7 remote control examples – BNC 630 User Manual

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6.7 Remote Control Examples

The following are some examples of ASCII character command sequences:

Example 1

B F1 3.141Z N 2.3Z F0

Note: You do not need spaces between the characters. They were added here only to make the commands more readable.

This command sequence breaks down as follows:

B

- Set 630 to Sinewave mode

F1

- Move cursor to field 1 (frequency field)

3.141Z

- Enter a freq. value of 3.141 MHz

N

- Move cursor to next cursor field (field 2, level field)

2.3Z

- Enter a level of +2.3 dBm

F0

- Move cursor to field 0 (turn cursor off)

Example 2

M6 F1 0 F2 432X F3 5z f4 10y f0 O -1.23Y T

Note: All commands are case insensitive; you may use either upper case or lower case letters.

This command sequence breaks down as follows

M6

- Set 630 to Burst mode

F1

- Move cursor to field 1 (Trigger/Continuous field)

0

- Set Triggered burst mode

F2

- Move cursor to field 2 (on time/duration field)

432X

- Enter a duration value of 432 mS

F3

- Move cursor to field 3 (burst frequency field)

5z

- Enter a freq. value of 5 MHz

f4

- Move cursor to field 4 (off time/delay field)

10y

- Enter a delay value of 10 seconds

f0

- Move cursor to field 0 (turn cursor off)

O

- Goto offset entry

-1.23Y

- Enter an offset value of -1.23 volts

T

- Trigger the burst

Example 3

A F1 LLLL UUU f0

This command sequence breaks down as follows

A

- Reset 630 to Sinewave mode

F1

- Move cursor to field 1 (frequency field)

LLLL

- Move the cursor left 4 times (to the 1,000 Hz digit pos.)

UUU

- Increment this digit 3 times

f0

- Move cursor to field 0 (turn cursor off)

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