Viavi 3900 Series Owner's manual

3900 Series
Digital Radio Test Set
dPMR Remote Programming Manual

10200 West Y o rk S treet / Wi c h it a , Kans a s 67215 U. S .A. / (316) 5 2 2 -4981 / FAX [phone]
3900 Series
Digital Radio Test Set
dPMR Remote Programming Manual
P U B L I S H E D B Y
VI AVI S o lut ions, I n c .
COP Y RI GH T  VIA V I S o luti o n s, Inc . 20 2 0
Al l rig hts re se r v ed . N o part o f t h is pu blic at i on may b e r ep r o du ce d, sto red i n a retrie va l sy st em, or
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Re-Issu e d Ja n 2020

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ABOUT T HIS MANUA L
This man ua l iden tifie s Re mot e Comm an ds for th e 3900 Seri es dPM R O pt ion
(3 90 XO P T 42 0) . Refe r t o t h e 3900 S e ries R emote Prog r a mming Man u al f or a d di tio n al
inf orma tio n a b ou t 3 90 0 R e mote Comma n ds an d for r e mote co mma nds f o r 3 9 00 Tes t
In st ru m en t s . T he re mote c om mand s id e nt if ied i n t hi s m a nu al are only va l id w he n the
dPMR Opt ion i s ins t al led in the T est Set . R efer t o th e 39 0 0 Series O pe r a ti o n Ma nual fo r
inf orma tio n p e rtai ning to T e st Se t opera tion .
NOME NC LAT URE STATEM ENT
The 39 01, 390 2 and 39 20”x ” D igit al R a dio T es t S et i s t he o ff icia l nome ncla t ur e for t he
te st set s c urr en tly included i n t h e 3900 D i git al R a di o Test Set Seri e s. In this manu al,
3900 , u n it or Te s t S et, ref ers to th e 3 9 01 , 3 902 a n d 3 92 0 ”x” Di gi tal Radio Te s t S ets
unle ss oth e rwi se indic at e d.
INTE NDED AUDIENCE
This m an u al i s inte n de d for pers onnel fami l i ar w ith the us e of r e mote c om mand la n gu age
and Te st Set ope ra t ion. Refe r to the 3900 Se rie s Op e rat ion M an u al f o r i nfo rma tion
pertain i ng to Te st Se t o p er a ti o n.
TE ST SET R EQU IREMENT S
Refe r to the 3900 S er ies Ope ra t ion M a nu al for inf orma t io n o n the followin g :
•Safe ty Pr ec au tio ns
•Power Requir ements
•Platfo r m P e rf o rm an ce D at a S p ec i fi ca tio ns
•Repac king / S hi p ping Test Set

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Co ntents
CHAPTER 1 UUT MEAS UREM ENT RET URN DATA
Chapte r d e scr ibe s parame ters found i n d PM R Rx Measu remen t s data s tring.
CHAPTER 2 GENERATO R/TR ANSMIT CHANNE L RE MOT E COMMANDS
Chapte r d e scr ibe s co mman ds that d e fine T ra nsmi t an d Gener ator par am e ter s.
CHAPTER 3 ANALYZE R/RECE IV E CHA NNE L REMOTE COMMANDS
Chapte r d e scr ibe s co mman ds that c o nfig ur e Analy zer and R ec e i ve pa ramet e rs .
CHAPTER 4 DPMR SIG NAL R X ME TE R REM O TE CO M MA NDS
Chapte r d e scr ibe s co mman ds that c o nfig ur e and r e tu r n dPM R sig n al me a surem e nt s.
CHAPTER 5 AUDIO /DEMOD SIGNAL RX ME TER RE MO T E CO M MANDS
Chapte r d e scr ibe s co mman ds that c o nfig ur e and r e tu r n Au d i o and De m od ul a ted
signal measur em e nt s .
CHAPTER 6 MODULATION A CCURACY AND POWER RE MOT E COM MAND S
Chapte r d e scr ibe s co mman ds that c o nfig ur e and r e tu r n M od ul a tio n Ac cu racy and
Power mea sure men ts.

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Table of Contents
UUT M easu rement R et urn Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1
UUT Measurement Return Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1
Gen era tor/Transmit Chan nel
Rem ote Comma nds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1
AF Generator Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1
AF Generator - Tone Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 4
dPMR Encode Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 11
Exte rna l Modu lation G e ne r a tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 14
Modula tio n Ge n erato r C on fig ur atio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 16
Modula tio n Ge n erato r - T o ne Enc od ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1 9
Gener ator/Tra ns m it Channe l C on fig ur a tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 29
Cable Loss Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 32
Analyzer/Receive Chan nel
Rem ote Comma nds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1
Acquire Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1
Audio Measu reme nt s Co nfigurat i on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 2
AutoTune Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 5
AF Analyzer - Tone Decode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 9
dPMR Decode Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 12
Modula tio n An al yze r - To n e Deco ding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 14
RF Analyzer Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 17

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dPMR Signal Rx Mete r
Rem ote Comma nds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1
Reset Measurement Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1
Bit Error Rate (BER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1
Broadband Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 4
Frequency Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 7
FSK Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 10
Inband Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 13
Signal Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 16
Symbol Clock Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 19
Symbol Deviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 22
Aud io/Demod Sign al
Rx Me ter Rem ote Co mman ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1
Acquire Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1
Audio Measu reme nt C on f igura tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1
Modula tio n Mea su remen t Configura t io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 5
AF Distortion Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 7
AF Frequency Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 10
AF Hum & Noise Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 13
AF Level Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 17
AF Sinad Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 20
AF SNR Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 23
Broadband Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 26
FM Deviation Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 29
Inband Power Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 33
Modula tio n Disto rtion Me as urem e nt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 36
Modula tio n Frequenc y Measurem e nt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 39
Modula tio n Hu m & Nois e Measu reme n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 42
Modulation Sinad Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 45
Modulation SNR Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 48
RF Error Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 51
Modulation Accu racy and Po wer
Rem ote Comma nds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 1
Constellation Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 1
Distribution Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 3
Power Over Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 5

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Ch ap ter 1 - UUT Meas urement Re turn Data
1.1 INTRODUCTION
This ch ap t e r co n tains ge nera l information about dPMR UUT Mea su remen t re turn data.
Refe r to the 3 90 0 Ser ies Dig i tal Ra dio Test Se t Re m ote Progra m mi ng Ma nu a l f or d etail e d
inf orma tio n a b ou t 3 90 0 s yste m remote co mmands.
1.2 UUT MEAS UREM ENT RET URN VAL UES
The i nf ormati o n r eturn ed in UUT M e as ur e ment Mete rs da t a stri ng s v ar ies de p endin g on
th e ty pe o f m e as ur e ment. Th e f ollowing a re ex am p les :
< sta tus b yte>, <fail b yt e >, <avgco un t>,< av g>,< wc >
<s ta t us byt e >,< fa il by te >,< p rec i sio n >,< p erc en ta ge >, <a vg >, <m ax> , <m in> , <un i ts>
<s ta t us by t e >, <fail b yte>, <a vg co u nt> , < av g>, <ma x>, <m in>
1.2.1 Sta tus B yt e ( Bitmas k)
St atus By te ret urn e d in the follo w ing b i t p os i ti o n in d i ca tes me as ure m en t r eadin g statu s:
Bit 0 = I nv al id
Bit 1 = I na cc ura te
Bit 2 = S e ttl ing
Bit 3 = S q ue l ch
Retu rns 0 whe n mea sure men t readin g is v alid.
1.2.2 Fai l Byte (B itmask)
Retu rns 0 in the f o llo w ing bi t po si ti on when l imit c he ck ha s pa ss ed.
Retu rns 1 in the f o llo w ing bi t po si ti on when l imit c he ck ha s fail ed .
Bit 0 = M inim u m Up p er Li mit
Bit 1 = M inim u m Lo w er Li mit
Bit 2 = M a xi mum Upp e r L imit
Bit 3 = M a xi mum L ow e r L imit
Bit 4 = A v era g e Upper Lim it
Bit 5 = A v era g e Lower Lim it
Bit 6 = W orst Case Up p er Li mit
Bit 7 = W orst Case Lo w er Li mit
Up per ra n ge va lue o f 2.71 GHz i s o nly v alid fo r s ome 39 00
mo dels/ op tio ns . R ef e r t o p roduct sp ec i fica t ions f o r v alid u pp er
r an ge .
Sta tusbyte m ay re turn more th an o ne condition as a bitmask .
Fai lby te may ret urn more tha n on e co nd ition as a b itmask .
NOTE
NOTE
NOTE

UU T Measure ment Retu rn D at a
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1.2.3 Pr ecis i on ( Numer ic)
Pr ec i sion value in dic at es the n umber of nu mer al s th at follo w th e dec ima l poin t i n the
re tur ne d a ve rage , maximu m and m inim u m read in gs.
1.2.4 Perce ntage ( Numeri c)
Perc en t a ge va lue i n d icates the pe rce nt ag e of ave ra gin g co mple t e d when remot e
co mman d w a s issu e d. F o r ex am p le, if the o v er n burst fie ld is s et to 1 00 0 bur st s, and only
500 burst s h ave be en o bt a ined w he n the q ue ry comm an d is issu ed , t h e r et urn ed
perc entag e va lue i s 50.
1.2.5 Av er age ( Numer ic)
Valu e i ndicates ave rage m ea su r e ment re a din g.
1.2.6 Ma ximu m ( Num eric)
Valu e i ndicates maxim u m m ea su r e ment re adin g.
1.2.7 Mi ni mum (Numeric)
Valu e i ndicates min imum measurem e nt read ing.
1.2.8 Wor st Case ( wc)
Valu e i ndicates maxim u m m ea su r e ment re adin g.
1.2.9 Peak to Pe ak/ 2 (pk- p k/2)
Valu e i ndicates FM P ea k t o Peak /2 m e a su rement re ad i ng .
1.2.1 0 Posi tive Peak ( pospeak)
Valu e i ndicates maxim u m m ea su r e ment re adin g.
1.2.1 1 Ne ga tiv e Peak ( neg pe ak)
Valu e i ndicates min imum measurem e nt read ing.
1.2.1 2 Un it s
1.2.1 3 Mes sag e Respons e s
A mes sa ge re spon se is no t a lway s i nc l ud ed a t th e e n d o f the da ta str i ng . T he fo l lowin g
ar e v alid Mess ag e Resp o ns es which m a y be r e ce ive d when a re m ote c omm a nd is se nt .
“si gn al n o t a cquire d \n”
“tim e d out wait ing for Trac eM u tex\n”
“tim e d out wait ing for data \ n ”
0 = No U n its 7 = V 14 = d BW
1 = % 8 = mV 15 = Vrm s
2 = Hz 9 = µV 16 = d B r
3 = kHz 10 = d BµV 17 = d BV
4 = MH z 11 = W 18 = mHz
5 = dB 12 = mW 19 = µ s
6 = dBm 13 = µ W

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Cha pter 2 - Gen erator /Tran smi t Channel
Rem ote Commands
2.1 INTRODUCTION
This ch ap t e r d es cribes t h e Re m ot e C o m mands fo r c on f iguri n g dPM R G en er ator and
Tr an smit Chann el P a ramet e rs. Co m mand s are li st ed al ph ab et icall y unde r h ea di n g s.
2.2 AF G ENER ATOR C ON FIGURATION
2.2.1 AF Ge nera to rs - Enab le
:AF:GENerator :SOURc eN :ENA Ble
:AF:GENerator :SOURc eN :ENA Ble?
2.2.2 AF Ge nera to rs - Fr equenc y
:AF:GENerator :SOURc eN :FR EQu ency
:AF:GENerator :SOURc eN :FR EQu ency ?
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d En a bles/Di s ab l e s th e sp ec i fi e d AF G en er ato r.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
P ar am e te r: OF F | ON | 0 | 1
Def au lt Va l ue : O F F
Set/ Que ry Forma t : B o ol e an
Exampl e : :A F :GENe r a tor :S OU R c e2 :ENAB l e ON
Enables A F Gen era tor 2.
Query R es p onse: : AF : GE Ne ra tor : SOU R ce2 : ENA B le?
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Sourc eN = 1 , 2 or 3 ( AF G e ne rator 1, 2 o r 3 )
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es the f r eq uency f or the s pe cif ied A F Ge nera tor.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 1.0 Hz t o 4 0.0 kHz
Units: Hz | k Hz
Def au lt Va l ue : A F 1: 1.0 k Hz
AF 2: 30 0. 0 Hz
AF 3: 3.4 k Hz
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR2 (H z )
Exampl e : :A F :GENe r a tor :S OU R c e3 :FREQue n cy 15 kHz
Sets AF G en er ato r 3 Fre quency to 15.0 kH z .
Query R es p onse: : AF : GE Ne ra tor : SOU R ce3 : FRE Q ue nc y?
15000.0
Sourc eN = 1 , 2 or 3 ( AF G e ne rator 1, 2 o r 3 )
NOTE
NOTE

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2.2.3 AF Ge nera to rs - Impe da nce
: CO NF i gu re : I MPe da nce :A F: GE Ne r at or
: CO NF i gu re : I MPe da nce :A F: GE Ne r at or ?
2.2.4 AF Ge nera to rs - Le vel
: AF : GE N er at or : SO U Rc eN : LE V el
: AF : GE N er at or : SO U Rc eN : LE V el?
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es the I mpedanc e of t he AF G e ne rator.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 1 to 10,0 00 Oh ms
Units: Oh m s
Def au lt Va l ue : 6 00 Ohms
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR1
Exampl e : :C O N Figure :IMPed an ce : AF: GE Nerat o r 5 0 0O HMS
Sets AF G en er ato r I mpedanc e to 5 0 0 Oh m s.
Query R es p onse: : CO NF i gur e :IM P ed a nc e: AF: GE N er ato r?
500
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es the L evel for t h e spe cif ied A F Genera t o r.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 1.0 mV to 5 .0 V rms
Units: mV | V
Def au lt Va l ue : 1 00 . 0 mV
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR2 (m V )
Exampl e : :A F :GENe r a tor :S OU R c e1 :LEVel 5V
Sets AF G en er ato r 1 L ev el (Amplitu de ) t o 5.0 V.
Query R es p onse: : AF : GE Ne ra tor : SOU R ce1 : LEV el ?
5000.0
Sourc eN = 1 , 2 or 3 ( AF G e ne rator 1, 2 o r 3 )
NOTE

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2.2.5 AF Ge nera to rs - Wav eform
:AF:GENerator :SOURc eN :SHA Pe
:AF:GENerator :SOURc eN :SHA Pe?
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es the W a ve form f o r th e sp ec ifie d A F G en erator.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
P ar am e te r: SI NE | SQUar e | T RI angle | RAMP | D CS | D CSIN V | DT MF
Query D at a : S N R | SINE | SQU ar e | T RI an gle | RA MP | DCS | DCSI NV | D T MF | T ONESE Q |
TON ER E M
Def au lt Va l ue : S INE
Set/ Que ry Forma t : C P D | C RD
Exampl e : :A F :GENe r a tor :S OU R c e2 :SHAP e SQUar e
Sets AF G en er ato r 2 Wa vefo rm sh a pe to Sq u are.
Query R es p onse: : AF : GE Ne ra tor : SOU R ce2 : SHA P e?
SQU
Sourc eN = 1 , 2 or 3 ( AF G e ne rator 1, 2 o r 3 )
DT M F wav eform i s o n l y va l id on A F G e ne rator 1 . AF G e ne rato r 2 i s una va i lable
wh en D TMF i s selecte d o n AF Gene ra t or 1.
DC S an d DC S INV ar e n ot su pported o n A F G en e rat or 3.
AF Gen er ato r 1 is un av ai lable as a m o d ul a ti o n sou rc e w h en Nor mal M OD SNR
No i se Measu re m en t s ar e def ine d ( :CO NF igure : MOD :ANAL yzer: SNR: MOD E 1)
and A F :GENe rat or: SO U Rce 1: SHA Pe ? re t ur ns SN R .
NOTE

Ge nera to r/T ransmi t Channel Re mo t e Co m mands
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2.3 AF G ENER ATOR - T ONE ENCOD ING
2.3.1 AF Ge nera to rs - Enco ding En able
:AF:GENerator :ENCOD E: EN ABle
:AF:GENerator :ENCOD E: EN ABle?
2.3.2 AF Ge nera to rs - Enco de d S igna l Typ e
: AF : GE N er at or : EN COD E: TY P E
: AF : GE N er at or : EN COD E: TY P E?
2.3.3 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Rem ot e F unctio n Dura tio n
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:FUNC tio n:D URatio n
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:FUNC tio n:D URatio n?
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d En a bles/Di s ab l e s (s en d s) one T o ne.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
P ar am e te r: OF F | ON | 0 | 1
Def au lt Va l ue : O F F
Set/ Que ry Forma t : B o ol e an
Exampl e : :A F :GENe r a tor :E NC O DE:EN ABle ON
Sends o ne T on e fr o m A ud io G e ne r a to r .
Query R es p onse: : AF : GE Ne ra tor : ENC O DE :EN A Bl e?
1
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es typ e of sig nal being En co d ed by th e AF G e ne r at or.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
P ar am e te r: TWOTONE | TON E SE Q | TONER EM
Defa u lt: T WOT ON E
Set/ Que ry Forma t : C P D | C RD
Exampl e : :A F :GENe r a tor :E NC O DE:TY P E TWOTON E
Sets Audio Gen e rat or To ne Signaling T ype t o T w o T o ne Seque n ti al.
Query R es p onse: : AF : GE Ne ra tor : ENC O DE :TY P E?
TWO TONE
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es len g th of s i n gle T on e.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 20 to 500 m s
Units: ms | s
Defa u lt: 4 0 ms
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR1 (m s )
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: REMo t e: FUNC tion : DURation 50ms
Sets le n gth of single T o ne to 50 m ill isec on d s.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :R EMo te: F UN Ct ion :D U Rat io n?
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2.3.4 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Rem ot e F unctio n Fr equency
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:FUNC tio n:F REQu en cy
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:FUNC tio n:F REQu en cy ?
2.3.5 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Rem ot e F unctio n Leve l
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:FUNC tio n:L EVel
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:FUNC tio n:L EVel?
2.3.6 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Rem ot e G uar d D uration
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:G UAR D:D URa tio n
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:G UAR D:D URa tio n?
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es the T o ne fre qu en c y.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 1.0 Hz t o 2 . 99 9 kHz
Units: Hz | k Hz
Def au lt Va l ue : 1 .050 kHz
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR2 (H z )
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: REMo t e: FUNC tion : F REQuency 15Hz
Sets Tone Fr eq ue n cy to 15 . 0 Hz.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :R EMo te: F UN Ct ion :F R EQu en cy ?
1 5. 0
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es the T o ne A ud io L e vel.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: -2 0 .0 to +2 0.0 dB
Units: dB
Def au lt Va l ue : 0 .0 dB
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR2
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: REMo t e: FUNC tion : L EV e l 5 dB
Sets t he To n e Audio L ev el t o 5.0 dB.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :R EMo te: F UN Ct ion :L EV e l?
5.0
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es len g th of s i n gle T on e.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 1 to 6, 00 0, 000 ms
Units: ms | s | ks
Defa u lt: 1 20 ms
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR1 (m s )
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: REMo t e: GUA R D:D UR a tio n 50ms
Sets le n gth of single T o ne 50 m ill is ec o nd s.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :R EMo te: G UA RD :D URa t io n?
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2.3.7 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Rem ot e G uar d F req u ency
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:G UAR D:F REQu en cy
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:G UAR D:F REQu en cy?
2.3.8 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Rem ot e G uar d L evel
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:G UAR D:L EVel
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:G UAR D:L EVel?
2.3.9 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Rem ot e M axi mum D ur ation
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:MA Ximum: DUR at ion
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:MA Ximum: DUR at ion?
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es the T o ne fre qu en c y.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 1.0 Hz t o 2 . 99 9 kHz
Units: Hz | k Hz
Def au lt Va l ue : 2 .175 kHz
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR2 (H z )
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: REMo t e: GUA R D:FR E Q ue n cy 15 H z
Sets Tone Fr eq ue n cy to 15 . 0 Hz.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :R EMo te: G UA RD :FR E Que n cy?
1 5. 0
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es the T o ne A ud io L e vel.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: -2 0 .0 to +2 0.0 dB
Units: dB
Def au lt Va l ue : -20.0 dB
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR2
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: REMo t e: GUA R D:LEV el 5dB
Sets t he To n e Audio L ev el t o 5.0 dB.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :R EMo te: G UA RD :LE V el?
5.0
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es len g th of s i n gle T on e.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 20 to 500 m s
Units: ms | s
Defa u lt: 1 20 ms
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR1 (m s )
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: REMo t e: MAX imu m :DURa t ion 5 0m s
Sets le n gth of single T o ne to 50 m ill isec on d s.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :R EMo te: M AX im um :D URa t ion ?
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2.3.1 0 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Rem ot e M axi mum F req uen cy
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:MA Ximum: FRE Q uency
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:MA Ximum: FRE Q uency?
2.3.1 1 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Rem ot e M axi mum L ev el
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:MA Ximum: LEVel
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:MA Ximum: LEVel?
2.3.1 2 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Rem ot e R eferen ce Le vel
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:REFeren ce:LEVe l
:AF:GEN:TONE:REM ot e:REFeren ce:LEVe l?
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es the T o ne fre qu en c y.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 1.0 Hz t o 2 . 99 9 kHz
Units: Hz | k Hz
Def au lt Va l ue : 2 .175 kHz
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR2 (H z )
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: REMo t e: MAX imu m :FREQue ncy 15Hz
Sets Tone Fr eq ue n cy to 15 . 0 Hz.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :R EMo te: M AX im um :FR E Que nc y?
1 5. 0
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es the T o ne A ud io L e vel.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: -2 0 .0 to +2 0.0 dB
Units: dB
Def au lt Va l ue : 1 0. 0 dB
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR2
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: REMo t e: MAX imu m :LEVel 5d B
Sets t he To n e Audio L ev el t o 5.0 dB.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :R EMo te: M AX im um :LE V el?
5.0
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es the T o ne Refere nc e A u dio L ev el.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 20. 0 to 5 00 0. 0 mV
Units: mV | V
Def au lt Va l ue : 1 .0 V
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR2 (m V )
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: REMo t e: REF er en ce : L EVel 2.5V
Sets t he To n e Refer ence Audio Le ve l t o 2 . 5 Volts.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :R EMo te: RE F er en ce :L EV el ?
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2.3.1 3 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Seque nti al Au dio Level
:AF:GEN:TONE:SEQue ntial:MASTER: L EVel
:AF:GEN:TONE:SEQue ntial:MASTER: L EVel?
2.3.1 4 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Seque nti al Mo de
:AF:GEN:TONE:SEQue ntial:MO DE
:AF:GEN:TONE:SEQue ntial:MO DE?
2.3.1 5 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Seque nti al P roto col
:AF:GEN:TONE:SEQue ntial:PRO To col
:AF:GEN:TONE:SEQue ntial:PRO To col ?
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es the A u di o Level f or Tone S eq uential tones.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 20. 0 to 5 00 0. 0 mV
Units: mV | V
Def au lt Va l ue : 1 .0 V
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR2 (m V )
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: SEQuenti a l:MASTER: LE Vel 2 V
Sets t he Aud io Le vel fo r T on e Se qu e nt ia l to ne s to 2.0 V ol t s.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :SE Qu en ti al :M AST E R: LE Vel ?
2000.0
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d se lec ts To ne Mode o f operat ion.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
P ar am e te r: SI NGLE | CONT INUO US
Def au lt Va l ue : S ING LE
Set/ Que ry Forma t : C P D | C RD
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: SEQuenti a l:MODE CON TI NUOU S
Sets Mode o f T on e Se qu e nt ial bur st t o Co ntinuou s.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :SE Qu en ti al :M ODE ?
C ON TI NU OU S
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d se lec ts pr o to col of single t one.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
P ar am e te r: ZVEI 1 | Z VE I2 | ZVEI3 | PZ VE I | DZVEI | P DZ V EI | CCI R1 | CCIR 2 | P C CI R |
EEA | EU R OS IG | N A TE L | E IA | MO DA T
Def au lt Va l ue : Z V EI 1
Set/ Que ry Forma t : C P D | C RD
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: SEQuenti a l:P ROToc ol PZ V EI
Sets Pro toco l for to ne to P ZV EI.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :SE Qu en ti al :P ROT oc ol ?
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2.3.1 6 AF Ge nera to rs - To ne Seque nti al S equence
:AF:GEN:TONE:SEQue ntial:SEQue nce
:AF:GEN:TONE:SEQue ntial:SEQue nce?
2.3.1 7 AF Ge nera to rs - Tw o T on e S equ ent ial D ur ati on
:AF:GENerator :TTS: nTONE:DURa ti on
:AF:GENerator :TTS: nTONE:DURa ti on ?
2.3.1 8 AF Ge nera to rs - Tw o T on e S equ ent ial F req uen cy
:AF:GENerator :TTS: nTONE:FREQu ency
:AF:GENerator :TTS: nTONE:FREQu ency?
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es S eq ue nce of si n gl e t o ne .
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
P ar am e te r: 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F
ma xim u m o f 8 ch aract er s encas ed in do u bl e quotes “ “
Def au lt Va l ue : 0 12 3 4
Set/ Que ry Forma t : h ex s tring
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: SEQuenti a l:S EQuen ce “A B CD124 5 ”
Sets Tone Sequent i al S e qu e nc e to A B CD 1 24 5.
Query R es p onse: : AF :G E N: T ON E :SE Qu en ti al :S EQ uen ce ?
ABC D1 24 5
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es len g th of s i n gle specif ied To ne .
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 100 m s to 10 s
Units: ms | s
Defa u lt: 1 .0 s
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR1 (m s )
Exampl e : :A F :GENe r a tor :TTS: ATONE: DURation 5 s
Sets le n gth of single T o ne A bu rst to 5 seco nd s.
Query R es p onse: : AF : GE Ne ra tor : TTS : ATO N E: DUR a ti on?
5000
nTone = A o r B (T on e A or B)
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es A F Ge nera tor Freq ue n cy for sp ec i fi e d Tone .
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 1.0 Hz t o 2 . 99 9 kHz
Units: Hz | k Hz
Def au lt Va l ue : T on e A: 50 0 .0 H z
Tone B : 1. 0 kHz
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR2 (H z )
Exampl e : :A F :GENe r a tor :TTS: ATONE: F REQu ency 150Hz
Sets AF G en er ato r F requ e nc y for Tone A to 15 0.0 H z.
Query R es p onse: : AF : GE Ne ra tor : TTS : ATO N E: FRE Q uen cy ?
150.0 0
nTone = A o r B (T on e A or B)
NOTE
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2.3.1 9 AF Ge nera to rs - Tw o T on e S equ ent ial L ev el
:AF:GENerator :TTS: LEVel
:AF:GENerator :TTS: LEVel?
D es cr ip t ion : Set comman d de fin es the L evel for sin g le to n e.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
Range: 20. 0 mV to 5 .0 Vrms
Units: mV | V
Def au lt Va l ue : 1 .0 V
Set/ Que ry Forma t : N R f | NR2 (m V )
Exampl e : :A F :GENe r a tor :TTS: L EV e l 3V
Sets AF G en er ato r L e vel (A mplit ude) to 3.0 V olt s.
Query R es p onse: : AF : GE Ne ra tor : TTS : LEV e l?
3000.0