9-12 Sweep Operation Models 2500 and 2502 User’s Manual
Remote sweep operation
Staircase sweep commands
Table 9-2 summarizes remote commands used for linear and log staircase sweep opera-
tion. See Section 17, “Configure sweeps,” for more details on these commands.
Table 9-2
Linear and log staircase sweep commands
Command Description
:SOURce[1]:VOLTage:MODE SWEep
:SOURce[1]:VOLTage:STARt <n>
:SOURce[1]:VOLTage:STOP <n>
:SOURce[1]:VOLTage:STEP <n>
:SOURce[1]:VOLTage:CENTer <n>
:SOURce[1]:VOLTage:SPAN <n>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:RANGing <name>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:SPACing <name>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:POINts <n>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:DIRection <name>
:SOURce2:VOLTage:MODE SWEep
:SOURce2:VOLTage:STARt <n>
:SOURce2:VOLTage:STOP <n>
:SOURce2:VOLTage:STEP <n>
:SOURce2:VOLTage:CENTer <n>
:SOURce2:VOLTage:SPAN <n>
:SOURce2:SWEep:RANGing <name>
:SOURce2:SWEep:SPACing <name>
:SOURce2:SWEep:POINts <n>
:SOURce2:SWEep:DIRection <name>
Select channel 1 sweep mode.
Specify Ch. 1 sweep start voltage (n = voltage).
Specify Ch. 1 sweep stop voltage (n = voltage).
Specify Ch. 1 sweep step voltage (n = voltage).
Specify Ch. 1 sweep center voltage (n = voltage).
Specify Ch. 1 sweep span voltage (n = voltage).
Select Ch. 1 source ranging (name = BEST, AUTO, or FIXed).
Select Ch. 1 staircase sweep type (name = LINear or
LOGarithmic).
Set Ch. 1 number of sweep points (n = points).
Set Ch. 1 sweep direction. Name = UP (sweep start to stop) or
DOWN (sweep stop to start).
Select channel 2 sweep mode.
Specify Ch. 2 sweep start voltage (n = voltage).
Specify Ch. 2 sweep stop voltage (n = voltage).
Specify Ch. 2 sweep step voltage (n = voltage).
Specify Ch. 2 sweep center voltage (n = voltage).
Specify Ch. 2 sweep span voltage (n = voltage).
Select Ch. 2 source ranging (name = BEST, AUTO, or FIXed).
Select Ch. 2 staircase sweep type (name = LINear or
LOGarithmic).
Set Ch. 2 number of sweep points (n = points).
Set Ch. 2 sweep direction. Name = UP (sweep start to stop) or
DOWN (sweep stop to start).
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