Agilent Technologies B2201A - Manual (Page 154)

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SCPI Command Reference
[:ROUTe]:AGND[:STATe]
[:ROUTe]:AGND[:STATe]
NOTE You cannot set the Ground Mode to ON when the Bias Mode is ON.
This command controls the Ground Mode for the specified card. When the Ground
Mode is ON, the input Ground Port is connected to the all ground-enabled input
ports/output ports that have not been connected to any other port. At *RST, the
Ground Mode is OFF.
The query returns the mode status.
The input Ground Port is set by “[:ROUTe]:AGND:PORT”. The ground-enabled
input ports are set by “[:ROUTe]:AGND:UNUSED”. And the ground-enabled
output ports are set by “[:ROUTe]:AGND:CHANnel:ENABle[:LIST]” or
“[:ROUTe]:AGND:CHANnel:ENABle:CARD”.
When the Ground Mode is ON, you cannot directly control the Ground Port
connections. However, they can be indirectly controlled when the connections of the
other input port are controlled.
When the Ground Mode is OFF, the input Ground Port is the same as the other input
ports, so relays can be controlled directly to connect to output ports.
Syntax [:ROUTe]:AGND[:STATe] card_number,state
[:ROUTe]:AGND[:STATe]? card_number
Query response state <^END>
0: OFF or 1: ON
Example OUTPUT @Agb2200;":ROUT:AGND:STAT 0,ON"
OUTPUT @Agb2200;":ROUT:AGND:STAT? 0"
ENTER @Agb2200;A
In this example, A will be 1.
Parameter Explanation
card_number For Auto Config mode: 0 or ALL
For Normal Config mode: 1, 2, 3, 4, or ALL
ALL is not available for query.
state ON or 1: sets the Ground Mode ON
OFF or 0: sets the Ground Mode OFF