Anritsu MS9740A User manual

Document No.: M-W3696AE-5.0
ANRITSU CORPORATION
MS9740A
Optical Spectrum Analyzer
SCPI Remote Control
Operation Manual
Fifth Edition
•For safety and warning information, please read this
manual before attempting to use the equipment.
•
Additional safety and warning information is provided
within the MS9740A Spectrum Analyzer Operation
Manual. Please also refer to it
before using the
equipment.
•
Keep this manual with the equipment.

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Safety Symbols
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death if not performed properly.
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about safety items and operation precautions. Ensure that you clearly understand the meanings of the symbols and
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MS9740A
Optical Spectrum Analyzer
SCPI Remote Control Operation Manual
10 February 2014 (First Edition)
9 April 2019 (Fifth Edition)
Copyright © 2014-2019, ANRITSU CORPORATION.
All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced without the prior written permission of the
publisher.
The contents of this manual may be changed without prior notice.
Printed in Japan
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WARNING
CAUTION

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About This Manual
This operation manual how to perform remote control of the MS9740A
Optical Spectrum Analyzer.
This operation manual assumes that:
•the reader has already read the
MS9740A Optical Spectrum Analyzer
Operation Manual
and the MS9740A Optical Spectrum Analyzer
Remote Control Operation Manual
.
Refer to the
MS9740A Optical Spectrum Analyzer (M-W3328AE) for how
to connect the power and peripheral equipment, for the panel operations,
and the maintenance procedures.
This manual consists of the following chapters and appendix:
Chapter 1 Outline
This chapter describes an overview of remote control using SCPI
commands.
Chapter 2 Before Use
This chapter contains the following information you should read before
performing remote control of MS9740A: how to perform setup of
MS9740A, how to connect cables, message format, register structure, and
synchronous control.
Chapter 3 Message Details
This chapter explains the SCPI command messages and rules.
Appendix A Message Codes
This appendix describes error codes and their meanings.

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Table of Contents
About This Manual....................................... I
Chapter 1 Outline ......................................... 1-1
1.1 SCPI Remote Control ................................................... 1-2
1.2 Message Format........................................................... 1-2
Chapter 2 Before Use .................................. 2-1
2.1 Preparing Equipment .................................................... 2-2
2.2 Connecting Equipment ................................................. 2-4
2.3 Setting Interface............................................................ 2-7
2.4 Checking Connection.................................................. 2-15
2.5 Message Format......................................................... 2-16
2.6 Checking Instrument Status........................................ 2-18
2.7 Controlling Message Sync .......................................... 2-26
Chapter 3 Message Details.......................... 3-1
3.1 Rules for Describing Messages .................................... 3-2
3.2 Correspondence between Panel Operation and
Message ....................................................................... 3-3
3.3 Message Function Category....................................... 3-22
3.4 Device Message Details ............................................. 3-26
Appendix A Message Codes ....................... A-1

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Appendix
Index
Table of Commands
*CLS [Clear Status] ............................................................................................................. 3-26
*ESE [Event Status Enable] ................................................................................................ 3-27
*ESR [Standard Event Status Register] .............................................................................. 3-28
*IDN [Identification].............................................................................................................. 3-28
*OPC [Operation Complete]................................................................................................ 3-28
*OPT [Option Identification Query]...................................................................................... 3-29
*RST [Reset] ....................................................................................................................... 3-29
*SRE [Service Request Enable].......................................................................................... 3-30
*STB [Status Byte]............................................................................................................... 3-31
*TST [Self-Test Query] ........................................................................................................ 3-31
*WAI [Wait to Continue]....................................................................................................... 3-31
:ABORt ................................................................................................................................ 3-32
:CALCulate[1|2|3|4|5|6]:AVERage:COUNt.......................................................................... 3-37
:CALCulate[1|2|3|4|5|6]:AVERage[:STATe] ........................................................................ 3-38
:CALCulate:CATegory......................................................................................................... 3-39
:CALCulate[1|2|3|4|5|6]:CENTermass[:DATA]?.................................................................. 3-40
:CALCulate[1|2|3|4|5|6]:CENTermass:STATe .................................................................... 3-40
:CALCulate:DATA? ............................................................................................................. 3-41
:CALCulate:DATA:ANAR? .................................................................................................. 3-47
:CALCulate:DATA:APR? ..................................................................................................... 3-49
:CALCulate:DATA:APR:AMTBl? ......................................................................................... 3-56
:CALCulate:DATA:APR:DFBNdw? ..................................................................................... 3-57
:CALCulate:DATA:APR:LDNDw? ....................................................................................... 3-58
:CALCulate:DATA:APR:LDSBco?....................................................................................... 3-59
:CALCulate:DATA:APR:LDSNr? ......................................................................................... 3-60
:CALCulate:DATA:APR:MPKC? ......................................................................................... 3-61
:CALCulate:DATA:APR:WMPK?......................................................................................... 3-61
:CALCulate:DATA:APR:WREL? ......................................................................................... 3-62
:CALCulate:DATA:APR:WSGav? ....................................................................................... 3-63
:CALCulate:DATA:APR:WSNR?......................................................................................... 3-64
:CALCulate:DATA:APR:WTBL?.......................................................................................... 3-65
:CALCulate:DATA:CGAin?.................................................................................................. 3-66
:CALCulate:DATA:CNF? ..................................................................................................... 3-66
:CALCulate:DATA:CPOWers? ............................................................................................ 3-67
:CALCulate:DATA:CSNR? .................................................................................................. 3-67
:CALCulate:DATA:CWAVelengths?.................................................................................... 3-68
:CALCulate:DATA:NCHannels? .......................................................................................... 3-68
:CALCulate[1|2|3|4|5|6]:FWHM[:DATA]? ............................................................................ 3-69
:CALCulate[1|2|3|4|5|6]:FWHM:STATe............................................................................... 3-69
:CALCulate:LMARker:AOFF ............................................................................................... 3-70
:CALCulate:LMARker:X....................................................................................................... 3-70

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:CALCulate:LMARker:Y....................................................................................................... 3-71
:CALCulate:MARker:AOFF ................................................................................................. 3-71
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:FUNCtion:DELTa[:STATe] ................................................... 3-72
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:FUNCtion:DELTa:X:OFFSet? .............................................. 3-73
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:FUNCtion:DELTa:X:OFFSet:FREQuency ........................... 3-74
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:FUNCtion:DELTa:X:OFFSet[:WAVelength] ......................... 3-75
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:FUNCtion:DELTa:X:READout.............................................. 3-76
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:FUNCtion:DELTa:X:REFerence? ........................................ 3-77
:CALCulate:MARKer:FUNCtion:DELTa:XY ........................................................................ 3-78
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:FUNCtion:DELTa:Y:OFFset?............................................... 3-79
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:FUNCtion:DELTa:Y:REFerence? ........................................ 3-79
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:MAXimum............................................................................. 3-80
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:MAXimum:LEFT................................................................... 3-80
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:MAXimum:NEXT .................................................................. 3-80
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:MAXimum:RIGHt.................................................................. 3-81
:CALCulate:MARKer:MAXimum:SCENter .......................................................................... 3-81
:CALCulate:MARKer:MAXimum:SRLevel ........................................................................... 3-81
:CALCulate:MARKer:MAXimum:SZCenter ......................................................................... 3-81
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:MINimum .............................................................................. 3-82
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:MINimum:LEFT .................................................................... 3-82
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:MINimum:NEXT ................................................................... 3-82
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:MINimum:RIGHt ................................................................... 3-83
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:PEXCursion[:PEAK] ............................................................. 3-83
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:PEXCursion:PIT ................................................................... 3-84
:CALCulate:MARKer:PP:DATA?......................................................................................... 3-85
:CALCulate:MARKer:PP[:STATe] ....................................................................................... 3-85
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4][:STATe] ................................................................................ 3-86
:CALCulate:MARKer:TMK:DATA ........................................................................................ 3-87
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:TRACe.................................................................................. 3-88
:CALCulate:MARKer:UNIT .................................................................................................. 3-89
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:X:FREQuency ...................................................................... 3-90
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:X:READout ........................................................................... 3-91
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:X[:WAVelength].................................................................... 3-92
:CALCulate:MARKer[1|2|3|4]:Y? ......................................................................................... 3-93
:CALCulate:MARKer:ZONE:ERACe ................................................................................... 3-93
:CALCulate:MARKer:ZONE:SPAN ..................................................................................... 3-93
:CALCulate:MARKer:ZONE:WAVelength ........................................................................... 3-94
:CALCulate:MARKer:ZONE:ZOOM .................................................................................... 3-95
:CALCulate[1|2|3|4|5|6]:MATH[:EXPRession][:DEFine] ..................................................... 3-96
:CALCulate[1|2|3|4|5|6]:MATH:STATe................................................................................ 3-97
:CALCulate:MATH:TRC ...................................................................................................... 3-97
:CALCulate:MATH:TRF....................................................................................................... 3-98
:CALCulate:MATH:TRG ...................................................................................................... 3-99
:CALCulate:MATH:TRX:NORMalize ................................................................................. 3-100

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Appendix
Index
:CALCulate[1|2|3|4|5|6]:MAXimum[:STATe] ..................................................................... 3-100
:CALCulate[1|2|3|4|5|6]:MINimum[:STATe] ...................................................................... 3-101
:CALCulate:OFFSet:AMPLifier.......................................................................................... 3-102
:CALCulate:OFFSet:SOURce ........................................................................................... 3-103
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:AMP:MSELect ........................................................ 3-104
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:AMP:PARameter .................................................... 3-105
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:AMP:PASE ............................................................. 3-107
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:AMP:PIN ................................................................. 3-108
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:AMP:POUT ............................................................. 3-108
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:AMP:RESCalibrate ................................................. 3-109
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:DFBLd..................................................................... 3-110
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:DFBLd:SRES.......................................................... 3-111
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:FP ........................................................................... 3-112
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:AREA ................................................................ 3-113
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:K ........................................................................ 3-113
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:NACHannel ....................................................... 3-114
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:NAFunction ....................................................... 3-115
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:NAUSer ............................................................. 3-116
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:NDBWidth ......................................................... 3-117
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:NNORmalize ..................................................... 3-118
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:NOISe ............................................................... 3-119
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:NPOSition ......................................................... 3-120
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:POINt ................................................................ 3-121
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:SGLevel ............................................................ 3-122
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:SGSelect ........................................................... 3-123
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:SGWavelength .................................................. 3-124
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:SMSR................................................................ 3-125
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:SRES ................................................................ 3-126
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LD:THReshold ........................................................ 3-127
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:LED ......................................................................... 3-128
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NDB ........................................................................ 3-129
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:AALGo .............................................................. 3-130
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:AREA ................................................................ 3-131
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:ASE ................................................................... 3-132
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:FALGo............................................................... 3-133
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:FARea............................................................... 3-134
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:IOFFset ............................................................. 3-134
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:MARea .............................................................. 3-135
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:MDIFf ................................................................ 3-136
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:MSELect ........................................................... 3-136
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:OBPF ................................................................ 3-137
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:OOFFset ........................................................... 3-138
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:PARameter ....................................................... 3-139
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:PDISplay ........................................................... 3-141

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:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:PIN .................................................................... 3-141
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:POUT ................................................................ 3-142
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:RBWidth ............................................................ 3-142
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:SNOise.............................................................. 3-143
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:TH ..................................................................... 3-144
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:NF:WDETect........................................................... 3-145
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:PMD ........................................................................ 3-146
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:POWer:OFFSet ...................................................... 3-147
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:SMSR...................................................................... 3-148
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:SWENvelope:TH1................................................... 3-148
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:SWPKrms ............................................................... 3-149
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:SWPKrms:TH ......................................................... 3-150
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:SWTHresh:TH ........................................................ 3-151
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:AREA ............................................................ 3-152
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:DTYPe .......................................................... 3-152
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:FALGo .......................................................... 3-154
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:MARea.......................................................... 3-155
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:NACHannel................................................... 3-156
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:NAFunction ................................................... 3-157
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:NARea .......................................................... 3-158
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:NAUSer......................................................... 3-159
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:NBW ............................................................. 3-160
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:NNORmalize................................................. 3-160
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:PDISplay....................................................... 3-161
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:PEXCursion .................................................. 3-162
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:POINt ............................................................ 3-163
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:SGLevel ........................................................ 3-164
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:SGWavelength.............................................. 3-165
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:SLICe............................................................ 3-166
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:SPOWer........................................................ 3-167
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WDM:TH ................................................................. 3-168
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WFIL:BANDwidth.................................................... 3-169
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WFIL:PEXCursion................................................... 3-170
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WFIL:RIPPle ........................................................... 3-171
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WFIL:SGLevel ........................................................ 3-172
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WFIL:SGWavelength .............................................. 3-173
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WFIL:SLICe ............................................................ 3-173
:CALCulate:PARameter[:CATegory]:WFIL:TCL ............................................................... 3-174
:CALCulate:PEXCursion[:PEAK]....................................................................................... 3-175
:CALCulate[1|2|3|4|5|6]:SIGMa[:DATA]? .......................................................................... 3-175
:CALCulate:SNOise........................................................................................................... 3-176
:CALCulate[1|2|3|4|5|6]:SOURce[:DATA]? ....................................................................... 3-177
:CALCulate:SOURce:FUNCtion:BWIDth|BANDwidth:NDB .............................................. 3-179
:CALCulate[1|2|3|4|5|6]:SOURce:TEST............................................................................ 3-180