User manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Resources
- Notational Conventions
- Part 1: Making the Remote Connection
- Understanding Remote Control Layers
- Software Tools for Remote Control
- Connecting via ENET
- Connecting via USBTMC
- Connecting via GPIB
- Connecting via LSIB
- Configuring DCOM Connections
- Testing the Remote Connection
- Remote Control Assistant
- ActiveDSO
- VISA
- WaveStudio
- Part 2: Automation Programming Reference
- Automation Overview
- XStreamBrowser
- Viewing XStreamDSO Objects
- VBS Command
- Approach 1: Control from XStreamBrowser
- Approach 2: Program in VBS
- Approach 3: Program Using ActiveDSO
- Approach 4: Program Using VISA
- Control Variables
- Result Interfaces
- Synchronization
- Application Interactions
- Early and Late Binding
- Automation Programming Conventions
- Using Programming Variables
- Automation in MATLAB
- Automation in Python
- Automation in C#
- Part 3: Automation Control Variable Reference
- app
- app.Acquisition
- app.Acquisition.Cn
- app.Acquisition.Trigger
- app.Cursors
- app.CustomDSO
- app.Display
- app.Hardcopy
- app.History
- app.LabNotebook
- app.LogicAnalyzer
- app.Math
- app.Math.Fn and app.Math.XY
- app.Measure
- app.Measure.Pn
- app.Memory
- app.Memory.Mn
- app.PassFail
- app.PassFail.Qn
- app.Preferences
- app.ProbesCal
- app.SpecAnalyzer
- app.SaveRecall
- app.SaveRecall.Remote
- app.SaveRecall.Setup
- app.SaveRecall.Table
- app.SaveRecall.Utilities
- app.SaveRecall.Waveform
- app.TriggerScan
- app.Utility
- app.WaveScan
- app.WebEditor
- app.Zoom
- Part 4: Automation Result Interface Reference
- Base
- BinPopulations
- Bins
- BinWidth
- BusName
- CellType
- CellValue
- Columns
- DataArray
- ExtendedStatus
- FirstEventTime
- FirstPopulatedBin
- HorizontalFrameStart
- HorizontalFrameStop
- HorizontalOffset
- HorizontalPerColumn
- HorizontalPerStep
- HorizontalResolution
- HorizontalUnits
- HorizontalVarianceArray
- HorizontalVariances
- IndexOfFirstSampleInFrame
- LastEventTime
- LastPopulatedBin
- Levels
- LineAliasName
- LineName
- Lines
- Max
- MaxPopulation
- MaxPopulationBin
- MaxPopulationInRectangle
- Mean
- Min
- NumFrameDimensions
- NumSamplesInFrame
- OffsetAtLeftEdge
- Peaks
- PeakInfo
- PopulationInside
- PopulationOfRectangle
- PopulationOver
- PopulationUnder
- RMS
- Rows
- Samples
- Sdev
- Status
- StatusDescription
- Sweeps
- Top
- UniformInterval
- UpdateTime
- Value
- ValueArray
- VerticalFrameStart
- VerticalFrameStop
- VerticalMaxPossible
- VerticalMinPossible
- VerticalOffset
- VerticalPerRow
- VerticalPerStep
- VerticalResolution
- VerticalUnits
- XFrameStart
- XFrameStop
- XMaxPossible
- XMinPossible
- XOffset
- XPerStep
- XResolution
- XUnits
- YFrameStart
- YFrameStop
- YMaxPossible
- YMinPossible
- YOffset
- YPerStep
- YResolution
- YUnits
- Part 5: IEEE 488.2 Programming Reference
- GPIB Overview
- Interface Definitions
- IEEE 488.1 Standard Messages
- Program Message Format
- Data Types
- Response Messages
- I/O Buffers
- Making Service Requests
- Taking Instrument Polls
- Timing and Synchronization
- Waveform Transfer
- Part 6: IEEE 488.2 Command Reference
- Commands and Queries by Short Form
- Commands and Queries by Subsystem
- ACQUISITION Commands and Queries
- ARM_ACQUISITION, ARM
- AUTO_SETUP, ASET
- ATTENUATION, ATTN
- BANDWIDTH_LIMIT, BWL
- COMBINE_CHANNELS, COMB
- COUPLING, CPL
- FORCE_TRIGGER, FRTR
- INTERLEAVED, ILVD
- MEMORY_SIZE, MSIZ
- OFFSET, OFST
- REFERENCE_CLOCK, RCLK
- SAMPLE_CLOCK, SCLK
- SEQUENCE, SEQ
- STOP
- TIME_DIV, TDIV
- TRIG_COUPLING, TRCP
- TRIG_DELAY, TRDL
- *TRG
- TRIG_LEVEL, TRLV
- TRIG_MODE, TRMD
- TRIG_PATTERN, TRPA
- TRIG_SELECT, TRSE
- TRIG_SLOPE, TRSL
- VOLT_DIV, VDIV
- WAIT
- AUTOMATION Commands and Queries
- COMMUNICATION Commands and Queries
- CURSOR Commands and Queries
- DISPLAY Commands and Queries
- FUNCTION Commands and Queries
- HARDCOPY Commands and Queries
- MISCELLANEOUS Commands and Queries
- PROBE Commands
- SAVE/RECALL SETUP Commands and Queries
- STATUS Commands and Queries
- STORAGE Commands and Queries
- WAVEFORM TRANSFER Commands and Queries
- DISK DRIVE ANALYSIS (Option) Commands and Queries
- DD_ANALOG_COMP_THRESH, DACT
- DD_ANALYZE_REGION_DISABLE, DARD
- DD_ANALYZE_REGION_LENGTH, DARL
- DD_ANALYZE_REGION_START, DARS
- DD_BITCELL, DBIT
- DD_BYTE_OFFSET, DBYT
- DD_BYTE_OFFSET_SEGMENT, DSEG
- DD_CTAF_3DB, D3D
- DD_CTAF_BOOST, DBST
- DD_CTAF_FC, DDFC
- DD_CTAF_GROUP_DELAY, DFGD
- DD_ENCODING, DENC
- DD_ERR_INFO?, DERI?
- DD_ERR_NUM, DERR
- DD_FIND_BITCELL?, DFBIT?
- DD_FIND_ERROR, DFER
- DD_FIND_METHOD, DDFM
- DD_FIR, DFIR
- DD_FIR_ENABLE, DFEN
- DD_HEADSIGNAL_CHANNEL, DHSC
- DD_IGNORE_SAMPLES, DIGS
- DD_ML_MIN_SPACING, DRLM
- DD_ML_RUN_LENGTH_LIMIT, DRLE
- DD_NUM_ERRORS?, DNER?
- DD_OVERLAP_REF, DOVL
- DD_PES_ANALYSIS, DPA
- DD_PES_DATA?, DPD?
- DD_PES_SUMMARY_DATA?, DPSD?
- DD_READ_GATE_POLARITY, DRGP
- DD_READCLOCK_CHANNEL, DRCC
- DD_READGATE_CHANNEL, DRGC
- DD_RESET_AVERAGE, DRAV
- DD_SAM_THRESH, DST
- DD_SAMPLE_PHASE, DSPH
- DD_SHOW_FILTERED, DSF
- DD_SHOW_LEVELS, DSLV
- DD_SHOW_ML, DSML
- DD_SHOW_SAMPLE_TIMES, DSST
- DD_SIGNAL_INPUT, DDSI
- DD_SIGNAL_TYPE, DSIG
- DD_START_AVERAGING, DSAV
- DD_STORE_REFERENCE, DSTR
- DD_TRAIN_FILTER?, DTF?
- DD_VCO_SYNCH_PATTERN, DVSP
- DD_VCOSYNCH_TO_DATA, DVTD
- ET-PMT (Option) Commands and Queries
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Part 6: IEEE 488.2 Command Reference
Short Long Subsystem What The Command or Query Does
FCR
FIND_CENTER_RANGE FUNCTION Automatically sets the center and width of a histogram.
FRST
FUNCTION_RESET FUNCTION Resets a waveform-processing function.
FRTR
FORCE_TRIGGER ACQUISITION Forces the instrument to make one acquisition.
GRID
GRID DISPLAY Specifies single-, dual- or quad-mode grid display.
HCSU
HARDCOPY_SETUP HARD COPY Configures the hard-copy driver.
HMAG
HOR_MAGNIFY DISPLAY Horizontally expands the selected expansion trace.
HPOS
HOR_POSITION DISPLAY Horizontally positions intensified zone's center.
*IDN?
*IDN? MISC Causes instrument to respond with identifiers.
INE
INE STATUS Sets the Internal state change Enable register (INE).
INR?
INR? STATUS Reads, clears Internal state change Register (INR).
INSP?
INSPECT? WAVEFORM
TRANSFER
Allows acquired waveform parts to be read.
ILVD
INTERLEAVED ACQUISITION Enables/disables Random Interleaved Sampling (RIS).
INTS
INTENSITY DISPLAY Controls the brightness of the grid.
IST?
IST? STATUS Reads the current state of the IEEE 488.
MSG
MESSAGE DISPLAY Displays a character string on the instrument screen.
MSIZ
MEMORY_SIZE ACQUISITION Selects max. memory length.
MTFA
MT_FAIL_ACTION ET-PMT Sets fail actions.
MTOF
MT_OFFSET ET-PMT Sets the offset for STM-1E, STS-3E, and 139M.
MTOP?
MT_OPC? ET-PMT Returns state of last operation.
MTPC?
MT_PF_COUNTERS? ET-PMT Returns pass/fail result.
MTST
MT_SELECT_TEST ET-PMT Selects Electrical Telecomm testing standard.
MTSY?
MT_SYMBOL? ET-PMT Returns 1 or 0 symbol, or pos or neg.
MTTS
MT_TEST_STATE ET-PMT Controls testing status: RUN, STOP, PAUSE, CONTINUE.
MTVA
MT_VERTICAL_ALIGN ET-PMT Performs offset alignment for STM-1E, STS-3E, and
139M.
OFCT
OFFSET_CONSTANT CURSOR Sets offset to be fixed in either divisions or volts.
OFST
OFFSET ACQUISITION Allows output channel vertical offset adjustment.
*OPC
*OPC STATUS Sets the OPC bit in the Event Status Register (ESR).
*OPT?
*OPT? MISC Identifies oscilloscope options.
PACL
PARAMETER_CLR CURSOR Clears all current parameters in Custom, Pass/Fail.
PACU
PARAMETER_CUSTOM CURSOR Controls parameters with customizable qualifiers.
PADL
PARAMETER_DELETE CURSOR Deletes a specified parameter in Custom, Pass/Fail.
PARM
PARAMETER CURSOR Controls the parameter mode.
PAST?
PARAMETER_STATISTICS? CURSOR Returns parameter statistics results.
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