CAT Mode Commands

In this topic:

Set and select Traces

Description	Commands
Set and read number of traces	CALCulate:PARameter:COUNt
Change parameter	CALCulate:PARameter:DEFine
Select trace	CALCulate:PARameter:SELect

Sweep Settings

Set center freq	[:SENSe]:FREQuency:CENTer
Set freq span	[:SENSe]:FREQuency:SPAN
Set start freq	[:SENSe]:FREQuency:STARt
Set stop freq	[:SENSe]:FREQuency:STOP
Read X-axis values	[:SENSe]:FREQuency:DATA?
Set resolution (number of points)	[:SENSe]:SWEep:POINts
Set sweep time	[:SENSe]:SWEep:TIME
Read sweep time	[:SENSe]:SWEep:MTIMe?
Set manual source power	SOURce:POWer
Set flat source power	SOURce:POWer:ALC[:MODE]

Averaging

Averaging	[:SENSe]:AVERage:COUNt
Clear Averaging	[:SENSe]:AVERage:CLEar
Image rejection	CALCulate:IREJection:LEVel
Smoothing On/Off	CALCulate[:SELected]:SMOothing[:STATe]
Smoothing aperture	CALCulate[:SELected]:SMOothing:APERture

Display Items

View Memory trace	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:MEMory:STATe
View Data trace	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:STATe
Scaling - auto	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:AUTO
Scaling - Set bottom of scale	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:BOTTom
Scaling - Set per division	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:PDIVision
Scaling - Set reference level	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:RLEVel
Scaling - Set reference position	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:RPOSition
Scaling - Set top of scale	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:TOP

Limit Lines

Limit line beep	CALCulate[:SELected]:LIMit:SOUNd
Create limit lines	CALCulate[:SELected]:LIMit:LLData
Limit line testing state	CALCulate[:SELected]:LIMit[:STATe]
Limit line testing annotation	CALCulate[:SELected]:LIMit:WARN
Read Pass / Fail	STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit:CONDition?
Build Limit from Trace	None

Markers

Activate a marker	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:ACTivate
Markers - all off	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:AOFF
Markers - coupled	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:COUPled
Marker search - Max	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:MAXimum
Marker search - Min	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:MINimum
Marker search - MAX between Markers 1,2 (M5) or Markers 3,4 (M6)	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:Mn:MAX
Marker search - MIN between Markers 1,2 (M5) or Markers 3,4 (M6)	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:Mn:MIN
Marker search - Peak excursion	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:PEXCursion
Marker search - Peak Next	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:PNEXt
Marker search - Peak threshold	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:PTHReshold
Tracking On/Off	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:TRACking
FieldFox setting => to marker location	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:SET
Marker On/Off	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer[:STATe]
Marker => specified trace	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:TRACe
Marker => specified X-axis location	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:X
Read Marker Y-axis location	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:Y?

Math

Math function	CALCulate[:SELected]:MATH:FUNCtion
Data to Memory	CALCulate[:SELected]:MATH:MEMorize

Distance to Fault

DTF - Set bandpasss/lowpass	CALCulate:TRANsform:DISTance:BANDpass
DTF - Set center freq	CALCulate:TRANsform:DISTance:FREQuency:CENTer
DTF - Set max freq span	CALCulate:TRANsform:DISTance:FREQuency:SPAN:MAXimum
DTF - Set min start freq	CALCulate:TRANsform:DISTance:FREQuency:STARt:MINimum
DTF - Set max freq	CALCulate:TRANsform:DISTance:FREQuency:STOP:MAXimum
DTF - Set start distance	CALCulate:TRANsform:DISTance:STARt
DTF - Set stop distance	CALCulate:TRANsform:DISTance:STOP
DTF - Set distance units	CALCulate:TRANsform:DISTance:UNIT
DTF - Set window type	CALCulate:TRANsform:DISTance:WINDow
DTF - Set bandpasss/lowpass	CALCulate:TRANsform:FREQuency[:TYPE]

DTF Cable Specs

Select Auto or Manual setting	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COAX
Set cable loss	[:SENSe]:CORRection:LOSS:COAX
Set velocity factor	[:SENSe]:CORRection:RVELocity:COAX

TDR

Set resolution mode	[:SENSe]:SWEep:TDR:RES
Max stop frequency with Res mode = AUTO	[:SENSe]:SWEep:TDR:AUTO:FREQuency:STOP:MAXimum
TDR marker format	CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:TDR:FORMat

Save / Recall Files

Recall Cable data	MMEMory:LOAD:CABLe
Store Cable data	MMEMory:STORe:CABLe
Save data trace to csv file	MMEMory:STORe:FDATa
Save SNP data	MMEMory:STORe:SNP[:DATA]
See other Save / Recall commands

Send / Read Data

Send and read formatted measured data	CALCulate[:SELected]:DATA:FDATA
Send and read formatted memory data	CALCulate[:SELected]:DATA:FMEM
Set data format for read	FORMat[:DATA]

Calibration Commands

See Also

Correction Methods Explained

Calibration Examples

Set and read error term data	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COEFficient[:DATA]
Read number of cal steps	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:GUIDed:SCOunt
Measure step number	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:GUIDed:STEP:ACQuire
Prompt for step number	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:GUIDed:STEP:PROMpt
Measure Quick Cal	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect[:ACQuire]:INT
Measure load	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect[:ACQuire]:LOAD
Measure open	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect[:ACQuire]:OPEN
Measure short	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect[:ACQuire]:SHORt
Measure thru	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect[:ACQuire]:THRU
Set Cal Kit	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:LABel
Catalog all cal kits	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:LABel:CATalog?
Set connectors	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:CONNector
Select method - Enhanced Response	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:METHod:ERES
Select method - QuickCal	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:METHod:QCALibrate:CALibrate
Select method - QuickCal Enhanced Response	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:METHod:QCALibrate:ERESponse
Select method - Simple Open response	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:METHod[:RESPonse]:OPEN
Select method - Simple Short response	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:METHod[:RESPonse]:SHORt
Select method - Thru response	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:METHod[:RESPonse]:THRU
Select method - Short response	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:METHod:SRESponse
Select method - Open response	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:METHod:ORESponse
Select method - 1-port SOLT	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:METHod:SOLT1
Select method - TRL	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:METHod:TRL
Read method	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:METHod:TYPE?
Set AutoOrient for ECal	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:ECAL:AORient
Set simple ECal	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:ECAL:SIMPle
Omit Isolation	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:OISolation
Select Medium	[:SENSe]:CORRection:MEDium
Set Waveguide cutoff	[:SENSe]:CORRection:WGCutoff
Select Waveguide standard (CAT only)	[:SENSe]:CORRection:WAVeguide:STANdard
Finish Cal	[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect:SAVE
Turn ALL Correction ON and OFF	[:SENSe]:CORRection[:STATe]
Turn User Correction ON and OFF	[:SENSe]:CORRection:USER[:STATe]
Set system impedance	[:SENSe]:CORRection:IMPedance[:INPut][:MAGNitude]
Set CalReady type	[:SENSe]:CORRection:CALReady:TYPE

Last Modified:

04dec2019	Added Marker CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:MAXimum & :MINimum
20-Jan-2015	Added 8.0 commands
15-Nov-2013	Added TRL
	Added new commands for A.07.25
	Added several commands (A.06.03)
	Updated