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User Manual PXA125

Programming Reference 4-46

ROSCillator:SOURce{INTernal|EXTernal|TCXO}

Purpose
This command will select the reference source for the sample clock generator.

selects CLK10 off the backplane of the PXI chassis

activates the external reference input. An external reference must be connected to the

PXA125 for it to continue normal operation

selects an on-board 1ppm TCXO source. Note that the TCXO is an option, so if you did not

purchase the instrument with the TCXO option, this command will not be available for you to use.

Parameter type

Discrete

ROSCillator:SOURce?

Response and default
The PXA125 will return INT, EXT, or TCXO depending on the present PXA125 setting. Default value is INT.

SWEep:STOP

Purpose
This command will set the stop sample clock frequency. When set to operate in sweep mode, the PXA125
will sweep from carrier sample clock frequency to sweep stop sample clock frequency.

will set the sweep stop sample clock frequency for the sweep mode

Parameter type

Numeric

Parameter range

100e-3 to 100e6 in units of samples per second

SWEep:STOP?

Response and default
The PXA125 will return the present sweep stop sample clock frequency value. The returned value will be in
standard scientific format (for example: 1KHz would be returned as 1E3 – positive numbers are unsigned).
Default value is 20e6.

SWEep:TIME

Purpose
This command will set the time it takes for the sample clock frequency to sweep from carrier to stop
frequencies. This parameter will affect the PXA125 only when the instrument is set to operate in sweep
mode.

Parameter type

Numeric

Parameter range