Technical data

:CHANnel<n> Commands 10
Agilent InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide 229
:CHANnel<n>:LABel
(see page 860)
Command Syntax
:CHANnel<n>:LABel <string>
<string> ::= quoted ASCII string
<n> ::= 1 to (# analog channels) in NR1 format
The :CHANnel<n>:LABel command sets the analog channel label to the
string that follows. Setting a label for a channel also adds the name to the
label list in non- volatile memory (replacing the oldest label in the list).
Query Syntax
:CHANnel<n>:LABel?
The :CHANnel<n>:LABel? query returns the label associated with a
particular analog channel.
Return Format
<string><NL>
<string> ::= quoted ASCII string
See Also • "Introduction to :CHANnel<n> Commands" on page 222
• ":DISPlay:LABel" on page 259
• ":DIGital<d>:LABel" on page 250
• ":DISPlay:LABList" on page 260
• ":BUS<n>:LABel" on page 208
Example Code
' LABEL - This command allows you to write a name (10 characters
' maximum) next to the channel number. It is not necessary, but
' can be useful for organizing the display.
myScope.WriteString ":CHANnel1:LABel ""CAL 1""" ' Label ch1 "CAL 1".
myScope.WriteString ":CHANnel2:LABel ""CAL2""" ' Label ch1 "CAL2".
See complete example programs at: Chapter 37, “Programming Examples,”
starting on page 869
NOTE
Label strings are 10 characters or less, and may contain any commonly used ASCII
characters. Labels with more than 10 characters are truncated to 10 characters. Lower case
characters are converted to upper case.