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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

866 Agilent InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide
36 More About Oscilloscope Commands
:<subsystem>:<function><separator><data>;<function><separator><data><ter
minator>
For example:
myScope.WriteString ":TIMebase:RANGe 0.5;POSition 0"
Example 2:
Program
Message
Terminator Sets
Parser Back to
Root
myScope.WriteString ":TIMebase:REFerence CENTer;POSition 0.00001"
or
myScope.WriteString ":TIMebase:REFerence CENTer"
myScope.WriteString ":TIMebase:POSition 0.00001"
A second way to send these commands is by placing TIMebase: before the
POSition command as shown in the second part of example 2. The space
after POSition is required.
Example 3:
Selecting
Multiple
Subsystems
You can send multiple program commands and program queries for
different subsystems on the same line by separating each command with a
semicolon. The colon following the semicolon enables you to enter a new
subsystem. For example:
<program mnemonic><data>;:<program mnemonic><data><terminator>
For example:
myScope.WriteString ":TIMebase:REFerence CENTer;:DISPlay:VECTors ON"
Multiple commands may be any combination of compound and simple
commands.
NOTE
The colon between TIMebase and RANGe is necessary because TIMebase:RANGe is a
compound command. The semicolon between the RANGe command and the POSition
command is the required program message unit separator. The POSition command does not
need TIMebase preceding it because the TIMebase:RANGe command sets the parser to the
TIMebase node in the tree.
NOTE
In the first line of example 2, the subsystem selector is implied for the POSition command in
the compound command. The POSition command must be in the same program message as
the REFerence command because the program message terminator places the parser back
at the root of the command tree.
NOTE
The leading colon before DISPlay:VECTors ON tells the parser to go back to the root of the
command tree. The parser can then see the DISPlay:VECTors ON command. The space
between REFerence and CENter is required; so is the space between VECTors and ON.