Anritsu MT1000A Network Master Pro User manual

MT1000A Network Master Pro
MT1100A Network Master Flex
Remote Scripting Operation Manual
21st Edition
ANRITSU CORPORATION
Document No.: M-W3736AE-21.0

•This is an addendum to “Network Master Pro Operation
Manual” and “Network Master Flex Operation Manual”.
•For safety and warning information, please read “Network
Master Pro Operation Manual” or “Network Master Flex
Operation Manual” before attempting to use the equipment.
•Keep this manual with the equipment.
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October 6, 2014 (First Edition)
July 12, 2018 (21st Edition)
Copyright c 2014-2018, ANRITSU CORPORATION.
All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced without the prior written permission of the
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The contents of this manual may be changed without prior notice.
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About This Manual
This operation manual describes the SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) commands
for Network Master Pro/Flex.
Note: SCPI commands described in this manual are supported in Network Master Pro/Flex version 9.01.
Some commands or queries in this manual may require that specific hardware or software options are installed.
These options must be purchased separately.
This operation manual uses the notations described in the following standards:
•IEEE: Std 488.2-1992
•SCPI: VERSION 1999.0 (SCPI Consortium)
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Contents
1 Overview 49
1.1 Ethernet Based Remote Control .................................... 49
1.1.1 Connecting Cable ....................................... 49
1.1.2 Connect to an Instrument .................................. 50
1.1.3 Ethernet Remote Control Settings .............................. 50
1.1.4 Communication Buffers .................................... 50
1.2 Program Messages ........................................... 51
1.2.1 Program Message Unit .................................... 51
1.2.2 Program Headers ....................................... 52
1.2.3 Program Data ......................................... 53
1.2.4 Program Message Terminator ................................ 54
1.2.5 Compound Program Messages ................................ 54
1.2.6 Sequential Execution ..................................... 54
1.3 Response Messages ........................................... 55
1.3.1 Response Data ........................................ 55
1.3.2 Response Messages Terminator ............................... 57
1.3.3 Prompt ............................................. 57
1.4 Status .................................................. 58
1.4.1 Configuration of Status Registers .............................. 58
1.4.2 IEEE488.2-defined Registers ................................. 60
1.4.3 SCPI-defined Registers .................................... 63
1.4.4 Network Master Device-Dependent Status Registers .................... 65
1.4.5 Reading, Writing and Clearing Status Registers ...................... 66
1.5 Controller Example ........................................... 68
1.5.1 PuTTY ............................................ 68
1.6 Definitions ................................................ 71
1.6.1 NaN (Not a Number) ..................................... 71
1.6.2 →Right Arrow ........................................ 71
1.6.3 Data Bit (DB) ......................................... 71
1.6.4 Port Number (Logical Port) ................................. 71
2 SCPI Conformance Information 73
2.1 SCPI Version .............................................. 73
2.2 IEEE 488.2 Mandatory Commands .................................. 74
2.2.1 *CLS .............................................. 74
2.2.2 *ESE .............................................. 74
2.2.3 *ESR? ............................................. 75
2.2.4 *IDN? ............................................. 75
2.2.5 *OPC ............................................. 75
2.2.6 *RST .............................................. 76
2.2.7 *SRE .............................................. 76
2.2.8 *STB? ............................................. 77
2.2.9 *TST? ............................................. 77
2.2.10 *WAI .............................................. 77
2.3 SCPI System Subsystem Commands ................................. 78
2.3.1 SYSTem:VERSion? ...................................... 78
2.3.2 SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]? .................................. 78
2.3.3 SYSTem:ERRor:ADDitional[:MESSage] .......................... 78
2.3.4 SYSTem:DATE ........................................ 79
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CONTENTS
2.3.5 SYSTem:TIME ........................................ 79
2.3.6 SYSTem:REBoot ....................................... 79
2.3.7 SYSTem:GPS:NSATellites? ................................. 80
2.3.8 SYSTem:GPS:TIME? ..................................... 80
2.3.9 SYSTem:GPS:LOCation? .................................. 80
2.3.10 SYSTem:GPS:POWEr .................................... 80
2.3.11 SYSTem:GPS:POWEr? .................................... 80
2.3.12 SYSTem:GPS:SYNCmode .................................. 80
2.3.13 SYSTem:GPS:SYNCmode? ................................. 81
2.3.14 SYSTem:GPS:ANTNpower .................................. 81
2.3.15 SYSTem:GPS:ANTNpower? ................................. 81
2.3.16 SYSTem:GPS:PWRElapsed? ................................. 81
2.3.17 SYSTem:GPS:SYNElapsed? ................................. 81
2.3.18 SYSTem:COMMunicate:TERMinator ............................ 82
2.3.19 SYSTem:PROMpt ...................................... 82
2.3.20 SYSTem:LOCal:CONTrol .................................. 82
2.3.21 SYSTem:TIMing:EXTernal? ................................. 83
2.3.22 SYSTem:STIMuli:INSert ................................... 83
2.3.23 SYSTem:STIMuli:CLR .................................... 83
2.3.24 SYSTem:WAIT[:IDLE] .................................... 83
2.3.25 SYSTem:WAIT:DURation .................................. 84
2.3.26 SYSTem:APPlication ..................................... 84
2.3.27 SYSTem:APPlication? .................................... 84
2.4 SCPI Instrument Subsystem Commands ............................... 85
2.4.1 Connection to Application Server .............................. 85
2.4.2 Connection to multiple applications ............................. 85
2.4.3 Connection from multiple users ............................... 85
2.4.4 Force Termination of Application Server .......................... 85
2.4.5 INSTrument:STARt[:DEFault] ................................ 87
2.4.6 INSTrument:STARt:LAST .................................. 88
2.4.7 INSTrument:STARt:GUI ................................... 88
2.4.8 INSTrument:TERMinate ................................... 88
2.4.9 INSTrument:TERMinate:FORCe .............................. 88
2.4.10 INSTrument:COUNt? ..................................... 88
2.4.11 INSTrument:CATalog? .................................... 89
2.4.12 INSTrument:STATe? ..................................... 89
2.4.13 INSTrument:CONNect .................................... 89
2.4.14 INSTrument:CONNect:ALL ................................. 89
2.4.15 INSTrument:CONNect[:CATalog]? ............................. 90
2.4.16 INSTrument:DISConnect ................................... 90
2.4.17 INSTrument[:SELect] ..................................... 90
2.4.18 INSTrument:ERRor[:NEXT]? ................................ 91
2.4.19 INSTrument:PORT? ..................................... 91
2.4.20 INSTrument:PORT:FREE? ................................. 91
2.4.21 INSTrument:PORT:CATalog? ................................ 91
2.4.22 INSTrument:MODule:CATalog? ............................... 91
2.4.23 INSTrument:CTRL:NAME? ................................. 92
2.4.24 INSTrument:CTRL:SN? ................................... 92
2.4.25 INSTrument:CTRL:TRT? .................................. 92
2.4.26 INSTrument:CTRL:OPTion:CATalog? ........................... 92
2.4.27 INSTrument:MODule<Md>:NAME? ............................ 92
2.4.28 INSTrument:MODule<Md>:SN? .............................. 92
2.4.29 INSTrument:MODule<Md>:TRT? ............................. 93
2.4.30 INSTrument:MODule<Md>:OPTion:CATalog? ...................... 93
2.5 SCPI Status Subsystem Commands .................................. 94
2.5.1 STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]? ................................ 94
2.5.2 STATus:OPERation:CONDition? .............................. 94
2.5.3 STATus:OPERation:ENABle ................................ 94
2.5.4 STATus:OPERation:PTRansition .............................. 95
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