Agilent Technologies 5000 Series User Manuals

Table of Contents

• In This Book

  3
• Contents

  5
• What's New

  17
  • What's New in Version 5.00

    18
  • What's New in Version 4.10

    20
  • Version 4.00 at Introduction

    21
• Commands Quick Reference

  23
  • Command Summary

    24
  • Syntax Elements

    56
    • Number Format

      56
    • <NL> (Line Terminator)

      56
    • [ ] (Optional Syntax Terms)

      56
    • { } (Braces)

      56
    • ::= (Defined As)

      56
    • < > (Angle Brackets)

      57
    • ... (Ellipsis)

      57
    • n,..,p (Value Ranges)

      57
    • d (Digits)

      57
    • Quoted ASCII String

      57
    • Definite-Length Block Response Data

      57
• Commands by Subsystem

  59
  • Common (*) Commands

    61
    • *CLS (Clear Status)

      65
    • *ESE (Standard Event Status Enable)

      66
    • *ESR (Standard Event Status Register)

      68
    • *IDN (Identification Number)

      70
    • *LRN (Learn Device Setup)

      71
    • *OPC (Operation Complete)

      72
    • *OPT (Option Identification)

      73
    • *RCL (Recall)

      74
    • *RST (Reset)

      75
    • *SAV (Save)

      78
    • *SRE (Service Request Enable)

      79
    • *STB (Read Status Byte)

      81
    • *TRG (Trigger)

      83
    • *TST (Self Test)

      84
    • *WAI (Wait To Continue)

      85
  • Root (:) Commands

    86
    • :AER (Arm Event Register)

      89
    • :AUToscale

      90
    • :AUToscale:AMODE

      92
    • :AUToscale:CHANnels

      93
    • :BLANk

      94
    • :CDISplay

      95
    • :DIGitize

      96
    • :HWEenable (Hardware Event Enable Register)

      98
    • :HWERegister:CONDition (Hardware Event Condition Register)

      100
    • :HWERegister[:EVENt] (Hardware Event Event Register)

      102
    • :MERGe

      104
    • :OPEE (Operation Status Enable Register)

      105
    • :OPERegister:CONDition (Operation Status Condition Register)

      107
    • :OPERegister[:EVENt] (Operation Status Event Register)

      109
    • :OVLenable (Overload Event Enable Register)

      111
    • :OVLRegister (Overload Event Register)

      113
    • :PRINt

      115
    • :RUN

      116
    • :SERial

      117
    • :SINGle

      118
    • :STATus

      119
    • :STOP

      120
    • :TER (Trigger Event Register)

      121
    • :VIEW

      122
  • :ACQuire Commands

    123
    • :ACQuire:AALias

      125
    • :ACQuire:COMPlete

      126
    • :ACQuire:COUNt

      127
    • :ACQuire:DAALias

      128
    • :ACQuire:MODE

      129
    • :ACQuire:POINts

      130
    • :ACQuire:SRATe

      131
    • :ACQuire:TYPE

      132
  • :CALibrate Commands

    134
    • :CALibrate:DATE

      135
    • :CALibrate:LABel

      136
    • :CALibrate:STARt

      137
    • :CALibrate:STATus

      138
    • :CALibrate:SWITch

      139
    • :CALibrate:TEMPerature

      140
    • :CALibrate:TIME

      141
  • :CHANnel<n> Commands

    142
    • :CHANnel<n>:BWLimit

      145
    • :CHANnel<n>:COUPling

      146
    • :CHANnel<n>:DISPlay

      147
    • :CHANnel<n>:IMPedance

      148
    • :CHANnel<n>:INVert

      149
    • :CHANnel<n>:LABel

      150
    • :CHANnel<n>:OFFSet

      151
    • :CHANnel<n>:PROBe

      152
    • :CHANnel<n>:PROBe:ID

      153
    • :CHANnel<n>:PROBe:SKEW

      154
    • :CHANnel<n>:PROBe:STYPe

      155
    • :CHANnel<n>:PROTection

      156
    • :CHANnel<n>:RANGe

      157
    • :CHANnel<n>:SCALe

      158
    • :CHANnel<n>:UNITs

      159
    • :CHANnel<n>:VERNier

      160
  • :DISPlay Commands

    161
    • :DISPlay:CLEar

      163
    • :DISPlay:DATA

      164
    • :DISPlay:LABel

      166
    • :DISPlay:LABList

      167
    • :DISPlay:PERSistence

      168
    • :DISPlay:SOURce

      169
    • :DISPlay:VECTors

      170
  • :EXTernal Trigger Commands

    171
    • :EXTernal:BWLimit

      173
    • :EXTernal:IMPedance

      174
    • :EXTernal:PROBe

      175
    • :EXTernal:PROBe:ID

      176
    • :EXTernal:PROBe:STYPe

      177
    • :EXTernal:PROTection

      178
    • :EXTernal:RANGe

      179
    • :EXTernal:UNITs

      180
  • :FUNCtion Commands

    181
    • :FUNCtion:CENTer

      183
    • :FUNCtion:DISPlay

      184
    • :FUNCtion:OFFSet

      185
    • :FUNCtion:OPERation

      186
    • :FUNCtion:RANGe

      187
    • :FUNCtion:REFerence

      188
    • :FUNCtion:SCALe

      189
    • :FUNCtion:SOURce

      190
    • :FUNCtion:SPAN

      191
    • :FUNCtion:WINDow

      192
  • :HARDcopy Commands

    193
    • :HARDcopy:AREA

      195
    • :HARDcopy:APRinter

      196
    • :HARDcopy:FACTors

      197
    • :HARDcopy:FFEed

      198
    • :HARDcopy:INKSaver

      199
    • :HARDcopy:PALette

      200
    • :HARDcopy:PRinter:LIST

      201
    • :HARDcopy:STARt

      202
  • :MARKer Commands

    203
    • :MARKer:MODE

      205
    • :MARKer:X1Position

      206
    • :MARKer:X1Y1source

      207
    • :MARKer:X2Position

      208
    • :MARKer:X2Y2source

      209
    • :MARKer:XDELta

      210
    • :MARKer:Y1Position

      211
    • :MARKer:Y2Position

      212
    • :MARKer:YDELta

      213
  • :MEASure Commands

    214
    • :MEASure:CLEar

      220
    • :MEASure:COUNter

      221
    • :MEASure:DEFine

      222
    • :MEASure:DELay

      225
    • :MEASure:DUTYcycle

      227
    • :MEASure:FALLtime

      228
    • :MEASure:FREQuency

      229
    • :MEASure:NWIDth

      230
    • :MEASure:OVERshoot

      231
    • :MEASure:PERiod

      233
    • :MEASure:PHASe

      234
    • :MEASure:PREShoot

      235
    • :MEASure:PWIDth

      236
    • :MEASure:RISetime

      237
    • :MEASure:SDEViation

      238
    • :MEASure:SHOW

      239
    • :MEASure:SOURce

      240
    • :MEASure:TEDGe

      242
    • :MEASure:TVALue

      244
    • :MEASure:VAMPlitude

      246
    • :MEASure:VAVerage

      247
    • :MEASure:VBASe

      248
    • :MEASure:VMAX

      249
    • :MEASure:VMIN

      250
    • :MEASure:VPP

      251
    • :MEASure:VRMS

      252
    • :MEASure:VTIMe

      253
    • :MEASure:VTOP

      254
    • :MEASure:XMAX

      255
    • :MEASure:XMIN

      256
  • :RECall Commands

    257
    • :RECall:FILename

      258
    • :RECall:IMAGe[:STARt]

      259
    • :RECall:PWD

      260
    • :RECall:SETup[:STARt]

      261
  • :SAVE Commands

    262
    • :SAVE:FILename

      264
    • :SAVE:IMAGe[:STARt]

      265
    • :SAVE:IMAGe:AREA

      266
    • :SAVE:IMAGe:FACTors

      267
    • :SAVE:IMAGe:FORMat

      268
    • :SAVE:IMAGe:INKSaver

      269
    • :SAVE:IMAGe:PALette

      270
    • :SAVE:PWD

      271
    • :SAVE:SETup[:STARt]

      272
    • :SAVE:WAVeform[:STARt]

      273
    • :SAVE:WAVeform:FORMat

      274
    • :SAVE:WAVeform:LENGth

      275
  • :SBUS Commands

    276
    • :SBUS:CAN:COUNt:ERRor

      278
    • :SBUS:CAN:COUNt:OVERload

      279
    • :SBUS:CAN:COUNt:RESet

      280
    • :SBUS:CAN:COUNt:TOTal

      281
    • :SBUS:CAN:COUNt:UTILization

      282
    • :SBUS:DISPlay

      283
    • :SBUS:IIC:ASIZe

      284
    • :SBUS:LIN:PARity

      285
    • :SBUS:MODE

      286
    • :SBUS:SPI:WIDTh

      287
    • :SBUS:UART:BASE

      288
    • :SBUS:UART:COUNt:ERRor

      289
    • :SBUS:UART:COUNt:RESet

      290
    • :SBUS:UART:COUNt:RXFRames

      291
    • :SBUS:UART:COUNt:TXFRames

      292
    • :SBUS:UART:FRAMing

      293
  • :SYSTem Commands

    294
    • :SYSTem:DATE

      295
    • :SYSTem:DSP

      296
    • :SYSTem:ERRor

      297
    • :SYSTem:LOCK

      298
    • :SYSTem:SETup

      299
    • :SYSTem:TIME

      301
  • :TIMebase Commands

    302
    • :TIMebase:MODE

      304
    • :TIMebase:POSition

      305
    • :TIMebase:RANGe

      306
    • :TIMebase:REFerence

      307
    • :TIMebase:SCALe

      308
    • :TIMebase:VERNier

      309
    • :TIMebase:WINDow:POSition

      310
    • :TIMebase:WINDow:RANGe

      311
    • :TIMebase:WINDow:SCALe

      312
  • :TRIGger Commands

    313
    • General :TRIGger Commands

      316
    • :TRIGger:HFReject

      317
    • :TRIGger:HOLDoff

      318
    • :TRIGger:MODE

      319
    • :TRIGger:NREJect

      320
    • :TRIGger:PATTern

      321
    • :TRIGger:SWEep

      323
    • :TRIGger:CAN Commands

      324
    • :TRIGger:CAN:PATTern:DATA

      326
    • :TRIGger:CAN:PATTern:DATA:LENGth

      327
    • :TRIGger:CAN:PATTern:ID

      328
    • :TRIGger:CAN:PATTern:ID:MODE

      329
    • :TRIGger:CAN:SAMPlepoint

      330
    • :TRIGger:CAN:SIGNal:BAUDrate

      331
    • :TRIGger:CAN:SOURce

      332
    • :TRIGger:CAN:TRIGger

      333
    • :TRIGger:DURation Commands

      335
    • :TRIGger:DURation:GREaterthan

      336
    • :TRIGger:DURation:LESSthan

      337
    • :TRIGger:DURation:PATTern

      338
    • :TRIGger:DURation:QUALifier

      339
    • :TRIGger:DURation:RANGe

      340
    • :TRIGger[:EDGE] Commands

      341
    • :TRIGger[:EDGE]:COUPling

      342
    • :TRIGger[:EDGE]:LEVel

      343
    • :TRIGger[:EDGE]:REJect

      344
    • :TRIGger[:EDGE]:SLOPe

      345
    • :TRIGger[:EDGE]:SOURce

      346
    • :TRIGger:GLITch Commands

      347
    • :TRIGger:GLITch:GREaterthan

      348
    • :TRIGger:GLITch:LESSthan

      349
    • :TRIGger:GLITch:LEVel

      350
    • :TRIGger:GLITch:POLarity

      351
    • :TRIGger:GLITch:QUALifier

      352
    • :TRIGger:GLITch:RANGe

      353
    • :TRIGger:GLITch:SOURce

      354
    • :TRIGger:IIC Commands

      355
    • :TRIGger:IIC:PATTern:ADDRess

      356
    • :TRIGger:IIC:PATTern:DATA

      357
    • :TRIGger:IIC:PATTern:DATa2

      358
    • :TRIGger:IIC:SOURce:CLOCk

      359
    • :TRIGger:IIC:SOURce:DATA

      360
    • :TRIGger:IIC:TRIGger:QUALifier

      361
    • :TRIGger:IIC:TRIGger[:TYPE]

      362
    • :TRIGger:LIN Commands

      364
    • :TRIGger:LIN:ID

      365
    • :TRIGger:LIN:SAMPlepoint

      366
    • :TRIGger:LIN:SIGNal:BAUDrate

      367
    • :TRIGger:LIN:SOURce

      368
    • :TRIGger:LIN:STANdard

      369
    • :TRIGger:LIN:SYNCbreak

      370
    • :TRIGger:LIN:TRIGger

      371
    • :TRIGger:SPI Commands

      372
    • :TRIGger:SPI:CLOCk:SLOPe

      373
    • :TRIGger:SPI:CLOCk:TIMeout

      374
    • :TRIGger:SPI:FRAMing

      375
    • :TRIGger:SPI:PATTern:DATA

      376
    • :TRIGger:SPI:PATTern:WIDTh

      377
    • :TRIGger:SPI:SOURce:CLOCk

      378
    • :TRIGger:SPI:SOURce:DATA

      379
    • :TRIGger:SPI:SOURce:FRAMe

      380
    • :TRIGger:TV Commands

      381
    • :TRIGger:TV:LINE

      382
    • :TRIGger:TV:MODE

      383
    • :TRIGger:TV:POLarity

      384
    • :TRIGger:TV:SOURce

      385
    • :TRIGger:TV:STANdard

      386
    • :TRIGger:UART Commands

      387
    • :TRIGger:UART:BAUDrate

      389
    • :TRIGger:UART:BITorder

      390
    • :TRIGger:UART:BURSt

      391
    • :TRIGger:UART:DATA

      392
    • :TRIGger:UART:IDLE

      393
    • :TRIGger:UART:PARity

      394
    • :TRIGger:UART:POLarity

      395
    • :TRIGger:UART:QUALifier

      396
    • :TRIGger:UART:SOURce:RX

      397
    • :TRIGger:UART:SOURce:TX

      398
    • :TRIGger:UART:TYPE

      399
    • :TRIGger:UART:WIDTh

      400
  • :WAVeform Commands

    401
    • :WAVeform:BYTeorder

      408
    • :WAVeform:COUNt

      409
    • :WAVeform:DATA

      410
    • :WAVeform:FORMat

      412
    • :WAVeform:POINts

      413
    • :WAVeform:POINts:MODE

      415
    • :WAVeform:PREamble

      417
    • :WAVeform:SOURce

      420
    • :WAVeform:SOURce:SUBSource

      424
    • :WAVeform:TYPE

      425
    • :WAVeform:UNSigned

      426
    • :WAVeform:VIEW

      427
    • :WAVeform:XINCrement

      428
    • :WAVeform:XORigin

      429
    • :WAVeform:XREFerence

      430
    • :WAVeform:YINCrement

      431
    • :WAVeform:YORigin

      432
    • :WAVeform:YREFerence

      433
• Commands A-Z

  435
• Obsolete and Discontinued Commands

  457
  • :CHANnel:LABel

    462
  • :CHANnel2:SKEW

    463
  • :CHANnel<n>:INPut

    464
  • :CHANnel<n>:PMODe

    465
  • :DISPlay:CONNect

    466
  • :ERASe

    467
  • :EXTernal:INPut

    468
  • :EXTernal:PMODe

    469
  • :FUNCtion:VIEW

    470
  • :HARDcopy:DESTination

    471
  • :HARDcopy:DEVice

    472
  • :HARDcopy:FILename

    473
  • :HARDcopy:FORMat

    474
  • :HARDcopy:GRAYscale

    475
  • :HARDcopy:IGColors

    476
  • :HARDcopy:PDRiver

    477
  • :MEASure:LOWer

    478
  • :MEASure:SCRatch

    479
  • :MEASure:TDELta

    480
  • :MEASure:THResholds

    481
  • :MEASure:TMAX

    482
  • :MEASure:TMIN

    483
  • :MEASure:TSTArt

    484
  • :MEASure:TSTOp

    485
  • :MEASure:TVOLt

    486
  • :MEASure:UPPer

    488
  • :MEASure:VDELta

    489
  • :MEASure:VSTArt

    490
  • :MEASure:VSTOp

    491
  • :PRINt?

    492
  • :TIMebase:DELay

    494
  • :TRIGger:CAN:ACKNowledge

    495
  • :TRIGger:CAN:SIGNal:DEFinition

    496
  • :TRIGger:LIN:SIGNal:DEFinition

    497
  • :TRIGger:TV:TVMode

    498
• Error Messages

  499
• Status Reporting

  507
  • Status Reporting Data Structures

    509
  • Status Byte Register (STB)

    512
  • Service Request Enable Register (SRE)

    514
  • Trigger Event Register (TER)

    515
  • Output Queue

    516
  • Message Queue

    517
  • (Standard) Event Status Register (ESR)

    518
  • (Standard) Event Status Enable Register (ESE)

    519
  • Error Queue

    520
  • Operation Status Event Register (:OPERegister[:EVENt])

    521
  • Operation Status Condition Register (:OPERegister:CONDition)

    522
  • Arm Event Register (AER)

    523
  • Hardware Event Event Register (:HWERegister[:EVENt])

    524
  • Hardware Event Condition Register (:HWERegister:CONDition)

    525
  • Clearing Registers and Queues

    526
  • Status Reporting Decision Chart

    527
• More About Oscilloscope Commands

  529
  • Command Classifications

    530
    • Core Commands

      530
    • Non-Core Commands

      530
    • Obsolete Commands

      530
  • Valid Command/Query Strings

    531
    • Program Message Syntax

      531
    • Command Tree

      535
    • Duplicate Mnemonics

      545
    • Tree Traversal Rules and Multiple Commands

      545
  • Query Return Values

    547
  • All Oscilloscope Commands Are Sequential

    548
• Programming Examples

  549
  • SICL Example in C

    550
  • VISA Example in C

    559
  • VISA Example in Visual Basic

    568
  • VISA COM Example in Visual Basic

    578
• Index

  589