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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

46 Agilent InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide
3 Getting Started
Programming the Oscilloscope
• "Referencing the IO Library" on page 46
• "Opening the Oscilloscope Connection via the IO Library" on page 47
• "Using :AUToscale to Automate Oscilloscope Setup" on page 48
• "Using Other Oscilloscope Setup Commands" on page 48
• "Capturing Data with the :DIGitize Command" on page 49
• "Reading Query Responses from the Oscilloscope" on page 51
• "Reading Query Results into String Variables" on page 52
• "Reading Query Results into Numeric Variables" on page 52
• "Reading Definite- Length Block Query Response Data" on page 52
• "Sending Multiple Queries and Reading Results" on page 53
• "Checking Instrument Status" on page 54
Referencing the IO Library
No matter which instrument programming library you use (SICL, VISA, or
VISA COM), you must reference the library from your program.
In C/C++, you must tell the compiler where to find the include and library
files (see the Agilent IO Libraries Suite documentation for more
information).
To reference the Agilent VISA COM library in Visual Basic for Applications
(VBA, which comes with Microsoft Office products like Excel):
1 Choose Tools>References... from the main menu.
2 In the References dialog, check the "VISA COM 3.0 Type Library".