:SYSTem Subsystem

Instrument:
N1010A
N1000A
DCA-M
Meas. mode:
Scope
Eye
Jitter
TDR
Flex Apps:
FlexDCA
FlexRT
FlexPLL
Package and Licenses Commands
Information Commands
Error Commands
Setup Commands
Multi-Purpose Commands

Use :SYSTem subsystem commands to set the FlexDCA's overall state. For example, use these commands for tasks such as:

  • Perform a default setup.
  • Autoscale a waveform.
  • Query any programming error codes.
  • Specifies the byte order (endiannes) of returned binary data.
  • Manage licenses.

Managing Licenses

Use the command links listed in this topic's Package and Licenses Commands panel to manage your licenses. To check if a license is installed or borrowed, send the :SYSTem:SOFTware:LICenses:INSTalled? query. To borrow a license, send the :SYSTem:SOFTware:LICenses:BORRow? query. You must precede each of these queries with the :SYSTem:SOFTware:LICenses:REFResh command to ensure that the licensing state is up to date.

Why are some license queries not implemented as commands?

The :SYSTem:SOFTware SCPI node does not have :STATus queries. But your script must have a response in order to confirm if the request has been implemented. For example, to borrow a license, you might expect the commands to be as shown below. But, these commands will result in an error as there is no :STATus? child command:

FlexDCA.write(:SYSTem:SOFTware:LICenses:BORRow "L-RND", 5')
status = FlexDCA.query('SYSTem:SOFTware:LICenses:BORRow:STATus?

Instead, this request must be sent as the query shown here. The success or failure of the request to borrow a license is returned to the status variable and will be either 1 (success) or 0 (failure).

status = FlexDCA.write(':SYSTem:SOFTware:LICenses:BORRow? "L-RND", 5')