RTSA Mode Commands (A.90.xx and Greater Firmware Only)


In this topic:

Commands that are Common to All Modes


Frequency

Description

Command

Center freq

[:SENSe]:FREQuency:CENTer

Step size for up/down keys

[:SENSe]:FREQuency:CENTer:STEP

Step size auto/manual

[:SENSe]:FREQuency:CENTer:STEP:AUTO

Freq span

[:SENSe]:FREQuency:SPAN

Span to full

[:SENSe]:FREQuency:SPAN:FULL

Start freq

[:SENSe]:FREQuency:STARt

Stop freq

[:SENSe]:FREQuency:STOP

Frequency annotation method

[:SENSe]:FREQuency:ANNotation[:SELect]

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]

Baseband Path (C-Series FieldFoxes Only)

Enable /Disable Baseband Path

[:SENSe]:PATH: BBANd

Enable/disable the Baseband 1 preamp gain reduction (≤15 MHz)

[:SENSe]:BBANd:BP1Gain:REDuce

Enable/disable the Baseband 2 preamp gain reduction (>15 MHz)

[:SENSe]:BBANd:BP2Gain:REDuce

Sweep

Selects between Density, Spectrogram, & Real-Time Spectrum  traces

[:SENSe]:MEASure

Selects the acquisition time in the Density & Real-time Traces.

[:SENSe]:ACQuisition:TIME

Sets the acquisition time in the Density & Real-time Traces to AUTO.

[:SENSe]:ACQuisition:TIME:AUTO

Scale / Units

Per division

DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:PDIVision

Reference level

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

Reference position

DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:RPOSition

Average

Average count

[:SENSe]:AVERage:COUNt

Restart trace averaging

INITiate:RESTart

Res Bandwidth / IF Path

IF Path (Narrow/Wide) - B models only

[:SENSe]:IFPath

Manual Res BW value

[:SENSe]:BANDwidth[:RESolution]

Choose Auto or Manual Res BW

[:SENSe]:BANDwidth[:RESolution]:AUTO

Query ration of Span to Res BW

[:SENSe]:FREQuency:SPAN:BANDwidth[:RESoulution]:RATio?

Trace Type/Detector

Set Trace Type

TRACe{1:4}:TYPE

Retrieves trace data

TRACe:DATA?

Defaults all traces back to their default state

TRACe:PRESet:ALL

Returns the current trace X-values

TRACe{1:4}:XVALue

Detector function

[:SENSe]:DETector:TRACe{1:4}:FUNCtion

Alignments (includes InstAlign)

Align all now (coupled to all individual alignments)

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:ALL:NOW

Align all state (coupled to all individual alignments)

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

Align now

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:AMPLitude:NOW

InstAlign state

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

RF burst now

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:BURSt:NOW

RF burst state

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:BURSt[:STATe]

Fast channel equalization alignment (enable/disable)

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:CHEQ:FAST

Channel equalization now

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:CHEQ:NOW

Channel equalization state

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:CHEQ[:STATe]

Alignments (Channel Equalization State)

Fast channel equalization alignment (enable/disable)

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:CHEQ:FAST

Channel equalization now

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:CHEQ:NOW

Channel equalization state

[:SENSe]:ALIGnment:CHEQ[:STATe]

Limit / Display Lines

Create limit lines

CALCulate:LIMit:LLData

Display Line level setting

DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:Y:DLINe

Display Line state

DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:Y:DLINe:STATe

Markers

Select a marker

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:ACTivate

Markers - all off

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:AOFF

Markers - Fixed delta reference marker state.

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:DREF:FIXed

Marker search - Max

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:FUNCtion:MAXimum

Marker search - Min

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:FUNCtion:MINimum

Marker search - Peak excursion

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:FUNCtion:PEXCursion

Marker search - Peak left

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:FUNCtion:PLEFt

Marker search - Peak Next

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:FUNCtion:PNEXt

Marker search - Peak right

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:FUNCtion:PRIGht

Marker search - Peak threshold

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:FUNCtion:PTHReshold

Move marker to center freq

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:SET:CENTer

Move marker to ref level

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:SET:REFLevel

Marker On/Off

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}[:STATe]

Move marker to other trace

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:TRACe

Move/read marker X-axis position

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:X

Read marker Y-axis position

CALCulate:MARKer{1:6}:Y?

Enable/Disables a displayed marker table

:DISPlay:TABle:MARKer

Read / Save Data

See Also: Read Current Channel Measurement Data

Read Trace Data

TRACe{1:4}:DATA

Saves trace to CSV file.

MMEMory:STORe:FDATa

Source

Trigger Settings

Auto trigger time

TRIGger[:SEQuence]:ATRigger

Auto trigger ON/OFF

TRIGger[:SEQuence]:ATRigger:STATe

Trigger Delay

TRIGger[:SEQuence]:DELay

Trigger Delay ON/OFF

TRIGger[:SEQuence]:DELay:STATe

Trigger Frame Offset value

TRIGger[:SEQuence]:FRAMe:OFFSet

Trigger Frame Offset Reset

TRIGger[:SEQuence]:FRAMe:OFFSet:DISPlay:RESet

Set the period of the internal periodic timer clock

TRIGger[:SEQuence]:FRAMe:PERiod

Sets the holdoff time between triggers

TRIGger[:SEQuence]:HOLDoff

Sets the level for the trigger

TRIGger[:SEQuence]:LEVel

Trigger Type (Ext/Vid/RFBurst/Freerun)

TRIGger[:SEQuence]:SOURce

Trigger Slope (Pos/Neg)

TRIGger[:SEQuence]:SLOPe

Frequency Extender Head

Sets frequency converter corrections to "Auto" or "Edit SA"

SYSTem:HEAD:CORRections:ASETup

Shares frequency extender head corrections from SA mode

SYSTem:HEAD:CORRections[:STATe]

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

Record/Playback Actions

Pause

RECPlayback:ACTion:PAUSe

Play

RECPlayback:ACTion:PLAY

Record

DLOGging:RECord:STARt

Tag position

RECPlayback:ACTion:SPOSition

Stop

RECPlayback:ACTion:STOP

Trace position

RECPlayback:ACTion:TPOSition

Record/Playback Configuration

Playback Time Interval

RECPlayback:CONFig:PRFTrace

Playback Time Interval

RECPlayback:CONFig:PRLTrace

Playback Time Interval

RECPlayback:CONFig:PTINterval

Record Segment Counting Length

RECPlayback:CONFig:RSCLength

Record Source

RECPlayback:CONFig:RSOurce

Record Time Interval

RECPlayback:CONFig:RTINerval

Record Time limit

RECPlayback:CONFig:RTLSeconds

Record/Playback Sessions

Clear all records

RECPlayback:SESSion:CARecords

Close

RECPlayback:SESSion:CLOSe

Records single, range, or all (batch) of trace data

RECPlayback:SESSion:CSSTyle

Create new session

RECPlayback:SESSion:NEW

Open session

RECPlayback:SESSion:OPEN?

Storage device

RECPlayback:SESSion:SDEVice

Trace record limit

RECPlayback:SESSion:TRLimit

Is a session open?

STATus:OPERation:SAMode:CONDition?

Density

Density blue limit percentage

[:SENSe]:DENSity:BPLevel

Density red limit percentage

[:SENSe]:DENSity:RPLevel

Persistense values

:DISPlay:VIEW:DENSity:PERSistence

Persistence Infinite (enables/disables)

:DISPlay:VIEW:DENSity:PERSistence:INFinite

Enables/Disables Show Density graphics

:DISPlay:VIEW:DENSity:STATe

Spectrogram

Spectrogram blue limit percentage

[:SENSe]:SPECtrogram:BPLevel

Spectrogram red limit percentage

[:SENSe]:SPECtrogram:RPLevel

Time per division values

[:SENSe]:SPECtrogram:TPDivision

View choice

[:SENSe]:SPECtrogram:VIEW

General

Set and query ADC over range warning emphasis

SYSTem:PREFerences:SA:EAOR

 

Set and query the ADC over range audible beep length

SYSTem:PREFerences:SA:EAOR:BEEP

 


Last Modified:

21-june-2023

Updated commands (A.12.7x)

21-dec-2022

Updated commands (A.12.5x)

14apr2020

Added for A.11.75 FW (Compatible with OTA, PAA, RTSA, & SA Modes)

14may2019

Added new commands (A11.25)

20-sep-2016

Added new RTSA mode commands (9.50)