Agilent 83480A Programmer's Quick Reference

Programmer's Quick Reference

HP

83480A

Analyzer

,

HP 54750A Oscilloscope

HP part number: 83480-90024

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About This Quick Reference

This quick reference is intended for use by the experienced programmer.It

contains a listing of all the programming commands. Refer to the

HP 54750A Programmer's Guide

for detailed programming information.

HP 83480A,

The following notation conventions are used in this book:

computer

type

AL

CAPIT

LETTERS

>

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f

j

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computer type

and must be entered exactly as shown.

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letters

indicate

actual command

upper or

lowercase.

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dened in

are

that

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brackets

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brackets

is

are

indicate

optional.

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case sensitive

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the programmer's

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Contents

Common Commands

Root Level Commands

System Commands

Acquire Commands

Calibration Commands

Channel Commands

Disk Commands

Display Commands

Commands

FFT

Function

Hardcopy

Histogram

Limit

Marker

Mask

Measure

Pixel

Service

Timebase

Trigger

TriggerN

Waveform

Waveform

Commands

Commands

Commands

Commands

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Commands

Commands

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T

Commands

Memory

Commands

Commands

Commands

Commands

Commands

Memory Commands

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6

Common Commands

*CLS

Clears the status data structures and the Request-for-OPC ag.

*ESE[?]<mask

>

Sets the Standard Event Status Enable Register bits.

*ESR?

Reads

the

Standard

Event

Status

Register

.

*IDN?

option,

string)

,

that

Returns

software

*LRN[?]

Sends

current

the

version.

setup

<

response

a

setup

instrument

>

message

.

model

(learn

number

*OPC[?]

Sets

the

operation

complete bit

when all

pending

nished.

*RCL

<

register

Recalls

>

the state

instrument from

of the

the specied

*RST

Places the instrument in a known state.

*SAV<register

>

serial

contains

device

number

the

,

instrument's

operations

save/recall

and

register

have

.

current

Stores

*SRE

the

>

mask

]

<

?

[

Sets the Service

*STB?

Reads the Status Byte

state of

instrument

the

in

Request Enable Register bits

.

save/recall

a

.

register

.

7

Common Commands

*TRG

Has the same eect as the Group Execute Trigger message (GET) or RUN

command.

*TST?

Causes the instrument to perform a self-test and places a result in the

output queue.

*WAI

Prevents the instrument from executing any further commands or queries

until all currently executing commands are completed.

8

Root Level Commands

:AER?

Reads the Arm Event Register.

:AUToscale

Causes the instrument to evaluate all input signals and to nd the

optimum conditions for displaying the signal.

:BLANKfCHANnel<number>j

FFT

j

an

>

active

channel,

PMEMory

Turns

FFT

number

<

o

histogram.

or

,

FUNCtion<number>j

HISTogram

j

function,

:CDISplay

Clears

:DIGitize

Initializes

acquires

then

PMEMory

:ERASe

[

Erases

]

[

:HEEN

?

the

the

mask

<

<

[

the

display

waveform

specied

and

selected

them

<

number

>

[,

]

>

name

channels

,

according to

>

]

pixel memory

<

all

resets

Sets the Histogram Event Enable register.

:HER?

Reads the Histogram Event Register.

:LER?

Reads

:LTEE

?]<

[

the

mask

Local

>

(LCL) Event

Register

g

waveform

associated

waveform

functions

current

the

.

.

WMEMory<number>j

memory

measurements

]

>

name

to

FFT

or

,

instrument

,pixel

memory,

.

\unacquired,"

settings

.

and

Sets the Limit T

:LTER?

Returns the Limit T

est Event Enable register

est Event Register

.

.

9

Root Level Commands

:MENU[?]f

APPLicationjCHANnel<number>j

ACQuirejTIMebase

j

TRIGgerjDISKjDISPlayjMARKerjMEASurejMATHjWAVeformjSETup

PRINtjHELPjUTILityjFFTjLTEStjHISTogramjMTEStjMEYE

g

Selects one of the menus on the front panel.

:MERGe[PMEMory<number>]

Stores the active display into the pixel memory.

:MODel?fFRAMejPLUGin<number>g

Returns the HP model number for the frame or plug-in.

:MTEE[?]<

Sets

the

mask

Mask

>

Event

Enable

register

.

:MTER?

Reads

:OPEE

Sets

]

?

[

the

mask

<

Operation

the

Mask

>

Event

Status

Register

.

Enable

register

.

:OPER?

Reads

Operation

the

Status

Register

.

:PRINt

j

Outputs

specied

a

Hardcopy

the

in

screen

the

of

copy

:RECall:SETup<setup num

printer

a

to

subsystem.

>

or

other

device

destination

Recalls a setup.

:RUN

Places the instrument in the running state, in which waveforms are

acquired

:SERial

Sets the

settings

number

]

?

[

according

FRAMe

f

to

PLUGin

j

the

current

<

serial number for the instrument frame or plug-in.

.

>

string

<

,

g

>

:SINGle

Causes the instrument to make a single

event occurs

.

acquisition when the next trigger

10

Root Level Commands

:STOP

Causes the instrument to stop acquiring data for the active display.

:STORe:PMEM1 PMEM1

Stores the current display in pixel memory 1.

:STORe:SETup<setup num

>

Saves the current instrument setup in setup memories 0 through 9.

:STORe:WAVeformfCHANnel<number>j

WMEMory<number>j

channel,

Copies

waveform

:TEER

Sets

a

memory

]

?

[

Trigger

the

HISTogramjFFTg,fWMEMory<number>g

function,

stored

.

Event

Enable

Register

FUNCtion<number>j

waveform,

histogram,

.

or

:TER?

.

register

.

:UEE

Reads

]

?

[

Sets

<

the

the

mask

User

Trigger

>

Event

Event

Enable

Register

:UER?

Event

User

the

Reads

number

:VIEW

CHANnel

f

<

PMEMory<number>j

Register

>

HISTogramjFFT

.

FUNCtion

j

number

<

g

j

>

WMEMory

Turns on a channel, function, pixel memory, waveform memory,

histogram, or FFT.

FFT

<

number

to

a

>

j

11

System Commands

:SYSTem:DATE[?]<

day>,<month>,<year

>

Sets the date in the instrument.

:SYSTem:DSP[?]<

string

>

Writes a quoted string, excluding quotes, to the advisory line of the

instrument display.

:SYSTem:ERRor?[f

Outputs the

:SYSTem:HEADer

Species

responses

whether

.

:SYSTem:KEY

Simulates

:SYSTem:LONGform

Species

the

:SYSTem:SETup

up the

Sets

controller.

the

:SYSTem:TIME[?]<

NUMBerjSTRingg]

f

ON

the

code

ON

f

]

?

for

binary

number in

OFF

j

j

1

instrument

>

specied

a

of

j

1

j

query

block

dened by

next error

?

]

[

key

<

]

?

[

pressing

the

[

format

<

]

?

[

instrument, as

hour>,<minute>,<second

the error

g

0

j

will

0

j

OFF

response

data

queue

output

front-panel

g

headers

>

the data

>

header

a

.

in

key

the

over

.

the

for

setup

query

HP-IB

string

.

from

Sets the time in the instrument.

12

Acquire Commands

:ACQuire:AVERage[?]fONj1j

OFFj0

Controls averaging.

:ACQuire:BESTfTHRuputjFLATness

Improves step atness.

:ACQuire:COUNt[?]<

number

the

Sets

:ACQuire:POINts

Species

the

of

]

?

[

requested

HP 54750A only.

value

>

j

.

points

<

averages

AUTO

f

record

length

g

g

value

for

g

>

acquisition.

an

13

Calibration Commands

:CALibrate:FRAMe:CANCel

Is equivalent to pressing the Cancel softkey when in the front-panel

Calibrate Frame menu. This command cancels the calibration on the

instrument mainframe.

:CALibrate:FRAMe:CONTinue

Is equivalent to pressing the front-panel CONTINUE softkey when in the

calibration

Calibration

instrument

Frame

mainframe

menu.

:CALibrate:FRAMe:DATA

Sends

the

FRAMe

data

This

command

continues

.

>

factors

cal

<

]

?

[

instrument.

the

to

the

:CALibrate:FRAMe:DONE?

pass/fail

Returns

the

:CALibrate:FRAMe:LABel

string of

ccepts

A

frame

notes

a

calibration

as name/initials

such

,

status

up

status

<

]

?

[

characters

80

to

screen and

of the

label

>

is

It

.

is optional.

calibrator

displayed

is

It

special

or

part

as

intended

notes

of

for

about

calibration.

frame

last

the

of

calibration.

the

user

on

the

the

: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

calibration

the

process

, time

date

:CALibrate:OUTPut[?

was

]

and

<

value

temperature

completed.

>

at

which

the

frame

full

last

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

CAL connector

.

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Calibration Commands

:CALibrate:PLUGin:ACCuracyfSLOT1jSLOT2jSLOT3jSLOT4

Sets the plug-in calibration accuracy level.

:CALibrate:PLUGin:CANCel

Is equivalent to pressing the front-panel Cancel softkey when in the

Calibrate Plugin menu. This command cancels the calibration on a

selected slot (plug-in).

:CALibrate:PLUGin:CONTinue

Is equivalent to pressing the front-panel Continue softkey when in the

Calibrate Plugin menu. This command continues the calibration on a

(plug-in).

selected

slot

:CALibrate:PLUGin:DONE?

Returns

the

pass/fail

status

:CALibrate:PLUGin:MEMory?

Returns

specied

the

slot.

plug-in

the

of

state

:CALibrate:PLUGin:OFFSet

Sets

the

plug-in

calibration

the

of

SLOT1

f

CHAN1

f

oset.

last

SLOT2

j

memory

CHAN2

j

plug-in

calibration.

SLOT3

j

write-protect

CHAN3

j

j

SLOT4

j

switch

CHAN4

g

:CALibrate:PLUGin:OPOWer

g

in

g

the

plug-in

the

Sets

:CALibrate:PLUGin:OPTical

WAV2jUSER

]

calibration.

CHAN1

f

CHAN2

j

Starts the plug-in optical calibration sequence.

:CALibrate:PLUGin:OWAVelength<wavelength

Sets the plug-in calibration wavelength.

SLOT3

at

j

which

:CALibrate:PLUGin:TIME?

Returns

the

specied slot,

, time

date

was last calibrated.

and

SLOT1

f

j

temperature

SLOT2

:CALibrate:PLUGin:VERTicalfSLOT1jSLOT2

Starts the plug-in electrical calibration sequence

CHAN4

CHAN3

j

j

>

j

SLOT4

plug-in,

the

j

SLOT3jSLOT4

.

j

WAV1

[

,

g

g

the

in

g

15

Calibration Commands

:CALibrate:PROBEfCHAN1jCHAN2jCHAN3jCHAN4

Sets the plug-in probe calibration factor.

:CALibrate:SAMPlersfDISablejENABle

Enables or disables samplers for service.

:CALibrate:SKEW[?]f

Sets the channel-to-channel skew factor for channel N.

:CALibrate:STATus?

Returns the calibration status of the instrument.

CHANnel<N>g,<

g

skew

>

g

16

Channel Commands

:CHANnel<number>:AUToscale

Causes the instrument to evaluate the input signal and to nd the

optimum vertical scale for displaying the signal.

:CHANnel<number>:BANDwidth[?]f

HIGHjLOW

g

Controls an internal low-pass lter if one is present in the channel

hardware.

g

0

j

OFF

j

1

j

ON

f

]

to on

lters

one

?

[

?

[

or o.

A.04.00

and

internal

ON

f

]

lter

FILTer

and

brief

a

low-pass

OFF

j

1

j

one

if

lter

<

and above

.

above

description

lter

g

0

j

present

is

number

.

lter

each

of

.

channel

the

in

>

:CHANnel

<

Sets the

equires

R

<

:CHANnel

Returns

channels

:CHANnel

<

Controls

hardware

:CHANnel

<

equires rmware

R

number

:DISPlay

>

specied channel

:FDEScription?

number

with

internal

>

more

:FILTer

>

revision

of

than

low-pass

number

rmware

the

number

an

.

:FSELect

number

>

revision A.04.00

Selects which lter is controlled by on/o for channels with more than

one internal low-pass lter.

:CHANnel<number>:OFFSet[?]<

oset value

>

Sets the voltage that is represented at center screen for the selected

channel.

for

: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.

DECibel

j

RATio

f

[,

>

, the units for the

]

g

probe

17

Channel Commands

:CHANnel<number>:RANGe[?]<

range value

>

Sets up acquisition and display hardware to display the waveform at a

given full-scale range.

:CHANnel<number>:SCALe[?]<

scale value

>

Denes the vertical scale of the channel in units per division. This

command is the same as the front-panel channel scale.

:CHANnel<number>:SKEW[?

]

Sets the skew.

:CHANnel<number>:UNITs[?]f

vertical

in

work

to

Allows

changes

UNKNown.

(such

:CHANnel

Species

:CHANnel

:CHANnel

Species

compensate

you

the name

RANGe

as

number

<

a

<

number

<

a

the

of

are

units

The

OFFSet).

and

:UNITs:ATTenuation

>

indicates

that

ratio

:UNIT

number

constant

for

>

:UNITs:OFFSet

>

value

oset.

any

VOLT | AMPerejWATTjUNKNown

volts

than

other

units

AMP

to

T

OL

V

from

implied

how

relates

s

volts

in

units

for

?

[

that

other

]

?

[

unit specied

the

to one

oset

]

<

will be

pertinent

attenuation

<

volt.

>

added to

Y-axis

units command

The

.

,

ere

channel

>

in

the

W

signal

g

or

,

TT

A

commands

to

:CHANnel

Sets

number

<

wavelength

the

:WAVelength

>

selection

[

for

optical

channels

.

The

HP

83487A

USER

g

j

WAV2

j

WAV1

f

]

?

plug-in module will have one factory calibration; all other optical modules

will have two.

18

Disk Commands

:DISK:DELete\<

lename>"

Deletes a le from the disk. An error is displayed on the screen if the

requested le does not exist.

:DISK:DIRectory?

Returns the directory listing of the currently installed disk. Each entry is

63 bytes long, including a carriage return and line feed.

:DISK:FORMat

to

is

that

disk

the

>

one

<

sux.

a

and

that

]

database

a

the

by

is

format

mask,

a

,

le

is

not

>

The

format

issued.

or

,

lename

present.

]

pixel

or

sux

specied.

a pixel

sux

The

memory

supplied

is

memory

if one

database may

Formats

formatted

:DISK:LOAD

Restores

disk.

the

be

or

loaded

present

only

:DISK:STORe

Stores

disk.

a

The

instrument

a disk

in the

is

<

lename

\

setup

a

The

by

source

<

,

setup

lename

depending

in the

drive when

waveform,

a

,

of

type

destination

the

internal

in

>

waveform,

a

does

drive.

>

"[,

le

\

,

on

<

is

It

the

destination

<

a

determined

is

eld

format.

lename

database

a

include

not

source

the

assumed

command

mask,

if

"[,

>

be

to

by

from

is

the

the

19

Display Commands

:DISPlay:ASSign[?]f

WMEMory<number>j

CHANnel<number>j

FFTg,fUPPerjLOWer

FUNCtion<number>j

g

Assigns the specied waveform, function, or FFT to the specied portion

of the waveform area on the screen. This command has no eect when

the graticule format is single.

:DISPlay:CGRade[?]f

color-graded

the

Sets

ON | 1jOFFj0

or

display

on

g

o.

:DISPlay:CGRade:LEVels?

range

Returns

returned,

seven

the

representing

.

colors

:DISPlay:COLumn

starting

Species

the

DISPlay:LINE

?

:DISPlay:DATA

rites

W

A

D

The

transferred

[

waveform

A command

T

from

hits

of

value

<

]

?

[

column

commands

binary

<

]

to the

data

is followed

the controller

represented

minimum

the

>

for

.

block data

pixel memory

to the

by

and

subsequent

>

block

a

by

pixel memory

maximum

count

DISPlay:STRing

instrument

the

of

binary

of

in the

data

each

for

and

(PMEMory1).

is

that

instrument.

ourteen values

F

.

color

each

:DISPlay:DCOLor

are

of

Returns the screen colors to the predened colormap.

:DISPlay:DWAVeform[?]f

FASTjCDOTsjHRESolution

g

Sets the waveform draw mode to FAST, Connected DOTs, or High

RESolution.

This

command

has

color-graded display

the

when

eect

no

on.

f

:DISPlay:FORMat[?

SINGlej1jDUALj2

]

Sets the number of graphs

graphs to 1. Sending 2 or DU

. Sending

sets the number of graphs to 2. Each

AL

g

1 or SINGle sets the number of

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

20

is

area.

Display Commands

:DISPlay:GRATicule[?]f

GRIDjFRAMe

g

Selects the type of graticule that is displayed.

:DISPlay:INVerse[?]fONj1j

OFFj0

g

Determines whether or not text sent with the DISPlay:LINE or

DISPlay:STRing command will be written with the INVerse attribute.If

the inverse attribute is on, the text is written in inverse video.

:DISPlay:LINE "<string>"

Writes a quoted string parameter to the screen, starting at the location

specied by the DISPlay:ROW and DISPlay:COLumn commands.

mask

<

]

?

:DISPlay:MASK

Inhibits

parameter

mask

area

an

1

a

bit,

:DISPlay:PERSistence

the

Sets

The

.

time

persistence),

persistence

:DISPlay:ROW

[

the instrument

an

is

screen.

the

of

enables

display

writing

persistence

parameter

INFinite

seconds

in

row

<

]

?

[

value

from

8-bit

0

A

to

f

]

?

[

this

for

a

or

,

.

number

>

writing

integer

inhibits

area.

that

MINimum

works

It

.

command

number

real

>

selected

to

which

in

writing

INFinite

j

in both

can be

from 0

to

each

the

real

either

to

areas

bit

area

value

<

j

and

40.0,

screen.

the

of

controls

represented

g

>

equivalent

MINimum

representing

writing

(zero

by

The

to

the

the

Species

DISPlay:LINE

and

the

starting

commands

row

on

the

.

The

screen

row

subsequent

for

number

remains

DISPlay:STRing

constant

another DISPlay:ROW command is received, or the row is incremented by

the DISPlay:LINE command.

:DISPlay:SCOLor[?]<

color name>,<hue>,<saturation>,<luminosity

Changes the colors used on the display of the instrument. The

:DISPlay:DCOLor

settings

.

:DISPlay:SOURce

command

?

] PMEMory1

[

Species the destination or

query. Pixel memory 1

restores

source for the DISPlay:D

(PMEMory1) is the only source available for this

the

ATA command and

factory default

their

to

colors

command.

until

>

21

Display Commands

:DISPlay:STRing "<string>"

Writes text to the screen of the instrument. The text is written starting

at the current row and column settings. If the column limit is reached

(81), the excess text is discarded. The DISPlay:STRing command does not

increment the row value; however, the DISPlay:LINE command does.

:DISPlay:TEXT BLANk

Blanks the user text area of the screen. The user text area includes rows

0 through 27, columns 0 through 81.

22

FFT Commands

:FFT:DISPlay[?]fONj1j

OFFj0

g

Turns the FFT function on and o.

:FFT:FREQuency[?]<

frequency value

>

Sets the center frequency value of the FFT display when MAGNify is on.

Magnify is turned on and o with the FFT:MAGNify command.

:FFT:MAGNify[?]fONj1j

magnication

the

Turns

and

an

changing

display

:FFT:MSPan

Sets

FFT:MA

display

:FFT:OFFSet

Sets

FFT

display

:FFT:RANGe

MSP

The

.

?

[

span

the

GNify

The

.

dBm

the

display

It

.

?

[

hardware

magnify

<

]

when

command.

hardware

<

]

?

[

oset

This

.

does

<

range

]

oset

not aect

OFFj0

mode

FREQuency

setup

is

g

of

not

the

results

span value

on.

magnify

value

value

is

an

MSP

is

setup

>

represented

causes

not

command controls

the hardware

>

value

o. When

and

on

FFT

software

in

magnication

changed.

>

controlled

Magnify

is

software

magnication

aected.

at

the

center

of

software magnication

settings

.

with

the

magnify is

the

of

screen

the

of

Sets the vertical range value for the FFT. This command controls software

scaling of the FFT display. The hardware settings are not aected.

of the

the

for

FFT

on,

FFT

the

:FFT:SOURce[?]f

CHANnel<number>j

FUNCtion<number>j

WMEMory<number>j<oat value>g

source

Selects

:FFT:WINDow

the

?

[

Sets the window type for

time record repeats

for

f

RECTangular

]

. Unless there is

HANNing

j

the FFT

j

. The FFT function assumes that the

an integral number of cycles in the

.

FFT

the

sampled waveform in the record, a discontinuity is

the record.

FLATtop

g

created at the end of

23

Function Commands

:FUNCtion<number>:ADD<operand>,<operand

>

Denes a function that takes the algebraic sum of two dened operands.

:FUNCtion<number>:BWLimit<operand>,<operand

>

Turns on the bandwidth limit lter function.

:FUNCtion<number>:DIFFerentiate<operand

discrete

Denes

function

a

that

computes

the

>

derivative

of

the

operand's waveform.

g

0

j

OFF

j

1

j

ON

f

?

:FUNCtion

Turns

:FUNCtion

Denes

:FUNCtion

the

Sets

turned

:FUNCtion

Enables

:FUNCtion

number

<

the

number

<

a

number

<

center

on

number

<

selected

function

and

:DISPlay

>

function

:DIVide

>

that

:FFT:FREQuency

>

frequency

with

o

:FFT:MAGNify

>

the magnication

>

number

<

:FFT:MSPan

divides

the

]

[

and

on

operand

<

the

the

for

:FUNCtion

mode.

]

[

?

o.

rst

?

[

FFT

]

?

[

magnify

<

<

,

>

operand

center

<

]

when

number

<

ON

f

operand

by

magnify

>

OFF

j

1

j

span value

>

the

second

operand.

frequency value

Magnify

on.

is

:FFT:MA

GNify

g

0

j

>

dened

>

is

command.

Sets the magnify span for the FFT function.

:FUNCtion<number>:FFT:WINDow[?]f

FLATtop

:FUNCtion

g

Sets

the

window

number

<

type

>

Computes the fast F

The FFT takes the

FFT

the

for

:FFTMagnitude

ourier transform of the specied channel or memory

digitized time record of the specied channel or

memory and transforms it to the

:FUNCtion<number>:HORizontal[?

RECTangularjHANNing

function.

?

[

]

<

operand

>

frequency domain.

f

TSOurcejMANual

]

Sets the horizontal tracking to either Track SOurce or MANual.

24

j

.

g

Function Commands

:FUNCtion<number>:HORizontal:POSition[?]<

position value

Sets the time value at center screen for the selected function.

:FUNCtion<number>:HORizontal:RANGe[?]<

range value

>

Sets the current time range for the specied function.

:FUNCtion<number>:INTegrate<operand

>

Denes a function that computes the integral of the dened operand's

waveform.

:FUNCtion<number>:INVert<operand

<

copy

a

hardware

useful

and

<

<

the

operand

for

OFFSet

operand

operand

Denes

multiplying

:FUNCtion

Denes

software

a

is

this

using

memories

:FUNCtion

Denes

waveform

:FUNCtion

function

a

by

number

<

function

a

function.

with

number

<

function

a

in

number

<

that

1.

0

:MAGNify

>

that

magnify

the

:MAXimum

>

that

time

each

:MINimum

>

inverts

is

No

.

is

It

RANGe

computes

bucket.

dened

the

of

scaling

the

>

operand's

>

operand.

settings

channels

commands

>

maximum

>

are

waveform

magnify

The

altered

another

,

in this

value of

result

a

as

subsystem.

operand

the

>

by

function

of

function,

and

minimum

Denes

dened

the

function

a

operand's

computes

that

waveform.

the

:FUNCtion<number>:MULTiply<operand>,<operand

of

>

bucket

time

each

Denes a function that multiplies the rst operand by the second operand.

:FUNCtion<number>:OFFSet[?]<

Sets

the

voltage

represented

oset value

the

at

center

>

of the

screen

for

the

selected

function.

:FUNCtion

Does the same thing

number>:ONLY<operand

<

as the MA

:FUNCtion<number>:RANGe

?]<

[

>

GNIFY command.

full

scale range

>

Denes the full scale vertical axis of the selected function.

for

25

Function Commands

:FUNCtion<number>:SUBTract<operand>,<operand

>

Denes a function that algebraically subtracts the second operand from

the rst operand.

:FUNCtion<number>:VERSus<operand>,<operand

>

Denes a function for an X versus Y display. The rst operand denes the

y-axis and the second denes the x-axis. The y-axis range and oset is

initially equal to that of the rst operand and can be adjusted with the

RANGE and OFFSET commands in this subsystem.

:FUNCtion<number>:VERTical[?]f

the

Sets

SOurce

:FUNCtion

the

Sets

:FUNCtion

Denes

vertical

MANual,

,

number

<

voltage

number

<

full-scale

the

scaling

or

>

represented

>

mode

.

UTO

A

:VERTical:OFFSet

:VERTical:RANGe

vertical

TSOurcejMANualjAUTO

of

at

axis

the

center

of

specied

[

screen

?

[

the

function

oset

<

]

?

for

full

<

]

selected function.

to

>

value

selected

the

scale range

g

either

function.

>

Track

26

Hardcopy Commands

:HARDcopy:ADDRess[?]<

address

>

Sets the address for the printer when printing to an HP-IB printer.

:HARDcopy:AREA[?]f

GRATiculejSCReenjFACTors

g

Selects which data from the screen is to be printed.

:HARDcopy:BACKground[?]f

background

Controls

the

WHITejNORMal

graticule

the

of

color

g

HP

an

of

area

printer.

g

DISK

:HARDcopy:DESTination

destination

the

CTIFf

j

the

internal

[

j

GIF

j

g

output

the

whether

or graticule

?

[

DISK.

f

]

?

PCX

format.

]

?

[

images.

ON |

]

f

the

Selects

and

:HARDcopy:DEVice

TIFF

BWDeskjet

Selects

:HARDcopy:FACTors

Determines

screen

:HARDcopy:FFEed

f

CENTronics

?

]

[

printing.

for

THINkjet

DJ500

j

j

1

j

ON

f

instrument

OFF

1

j

PAINtjet

j

DJ540

j

j

OFF

g

0

j

The

j

g

0

setup

j

options

DJ550

HPIB

LASerjet

j

j

factors

j

are

DJ560

will

HPIB

j

BWPaintjet

j

be

aintJet

P

CENTronics,

,

EPSon

|

appended

j

to

Sets the form feed option. If it is set to ON, a formfeed will occur at the

end of the hardcopy; otherwise, the page will scroll up by 4 lines.

:HARDcopy:FILename<string

lename

Species

:HARDcopy:LENGth

the

f

]

?

[

Sets the length of the paper to either ENGLish (11 inches) or

(12 inches). The longer

>

printing

when

ENGLish

les

METRic

11

j

j

paper is metric size A4.

the disk.

to

j

12

g

METRic

27

Hardcopy Commands

:HARDcopy:MEDia[?]f

PAPerjTRANsparency

g

Sets the speed of the printer. When TRANsparency is selected, the

printer prints the data twice, which makes the contents of the paper look

darker and slows down the printing process. This command applies only

to HP PaintJet and color DeskJet printers.

28

Histogram Commands

:HISTogram:AXIS[?]f

VERTicaljHORizontal

g

Selects the axis of the histogram. A horizontal or vertical histogram may

be created.

:HISTogram:MODE[?]f

OFFjWAVeform

g

Selects the histogram mode. The histogram may be o or set to track the

waveform database.

time

<

FORever

f

gg

run

samples

n

AUTO

f

scaling

half

>

.

rate

WAVeforms

f

j

The

.

mode

until

been

have

MANual

j

mode

scaling,

of the

<

?

]

[

For

g

The

.

scale

the

display.

>

oset

horizontal histograms

,

histogram

acquired

scaling

will

n waveforms

<

may

will

or

may

mode

to

set

be

, this

set

be

run

be

display

the

is

j

>

g

to

forever

automatic

the

vertical

]

[

:HISTogram:RRATe

histogram

the

Sets

:HISTogram:RUNTil

n

<

Selects

until

,

the

waveforms

n

SAMples

f

:HISTogram:SCALe

Selects

or

histogram

the

manual.

using

?

refresh

?

[

samples

>

histogram

or

]

?

[

histogram

automatic

In

one

]

:HISTogram:SCALe:OFFSet

histogram oset.

the

Sets

oset in percentage of peak or decibels.For vertical histograms, this is the

horizontal oset in percentage of peak or decibels.

run

.

:HISTogram:SCALe:RANGe[?]<

range

>

Selects the histogram scale across the entire display.For horizontal

histograms

F

display

or

.

decibels

this

,

or

across

is

vertical

the

vertical

the

histograms

display.

percentage

is the

this

,

peak or

of

horizontal

decibels

percentage

across

of

the

peak

29

Histogram Commands

:HISTogram:SCALe:SCALe[?]<

scale

>

Selects the histogram scale per division. For horizontal histograms,this

is the vertical percentage of peak or decibels per division. For vertical

histograms, this is the horizontal percentage of peak or decibels per

division.

:HISTogram:SCALe:TYPE[?]f

LINearjLOGarithmic

g

Selects the histogram scale type. The histogram may be displayed

according to a linear or a logarithmic scale.

:HISTogram:WINDow:DEFault

X1,

The

.

and

,

j

>

N

<

. The

.

scale

position

values

graticule

to

bottom

FUNCtion

of

<

histogram

>

The histogram

positions

graticule

the

j

>

N

window

histogram

the

Sets

markers

Y2

and

one division

are

respectively

.

window

are

from

in

set

:HISTogram:WINDow:SOURce

g

FFT

j

>

N

Selects

track

<

the

source

the

source's

the

of

vertical

WMEMory

markers

values

to

left,

the

]

?

[

histogram

and

:HISTogram:WINDow:X1Position

histogram

the

of

of

the

database

Moves

selects

the

portion

a

X1

marker

default

to

corresponding

top

right,

CHANnel

f

window

horizontal

X1

<

]

?

[

window.

histogram.

to

Y1,

X2,

will

window

that

.

>

The

histogram

:HISTogram:WINDow:X2Position

histogram

the

Moves

the

X2

marker

of

position

X2

<

]

?

[

window

selects a portion of the database to histogram. The histogram window

markers will track the scale of the histogram window source.

:HISTogram:WINDow:Y1Position[?]<

Y1 position

>

Moves the Y1 marker of the histogram window. The histogram window

histogram.

database

the

selects

portion

a

of

:HISTogram:WINDow:Y2Position

Moves the

selects a portion of

Y2 marker of the histogram window

the database to histogram.

to

position

Y2

<

]

?

[

>

. The histogram window

30

window

Limit Test Commands

:LTESt:FAIL[?]f

INSidejOUTSidejALWaysjNEVer

g

Sets the fail condition for an individual measurement. The conditions for

a test failure are set on the source selected with the last LTESt:SOURce

command.

:LTESt:LLIMit[?]<

lower value

>

Sets the lower test limit for the active measurement currently selected by

TESt:SOURce

:L

the

:LTESt:MNFound

action

the

Sets

command

TESt:SOURce

L

aects

:LTESt:RUMode

maximum

<

Equivalent

:LTESt:RUN

maximum

<

Determines

FORever

waveforms

to

]

?

[

waveforms

the

FAILures

,

:LTESt:SOURce

[

f

[

command.

FAIL

f

]

?

[

take

to

the

command.

FORever

f

]

?

>

TESt:RUN.

:L

FORever

>

termination

,or

j

2

f

1

]

?

PASS

j

when

active

g

FAILures,

j

g

Veforms

WA

j

j

3

IGNore

j

measurement

the

measurement

FAILures,

j

<

conditions

.

g

4

g

currently

total

<

total

for the

cannot

failures

failures

test. The

be

selected

>

WAVeforms

j

>

choices

. This

made

the

by

WAVeforms

j

are

last

,

,

Selects the current source for the ULIMit, LLIMit, MNFound, and FAIL

commands. It selects one of the active measurements as referred to by

their position in the measurement window on the bottom of the screen.

Source 1 is the measurement on the top line, 2 is on the second line,and

on.

so

lename

<

,

[

DISK

:LTESt:SSCReen

Saves a copy of the

PRINter

PMEMory1

j

f

OFF

]

?

[

j

screen in the event of a failure

j

.

g

>

]

31

Limit Test Commands

:LTESt:SSCReen:DDISk:BACKground[?]f

WHITejNORMal

g

Controls the background color of the graticule area of an HP PaintJet

printer directed to the disk. In NORMal, the selected screen color is used

for that area. In WHITe, the background area is forced to white (the color

of the printer paper).

:LTESt:SSCReen:DDISk:MEDia[?]f

PAPerjTRANsparency

g

Species either paper or transparency to be used in the printer.When

TRANsparency is selected, the printer prints the data twice, which

makes the contents of the media look darker and slows down the printing

process. This control is used when the store screen is directed to the disk,

DeskJet

color

printing

when

only

valid

is

and

printers

.

:LTESt:SSCReen:DDISk:PFORmat

CTIFf

j

TIFF

j

GIF

EPSon

j

BWPaintjet

j

Selects

storing

formats

BWDeskjet

j

le

the

screen

the

supported

format

to

by

a

the

g

for

disk

to

?

[

DJ500

j

PCX

j

stored

a

later printing.

for

instrument.

:LTESt:SSCReen:DPRinter:ADDRess

HP-IB

the

select

to

user

Allows

used

the

only

.

HP-IB

is

port

the

if

HP

the

THINkjet

f

]

j

the

or

le

address

<

]

?

[

address for

aintJet

P

DJ540

and

PAINtjet

j

DJ550

j

printer

includes

This

value

the printer

j

format

>

LASerjet

j

DJ560

use

to

all

This

.

j

print

address

when

is

an

HP

g

aintJet

P

:LTESt:SSCReen:DPRinter:BACKground

graticule

the

of

Controls

background

the

color

NORMal

area

j

of

WHITe

f

]

?

[

printer. It is only valid when the print format is an HP PaintJet. In

NORMal, the selected screen color is used for that area.

:LTESt:SSCReen:DPRinter:MEDia[?]f

PAPerjTRANsparency

g

Species either paper or transparency in the printer. This control is used

TRANsparency

When

twice,

the

.

which

printing

makes

process

the

.

contents

This

the

when

selected,

is

media

the

of

command is

directed

screen

store

printer

the

look darker

is

prints

and

valid only for the HP P

a printer

to

data

the

down

slows

aintJet and color DeskJet printers

32

.

Limit Test Commands

:LTESt:SSCReen:DPRinter:PFORmat[?]f

THINkjetjPAINtjet

LASerjetjEPSonjDJ500jDJ540jDJ550jDJ560jBWPaintjet

BWDeskjet

g

Selects the printer format to use when storing the screen to a physical

printer.

:LTESt:SSCReen:DPRinter:PORT[?]f

CENTronicsjHPIB

g

Selects the printer port for the screen when store screen is going to the

printer.

:LTESt:SSUMmary[?]f

summary

the

Saves

:LTESt:SSUMmary:ADDRess

HP-IB

Selects

the

HP-IB

the

summary

.

:LTESt:SSUMmary:FORMat

Species

whether

:LTESt:SSUMmary:MEDia

Species

When

makes

process

printer

whether

TRANsparency

contents

the

This

.

is

and

,

OFFjPRINterjDISK[,<

event

the

in

address

<

]

[

?

the

the

to

?

[

summary

]

?

[

or

selected,

is

the

of

used

is

only

for

printer

BRIef

f

]

PAPer

f

transparency

media

when

the

for

address

going

is

the

paper

control

valid

failure

a

of

value

printer

le

look

HP

.

the

and

STAtistics

j

either

is

TRANsparency

j

printer

the

darker

store

the

aintJet

P

.

>

This

PORT

brief or

lm

prints

and

summary

and

lename>]

address

command

g

contains

g

be used

will

the

slows

color

g

only

used

is

is

statistics

in the

twice

data

the

down

directed

is

DeskJet printers

j

j

set

printer

,

printing

to

when

to

.

.

which

the

.

:LTESt:SSUMmary:PFORmat[?]f

j

DJ540jDJ550jDJ560jBWPaintjetjBWDeskjet

THINkjetjPAINtjetjLASerjetjEPSon

g

Selects the printer format to use when storing the summary to a printer.

This includes the physical printers supported by the instrument, with the

exception

up

set

and

of

format

the

WDeskjet parameter

B

the

for

the

DeskJet

HP

the

:LTESt:SSUMmary:PORT[?

Selects the printer port for

use

cartridge

the

g

monochrome

the color

with

500C

DeskJet 500C,

HP

command.

the

in

]fCENTronicsjHPIB

the summary when the summary is sent to the

installed.

printer.

o

T

cartridge

33

Limit Test Commands

:LTESt:SWAVeform[?]<

source>,<destination>,[<lename>[,<format>]]

Saves waveforms from a channel, function, histogram, or waveform

memory in the event of a failure detected by the limit test. Each

waveform source can be individually specied, allowing multiple channels

or functions to be saved to disk or waveform memories. Setting a

particular source to OFF removes any waveform save action from that

source.

:LTESt:TEST[?]fONj1j

OFFj0

g

Controls the execution of the limit test function. ON allows the limit test

to run over all of the active measurements. When the limit test is turned

limit

the

on,

graticule

.

:LTESt:ULIMit

upper

the

Sets

TESt:SOURce

:L

last

the

test

?

[

]

test

<

results

upper

limit

displayed

are

>

value

active

the

for

command.

on

screen

in

measurement

window

a

currently

below

selected

the

by

34

Marker Commands

:MARKer:CURSor?fDELTajSTARtjSTOP

g

Returns the time and current measurement unit values of the specied

marker or cursor (if in the waveform mode) as an ordered pair of time and

measurement unit values.

:MARKer:MEASurement:READout[?]fONj1j

OFFj0

g

Controls the state of the marker readout area on the screen when markers

.

measurement

in

on

are

:MARKer:MODE

Sets

g

the

marker

TDR/TDT

OFF

f

]

?

[

mode

mode

MANual|WAVeform

j

.

MEASurement

j

HISTogram

j

:MARKer:TDELta?

between

or

mode

depending

,

depending

,

cursor

X

the

Returns

the

:MARKer:TSTArt

position

X1

the

Sets

the

current

marker

:MARKer:TSTOp

X2 position

the

Sets

time

and

?

[

?

]

[

dierence

cursor

+

X1

<

]

and

mode

position

<

X2

and moves

between

depending

,

position

moves

.

>

>

X1

the

the X2

and

X1

the

on

marker

marker or

time

X2

current

or

X

+

cursor

cursor

markers

marker

the current marker mode.

j

.

on

on

:MARKer:VDELta?

Returns the current measurement unit dierence between Y1 and Y2.

moves

>

Y1

to the

specied

measurement

>

the specied measurement unit on

position

Y1

<

]

?

Y1

the

[

osition

P

specied

and

Y2

source.

position

:MARKer:VSTArt

the

Sets

on

value

:MARKer:VSTOp[?]<

Sets the Y2 position and moves Y2 to

the specied source

.

unit

35

Marker Commands

:MARKer:X1Position[?]<

X1 position

>

Sets the X1 position and moves the X1 marker or X cursor, depending on

the current marker mode, to the specied time with respect to the trigger

time.

:MARKer:X2Position[?]<

X2 position

>

Sets the X2 position and moves the X2 marker or + cursor, depending on

the current marker mode, to the specied time with respect to the trigger

time.

:MARKer:X1Y1source[?]f

WMEMory<number>j

Sets

the

source

for

:MARKer:X2Y2source

j

source

>

for

WMEMory

Sets

number

<

the

CHANnel<number>j

HISTogramjFFT

Y1

and

X1

the

and

j

Y2

<

FFT

CHANnel

f

]

?

[

HISTogram

X2

the

g

markers

number

g

markers

FUNCtion<number>j

.

number

FUNCtion

j

>

<

.

:MARKer:XDELta?

Returns

X

the

the

cursor

time

and

dierence

cursor

+

between

depending on

,

X1

and

the

X2 time

current

markers

marker

or

mode

:MARKer:XUNITs?

.

Returns

the

x-axis

units

of

the

current

marker

mode

j

>

between

.

Y1

to

>

the

specied

measurement

:MARKer:Y1Position

osition

P

Y1

the

Sets

[

?

and

]

Y1

<

moves

position

the specied source.

:MARKer:Y2Position[?]<

Y2 position

>

Sets the Y2 Position and moves Y2 to the specied measurement unit on

the specied source.

:MARKer:YDELta?

and

Returns

the

current

measurement unit

dierence

between

Y1

:MARKer:YUNITs?

Returns the Y-axis units of

the current marker mode

.

36

unit

Y2.

on

Mask Test Commands

:MTESt:ALIGn

Automatically aligns and scales the mask to the current waveform on the

display or scales the waveform and mask to ll the display, depending on

alignment mode.

HP 83480A only.

:MTESt:AMASk:CReate

Automatically constructs a mask around the current waveform on the

AMASk:XDELta,

the

.

visible

is

j

>

by

mask

The

the display

on

acquired

FUNCtion

only

and

number

<

,so

displayed

display

AMASk:YDELta,

encompasses

measurement

consistently

,

and

portion

the

must

obtain

to

tolerance

the

using

:MTESt:AMASk:SOURce

FFT

j

CHANnel

number

<

>

parameters

AMASK:UNIT

the

of

ensure

that

repeatable

WMEMory

f

]

?

[

g

commands

s

waveform

waveform

the

results

number

<

dened

.

your

>

j

AMASk:XDELta

the

source

Selects

AMASk:YDELta

UNIT

terms

the

CURRent, the

are

s

the

of

parameters

measurement system

:MTESt:AMASk:UNITs

Alters

the way

tolerance

the mask

parameters for

interpretation

the

for

when

XDELta

CURRent

]

f

?

[

test subsystem

automasking, dened

and

j

of

AMASk:UNIT

YDELta

selected

of the

DIVisions

interprets the

CURRent.

to

set

is

s

parameters

source

are

.

g

and

1X

by AMASk:XDELta

dened

AMASk:YDELta, respectively.

:MTESt:AMASk:XDELta[?]<

xdelta value

>

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

automasking feature. The absolute value of the tolerance will be added

determine

X components

of

to

the

mask.

subtracted

and

boundaries

:MTESt:AMASk:YDELta

Sets the tolerance in

automasking feature

waveform

the

of

?]<

ydelta

[

value

>

the Y direction around the waveform for the

. The absolute value of the tolerance will be added

to

and subtracted to Y components of the waveform to determine the

boundaries of the mask.

and

When

in

1Y

and

the

37

Mask Test Commands

:MTEST:AMODe[?]fMASKjFILL

Sets the mode for automated mask alignment.

g

HP 83480A only. Requires

rmware revision A.02.00 and above.

:MTESt:COUNt:FAILures?<POLYgon><number

>

Returns the number of failures that occurred within a particular polygon.

By dening polygons within polygons, then counting the failures for each

individual polygon, you can implement testing at dierent tolerance levels

for a given waveform.

:MTESt:COUNt:FSAMples?

test

so

,

AILures?

mask

if you

wish to

Returns

This

run.

determine

total

the

count

failures by

number

for

is

of

polygons

all

polygon

failed

number

samples

all

and

use

,

current

the

in

waveforms

COUNt:F

the

:MTESt:COUNt:FWAVeforms?

you

if

so

AILures?

mask

wish

Returns

This

run.

determine

the

count

failures

total

number

for

is

by

of

polygons

all

polygon

failed

number

waveforms

waveforms

all

and

the COUNt:F

use

,

in

the

current

,

:MTESt:COUNt:SAMPles?

Returns

the

total

number

samples

of

captured

in the

current

mask

run.

:MTESt:COUNt:WAVeforms?

query

test

to

query

test

.

.

waveforms

Returns

the

total

number

of

run.

:MTESt:FENable[?]fONj1j

OFFj0

g

Enables the fail action when a mask hit occurs.

:MTESt:MASK:DEFine[?

number

<

polygonid>

<

x

<

[,

coordinate

<xcoordinate

Denes a

,

,

>

<

,

>

set of up to eight polygons to be used for mask testing. When

you use the MASK:DEFine

for up to eight polygons

] #6NNNNNN [<mask label>]

<

,

>

polygon

<

[,

]*

>

x

<

[,

>

coordinate

y

<

coordinate

y

coordinate

of vertices

command, you can specify polygon denitions

ou can also use the MTESt:POL

.Y

x

command to dene a single polygon at

38

gathered

coordinate

id

>

atime.

in

>

<

,

>

<

,

current

the

y

<

,

coordinate

number

y

coordinate

mask

>

of vertices

]*

]*

>

Ygon:DEFine

test

>

,

:MTESt:MASK:DELete

Deletes the complete currently dened mask.

Mask Test Commands

:MTESt:MMARgin:PERCent[?]<

margin percent

>

Sets the mask margin percentage.

:MTESt:MMARgin:STATe[?]fONj1j

OFFj0

g

Controls whether the mask margin is active.

:MTESt:POLYgon:DEFine[?

<

number of vertices>,<x coordinate>,<y coordinate

] #6NNNNNN<polygon id>,

[,<x coordinate>,<y coordinate>]*

polygon

atime

a

by

Denes

at

:MTESt:POLYgon:DELete

equires

R

Deletes

rmware

the

:MTESt:POLYgon:MOVE

ydelta

<

equires

R

Moves

value

the

>

rmware

specied

:MTESt:RECall

Recalls

from

to

using

specied

mask

<

mask

the

command.

this

<

revision

polygon.

POL

<

revision

polygon

memory

memory

Ygon

POL

A.04.00

Ygon

A.04.00

by

>

>

the

the

number

<

>

and

number

<

and

and

X

mask

>

.

above

<

>

,

.

above

amounts

Y

associated

testing.

mask

for

used

be

memory number.

ou

Y

xdelta

>

dene one

can

value

indicated.

with

the

,

>

mask

polygon

:MTESt:RUMode[?]f

j

FWAVeforms,<

<

number of samples>j

Determines

:MTESt:SAVe

Saves the

number of failed waveforms>j

termination

the

mask

<

mask to mask memory

FOReverjFSAMples,<

WAVeforms,<

conditions

memory

>

number of waveforms>g

for

.

number of failed samples

the

SAMPles

test.

,

>

39

Mask Test Commands

:MTESt:SCALe:DEFault

Sets the scaling markers to default values. The X1, XDELta, Y1, and

Y2 markers are set to values corresponding to graticule positions that are

two divisions in from the left and right and one division in from the top

and bottom of the graticule, respectively.

:MTESt:SCALe:SOURce[?]f

WMEMory<number>j

FUNCtion<number>j

CHANnel<number>g

Sets the source used by the mask subsystem for interpretation of the

SCALe:Y1 and SCALe:Y2 parameters. SCALe:Y1 and SCALe:Y2 set the

vertical boundaries of the coordinate system for mask testing, and are

.

aected

:MTESt:SCALe:X1

Denes

The

by

where

other

]

[

?

X=0

X-coordinate

scaling

the

:MTESt:SCALe:XDELta

position

mask

marker

X2

the

test

where

Y2

the

coordinate

denes

]

?

[

Y=0

]

?

[

marker

Denes

the

the

:MTESt:SCALe:Y1

Denes

:MTESt:SCALe:Y2

Denes

:MTESt:SSCReen[?]f

selected

the

of

x1

<

the

in

]

?

[

of

value

is

<

the

>

base

dened

xdelta

marker

X2

system,

X=1.

>

value

coordinate

>

value

coordinate

the

<

<

y1

in

y2

where

the

in

OFFjPMEMory1jPRINterjDISK[,<

source

coordinate

the

by

>

value

with respect

X1

the

system

system

used

SCALe:XDELta

to

marker denes

mask

for

mask

system

for

mask

for

command.

X1

the

where

testing.

testing.

lename>]

marker

Saves a copy of the screen in the event of a failure.

testing.

X=0;

.

g

In

thus

,

:MTESt:SSCReen:DDISk:BACKground[?]f

graticule

the

of

the

disk.

,

e

color

the

NORMal,

In

background

Controls

printer

that

for

printer paper).

of the

background

the

directed

area.

to

In WHIT

40

WHITejNORMal

area of

the selected

is

area

an

screen

forced

to

g

HP

white

aintJet

P

color

(the

is

used

color

Mask Test Commands

:MTESt:SSCReen:DDISk:MEDia[?]f

PAPerjTRANsparency

g

Species whether paper or transparency is to be used in the printer.

This control is used when the store screen is directed to the disk. If

TRANsparency is selected, the printer makes two passes over each data

row, putting more ink on the page. This darkens the page for better

transparency results. The command applies only to the HP PaintJet and

color DeskJet printers, and will slow print speed.

:MTESt:SSCReen:DDISk:PFORmat[?]f

j

EPSonjGIFjTIFFjCTIFfjPCXjDJ500jDJ540jDJ550jDJ560

BWPaintjetjBWDeskjet

printer

Selects

includes

the

all

print

g

format

formats

use

to

supported

:MTESt:SSCReen:DPRinter:ADDRess

Allows

used

the

only

.

HP-IB

is

port

the

if

HP-IB

the

select

to

user

:MTESt:SSCReen:DPRinter:BACKground

when

screen

forced

the

color

to

store

the print

color

white

Controls

printer

NORMal,

the

It

.

the

background

control

is

background

only

is

selected

area

when

used

valid

is

THINkjetjPAINtjetjLASerjet

screen

when

the

of

is

screen

storing

the

by

<

]

?

[

address

?

[

graticule

format

used

color of

(the

is

the

instrument.

address

the

for

WHITe

f

]

area of

is

for that

directed

>

value

printer

NORMal

j

HP

an

aintJet.

P

HP

an

In

area.

the printer

printer

the

to

a

to

This

.

g

P

WHIT

paper).

disk.

aintJet

.

j

This

address

In

the

,

e

This

is

:MTESt:SSCReen:DPRinter:MEDia

transparency

or

Species

either

paper

TRANsparency

in

the

j

printer

If

.

PAPer

f

]

?

[

g

TRANsparency

selected, the printer makes two passes over each data row, putting more

ink on the page. This darkens the page for better transparency results.

The command applies only to the HP PaintJet and color DeskJet printers,

and will slow print speed.

:MTESt:SSCReen:DPRinter:PFORmat

j

LASerjet

BWDeskjet

Selects the

EPSon

j

g

j

printer format to use when storing the screen to a printer

This includes only the

refer to a physical printer

DJ540

DJ500

j

formats available from the setup print menu that

.

DJ550

]

?

[

THINkjet

f

DJ560

j

PAINtjet

j

BWPaintjet

j

j

j

is

.

41

Mask Test Commands

:MTESt:SSCReen:DPRinter:PORT[?]f

CENTronicsjHPIB

g

Selects the printer port for the screen when store screen is going to the

printer.

:MTESt:SSUMmary[?]f

OFFjPRINterjDISK[,<

lename>]

g

Saves the summary in the event of a failure.

:MTESt:SSUMmary:ADDRess[?]<

address value

>

Selects the HP-IB address for the printer. This address is used only when

the summary is going to the printer and the port is set to HP-IB.

:MTESt:SSUMmary:MEDia[?]f

paper

the

.

,

This

and

either

contents

control

is

is selected,

of

valid

only

Species

TRANsparency

makes

process

printer

:MTESt:SSUMmary:PFORmat

DJ560

printer

the

of

format

the

WDeskjet

B

j

the

the

format

physical

DeskJet

HP

for

parameter

DJ540

j

Selects

This

exception

set

and

DJ550

j

includes

up

the

PAPerjTRANsparency

transparency

or

printer

the

look

paper

the

the

when

used

is

P

HP

the

for

THINkjet

f

]

?

[

BWPaintjet

j

use

to

printers

500C

DeskJet

HP

the

in

when

the

j

supported

with

printer

the

in

and

store

and

PAINtjet

j

the

summary

prints

darker

aintJet

BWDeskjet

storing the

by

the color

use

500C,

command.

g

When

.

which

,

twice

data

the

down

slows

directed

is

DeskJet

color

LASerjet

j

g

summary

to

the instrument,

cartridge installed.

monochrome

the

printers

a

printing

the

to

.

EPSon

j

with

.

the

o

T

printer

cartridge

g

HPIB

:MTESt:SSUMmary:PORT

CENTronics

f

]

?

[

j

Selects the printer port for the summary when the summary is sent to the

printer.

42

Mask Test Commands

:MTESt:STANdardfDS1 | DS1C |DS2 | DS3 | FC133 | FC266 | FC531 |

FC1063 | FDD1 | FX100Base | GBEThernet | PRImary | SECondary |

TERtiary | OC1 | OC3 |OC12 | OC24 | OC48 | QUAT0 | QUAT1 | STM0 |

STM1 | STM4 | STM16 | STS1E | STS1P | STS3E | STS3P0 | STS3P1 | PDH2

| PDH8 | PDH34 | PDH1390 | PDH1391

g

Loads a predened standard mask as the current mask.

The standards PDH2

...

PDH1391 are available in rmware revision

A.02.00 and above.

The standards FX100Base and GBEThernet are available in rmware

revision A.06.00 and above.

:MTESt:SWAVeform

waveforms from

Saves

the

memory

waveform

or

particular

source

in

functions

.

source

to

source

]

?

[

event

can

saved

be

to

source

<

channel,

a

a

of

individually

be

to

removes

OFF

,

>

failure

disk

destination

<

function,

detected

specied

waveform

or

waveform

any

[

<

,

>

histogram,

Mask

the

by

allowing

memories

save

lename

>

waveform

or

est.

T

multiple

Setting

.

action

[,

Each

from

:MTESt:SWAVeform:RESet

.

the

Sets

:MTESt:TEST

Controls

for

run

to

est

T

Mask

save

?

[

the

all

results

]

destination

1

j

ON

f

execution

active

the

of

displayed

are

j

OFF

of

all

for

0

j

Mask

the

sources

waveforms

g

est

T

When

.

screen

on

to OFF

function.

Mask

the

window

a

in

ON

T

allows

est is

below

the

turned on,

in the mask test window. OFF disables mask testing.

format

<

channels

a

Mask

graticule

the

that

>

T

the

]]

est

43

Measure Commands

:MEASure:APOWer[?][<

source>]

Measures the average power of an optical signal. Sources are specied

with the MEASure:SOURce command or with the optional parameter

following the APOWer command.

:MEASure:CGRade:COMPlete[?][<

HP 83480A only.

comp hits>]

Sets the completion criterion.

?

:MEASure:CGRade:CROSsing

Measures the

this

for

on

crossing level

measurement.

:MEASure:CGRade:DCDistortion

cycle

duty

be

on

the

for

measurement.

this

Measures

must

:MEASure:CGRade:EHEight

Measures

for

the

measurement.

this

height

eye

:MEASure:CGRade:ERAtio

Measures

on for

be

the extinction

this measurement.

]

[

of an

distortion

TIME

f

]

?

[

eye

an

of

RATio

f

]

?

[

ratio of

HP 83480A

eye diagram.

TIME

f

]

?

[

an

of

PERCent

j

diagram.

DECibel

j

an eye

diagram. Color

PERCent

j

diagram.

eye

Color

only.

Color

g

grade

PERCent

j

grade

g

Color

mode

grade

mode

g

grade

:MEASure:CGRade:ERCalibrate

must

mode

must

mode

be

must

be

on

Measures the dark level of a signal for use in measuring its extinction

ratio.

HP 83480A only.

:MEASure:CGRade:ERFactorfCHANnel<number>gfONj

measurement system.

the

Corrects

HP

for

83480A

only.

equires

R

frequency

the

:MEASure:CGRade:EWIDth[?

Measures the eye width of an

response

rmware

]

of

revision

A.03.00

eye diagram. Color grade mode must be on

OFFg,[<value>]

and above

for this measurement.

44

.

Measure Commands

:MEASure:CGRade:JITTer[?]fPPj

RMS

g

Measures the jitter of an eye diagram. Color grade mode must be on for

this measurement.

:MEASure:CGRade:PEAK?

Returns the maximum number of hits in a pixel of a color grade display.

:MEASure:CGRade:QFACtor[?

]

Measures the Q factor of an eye diagram. Color grade mode must be on

for this measurement.

HP 83480A only.

:MEASure:CLEar

screen.

the

>

spec

Changing

.

>

edge

measured.

is

edge

from

source

<

[,

edges

two

the specied

of

the

on

specifying

by

these

]]

>

.If

If two

source

rst

the

one

may

source

values

source

sources are

the

to

to

delta

aect

is

the

trailing

specied,

trailing

specied,

measurement

Clears

:MEASure:DEFine

Sets

threshold,

measure

the

the

up

commands

]

?

[

denition

top-base

or

:MEASure:DELTatime

delta

time

the

of

time

second

the

from

specied

from

source

the

the

Measures

delta

edge

delta

the

meas

<

for

values

.

<

[

]

?

[

between

time

leading

source

leading

measured.

is

results

measurements

source

time

other

edge

,

the

the

on

:MEASure:DUTYcycle

[

]

>

source

<

[

]

?

Measures the ratio of the positive pulse width to the period. Sources

are specied with the MEASure:SOURce command or with the optional

parameter following the DUTYcycle command.

:MEASure:FALLtime[?][<

time

the

at

Sources

.

the

lower

are specied

parameter following the F

Measures

time

time

the optional

source>]

upper

the

at

threshold

of

with

the

threshold

of the

falling edge

MEASure:SOURce

the

ALLtime command.

,

then

falling

calculates

measures

,

edge

command

the

or

the

fall

with

45

Measure Commands

:MEASure:FFT:DFRequency[?][<

source>]

Enables the delta frequency measurement. The source is specied with

the MEASure:SOURce command or with the optional parameter following

the FFT:DFRequency command.

:MEASure:FFT:DMAGnitude[?][<

source>]

Enables the delta magnitude measurement. The source is specied with

the MEASure:SOURce command or with the optional parameter following

the FFT:DMAGnitude command.

:MEASure:FFT:FREQuency[?][<

frequency

Enables

the

MEASure:SOURce

FFT:FREQuency

measurement.

command

command.

:MEASure:FFT:MAGNitude

magnitude

GNitude

the

the

peak

with

following

command

command.

<

]

?

[

number

of

MEASure:SOURce

the

the

Measures

MEASure:SOURce

FFT:MA

:MEASure:FFT:PEAK1

Sets

specied

is

parameter

source>]

with

or

source

<

[

]

?

[

FFT

the

of

with

or

1st

peak number

rst

the

FFT:PEAK1

The

the

]

>

The

.

the

peak for

command

command.

source

optional

source

optional

source

<

[

>

FFT

specied

is

parameter

specied

is

parameter

]

>

measurements

with the

or

with

following

with

following

The

.

optional

the

the

the

the

source

:MEASure:FFT:PEAK2

number

peak

the

Sets

2nd

<

]

?

[

of

peak number

second

the

peak

for

source

<

[

>

FFT

]

>

measurements

source is specied with the MEASure:SOURce command or with the

optional parameter following the FFT:PEAK2 command.

:MEASure:FFT:THReshold[?]<

threshold value

>

Sets the peak search threshold value.

>

source

<

[

]

?

:MEASure:FREQuency

Measures

using the

the

mid-threshold levels of the waveform (50% levels if

[

frequency

of the

standard measurements are selected).

MEASure:SOURce command or with the

]

rst

complete

cycle

screen

the

on

The source is specied with the

optional parameter following the

FREQuency command.

46

.

The

Measure Commands

:MEASURE:HISTogram:HITS[?][<

source>]

Measures the number of hits within the histogram.

<

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

:MEASURE:HISTogram:MEAN[?][<

source>]

Measures the mean of the histogram. The mean of the histogram is the

average value of all the points in the histogram.

<

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

:MEASURE:HISTogram:MEDian[?][<

the

median

or

time

or right

>

the

voltage

(above

only

Measures

the

left

source

<

:MEASURE:HISTogram:M1S

percentage

Measures

the

of

source

<

the

mean

>

of

only

:MEASURE:HISTogram:M2S

percentage

Measures

the

of

the

mean

of

of

the

of

below

or

available

histogram.

the

available

histogram.

the

?

[

of

?

[

of

point

in

]

in

]

source>]

histogram.

which

at

vertical

for

rmware

source

<

[

points

that

rmware

source

<

[

points

that

median

The

the

of

50%

histograms).

revision

]

>

are

A.03.00

within

revision A.03.00

>

]

within

are

the

of

histogram is

and

standard

one

and

standard

two

histogram

above

above

is

to the

.

deviation

.

deviations

rmware

source

<

>

only

available

in

:MEASURE:HISTogram:M3S[?][<

source>]

revision

A.03.00

and

Measures the percentage of points that are within three standard

deviations of the mean of the histogram.

<

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

]

>

source

<

:MEASURE:HISTogram:OFFSet?

of the

oset

Returns

hits for

the

linear-scaled histograms and in decibels for logarithmically-scaled

[

histogram

in

hits

decibels

or

.

The

histograms.

<

source>only available in

rmware revision A.03.00 and above

above

oset

.

in

is

.

47

Measure Commands

:MEASURE:HISTogram:PEAK[?][<

source>]

Measures the number of hits in the greatest peak of the histogram.

<

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

:MEASURE:HISTogram:PP[?][<

source>]

Measures the width of the histogram. The width is measured as the time

or voltage of the last histogram bucket with data in it, minus the time or

voltage of the rst histogram bucket with data in it.

<

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

:MEASURE:HISTogram:SCALe?[<

histogram

the

of

scale

is in

>

the

hits

only

linear-scaled

for

available

histograms

Returns

scale

logarithmically-scaled

source

<

:MEASURE:HISTogram:STDDev

source

<

[

]

the

of

command

deviation

levels

selected).

>

the

only

Measures

source

<

:MEASure:NWIDth

Measures

using

standard

the

mid-threshold

the

measurements

MEASURE:SOURce

standard

available

?

[

width

rmware

in

]

?

[

rmware

in

>

]

rst

or

source>]

hits

in

histograms

.

revision

source

<

[

the

of

revision A.03.00

negative

waveform

the

of

Sources

the

with

decibels

or

in

and

A.03.00

]

>

histogram.

on

pulse

(50%

specied

are

optional

per

decibels

and

and

screen

the

levels

with

parameter

division.

division

per

above

above

with

the

following

NWIDth command.

The

for

.

.

the

:MEASure:OVERshoot[?][<

source>]

Measures the overshoot of the rst edge on the screen. Sources are

specied with the MEASURE:SOURce command or with the optional

VERshoot

O

parameter

following

:MEASure:PERiod

Measures the

period of the rst complete cycle on the screen

the

>

source

<

[

]

?

[

]

using the mid-threshold levels

standard measurements selected). Sources are

command.

of the waveform (50% levels with

specied with the

MEASURE:SOURce command or with the optional parameter

PERiod command.

48

following the

Measure Commands

:MEASure:PREShoot[?][<

source>]

Measures the preshoot of the rst edge on the screen. Sources are

specied with the MEASURE:SOURce command or with the optional

parameter following the PREShoot command.

:MEASure:PWIDth[?][<

source>]

Measures the width of the rst positive pulse on the screen

using the mid-threshold levels of the waveform (50% levels with

standard measurements selected). Sources are specied with the

MEASURE:SOURce command or with the optional parameter following the

PWIDth command.

:MEASure:RESults?

measurement

The

Returns

results

the results

always

include

:MEASure:RISetime

rise

Measures

the

at

threshold

the

lower

of

threshold

the

of

]

?

[

time

rising

the

the

<

[

of

of

edge

source

the

the

continuous

>

rst

]

results

displayed

current

rising

calculating the

then

,

measurements

only

edge

measuring

edge,

.

.

measuring

by

the

time

rise

time

the

the

at

.

:MEASure:SCRatch

screen.

the

measurement

Clears

the

:MEASure:SENDvalid

results

OFF

f

]

?

[

from

g

1

j

ON

j

0

j

time

upper

Enables

query

the

.

state

result

:MEASure:SOURce[?]<

returned

be

to

code

source>[,<source>]

with

:MEASure:RESults?

the

Selects the source for measurements. Two sources can be specied with

this command. All measurements, except MEASure:DELTatime, are made

on the rst specied source. The delta time measurement uses two

sources

measurement

:MEASure:STATistics

,

source

that

uses

?]f

OFFj0| ON

[

specied.

are

two

if

Turns the statistics measurements

aects the MEASure:RESults query

specied,

only one

If

both

for

source

of

is

its parameters

j1g

on and o. The statistics state only

.

the

.

delta

time

49

Measure Commands

:MEASure:TEDGe[?]<

meas thres txt>,<slope><occurrence>[,<source>]

Measures the time interval between the trigger event and the specied

threshold level and transition.

:MEASure:TMAX[?][<

source>]

Measures the rst time at which the maximum voltage of the source

waveform occurred. When FFT is the specied source, the frequency at

which the rst maximum value occurred is measured.

:MEASure:TMIN[?][<

source>]

Measures the time at which the rst minimum voltage occurred. When

minimum

rst

specied

the

is

FFT

measured.

the

is

?

[

time

and

]

<

transition.

occurred

value

:MEASure:TVOLt

Measures

voltage

level

:MEASure:VAMPlitude

dierence

Calculates

source

:MEASure:VAVerage

Calculates

the

.

[

average

the

source

voltage

interval

]

?

[

CYCLe

f

]

?

voltage

the

,

<

,

>

between

source

<

[

between

j

frequency

><

slope

the

]

>

the

DISPlay

the

over

which

at

occurrence

trigger

and

top

[,

<

g

displayed

the

source

<

[,

>

and

event

base voltage

]

>

source

waveform.

the

of

>

dened

the

]

specied

]

>

source

<

[

]

?

the

[

statistical

base

of

waveform.

the

Sources

are

specied

:MEASure:VBASe

Measures

the MEASure:SOURce command or with the optional parameter following

the VBASe command.

:MEASure:VLOWer[?][<

source>]

Measures the voltage value at the lower threshold of the waveform.

>

:MEASure:VMAX

Measures

the

waveform. When

source

<

[

]

?

[

absolute

FFT is the specied source

]

maximum voltage

present

on

selected

the

, the maximum value in the

spectrum is measured.

50

with

source

Measure Commands

:MEASure:VMIDdle[?][<

source>]

Measures the voltage level at the middle threshold of the waveform.

Sources are specied with the MEASure:SOURce command or with the

optional parameter following the VMIDdle command.

:MEASure:VMIN[?][<

source>]

Measures the absolute minimum voltage present on the selected source

waveform. When FFT is the specied source, the minimum value in the

spectrum is measured.

:MEASure:VPP[?][<

Measures

then

voltages

spectrum

the

calculates

. When

are

:MEASure:VRMS

Measures

average

the

value

:MEASure:VTIMe

event

value

the

at

Measures

trigger

the

source>]

maximum

peak-to-peak

the

FFT

measured.

CYCLe

f

]

?

[

voltage

RMS

the

of

time

<

]

?

[

voltage

must

and

specied

the

minimum

and

specied

the

is

DISPlay

j

of

waveform

[,

<

>

specied

the

at

on

be

frequency

voltage

selected

the

from

source

screen.

voltages

source

AC

f

,

g

each

]

>

time

When FFT

measured.

is

on

dierence

the

as

the

,

[,

g

DC

j

waveform

data point

.The

the

range

source

<

time

is the

selected

between

values

of

]

>

subtracting

by

the

on

referenced

is

specied

display

source

the

the

in

the

.

to

source

,

two

the

,

:MEASure:VTOP

Measures

:MEASure:VUPper[?][<

[

the

statistical

of

top

source>]

the

selected

source

waveform.

]

>

source

<

[

]

?

Measures the voltage value at the upper threshold of the waveform.

51

Pixel Memory Commands

:PMEMory1:ADD

Merges the current waveform(s) to the pixel memory. This is identical to

the :PMEMory1:MERGe command.

:PMEMory1:CLEar

Clears the display memory. This is identical to the :PMEMory1:ERASe

command.

:PMEMory1:DISPlay

Determines

whether

j

1

j

ON

f

]

?

[

the

not

or

OFF

pixel

0

memory

viewable.

is

g

j

:PMEMory1:ERASe

pixel

Clears

the

:PMEMory1:MERGe

current

Merges

the

:PMEMory1:RECall

current

Recalls

the

:PMEMory1:STORe

Stores

the current

memory

.

waveform(s)

pixel memory

waveform(s) to

the

to

to the

the pixel

pixel

screen.

memory

memory.

.

52

Service Commands

:SERVice:COMMents[?]PLUGin<number><comments

Returns the comments eld associated with the plug-in.

:SERVice:DECLassify

Declassies memory.

>

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Timebase Commands

:TIMebase:BRATe[?]<

Sets the bit rate for use when the units are BITS.

:TIMebase:DELay[?]<

bit rate

>

delay value

HP 83480A only.

>

Sets the time interval between the trigger event and the on-screen

delay reference point. The delay reference point is set with the

TIMebase:REFerence command.

<

delay

?

:TIMebase:POSition

Sets the

delay

TIMebase:REF

time interval

reference

erence

:TIMebase:RANGe

full-scale

the

Sets

division

per

time

the

s/div).

10

seconds

(1

:TIMebase:REFerence

delay

the

Sets

.

trace

:TIMebase:SCALe

]

[

between the

point. The

command.

full

<

]

?

[

horizontal

value

]

?

[

reference

time

]

<

[

?

value

delay reference

scale range

in

time

covers

and

CENTer

j

LEFT

f

left,

the

to

>

>

trigger event

point

>

The

the

j

.

range

RIGHt

right

or

,

seconds

center

and

is

of

g

the

set

range

ns

1

side

on-screen

with

value

(100 ps/div)

for

Sets the time base scale.

the

the

ten times

is

main

to

:TIMebase:UNITs[?]f

TIMEjBITS

g

Selects the units for setting timebase parameters.

:TIMebase:VIEW[?]f

windowed

the

Turns

waveforms

main

:TIMebase:WINDow:DELay[?]<

Sets the position of the time-base

for this command is determined by the

the main sweep delay value

MAINjWINDowjINTensified

If the

o.

and

on

view

shown.

not

are

delay

position

window on the main sweep

main sweep range (or size) and

. The value for

time-base window within the main sweep range.

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HP 83480A only.

g

windowed

view

the

on,

is

>

. The range

this command must keep the

Timebase Commands

:TIMebase:WINDow:POSition[?]<

delay position

>

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

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

and the main delay value. The value for this command must keep the

time-base window on the main sweep range.

:TIMebase:WINDow:RANGe[?]<

full scale range

>

Sets the full-scale range of the time-base window. The range value is ten

times the time per division of the window. The maximum range of the

window is the current main range. The minimum window range is 10 ps.

:TIMebase:WINDow:SCALe[?]<

Sets

per-division

the

scale

:TIMebase:WINDow:SOURce

the

this

for

command

Selects

available

main

the

the

for

screen.

source

scale value

the

of

ALL

]

?

[

time-base

ALL,

is

>

time-base

window

which

window

The

.

selects

.

only

all

parameter

sources

displayed

on

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Trigger Commands

:TRIGger:HYSTeresis[?]f

NORMaljHSENsitivity

g

Species the trigger hysteresis. NORMal is the typical hysteresis selection,

High SENsitivity gives minimum hysteresis and highest bandwidth.

:TRIGger:LEVel[?

] TRIGgerN,<level

>

Species the trigger level on the specied trigger source.

:TRIGger:SLOPe[?]f

Species

channel

the

previously

:TRIGger:SOURce

channel

Selects

the

:TRIGger:SWEep

sweep

Selects

the

POSitivejNEGative

edge

the

of

slope

selected

TRIGger

]

?

[

trigger

or

TRIGgered

f

]

?

[

.

mode

with

N

<

that

which

on

the

>

produces

FREerun

j

g

trigger.

to

It sets

TRIGger:SOURce

trigger

the

g

the slope

command.

.

of the

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TriggerN Commands

:TRIGger<N>:BWLimit[?]fONj1j

OFFj0jDIVidedjGATE

g

Controls an internal lowpass lter in the plug-ins. When ON, the

bandwidth of the specied trigger channel is limited to approximately

100 MHz.

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Waveform Commands

:WAVeform:BANDpass?

Returns an estimation of the maximum and minimum bandwidth limits

of the source signal. Bandwidth limits are computed as a function of the

coupling and lter mode selected. Cuto frequencies are derived from the

acquisition path and software ltering.

:WAVeform:BYTeorder[?]f

in

order

Selects

instrument,

is

least

the

selected,

signicant

over

the

the

most

byte

MSBFirstjLSBFirst

are

which

bytes

for

,

HP-IB

signicant

transferred

is

the

byte

rst.

transferred

ORD and

W

transferred

is

The

g

from

and

to

LONG formats

rst. Otherwise

MSBFirst.

default

is

the

.If

MSBFirst

:WAVeform:COMPlete?

Returns

selected

percent

the

waveform.

of

time

buckets

that

are

complete

for

currently

the

:WAVeform:COUNt?

the

Returns

currently

is

value

less

be

fewest

the

selected

fewest number

the

or equal

than

number of

waveform.

to the

hits

For

of hits

value

all

in

VERage

the A

all

for

specied

of

time

the

buckets

with

buckets

time

waveform

.

A

the

for

the

,

type

value

This

CQuire:COUNt

command.

:WAVeform:COUPling?

Returns the input coupling of the currently selected waveform.

:WAVeform:DATA[?]<

block data>[,<block data>]

Transfers waveform data to the instrument over HP-IB and stores the data

previously

a

in

specied

have

may

must match the

specied waveform

WA

the

with

waveform

format previously specied by the waveform preamble for

V

data sent

the destination memory

eform:SOURce

them.

to

.

memory

command.

The

The

.

format

waveform

Only

of

memory

waveform

data

the

memories

being

,the

count

may

is

sent

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Waveform Commands

:WAVeform:FORMat[?]f

ASCii | BYTEjLONGjWORD

g

Sets the data transmission mode for waveform data output. This

command controls how the data is formatted when the data is sent from

the instrument and pertains to all waveforms.

:WAVeform:POINts?

Returns the points value in the current waveform preamble. The points

value is the number of time buckets contained in the waveform selected

with the WAVeform:SOURce command.

:WAVeform:PREamble[?]<

waveform

a

Sends

instrument.

the

in

to describe

used

eform:SOURce

V

A

W

the

waveform

:WAVeform:SOURce

number

Selects

as

FFT

<

a

the

channel,

CHANnel

:WAVeform:TYPE?

VHIStogram

j

the

sent

data

?

[

j

>

waveform

NORMal

f

VERSus

preamble block

preamble

preamble

The

The

data.

command.

them.

to

WMEMory

f

]

DATAbase

function,

source

RAW

j

g

previously

the

to

contains

waveform

Only

number

<

HISTogram

j

waveform

.

AVERage

j

>

the

memory

waveform

FUNCtion

j

>

FFT

j

memory

j

DATAbase

selected

scaling

is

memories

g

database,

,

waveform

other

and

specied

may

number

<

histogram,

j

HHIStogram

with

>

memory

values

have

j

or

j

current

.

the

The

type

Returns

source

:WAVeform:VIEW[?]f

acquisition

returned

data

describes

ALLjMAINjWINDow

type

how

g

the

for

waveform

the

currently

selected

was

acquired.

Selects which view of the waveform is selected for data and preamble

queries. The view has dierent meanings depending upon the waveform

source selected.

:WAVeform:XDISplay?

time

or

F

X-axis

Returns

signals

waveforms,

the

time

is the

it

,

it is the value at the center of the X-axis of the display

value is treated as

display

value

at

at

the

the

start

left

of

edge of

the

the

display

.

a double precision 64-bit oating point number

.

VERSus type

or

F

domain

. This

.

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Waveform Commands

:WAVeform:XINCrement?

Returns the duration between data points on the x-axis.For time domain

signals, this is the time dierence between consecutive data points for the

currently specied waveform source.For VERSus type waveforms, this is

the duration between levels on the X-axis.For voltage waveforms, this is

the voltage corresponding to one level.

:WAVeform:XORigin?

Returns the X-axis value of the rst data point in the data record. For

time domain signals, it is the time of the rst point. For VERSus type

waveforms, it is the X-axis value at level zero.For voltage waveforms,it

the

is

double

a

voltage

precision

at

level

64-bit

zero

The

.

oating

value

point

returned

number

by

.

treated

is

query

this

:WAVeform:XRANge?

time

or

Returns

signals

the

it

,

waveforms

.

X-axis

is

,

X-axis

the

is

it

duration

duration

duration

the

of

of

the

of

the

time

the

displayed

across

waveform

waveform.

display

the

that

F

F

.

displayed

is

VERSus

or

on

as

domain

type

the

:WAVeform:XREFerence?

Returns

It

the

this

at

is

instrument,

data

data

the

point

point

value

level

or

level that

or

always

is

associated

the X

.

zero

with the

origin

Xorigin

dened.

is

data

In

this

:WAVeform:XUNits?

Returns

the

X-axis

units

of

the

currently

selected

waveform

source

The currently selected source may be a channel, function, database,

histogram, or waveform memory.

:WAVeform:YDISplay?

Returns the Y-axis value at the center of the display.For voltage signals,

display

center

the

voltage

the

is

it

at

of the

.

:WAVeform:YINCrement?

Returns the

duration between the Y-axis levels

.

:WAVeform:YORigin?

Returns the Y-axis value at level zero

.

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value

.

.

Waveform Commands

:WAVeform:YRANge?

Returns the Y-axis duration of the displayed waveform. For voltage

signals, it is the amount of voltage across the display.

:WAVeform:YREFerence?

Returns the level associated with the Y origin. It is at this level that the

Y origin is dened. In this instrument, the value is always zero.

:WAVeform:YUNits?

Returns the Y-axis units of the currently selected waveform source.

The currently selected source may be a channel, function, database,

histogram,

waveform

or

memory

.

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Waveform Memory Commands

:WMEMory<N>:

DISPlay[?]fONj1j

OFFj0

g

Enables or disables the viewing of the selected memory.

:WMEMory<N>:

HISTogramjFFT

SAVEfCHANnel<N>j

g

WMEMory<N>j

FUNCtion<N>j

Stores the specic channel, waveform, memory, function, histogram, or

FFT waveform to the waveform memory.

>

oset

<

?

:WMEMory

Sets

display

:WMEMory

Sets

display

:WMEMory

Sets

display

:WMEMory

Sets

display

XOFFset

>

:

<

N

Oset

.

XRANge

:

>

.

YOFFset

:

>

Oset

.

:

YRANge

>

.

(horizontal)

(horizontal)

(horizontal)

X-axis

the

scale

N

<

X-axis

the

scale

N

<

X-axis

the

scale

N

<

X-axis (horizontal)

the

scale

]

[

referenced

is

range

<

]

?

[

<

]

?

[

referenced

is

range

<

]

[

?

oset

>

range

>

oset

oset

>

range for

the

for

center

to

the

for

the

for

center

to

the selected

selected

screen.

selected

selected

screen.

waveform

waveform

waveform

memory's

memory's

memory's

waveform memory's

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