Page 3 - AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual; Table of Contents; Preface; Getting Started
AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual i Table of Contents Preface xxi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manual Content xxi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Getting Started GPI...
Page 4 - SCPI Conformance Information
Table of Contents ii AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual ROUTe Subsystem 1–21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INPut Subsystem 1–22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SENSe Subsystem 1–24 . . . . . . ...
Page 6 - Examples
Table of Contents iv AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Status Questionable Registers 3–154 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status Questionable Input Registers 3–156 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status Questionable Input Summa...
Page 7 - List of Figures
Table of Contents AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual v List of Figures Figure 1–1: AM700 Rear Panel 1–7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Figure 1–2: GPIB Connector 1–7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Figure 1–3: COM1 and COM2 ...
Page 9 - SCPI Command List
Table of Contents AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual vii SCPI Command List ROOT:SUBSystem:SUBSystem:COMMand 3–4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMEasure[1–4]:STATe 3–7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 14 - HCOPY
Table of Contents xii AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual GCONtrol:ANALog:MODE HRESolution|HBW 3–69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GCONtrol:DIGital:MODE AES|DSP 3–70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GCONt...
Page 22 - STARt
Table of Contents xx AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual TRACe:DATA:VALue 3–180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRACe[:DATA]:VALue? 3–180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 23 - Manual Content
AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual xxi Preface This manual is for the programmer who is writing remote control programs for theAM700 Audio Measurement Set. Manual Content Getting Started provides information about the remote control capabilities of the AM700 Audio Measurement Set. This in...
Page 27 - GPIB and RS-232C Remote Operation; The following accessories are needed or recommended:; GPIB Cable: double shielded in various lengths (user supplied)
AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–1 Getting Started This section gives the GPIB and RS-232C features for remote control of the AM700.The AM700 is designed to use the GPIB port for remote control operations. Theserial RS-232C port support serial printer operations. GPIB and RS-232C Remo...
Page 28 - The instrument may be controlled from the following sources:; IEEE 488.1 Interface Functions; The GPIB interface function set implemented in; Control Ports
Getting Started 1–2 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Query internal data points not directly accessible to a user at the front panel. Place prompting messages on the screen and query for key presses for interactive procedures. Set up timed functions. The programming language for functio...
Page 29 - Table 1–1: IEEE 488.1 interface functions implemented in the AM700; Clear Status Command; Commands
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–3 Table 1–1: IEEE 488.1 interface functions implemented in the AM700 Function Implemented Notes Source Handshake SH1 Complete capability Acceptor Handshake AH1 Complete capability Talker T6 Basic Talker, Serial Poll, Unaddr ifMLA Talker...
Page 30 - Service Request Enable Query; Table 1–3: Internal operation commands; Identification Query
Getting Started 1–4 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Table 1–2: IEEE 488.2 status reporting commands (cont.) Command Function Name *ESE? Standard Event Status EnableQuery Queries the contents of the StandardEvent Status Enable Register. *ESR? Standard Event Status Regis-ter Query Querie...
Page 31 - Table 1–4: Synchronization commands; Operation Complete Query; Table 1–5: Serial port protocol; Connector; Baud Rate
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–5 Table 1–4: Synchronization commands Command Name Function *OPC Operation Complete Command Causes the AM700 to Generate theoperation complete message in theStandard Event Status Register when allpending selected device operationshave b...
Page 32 - Signal Bits
Getting Started 1–6 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Table 1–5: Serial port protocol (cont.) Serial interface parameters Signal Bits 7 or 8 Stop Bits 1 or 2 Parity Odd, Even, and None
Page 33 - Rear Panel I/O Connectors; Figure 1–2: GPIB Connector; GPIB
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–7 Rear Panel I/O Connectors Figure 1–1: AM700 Rear Panel The GPIB connector (shown in Figure 1–2) provides a remote control interface tothe AM700. It is a standard IEEE 488 parallel GPIB connector. One- and two-meter,double-shielded GPI...
Page 34 - Figure 1–3: COM1 and COM2 serial ports; COM1 and
Getting Started 1–8 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual These two male DB-9 connectors (shown in Figure 1–3) provide the interface forRS-232C serial output as DTE ports. These connectors support RS-232C printeroutput. COM 1 COM 2 Figure 1–3: COM1 and COM2 serial ports The Remote connector ...
Page 35 - REMOTE; Figure 1–4: Remote contact-closure connector; Remote connector; Control Type
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–9 REMOTE Pin 1 TTL-Level Input Pins 2, 4, 6, 8 Ground Pin 3 to Pin 9 Normally Open Pin 5 to Pin 9 Normally Closed Pin 7 +5 V Output @ 5 mA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DB-9 FEMALE REMOTE CONNECTOR Figure 1–4: Remote contact-closure connector Table...
Page 36 - Pin 5 to Pin 9; System Communication
Getting Started 1–10 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Table 1–6: Remote connector pins (cont.) Remote connector Pin 3 to Pin 9, Contact Closure Normally open. Maximum voltage: 220 VDC;Maximum current: 2 A; Maximum power: 60 W.The state of the contact-closure relay (open or closed)is set...
Page 37 - Figure 1–5: Configure system setup communicate menu; Connecting Printers; Connecting
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–11 Figure 1–5: Configure system setup communicate menu Connecting Printers This topic discusses connecting an EPSON LQ, Apple LaserWriter, HP LaserJet,DeskJet, or ThinkJet, or generic ASCII printer to the AM700. The default configuratio...
Page 38 - Making Your Own LQ Cable.; If the correct printer cable is not readily available,; shield ground; Setting Up The AM700.; Set the selected port’s Baud Rate to 9600, Flow Control to; Setting Up The LaserWriter.; Set the rear panel switch to the 9600 position.
Getting Started 1–12 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual default values, all you need to do now is turn on the AM700 and the printer. If youhave changed some factory default values, be sure the values shown in the followingexample are set. Making Your Own LQ Cable. If the correct printer c...
Page 39 - Table 1–8: Apple LaserWriter connections; shield GND; Setting up the AM700.; In Configure menus under System Setup Copy set the Copy
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–13 Table 1–8: Apple LaserWriter connections Male DB-25 connector pin number (AppleLaserWriter end) Female DB-9 connector pin number(AM700 end) ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ 1 (shield GND) ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ shield GND ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ...
Page 40 - Table 1–9: HP LaserJet cable connections; Hardcopy Output; NOTE
Getting Started 1–14 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Table 1–9: HP LaserJet cable connections ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Male DB-25 connector pin number (HPLaserJet end) ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Female DB-9 connector pin number(AM700 end) ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á...
Page 41 - Copy output format; Figure 1–6: The copy configuration menu
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–15 In this screen you may set the following copy functions: Copy output format Copy destination File name when File is the selected copy destination After setting copy options, touch the Accept Changes soft key to save yourselections, e...
Page 43 - Figure 1–7: Hard Copy output file selector; AM700 SCPI Control Model; Copy Styles
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–17 Figure 1–7: Hard Copy output file selector This controls the choice of the color output for PostScript and TIFF formatted files.When set to Color, printer output will be color formatted. If a copy format otherthan PostScript or TIFF ...
Page 44 - Figure 1–8: AM700 SCPI systems for measurements; AM700 Analog Signal Path
Getting Started 1–18 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual data after processing and numerical values of key features of a measurement.Examples of display numerical value are the amplitude at a frequency, the frequencyat a cursor location, the THD + N, etc. An illustration (see Figure 1–8) o...
Page 45 - Figure 1–9: Analog hardware SCPI system subsystems
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–19 ROUTe INPut SENse Select Impedance Gain/Attnuation THD Notch Select Select Select High res ADC High BW ADC Decimation Acquisition Ch A Figure 1–9: Analog hardware SCPI system subsystems Some of the hardware choices are user selectabl...
Page 46 - Figure 1–10: AM700 signal routing to CSTReam; AM700 Signal Selection and Routing
Getting Started 1–20 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Signal Routing Input Sense High RES Front panel XLRRear panel BNCRear panel optical ROUTe1 ROUTe2 ROUTe3 INPut1 INPut3 INPut5 INPut6 INPut7 INPut4 INPut2 SENSe1 SENSe2 SENSe3 SENSe4 SENSe5 SENSe6 SENSe7 SENSe8 SENSe9 SENSe10 SENSe11 ...
Page 47 - ROUTe
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–21 signals, the routing commands take on suffixes and channel_list numbers to providethe control needed. Figure 1–10 illustrates the selection paths available in theAM700. The ROUTe Subsystem commands are used for switching signals in t...
Page 48 - or; INPut
Getting Started 1–22 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Syntax: ROUTe[1|2|3]:CLOSE <channel_list> or ROUTe[1|2|3]:CLOSE:STATE? Only certain closures go with a given route: The acceptable routes and closures are: rout1:clos 1|3 rout2:clos 2|4 rout3:clos 6|7|8|9 Example: The Close com...
Page 50 - SENSe
Getting Started 1–24 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual IMPedance. Another choice in the Input subsystem is the input impedance setting. The Input command in the AM700 uses suffixes to designate the input that has theimpedance setting applied. Syntax for the Impedance command is as follow...
Page 51 - CSTReam
CoupledCommands: Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–25 SENSe[5–8]:DAUDio:INTerface:BWIDth LOW|MEDium|HIGH SENSe[5–8]:DAUDio:INTerface:JGAin NORMal|HIGH CSTReam commands direct the appropriate Sense output to the measurementchannels. The choices are constrained to appropr...
Page 52 - FFT Analyzer SCPI Commands.; In the FFT Analyzer, the calculate blocks are; Figure 1–11: FFT CALCulate subsystem block
Getting Started 1–26 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual FFT Analyzer SCPI Commands. In the FFT Analyzer, the calculate blocks are separated by channels and function. Calculate1 is used for the fft zoom functions ofchannel 1 and is fed by the CSTReam1 feed. Calculate2 is also used for the ...
Page 53 - Figure 1–12: Switching Between FFT and Multitone
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–27 The FFT Analyzer application also contains the Multitone measurement calculateblocks. A special SCPI command switches the FFT Analyzer between the twofunctions as shown in Figure 1–12. The calculate block results are given differentt...
Page 54 - FFT and the AMEasure Subsystem.; AMEasure
Getting Started 1–28 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual The AMEasure subsystem provide commands that set up the AM700 to performselected measurements and to control some parameter settings of applications. Thecommands are application specific. The majority of the AMEasure commands areused...
Page 55 - DISPlay
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–29 traces are selected by trace name; not suffixes. Trace commands are also applicationspecific and will change with the Instrument selection. A useful query in the Trace subsystem is one that returns the names of the definedtraces. Que...
Page 57 - NSEL
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–31 Syntax: INST:NSEL <app_number> Query: INST:NSEL? returns the number of the selected application. Syntax: INST:SEL <app_name> Query: INST:SEL? returns a short form name for the selected application. Syntax: INST:LSEL app_d...
Page 58 - AM700 File Structure.; The upper level of the AM700 files comprise ROM, NVRAM,; Moving Between Directories.; Changing directories is done using the MMEMe-
Getting Started 1–32 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual AM700 File Structure. The upper level of the AM700 files comprise ROM, NVRAM, and DOS logical directories. Under those, other directories or files may exist.Certain directories are accessible by the user for storage use or informatio...
Page 59 - PROGram
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–33 MMEM:CDIR .. To list the files in a directory use the MMEMemory:CATalog? query. First change directory to the one you are interested in, and then cat the directory. MMEM:CDIR nvram:/function or MMEM:CDIR dos:/ MMEM:CAT? This returns ...
Page 60 - GCONtrol MODE Commands.; The following commands control the generator
Getting Started 1–34 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual GCONtrol MODE Commands. The following commands control the generator signal source. The first sets either the high resolution generator or the highbandwidth generator for the analog signal. The second determines whether thedigital mo...
Page 61 - Figure 1–13: GCONtrol subsystem for the AM700 generator; The Output subsystem commands control
Getting Started AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 1–35 SOURce1 SOURce2 SOURce3 SOURce5 SOURce6 SOURce7 SOURce8 SOURce9 SOURce4 Analog Generator Digital Audio Generator OUTPut1 OUTPut2 OUTPut3 OUTPut4 OUTPut5 high resolution high bandwidth digital main digital DSP digital reference Analog...
Page 62 - SOURce Subsystem Commands.; Commands in the source subsystem control the
Getting Started 1–36 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual SOURce Subsystem Commands. Commands in the source subsystem control the signal selections from the AM700 generator. The commands are divided betweenthose used to control the digital generator and those used to control the analoggener...
Page 65 - SCPI Command Subsystems Implemented in the AM700; Table 2–1: SCPI subsystems implemented in the AM700
AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 2–1 SCPI Conformance Information The AM700 commands are based on SCPI VERSION 1994.0. SCPI Command Subsystems Implemented in the AM700 Table 2–1: SCPI subsystems implemented in the AM700 Subsystem Use in the AM700 CALCulate Averaging and FFT parameters C...
Page 66 - Table 2–2: New command subsystems implemented in the AM700
SCPI Conformance Information 2–2 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Table 2–1: SCPI subsystems implemented in the AM700 (cont.) Subsystem Use in the AM700 TRIGger Starting and stopping the sweep UNIT Selection of units for input or output of certainparameters. Trace data does not follow u...
Page 67 - SCPI Background Information; SCPI Goal
SCPI Conformance Information AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 2–3 SCPI Background Information Reference: Standard Command for Programmable Instruments, SCPI 1994. Instruments that conform to the 1993 SCPI standard will be able to meet therequirements of IEEE Std. 488.1-1987 Standard Dig...
Page 73 - IEEE Mandated Commands; Table 3–1: IEEE mandated commands
AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–1 AM700 SCPI Commands The AM700 is a multi-function measurement tool. Many commands are specific tothe needs of the measurement function in use, and, as needed, the various SCPIcommands will have multiple subsets. IEEE Mandated Commands All SCPI instru...
Page 74 - Required Commands; The following commands are required in all SCPI instruments:; Table 3–2: SCPI required commands; Optional Commands
AM700 SCPI Commands 3–2 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Required Commands The following commands are required in all SCPI instruments: Table 3–2: SCPI required commands Mnemonic Command description section (SCPI Std) Syntax and style section (SCPI Std) :SYSTem :ERRor? 19.7 :VERSion? 19...
Page 75 - Table 3–3: SCPI command syntax symbols; Encloses a SCPI–defined parameter.
AM700 SCPI Commands AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–3 alternative parameter values, a subset may be used. If the instrument does notsupport an alternative value of the complete set, it may generate an error on receipt.However, an instrument must handle all of the parameters in a SCPI...
Page 76 - Command Notation in this Manual; The complete path for a command is given
AM700 SCPI Commands 3–4 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Example: CALC:AVER:COUN 32calc:aver:coun 32calculate:average:count 32CALCULATE:AVERAGE:COUNT 32 Command Notation in this Manual In the listing of SCPI commands for the AM700, descriptive headings are used todivide the information ...
Page 79 - AMEasure Subsystem; Enables the AMEasurement for the designated AME.
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–7 AMEasure Subsystem The AMEasure subsystem provide commands that quickly set up the AM700 toperform selected measurements and to control some parameter settings ofapplications. The commands are application specific ...
Page 80 - returns the operation mode of the designated AME.
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) 3–8 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual AMEasure[1–5]:MODE <char_data> Parameters: XY|REGulation|RTDisplay Usage: Sets or queries the operation mode of the designated AME. AME[1–4] may notbe set to RTD. AME5 may only be set to RTD. Query: AME[1–5]:...
Page 81 - returns 0 for no valid reference or 1 if there is a
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–9 AMEasure[1–4]:REFerence:FILE:STORe Usage: Command only. Stores the reference trace to the file name that was previouslyset by the AMEasure[1–4]:REFerence:FILE[:NAME] command. AMEasure[1–4]:REFerence:SET Usage: Comm...
Page 83 - Units of the numeric value depend on the setting of
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–11 THDN range = 0 to 100 Units: Units of the numeric value depend on the setting of AME:REG:FUNC <char_data>. FREQ units = HzLEV units = dBuTHD units = %THD+N units = % Query: AME:REG:ERR? returns the current s...
Page 85 - Sets the number of points in a regulation sweep to 10.
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–13 AMEasure[1–4]:REGulation:FREQuency:MODE <char_data> Parameters: LINear|LOGarithmic Usage: Sets or queries the stepping mode of the regulation test signal. The steps will beeither linearly or logarithmically ...
Page 87 - returns
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–15 AMEasure:SETTled:CROSstalk:TOLerance <numeric_value> Usage: Sets or queries the settling tolerance setting of the THD measurement for thedesignated AME. Range: 0 to 100% Query: AME[1–4]:SETT:CROS:TOL? return...
Page 88 - returns the setting of the global resolution for
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) 3–16 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual AMEasure:SETTled:FREQuency:RESolution <numeric_value> Usage: Sets or queries the settling resolution setting of the frequency measurement forthe designated AME. Range: 0 to 1000 Hz. Query: AME:SETT:FREQ:RES?...
Page 89 - returns the global setting for IMD tolerance for
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–17 AMEasure:SETTled:IMD:TOLerance <numeric_value> Usage: Sets or queries the settling tolerance setting of the intermodulation distortionmeasurement for the designated AME. Range: 0 to 100% Query: AME:SETT:IMD:...
Page 90 - returns the minimum level in volts of data to be
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) 3–18 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual AMEasure:SETTled:LEVel:MINimum <numeric_value> Usage: Sets or queries the minimum amplitude of data to consider in determining if asignal is being received. Range: 0 to 173.72 V(–97.7816 to 47.0104 dBu) Quer...
Page 91 - returns the global setting for phase difference
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–19 AMEasure:SETTled:PDIFference:RESolution <numeric_value> Usage: Sets or queries the global settling resolution setting of the phase difference forsettled data points. Range: 0 to 180 degrees. Query: AME:SETT:...
Page 92 - returns the global setting of tolerance used for the
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) 3–20 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual AMEasure:SETTled:SEParation:TOLerance <numeric_value> Usage: Sets or queries the global settling tolerance setting of the channel separationmeasurement. Range: 0 to 100% Query: AME:SETT:SEP:TOL? returns the ...
Page 93 - returns the global settling resolution setting of the
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–21 AMEasure:SETTled:THDN:RESolution <numeric_value> Usage: Sets or queries the settling resolution setting of the total harmonic distortionplus noise measurement. Range: 0 to 100% Query: AME:SETT:THDN:RES? retu...
Page 94 - Sets or queries the settling type selected for the designated AME.
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) 3–22 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual AMEasure[1–4]:SETTled:TYPE FLAT:EXPonential Usage: Sets or queries the settling type selected for the designated AME. Query: AME[1–4]:SETT:TYPE? returns the selected settling type for the designated AME. *RST: Set...
Page 98 - returns the measurement function attached to the
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Analyzer) 3–26 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual AMEasure[1–4]:XY:Y:FUNCtion <char_data> Parameters: FREQuency|THD|THDN|IMD|PDIFference|SEParation| CROSStalk|LDIFference|LEVel Usage: Sets or queries the measurement function attached to the y-axis of thedes...
Page 102 - AMEasure Subsystem (Digital Interface Tester)
AMEasure Subsystem (Digital Interface Tester) 3–30 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual AMEasure Subsystem (Digital Interface Tester) The Digital Interface Tester has AMEasure command support for four separatemeasurements. They are the following: AMEasure1: Bit ActivityAMEasure2: Channel St...
Page 103 - returns 0 for off and 1 for on for the designated
AMEasure Subsystem (Digital Interface Tester) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–31 AMEasure[1–4]:STATe ON|OFF Usage: Turn the designated AMEasure for the Digital Interface Tester on or off. Query: AME[1–4]:STAT? returns 0 for off and 1 for on for the designated AMEasure. *RST: Sets AME...
Page 104 - Scope Channel 1
AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Monitor) 3–32 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual AMEasure Subsystem (Audio Monitor) The Audio Monitor has minimal use of the AMEasure commands, only being ableto turn a scope channel on or off or querying the state of the channels, on or off. AMEasure[1–2]:STATe?...
Page 105 - FFT View 1 and Digital Interface Tester Jitter View.
CALCulate Subsystem (Average) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–33 CALCulate Subsystem (Average) Usage: The CALCulate subsystem for Average control the number of averages, theaveraging mode, and turning averaging on and off. Averaging is available in theFFT Analyzer and the Jitter Spec...
Page 106 - returns the current setting for the designated
CALCulate Subsystem (Average) 3–34 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Query: CALC[3|4]:AVER:TYPE? returns the current setting for the designated CALC block as MAXIMUM, MINIMUM, or EXPONENTIAL. *RST: Sets AVER:TYPE to EXPonential. CALCulate[3|4]:FEED? Usage: Query to determine the signal f...
Page 107 - ”CSTM”
CALCulate Subsystem (FFT Analyzer) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–35 CALCulate Subsystem (FFT Analyzer) Usage: This is the CALCulate Subsystem for the FFT Analyzer. The CALCulatesubsystem performs post–acquisition data processing. Functions in the SENSesubsystem are related to data ...
Page 108 - returns the span
CALCulate Subsystem (FFT Analyzer) 3–36 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Query: CALCulate[1–2]:TRANsform:FREQuency:STARt? returns the span start frequency. *RST: Sets STARt to 20 CALCulate[1–2]:TRANsform:FREQuency:SPAN <numeric_value> Usage: Specifies the frequency span of FFT out...
Page 109 - Hz
CALCulate Subsystem (FFT Analyzer) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–37 ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ 918.468 ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ 20 ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ 1838.94 ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ 10 ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ 3677.87 ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ 5 ÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á...
Page 111 - CALibration Subsystem; No change
CALibration Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–39 CALibration Subsystem CALibration[:ALL]? Usage: This query causes the AM700 to initiate a calibration procedure and return anumeric response that indicates the result of the calibration. Response: A numeric value is returned wh...
Page 112 - Volts
CALibration Subsystem 3–40 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual CALibration:OUTPut:POWer:REFerence:RESistance<numeric_value> Usage: Set the user’s external resistor values to use in the AM700 display of outputpower (dBm). Range: 0.001 to 200000.0 Resolution: 0.001 Units: Ohms (impedan...
Page 117 - The power on default for CMODe is FFT.
CMODe Subsystem (FFT/MTONe Analyzer) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–45 CMODe Subsystem (FFT / MTONe Analyzer) Usage: Commands under CMODe:FFT are used to switch the FFT Analyzer operationsbetween Zoom mode and Multitone measurements and to designate signalsources for the multitone s...
Page 118 - command
CMODe Subsystem (FFT/MTONe Analyzer) 3–46 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual CMODe:FFT:MTONe[1|2]:NTONes? Usage: Returns the number of tones making up the designated multitone signal. CMODe:FFT:MTONe[1|2]:RLENgth? Usage: Returns the record length of the file used to create the designated ...
Page 120 - *rst value is CSTatus. The indicated cstatus rate is believed.; Sets Sound State off.
CMODe Subsystem (SOUNd and DAUDio) 3–48 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual CMODe Subsystem (SOUNd and DAUDio) Usage: The CMODe commands found here are used for setting the digital audio samplerate clock source and turning off Sound and selecting the Sound source. CMODe:DAUDio:SRATe:SOURce...
Page 121 - Sets the trigger level for the Audio Monitor trigger system.
CMODe Subsystem (TRIGger) AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–49 CMODe Subsystem (Trigger) The CMODe commands found here are used to control the Trigger modes of theAudio Monitor. CMODe:TRIGger:LEVel <numeric_value> Usage: Sets the trigger level for the Audio Monitor trigger system...
Page 122 - returns the trigger slope setting.
CMODe Subsystem (TRIGger) 3–50 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual CMODe:TRIGger:SLOPe RISing|FALLing Usage: Selects either the rising or the falling edge of the selected trigger signal as thetriggering edge when the Audio Monitor trigger system is enabled. Query: CMOD:TRIG:SLOP? returns t...
Page 123 - CSTReam Subsystem
CSTReam Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–51 CSTReam Subsystem Usage: CSTReam is used to select the two inputs to the measurement applications. TheAM700 has many possible input channels and sources, but most applicationsonly can measure two channels of audio, and the CSTReam ...
Page 125 - DISPlay Subsystem
DISPlay Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–53 DISPlay Subsystem The DISPlay Subsystem controls the selection and presentation of text, graphs, andTRACe information. DISPlay does not modify the way in which data is output to acontroller. DISPlays are separated into WINDows. A w...
Page 126 - returns 1 for ON or 0
DISPlay Subsystem 3–54 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual DISPlay:MENU:CLEar[:IMMediate] Usage: Command only. Clears menus, dialog boxes, and notifiers from the display. DISPlay[:WINDow[1–4]]:CURSor[:POSition[1|2]]<x-axis_value> Usage: Sets the cursor position of the designated curs...
Page 127 - AMEasure2
DISPlay Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–55 DISPlay:WINDow98:DISMiss:[ALL] Usage: Turns off all notifier windows that occur in the display to show a warning orprovide some item of information about some event. Query: No query for this command. The associated DISP:WIND98:STAT...
Page 129 - THIS IS A TEXT STRING
DISPlay Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–57 DISPlay:WINDow98:STATe <Boolean> Usage: Sets or queries the state of the notifier box display. Query: DISP:WIND98:STAT? returns 0 or 1 for OFF or ON. *RST: Turns off the notifier display. DISPlay:WINDow98:STATe? Query: DISP:W...
Page 130 - Clears text from the dialog box, WINDow99.
DISPlay Subsystem 3–58 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual DISPlay:WINDow99:TEXT:CLEar Usage: Clears text from the dialog box, WINDow99. DISPlay[:WINDow[1–4]]:Y[:AXIS]:DUAL <Boolean> Usage: Sets or queries the state of the dual-trace display of traces. Query: DISP:WINDow2:Y:AXIS:DUAL...
Page 131 - Character data values are:
DISPlay Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–59 DISPlay[:WINDow[1–4]]:TRACe[1|2]:STYle:CSTatus:FORMat<char_data> Usage: Used to set or query the format of the Digital Interface Tester Channel Statusdisplay. Either option for TRACe may be used, or it may be omitted. Paramet...
Page 132 - returns the setting as
DISPlay Subsystem 3–60 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual DISPlay[:WINDow[1–4]]:TRACe[1|2]:STYle:CSTatus:SUBFrameA|B|BOTH Usage: Sets the Digital Interface Tester Bit Activity display to show either A or Bsubframes or both. Either option for TRACe may be used, or it may be omitted. Query:...
Page 135 - returns the center point value for
DISPlay Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–63 DISPlay[:WINDow[1–4]]:TRACe[1|2]:X[:SCALe]:AUTO ONCE Usage: This command scales the X-axis TRACe[1|2] to display the full tracehorizontally once for each time this command is used. Query: DISP:WIND1:TRAC1:X:SCAL:AUTO? DISPlay[:WIND...
Page 137 - The TRACe suffixes for the y-axis are the same as for the x-axis.
DISPlay Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–65 DISPlay:WINDow[5|16]:TRACe[1–16]:Y:AXIS:UNIT <unit_type> Usage: Used to set the y-axis units of the specified trace in the anayzer real-timemeasurement traces (WIND5) or the generator (WIND60). Suffixes: The TRACe suffixes fo...
Page 139 - returns the type string for the designated window.
DISPlay Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–67 :TRACe[1|2]:STYle:CSTatus commands) Eye Diagram EYED Jitter Interpolator, Bar Graph, and Spectrogram Parameters: INTerpolator Plot of fft data points with interpolated data for a continuous live trace. PPlot Point-to-point plot of ...
Page 140 - FORMat Subsystem; Set FORMat to CHARacter.
FORMat Subsystem 3–68 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual FORMat Subsystem Default units are defined, where applicable, for each SCPI command. The UNITsubsystem provides a mechanism to change the default values. The units selectedapply to the designated command parameters for both command ...
Page 141 - GCONtrol Subsystem; Set the low distortion mode to OFF.
GCONtrol Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–69 GCONtrol Subsystem GCONtrol is the root command for controlling the AM700 audio signal generator.Selection of the generator modes and controlling the output states is done using thespecial commands of the GCONtrol subsystem. Signa...
Page 143 - HCOPy Subsystem; and
HCOPy Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–71 HCOPy Subsystem The AM700 support for hardcopy is non-standard to the 1994 SCPI manual forhardcopy, but it more closely tracks the way this feature has been previouslyimplemented. In the SCPI manual, the MMEMory:OPEN and HCOPy:CLOSe ...
Page 144 - The following data handles are legal:
HCOPy Subsystem 3–72 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual HCOPy[:IMMediate] Usage: Causes the currently visible screen to be printed to the currently-selectedhardcopy device, using the currently-selected hardcopy format. Query: Event only, no query. HCOPy:ABORT Usage: Aborts any printing cu...
Page 146 - ELQuality
HCOPy Subsystem 3–74 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual ELQuality Epson Letter Quality. Good for various Epson LQ and compatibleprinters. TIFF Tagged Image File Format. This is a bit-mapped image that maybe output in color, depending on the setting of HCOP:DEV:COL. Default: The power up d...
Page 147 - INPut Subsystem
INPut Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–75 INPut Subsystem The commands under the INPut subsystem are used to select the INPut signal sourceand set the input impedance and range of the analog inputs, A and B. As indicatedin the commands, not all INPut suffixes are available f...
Page 148 - Entering a
INPut Subsystem 3–76 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Resolution: 6 dBu steps. Error: Entering a <numeric_value> that is not at one of the range step values causes the range setting to go to the next higher valid range step. No error isgenerated. Query: INPut[1|3]:RANGe? returns t...
Page 149 - INSTrument Subsystem; INST:LSEL ”Digital Interface Tester”
INSTrument Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–77 INSTrument Subsystem Within the AM700 thare are multiple logical instruments. The INSTrumentsubsystem commands provide the controls and queries needed to switch instrumentsand the find out what the name, number, or short form na...
Page 152 - selects the Audio Analyzer application to run.
INSTrument Subsystem 3–80 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Digital Digital Interface Tester Diagnostics DiagnosticsPanelCal Touch Panel Calibration Example: inst:sel analyzer selects the Audio Analyzer application to run. Query: INSTrument:SELect? returns the short name for the selected...
Page 153 - MMEMory Subsystem; msus
MMEMory Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–81 MMEMory Subsystem The Mass Memory subsystem behavior in the AM700 is very similar to to thedocumented SCPI behavior. One major divergence form standard SCPI is theabsence of msus (mass storage unit specifier) support in the AM700. ...
Page 154 - The device and path portions are optional and not needed if the; Structure
MMEMory Subsystem 3–82 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual The upper level of the AM700 files comprise ROM, NVRAM, and DOS logicaldirectories. Under those, other directories or files may exist. Certain directories areaccessible by the user for storage use or information. Certain other dire...
Page 157 - Closes the file specified in
Explanationof Example: MMEMory Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–85 MMEMory:CLOSe Usage: Closes the file specified in MMEMory:NAME . Error: An attempt to close a file that is not open causes error –256, (File name notfound) to be generated MMEMory:COPY [device:/]{path_name/}s...
Page 158 - filename
Explanationof Example: MMEMory Subsystem 3–86 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Query: MMEM:DATA? <filename> returns the contents of the file in definite length block data format. Again if the <filename> is a path string, single quotes must be used around the filename string....
Page 159 - ”hcopy”
MMEMory Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–87 New data arriving from <data_handle> overwrites the contents of the specified file. Parameters: Two data handles are allowed: ”” and ”hcopy” . If ”hcopy” , hardcopy output will be written to the file specified by MMEMory:NAME...
Page 160 - hcopy
Explanationof Example: MMEMory Subsystem 3–88 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Error: Attempting to open a file that is already open causes a “File name error” (–256)to be generated. Example: mmem:name nvram:/tests/test1 ;mmem:open;mmem:feed hcopy ;mmem:close Query: mmem:open? The examp...
Page 161 - OUTPut Subsystem
OUTPut Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–89 OUTPut Subsystem Usage: The majority of the OUTPut command control the digital audio generator; twoare used to set the analog generator output impedance and select whether thecommon is floating or referenced to ground. OUTput comman...
Page 164 - returns “FLOAT” or “GROUND”.
OUTPut Subsystem 3–92 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual OUTPut:COMMon FLOat|GROund Usage: Selects whether the analog outputs are floating (with no ground reference) orreferenced to ground. Query: OUTP:COMM? returns “FLOAT” or “GROUND”. *RST: Set the output common to FLOAT. OUTPut3:FILTer...
Page 165 - PROGram Subsystem; parameter is required for all EXPLicit
PROGram Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–93 PROGram Subsystem These SCPI commands are for the PROGram subsystem as implemented in theAM700 for the selection and running of functions. These commands providefeatures needed to generate and control one or more user-programmed ta...
Page 166 - returns a comma separated list of the defined functions. Each
PROGram Subsystem 3–94 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual PROGram:CATalog? Usage: This is a query only command that lists all the programs stored in the functiondirectories of both nvram: and rom:. If there are functions of the same name inboth directories, only one will be shown. This ca...
Page 167 - returns the contents of the explicitly
PROGram Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–95 To download and overwrite an existing function file of the same name, the firstfile must be deleted. Program names entered as character data are not casesensitive and are reported back as all capitalized characters. Those entered a...
Page 170 - returns the contents of the program named by the
PROGram Subsystem 3–98 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual PROGram:SELected:DEFine <prog_data> Usage: Creates and downloads programs to the selected progname. The <prog_data>must be in definite length arbitrary block data format for down loading to theAM700. The program name us...
Page 172 - CLEar
PROGram Subsystem 3–100 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual PROGram:SELected:STATe RUN|STOP Usage: The selected function is started by setting state to RUN. If the state is alreadyRUN, a second run of the function is started. When set to STOP, all instancesstarted through this interface or...
Page 173 - returns a 1 only if the selected function name is
PROGram Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–101 PROGram:SELected:USER:SET Usage: Command only. Assigns the selected function to the function user button. PROGram:SELected:USER:STATe <nr1> Usage: An nr1 argument of 1 assigns the selected function to the user button. If the...
Page 174 - ROUTe Subsystem
ROUTe Subsystem 3–102 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual ROUTe Subsystem Signal routing is the block where the user has access to actual signals. ROUTe[1–3]:CLOSe <numeric_value> Usage: Sets the route setting. If all the specified channels cannot be closed, anexecution error is repo...
Page 175 - returns 1 or 0 for closed or open.
ROUTe Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–103 You must use a valid channel number (see Parameters) for the designated route toget a return. When the query is correctly stated, the command returns 0 for open and1 for closed. Example: rout1:clos? 1 returns 1 or 0 for closed or op...
Page 176 - SENSe Subsystem
SENSe Subsystem 3–104 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual SENSe Subsystem The SENSe setup commands are used to control some parameters of the digitalaudio measurement function, and to query measurements made on the digitalinterface. Commands in this subsystem are used to control the acquis...
Page 179 - Query only. returns the voltage of the digital
SENSe Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–107 SENSe5:DAUDio:INTerface:VOLTage:AC? Usage: Query only. Used to determine the peak-to-peak voltage of the digital maininput signal. Query: SENS5:DAUD:INT:VOLT:AC? Query only. returns the voltage of the digital main input in volts pea...
Page 180 - SOURce:DAUDio Subsystem; returns the identifier for the currently
SOURce:DAUDio Subsystem 3–108 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual SOURce:DAUDio Subsystem SOURce is the root command in the SOURce Subsystem for the AM700. TheSOURce setup commands are divided into several sections. Each section orsubsystem deals with controls that directly affect device-s...
Page 181 - returns the setting for the number of bytes
SOURce:DAUDio Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–109 SOURce[5|6]:DAUDio:AUDio:WSIZe <numeric_value> Usage: Selects the word size used for the digital audio signal from the generator. Parameters: 8 to 24 Current software in the AM700 forces both channels on a digital inte...
Page 183 - command is set to FILE.
SOURce:DAUDio Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–111 SOURce[5|6]:DAUDio:UBITs:FILE:LNAME <filename> Usage: Designates the filename with will path to be used for setting user bits when the :UBITs:MODE command is set to FILE. Query: SOUR[5|6]:DAUD:UBIT:FILE:LNAME? returns ...
Page 184 - SOURce:FOLLow Subsystem
SOURce:FOLLow Subsystem 3–112 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual SOURce:FOLLow Subsystem SOURce[1–8]:FOLLow[:STATe] <Boolean> Usage: Turns follow mode on or off for a designated source channel. Parameters: Boolean – ON|OFF or 1|0. Suffixes: 1 Analog generator HR A 2 Analog generator...
Page 185 - SOURce:FREQuency Subsystem
SOURce:FREQuency Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–113 SOURce:FREQuency Subsystem SOURce[1–8]:FREQuency <numeric_value> Usage: Sets the sine–wave frequency of the designated source. This frequency setting isused as the fixed signal frequency when generating a sine–wave....
Page 186 - returns the operating mode of a designated
CoupledCommands: SOURce:FREQuency Subsystem 3–114 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Query: SOUR[1–8]:FREQ:MODE? returns the operating mode of a designated SOURce as CW or FIXED for non–sweeping, SWEEP for a frequency sweep,or LIST for generating signals from a list of frequencies. List: ...
Page 187 - SOURce:FUNCtion Subsystem
SOURce:FUNCtion Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–115 SOURce:FUNCtion Subsystem Usage: The FUNCtion subsystem controls the shape and attributes of the output signalof the AM700 internal signal generator. The switch settings provided by thisfunction are not horizontally compat...
Page 188 - At *RST the shape is a sinusoid CW signal of 1 kHz at 0 dBu.
CoupledCommands: SOURce:FUNCtion Subsystem 3–116 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual SOURce[1–8]:FUNCtion:SHAPe <signal_name> Default: The last selected signal type is generated unless the AM700 has been reset. Thereset default is a sinusoidal CW signal of 1 kHz at 0 dBu. Parameters:...
Page 189 - Frequency of the jitter signal in Hz.
CoupledCommands: SOURce:FUNCtion Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–117 SOURce[5–6]:FUNCtion:SHAPe JSINe Usage: Used to apply jitter to the digital interface signal from the A and B digitalgenerators (suffix SOURce5 and SOURce6 respectively). Acts just like sine wave, but puts...
Page 191 - Cycles
SOURce:FUNCtion Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–119 Example: sour:volt 4sour:freq 3000sour:burs:per 5sour:burs:wid 5e–1 SOURce:TBURst:PERiod <numeric_value> Usage: PERiod is an integer containing the number of cycles until burst repeats (i.e.:off time = period – width...
Page 194 - Center Frequency
SOURce:FUNCtion Subsystem 3–122 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Range: 40 to 500 Hz Resolution: 1 Hz Query: SOURce:SIMD:IMFRequency? *RST: 60 SOURce:SIMD:RATio <numeric_value> Usage: Sets the amplitude ratio between the two frequencies of the SIMD signal. Range: 1.0 to 8.0 Resolu...
Page 200 - SOURce:LIST Subsystem
SOURce:LIST Subsystem 3–128 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual SOURce:LIST Subsystem Usage: Commands in the SOURce:LIST subsystem permit defining voltage andfrequency points and dwell time per point to be used for generating a signalfrom a LIST. When the generator is set to Multitone, the...
Page 201 - returns a comma separated list of the point
SOURce:LIST Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–129 SOURce[1–8]:LIST:DWELl <time1{,time2,...time128}> Usage: Sets the dwell times for each point in a list, up to 128 points, for the designatedsource. Each list definition for the same source list (volts, frequency, and dwe...
Page 203 - SOURce:MTONe Subsystem
SOURce:MTONe Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–131 SOURce:MTONe Subsystem SOURce[1–8]:MTONe:MODE LIST|FILE Usage: Designates whether the multitone signal from a designated source is generatedusing the list or a user file. Query: SOURce[1–8]:MTONe:LIST? returns LIST or FILE as...
Page 204 - SOURce:STATe Subsystem
SOURce:STATe Subsystem 3–132 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual SOURce:STATe Subsystem SOURce[1–8]:STATe <Boolean> Usage: Enables individual sources. When a source is off, its output is silence. This isnot the same as GCON:STAT ON|OFF. GCON controls the states of all thegenerators n...
Page 205 - SOURce:SWEep Subsystem
SOURce:SWEep Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–133 SOURce:SWEep Subsystem SOURce[1–8]:SWEep:COUNt <numeric_value> Usage: Sets or queries the number of sweeps that are enabled by a single trigger eventfor the designated SOUR. Suffixes: SOURce1 Analog generator HR A SOURc...
Page 208 - SOURce:USER Subsystem
SOURce:USER Subsystem 3–136 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual SOURce:USER Subsystem SOURce[1–8]:USER:DATA:SCALing[:STATe] <Boolean> Usage: Turns scaling of the user data on or off. ON causes the user data to be scaled;OFF uses the user data as is for amplitude. Parameters: ON|OFF|1...
Page 209 - for the designated
SOURce:USER Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–137 SOURce[1–8]:USER:DATA:FILE:LNAME? Usage: Query only that returns the complete path name to the user data file named by SOUR[1–8]:USER:DATA:FILE:NAME <file_name> for the designated source. Example: SOUR[1–8]:USER:DATA:FIL...
Page 210 - SOURce:VOLTage Subsystem
SOURce:VOLTage Subsystem 3–138 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual SOURce:VOLTage Subsystem Usage: The SOURce setup commands are divided into several sections. Each section orsubsystem deals with a specific grouping of controls that affect different aspectsof the AM700 SOURce commands. Suf...
Page 212 - STATus Subsystem; OPERation; Status
STATus Subsystem 3–140 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual STATus Subsystem The STATus subsystem controls the status-reporting registers of the AM700. Theseregisters conform to the IEEE 488.2 specification. The status reporting registers maycomprise a condition register, an event register,...
Page 215 - Enables the Error Queue list.
STATus Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–143 STATus:PRESet Usage: Configure the SCPI and device-dependent status data registers so thatdevice-dependent events are reported at a higher level through the mandatorypart of the status-reporting system. Device dependent events are ...
Page 217 - for all 16 register bits (0 through 15) are
STATus Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–145 STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]? Usage: Returns the content of the OPERation:EVENt register. Reading the registerclears it. Query: Query only. STATus:OPERation:CONDition? Usage: Returns the contents of the OPERation:CONDition register. Re...
Page 222 - Table 3–7: Trigger conditions used by the FFT application; Awaiting Mtone on Ch 1; Table 3–8: Trigger conditions used by the Scope application; Triggered on Ch 1
STATus:OPERation:TRIGger Registers 3–150 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual STATus:OPERation:TRIGger Registers The following status register commands for STATus:OPERation:TRIGger registersfollow the same format as the STAT:OPER registers. Table 3–7: Trigger conditions used by the FFT appl...
Page 223 - Table 3–9: TRIGger subsystem layer-change events; Condition definition; Save selected state
STATus:OPERation:TRIGger Registers AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–151 Table 3–9: TRIGger subsystem layer-change events Condition definition Condition number Summary bits or action Save selected state 1200 Causes the current state tobe saved. STATus:OPERation:TRIGger[:EVENt]? STATus:...
Page 224 - Table 3–11: System conditions
STATus:OPERation:SYSTem Registers 3–152 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual STATus:OPERation:SYSTem Registers STATus:OPERation Table 3–10: STATus:OPERation Condition definition Condition number Status Calibration 100 Set if calibration is occurring Sweep 103 Set when a sweep is started;cle...
Page 225 - Keyboard Present
STATus:OPERation:SYSTem Registers AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–153 Table 3–11: System conditions (cont.) Condition Definition Summary bits Condition Number Keyboard Present 305 Set if there is a keyboardpresent Prespooling 306 Set while creating the outputfile for spooling; cleare...
Page 226 - Status Questionable Registers
Status Questionable Registers 3–154 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Status Questionable Registers STATus:QUEStionable? Table 3–12: STATus:QUEStionable Condition definition Condition number Status Temperature 201 Too hot – set when overtemperature is sensed. Input 202 Summary Status Bit...
Page 228 - Status Questionable Input Registers; Condition Definition; Analog A
Status Questionable Input Registers 3–156 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Status Questionable Input Registers Table 3–13: STATus:QUEStionable:INPut:SUMmary Condition Definition Condition Number Summary bits Input 1 207 1 Protected 2 Clipped 3 Unlocked Input 2 208 Input 3 209 Input 4 21...
Page 229 - The status bits are the following:
Status Questionable Input Registers AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–157 STATus:QUEStionable:INPut The status bits are the following: Status Bit: 1 – Input protected 2 – Input clipped3 – Input unlocked STATus:QUEStionable:INPut[1|3|5|6|7][:EVENt]? STATus:QUEStionable:INPut[1|3|5|6|7]:...
Page 230 - Status Questionable Input Summary Registers
Status Questionable Input Summary Registers 3–158 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Status Questionable Input Summary Registers Parameters: INPut1 Analog A INPut3 Analog B INPut5 Digital Main INPut6 DSPINPut7 Digital Reference STATus:QUEStionable:INPut[1|3|5|6|7]:SUMMary[:EVENt]? STATus:...
Page 231 - STATus:QUEStionable Registers Conditions; Too hot. Set when over temperature is sensed.
STATus:QUEStionable Registers Conditions AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–159 STATus:QUEStionable Registers Conditions STATus:QUEStionable Define: STAT QUES TEMP 201 Usage: Too hot. Set when over temperature is sensed.
Page 232 - SOURce Summary
Source Summary 3–160 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual SOURce Summary Parameters: STAT QUES SOUR 204 Usage: Summary of STAT QUES SOUR SUMM *. Status Bit: 1 – STAT QUES SOUR SUMM S1 2 – STAT QUES SOUR SUMM S2 3 – STAT QUES SOUR SUMM S3 4 – STAT QUES SOUR SUMM S4 5 – STAT QUES SOUR SUMM S5...
Page 233 - INSTrument Conditions; Table 3–15: INSTrument conditions
INSTrument Conditions AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–161 INSTrument Conditions Table 3–15: INSTrument conditions Condition Definition Condition Number Summary bits Freeze active 401 Set when Freeze is active STATus:INPut Table 3–16: INPut conditions Condition definition Condition nu...
Page 235 - User Modifiable Conditions and Events; Table 3–17: User modifiable conditions
User Modifiable Conditions and Events AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–163 User Modifiable Conditions and Events Table 3–17: User modifiable conditions Condition Definition Condition Number Summary bits or action User modifiable conventbase 9000 User triggers User modifiable 0 9100 Us...
Page 236 - User modifiable 7
User Modifiable Conditions and Events 3–164 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Table 3–18: User modifiable events (cont.) Event Definition Summary bits or action Condition Number User modifiable 7 9207 User accessible conventmaximum 9999
Page 237 - Status Questionable Instrument Registers
Status Questionable Instrument Registers AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–165 Status Questionable Instrument Registers STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument[:EVENt]? STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:CONDition? STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ENABle <numeric_value> STATus:QUEStionable:INST...
Page 238 - Status Questionable Source Registers
Status Questionable Source Registers 3–166 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Status Questionable Source Registers Suffixes: SOURce1 Analog generator HR A SOURce2 Analog generator HR B SOURce3 Analog generator HB A SOURce4 Analog generator HB B SOURce5 Digital generator DSF 1 SOURce6 Digi...
Page 239 - Status Questionable Source Summary Registers
Status Questionable Source Summary Registers AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–167 Status Questionable Source Summary Registers Suffixes: SOURce1 Analog generator HR A SOURce2 Analog generator HR B SOURce3 Analog generator HB A SOURce4 Analog generator HB B SOURce5 Digital generator DS...
Page 240 - SYSTem Subsystem; Sets the GPIB address of the AM700.; returns the GPIB address of the AM700.
SYSTem Subsystem 3–168 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual SYSTem Subsystem Usage: Commands under the COMMunicate node are used to set the communicationparameters for the GPIB and RS232 interfaces and the remote connector. TheCOMMunicate commands are divided into those for the GPIB interfa...
Page 241 - HCOPy
SYSTem Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–169 GPIB port and it does not reply to controller commands. Off bus ceases remotecommunication between the AM700 and any other device on the bus. Query: SYST:COMM:GPIB[:SELF]:MODE? returns the current setting for the GPIB mode TLISTEN ...
Page 246 - returns three number fields separated by commas.
SYSTem Subsystem 3–174 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual <seconds> Must be a <numeric_value> The second value is rounded to the nearest second in the range of 0 to 60. A number of 60 is allowed sincerounding may cause a number greater than 59.5 to be rounded to 60. When thise...
Page 247 - TRACe Subsystem; Frequency; Monitor Trace Data
TRACe Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–175 TRACe Subsystem A TRACe area is a named entity stored in instument memory. The content of theTRACe memory may be queried to output the trace data. The Audio Analyzer reference traces may now be assigned to, using the commandsdetaile...
Page 252 - sets a particular point in a trace. The first argument is
TRACe Subsystem 3–180 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual the Audio Analyzer traces and the multitone traces. The fft trace queries returnthe amplitude of the data, in dBu, in each bin only for each of the bins and themonitor traces return the amplitude of the data points. You should alway...
Page 253 - TRiGger Subsystem
TRIGger Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–181 TRiGger Subsystem The trigger subsystem in the AM700 contains commands only to start and stop asweep. If a change to a list or sweep is made after a sweep is started, that sweepmust either finish naturally or be terminated with ST...
Page 254 - UNIT Subsystem; the Unit
UNIT Subsystem 3–182 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual UNIT Subsystem Default units are defined, where applicable, for each SCPI command. The UNITsubsystem provides a mechanism to change the default values. The units selectedapply to the designated command parameters for both command and...
Page 255 - PCT
UNIT Subsystem AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–183 UNIT:IMPedance [Ohm|kOhm] Usage: Sets or queries the unit associated with an IMPedance query reply or commandentry. Query: unit:imp? returns the current IMPedence unit setting as Ohm or kOhm. *RST: Sets the impedance unit to Ohm. UNI...
Page 256 - dBv is a voltage ratio between the measured voltage and 1 V.
UNIT Subsystem 3–184 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual dBv is a voltage ratio between the measured voltage and 1 V. dBFS is a voltage ratio between the measured voltage and the full scale voltagecalibration factor CAL:VOLT:FS . It is primarily intended for digital levels. Query: UNIT:VOL...
Page 259 - Writing a Function; Precede all SCPI commands with the string “scpi ”.
AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 4–1 Examples The example given here is based on writing a function. Functions can be learnedthrough the front panel, but they may also be written externally to the AM700 AudioMeasurement Set loaded when needed. Functions are a list of SCPI (Tcl) commends...
Page 261 - Figure 4–1: Sample of a SCPI function
Examples AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 4–3 +!"%+ )')2!+ %-%0!2.0 /321 12$.32 ” )')2!+ ” %2 2(% 2. )21 $%&!3+2 12!2%1 1#/) %+%#2 2(% $)')2!+ '%-%0!2.0 &.0 ,%!130%,%-2 (!1 !-$ (!1 1#/) 1%-1 1#/) 1%-1 %+%#2 2(% 2%12 1)'-!+ 2. "% '%-%0!2%$ &.++.51 "6 $%&!3+2 1...
Page 262 - Running a
Examples 4–4 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Function are stored in two different directories in the AM700. Those stored inrom:/function are permanently stored for specific purposes by the factory. Thosestored in nvram:/function are user generated. From the front panel, stored function...
Page 263 - The; Timed
Examples AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 4–5 3. Use the PROG:SEL:STAT RUN command to start the named function. Send PROG:SEL:STAT STOP to stop the running function if is is not self terminating. A timed function may be set to run at certain times by setting a time for it to startusing ...
Page 264 - TCATalog; Tcl
Examples 4–6 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual An * in a field means to do it on all occurrence. An exception to the * usage isthat if both the day of the week and the day of the month fields have an * it justmeans “every day.” If only one of these two fields has an *, that field isignor...
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Examples AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 4–7 Usage: Displays the message in a notifier on the screen, requiring one of the buttons tobe pressed. The <buttons> argument is a semicolon-separated list of buttonnames. There are different kinds of notifiers, though ` notifier ' ` warn...
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Examples 4–8 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual can be used for. The user can use these to signal between functions concurrently orconsecutively running. Command: cp Usage: Copy a file from one location to another. cp <filename> <destination> Command: event Usage: Usage string...
Page 267 - Index
Page 268 - Connecting Printers, 1–11
AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual Index–1 Index A Accessories, Remote Control, 1–1AM700 SCPI Control Model, 1–17AMEasure Subsystem, 1–28, 3–7Analog Signal Path, 1–18arbitrary block data, 3–93Auto Range, 1–23 C calculate blocks, 1–25, 1–26CALCulate Subsystem, 1–25, 3–33CALibration Subsyst...
Page 269 - logical instruments, 3–77
Index Index–2 AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual F FFT Analyzer, Multitone measurements, 1–27 File Names, 3–82 Capacity, 3–82 File Structure, 3–82FORMat Subsystem, 3–68Functions PROGram Subsystem, 3–93running, 4–4startup.tcl, 4–4storage directories, 3–93timed, 4–5writing, 4–1 G GCONtrol S...