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vi N1911A/1912A P-Series Power Meters Programming Guide
In This Guide…
1
Power Meter Remote Operation 
Chapter 1 describes the parameters 
that configure the power meter and helps you determine settings to 
optimize performance.
2
MEASurement Commands 
Chapter 2 explains how to use the MEASure 
group of instructions to acquire data using a set of high level instructions.
3
CALCulate Subsystem 
Chapter 3 explains how the CALCulate 
subsystem is used to perform post acquisition data processing.
4
CALibration Subsystem 
Chapter 4 explains how the CALibration 
command subsystem is used to zero and calibrate the power meter.
5
DISPlay Subsystem 
Chapter 5 explains how the DISPlay subsystem is 
used to control the selection and presentation of the windows used on the 
power meter’s display. 
6
FORMat Subsystem 
Chapter 6 explains how the FORMat subsystem is 
used to set a data format for transferring numeric information. 
7
MEMory Subsystem 
Chapter 7 explains how the MEMory command 
subsystem is used to create, edit and review sensor calibration tables.
8
OUTPut Subsystem 
Chapter 8 explains how the OUTput command 
subsystem is used to switch the POWER REF output on and off.
9
PSTatistic Subsystem Chapter 9 explains how the PSTatistic command 
subsystem is used to configure the settings of Complementary Cumulative 
Distribution Function (CCDF), both in table and trace format.
10
SENSe Subsystem 
Chapter 10 explains how the SENSe command 
subsystem directly affects device specific settings that are used to make 
measurements.
11
STATus Subsystem 
Chapter 11 explains how the STATus command 
subsystem enables you to examine the status of the power meter by 
monitoring the “Device Status Register”, “Operation Status Register” and 
the “Questionable Status Register”.










