Last Updated: August 29, 2007
The Configuration Main window provides test set information and allows you to configure connections and control the front panel display.
This provides details such as the test set's model number and name, software version information for the currently running application, and the test set's serial number.
Enables you to set the test set's GPIB address.
SCPI command: SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:ADDRess[?]
Sets the test set's GPIB talk and listen mode. To use the test set as a controller set this to Disabled. For more information refer to Using the Test Set as a Controller.
SCPI command: SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:MODE[?]
This setting allows you some additional optimization of measurement speed. Each measurement has a New Measurement Results Ready (NMRR) status bit.
This bit is set when measurement results are available, and cleared when results are cleared (for example during a preset, measurement reset or an initiation of a measurement).
Updating this bit often causes an update within the hierarchy of the status registers, potentially causing a Service Request (SRQ) on one or more of the remote interfaces.
Although these updates are fast, a normal measurement cycle clears and sets this bit, for each of the remote interfaces. The total time therefore may add up to a substantial portion of the time required to make a measurement, especially if the measurement itself is very fast. In this instance you may want to set NMRR Status Bits to Inactive.
When it is set to Inactive all the NMRR Condition bits are set to zero and remain at zero until set back to Active.
SCPI command: SYSTem:STATus:NMRR[?]
Sets the test set's display mode. If the tracking mode is set to Off and the test set is in the IEEE488 Remote state, the Manual User Interface (MUI) no longer receives most updates from the underlying infrastructure. In addition, most front panel keys are ignored. Normal MUI operation can be resumed by either pressing the front panel “Local” key or setting the tracking mode to On. This setting is retained when you restart the test set. The initial value is On.
SCPI command: DISPlay:MODE:TRACking[?]
This parameter sets the test set's display brightness.
SCPI command: DISPlay:BRIGhtness[?]