Applies to N5186A only.
Configurations are available to provide easy setup for various signal-generation use cases. Configurations are applicable for instruments with Option PCH.
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Configuration |
Description |
Availability with Option PCH |
|---|---|---|
| Independent |
For N5186A: After Synchronization Alignment has been run, RF is repeatably coherent and triggering can be synchronized using Global Trigger. |
N5186A |
| Tx Coherent | RF is coherent, and Basebands (arbs) are always synchronized. |
N5186A |
Without PCH, the configuration options are limited.
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Configuration |
Description |
Availability without Option PCH |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nothing is coherent or synchronized. |
N5186A |
When Independent is selected, each RF channel has its own Signal block where you can select or generate a waveform to play on each path.
When 2 Tx Coherent or 4 Tx Coherent is selected, one signal is connected to two or four RF channels, respectively. When Signal Mode is Waveform, Analog Modulation or Single Tone, the same waveform data is played on all paths.
For instruments with multiple RF channels and Option PCH, configurations will be assigned by "Grouping" RF Output channels by your signal generation use case:
Independent – Each channel has its own frequency, power, and modulation output. With Option PCH, the basebands of the channels can be synchronized.
[M] Tx Coherent – With Option PCH, a single baseband is configured to provide vector modulation to [M] (two or four) channels. Each channel has its own frequency, power, analog modulation, and I/Q outputs.
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GUI Location |
System Menu > Configure Channels |
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SCPI Command |
[:SOURce]:CONFigure:GROups <enum_list> [:SOURce]:CONFigure:GROups? |
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SCPI Example |
CONF:GRO TX2 CONF:GRO? |
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Preset |
IND for 1 Channel instrument IND,IND for 2 Channel instrument IND,IND,IND,IND for 4 Channel instrument |
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State Saved |
Yes |
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Notes |
The <enum list> is a set of enumerations separated by commas. The maximum elements of the list is the total numbers of channels of the instrument. The list will contain fewer elements than total channels when the selected group comprises more than one channel. The enumeration choices are: INDependent TX2 TX4 This SCPI command is not additive; sending it clears the system’s previous configuration and groups the RF Channels by the configuration options contained in the command. RF Channels that are not provided for are automatically set to Independent. Commands that try to consume more than the available number of RF Channels are not accepted, generating an error. Querying this command returns a comma separated list, each entry being a particular Group’s configuration, starting with Group 1. TX2 & TX4 are available with Option PCH For N5185A: Attempting to change value raises error 224,"Illegal parameter value". |
Remote command only.
Query only command. Returns the total number of Groups in the selected configuration.
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SCPI Command |
[:SOURce]:GROup:COUNt? |
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SCPI Example |
GRO:COUN? |
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Notes |
The maximum number of Groups is equal to the total number of RF Outputs available to a system. |
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State Saved |
No |
Remote command only.
Query only command. Returns a particular Group’s configuration.
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SCPI Command |
[:SOURce]:GROup<group>:CONFiguration? |
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SCPI Example |
GRO1:CONF? |
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Notes |
Querying Groups that are not part of the selected configuration will Error. |
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State Saved |
No |
Remote command only.
Query only command. Returns a comma separated list containing the signal count of each Group in the selected configuration.
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SCPI Command |
[:SOURce]:GROup:SIGNal:COUNt:LIST? |
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SCPI Example |
GRO:SIGN:COUN:LIST? |
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Notes |
The list entries are the signal count for each Group, starting with Group 1. |
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State Saved |
No |
Remote command only.
Query only command. Returns the total number of signals within a particular Group in the selected configuration.
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SCPI Command |
[:SOURce]:GROup<group>:SIGNal:COUNt? |
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SCPI Example |
GRO1:SIGN:COUN? |
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Notes |
Querying Groups that are not part of the selected configuration will Error. |
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State Saved |
No |
Remote command only.
This query command returns the number of signal blocks available in the selected configuration.
In instruments without Option 8SG, the maximum number of signals is 1 per configuration group. With Option 8SG, the number of signals is dependent on the configuration of the group: for example, if the configuration group is Independent, then 8 signals are available.
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SCPI Command |
[:SOURce]:GROup<group>:SIGNal:COUNt? |
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SCPI Example |
GRO:SIGN:COUN? |
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State Saved |
No |
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Backwards Compatibility SCPI |
Alias [:SOURce]:SIGNal:COUNt? to :SOURce:GROup1:SIGNal:COUNt? |
Remote command only.
Query only command. Returns a comma separated list containing the number of RF Channels consumed by each Group in the selected configuration.
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SCPI Command |
[:SOURce]:GROup:RF:COUNt:LIST? |
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SCPI Example |
GRO:RF:COUN:LIST? |
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Notes |
The list entries are the number of RF Channels consumed by each Group, starting with Group 1. |
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State Saved |
No |
Remote command only.
Query only command. Returns the number of RF Channels consumed by a particular Group in the selected configuration.
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SCPI Command |
[:SOURce]:GROup<group>:RF:COUNt? |
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SCPI Example |
GRO1:RF:COUN? |
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Notes |
Querying Groups that are not part of the selected configuration will Error. |
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State Saved |
No |
Remote command only.
Query only command. Returns a comma separated list of the specific channels consumed by a particular Group in the selected configuration.
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SCPI Command |
[:SOURce]:GROup<group>:RF:CHANnels? |
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SCPI Example |
GRO1:RF:CHAN? |
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Notes |
The list entries are the specific RF Channels being consumed by the specified Group. Querying Groups that are not part of the selected configuration will Error. |
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State Saved |
No |
Using the RF Channel Configuration Editor