Anritsu BTS Master MT8220T Owner's manual

Programming Manual
BTS Master
MT8220T High Performance Handheld Spectrum Analyzer
Note SCPI programming commands may not be available for all instrument operating
modes and functions.
Anritsu Company
490 Jarvis Drive
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-2809
USA
http://www.anritsu.com
Part Number: 10580-00367
Revision: E
Published: November 2017
Copyright 2017 Anritsu Company

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1—General Information
1-1 About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1-2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1-3 Contacting Anritsu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1-4 Remote Programming Setup and Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Ethernet Interface Connection and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
USB Interface Connection and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1-5 Sending SCPI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Chapter 2—Programming with SCPI
2-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-2 Introduction to SCPI Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
SCPI Common Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
SCPI Required Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
SCPI Optional Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2-3 Subsystem Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Command Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Hierarchical Command Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Query Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Data Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Data Parameter Notations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Unit Suffixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2-4 Notational Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2-5 Notational Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Command Terminators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
2-6 Formatting Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
2-7 Parameter Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Spectrum Analyzer Parameter Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
GSM Parameter Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
WiMAX, Mobile WiMAX Parameter Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
WCDMA Parameter Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
CDMA Parameter Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
EVDO Parameter Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
TDSCDMA Parameter Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Chapter 3— All Mode Commands

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3-1 :FETCh GPS Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3-2 :INSTrument Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3-3 :MMEMory Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3-4 [:SENSe] GPS Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
3-5 :STATus Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3-6 :SYSTem Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Chapter 4—Cable & Antenna Commands
4-1 :CALCulate Subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4-2 :CALibration Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
4-3 :CONFigure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
4-4 :DISPlay Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
4-5 :FORMat Subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Interpreting Returned Data Pair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
4-6 :INITiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
4-7 :SOURce Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
4-8 :TRACe Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
4-9 [:SENSe] Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Chapter 5—VSG Commands
5-1 [:SENSe] Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Chapter 6—Spectrum Analyzer Commands
6-1 :ABORt Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6-2 :CALCulate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6-3 :CONFigure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
6-4 :DISPlay Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
6-5 :FETCh Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
6-6 :FORMat Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
6-7 :INITiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
6-8 :MEASure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
6-9 :MMEMory Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35
6-10 :READ Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
6-11 :TRACe Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
6-12 :TRIGger Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45
6-13 :UNIT Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-47

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6-14 [:SENSe] Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48
Chapter 7—CDMA Commands
7-1 :ABORt Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7-2 :CALCulate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7-3 :CONFigure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7-4 :DISPlay Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
7-5 :FETCh Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
7-6 :FORMat Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
7-7 :INITiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
7-8 :MEASure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
7-9 :READ Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
7-10 :TRACe Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
7-11 :TRIGger Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
7-12 :UNIT Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
7-13 [:SENSe] Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Chapter 8—EV-DO Commands
8-1 :ABORt Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8-2 :CALCulate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8-3 :CONFigure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
8-4 :DISPlay Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8-5 :FETCh Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
8-6 :FORMat Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
8-7 :INITiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
8-8 :MEASure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
8-9 :READ Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
8-10 :TRACe Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
8-11 :TRIGger Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
8-12 :UNIT Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27
8-13 [:SENSe] Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28
Chapter 9—WCDMA Commands
9-1 :ABORt Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9-2 :CALCulate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9-3 :CONFigure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
9-4 :DISPlay Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
9-5 :FETCh Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8

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9-6 :FORMat Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
9-7 :INITiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
9-8 :MEASure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
9-9 :MMEMory Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
9-10 :READ Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
9-11 :TRACe Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
9-12 [:SENSe] Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Chapter 10—TDSCDMA Commands
10-1 :ABORt Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
10-2 :CONFigure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
10-3 :DISPlay Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
10-4 :FETCh Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
10-5 :FORMat Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
10-6 :INITiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
10-7 :MEASure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
10-8 :READ Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
10-9 :TRACe Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
10-10 :UNIT Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
10-11 [:SENSe] Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Chapter 11—GSM Commands
11-1 :ABORt Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
11-2 :CONFigure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
11-3 :DISPlay Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5
11-4 :FETCh Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6
11-5 :FORMat Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9
11-6 :INITiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
11-7 :MEASure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11
11-8 :READ Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-15
11-9 :TRACe Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-18
11-10 [:SENSe] Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-19
Chapter 12—Fixed WiMAX Commands
12-1 :ABORt Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
12-2 :CONFigure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
12-3 :DISPlay Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5
12-4 :FETCh Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7

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12-5 :FORMat Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-10
12-6 :INITiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-11
12-7 :MEASure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-12
12-8 :READ Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-17
12-9 :TRACe Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-21
12-10 [:SENSe] Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-23
Chapter 13—Mobile WiMAX Commands
13-1 :ABORt Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
13-2 :CONFigure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2
13-3 :DISPlay Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
13-4 :FETCh Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
13-5 :FORMat Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10
13-6 :INITiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11
13-7 :MEASure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
13-8 :READ Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-17
13-9 :TRACe Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-21
13-10 [:SENSe] Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-23
Chapter 14—LTE Commands
14-1 :ABORt Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
14-2 :CALCulate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
14-3 :CONFigure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6
14-4 :DISPlay Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-9
14-5 :FETCh Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-10
14-6 :FORMat Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15
14-7 :INITiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16
14-8 :MEASure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17
14-9 :READ Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-22
14-10 :UNIT Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-27
14-11 [:SENSe] Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-28
Chapter 15—TD-LTE Commands
15-1 :ABORt Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1
15-2 :CALCulate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2
15-3 :CONFigure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-6
15-4 :DISPlay Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-9
15-5 :FETCh Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-10

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Table of Contents (Continued)
15-6 :FORMat Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-14
15-7 :INITiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-15
15-8 :MEASure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16
15-9 :READ Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-21
15-10 :TRIGger Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-25
15-11 :UNIT Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-26
15-12 [:SENSe] Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-27
Appendix A—Programming Example
A-1 C/C++ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A-2 Visual Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A-3 LabVIEW™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
Appendix B—IQ Waveform Capture
B-1 MATLAB Script (getdata_simple_24.m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
B-2 C++ Code (IQ_SCPI.cpp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Appendix C—List of Commands by Mode
Index

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Chapter 1 — General Information
1-1 About this Manual
This SCPI Programming Manual provides information for remote operation of the MT8220T
High Performance Base Station Analyzer using commands sent from an external controller
via Ethernet or USB connection. This Programming Manual includes the following:
•An overview of Ethernet and USB connection to the BTS Master.
•An overview of Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) command
structure and conventions.
•The IEEE common commands that are supported by the MT8220T.
•A complete listing and description of all the SCPI commands that can be used to
remotely control functions of the BTS Master. The commands are organized by
instrument mode starting in Chapter 3, “All Mode Commands”.
This manual is intended to be used in conjunction with the MT8220T User Guide,
P/N: 10580-00366. Refer to that manual for general information about the MT8220T,
including equipment setup and operating instructions.
1-2 Introduction
This chapter provides a general description of remote programming setup and interface
connections using Ethernet or USB, and sending SCPI commands to the instrument.
1-3 Contacting Anritsu
To contact Anritsu, please visit:
http://www.anritsu.com/contact-us
On this page you can find links to sales, service, and support contact information for your
country or region. You can also provide online feedback, complete a “Talk to Anritsu” form to
have your questions answered, or obtain other services offered by Anritsu.
Updated product information can be found on the Anritsu website:
http://www.anritsu.com/
Search for the product model number. The latest documentation is on the product page under
the Library tab.
http://www.anritsu.com/en-US/test-measurement/products/mt8220t

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1-4 Remote Programming Setup and Interface
Remote programming and operation of the instrument is accomplished via the Ethernet or
the USB interface. The following sections provide information about the interface
connections, cable requirements, and remote operation setup.
Ethernet Interface Connection and Setup
The MT8220T fully supports the IEEE-802.3 standard. Most instrument functions (except
power on/off) can be controlled via an Ethernet connection to a PC connected directly (with an
Ethernet cross-over cable) or through a network. The instrument software supports the
TCP/IP network protocol.
Ethernet networking uses a bus or star topology in which all of the interfacing devices are
connected to a central cable called the bus, or are connected to a hub. Ethernet uses the
CSMA/CD access method to handle simultaneous transmissions over the bus. CSMA/CD
stands for Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection. This standard enables network
devices to detect simultaneous data channel usage, called a collision, and provides for a
contention protocol. When a network device detects a collision, the CSMA/CD standard
dictates that the data is retransmitted after waiting a random amount of time. If a second
collision is detected, the data is again retransmitted after waiting twice as long. This is
known as exponential back off.
The TCP/IP setup requires the following:
•IP Address: Every computer and electronic device in a TCP/IP network requires an IP
address. An IP address has four numbers (each between 0 and 255) separated by
periods. For example: 128.111.122.42 is a valid IP address.
•Subnet Mask: The subnet mask distinguishes the portion of the IP address that is the
network ID from the portion that is the station ID. The subnet mask 255.255.0.0, when
applied to the IP address given above, would identify the network ID as 128.111 and
the station ID as 122.42. All stations in the same local area network should have the
same network ID, but different station IDs.
•Default Gateway: A TCP/IP network can have a gateway to communicate beyond the
LAN identified by the network ID. A gateway is a computer or electronic device that is
connected to two different networks and can move TCP/IP data from one network to the
other. A single LAN that is not connected to other LANs requires a default gateway
setting of 0.0.0.0. If you have a gateway, then the default gateway would be set to the
appropriate value of your gateway.
•Ethernet Address: An Ethernet address is a unique 48-bit value that identifies a
network interface card to the rest of the network. Every network card has a unique
ethernet address (MAC address) permanently stored into its memory.
Note
If a password has been set for the instrument, to control access via the Anritsu
Web Remote Tools, for example, remote operation using SCPI commands is not
possible.

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Interface between the instrument and other devices on the network is via a category five
(CAT-5) interface cable connected to a network. This cable uses four twisted pairs of insulated
copper wires terminated into an RJ45 connector. CAT-5 cabling is capable of supporting
frequencies up to 100 MHz and data transfer speeds up to 1 Gbps, which accommodates
1000Base-T, 100Base-T, and 10Base-T networks. CAT-5 cables are based on the EIA/TIA 568
Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standard developed by the Electronics
Industries Association. A pinout diagram is shown in Table 1-1.
TCP/IP connectivity requires setting up the parameters described at the beginning of this
section. The following is a brief overview of how to set up a general LAN connection on the
instrument.
LAN Connection
The RJ45 connector is used to connect the instrument to a local area network. Integrated into
this connector are two LEDs. The amber LED indicates the presence of LAN voltages (a live
LAN connection) while the green LED flashes to show that LAN traffic is present. The
instrument IP address is set by pressing the Shift key, then the System (8) key followed by
the System Options soft key and the Ethernet Config soft key. The instrument IP address can
be set automatically using DHCP, or manually by entering the desired IP address, gateway
address and subnet mask.
Table 1-1. 8-pin Ethernet RJ45 Connector Pinout Diagram
Pin Name Description Wire Color
1 TX+ Transmit data (> +3 volts) White/Orange
2 TX– Transmit data (< –3 volts) Orange
3 RX+ Receive data (> +3 volts) White/Green
4 – Not used (common mode termination) Blue
5 – Not used (common mode termination) White/Blue
6 RX– Receive data (< –3 volts) Green
7 – Not used (common mode termination) White/Brown
8 – Not used (common mode termination) Brown
Note You may need to consult your network documentation or network administrator for
assistance in configuring your network setup.
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an Internet protocol that automates the
process of setting IP addresses for devices that use TCP/IP, and is the most common method
of configuring a device for network use.
To determine if a network is set up for DHCP, connect the instrument to the network and
select DHCP protocol in the Ethernet Config menu. Power cycle the instrument. If the network
is set up for DHCP, the assigned IP address should be displayed briefly after the power-up
sequence.
To display the IP address of the instrument, press the Shift key followed by System (8), then
the System Options soft key and Ethernet Config.
USB Interface Connection and Setup
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) architecture is a high-performance networking standard that
is considered “plug and play” compatible. The USB driver software is automatically detected
and configured by the operating system of the devices that are connected to the bus. The
instrument conforms to the USB 2.0 standard and is a USB “full-speed” device that supports
data rates of up to 10 Mbps with the following restrictions:
•One USB network can support up to 127 devices
•The maximum length of USB cables between active devices is 5 meters (for USB 2.0)
and 3 meters (for USB 1.0)
You must have NI-VISA 2.5 or later installed on the controller PC and you must select the
VISA library (visa32.dll) as a reference in a Visual Basic project. For remote USB control, the
controlling PC must have a version of VISA installed that supports USBTMC (USB Test and
Measurement Class) devices.
The USB 2.0 Mini-B device connector can be used to connect the MT8220T directly to a PC.
The first time the instrument is connected to a PC, the normal USB device detection by the
computer operating system takes place.
1. Power on the instrument and controller PC and wait for the systems to power up
completely.
2. Connect the USB cable mini-B connector to the MT8220T.
Note
An active Ethernet cable must be connected to the instrument before it is turned
on in order to enable the Ethernet port for DHCP or for a static IP address.
Depending on local conditions, the port may remain enabled when changing from
DHCP to static IP address, when changing from static IP address to DHCP, or
when temporarily disconnecting the Ethernet cable.
If the port becomes disabled, verify that an active Ethernet cable is attached to the
instrument, then cycle the power off and back on.

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3. Connect the USB cable A connector to the controller PC USB host port. The controller
PC should indicate “New Hardware Found” if the combination of USB VID/PID/Serial
Number has never been connected to this controller PC.
4. Select to allow the Wizard to search for and install the USB software automatically.
Figure 1-1. Found New Hardware Wizard
Figure 1-2. Found New Hardware Wizard

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5. After the software finishes installing, close the Wizard by clicking Finish.
Figure 1-3. Found New Hardware Wizard

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1-5 Sending SCPI Commands
SCPI commands can be sent to the instrument though any Virtual Instrument Software
Architecture (VISA) controller. VISA is a commonly used API in the Test and Measurement
industry for communicating with instruments from a PC. The physical connection between
the PC and the BTS Master can be Ethernet or USB. NI-VISA is the National Instruments
implementation of the VISA I/O standard. Information and downloads are available at
http://www.ni.com/visa/.
The following example describes the verification that a VISA controller can interact with the
instrument. The images shown and the instructions for your instrument and software may
differ from the examples.
1. On the PC, run VISA Interactive Control and double-click on the instrument.
Note
Before remote operation, confirm that the instrument is not in the Menu screen.
Sending commands while this screen is displayed is an invalid operation. Refer to
the instrument User Guide for information on the Menu screen.
Figure 1-4. VISA Interactive Control

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2. Select the viWrite tab and execute the default *IDN? write by clicking the Execute
button.
3. Select the viRead tab and click the Execute button. If the PC is connected to the
instrument, the command returns the following information from the Buffer:
manufacturer name (“Anritsu”), model number/options, serial number, and firmware
package number.
Figure 1-5. VISA Interactive Control viWrite Tab
Figure 1-6. VISA Interactive Control viRead Tab

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Chapter 2 — Programming with SCPI
2-1 Introduction
This chapter provides an introduction to SCPI programming that includes descriptions of the
command types, hierarchical command structure, command subsystems, data parameters
and notational conventions.
2-2 Introduction to SCPI Programming
The Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) defines a set of standard
programming commands for use by all SCPI compatible instruments. SCPI is intended to give
the user a consistent environment for program development. It does so by defining controller
messages, instrument responses, and message formats for all SCPI compatible instruments.
SCPI commands are messages to the instrument to perform specific tasks. The MT8220T
command set includes:
•“SCPI Common Commands” on page 2-1
•“SCPI Required Commands” on page 2-2
•“SCPI Optional Commands” on page 2-2
SCPI Common Commands
Some common commands are defined in the IEEE-488.2 standard and must be implemented
by all SCPI compatible instruments. These commands are identified by the asterisk (*) at the
beginning of the command keyword. These commands are defined to control instrument
status registers, status reporting, synchronization, and other common functions. The common
commands supported by the BTS Master are shown below.
*IDN?
Title: Identification Query
Description: This command returns the following information in <string> format
separated by commas: manufacturer name (“Anritsu”), model
number/options, serial number, firmware package number. The model
number and options are separated by a “/” and each option is separated
by a “/”.
For example, the return string might look like:
“Anritsu,MT8220T/3/2,62011032,1.23”
Note This instrument follows the SCPI standard but is not fully compliant with the
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*RST
Title: Reset
Description: This command restores parameters in the current application as well as
system settings to their factory default values.
System settings affected by this command are Ethernet configuration,
language, volume and brightness. Note that the unit will power-cycle
after this command is executed.
After executing this command communication will be lost. Wait a
minimum of 60 seconds before re-establishing communication.
Front Panel Access: Shift-8 (System), System Options, Reset, Factory Defaults
See Also::SYSTem:PRESet
SCPI Required Commands
The required SCPI commands supported by the MT8220T are listed in the Table 2-1. These
command work in all measurement modes and are described in Chapter 3.
SCPI Optional Commands
Table 2-2 lists the optional SCPI commands that comprise the majority of the command set
described in this document. These commands control most of the programmable functions of
the MT8220T.
Table 2-1. SCPI Required Commands
:STATus
:SYSTem
Table 2-2. SCPI Optional Commands
:ABORt
:CALCulate
:CALibration
:CONFigure
:DISPlay
:FETCh
:FORMat
:INITiate
:INPut
:INSTrument
:MEASure
:MMEMory
:READ
:SENSe
:SOURce
:TRACe
:TRIGger
:UNIT
[:SENSe]

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The SCPI optional commands are sorted by measurement modes, and commands may be
repeated in more than one mode.
•Chapter 3, “All Mode Commands”
•Chapter 4, “Cable & Antenna Commands”
•Chapter 5, “VSG Commands”
•Chapter 6, “Spectrum Analyzer Commands”
•Chapter 7, “CDMA Commands”
•Chapter 8, “EV-DO Commands”
•Chapter 9, “WCDMA Commands”
•Chapter 10, “TDSCDMA Commands”
•Chapter 11, “GSM Commands”
•Chapter 12, “Fixed WiMAX Commands”
•Chapter 13, “Mobile WiMAX Commands”
•Chapter 14, “LTE Commands”
•Chapter 15, “TD-LTE Commands”

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2-3 Subsystem Commands
Subsystem commands control all instrument functions and some general purpose functions.
All subsystem commands are identified by the colon used between keywords, as in
:INITiate:CONTinuous.
The following information is provided for each subsystem command described in the following
chapters.
•The command name, see “Command Names” on page 2-4.
•The path from the subsystem root command, see “Hierarchical Command Structure” on
page 2-5.
•The query form of the command (if applicable), see “Query Commands” on page 2-6.
•The command title
•A description of the purpose of the command.
•The data parameters used as arguments for the command, see “Data Parameters” on
page 2-8. This may include the parameter type and the available parameter choices.
Command Names
Typical SCPI commands consist of one or more keywords, parameters, and punctuation. SCPI
command keywords can be a mixture of upper and lower case characters. Except for common
commands, each keyword has a long and a short form. In this manual, the long form is
presented with the short form in upper case and the remainder in lower case. For example,
the long form of the command keyword to control the instrument display is :DISPlay.
The short form keyword is usually the first four characters of the long form (example: DISP
for DISPlay). The exception to this is when the long form is longer than four characters and
the fourth character is a vowel. In such cases, the vowel is dropped and the short form
becomes the first three characters of the long form. Example: the short form of the keyword
:POWer is :POW.
Some command keywords may have a numeric suffix to differentiate between multiple
instrument features such as multiple trace options. For example; keywords
:TRACe[:DATA]{1|2|3}, :TRACe1, or :TRACe3.
As with any programming language, the exact command keywords and command syntax
must be used. The syntax of the individual commands is described in detail in the
programming command chapters. Unrecognized versions of long form or short form
commands, or improper syntax, will generate an error.
Note
In the previous paragraph, :TRACe is identical to :TRACe1. If a numeric suffix it
not included in a command, the first option is implied. Curly brackets { } designate
optional keyword parameters. Square brackets [ ] designate optional command
keywords.