Control

SENSe:CONTrol:

       | [:STATe]

   | :DWELl

   | :HANDler

 | [:DATA]

 | [:STATe]

| :DIO

| [:STATE]

| :VIO

| :LEVel

| :IMMediate

| :IOTYpe

| :PIO

| :TYPE

| :LEVel

| :RFFE

| :CLOCk

| :CSEQuence

| :SADDress

| :TYPE

| :BCOunt

| :ADDRess

| [:WRITe]:DATA

| :READ:DATA

| :COUNt

| :MACRo

| [:STATe]

| :COMMand

| :FILE

| :PATH

| :ARGuments

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Sets and read the state of interface control for all channels. Channel number is ignored.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<bool>

Module control state. Choose from:

O or OFF - Interface control port signals won't be sent.

1 or ON - Interface control port signals will be sent.

Examples

SENS:CONT
sense2:control?

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:[:STATe]?

Return Type

Boolean

Default

OFF or 0

Preset

0

Save or Recall

Yes

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Sets and read the delay time between the time all interface control port signals and all commands sent and the one measurements start. Set independently per channel and for forward and reverse sweep. Not set per IO type.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<num>

Wait time in milliseconds. Any positive integer is allowed.

Examples

SENS:CONT:DWEL BEF 10
sense2:control:dwell?

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DWELl? <char>

Return Type

Character

Default

0

Preset

0

Save or Recall

Yes

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Sends values to the respective Handler I/O port (A-D). Although ports C and D are normally bidirectional, ONLY Output mode is allowed using the Interface Control feature. It cannot read from these, or any other ports.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<grp>

Port identifier to set bits for. Choose from:

A, B, C and D.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<num>

The number of the data bits to set. The range of the value is determined as follows.

Port A: 0 - 255

Port B: 0 - 255

Port C: 0 - 15

Port D: 0 - 15

Examples

SENS:CONT:HAND:B AFT, 255
sense2:control:handler:B? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:HANDler:<grp>[:DATA]? <char>

Return Type

Numeric

Default

0

Preset

0

Save or Recall

Yes

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Set and read the control function state for each channel. If ON, Handler I/O port signals will be sent before the beginning of the sweep or after the end of the sweep. If OFF, these signals will not be changed.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<bool>

Choose from:

ON (1) - Handler I/O port signals will be sent.

OFF (0) - Handler I/O port signals won't be sent.

Examples

SENS:CONT:HAND AFT, ON
sense2:control:handler? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:HANDler[:STATe]? <char>

Return Type

Boolean

Default

1

Preset

1

Save or Recall

Yes

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Set and read the control function state for each channel. If ON, DUT control signals will be sent before the beginning of the sweep or after the end of the sweep. If OFF, then DUT signals will not be changed.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<bool>

Function enable or disable control.

Choose from: ON or OFF

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1 AFT, ON
sense2:control:dio1? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>[:STATe]? <char>

Return Type

Boolean (1= ON, 0= OFF)

Default

OFF

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Set and read the VIO function state for each channel. If ON, then VIO's voltage is set to the value which is determined by SENSe:CONTrol:DIO:LEVel before the beginning of the sweep or after the end of he sweep. If OFF, the VIO's voltage is disabled.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<bool>

Function enable or disable control.

Choose from: ON or OFF

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:VIO AFT, OFF
sense2:control:dio1:vio? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>:VIO[:STATe]? <char>

Return Type

Boolean (1= ON, 0= OFF)

Default

ON

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Specifies IO level of the DUT Control DIO1 or DIO2's 8-bit IO. The value of AFTer is overwritten by the one of BEFore and vice versa due to set the same value to both AFTer and BEFore.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<num>

IO level in volt. Value range, 0.9 to 3.5, step 0.05.

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:VIO AFT, OFF
sense2:control:dio1:vio? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>:LEVel? <char>

Return Type

Numeric

Default

1.2

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Write only) Specifies parameter set of DUT Control function for each channel. And, fetch E5080B Hardware status values (PIO input state, RFFE read command results) and stores the values in Firmware variables. If executed, the DUT signals will be sent immediately. It doesn't matter if Enable DUT Control is ON or OFF.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:IMM BEF

Query Syntax

Not applicable

Default

Not applicable

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Specifies IO function type of the 8-bit IO pin, for each IO group. IO group1 is IO pin 1 and 2, group2 is pin 3 and 4, group3 is pin 5 and 6, group4 is pin 7 and 8.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<iogroup>

IO group number. Value range, 1 to 4.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<enum>

Set the IO function for the IO group. Choose from: PARallel or RFFE

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:IOTY AFT, RFFE
sense2:control:dio1:ioty1? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>:IOTYpe<iogroup>? <char>

Return Type

Character

Default

PARallel

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Set or read the signal direction type of Parallel IO, for each IO pin.. This setting is valid when the IO pin function is selected as parallel IO.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<iopin>

IO pin number.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<enum>

IO direction. Choose from: IN or OUT

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:PIO:TYPE AFT, IN
sense2:control:dio1:pio2:type? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>:PIO<iopin>:TYPE? <char>

Return Type

Character

Default

OUT

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Set or read the signal level of IO pin, high or low. This setting is valid when the IO pin function is selected as parallel IO. If the IO type is IN, this command shall be a read-only command. Write command will cause error.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<iopin>

IO pin number.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<enum>

Signal level. Choose from: HIGH or LOW

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:PIO:LEV AFT, HIGH
sense2:control:dio1:pio7:level? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>:PIO<iopin>:LEVel? <char>

Return Type

Character

Default

LOW

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Set or read the RFFE clock rate.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<num>

Clock rate in Hz. Value range, 25kHz to 25000kHz. Possible values are (50000/n) kHz, with integer n, 2000 to 2.

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:RFFE:CLOC AFT, 25000
sense2:control:dio1:rffe:clock? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>:RFFE:CLOCk? <char>

Return Type

Numeric

Default

50000

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Set or read the secondary address (“SA” in GUI) for the specified command sequence.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<rffech>

RFFE channel number. 1 to 4.

<csnum>

RFFE command sequence number. 1 to 16.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<num>

DUT RFFE secondary address. 0 to 15.

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:RFFE:CSEQ:SADD AFT, 2
sense2:control:dio1:rffe1:csequence2:saddress? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>:RFFE<rffech>:CSEQuence<csnum>:SADDress? <char>

Return Type

Numeric

Default

0

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Set or read the command sequence type for the specified command sequence.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<rffech>

RFFE channel number. 1 to 4.

<csnum>

RFFE command sequence number. 1 to 16.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<enum>

RFFE command sequence type. Choose from:

R0WRite: Register 0 Write

RREad: Register Read

RWRite: Register Write

ERRead: Extended Register Read

ERWRite : Extended Register Write

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:RFFE:CSEQ:TYPE AFT, R0WR
sense2:control:dio1:rffe1:csequence2:type? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>:RFFE<rffech>:CSEQuence<csnum>:TYPE? <char>

Return Type

Character

Default

RREad

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Set and read the byte count for the specified command sequence.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<rffech>

RFFE channel number. 1 to 4.

<csnum>

RFFE command sequence number. 1 to 16.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<num>

Byte Count value. Integer value. The value range is coupled with command sequence type setting.

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:RFFE:CSEQ:BCO AFT, 4
sense2:control:dio1:rffe1:csequence2:bcount? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>:RFFE<rffech>:CSEQuence<csnum>:BCOunt? <char>

Return Type

Numeric

Default

1

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Set and read the address value for the specified command sequence.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<rffech>

RFFE channel number. 1 to 4.

<csnum>

RFFE command sequence number. 1 to 16.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<num>

Address value. Integer value. The value range is coupled with command sequence type setting.

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:RFFE:CSEQ:ADDR AFT, 4
sense2:control:dio1:rffe1:csequence2:address? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>:RFFE<rffech>:CSEQuence<csnum>:ADDRess? <char>

Return Type

Numeric

Default

0

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Set and read the data values for the specified command sequence.

This command works if the command sequence type is “Register 0 Write” or “Register Write” or “Extended Register Write”. If the command sequence type is “Register Read” or ”Extended Register Read”, this command will cause error.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<rffech>

RFFE channel number. 1 to 4.

<csnum>

RFFE command sequence number. 1 to 16.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<data>

Comma separated list of data values. The value length is coupled with byte count setting. If data list length does not match with byte count setting, write command  will cause error.

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:RFFE:CSEQ:WRIT:DATA AFT, 10
sense2:control:dio1:rffe1:csequence2:write:data? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>:RFFE<rffech>:CSEQuence<csnum>[:WRITe]:DATA? <char>

Return Type

Comma separated numeric values

Default

0

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read only) Read the data and parity value pairs from DUT for the specified command sequence.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number, 1 or 2

<rffech>

RFFE channel number. 1 to 4.

<csnum>

RFFE command sequence number. 1 to 16.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:RFFE:CSEQ:READ:DATA? AFT
sense2:control:dio1:rffe1:csequence2:read:data? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>:RFFE<rffech>:CSEQuence<csnum>:READ:DATA? <char>

Return Type

Default

Not applicable

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A

(Read-Write) Set and read the RFFE Command Sequence count. If user set the larger value than previously set, new RFFE Command Sequences will be added with default parameter value.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<id>

DIO number

<rffech>

RFFE channel number. 1 to 4.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

Examples

SENS:CONT:DIO1:RFFE:CSEQ:COUN AFT
sense2:control:dio1:rffe1:csequence:count? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:DIO<id>:RFFE<rffech>:CSEQuence:COUNt? <char>

Return Type

Numeric

Default

0

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A, N522xB, N523xB, N524xB

(Read-Write) Enables or disables software interface controls.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<bool>

ON or 1 - Turns software interface control ON.

OFF or 0 - Turns software interface control OFF.

Examples

SENS:CONT:MACR AFT, ON
sense2:control:macro? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:MACRo[:STATe]? <char>

Return Type

Boolean

Default

OFF

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A, N522xB, N523xB, N524xB

(Read-Write) Set and read SCPI commands with target GPIB addresses (numbers) or VISA addresses. The specified SCPI commands are sent to the target instruments before the first trace on the channel begins sweeping. It is the end user’s responsibility to use this command.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<cmdList>

The string of “\n” separates a pair of GPIB/VISA addresses and SCPI commands, and the string of “ ” separates GPIB/VISA address and SCPI in the following format;

 “address1 command1\naddress2 command2\n …”

Examples

SENS:CONT:MACR:COMM AFT
sense2:control:macro? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:MACRo:COMMand? <char>

Return Type

String of comma-separated GPIB/VISA addresses and SCPI commands

Default

" "

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A, N522xB, N523xB, N524xB

(Read-Write) Set and read a file path to a macro. The macro is executed before the first trace on the channel begins sweeping. It is the end user’s responsibility to use this command. It’s needed to check the check box of “Enable Drive Access” in the SCPI dialog to execute the actual macro file.

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<path>

Command line strings

Examples

SENS:CONT:MACR:FILE:PATH AFT, "cscript D:\temp\test.vbs"
sense2:control:file:path? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:MACRo:FILE:PATH? <char>

Return Type

String

Default

" "

Applicable Models: E5080B, E5081A, N522xB, N523xB, N524xB

(Read-Write) Set and read arguments for a macro. The macro is executed before the first trace on the channel begins sweeping. It is the end user’s responsibility to use this command. It’s needed to check the check box of “Enable Drive Access” in the SCPI dialog to execute the actual macro file.  

Parameters

<cnum>

Channel number.

<char>

Character - when to send remote commands. Choose from:

AFTer - After the channel sweep ends.

BEFore - Before the channel sweep starts.

<arg>

Arguments for a macro

Examples

SENS:CONT:MACR:FILE:ARG AFT, "localhost"
sense2:control:file? after

Query Syntax

:SENSe<cnum>:CONTrol:MACRo:FILE:ARGuments? <char>

Return Type

String

Default

" "