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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

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