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Table Of Contents
- In This Book
- Contents
- What's New
- What's New in Version 6.00
- What's New in Version 5.25
- What's New in Version 5.20
- What's New in Version 5.15
- What's New in Version 5.10
- What's New in Version 5.00
- What's New in Version 4.10
- What's New in Version 4.00
- What's New in Version 3.50
- What's New in Version 3.00
- Command Differences From 54620/54640 Series Oscilloscopes
- 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
- Commands by Subsystem
- 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
- :BLANk
- :CDISplay
- :DIGitize
- :HWEenable (Hardware Event Enable Register)
- :HWERegister:CONDition (Hardware Event Condition Register)
- :HWERegister[:EVENt] (Hardware Event Event Register)
- :MERGe
- :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 - :DIGital
Commands - :DISPlay Commands
- :EXTernal Trigger Commands
- :FUNCtion Commands
- :HARDcopy Commands
- :LISTer Commands
- :MARKer Commands
- :MEASure Commands
- :MEASure:CLEar
- :MEASure:COUNter
- :MEASure:DEFine
- :MEASure:DELay
- :MEASure:DUTYcycle
- :MEASure:FALLtime
- :MEASure:FREQuency
- :MEASure:NWIDth
- :MEASure:OVERshoot
- :MEASure:PERiod
- :MEASure:PHASe
- :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:XMAX
- :MEASure:XMIN
- :MTESt Commands
- :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:OUTPut
- :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
- :SBUS Commands
- :SBUS:CAN:COUNt:ERRor
- :SBUS:CAN:COUNt:OVERload
- :SBUS:CAN:COUNt:RESet
- :SBUS:CAN:COUNt:TOTal
- :SBUS:CAN:COUNt:UTILization
- :SBUS:DISPlay
- :SBUS:FLEXray:COUNt:NULL
- :SBUS:FLEXray:COUNt:RESet
- :SBUS:FLEXray:COUNt:SYNC
- :SBUS:FLEXray:COUNt:TOTal
- :SBUS:I2S:BASE
- :SBUS:IIC:ASIZe
- :SBUS:LIN:PARity
- :SBUS:M1553:BASE
- :SBUS:MODE
- :SBUS:SPI:BITorder
- :SBUS:SPI:WIDTh
- :SBUS:UART:BASE
- :SBUS:UART:COUNt:ERRor
- :SBUS:UART:COUNt:RESet
- :SBUS:UART:COUNt:RXFRames
- :SBUS:UART:COUNt:TXFRames
- :SBUS:UART:FRAMing
- :SYSTem Commands
- :TIMebase Commands
- :TRIGger Commands
- General :TRIGger Commands
- :TRIGger:HFReject
- :TRIGger:HOLDoff
- :TRIGger:MODE
- :TRIGger:NREJect
- :TRIGger:PATTern
- :TRIGger:SWEep
- :TRIGger:CAN Commands
- :TRIGger:CAN:PATTern:DATA
- :TRIGger:CAN:PATTern:DATA:LENGth
- :TRIGger:CAN:PATTern:ID
- :TRIGger:CAN:PATTern:ID:MODE
- :TRIGger:CAN:SAMPlepoint
- :TRIGger:CAN:SIGNal:BAUDrate
- :TRIGger:CAN:SOURce
- :TRIGger:CAN:TRIGger
- :TRIGger:DURation Commands
- :TRIGger:DURation:GREaterthan
- :TRIGger:DURation:LESSthan
- :TRIGger:DURation:PATTern
- :TRIGger:DURation:QUALifier
- :TRIGger:DURation:RANGe
- :TRIGger:EBURst Commands
- :TRIGger:EBURst:COUNt
- :TRIGger:EBURst:IDLE
- :TRIGger:EBURst:SLOPe
- :TRIGger[:EDGE] Commands
- :TRIGger[:EDGE]:COUPling
- :TRIGger[:EDGE]:LEVel
- :TRIGger[:EDGE]:REJect
- :TRIGger[:EDGE]:SLOPe
- :TRIGger[:EDGE]:SOURce
- :TRIGger:FLEXray Commands
- :TRIGger:FLEXray:AUTosetup
- :TRIGger:FLEXray:BAUDrate
- :TRIGger:FLEXray:CHANnel
- :TRIGger:FLEXray:ERRor:TYPE
- :TRIGger:FLEXray:EVENt:TYPE
- :TRIGger:FLEXray:FRAMe:CCBase
- :TRIGger:FLEXray:FRAMe:CCRepetition
- :TRIGger:FLEXray:FRAMe:ID
- :TRIGger:FLEXray:FRAMe:TYPE
- :TRIGger:FLEXray:SOURce
- :TRIGger:FLEXray:TRIGger
- :TRIGger:GLITch Commands
- :TRIGger:GLITch:GREaterthan
- :TRIGger:GLITch:LESSthan
- :TRIGger:GLITch:LEVel
- :TRIGger:GLITch:POLarity
- :TRIGger:GLITch:QUALifier
- :TRIGger:GLITch:RANGe
- :TRIGger:GLITch:SOURce
- :TRIGger:I2S Commands
- :TRIGger:I2S:ALIGnment
- :TRIGger:I2S:AUDio
- :TRIGger:I2S:CLOCk:SLOPe
- :TRIGger:I2S:PATTern:DATA
- :TRIGger:I2S:PATTern:FORMat
- :TRIGger:I2S:RANGe
- :TRIGger:I2S:RWIDth
- :TRIGger:I2S:SOURce:CLOCk
- :TRIGger:I2S:SOURce:DATA
- :TRIGger:I2S:SOURce:WSELect
- :TRIGger:I2S:TRIGger
- :TRIGger:I2S:TWIDth
- :TRIGger:I2S:WSLow
- :TRIGger:IIC Commands
- :TRIGger:IIC:PATTern:ADDRess
- :TRIGger:IIC:PATTern:DATA
- :TRIGger:IIC:PATTern:DATa2
- :TRIGger:IIC[:SOURce]:CLOCk
- :TRIGger:IIC[:SOURce]:DATA
- :TRIGger:IIC:TRIGger:QUALifier
- :TRIGger:IIC:TRIGger[:TYPE]
- :TRIGger:LIN Commands
- :TRIGger:LIN:ID
- :TRIGger:LIN:PATTern:DATA
- :TRIGger:LIN:PATTern:DATA:LENGth
- :TRIGger:LIN:PATTern:FORMat
- :TRIGger:LIN:SAMPlepoint
- :TRIGger:LIN:SIGNal:BAUDrate
- :TRIGger:LIN:SOURce
- :TRIGger:LIN:STANdard
- :TRIGger:LIN:SYNCbreak
- :TRIGger:LIN:TRIGger
- :TRIGger:M1553 Commands
- :TRIGger:M1553:AUTosetup
- :TRIGger:M1553:PATTern:DATA
- :TRIGger:M1553:RTA
- :TRIGger:M1553:SOURce:LOWer
- :TRIGger:M1553:SOURce:UPPer
- :TRIGger:M1553:TYPE
- :TRIGger:SEQuence Commands
- :TRIGger:SEQuence:COUNt
- :TRIGger:SEQuence:EDGE
- :TRIGger:SEQuence:FIND
- :TRIGger:SEQuence:PATTern
- :TRIGger:SEQuence:RESet
- :TRIGger:SEQuence:TIMer
- :TRIGger:SEQuence:TRIGger
- :TRIGger:SPI Commands
- :TRIGger:SPI:CLOCk:SLOPe
- :TRIGger:SPI:CLOCk:TIMeout
- :TRIGger:SPI:FRAMing
- :TRIGger:SPI:PATTern:DATA
- :TRIGger:SPI:PATTern:WIDTh
- :TRIGger:SPI:SOURce:CLOCk
- :TRIGger:SPI:SOURce:DATA
- :TRIGger:SPI:SOURce:FRAMe
- :TRIGger:TV Commands
- :TRIGger:TV:LINE
- :TRIGger:TV:MODE
- :TRIGger:TV:POLarity
- :TRIGger:TV:SOURce
- :TRIGger:TV:STANdard
- :TRIGger:UART Commands
- :TRIGger:UART:BASE
- :TRIGger:UART:BAUDrate
- :TRIGger:UART:BITorder
- :TRIGger:UART:BURSt
- :TRIGger:UART:DATA
- :TRIGger:UART:IDLE
- :TRIGger:UART:PARity
- :TRIGger:UART:POLarity
- :TRIGger:UART:QUALifier
- :TRIGger:UART:SOURce:RX
- :TRIGger:UART:SOURce:TX
- :TRIGger:UART:TYPE
- :TRIGger:UART:WIDTh
- :TRIGger:USB Commands
- :TRIGger:USB:SOURce:DMINus
- :TRIGger:USB:SOURce:DPLus
- :TRIGger:USB:SPEed
- :TRIGger:USB:TRIGger
- :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
- Common (*) Commands
- Commands A-Z
- Obsolete and Discontinued Commands
- :CHANnel:ACTivity
- :CHANnel:LABel
- :CHANnel:THReshold
- :CHANnel2:SKEW
- :CHANnel
:INPut - :CHANnel
:PMODe - :DISPlay:CONNect
- :DISPlay:ORDer
- :ERASe
- :EXTernal:INPut
- :EXTernal:PMODe
- :FUNCtion:SOURce
- :FUNCtion:VIEW
- :HARDcopy:DESTination
- :HARDcopy:DEVice
- :HARDcopy:FILename
- :HARDcopy:FORMat
- :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?
- :TIMebase:DELay
- :TRIGger:CAN:ACKNowledge
- :TRIGger:CAN:SIGNal:DEFinition
- :TRIGger:LIN:SIGNal:DEFinition
- :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)
- Hardware Event Event Register (:HWERegister[:EVENt])
- Hardware Event Condition Register (:HWERegister:CONDition)
- Mask Test Event Event Register (:MTERegister[:EVENt])
- Clearing Registers and Queues
- Status Reporting Decision Chart
- Synchronizing Acquisitions
- More About Oscilloscope Commands
- Programming Examples
- Index

Obsolete and Discontinued Commands 7
Agilent InfiniiVision 6000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide 705
:CHANnel:ACTivity
(see page 798)
Command Syntax
:CHANnel:ACTivity
The :CHANnel:ACTivity command clears the cumulative edge variables for
the next activity query.
Query Syntax
:CHANnel:ACTivity?
The :CHANnel:ACTivity? query returns the active edges since the last clear,
and returns the current logic levels.
Return Format
<edges>,<levels><NL>
<edges> ::= presence of edges (32-bit integer in NR1 format).
<levels> ::= logical highs or lows (32-bit integer in NR1 format).
A bit equal to one indicates that edges have been detected at the specified
threshold since the last clear on that channel.
NOTE
The :CHANnel:ACTivity command is an obsolete command provided for compatibility to
previous oscilloscopes. Use the :ACTivity command (see page 154) instead.
NOTE
A bit equal to zero indicates that no edges were detected at the specified threshold since
the last clear on that channel. Edges may have occurred that were not detected because of
the threshold setting.