Technical data

Common Commands 13
Agilent Infiniium 90000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Reference 233
*IDN?
(Identification Number)
Query
*IDN?
The *IDN? query returns the company name, oscilloscope model number,
serial number, and software version by returning this string:
Agilent Technologies,<Model #>,<USXXXXXXXX>,<Rev #>
[,<Options>]
<Model #> Specifies the model number of the oscilloscope.
<USXXXXXXXX
>
Specifies the serial number of the oscilloscope. The first four digits and
letter are the serial prefix, which is the same for all identical
oscilloscopes. The last five digits are the serial suffix, which is assigned
sequentially, and is different for each oscilloscope.
<Rev #> Specifies the software version of the oscilloscope, and is the revision
number.
<Options> Comma separated list of the installed options.
Returned Format
Agilent Technologies,DSO80804B,USXXXXXXXX,A.XX.XX
Example This example places the oscilloscope's identification information in the
string variable, strIdentify, then prints the identification information to the
computer's screen.
Dim strIdentify As String ' Dimension variable.
myScope.WriteString "*IDN?"
strIdentify = myScope.ReadString
Debug.Print strIdentify