Technical data

Commands by Subsystem 5
Agilent InfiniiVision 6000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide 237
:CHANnel<n>:LABel
(see page 798)
Command Syntax
:CHANnel<n>:LABel <string>
<string> ::= quoted ASCII string
<n>::={1|2|3|4}forthefour channel oscilloscope models
<n> ::= {1 | 2} for the two channel oscilloscope models
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 230
• ":DISPlay:LABel" on page 261
• ":DIGital<n>:LABel" on page 252
• ":DISPlay:LABList" on page 262
• ":BUS<n>:LABel" on page 217
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".
Example program from the start: "VISA COM Example in Visual Basic" on
page 824
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.