Tektronix Rsa6100a series Operating and maintenance manual

Programmer Manual

RSA6100A Series

Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers

071-1913-01 SMA--1 First Draft 01/22/07

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Table of Contents

Preface vii...................................................

Related Documentation vii...........................................

Getting Started

Overview of the Manual 1--1...........................................

Connecting the Interface 1--3..........................................

Using the GPIB Port 1--4..............................................

Setting the GPIB Address 1--5..........................................

Using TekVISA 1--6..................................................

Syntax and Commands

Command Syntax 2--1.........................................

Backus-Naur Form Definition 2--1......................................

SCPI Commands and Queries 2--2......................................

IEEE 488.2 Common Commands 2--9...................................

Constructed Mnemonics 2--9...........................................

Command Groups 2--11.........................................

Measurement Views 2--11..............................................

Functional Groups 2--13...............................................

IEEE Common Commands 2--14........................................

ABORt Commands 2--14...............................................

CALibration Commands 2--14..........................................

CALCulate Commands 2--15...........................................

DISPlay Commands 2--20..............................................

FETCh Commands 2--25...............................................

INITiate Commands 2--29..............................................

INPut Commands 2--30................................................

:MMEMory Commands 2--30...........................................

OUTPut Commands 2--31..............................................

READ Commands 2--32...............................................

SENSe Commands 2--36...............................................

STATus Commands 2--42..............................................

SYSTem Commands 2--43..............................................

TRACe Commands 2--44...............................................

TRIGger Commands 2--46..............................................

Programming Hints 2--47...............................................

IEEE Common Commands 2--49.................................

ABORt Commands 2--59........................................

CALibration Commands 2--61...................................

CALCulate Commands 2--67.....................................

DISPlay Commands 2--177.......................................

FETCh Commands 2--269........................................

INITiate Commands 2--357.......................................

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INPut Commands 2--359.........................................

MMEMory Commands 2--363.....................................

OUTPut Commands 2--387.......................................

READ Commands 2--391.........................................

SENSe Commands 2--479.........................................

STATus Commands 2--597........................................

SYSTem Commands 2--631.......................................

TRACe Commands 2--639........................................

TRIGger Commands 2--683.......................................

Retrieving Response Message 2--697................................

Status and Events

Status and Event Reporting System 3--1..................................

Status Byte 3--4.....................................................

Standard Event Status Block 3--5.......................................

Operation Status Block 3--7............................................

Questionable Status Block 3--8.........................................

Queues 3--10........................................................

Status and Event Processing Sequence 3--11...............................

Synchronizing Execution 3--12..........................................

Error Messages and Codes 3--15..................................

Command Errors 3--15.................................................

Execution Errors 3--16.................................................

Device Specific Errors 3--18............................................

Query Errors 3--19....................................................

Device Errors 3--19...................................................

Appendices

Appendix A: Character Charts A--1..............................

Appendix B: GPIB Interface Specification B--1.....................

Interface Functions B--1...............................................

Interface Messages B--3...............................................

Appendix C: Factory Initialization Settings C--1....................

Appendix D: SCPI Conformance Information D--1..................

Glossary

Index

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List of Figures

Figure 1--1: Command parts 1--1.................................

Figure 1--2: Functional groupings and an alphabetical list of

commands 1--2............................................

Figure 1--3: Event-driven program 1--2...........................

Figure 1--4: GPIB connector (rear panel) 1--3......................

Figure 1--5: GPIB connection 1--4................................

Figure 1--6: Typical GPIB network configurations 1--4..............

Figure 2--1: Example of SCPI subsystem hierarchy tree 2--2..........

Figure 2--2: Example of abbreviating a command 2--5...............

Figure 2--3: Example of chaining commands and queries 2--6.........

Figure 2--4: Example of omitting root and lower-level nodes in a

chained message 2--6.......................................

Figure 2--5: Trigger mask setting example 2--684.....................

Figure 2--6: Retrieving response message 2--697......................

Figure 3--1: Status/Event reporting mechanism 3--2.................

Figure 3--1: Status/Event reporting mechanism (Cont.) 3--3..........

Figure 3--2: Status Byte Register (SBR) 3--4........................

Figure 3--3: Service Request Enable Register (SRER) 3--5............

Figure 3--4: Standard event status register 3--5.....................

Figure 3--5: Operation status register 3--7.........................

Figure 3--6: Questionable status register 3--8.......................

Figure 3--7: Questionable frequency status register 3--9..............

Figure 3--8: Questionable calibration status register 3--10.............

Figure 3--9: Status and event processing sequence 3--11...............

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List of Tables

Table 2--1: BNF symbols and meanings 2--1.......................

Table 2--2: Query response examples 2--3.........................

Table 2--3: Parameter types used in syntax descriptions 2--4.........

Table 2--4: Available units 2--7..................................

Table 2--5: Available SI prefixes 2--7.............................

Table 2--6: Constructed mnemonics 2--9..........................

Table 2--7: Measurement views 2--12..............................

Table 2--8: List of command groups 2--13..........................

Table 2--9: Status and error commands 2--14.......................

Table 2--10: ABORt commands 2--14..............................

Table 2--11: CALibration commands 2--14.........................

Table 2--12: CALCulate commands 2--15..........................

Table 2--13: DISPlay commands 2--20.............................

Table 2--14: FETCh commands 2--25..............................

Table 2--15: INITiate commands 2--29.............................

Table 2--16: INPut commands 2--30...............................

Table 2--17: :MMEMory commands 2--30..........................

Table 2--18: OUTPut commands 2--31.............................

Table 2--19: READ commands 2--32...............................

Table 2--20: SENSe commands 2--36..............................

Table 2--21: STATus commands 2--42.............................

Table 2--22: SYSTem commands 2--43.............................

Table 2--23: TRACe commands 2--44..............................

Table 2--24: TRIGger commands 2--46............................

Table 2--25: Instrument options 2--55..............................

Table 2--26: CALCulate command subgroups 2--67..................

Table 2--27: Marker mnemonics 2--68.............................

Table 2--28: Source data of the search operation 2--73................

Table 2--29: Search condition 2--78................................

Table 2--30: DISPlay command subgroups 2--177....................

Table 2--31: Measurement views 2--179.............................

Table 2--32: Modulation measurement views 2--198...................

Table 2--33: General signal viewing views 2--210.....................

Table 2--34: Pulse results 2--246...................................

Table 2--35: FETCh command subgroups 2--269.....................

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Table 2--36: MMEMory command subgroups 2--363..................

Table 2--37: Trace file extension and trace selection command 2--367....

Table 2--38: READ command subgroups 2--391......................

Table 2--39: SENSe command subgroups 2--479......................

Table 2--40: Dithering status 2--486................................

Table 2--41: Digital modulation measurement filter 2--518.............

Table 2--42: Modulation type 2--520................................

Table 2--43: Frequency tuning 2--528...............................

Table 2--44: Color palette for DPX spectrum 2--532...................

Table 2--45: Color palette for spectrogram 2--578.....................

Table 2--46: TRACe command subgroups 2--639.....................

Table 2--47: Trigger violations 2--689...............................

Table 2--48: Trigger event source 2--693.............................

Table 3--1: Register type 3--1....................................

Table 3--2: SBR bit functions 3--4................................

Table 3--3: Standard event status register bit definition 3--6..........

Table 3--4: Operation status register bit definition 3--7..............

Table 3--5: Questionable status register bit definition 3--8............

Table 3--6: Questionable frequency status register bit definition 3--9...

Table 3--7: Questionable calibration status register bit definition 3--10..

Table 3--8: Command errors 3--15................................

Table 3--9: Execution errors 3--16.................................

Table 3--10: Device specific errors 3--18............................

Table 3--11: Query errors 3--19...................................

Table 3--12: Device errors, global condition 3--19....................

Table 3--13: Device errors, measurement condition 3--20..............

Table 3--14: Device errors, source condition 3--20....................

Table A--1: ASCII & GPIB code chart A--2.........................

Table B--1: GPIB interface function implementation B--1............

Table B--2: Standard interface messages B--3......................

Table C--1: Factory initialization settings, IEEE common

commands C--1............................................

Table C--2: Factory initialization settings, CALibration commands C--1

Table C--3: Factory initialization settings, CALCulate commands C--1.

Table C--4: Factory initialization settings, DISPlay commands C--2....

Table C--5: Factory initialization settings, INITiate commands C--5...

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Table C--6: Factory initialization settings, INPut commands C--6......

Table C--7: Factory initialization settings, OUTPut commands C--6...

Table C--8: Factory initialization settings, SENSe commands C--6.....

Table C--9: Factory initialization settings, TRACe commands C--11....

Table C--10: Factory initialization settings, TRIGger commands C--13..

Table D--1: SCPI 1999.0-defined commands D--1...................

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Preface

This programmer manual covers the RSA6100A Series Real-Time Spectrum

Analyzers. It provides information on operating your analyzer using the

General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB).

This manual is composed of the following sections:

HGetting Started outlines how to use the GPIB interface.

HSyntax and Commands defines the syntax used in command descriptions,

presents a list of all command subsystems, and presents detailed descriptions

of all programming commands.

HStatus and Events describes how the status and Events Reporting system

operates and presents a list of all system errors.

HAppendices provides additional information including character charts, GPIB

interface specification, and factory initialization settings.

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