Programming Guide

Digital Oscilloscopes Series
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Commands & Queries
ACQUISITION
ACQUIRE_WAY,ACQW
Command /Query
DESCRIPTION
The ACQUIRE_WAY command specifies the
acquisition mode.
The ACQUIRE_ WAY? Query returns the current
acquisition mode.
COMMAND SYNTAX
ACQUIRE_WAY <mode>[,<time>]
<mode> :={SAMPLING,PEAK_DETECT,AVERA
GE,HIGH_RES }
<time> := {4, 16, 32, 64,128,256,512,etc}
Note:
1. The [HIGH_RES] option of mode is applicable
for SPO models.
2. The <time> parameter only can be set with the
average acquisition mode. And its options vary
with model.
QUERY SYNTAX
ACQUIRE_WAY?
RESPONSE FORMAT
ACQUIRE_WAY <mode>[,<time>]
EXAMPLE
The following command sets the acquisition mode
to average mode and also sets the average value to
16.
Command message:
ACQW AVERAGE,16
RELATED COMMANDS
AVGA,PDE