Viavi 3900 Series Owner's manual

3900 Series
Digital Radio Test Set
P25 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
P25 Remote Programming Manual
P U B L I S H E D B Y
V I AVI S o lut ions, I n c .
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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 3900 S e rie s P 2 5 Options . Refer t o th e
3900 Se r ies R em o te P rogra mmi ng Manual f or additio n al in f o rm a tion a bo ut 39 00
Remo t e Co m man d s and comm a nd s for t he 39 0 0 Test In s t rume n t s.
Some of the remot e comma nd s ide nt i fied in this manual ar e o nl y valid when sp ecif ic
P25 O ptio n s a re ins talled i n th e Test S e t. The c omm a nd s a re no ted a s op tio n
enab led.
Refe r to the 3900 S er ies Ope ra t ion M a nu al for inf orma t io n p e rtai ning t o T e st Set
op er at i on .
NOME NC LAT URE STATEM ENT
The 3901, 39 02 an d 3920”x” Di gi t al Radio Te st Se t is t he o ffi c ial no m en cl a ture for th e
te st sets c urr en t ly i n clude d in t he 3 9 00 D igital Radio T e st Set Ser ies . I n this m an ua l ,
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 man ua l is i nt ende d for pe rs on ne l f a mil ia r w i th the u se of remot e comm a nd
lan g uage a nd T es t S et o p era tio n. Re f e r to the 39 00 Seri es Opera tion Manu al for
inf orma tio n p e rta inin g to T e st Se t o pera tion .
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/ Sh i p ping Te st Set

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CHAPTER 1 UUT MEAS UREM ENT ME TE R DA TA
Chapte r d e scr ibe s parame ters found i n P 25 UUT M e as u rement Mete r d at a.
CHAPTER 2 GENERATO R/TR ANSMIT CHANNE L RE MOT E COMMANDS
Chapte r d e scr ibe s co mma n ds that d e fine Genera tor an d Tra n smit Chan ne l
para m eters .
CHAPTER 3 ANALYZE R/RECE IV E CHA NNE L REMOTE COMMANDS
Chapte r d e scr ibe s co mma n ds that d e fine Ana lyze r a nd Receive Ch an n el param e ters.
CHAPTER 4 P25 SIGNAL RX ME TER RE MO T E CO M MAND S
Chapte r d e scr ibe s co mma n ds that c o nfig ur e and retu rn P2 5 UUT M e as ur e ment data.
CHAPTER 5 AUDIO /DEMOD SIGNAL RX ME TER RE MO T E CO M MANDS
Chapte r d e scr ibe s co mma n ds that c o nfig ur e and retu rn Au d i o and D e m od ul a te d
signal measur em e nt da t a.
CHAPTER 6 MODULATION A CCURACY AND POWER RE MOT E COM MAND S
Chapte r d e scr ibe s co mma n ds that c o nfig ur e and retu rn M od ul a tio n Ac cu racy and
Power mea sure men t d ata.
CHAPTER 7 SYS TE M AND BAN D PLA N REMOTE COMMA NDS
Chapte r d e scr ibe s co mma n ds that c o nfig ur e and retu rn P2 5 Syst em P lan a n d
Sma rtN e t™/Sma rtZ on e™ Ba ndplan p aramet ers.
CHAPTER 8 PROT OC OL REM O TE CO MM A NDS
Chapte r d e scr ibe s co mma n ds that c o nfig ur e and retu rn Pr oto col p ar ame ter s.
CHAPTER A REMOTE C OMMAN D CHANGES
Lis ts ch an ge s made t o pre vi o us ly r elease d P25 R e mote C o mma n ds.

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Table of Contents
UUT Me asu rement Meter Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1
Remote Commands Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
Mod Generator Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 11
Modula tio n Ge n erato rs - T on e E n co di n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1 4
Exte rna l Modu lation G e ne r a tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 2 4
RF Generator Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 26
Tr an smit Chan n el P a rame t e rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 3 0
Cable Loss Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 35
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
Auto Tu n e S e tup R em o te Comma nd s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 5
AF Analyzer - Tone Decode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 9
Modula tio n An al yze r - To n e Deco ding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 12
RF Analyzer Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 15
Receive Channel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 22

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P2 5 S ignal Rx Meter
Rem ote Comma nds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1
Acquire Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1
Adja cent Chann el Po w er Ce nt er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1
Adja cent Chann el Po w er Lo we r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5
Adja cent Chann el Po w er Up pe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 8
Bi t E rro r Rat e (Rx ) M e as ure ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 11
Bit Error Rate (Tx) Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 15
Br oa db a nd P ow e r Measu remen t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1 9
Carrier Feedthrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 22
Er ro r V ector M ag ni t ud e Measu reme n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 25
FM Pk- Deviation Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 28
FM Pk + De via t ion M e a su rement s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3 1
Fr eq ue ncy Er ror M ea su r e ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3 4
HSD Deviation Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 38
Inband Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 41
Modulation Fidelity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 44
Occupied Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 47
Signal Power Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 51
Slot Power Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 55
Slot Power Ratio Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 58
Symbol Clo ck E rr o r Mea su remen t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 60
Symbol Deviation Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 63
Aud io/Demod Sign al
Rx Me ter Rem ote Co mman ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1
Audio Measu reme nt C on f igura tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1
Modula tio n Mea su reme n t Configura tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 5
AF Distortion Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 7
AF Frequency Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 10
AF Hum & Noise Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 12
AF Level Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 16
AF Sinad Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 19
AF SNR Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 22
Br oa db a nd P ow e r Measu remen t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 2 5
FM Deviation Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 28
Inband Power Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 31
Modula tio n Disto rtion Me as urem e nt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 34
Modula tio n Frequenc y Measurem e nt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 3 7
Modula tio n Hu m & Nois e Measu reme n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 40
Modulation Sinad Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 43
Modulation SNR Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 46
RF Error Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 49
Sub-A ud ible D e vi a ti on Me asur em e nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 52

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Modulation Accu racy and Po wer
Rem ote Comma nds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 1
Fr eq ue ncy Co n ste llat ion G ra ph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 1
IQ Constellation Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 3
Distribution Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 5
Power Over Time Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 7
Power Profile Full . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 9
Power Profile Ramps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 12
Sy stem and Ba ndplan
Rem ote Comma nds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 1
Syst em Pla n / Ba n d Pla n Comm an ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 1
P25 System Plan Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 3
Sma r tN e t™/Sma rtZ on e™ Ba nd P lan C o m mands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 1 2
Pr otoco l Remote Command s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 1
Data Link P rot oc ol - D i gita l S igna l Iden ti fie r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 1
Data Link P rot oc ol - H ea der / Voice F ra me Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 1
Data Link P rot oc ol - Last Link Co nt rol M es sage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 5
Data Link P rot oc ol - U ser Voic e Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 15
Encryption Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 19
Message Encode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 22
Simulator Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 42
Tr un kin g Pr otoco l - Simu l at or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 51
Tr un kin g Messa ge s - Adja cent St atus Bro a dc as t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 61
Tr un kin g Messa ge s - Sec on da ry C on t ro l Channel Br oa dcas t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 69
Remo te Command Chang es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 1
Command Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 1
Deprecated Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 2
Obsolete Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 4

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Chap ter 1 - UUT Mea surement Met er Data
1.1 REMOTE C OMMAN DS F ILES
This ch ap t e r d es cribes P 25 Remote Comm a nd s. Re f e r to the 39 00 S eri es Digi tal Radio
Test S et Remot e Pro gr ammi n g Manual for d et a il e d i nfo rma t ion abo ut 39 0 0 sys tem remo t e
co mman ds.
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 by t e>, < fa i lby t e>, < pr ec i si o n >, < per c en t ag e>, <a vg >, <m a x> , <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

UUT Measur em e n t Met er Da ta
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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 wa s is su e d. F o r ex amp l e , if th e o v er n b urst fie l d is set t o 1000 bu rst 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 identi fi e s t he Remote Comm an d s for con fi g ur ing P25 G en e r at or / Tr an sm it
Channel Pa ramet e rs . Remote co mman ds a re l iste d alpha be tic al ly u nd er t he fo l lo win g
head ings :
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 c r ipt i on : Set co mmand En a bl e s/Dis ab l e s th e sp ec i fie d AF G en er ato r .
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
P ar a m et e r: OF F | ON | 0 | 1
Def au lt Va l ue : OF F
Set/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : Bo ole an
Exampl e : :A F :GENe r a tor :S OU R c e2 :ENAB l e ON
Enables A F Ge n era tor 2.
Query R es p onse: :A F :G ENe ra t or : S OU R ce 2: ENA B le?
1
Sourc eN = 1 , 2 or 3 ( AF G e ne rator 1, 2 o r 3 )
D es c r ipt i on : Set co mmand de fin es the f r eq uency for the s pecif 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 : AF 1: 1.0 k Hz
AF 2: 30 0. 0 Hz
AF 3: 3.4 k Hz
Set/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR f | NR2 (Hz)
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: :A F :G ENe ra t or : S OU R ce 3: FR E Qu en cy ?
15000.0
Sourc eN = 1 , 2 or 3 ( AF G e ne rator 1, 2 o r 3 )
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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 c r ipt i on : Set co mmand de fin es the I mpedanc e of t he AF G e ne r a tor .
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 : 600 O h ms
Set/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR 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: :C ON F igu re : IM P ed a nce : AF: GE N er at o r?
500
D es c r ipt i on : Set co mmand 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 : 100 .0 mV
Set/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR f | NR2 (mV )
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: :A F :G ENe ra t or : S OU R ce 1: LE V el ?
5000.0
Sourc eN = 1 , 2 or 3 ( AF G e ne rator 1, 2 o r 3 )
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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 c r ipt i on : Set co mmand de fin es the W a ve form f o r the sp ecifie d A F G en erator.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
P ar a m et e r: SIN E | S QUar e | T RI an gle | RAMP | D CS | D CS IN V | DT M F
Query D at a : SNR | SIN E | SQ Uar e | TRI an gl e | RA M P | DC S | D CSIN V | D T M F | T O NESEQ |
TON ER E M
Def au lt Va l ue : SIN E
Set/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : CP D | C R D
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: :A F :G ENe ra t or : S OU R ce 2: 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 lid on A F Gene ra t or 1 . AF G e ne rato r 2 is u na 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 :ANA L yzer: SNR: MOD E 1)
and A F :GENe rat or: SO U Rce 1: SHA Pe ? re t ur ns SN R .
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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 c r ipt i on : Set co mmand En a bl e s/Dis ab l e s (s ends) one Tone.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
P ar a m et e r: OF F | ON | 0 | 1
Def au lt Va l ue : OF F
Set/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : Bo ole 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: :A F :G ENe ra t or : E NC O DE :EN A Bl e?
1
D es c r ipt i on : Set co mmand de fin es typ e of sig nal being En co d ed by th e AF Ge ne r at or.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
P ar a m et e r: TWO T ONE | TON E SE Q | T ONEREM
Defa u lt: T WOT ON E
Set/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : CP D | C R D
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: :A F :G ENe ra t or : E NC O DE :TY P E?
TWO TONE
D es c r ipt i on : Set co mmand 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/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR f | NR1 (ms )
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: :A F :G E N: T ON E: RE Mo t e: F UN C ti on :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 c r ipt i on : Set co mmand 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 : 1.0 50 kH z
Set/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR f | NR2 (Hz)
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: :A F :G E N: T ON E: RE Mo t e: F UN C ti on :F R EQ u en c y?
1 5. 0
D es c r ipt i on : Set co mmand 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/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR 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: :A F :G E N: T ON E: RE Mo t e: F UN C ti on :L EV e l?
5.0
D es c r ipt i on : Set co mmand 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/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR f | NR1 (ms )
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: :A F :G E N: T ON E: RE Mo t e: G UA R D: DUR at 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 c r ipt i on : Set co mmand 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 : 2.1 75 kH z
Set/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR f | NR2 (Hz)
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: :A F :G E N: T ON E: RE Mo t e: G UA R D: FR E Que n cy ?
1 5. 0
D es c r ipt i on : Set co mmand 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 : -2 0 .0 dB
Set/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR 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: :A F :G E N: T ON E: RE Mo t e: G UA R D: LE V el ?
5.0
D es c r ipt i on : Set co mmand 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/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR f | NR1 (ms )
Exampl e : :A F :GEN: TONE: REMo t e: MAX imu m :DUR a tion 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: :A F :G E N: T ON E: RE Mo t e: M AX im u m: DUR at 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 c r ipt i on : Set co mmand 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 : 2.1 75 kH z
Set/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR f | NR2 (Hz)
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: :A F :G E N: T ON E: RE Mo t e: M AX im u m: FR E Que nc y?
1 5. 0
D es c r ipt i on : Set co mmand 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 : 10. 0 d B
Set/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR 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: :A F :G E N: T ON E: RE Mo t e: M AX im u m: LE V el ?
5.0
D es c r ipt i on : Set co mmand de fin es the T o ne R efere 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/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR f | NR2 (mV )
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: :A F :G E N: T ON E: RE Mo t e: R EF er en ce :L EV e l?
2500

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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 c r ipt i on : Set co mmand de fin es the A u di o Lev el f or Tone Sequenti al 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/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : NR f | NR2 (mV )
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: :A F :G E N: T ON E: SE Q u en t ia l :M AS T E R: LE V el ?
2000.0
D es c r ipt i on : Set co mmand se l ec ts To ne M o de of operat ion.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
P ar a m et e r: SIN GLE | CONT I NUOUS
Def au lt Va l ue : SIN GLE
Set/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : CP D | C R D
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: :A F :G E N: T ON E: SE Q u en t ia l :M ODE ?
C ON TI N UO US
D es c r ipt i on : Set co mmand se l ec ts pro tocol o f si n g le t one.
Qu er y comma nd re t ur ns para met er s etting .
P ar a m et e r: ZVEI 1 | Z VE I2 | ZVEI3 | PZ VE I | DZVEI | P DZ V EI | CCI R1 | C CIR 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/ Qu e ry Fo rma t : CP D | C R D
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: :A F :G E N: T ON E: SE Q u en t ia l :P RO T oc ol ?
PZVEI