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2.5.2.6 [SOURce]:SWEep:STEP? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2.5.2.7 [SOURce]:SWEep:GENeration < ANALog | STEPped > . . . . . . . 34
2.5.2.8 [SOURce]:SWEep:SPACing <LINear | LOGarithmic> . . . . . . . . 35
2.5.2.9 [SOURce]:SWEep:DIRection <UP | DOWN| UPDOWN> . . . . . . . 35
2.5.2.10[SOURce]:SWEep:COUNt <numeric value> . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.5.2.11Software-Controlled Sweep configuration example . . . . . . . . . 35
2.5.2.12Hardware-Controlled Sweep configuration example . . . . . . . . . 36
2.5.3 Power Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2.5.3.1 [SOURce]:POWer[:LEVel] [IMMEdiate][:AMPLitude] <numeric_value> . 37
2.5.4 Phase Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.5.4.1 [SOURce]:PHASe[:ADJUST] <numeric_value> <unit> . . . . . . . 37
2.5.5 Output Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.5.5.1 OUTPut[:STATe] <ON | OFF> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.5.6 Initiate Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.5.6.1 INITiate: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.5.7 Measure Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.5.7.1 MEASure:TEMPerature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.5.8 System Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.5.8.1 SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:BAUD<numeric_value> 38
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:ECHO ON|OFF 38
2.5.9 Miscellaneous proprietary commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.5.9.1 HELP? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.5.9.2 SOURCE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.6 SCPI Command Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.6.1 Setting the FireFox into Continuous Wave Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.6.2 Configuration and Settings Query . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3 FAQs
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3.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
3.2 General FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3.2.1 How can the FireFox Synthesizers offer such high performance for such a low price?41
3.2.2 How did you decide what features to include in the FireFox synthesizers? . . . 41
3.2.3 How long does the FireFox system take to warm up? . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3.2.4 Why is there no power switch on the FireFox? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3.3 Application/Usage FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3.3.1 What is the difference between the FireFox Desktop unit and the FireFox OEM PCB?42
3.3.2 What applications is the FireFox Synthesizer designed for? . . . . . . . . . 42
3.3.3 Can the FireFox system keypad be locked? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
3.3.4 How come the Frequency Display doesn’t let me select the exact Frequency I need?43
3.3.5 How come the display shows “UNCAL” below 1Hz? . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.3.6 What do the LED’s in the front panel indicate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.3.7 What do I have to do to move the FireFox unit to a different location? . . . . . 44
3.3.8 What happens to the FireFox settings when the power is turned off? . . . . . 45
3.3.9 How accurate is the output power on the RF output connector? . . . . . . . 45
3.4 Hardware FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.4.1 The rear panel says: “Do not terminate CMOS outputs”. Can the outputs drive 50 Ohm end-ter-
minated cables?45
3.4.2 Can the FireFox system be powered by a battery? . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3.4.3 What are the mixer connections on the front panel used for? . . . . . . . . 46
3.4.4 How can I calibrate the FireFox Signal Generator? . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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