SDS Series
Digital Oscilloscope
Programming Guide
EN11E
SDS Series Programming Guide
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VERSION DECLARATION ..................................................................................................... 14
What’s New in Version E11E ........................................................................................... 14
What’s New in Version E11D ........................................................................................... 14
What’s New in Version E11C ........................................................................................... 15
What’s New in Version E11B ........................................................................................... 15
Version E11A at Introduction ........................................................................................... 16
SUPPORTED MODELS ......................................................................................................... 17
PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW ............................................................................................... 18
Establishing Communications ......................................................................................... 18
Install NI-VISA .......................................................................................................... 18
Connect the Instrument ............................................................................................ 21
Remote Control ................................................................................................................ 22
User-defined Programming ...................................................................................... 22
Send SCPI Commands via NI-MAX ......................................................................... 22
Using SCPI with Telnet ............................................................................................. 22
Using SCPI with Sockets .......................................................................................... 23
Introduction to the SCPI Language ................................................................................. 24
Command and Query Structure ............................................................................... 24
Long and Short Form................................................................................................ 24
Syntax Notation ........................................................................................................ 24
Parameter Types ...................................................................................................... 25
COMMANDS & QUERIES ..................................................................................................... 27
Common (*) Commands .................................................................................................. 28
*IDN .......................................................................................................................... 29
*OPC ......................................................................................................................... 29
*RST ......................................................................................................................... 30
Root(:) Commands .......................................................................................................... 31
:AUToset ................................................................................................................... 32
:PRINt ....................................................................................................................... 32
:FORMat:DATA ......................................................................................................... 33
ACQUire Commands ....................................................................................................... 34
:ACQuire:AMODe ..................................................................................................... 35
:ACQuire:CSWeep ................................................................................................... 35
:ACQuire:INTerpolation ............................................................................................ 36
:ACQuire:MMANagement ......................................................................................... 37