Status register (an Event register) and the

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22 5 SCPI Command Description 5.1 :ABORt Subsystem The :ABORt command is a single command subsystem. There are no subcommands or associated d

23 :CALCulate:REQuest:DATA :CALCulate:AVErage:CURRent? :CALCulate:FREQuency? This command reads out the internal frequency counter and

24 The :INITiate subsystem controls the state of the SERIES 7000 trigger system. The subsystem commands and parameters are described below. The :I

25 SENSe:FREQuency:AUTO {ON|OFF|1|0} ON SENSe:FREQuency;DETect {ALWays | ONCe | NEVer} ALWays SENSe:POWer <value> Hz SENSe: POWer:EXE

26 SENSe:XX:POINTs <value> SENSe:XX:POINTs? Sets or gets the number of points per trace. SENSe:XX:PPDs <value> SENSe:XX:PPDs? Set

27 :SENSe:XX:AVERage:COUNt {1 ~ 999} :SENSe:XX:AVERage:COUNt? This command sets/gets average count. :SENSe:PATH This command switches the board

28 :STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? :STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle <value> :STATus:QUEStionable:PTR <value> :STATus:QUEStionable:NT

29 :QUEStionable:PTR :STATus:QUEStionable:PTR This command sets the positive transition filter of the questionable status event register. :QUESti

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30 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:DNS:DYNamic ON|OFF|1|0 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:DNS:OVERride ON|OFF|1|0 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:DNS[:SERVer] <ip

31 :LAN:DOMain (not implemented) :SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:DOMain <string> :SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:DOMain? This command defines the domain na

32 This command controls the LAN identify feature. ON(1) The command enables device identification by displaying the full- screen message "Id

33 A trigger signal comprises both positive and negative signal transitions (states), which are also called high and low periods. You can configur

34 state can be set high or low. The gate mode works only with an external trigger source. POINT Upon triggering, only a single point of the swe

35 5.9 UNIT Subsystem Command Parameters Unit (default) Remark UNIT:POWer W|V|DBM|DBC/HZ|UV/SQHZ DBM UNIT:FREQuency HZ|MHZ|GHZ HZ UNIT:NOISe

36 6 Examples (NEEDS REWORK) 6.1 Remote Phase Noise Measurement (FW 1.0) Following the SCPI command sequence for a typical remote phase noise me

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5 1 Introduction This manual provides information for remote operation of the SERIES 7000 Signal Source Analyzers / Phase Noise Measurement Sys

6 2 Programming the SERIES 7000 The SERIES 7000 can be accessed through LAN or USB interface. All interfaces use standard SCPI command set to pas

7 The TCP/IP setup requires the following: • IP Address: Every computer/electronic device in a TCP/IP network requires an IP address. An IP addres

8 TCPIP::192.168.1.50::INSTR is therefore a valid resource name. TCPIP designates the network protocol used and INSTR indicates that the VXI-11 p

9 2.5 Using Telnet LAN (Port 18) Telnet provides a means of communicating with the instrument over the LAN. The Telnet client, run on a LAN conne