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Description	SCPI
Trace
New Trace	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe[:STATe]
Select Trace	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:SELect
Measure	CALCulate:MEASure:PARameter
Trace Title	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:TITLe:DATA DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:TITLe[:STATe]
Add Trace	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe[:STATe]
Delete Trace	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:DELete
Move Trace	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:MOVE
Hold Trace	CALCulate:MEASure:HOLD:TYPE CALCulate:MEASure:HOLD:CLEar
Set/get the number of traces of selected channel	CALCulate:PARameter:COUNt
Trace Maximize	DISPlay:TMAX

Channel
Add	None
Make Active	None
Read Channel Number	SYSTem:ACTive:CHANnel?
Read UNUSED channel numbers	None
Read used channel numbers	None
Read number of Channels	None
Copy all Channel settings	SYSTem:MACRo:COPY:CHANnel
Copy ONLY mechanical switches and attenuator settings.	SENSe:PATH:CONFig:COPY
Delete a channel	SYSTem:CHANnels:DELete
Set and return the group of channels	SYSTem:CHANnels:COUPle:GROup
Set and return the Multi DUT parallel measurement state	SYSTem:CHANnels:COUPle:PARallel[:ENABle]
Get the information if the parallel measurement is executed in the last sweep	SYSTem:CHANnels:COUPle:PARallel:STATe?
Set up multiple channels for manual trigger	SYSTem:CHANnels:SINGle

Display - Window Setup
Select Window	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:SELect
Window Title	DISPlay:WINDow:TITLe[:STATe]
Add Window	DISPlay:WINDow[:STATe]
Delete Window	DISPlay:WINDow[:STATe]
Move Window	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:MOVE
Window Layout	DISPlay:ARRange
Window Max	DISPlay:WINDow:SIZe
Return Window Number(s)	DISPlay:CATalog?
Read the window number of the selected trace	CALCulate:PARameter:WNUMber
Creates N windows	DISPlay:SPLit
Feed specified measurement to specified window	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:FEED:MNUMber
Returns the next unused trace number	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:NEXT[:NUMBer]
Set graph divisions	DISPlay:WINDow:Y[:SCALe]:DIVisions

Display - Sheet Setup
Select Sheet	DISPlay:SHEet:STATe
Sheet Title	DISPlay:SHEet:TITle:DATA
Add Sheet	DISPlay:SHEet:STATe DISPlay:WINDow:FEED
Delete Sheet	DISPlay:SHEet:STATe
Sheet Layout	DISPlay:SHEet:ARRange
Get list of window numbers which the sheet contains	DISPlay:SHEet:CATalog?
Feed specified window to a sheet	DISPlay:WINDow:FEED
Return active sheet number	SYSTem:ACTive:SHEet
Return list of visible sheets	SYSTem:SHEets:CATalog?

Display Setup
Trace Status	DISPlay:WINDow:ANNotation[:TRACe][:STATe]
Y-axis Labels	DISPlay:WINDow:ANNotation:Y[:STATe]
Show Marker Readout	DISPlay:WINDow:ANNotation:MARKer[:STATe]
Large Readout	DISPlay:WINDow:ANNotation:MARKer:SIZE
Readouts Per Trace	DISPlay:WINDow:ANNotation:MARKer:NUMBer
Sets the marker readouts to coupled (one combination annotation) or not coupled (one annotation per trace).	DISPlay:WINDow:ANNotation:MARKer:COUPle
Shows the marker readouts only for active trace or for all traces.	DISPlay:WINDow:ANNotation:MARKer:VISible
Symbol - Triangle, Flag, and Line	DISPlay:WINDow:ANNotation:MARKer:SYMBol
Decimal Places - Stimulus and Response	DISPlay:WINDow:ANNotation:MARKer:RESolution:STIMulus DISPlay:WINDow:ANNotation:MARKer:RESolution:RESPonse
Readout Position - X and Y	DISPlay:WINDow:ANNotation:MARKer:XPOSition DISPlay:WINDow:ANNotation:MARKer:YPOSition
Marker Colors	DISPlay:COLor:TRACe:MARKer
N Trace: Markers	DISPlay:COLor:TRACe:MARKer
N Trace: Memory Markers	DISPlay:COLor:TRACe:MMARker
Reset Color	DISPlay:COLor:RESet
Save Theme	DISPlay:COLor:STORe
Recall Theme	DISPlay:COLor:LOAD
Reset Theme	DISPlay:COLor:RESet
Grid Lines - Solid \| Dotted	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:GRATicule:GRID:LTYPe
Y-axis Divisions - 2 to 30	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:Y[:SCALe]:PDIVision
Show Table - None, Marker, Limit, Ripple, and Segment	DISPlay:WINDow:TABLe
Toolbar Softkey	DISPlay:TOOLbar:KEYS[:STATe]
Toolbar Hardkey	DISPlay:TOOLbar:KEYS[:STATe]
Toolbar Port Extensions	DISPlay:TOOLbar:EXTensions[:STATe]
Toolbar Transform	DISPlay:TOOLbar:TRANsform[:STATe]
Toolbar Marker	DISPlay:TOOLbar:MARKer[:STATe]
Toolbar Cal Set Viewer	DISPlay:TOOLbar:CSET[:STATe]
Active Entry Toolbar	DISPlay:TOOLbar:ENTry[:STATe]
Toolbar Status Bar	DISPlay:ANNotation[:STATus]
Status Bar	DISPlay:ANNotation[:STATus]
Status Bar Clock	SYSTem:CLOCk[:STATe]
Default Colors	DISPlay:COLor:RESet
Background Colors	DISPlay:COLor:BACKground
Active Background Color	DISPlay:COLor:ABACkground
Grid Colors	DISPlay:COLor:GRAT2
Active Labels, Grid Frame Colors	DISPlay:COLor:GRAT1
Inactive Window Labels Colors	DISPlay:COLor:ILABel
Failed Trace Colors	DISPlay:COLor:LIM1
N Trace: Data and Limits Colors	DISPlay:COLor:TRACe:DATA
N Trace: Memory	DISPlay:COLor:TRACe:MEMory
Display Update	DISPlay:UPDate[:STATe] DISPlay:UPDate:IMMediate

Configure External Devices
Adds an external device to the system.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:ADD
Returns names of all configured devices	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEV:iceCAT?
Set driver for the external device.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DRIVer
Set type of device.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DTYPe
Configuration path for external device.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:IOConfig
Enable or disable communication with device.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:IOENable
Enable/disable an SMU channel.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:SMU:CHANnel[1-4]:STATe
Sets and returns the name of the External Device.	None
Activation state of the device.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:STATe
Time out value for external device.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:TOUT
Remove a device	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:REMove
Save configuration file	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:SAVE
Load configuration file	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:LOAD
Returns if specified device responds	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:EXISts?

External Source Config
Set Dwell per Point	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:SOURce:DPP
Set Trigger Mode	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:SOURce:TMODe
Set Trigger Port	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:SOURce:TPORt
Set Modulation Control	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:SOURce:MODulation:CONTrol

Source Modulation
Sets and reads the frequency of the arbitrary waveform generator.	SOURce:MODulation:ARB:CLOCk:SRATe	None
Sets and reads the I data for I/Q modulation.	SOURce:MODulation:ARB:DATA:I	None
Sets and reads the Q data for I/Q modulation.	SOURce:MODulation:ARB:DATA:Q	None
Set and read the modulation state.	SOURce:MODulation[:STATe]	None
Checks if pulse source exists.	SOURce:PULSe:EXISts?	None
Turns pulse modulation on and off with an external source.	SOURce:PULSe:MODulation[:STATe]	None
Sets and reads the maximum number of iterations for an ACP modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:ACP:ITERations	None
Sets and reads the calibration plane for an ACP modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:ACP:RECeiver	None
Sets and reads the calibration span for an ACP modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:ACP:SPAN	None
Set and read the ACP modulation calibration state.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:ACP:ENABle	None
Sets and reads the desired ACP calibration tolerance for the ACP modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:ACP:TOLerance	None
Sets the Notch location.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:ACQuire	None
Returns a message indicating if the calibration was successful or not.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:ACQuire:STATus?	None
Sets and reads the maximum number of iterations for a flatness modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:FLATness:ITERations	None
Sets and reads the calibration plane for flatness modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:FLATness:RECeiver	None
Sets and reads the calibration span for a flatness modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:FLATness:SPAN	None
Set and read the flatness modulation calibration state.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:FLATness:ENABle	None
Sets and reads the desired flatness calibration tolerance for the flatness modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:FLATness:TOLerance	None
Sets and reads the maximum number of iterations to provide the deepest notch.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:NOTch:ITERations	None
Sets and reads the calibration plane for an notch modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:NOTch:RECeiver	None
Sets and reads the calibration span for a notch modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:NOTch:SPAN	None
Set and read the notch modulation calibration state.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:NOTch:ENABle	None
Sets and reads the desired notch calibration tolerance for the notch modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:NOTch:TOLerance	None
Sets and reads the maximum number of iterations for a power modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:POWer:ITERations	None
Sets and reads the calibration plane for a power modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:POWer:RECeiver	None
Sets and reads the calibration span for a power modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:POWer:SPAN	None
Set and read the power modulation calibration state.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:POWer:ENABle	None
Sets and reads the desired power calibration tolerance for the power modulation calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:POWer:TOLerance	None
Set and read the modulation correction state.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection[:STATe]	None
Returns a list of modulation files (*.mdx).	SOURce:MODulation:FILE	None
Loads the specified modulation file.	SOURce:MODulation:LOAD	None
Saves the specified modulation file.	SOURce:MODulation:SAVE	None
Enables fast calibration.	SOURce:MODulation:CORRection:COLLection:FAST:ENABle	None

Power Meter As Receiver (PMAR) Config See commands to configure and specify a Non- PMAR Power Sensor
Enable use of internal cal factors	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:CFACtors[:STATe]
Enable min and max freqs	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:FLIMit
Set Max freq	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:FMAXimum
Set Min freq	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:FMINimum
Set max number of PM readings	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:READing:COUNt
Set tolerance level	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:READing:NTOLerance
Select sensor	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:SENSor
Set Cal Factor data	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:TABLe:CFAC:DATA
Set Cal Factor frequencies	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:TABLe:CFAC:FREQuency
Set Power loss data	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:TABLe:LOSS:DATA
Set Power loss frequencies	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:TABLe:LOSS:FREQuency
Enable Power loss data	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:TABLe:LOSS:STATe
Set reference cal factor	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:TABLe:RFACtor
Set Zero method	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:ZERO
Perform Cal	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:CALibrate
Returns a list of available power meters that have power uncertainty.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:UNCertainty:CATalog?
Sets and returns a custom model uncertainty file containing all of the power meter uncertainty properties.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:UNCertainty:FILE
Returns a list of available power meters that have power uncertainty.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:UNCertainty:MODel
Returns the power level for best accuracy.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:UNCertainty:PLEVel?
Returns the power meter reading uncertainty.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PMAR:UNCertainty:READ?

External DC Source/Meter See DC Source sweep commands
Correction ON/OFF	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:CORRection
Offset correction value.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:OFFSet
Scale correction value.	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:SCALe
DC Type (Units).	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:TYPE
Dwell Before/After Point	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:DPOint
Dwell Before Sweep value	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:DSWeep
Set and return the maximum output current value of the external DC Source	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:LIMit:CURRent
Set and return the maximum output voltage value of the external DC Source	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:LIMit:VOLTage
Set and return the DC Meter/DC Source Abort Sweep command	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:COMMand:SWEep:ABORt	AbortSweepCmd
Set and return the DC Meter/DC Source After Sweep command	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:COMMand:SWEep:AFTer	AfterSweepCmd
Set and return the DC Meter/DC Source Before Sweep command	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:COMMand:SWEep:BEFore	BeforeSweepCmd
Set and return the DC Meter/DC Source Error Query command	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:QUERy:ERRor	ErrorQuery
Set and return the DC Meter/DC Source Disable I/O command	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:COMMand:EXIT	ExitCmd
Set and return the DC Meter/DC Source ID Query command	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:QUERy:ID	IDQuery
Set and return the DC Meter/DC Source Enable I/O command	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:COMMand:INIT	InitCmd
Set and return the DC Source maximum output	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:MAX:VALue	MaxOutput
Set and return the DC Source maximum output state	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:MAX[:STATe]	MaxOutputState
Set and return the DC Source minimum output	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:MIN:VALue	MinOutput
Set and return the DC Source minimum output state	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:MIN[:STATe]	MinOutputState
Set and return the Point Read commands and Point Set commands	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:DC:COMMand:POINt:SET	PointCmd

External Pulse Generators
PG Names catalog	SENSe:PULSe:CATalog?
Read the integer of the name	Not applicable
Set output channel	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PULSe:CHAN
Set output Hi amplitude (volts)	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PULSe:HAMP
Set output Low amplitude (volts)	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PULSe:LAMP
Set load impedance	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PULSe:LIMP
Set source impedance	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PULSe:SIMP
Master Mode	SYSTem:CONFigure:EDEVice:PULSe:MMODe
Optional Name/ID argument added to some Pulse gen commands.	SENSe:PULSe

New Measurement
Create S-Parameter Meas.	CALCulate:MEASure::DEFine
Create Measurement	CALCulate:MEASure::DEFine
Add Measurement	None
List Measurements	CALCulate:PARameter:CATalog:EXTended
Delete Measurement
Delete a measurement	CALCulate:MEASure::DELete
Delete ALL measurements	CALCulate:MEASure::DELete:ALL
Manage Measurements
Get a handle to a Trace	None
Select a Measurement Parameter	CALCulate:PARameter:SELect
Read Channel Number	SYSTem:ACTive:CHANnel?
Read Channel Numbers in use	SYSTem:CHANnels:CATalog?
Read Number of Measurements	None
Read Measurement Parameter	None
Set / Read Measurement Name	SYSTem:ACTive:MEASurement (read-only)
Read Active Measurement Number	SYSTem:ACTive:MEASurement:NUMBer?
Change Parameter	CALCulate:MEASure:PARameter
Returns the Measurement Class name	SENSe:CLASs:NAME?
Read the window number of the selected trace	CALCulate:PARameter:WNUMber
Read the trace number of the selected trace	CALCulate:PARameter:TNUMber?
Maximize (Isolate) trace	DISPlay:TMAX
Move a trace to another window	DISPlay:WINDow:TRACe:MOVE
Trace Hold	CALCulate:MEASure:HOLD:TYPE
Trace Hold Clear	CALCulate:MEASure:HOLD:CLEar
Deletes the trace associated with the specified measurement number	DISPlay:MEASure:DELete
Create a new trace in the specified window	DISPlay:MEASure:FEED
Turn the memory trace ON or OFF for the specified measurement	DISPlay:MEASure:MEMory[:STATe]
Move a trace associated with measurement number to the specified window	DISPlay:MEASure:MOVE
Activate the specified measurement to be selected	DISPlay:MEASure:SELect
Turn trace display associated with the specified measurement ON or OFF	DISPlay:MEASure[:STATe]
Set or return the title for the specified measurement	DISPlay:MEASure:TITLe:DATA
Turn the measurement title ON or OFF	DISPlay:MEASure:TITLe[:STATe]
Autoscale the specified trace in the specified measurement	DISPlay:MEASure:Y[:SCALe]:AUTO
Set the Y axis Scale Per Division value of the specified trace associated with the specified measurement	DISPlay:MEASure:Y[:SCALe]:PDIVision
Set the Y axis Reference Level of the specified trace associated with the specified measurement	DISPlay:MEASure:Y[:SCALe]:RLEVel
Set the Reference Position of the specified trace associated with the specified measurement	DISPlay:MEASure:Y[:SCALe]:RPOSition
All Measurement Classes / Applications

Balanced Measurements and Fixturing
Configure Topology	CALCulate:FSIMulator:BALun
Configure Balanced Measurement	CALCulate:FSIMulator:BALun
Maps the physical VNA ports to a device of balanced and single-ended logical ports for multi-port systems with greater than 4 ports	CALCulate:DTOPology

External Testset Control (also for E5092A)
Returns a list of currently supported test sets.	SENSe:MULTiplexer:CATalog?
Load config file and Restart VNA.	SYSTem:CONFigure
Loads a test set configuration file. (and SCPI only - sets ID value).	SENSe:MULTiplexer:TYPE
Returns the test set model	SENSe:MULTiplexer:TYPE
Returns the test set ID number.	None
Returns the number of input ports	SENSe:MULTiplexer:INCount?
Switches an input to one of the valid outputs (E5091A only).	None
Returns the total number of ports on the test set.	SENSe:MULTiplexer:COUNt?
Sets and returns the address for the external test set at the specified ID.	SENSe:MULTiplexer:ADDRess
Turns ON/OFF the port mapping and control line output.	SENSe:MULTiplexer:STATe
Sets and returns the port mappings for ALL ports.	SENSe:MULTiplexer:ALLPorts
Sets and returns the mapping for a single port.	SENSe:MULTiplexer:PORT:SELect
Returns the label on a given channel.	SENSe:MULTiplexer:LABel
Turns ON/OFF status bar display of test set properties.	SENSe:MULTiplexer:DISPlay
Sets the control lines.	SENSe:MULTiplexer:OUTPut
Returns the selections available for a given logical port.	SENSe:MULTiplexer:PORT:CATalog?
Reads a Cal Set for the Test Set model.	SENSe:CORRection:CSET:TSET:ALLPorts?
Reads a Cal Set for the Port Mapping.	SENSe:CORRection:CSET:TSET:TYPE?
All Sense Multiplexer commands	SENSe:MULTiplexer
All Control Multiplexer commands (E5092A only)	CONTrol:MULTiplexer