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Table Of Contents
- In This Book
- Contents
- What's New
- Setting Up
- Getting Started
- Basic Oscilloscope Program Structure
- Programming the Oscilloscope
- Referencing the IO Library
- Opening the Oscilloscope Connection via the IO Library
- Initializing the Interface and the Oscilloscope
- Using :AUToscale to Automate Oscilloscope Setup
- Using Other Oscilloscope Setup Commands
- Capturing Data with the :DIGitize Command
- Reading Query Responses from the Oscilloscope
- Reading Query Results into String Variables
- Reading Query Results into Numeric Variables
- Reading Definite-Length Block Query Response Data
- Sending Multiple Queries and Reading Results
- Checking Instrument Status
- Other Ways of Sending Commands
- Commands Quick Reference
- Common (*) Commands
- *CLS (Clear Status)
- *ESE (Standard Event Status Enable)
- *ESR (Standard Event Status Register)
- *IDN (Identification Number)
- *LRN (Learn Device Setup)
- *OPC (Operation Complete)
- *OPT (Option Identification)
- *RCL (Recall)
- *RST (Reset)
- *SAV (Save)
- *SRE (Service Request Enable)
- *STB (Read Status Byte)
- *TRG (Trigger)
- *TST (Self Test)
- *WAI (Wait To Continue)
- Root (:) Commands
- :ACTivity
- :AER (Arm Event Register)
- :AUToscale
- :AUToscale:AMODE
- :AUToscale:CHANnels
- :AUToscale:FDEBug
- :BLANk
- :DIGitize
- :MTEenable (Mask Test Event Enable Register)
- :MTERegister[:EVENt] (Mask Test Event Event Register)
- :OPEE (Operation Status Enable Register)
- :OPERegister:CONDition (Operation Status Condition Register)
- :OPERegister[:EVENt] (Operation Status Event Register)
- :OVLenable (Overload Event Enable Register)
- :OVLRegister (Overload Event Register)
- :RUN
- :SERial
- :SINGle
- :STATus
- :STOP
- :TER (Trigger Event Register)
- :VIEW
- :ACQuire Commands
- :BUS
Commands - :CALibrate Commands
- :CHANnel
Commands - :DEMO Commands
- :DIGital
Commands - :DISPlay Commands
- :EXTernal Trigger Commands
- :FUNCtion Commands
- :HARDcopy Commands
- :LISTer Commands
- :MARKer Commands
- :MEASure Commands
- :MEASure:ALL
- :MEASure:AREa
- :MEASure:BWIDth
- :MEASure:CLEar
- :MEASure:COUNter
- :MEASure:DEFine
- :MEASure:DELay
- :MEASure:DUTYcycle
- :MEASure:FALLtime
- :MEASure:FREQuency
- :MEASure:NEDGes
- :MEASure:NPULses
- :MEASure:NWIDth
- :MEASure:OVERshoot
- :MEASure:PEDGes
- :MEASure:PERiod
- :MEASure:PHASe
- :MEASure:PPULses
- :MEASure:PREShoot
- :MEASure:PWIDth
- :MEASure:RESults
- :MEASure:RISetime
- :MEASure:SDEViation
- :MEASure:SHOW
- :MEASure:SOURce
- :MEASure:STATistics
- :MEASure:STATistics:INCRement
- :MEASure:STATistics:RESet
- :MEASure:TEDGe
- :MEASure:TVALue
- :MEASure:VAMPlitude
- :MEASure:VAVerage
- :MEASure:VBASe
- :MEASure:VMAX
- :MEASure:VMIN
- :MEASure:VPP
- :MEASure:VRATio
- :MEASure:VRMS
- :MEASure:VTIMe
- :MEASure:VTOP
- :MEASure:WINDow
- :MEASure:XMAX
- :MEASure:XMIN
- :MTESt Commands
- :MTESt:ALL
- :MTESt:AMASk:CREate
- :MTESt:AMASk:SOURce
- :MTESt:AMASk:UNITs
- :MTESt:AMASk:XDELta
- :MTESt:AMASk:YDELta
- :MTESt:COUNt:FWAVeforms
- :MTESt:COUNt:RESet
- :MTESt:COUNt:TIME
- :MTESt:COUNt:WAVeforms
- :MTESt:DATA
- :MTESt:DELete
- :MTESt:ENABle
- :MTESt:LOCK
- :MTESt:RMODe
- :MTESt:RMODe:FACTion:MEASure
- :MTESt:RMODe:FACTion:PRINt
- :MTESt:RMODe:FACTion:SAVE
- :MTESt:RMODe:FACTion:STOP
- :MTESt:RMODe:SIGMa
- :MTESt:RMODe:TIME
- :MTESt:RMODe:WAVeforms
- :MTESt:SCALe:BIND
- :MTESt:SCALe:X1
- :MTESt:SCALe:XDELta
- :MTESt:SCALe:Y1
- :MTESt:SCALe:Y2
- :MTESt:SOURce
- :MTESt:TITLe
- :POD Commands
- :RECall Commands
- :SAVE Commands
- :SAVE:FILename
- :SAVE:IMAGe[:STARt]
- :SAVE:IMAGe:FACTors
- :SAVE:IMAGe:FORMat
- :SAVE:IMAGe:INKSaver
- :SAVE:IMAGe:PALette
- :SAVE:LISTer[:STARt]
- :SAVE:MASK[:STARt]
- :SAVE:PWD
- :SAVE:SETup[:STARt]
- :SAVE:WAVeform[:STARt]
- :SAVE:WAVeform:FORMat
- :SAVE:WAVeform:LENGth
- :SAVE:WAVeform:SEGMented
- :SAVE:WMEMory:SOURce
- :SAVE:WMEMory[:STARt]
- :SBUS
Commands - General :SBUS
Commands - :SBUS
:CAN Commands - :SBUS
:CAN:COUNt:ERRor - :SBUS
:CAN:COUNt:OVERload - :SBUS
:CAN:COUNt:RESet - :SBUS
:CAN:COUNt:TOTal - :SBUS
:CAN:COUNt:UTILization - :SBUS
:CAN:SAMPlepoint - :SBUS
:CAN:SIGNal:BAUDrate - :SBUS
:CAN:SIGNal:DEFinition - :SBUS
:CAN:SOURce - :SBUS
:CAN:TRIGger - :SBUS
:CAN:TRIGger:PATTern:DATA - :SBUS
:CAN:TRIGger:PATTern:DATA:LENGth - :SBUS
:CAN:TRIGger:PATTern:ID - :SBUS
:CAN:TRIGger:PATTern:ID:MODE
- :SBUS
- :SBUS
:I2S Commands - :SBUS
:IIC Commands - :SBUS
:LIN Commands - :SBUS
:SPI Commands - :SBUS
:SPI:BITorder - :SBUS
:SPI:CLOCk:SLOPe - :SBUS
:SPI:CLOCk:TIMeout - :SBUS
:SPI:FRAMing - :SBUS
:SPI:SOURce:CLOCk - :SBUS
:SPI:SOURce:DATA - :SBUS
:SPI:SOURce:FRAMe - :SBUS
:SPI:SOURce:MISO - :SBUS
:SPI:SOURce:MOSI - :SBUS
:SPI:TRIGger:PATTern:MISO:DATA - :SBUS
:SPI:TRIGger:PATTern:MISO:WIDTh - :SBUS
:SPI:TRIGger:PATTern:MOSI:DATA - :SBUS
:SPI:TRIGger:PATTern:MOSI:WIDTh - :SBUS
:SPI:TRIGger:TYPE - :SBUS
:SPI:WIDTh
- :SBUS
- :SBUS
:UART Commands - :SBUS
:UART:BASE - :SBUS
:UART:BAUDrate - :SBUS
:UART:BITorder - :SBUS
:UART:COUNt:ERRor - :SBUS
:UART:COUNt:RESet - :SBUS
:UART:COUNt:RXFRames - :SBUS
:UART:COUNt:TXFRames - :SBUS
:UART:FRAMing - :SBUS
:UART:PARity - :SBUS
:UART:POLarity - :SBUS
:UART:SOURce:RX - :SBUS
:UART:SOURce:TX - :SBUS
:UART:TRIGger:BASE - :SBUS
:UART:TRIGger:BURSt - :SBUS
:UART:TRIGger:DATA - :SBUS
:UART:TRIGger:IDLE - :SBUS
:UART:TRIGger:QUALifier - :SBUS
:UART:TRIGger:TYPE - :SBUS
:UART:WIDTh
- :SBUS
- General :SBUS
- :SEARch Commands
- :SYSTem Commands
- :TIMebase Commands
- :TRIGger Commands
- :WAVeform Commands
- :WAVeform:BYTeorder
- :WAVeform:COUNt
- :WAVeform:DATA
- :WAVeform:FORMat
- :WAVeform:POINts
- :WAVeform:POINts:MODE
- :WAVeform:PREamble
- :WAVeform:SEGMented:COUNt
- :WAVeform:SEGMented:TTAG
- :WAVeform:SOURce
- :WAVeform:SOURce:SUBSource
- :WAVeform:TYPE
- :WAVeform:UNSigned
- :WAVeform:VIEW
- :WAVeform:XINCrement
- :WAVeform:XORigin
- :WAVeform:XREFerence
- :WAVeform:YINCrement
- :WAVeform:YORigin
- :WAVeform:YREFerence
- :WGEN Commands
- :WMEMory
Commands - Obsolete and Discontinued Commands
- :CHANnel:ACTivity
- :CHANnel:LABel
- :CHANnel:THReshold
- :CHANnel2:SKEW
- :CHANnel
:INPut - :CHANnel
:PMODe - :DISPlay:CONNect
- :DISPlay:ORDer
- :ERASe
- :EXTernal:PMODe
- :FUNCtion:SOURce
- :FUNCtion:VIEW
- :HARDcopy:DESTination
- :HARDcopy:FILename
- :HARDcopy:GRAYscale
- :HARDcopy:IGColors
- :HARDcopy:PDRiver
- :MEASure:LOWer
- :MEASure:SCRatch
- :MEASure:TDELta
- :MEASure:THResholds
- :MEASure:TMAX
- :MEASure:TMIN
- :MEASure:TSTArt
- :MEASure:TSTOp
- :MEASure:TVOLt
- :MEASure:UPPer
- :MEASure:VDELta
- :MEASure:VSTArt
- :MEASure:VSTOp
- :MTESt:AMASk:{SAVE | STORe}
- :MTESt:AVERage
- :MTESt:AVERage:COUNt
- :MTESt:LOAD
- :MTESt:RUMode
- :MTESt:RUMode:SOFailure
- :MTESt:{STARt | STOP}
- :MTESt:TRIGger:SOURce
- :PRINt?
- :SAVE:IMAGe:AREA
- :SBUS
:LIN:SIGNal:DEFinition - :TIMebase:DELay
- :TRIGger:THReshold
- :TRIGger:TV:TVMode
- Error Messages
- Status Reporting
- Status Reporting Data Structures
- Status Byte Register (STB)
- Service Request Enable Register (SRE)
- Trigger Event Register (TER)
- Output Queue
- Message Queue
- (Standard) Event Status Register (ESR)
- (Standard) Event Status Enable Register (ESE)
- Error Queue
- Operation Status Event Register (:OPERegister[:EVENt])
- Operation Status Condition Register (:OPERegister:CONDition)
- Arm Event Register (AER)
- Overload Event Register (:OVLRegister)
- Mask Test Event Event Register (:MTERegister[:EVENt])
- Clearing Registers and Queues
- Status Reporting Decision Chart
- Synchronizing Acquisitions
- More About Oscilloscope Commands
- Programming Examples
- Index

Root (:) Commands 6
Agilent InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide 155
:ACTivity
(see page 860)
Command Syntax
:ACTivity
The :ACTivity command clears the cumulative edge variables for the next
activity query.
Query Syntax
:ACTivity?
The :ACTivity? query returns whether there has been activity (edges) on
the digital channels since the last query, and returns the current logic
levels.
Return Format
<edges>,<levels><NL>
<edges> ::= presence of edges (16-bit integer in NR1 format).
<levels> ::= logical highs or lows (16-bit integer in NR1 format).
bit 0 ::= DIGital 0
bit 15 ::= DIGital 15
See Also • "Introduction to Root (:) Commands" on page 154
• ":POD<n>:THReshold" on page 423
• ":DIGital<d>:THReshold" on page 253
NOTE
Because the :ACTivity? query returns edge activity since the last :ACTivity? query, you must
send this query twice before the edge activity result is valid.
NOTE
A bit = 0 (zero) in the <edges> result indicates that no edges were detected on that channel
(across the specified threshold voltage) since the last query.
A bit = 1 (one) in the <edges> result indicates that edges have been detected on that
channel (across the specified threshold voltage) since the last query.
(The threshold voltage must be set appropriately for the logic levels of the signals being
probed.)