Phased Array Antenna (PAA) Mode Commands


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See Also

- Commands that are Common to All Modes

- Correction Methods Explained

- New Programming Commands

- Status Registers

Antenna

Set and query the antenna's angle of azimuth reference value

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:ANGLe:AZImuth:REFerence

Set and query the antenna's angle of azimuth start value

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:ANGLe:AZImuth:STARt

Set and query the antenna's angle of azimuth step value

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:ANGLe:AZImuth:STEP

Set and query the antenna's angle of azimuth stop value

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:ANGLe:AZImuth:STOP

Set and query the elevation angle reference value

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:ANGLe:ELEVation:REFerence

Set and query the antenna's angle of elevation start value

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:ANGLe:ELEVation:STARt

Set and query the antenna's angle of elevation step value

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:ANGLe:ELEVation:STEP

Set and query the antenna's angle of elevation stop value

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:ANGLe:ELEVation:STOP

Sets the current azimuth angle

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:ANGLe:INDex:X

Sets the current elevation angle

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:ANGLe:INDex:Y

Sets the North angle on compass

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:COMPass:NORth

Display size of Polar graph and trace

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:DISPlay:POLar:ANGle

Sets the Polar display background image (i.e., if image loaded)

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:DISPlay:POLar:BACKground:IMAGe:STATe

Sets the display compass on the polar display

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:DISPlay:POLar:COMPass:IMAGe:STATe

Sets the display size of the Polar graph and trace

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:DISPlay:POLar:TYPe

Sets the antenna center frequency

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:FREQuency

Query the last measured point

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:RESult?

Presets the antenna

SYSTem:PRESet:ANTenna

Data

Set/query the data format for data transfer

:FORMat:BORDer

Set/query the data format that data is read (binary or ASCii)

:FORMat[:DATA]

Returns a set of values

:PAA:DATA?

Set and query the current measurement

:CALCulate:PARameter:DEFine

Display

Set/query display brightness

DISPlay:BRIGhtness

Set/query system date format

DISPlay:DATE:FMT

Enables/disables the FieldFox display

DISPlay:ENABle

Clears the heat graphics value

DISPlay:HEAT;GRAPhics:CLEar

Set and query the antenna's heat map marker azimuth value

DISPlay:HEAT:AZIMuth

Set and query the antenna's heat map marker elevation value

DISPlay:HEAT;MARKer:ELEVation

Set and query the antenna's heat map marker's status

DISPlay:HEAT:MARKer[:STATe]

Set/query keywords for creating filenames

DISPlay:KEYWord[:DATA]

Reset filename keywords to their default values

DISPlay:KEYWord:DEFault

Set/query display mode 

DISPlay:SCREen:GEOMetry

Set/query the formatting of the system time

DISPlay:TIME:FMT

Set/query the FieldFox display data title

DISPlay:TITLe:DATA

Set/query the display title state

DISPlay:TITLe[:STATe]

Set display window trace Y Pow division

DISPLay:WINDow:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:AUTO

Set display window trace Y Ref level

DISPLAy:WINDow:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:RLEVel

Markers

Activate a marker

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:ACTivate

Markers - all off

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:AOFF

Markers - Fixed delta reference marker state.

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:DREF:FIXed

Marker search - Max

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:MAXimum

Marker search - Min

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:MINimum

Marker search - Peak excursion

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:PEXCursion

Marker search - Peak next (left)

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:PLEFt

Marker search - Peak Next

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:PNEXt

Marker search - Peak next (right)

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:PRIGht

Marker search - Peak threshold

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:PTHReshold

Marker search - Target  

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:TARGet

Marker search - Wrap/No Wrap

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:TDIRection

Tracking On/Off  

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:FUNCtion:TRACking

FieldFox setting => to marker location

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:SET

Sets the marker to the center frequency

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:SET:CENTer

Sets the marker to the reference level

CALCulate[:SELected]:MARKer:SET:REFLevel

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?

Field Strength (Corrections)

All corrections OFF

[:SENSe]:AMPLitude:CORRections:DISable

All corrections ON

[:SENSe]:AMPLitude:CORRections[:STATe] (SUPERSEDED)

 

Calibration

Antenna corrections ON

[:SENSe]:AMPLitude:CORRections:ANTenna[:STATe]

Cable corrections ON

[:SENSe]:AMPLitude:CORRections:CABLe[:STATe]

Amplitude corrections ON

[:SENSe]:AMPLitude:CORRections[:STATe]

Clear Antenna correction values

[:SENSe]:AMPLitude:CORRections:ANTenna:DEFault

Clear Cable correction values

[:SENSe]:AMPLitude:CORRections:CABLe:DEFault  

 

Receiver (or ONLY one) Antenna/Cables

Load Antenna file

MMEMory:LOAD:ANTenna

Store Antenna file

MMEMory:STORe:ANTenna

Load Cable file

MMEMory:LOAD:CABLe

Store Cable file

MMEMory:STORe:CABLe

Load image for Polar background

MMEMory:LOAD:IMAGe:POLar

Load a *.csv or *.kml log file

MMEMory:LOAD:DLOG

Saves a CSV, DREC, or KML  file

MMEMory:STORe:DLOG

Data Logging and Recording

Enable or disable the log file auto-save

DLOGging:FILE:ASAVe

Sets the data log file save/recall folder location

DLOGging:FILE:FOLDer

Sets the log file save type

DLOGging:FILE:TYPe

Read and writes the distance interval

DLOGging:INTerval:DISTance

Read and write the time interval

DLOGging:INTerval:TIMe>

Set type of interval

DLOGging:INTerval:TYPe

Enable or disable the measurement interval

DLOGging:INTerval[:ENABled]

Resume playback

DLOGing:PLAYback:PAUSe

Sets the position number of component carrier manually, when paused.

DLOGging:PLAYback:POSition

Play

DLOGging:PLAYback:STARt

Stop playback

DLOGging:PLAYback:STOP

Sets the data log playback state

DLOGging:PLAYback[:STATe]

Pause

DLOGing:RECord:PAUSe

Begin recording results

DLOGging:RECord:STARt

Stop recording

DLOGging:RECord:STOP

Query the state

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:LOG[:STATe]?

File Commands

Sets the user folder path to default or system

[:SENSe]:ANTenna:USER:FOLDer

Video / Res Bandwidth

Manual Res BW value

[:SENSe]:BANDwidth[:RESolution]

Manual Video BW value

[:SENSe]:BANDwidth:VIDeo

Alignments (InstAlign)

Enables Instalign, before the next sweep

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:AMPLitude:NOW

Align all state (coupled to all individual alignments)

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:ALL[:STATe]

Align now (coupled to all individual alignments)

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:AMPLitude:NOW

InstAlign state

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:AMPLitude[:STATe]

Instrument

Query a file catalog

INSTrument:CATalog?

Enables front panel key press control

INSTrument:GTL

Disables front panel key press control (Lockout)

INSTrument:GTR

Sets the remote lockout message

INSTrument:RLOCkout:DISable

Sets the current mode

INSTrument[:SELect]

Frequency Extender Head

Enables/disables the high sensitivity state.

SYSTem:HEAD:HIGHsense[:STATe]

Sets the LO power for any installed OML head

SYSTem:HEAD:POWer

Enables/disables the frequency extender.

SYSTem:HEAD[:STATe]

Selects a frequency extender head file to load.

MMEM:LOAD:HEAD

GPS

Sets the minimum satellite power, before computation

:SYSTem:GPS:AVERage:MINP

Enables/disables the satellite average settings

:SYSTem:GPS:AVERage[:STATe]

Sets the number of satellites to be viewed

:SYSTem:GPS:AVERage:TOPN

Query satellite carrier to noise

:SYSTem:GPS:CNOise?

Returns GPS data

:SYSTem:GPS:DATA?

Returns the last locked GPS data

:SYSTem:GPS:DATA:LAST?

Set and qjuery the coordinates (i.e., lat. & long.)

:SYSTem:GPS:DISPlay:COORdinate:FORMat

Set and query the elevation units

:SYSTem:GPS:DISPlay:DISTance:UNIT

Set and query the status line display state

:SYSTem:GPS:DISPlay:STATe

Set and query the type of satellite being measured

:SYSTem:GPS:GNSS

Returns the GPS lock state

:SYSTem:GPS:LSTate?

Set and query the GPS state

:SYSTem:GPS[:STATe]

Set and query the GPS clock sync state

:SYSTem:GPS:SYNChronize

Mapping

Updates maps with current setting for latitude/longitude.

SYSTem:MAP:DISPlay:GOTO:GPS

Specify the name of a file in source folder and Unzip the results copied to a destination folder

SYSTem:MAP:DISPlay:IMPort

Units

Set Units

[:SENSe]:AMPLitude:UNIT

Gain/Atten

Attenuation value

[:SENSe]:POWer[:RF]:ATTenuation

Atten Auto/Manual

[:SENSe]:POWer[:RF]:ATTenuation:AUTO

Set external gain value

[:SENSe]:POWer[:RF]:EXTGain

Preamp ON/OFF/AUTO

[:SENSe]:POWer[:RF]:GAIN[:STATe]

Sweep

Enables/disables continuous sweep

INITiate:CONTinuous

Enable single trace and then hold

INITiate[:IMMediate]

Restarts the trace averaging

INITiate:RESTart

Average

Average count

[:SENSe]:AVERage:COUNt

Set and query the averaging state

[:SENSe]:AVERage[:ENABle]

Restart trace averaging

INITiate:RESTart

MMEMory comands - some of the compatible :MMEM commands

Returns file names

:MMEMory:CATalog?

Sets the active drive/directory

:MMEMory:CDIRectory

Copy file 1 to file 2

:MMEMory:COPY

Read/store block data

:MMEMory:DATA

Delete a file

:MMEMory:DELete

Loads a memory state file

:MMEMory:LOAD[:STATe]

Create a new folder

:MMEMory:MDIRectory

Renames/moves a file

:MMEMory:MOVE

Removes a folder, if it is empty

:MMEMory:RDIRectory

Saves the current formatted trace to a CSV/KML file

:MMEMory:STORe:FDATa

Saves the current FieldFox display to a PNG file.

:MMEMory:STORe:IMAGe

Saves the current FieldFox display (without the softkeys) to a PNG

:MMEMory:STORe:IMAGe:NOKeys

Saves antenna data as a MATLAB (MAT) file

:MMEMory:STORe:STORe:MAT

Saves antenna data as an SDF file

:MMEMory:STORe:SDF

Saves antenna data as an SNP file

:MMEMory:STORe:SNP[:DATa]

Saves the current settings to an instrument state file

:MMEMory:STORe[:STATe]

Save antenna data as TXT file

:MMEMory:STORe:TXT


Last Modified:

01dec2020

Added new topic/commands (A12.1x)

01dec2019

Added new topic/commands (A11.5x)