Models 2500 and 2502 User’s Manual SCPI Command Reference 17-29
CALCulate5 Configure and control RATIO function
The CALC5 commands control the RATIO function. They perform the remote equivalents
to the front panel RATIO and CONFIG RATIO configuration menu.
Select RATIO calculation mode
FORMat <name>
:CALCulate5:FORMat <name> Select RATIO calculation mode
Parameters <name> = C3C4 CALC3/CALC4
C4C3 CALC4/CALC3
Query :FORMat? Query selected RATIO calculation
Description This command selects the RATIO calculation mode. With C3C4
selected, the CALC3 result (channel 1 REL) is divided by the CALC4
result (channel 2 REL). With C4C3 selected, the CALC4 result is
divided by the CALC3 result.
Enable and read RATIO result
STATe <b>
:CALCulate5:STATe <b> Control RATIO
Parameters <b> = 1 or ON Enable RATIO
0 or OFF Disable RATIO
Query :STATe? Query state of RATIO
Description This command is used to enable or disable the RATIO mode. When
enabled, the CALC5 reading will be RATIO value determined by
FORMat (above). When disabled, or if a divide by zero error occurs, the
CALC5 reading will return a NAN (not a number) value of +9.91e37.
DATA?
:CALCulate5:DATA? Read RATIO result
Description This query command is used to read the result of the CALC5 ratio cal-
culation. When enabled, the CALC5 reading will be ratio value deter-
mined by FORMat (above). When disabled, or if a divide by zero error
occurs, the CALC5 reading will return a NAN (not a number) value of
+9.91e37.
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