:SENSe:SWEep:POINts

Description

This command gets or sets the number of measurement frequency points.

• Command
• Query

Syntax	Parameter
:SENSe<ch>:SWEep:POINts	<numeric>

Parameters	accepted format	allowed suffixes	possible Errors	description
<ch>	{ 1 | empty }	none	Undefined header	Currently only one channel is supported. Empty means 1 is used as default.
<numeric>	numeric value	none	none	The number of measurement frequency points.

Presets

default value
<numeric>	201

Sample usage

Configure and start a sweep measurement from 10kHz to 20kHz with 500 steps.

• C#
• Python

var visaSession = new TcpipSocket(VISA_RESOURCENAME);
visaSession.RawIO.Write(":SENS:FREQ:STAR 10kHz;STOP 20kHz\n");
visaSession.RawIO.Write(":SENS:SWE:POIN 500\n");
visaSession.RawIO.Write(":TRIG:SING\n");
// wait for the measurement to finish
visaSession.RawIO.Write("*OPC?\n");
visaSession.RawIO.ReadString();
visaSession.RawIO.Write(":SENS:FREQ:DATA?\n");
var frequencyValues = visaSession.RawIO.ReadString();
visaSession.RawIO.Write(":CALC:DATA:SDAT?\n");
var measurementValues = visaSession.RawIO.ReadString();

Related commands in the Automation Interface

ConfigureSweep(Double, Double, Int32, SweepMode) (Gain)

ConfigureSweep(Double, Double, Int32, SweepMode) (OnePort)

ConfigureSweep(Double, Double, Int32, SweepMode) (S11)

ConfigureSweep(Double, Double, Int32, SweepMode) (S21)

ConfigureSweep(Double, Double, Int32, SweepMode) (SeriesThru)

ConfigureSweep(Double, Double, Int32, SweepMode) (ShuntThru)

NumberOfPoints (Gain)

NumberOfPoints (OnePort)

NumberOfPoints (S11)

NumberOfPoints (S21)

NumberOfPoints (SeriesThru)

NumberOfPoints (ShuntThru)