User Manual

Command Syntax
Command Syntax
You can control the oscilloscope through the GPIB, RS-232, or USB interface
using a large group of commands and queries.
This section describes the syntax these commands and queries use and the
conventions the o scilloscope uses to process them. The commands and queries
themselves are listed in the Command Descriptions section.
Table 2-1: Oscilloscope communication protocol
Model or option GPIB RS-232 USB
TDS2CM,
TDS2CMA,
TDS2CMAX
Yes Yes No
TDS2MM
Yes Yes No
TDS2MEM
No Yes No
TDS1000 or
TDS2000
Yes
1
Yes
12
No
TDS2000C,
TDS1000B or
TDS2000B
Yes
3
No Yes
TPS2000
No Yes No
1
Function available with a TDS2CM, TDS2CMA, or TDS2CMAX module.
2
Function available with a TDS2MEM module.
3
Function available with a TEK-USB-488 adapter.
You transmit commands to the oscillo scope using the enhanced American
Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) character encoding. Appendix
A contains a chart of the ASCII character set.
The Backus Naur Form (BNF) notation is used in this manual to describe
commands and queries.
Table 2-2: BNF notation
Symbol Meaning
<>
Defined element
::=
Is defined as
| Exclusive OR
{ } Group; one element is required
[]
Optional; can be omitted
.. .
Previous element(s) may be repeated
( ) Comment
TDS200, TDS1000/2000, TDS1000B/2000B, TDS2000C, TPS2000 Programmer 2-1