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MAUI Oscilloscopes Remote Control and Automation Manual
WAVEFORM TRANSFER Commands and Queries
INSPECT?, INSP?
Description
The INSPECT? query allows you to read parts of an acquired waveform in intelligible form. The command
is based on the explanation of the format of a waveform given by the Waveform Template (use the
TEMPLATE? query to obtain an up-to-date copy of the template).
Any logical block of a waveform can be inspected using this query by giving its name enclosed in quotes as
the first parameter (refer to the template itself for more details).
The special logical block named WAVEDESC can also be inspected in more detail. By giving the name of a
variable in the WAVEDESC block as the first parameter, it is possible to inspect only the value of that one
entity.
Query Syntax
<trace>:INSPECT? '<WAVEDESC variable|logical block>',[<data_type>]
<trace>:= C1 to Cn, F1 to Fn, M1 to Mn, TA to TD
<WAVEDESC_variable>:= any variable listed in the WAVEDESC block of the
oscilloscope's Waveform Template
<logical_block>:= {TRIGTIME,RISTIME,SIMPLE,DATA_ARRAY_1,DATA_ARRAY_2,
<data_type>:= {BYTE, WORD, FLOAT}
Note: TA through TD are for backward compatibility. Although accepted, they are not returned by
queries.
You may use single or double quotation marks in the query, but the reply always uses double quotes.
The optional parameter <data_type> applies only to inspection of data arrays. It selects the representation
of the data. The default <data_type> is FLOAT.
Data Type Descriptions
BYTE Raw data as integers (truncated to 8 most significant bits).
FLOAT Normalized data (gain, offset applied) as floating point numbers (gives measured values in volts or
units).
WORD Raw data as integers (truncated to 16 most significant bits).
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