Agilent 83480A Programming Guide

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Agilent 83480A Analyzer,

Agilent 54750A Oscilloscope

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in

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calibration

the

the

front-panel

softkey

calibration

on

when

the

in

on

the

the

:CALibrate:FRAMe:DATA

Sends

the

FRAMe

data

[

?

]

<

cal

to

factors

the

instrument.

>

:CALibrate:FRAMe:DONE?

Returns

:CALibrate:FRAMe:LABel

A

ccepts

frame

notes

the

pass/fail

a

string

calibration

,

such

as

status

[

?

of

up

to

80

status

screen

name/initials

of

the

]

<

label

characters

and

of

the

last

frame

>

.

It

is

optional.

calibrator

calibration.

is

displayed as

It

is

or

special

part

intended

notes

of

for

about

calibration.

:CALibrate:FRAMe:MEMory?

Returns

the

state

of the

frame calibration

write-protect switch.

:CALibrate:FRAMe:STARt

Starts

the annual

calibration on

the

instrument

mainframe

.

:CALibrate:FRAMe:TIME?

Returns

the

date

,

time

and

temperature

at which

the

last

full

frame

calibration process was completed.

:CALibrate:OUTPut[?]<

value

>

Sets the dc level of the calibrator signal output through the front-panel

CAL connector

.

the

user

the

14

Calibration

Commands

:CALibrate:PLUGin:ACCuracy

Sets

the

plug-in

calibration

:CALibrate:PLUGin:CANCel

Is

equivalent

Calibrate

selected

Plugin

slot

to

pressing

menu.

(plug-in).

the

This

:CALibrate:PLUGin:CONTinue

Is

equivalent

Calibrate

selected

Plugin

slot

to

pressing

menu.

(plug-in).

the

This

:CALibrate:PLUGin:DONE?

Returns

the

pass/fail

status

:CALibrate:PLUGin:MEMory?

Returns

specied

the

slot.

state

of

the

plug-in memory

:CALibrate:PLUGin:OFFSet

Sets the

plug-in

calibration

:CALibrate:PLUGin:OPOWer

f

SLOT1

accuracy

front-panel

command

front-panel

command

of

the

last

f

SLOT1

f

CHAN1

oset.

j

SLOT2

j

SLOT3

level.

Cancel

cancels

softkey

the

Continue

continues

plug-in

j

SLOT2

calibration.

j

SLOT3

write-protect switch

j

CHAN2

j

CHAN3

j

SLOT4

when

calibration

softkey

the

calibration

j

SLOT4

j

CHAN4

when

g

in

g

g

in

on

the

a

in

on

the

the

a

Sets

the plug-in

:CALibrate:PLUGin:OPTical

WAV2

j

USER

]

Starts

the

:CALibrate:PLUGin:OWAVelength

Sets

the

plug-in

:CALibrate:PLUGin:TIME?

Returns the date

calibration.

f

plug-in

optical

calibration

CHAN1

calibration

wavelength.

f

SLOT1

j

CHAN2

sequence

<

wavelength

j

SLOT2

j

j

SLOT3

CHAN3

.

>

, time and temperature at which the plug-in,

j

j

SLOT4

CHAN4

g

specied slot, was last calibrated.

:CALibrate:PLUGin:VERTicalfSLOT1jSLOT2jSLOT3jSLOT4

Starts the plug-in electrical calibration sequence

.

g

,

[

in the

g

WAV1

j

15

Calibration

Commands

:CALibrate:PROBE

Sets

the

plug-in

f

CHAN1

probe

:CALibrate:SAMPlers

Enables

:CALibrate:SKEW

Sets

or

disables

[

?

]

the

channel-to-channel

:CALibrate:STATus?

Returns

the

calibration

calibration

f

DISable

samplers

f

CHANnel

status

j

CHAN2

j

for

<

N

skew

of

j

CHAN3

factor

ENABle

service

>

g

,

<

factor

the

instrument.

.

g

.

skew

for

j

CHAN4

>

channel

g

N.

16

Channel

Commands

:CHANnel

Causes

optimum

:CHANnel

Controls

hardware

:CHANnel

Sets the

:CHANnel

Requires

Returns

channels

:CHANnel

Controls

hardware

:CHANnel

R

equires

Selects

one

internal

<

number

>

:AUToscale

the instrument

vertical scale

<

number

an

>

:BANDwidth

internal

.

<

number

>

:DISPlay

specied channel

<

number

>

:FDEScription

rmware revision

the

number

with

more

<

number

an

>

:FILTer

internal

.

<

number

rmware

which

>

:FSELect

revision

lter

is

low-pass

to evaluate

for displaying

low-pass

[

?

to

on

A.04.00

of

lters

and

than

one

[

?

]

low-pass

FILTer

A.04.00

controlled

lter

.

the

[

?

]

f

HIGH

lter

if

]

f

ON

or

o.

[

?

a

internal

f

ON

j

lter

if

by

input

the

one

j

1

j

]

and

brief

low-pass

1

j

OFF

one

<

lter

and

on/o

signal

signal.

j

LOW

g

is

present

OFF

j

0

g

above

.

description

lter

j

0

g

is

present

number

above

.

for

channels

and

in

of

.

in

>

to

the

each

the

with

nd

the

channel

lter

channel

more

for

than

:CHANnel

Sets

<

the

number

voltage

>

:OFFSet

that

is

[

?

]

<

oset value

represented at

>

center screen

channel.

:CHANnel<number>:PROBe[?]<

attenuation factor

Sets the probe attenuation factor and, optionally

attenuation factor

.

:CHANnel<number>:PROBe:CALibrate

Starts the probe's calibration for the selected channel.

for the

>[,f

RATiojDECibelg]

, the units

selected

for the probe

17

Channel

Commands

:CHANnel

Sets

given

:CHANnel

Denes

command

:CHANnel

Sets

:CHANnel

Allows

changes

UNKNown.

(such

:CHANnel

Species

:CHANnel

:CHANnel

Species

compensate

<

number

up

acquisition

full-scale

<

number

the

is

<

number

the

skew

<

number

you

the

as

RANGe

<

number

a

<

number

a constant

vertical

the

.

to

work

name

The

ratio

<

number

for any

>

:RANGe

range

>

:SCALe

same

>

:SKEW

>

:UNITs

units

and

>

:UNITs:ATTenuation

that

>

:UNITs:OFFSet

and

.

scale

as

in

vertical

of

the

are

OFFSet).

indicates

>

:UNIT

value

[

?

]

<

display

[

?

]

<

of

the

the

front-panel

[

?

]

[

?

]

f

Y-axis

implied

s

relates

in

volts

range

hardware

scale

channel

VOLT

units

units

for

how

[

oset.

value

value

in

channel

| AMPere

other

from

other

[

?

the

unit specied

to one

?

]

<

oset

that

will

>

to

display

>

units

j

than

V

OL

T

pertinent

]

<

attenuation

volt.

>

be

added

per

scale

WATT

volts

to AMP

the

waveform

division.

.

j

UNKNown

.

The

ere,

channel

>

in

to

the

This

g

units

WA

TT

commands

signal

at

a

command

,

or

to

:CHANnel

Sets

plug-in

will

have

18

<

number

the

wavelength

module

two

>

:WAVelength

selection

will

have

.

one

[

?

]

for

optical

factory

f

WAV1

j

channels

calibration;

WAV2

j

USER

.

all

The

other

g

Agilent

optical

83487A

modules

Disk

Commands

:DISK:DATA?

Outputs

:DISK:DELete

Deletes

requested

\

<

lename

the specied

\

<

ale

from the

le

does

:DISK:DIRectory?

Returns

63

the directory

bytes

long,

including

:DISK:FORMat

Formats

formatted is

:DISK:LOAD

Restores

the

present

only

:DISK:STORe

Stores

disk.

instrument

disk.

be

a

The

adisk

in the

\

<

lename

a

setup

The

or

by

loaded

<

source

setup

lename

depending

type

the

,

lename

not

in

the

drive

>

,

a

waveform,

of

destination

in

internal

>

,

a

waveform,

does

>

"

le on

>

"

disk.

exist.

listing

a

drive

when

"[,

<

le

is

\

<

lename

not

on

the

the

disk

An

error

of

the

carriage

.

It

return and

is

assumed

the

destination

a

mask,

determined

eld

if

format.

>

"[,

a

database

include

source

via

GP-IB

is

displayed

currently

that

command

>

]

a

database

by

one

is

<

format

,

a

mask,

a

sux.

and

le

.

installed

line feed.

the

is

the

lename

not

present.

>

The

format

on

disk

issued.

,

or

]

or

pixel

sux

specied.

the

screen

disk.

that

a

pixel

sux

The

memory to

is

supplied by

if

Each

entry

is

to

be

memory

if

one

database

the

is

from

is

may

the

the

19

Display

Commands

:DISPlay:ASSign

WMEMory

<

Assigns

of

the

the

graticule

number

the

waveform

:DISPlay:CGRade

Sets

the

color-graded

[

?

]

>

j

FFT

specied

area

format

[

?

]

f

CHANnel

g

,

waveform,

on

is

single

f

ON |

display on

:DISPlay:CGRade:LEVels?

Returns

returned,

seven

:DISPlay:COLumn

Species

DISPlay:LINE

:DISPlay:DATA

W

rites

The

transferred

the range

representing

colors

the

waveform

D

A

T

A

.

[

?

]

starting

commands

[

?

]

<

binary

data

command

from

the

of hits

the

<

value

column

to

is

followed

controller

:DISPlay:DCOLor

<

number

f

UPPer

j

the screen.

.

1

j

OFF

represented

minimum

>

for

.

block data

the

pixel

by

to

>

j

LOWer

g

function,

This command

j

0

g

or o.

by

each

and

subsequent

>

memory

a

block

the

pixel

FUNCtion

or FFT

<

to the

has no

color

.

maximum

count

DISPlay:STRing

of

the

instrument

of

binary data

memory

in

number

>

j

specied portion

eect when

F

ourteen

for

values

each

and

(PMEMory1).

that is

the

instrument.

are

of

Returns

:DISPlay:DWAVeform

Sets the

RESolution. This

the

screen

colors

[

?

]

waveform draw

command has

f

FAST

mode

to the

j

predened colormap

CDOTs

to

j

F

AST

,

no eect

HRESolution

Connected

when the

.

g

DOT

s

,

or

High

color-graded

display

on.

:DISPlay:FORMat[?]f

Sets the number of graphs

graphs to 1. Sending 2 or DU

SINGlej1

. Sending 1 or

AL sets the number of graphs to 2. Each

j

DUALj2

g

SINGle sets the number of

graph denes a separate graticule area within the waveform display area.

20

is

Display

Commands

:DISPlay:GRATicule

Selects

the

type

:DISPlay:INVerse

Determines

whether

DISPlay:STRing

the

inverse

attribute

:DISPlay:LINE

W

rites

a

quoted

specied

by

:DISPlay:MASK

Inhibits

mask

an

bit,

the

parameter

area

of

a

1

enables

instrument

the

of

[

?

command

"

<

string

string

the

DISPlay:RO

[

?

]

<

is

screen.

writing

[

?

graticule

]

mask

an

:DISPlay:PERSistence

Sets

the

time

.

display

The

persistence

parameter

persistence), INFinite

persistence

:DISPlay:ROW

in seconds

[

?

]

<

row

]

f

GRID

f

ON

j

1

or

not

is

on,

>

"

parameter

value

from

8-bit

A

0

to that

[

?

]

f

for

this

,

or

a

.

number

j

FRAMe

that

is

j

OFF

text

sent

will

be

the

text

W

and

>

writing

integer

inhibits

area.

MINimum

.

It

works

command

real

number

>

g

displayed.

j

0

g

with

the

DISPlay:LINE

written

to

is

written

the

with

screen,

the

in

DISPlay:COLumn

to

selected

in

which

writing

j

INFinite

to

in both

can

from

each

the

real

be either

0

to

or

INV

erse

attribute

inverse

starting

video

at

the

commands

areas

of

the

screen.

bit

controls

area represented

j

<

value

>

g

and

equivalent

MINimum

40.0,

representing

.

If

.

location

.

The

writing to

by the

(zero

the

Species

and

another

the

:DISPlay:SCOLor

Changes

:DISPlay:DCOLor

settings

:DISPlay:SOURce[?

Species the destination or source for the DISPlay:D

the starting

DISPlay:LINE

DISPlay:RO

DISPlay:LINE

[

the

colors

.

row on

commands

W

command

command.

?

]

<

color

used

on

command

] PMEMory1

the

.

The

name

the

restores

screen

row

is

received,

>

,

<

hue

display

the

for

subsequent

number

or

>

,

<

of

the

colors

remains

the

row

saturation

instrument.

to

their

ATA command

DISPlay:STRing

constant

is

incremented

>

,

<

luminosity

The

factory

query. Pixel memory 1 (PMEMory1) is the only source available for this

command.

until

by

>

default

and

21

Display

Commands

:DISPlay:STRing

W

rites

text

to

at

the

current

(81),

the

excess

increment

:DISPlay:TEXT

Blanks

0

through

the

the

BLANk

user

27,

"

<

string

the

screen

row

and

text

row

value;

text

columns

>

"

of

column

is

discarded.

however

area

of

0

through

the

instrument.

settings

the

screen.

.

If

The

DISPlay:STRing

,

the

DISPlay:LINE

The

81.

the

The

column

user

text

text

is

written

limit

is

command

command

area

includes rows

starting

reached

does

does

not

.

22

FFT

Commands

:FFT:DISPlay

Turns

the

[

FFT

:FFT:FREQuency

Sets

the

center

Magnify

:FFT:MAGNify

Turns

changing

display

:FFT:MSPan

Sets

FFT:MA

display

:FFT:OFFSet

Sets

FFT

display

:FFT:RANGe

Sets

scaling

is

turned

[

the

magnication

MSPan

. The

[

?

]

the

span

GNify

.

The

[

?

the

dBm

display

the

.

.

It

does

[

?

]

vertical range

of

the

?

]

f

ON

j

1

j

OFF

function

[

?

]

<

frequency

on

frequency

on

and

?

]

f

ON

j

1

j

OFF

mode

and

FREQuency

hardware setup

<

magnify

when

span value

magnify

command.

hardware

]

<

oset

oset

This

not

<

range

setup

value

value

command

aect

value

value for

FFT

display.

j

0

g

and o.

value

>

value

of the

o with

j

0

g

of

the

the FFT:MA

results

is

not

changed.

>

is

on.

Magnify

MSP

an

causes

is

not

aected.

>

represented

controls

the

hardware

>

the FFT

The hardware

FFT display

FFT

on

and

in

software

is

software

at

the

center

software

settings

. This

settings are

when MA

GNify is

GNify command.

o. When

magnify

magnication

controlled

with

magnication

of

the

screen

magnication

of

.

command

controls

not

aected.

the

of

the

on.

is

on,

of

the

the

FFT

for the

FFT

software

:FFT:SOURce

WMEMory

Selects the

:FFT:WINDow[?]f

Sets the window type for the FFT

time record repeats

<

number

[

?

]

f

CHANnel

>

j

source for

RECTangular

<

<

oat

number

value

the FFT

>

j

FUNCtion

>

g

.

j

HANNingjFLATtop

.

The FFT function assumes that the

. Unless there is an integral

<

number

>

j

g

number of cycles in the

sampled waveform in the record, a discontinuity is created at the end of

the record.

23

Function

Commands

:FUNCtion

Denes

:FUNCtion

Turns

:FUNCtion

Denes

operand's

:FUNCtion

Turns the

:FUNCtion

Denes

:FUNCtion

Sets

the

turned

:FUNCtion

Enables

:FUNCtion

<

number

>

a function

<

number

on

the

<

number

a

function

>

bandwidth

>

waveform.

<

number

>

selected function

<

number

a

function

<

number

center

on

and

<

number

the

<

number

>

>

frequency

o

>

magnication

>

:ADD

<

operand

that takes

:BWLimit

limit

the

<

operand

lter

:DIFFerentiate

that

computes

:DISPlay

[

?

]

f

on and

:DIVide

that

<

divides

operand

the

:FFT:FREQuency

for

the

with

the

:FUNCtion

:FFT:MAGNify

mode

.

:FFT:MSPan

[

?

>

,

<

operand

algebraic

>

function.

<

operand

the

discrete

ON

j

1

o.

>

,

rst

operand

[

?

]

FFT

when

<

number

[

?

]

f

ON

]

<

magnify

sum

,

<

frequency

j

OFF

<

operand

<

center

magnify

j

1

>

of

two

dened

range

>

derivative

j

0

g

>

by

the

second

frequency value

is

on.

>

:FFT:MA

j

OFF

j

0

g

span value

of

the

GNify

>

operands

>

dened

operand.

>

Magnify

command.

.

is

Sets

the

magnify

:FUNCtion

FLATtop

Sets

g

the

<

number

window

:FUNCtion<number>:FFTMagnitude[?]<

Computes the fast F

span

for

the FFT

>

:FFT:WINDow

type for

the FFT

function.

[

?

]

f

RECTangular

function.

operand

j

>

ourier transform of the specied channel

HANNing

The FFT takes the digitized time record of the specied channel

memory and transforms it to the frequency domain.

:FUNCtion<number>:HORizontal[?]f

TSOurcejMANual

Sets the horizontal tracking to either Track SOurce or MANual.

24

or memory

g

j

.

or

:FUNCtion

Sets

the

:FUNCtion

Sets

the

<

number

time

<

number

current

>

:HORizontal:POSition

value

at

center

>

:HORizontal:RANGe

time

range

screen

for

the

for

the

[

?

specied

[

?

]

selected

]

<

range

function.

<

position

Function

value

function.

value

>

Commands

>

:FUNCtion

Denes

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:MARKer:TSTArt

Sets

the

:MARKer:TSTOp

Sets

the

the

X

cursor

the

X1

current

the

X2

current

time

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and

+

cursor

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]

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position

position

marker

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position

]

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and

mode

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and moves

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measurement unit

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1

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area on

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on

the

>

the

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marker

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0

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the

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or

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cursor

cursor

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j

time

when

markers

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or

between

mode

.

, depending

,

depending

and

j

on

on

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Sets

value on the specied source

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the

the

Y1

current

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]

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osition

measurement

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and

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between Y1

measurement

and Y2.

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the specied source

.

unit

35

Marker

Commands

:MARKer:X1Position

Sets

the

X1

position

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time

current

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marker

:MARKer:X2Position

Sets

the

X2

position

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time

current

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marker

:MARKer:X1Y1source

WMEMory

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<

number

the

source

>

j

for

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Sets

<

number

the

source

>

j

for

:MARKer:XDELta?

Returns

the

X

the

cursor

time

and

:MARKer:XUNITs?

Returns

the x-axis

[

?

]

<

X1

and

moves

mode

,

[

?

]

<

X2

and

moves

mode

,

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X1

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the

X2 and

dierence

+

cursor

units

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to

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to

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specied

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j

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and

Y1

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j

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between

,

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current

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marker

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markers

number

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on the

marker

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time

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.

>

.

and

or

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with

j

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respect

cursor

respect

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<

markers

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,

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trigger

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number

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the

specied

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the

specied

osition

source

osition

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and

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and

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position

Y2

to

to

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the

specied

specied

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measurement

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:MARKer:YUNITs?

Returns the Y-axis units of the current marker mode

.

36

unit

unit

on

on

Mask

Test

Commands

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utomatically

display

alignment

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utomatically

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portion

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mask

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mask

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mask

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waveform

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to

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mask

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source

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:MTESt:AMASk:UNITs

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tolerance

the

way

parameters

AMASk:YDELta,

:MTESt:AMASk:XDELta

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parameters

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the

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system

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test subsystem

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number

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by AMASk:XDELta

waveform

tolerance

determine

Sets the tolerance in the Y direction around the waveform for the

automasking feature

. The absolute value of the tolerance will be added

and subtracted to Y components of the waveform to determine the

boundaries of the mask.

number

dened

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for

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37

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est

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Sets

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mode

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MASK

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automated

revision

j

FILL

:MTESt:COUNt:FAILures?

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individual

for

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dening

a

given

number

polygons

polygon,

waveform.

of

within

you

failures

can

:MTESt:COUNt:FSAMples?

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run.

determine

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the

count

failures

total

number

is

for

by

all

polygon

:MTESt:COUNt:FWAVeforms?

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run.

determine

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the

count

failures

total

number

is

for

by

all polygons

polygon

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using

margin mask

total

number

testing.

:MTESt:COUNt:SAMPles?

g

mask

alignment.

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POL

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that

and

><

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samples

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number

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data

above

number

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testing

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failures

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current

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polygon.

test

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when

each

to

.

to

.

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the total

number of

run.

:MTESt:COUNt:WAVeforms?

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the

total

number

run.

:MTESt:FENable

Enables

the

fail

[

?

]

action

f

ON

j

1

when

38

samples

of

waveforms

j

OFF

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a

mask

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in

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mask

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:MTESt:MASK:DEFine

<

polygonid>

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<

x

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of vertices

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polygon

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set

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MASK:DEFine

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polygons

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:MTESt:MASK:DELete

Deletes

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complete

currently

:MTESt:MMARgin:PERCent

Sets

the

mask

margin

:MTESt:MMARgin:STATe

Controls

whether

percentage

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the

mask

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<

number

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x

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at

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ydelta

value

>

revision A.04.00

polygon.

<

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.

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ou

can

polygon

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margin

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ON

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1

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0

<

<

y

testing.

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number

and

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mask

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time

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id

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the

specied

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by

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above

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indicated.

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memory number

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39

Mask

T

est

Commands

:MTESt:RUMode

j

FWAVeforms

<

number

Determines

:MTESt:SAVe

Saves

[

?

]

,

<

number

of samples

the

<

mask

the

mask

f

FORever

>

termination

memory

to

mask

:MTESt:SCALe:DEFault

Sets

the

Y2

two

and

scaling

markers

divisions

bottom

are

in

of

markers

set

from

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graticule

to

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CHANnel

:MTESt:SCALe:X1

<

number

Sets

the

source

SCALe:Y1

vertical

aected

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and

boundaries

by

the

where X=0

other X-coordinate

>

g

used

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of

scaling

[

?

]

<

j

FSAMples

of failed waveforms

j

WAVeforms

,

<

number

conditions

>

values

the

[

?

]

by

the

x1

in

of

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is

memory

to

left

f

WMEMory

the mask

parameters

the

value

.

default

values

corresponding

and

right

,

respectively

<

subsystem for

coordinate

selected

>

base

coordinate

dened

by

number

.

,

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number

>

j

SAMPles

of waveforms

for

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test.

.

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X1,

to

graticule

and

one

division

.

>

j

FUNCtion

interpretation

SCALe:Y1 and

system

for

mask testing,

source.

system

the

SCALe:XDELta

of failed samples

,

>

g

XDELta,

Y1,

positions

in

from

<

number

and

that are

the

of

the

SCALe:Y2 set

and

used

for

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testing.

command.

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are

>

top

j

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the

the

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mask

X2

the

position

test

marker

where

coordinate

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[

?

]

Y=0

[

?

]

<

<

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in

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of

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y2

]

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xdelta

the

system,

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value

the

value

value

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marker

the

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>

coordinate

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marker

system

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testing.

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:MTESt:SSCReen[?]f

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40

X1

where

marker

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est

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:MTESt:SSCReen:DDISk:BACKground

Controls

printer

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paper).

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j

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j

GIF

Selects

includes

j

TIFF

j

BWDeskjet

the

printer

all

print

j

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format

formats

j

PCX

to

supported

:MTESt:SSCReen:DPRinter:ADDRess

Allows the

used

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to

port

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f

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j

area

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selected

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TRANsparency

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print

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43

Measure

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44

extinction

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45

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:MEASure:DELTatime

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delta

the

time

of

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time

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from

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parameter

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time

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at

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.

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the

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the FFT:DFRequency

the

delta

frequency

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command

command.

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<

source

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FFT:MAGNitude command.

46

with

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Measure

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peak

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47

Measure

Commands

:MEASURE:HISTogram:M1S

Measures

of

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only

available

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source

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logarithmically-scaled histograms

<

source>only available in rmware revision A.03.00 and above

.

48

as

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the

time

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time

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for

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Commands

:MEASURE:HISTogram:STDDev

Measures

<

source

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:MEASure:OVERshoot

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the

width

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49

Measure

Commands

:MEASure:RISetime

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threshold

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on

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command.

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the

selected

dierence

range

of

selected

value

between the

values

spectrum are measured.

:MEASure:VRMS[?]f

CYCLejDISPlayg,fAC

jDCg[,<

source>]

Measures the RMS voltage of the selected waveform by subtracting the

average value of the waveform from each data point on the display

source

in

source

in

the

.

the

,

two

51

Measure

Commands

:MEASure:VTIMe

Measures

trigger

the

:MEASure:VTOP

Measures

event

value

the

at

the

the

[

:MEASure:VUPper

Measures

the

[

?

]

<

time

voltage

and

must

specied

?

]

[

<

source

statistical

[

?

]

[

<

voltage

>

at

the

be

frequency

>

top

source

value

[,

<

source

specied

on

screen.

]

of

the

>

]

at

the

>

]

time

When

is

measured.

selected

upper

.

The

time

FFT

source

threshold

is

referenced

is

the

specied

waveform.

of

the

source

waveform.

to

the

,

52

Pixel

Memory Commands

:PMEMory1:ADD

Merges

the

the

current

:PMEMory1:MERGe

:PMEMory1:CLEar

Clears

the

display

command.

:PMEMory1:DISPlay

Determines

whether

:PMEMory1:ERASe

Clears

the

pixel

:PMEMory1:MERGe

Merges

the

current

waveform(s)

memory

[

?

]

f

ON

or

memory

waveform(s)

command.

.

This

j

1

j

OFF

not

the

pixel

.

to

the

is

identical

j

to

the

pixel

0

g

memory

pixel

memory

to

the

is

viewable

memory

.

This

is

identical

:PMEMory1:ERASe

.

.

to

53

Service

Commands

:SERVice:COMMents[?]PLUGin

Returns

:SERVice:DECLassify

Declassies

the

comments

memory

eld

.

<

number

associated

><

comments

with

the

>

plug-in.

54

Timebase

Commands

:TIMebase:BRATe

Sets

the bit

:TIMebase:DELay

Sets

the

delay

reference

TIMebase:REF

time

[

?

]

rate for

[

?

]

interval

point.

erence

:TIMebase:POSition

Sets the

delay reference

time interval

point. The

TIMebase:REFerence

:TIMebase:RANGe

Sets

the

the

time

10

seconds

[

full-scale

per

division

(1

s/div).

?

]

horizontal

:TIMebase:REFerence

Sets

the

delay

reference

trace

.

:TIMebase:SCALe

Sets

the

time

[

?

base

]

rate

<

bit

use

when

<

delay

between

The

command.

[

?

]

<

delay

between

command.

<

full

value

[

?

]

f

to

<

time

scale

.

>

the

units

value

>

the

delay

reference

value

the

delay

reference

scale range

time

in

and

covers

LEFT

j

CENTer

the

left,

>

trigger

>

trigger

>

seconds

the

center

are

event

event

j

RIGHt

,

BITS

point

point

.

The

range

or

right

.

and

is

and

is

of

g

A

gilent

set

set

range

1

side

the

the

ns

with

with

value

(100

for

83480A

on-screen

the

on-screen

the

is

ps/div)

the main

only.

ten

times

to

:TIMebase:UNITs

Selects

the

:TIMebase:VIEW

Turns

the

[

?

]

units

for

[

?

]

f

windowed

f

TIME

setting

MAIN

view on

j

BITS

g

timebase parameters

j

WINDow

j

INTensified

and

o.

If

the

windowed

.

A

gilent 83480A

g

view

is

main waveforms are not shown.

:TIMebase:WINDow:DELay[?]<

delay

position

Sets the position of the time-base window on the main sweep

>

.

for this command is determined by the main sweep range (or size) and

the main sweep delay value

time-base window within the main sweep range

. The value for this command must keep the

.

only.

on,

the

The range

55

Timebase

Commands

:TIMebase:WINDow:POSition

Sets

the

position

range

for

this

and

the

main

time-base

window

:TIMebase:WINDow:RANGe

Sets

the

full-scale

times

the

time

window

is

:TIMebase:WINDow:SCALe

Sets

the

per-division

:TIMebase:WINDow:SOURce

Selects

available

the

main

the

for

screen.

command

delay

per

the

current

source

this

of

the

time-base

is

value

.

on

the

[

?

range

of

division

main

[

?

scale

for

the

command

main

]

]

[

?

time-base

[

?

]

<

delay

window

determined

The

value

sweep

scale range

<

full

the

time-base

of

the

window

range

.

The

scale

the

ALL

value

time-base

<

of

]

window

is

ALL, which

position

on

by

the

for

this

range

window

.

minimum

>

selects all

>

the

main

command

.

>

.

The

maximum

window

.

The

main

sweep

The

range

window

.

only

sources

sweep

.

The

range

must

keep

value

range

range

parameter

displayed

(or

size)

the

is ten

of the

is

10 ps

.

on

56

Trigger

Commands

:TRIGger:HYSTeresis

Species

High

:TRIGger:LEVel

Species

:TRIGger:SLOPe

Species

channel

:TRIGger:SOURce

Selects

:TRIGger:SWEep

Selects

the

trigger

SENsitivity

the

the

gives

[

?

]

TRIGgerN,

trigger

[

?

]

f

slope

previously selected

[

?

]

the

channel

[

?

]

f

the

sweep

mode

[

?

]

f

NORMal

hysteresis

minimum

<

level

on

POSitive

of

the

edge

with

TRIGger

or

<

trigger

TRIGgered

.

j

HSENsitivity

.

NORMal is

hysteresis

level

>

the specied

j

NEGative

on

which

the

TRIGger:SOURce

N

>

that

produces

j

FREerun

g

the typical

and highest

trigger source

g

to

trigger.

the

trigger

g

hysteresis selection,

bandwidth.

.

It

sets

the

slope

command.

.

of

the

57

TriggerN

Commands

:TRIGger

Controls

bandwidth

100

MHz.

<

N

>

an

:BWLimit

internal

of

the

specied

[

?

]

f

lowpass

ON

j

1

lter

trigger

j

OFF

j

0

in the

plug-ins.

channel is

j

DIVided

limited to

j

GATE

When ON,

approximately

g

the

58

W

aveform Commands

:WAVeform:BANDpass?

Returns

of

coupling

acquisition

the

an

source

and

estimation

signal.

lter

path

and

:WAVeform:BYTeorder

Selects

instrument,

is

least

the

selected,

signicant

order

over

the

in

the

most

byte

:WAVeform:COMPlete?

Returns

selected

the

percent

waveform.

:WAVeform:COUNt?

Returns

currently

value

be

less

is

than

the

fewest

selected

the

fewest

or

waveform.

equal

command.

:WAVeform:COUPling?

Returns

the

input

coupling

of

the

Bandwidth

mode

selected.

software

[

?

]

f

MSBFirst

which

HP-IB

signicant

is

transferred

of

time

number

number

to the

maximum

limits

Cuto

ltering.

j

LSBFirst

bytes

are

transferred

,

for

the

W

ORD

byte

is

rst.

buckets

of

of

hits

F

or

hits

in

the

for

that

all

A

all

value specied

of

the currently

and

minimum

are

computed

frequencies

g

to

and

LONG

transferred

The

are

of

the

VERage

time

with

rst.

default

complete

time

waveform

buckets

the

selected waveform.

bandwidth

as

a

function

are

derived

and

from

the

formats

.

Otherwise

is

MSBFirst.

for

the

buckets

for the

type

.

This

value may

A

CQuire:COUNt

limits

of

the

from

If

MSBFirst

,

the

currently

,

the

count

the

:WAVeform:DATA

Transfers

in

a previously

specied

waveform data

with

[

?

]

<

specied waveform

the

W

data

block

to the

A

V

eform:SOURce

>

[,

<

instrument

may have waveform data sent to them. The format of

data

block

>

over

memory.

The waveform

command. Only

]

HP-IB

and

stores

memory

waveform

memories

the data being sent

must match the format previously specied by the waveform preamble for

the destination memory

.

the

data

is

59

Waveform

Commands

:WAVeform:FORMat

Sets

the

data

command

the

instrument

[

?

transmission

controls

and

:WAVeform:POINts?

Returns

value

with

is

the

the

points

the

number

W

A

V

eform:SOURce

:WAVeform:PREamble

Sends

in

used

the

waveform

:WAVeform:SOURce

CHANnel

Selects

FFT

:WAVeform:TYPE?

VHIStogram

a

waveform

the

instrument.

to

describe

W

A

V

eform:SOURce

<

number

a

channel,

as

the

j

the

data

sent

[

?

>

j

waveform

f

NORMal

VERSus

]

f

ASCii

how

the

pertains

value

in

of

time

[

?

]

<

preamble

preamble

The

preamble

data.

The

command.

to

them.

]

f

WMEMory

DATAbase

function,

source

j

RAW

g

|

BYTE

mode

for

data

is

to

all

the

current

buckets

command.

to

the

contains

waveform

Only

<

number

j

HISTogram

waveform

.

j

AVERage

j

LONG

j

waveform

formatted

waveforms

waveform

contained

block

>

previously

the

memory

waveform

>

j

j

memory

j

DATAbase

WORD

g

data

when

the

.

preamble

in

the

selected

scaling

is

memories

FUNCtion

FFT

g

,

database,

output.

data

waveform

waveform

and

other

specied

<

number

histogram,

j

HHIStogram

This

is

.

may

sent

The

selected

values

with

>

from

points

memory

have

j

or

j

Returns

source

:WAVeform:VIEW

Selects

queries

source

the current

. The

type returned

which

.

The

selected.

[

?

]

view

view

acquisition data

describes

f

ALL

j

MAIN

of

the

waveform

has

dierent

j

WINDow

meanings

type

how

g

is

selected

for

the

currently

the

waveform

for

depending

data

upon

was

and

:WAVeform:XDISplay?

Returns

signals, it is the time at the start of the

waveforms, it is the value at the center of the X-axis

the

X-axis

value

at

the

left

edge

display.F

of the

display

.

F

or VERSus type

of the display

value is treated as a double precision 64-bit oating point number

60

selected

acquired.

preamble

the

or

time

waveform

domain

. This

.

:WAVeform:XINCrement?

Waveform

Commands

Returns

signals

currently

the

the

the

,

this

specied

duration

voltage

duration

is

the

time

waveform

between

corresponding

:WAVeform:XORigin?

Returns

time

waveforms

is

a

double

domain

the

the

,

voltage

precision

X-axis

signals

it

is

at

the

level

64-bit

value

,

X-axis

:WAVeform:XRANge?

Returns

signals

waveforms

X-axis

the

X-axis

,

it

is

the

,

it

duration

duration of

is

the

duration of

.

:WAVeform:XREFerence?

Returns the

It

is at

instrument,

this

data

point

data

point

the value

:WAVeform:XUNits?

between

dierence

levels

to

of

it

is

the

value

zero

.

oating

or

level

or

level

is

always

data

between

source

on

the

one

level.

the

rst

time

of

at

The

value

point

of

the

displayed

the time

the waveform

associated

that

the

zero

points

.

F

or

X-axis

data

the

level

returned

number

across

X

.

on

the

consecutive

VERSus

.

F

or

voltage

point

in

rst

point.

zero

.F

or voltage

by

.

waveform.

the

display

that

with

the

origin

is

x-axis

type

waveforms

the

data

For

this

.

is

displayed

Xorigin

dened.

.

F

or

time

data

points

waveforms

record. F

VERSus type

waveforms

query

is

treated

F

or

time

F

or

VERSus

on

data

value

In

this

domain

for

the

,

this

,

this

or

,

it

domain

type

the

.

is

is

as

Returns

The

histogram,

the

currently

or

X-axis

selected

waveform

units

of

the

source

memory

currently

may

be

.

:WAVeform:YDISplay?

Returns

it

the

Y-axis

is

the

voltage

at

value

the

at

center

the

center

of

the display

:WAVeform:YINCrement?

Returns the duration between the Y-axis levels

:WAVeform:YORigin?

Returns the Y-axis value at level zero

.

selected

a

channel,

of

the

display

.

waveform

function,

.

source

.

database

.

F

or

voltage

,

signals

,

61

Waveform

Commands

:WAVeform:YRANge?

Returns

signals

the

Y-axis

,

it

is

the

duration

amount

:WAVeform:YREFerence?

Returns

Y

origin

the

is

dened.

level

associated

In

:WAVeform:YUNits?

Returns

The

histogram,

the

currently

or

Y-axis

selected

waveform

units

of

voltage

this

instrument,

of

the

source

memory

of

the

with

currently

may

.

displayed

across

the

Y

origin.

the

be

a

channel,

waveform.

the

display

value

selected

.

It

is

at

is

always

waveform

function,

F

this

or

voltage

level that

zero

.

source

database

the

.

,

62

W

aveform Memory

Commands

:WMEMory

Enables

:WMEMory

HISTogram

Stores

FFT

waveform to

:WMEMory

Sets

the X-axis

display

:WMEMory

Sets

the

display

:WMEMory

Sets

the

display

:WMEMory

Sets

the

display

<

N

or

<

N

j

the

<

N

scale.

<

N

X-axis

scale

<

N

X-axis

scale

<

N

X-axis

scale

>

:

DISPlay

disables

>

:

SAVE

FFT

g

specic

>

:

XOFFset

Oset is

>

:

XRANge

.

>

:

YOFFset

.

Oset

>

:

YRANge

.

[

?

]

f

the

viewing

f

CHANnel

channel,

the waveform

[

?

]

<

(horizontal)

referenced

[

?

]

<

range

(horizontal)

[

?

]

<

(horizontal)

is

referenced

[

?

]

<

range

(horizontal)

ON

j

1

j

of the

<

N

>

waveform,

memory.

oset

>

oset

>

range

oset

>

oset

>

range

OFF

j

0

g

selected memory

j

WMEMory

memory,

for

the

selected

to

center

for

the

selected

for

the

selected

to

center

for

the

selected

.

<

N

>

j

FUNCtion

function, histogram,

waveform

screen.

waveform

waveform

screen.

waveform

<

N

>

j

memory's

memory's

memory's

memory's

or

63

Waveform

Memory

Commands