CalPod Commands


The following commands are sent as a string argument from:

CONTrol:CALPod:COMMand <string>

CALPod

DISable

ENABle

HIDE

INITialize

     | ACTive

     | ALL

LAUNch

RECorrect

     | ACTive

     | ALL

SHOW

STATe

TEMP?

Click on a blue keyword to view the command details.

In addition to the above Calpod commands, the following IEE 488 Common Commands can also be sent as a string argument:

Important Notes

  • ALL commands on this page are sent as a string argument from: CONTrol:CALPod:COMMand <string>

  • Use single quotes ONLY (NOT double quotes) for the CONT:CALP:COMM string arguments.

  • Sending queries requires TWO question marks. See following note as example.

  • To read errors with the commands on this page, use the Calpod query:
    CONT:CALP:COMM? 'SYSTem:ERRor?'

  • ALL queries return strings.

See Also


CALPod:DISable <port>

(Write-only)  Unassign Calpod serial number from the specified PNA port.

See important notes.

Parameters

 

<port>

PNA port number to un-assign.

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM 'CALP:DIS 2'

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Default

Not Applicable


CALPod:ENABle <port>,<sn>

(Write-read)  Assign or return the Calpod serial number for the specified PNA port. If a Calpod module is already assigned to the specified PNA port, this assignment will replace the existing assignment.

See important notes.

Parameters

 

<port>

PNA port number to be assigned the Calpod serial number.

<sn>

Calpod serial number.

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM 'CALP:ENAB 2, 0001234' 'WRITE

CONT:CALP:COMM? 'CALP:ENAB? 2'  'READ

Query Syntax

CONTrol:CALPod:COMMand? 'CALPod:ENABle? <port>'

Return Type

String

Default

Not Applicable


CALPod:HIDE

(Write-only)  Hides the Calpod setup dialog.

See important notes.

Parameters

None

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM 'CALP:HIDE'

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Default

Not Applicable


CALPod:INITialize:ACTive

(Write-only)  Performs the initialize process for the active (selected) channel. Select a channel using Calc:Par:Select.

See important notes.

Parameters

None

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM 'CALP:INIT:ACT'

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Default

Not Applicable


CALPod:INITialize:ALL

(Write-only)  Performs the initialize ALL channels process.

See important notes.

Parameters

None

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM 'CALP:INIT:ALL'

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Default

Not Applicable


CALPod:LAUNch

(Write-only)  Starts the Calpod software. The Calpod software can be started using this (Launch) command or by activating the Calpod user interface.  Once the Calpod software is started it remains active until the PNA application is terminated.

Send this command first in your program, then wait a couple seconds while the software starts before sending the next command.

See important notes.

Parameters

None

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM 'CALP:LAUN'

wait 3

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Default

Not Applicable


CALPod:RECorrect:ACTive

(Write-only)  Performs the recorrect process for the active (selected) channel. Select a channel using Calc:Par:Select.

See important notes.

Parameters

None

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM 'CALP:REC:ACT'

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Default

Not Applicable


CALPod:RECorrect:ALL

(Write-only)  Performs the recorrect process for ALL channels.

See important notes.

Parameters

None

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM 'CALP:REC:ALL'

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Default

Not Applicable


CALPod:SHOW

(Write-only)  Shows the Calpod setup dialog.

See important notes.

Parameters

None

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM 'CALP:SHOW'

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Default

Not Applicable


CALPod:STATe <sn>,<state>

(Write-only)  Sets the specified Calpod module to specified impedance state.

See important notes.

Parameters

 

<sn>

Serial number of the Calpod module.  When set to 1, all modules are set to the specified state.

<state>

Impedance state. Not case sensitive. Choose from:

Short, Open, Load, or Thru

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM 'CALPod:STATe 0001234,thru'

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Default

Thru


CALPod:TEMP? <sn>

(Read-only)  Returns the temperature of the specified Calpod module in degrees Celsius.

See important notes.

Parameters

 

<sn>

Serial number of the Calpod module.

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM? 'CALPod:TEMP? 0001234'

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Return Type

String

Default

Not Applicable


Last Modified:

11-Apr-2013

Fixed typo (BH) and removed note for launch

27-Sep-2012

Updated the Launch command (LH)

14-Sep-2012

Removed links from IEEE commands (BH)

25-Jun-2012

Edit OPC? (LH)

4-Jan-2011

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