CalPod Commands


The following commands are sent as a string argument from:

CONTrol:CALPod:COMMand <string>

CALPod

AVERage

DISable

ENABle

HIDE

INITialize

     | ACTive

     | ALL

LAUNch

POWer

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:

For 4 state CALPod support the following is required.

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:AVERage < num >

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write)  Sets the number of OSL averages used during initialization and recorrect.

See important notes.

Parameters

 

<num>

Number of OSL averages to apply. Use an integer between 1 and 100.

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM 'CALP:AVER 8'

Query Syntax

CONT:CALP:COMM? 'CALP:AVER?'

Return Type

Numeric

Default

4


CALPod:DISable <port>

Applicable Models: All

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

See important notes.

Parameters

 

<port>

VNA port number to un-assign.

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM 'CALP:DIS 2'

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Default

Not Applicable


CALPod:ENABle <port>,<sn>

Applicable Models: All

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

See important notes.

Parameters

 

<port>

VNA 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

Applicable Models: All

(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

Applicable Models: All

(Write-only)  Performs the initialize process for the active (selected) channel. Select a channel using CALCulate:MEASure:PARameter.

See important notes.

Parameters

None

Examples

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

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Default

Not Applicable


CALPod:INITialize:ALL

Applicable Models: 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

Applicable Models: All

(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 VNA 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:POWer < 0 | 1 >

Applicable Models: All

(Read-Write)  Enables or disables the ‘Correct Power’ setting in the Calpod setup dialog.

See important notes.

Parameters

0 – disable power correction
1 – enable power correction
Note that ON and OFF cannot be used as arguments to this command.

Examples

CONT:CALP:COMM 'CALP:POW 1'

Query Syntax

CONT:CALP:COMM? 'CALP:POW?'

Return Type

Numeric

Default

0 (disabled)


CALPod:RECorrect:ACTive

Applicable Models: All

(Write-only)  Performs the recorrect process for the active (selected) channel. Select a channel using CALCulate:MEASure:PARameter.

See important notes.

Parameters

None

Examples

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

Query Syntax

Not Applicable

Default

Not Applicable


CALPod:RECorrect:ALL

Applicable Models: 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

Applicable Models: All

(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>

Applicable Models: All

(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>

Applicable Models: All

(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