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CSA8000 and TDS8000 Programmer Guide
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Version 4.00
This document duplicates the information found in the CSA8000 and TDS8000
Programmer Guide, which is part of the Online Help system of 8000 Series
instruments. This document is provided so that you have a version that can
easily be printed.

This document is not orderable and is not available in printed format.

PLEASE READ. This document contains revisions for the latest version of product software, Version 1.4.
You will find these revisions in Appendix A: Additions for Version 1.4 Software Only, located after the Index,
at the end of this document.
All other material in this document applies to both version 1.3 and version 1.4 of the product software. You
can determine the version of software installed in your instrument by selecting About TDS/CSA8000 from the
application Help menu.

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Table of Contents
Preface 11
Copyright and Version Information................................................................ 11
Getting Started 12
Introduction.................................................................................................... 12
Remote Communications .............................................................................. 12
Documentation .............................................................................................. 15
Command Syntax 16
Syntax Overview............................................................................................ 16
Command and Query Structure .................................................................... 16
Clearing the Instrument ................................................................................. 18
Command Entry............................................................................................. 18
Constructed Mnemonics................................................................................ 20
Argument Types ............................................................................................ 22
Command Groups 25
Acquisition Command Group ........................................................................ 25
Calibration Command Group......................................................................... 26
Compensation Command Group................................................................... 27
Cursor Command Group ............................................................................... 28
Display Control Command Group ................................................................. 29
Hard Copy Command Group......................................................................... 31
Histogram Command Group ......................................................................... 32
Horizontal Command Group.......................................................................... 33
Mask Command Group ................................................................................. 37
Math Command Group .................................................................................. 39
Measurement Command Group.................................................................... 40
Miscellaneous Command Group ................................................................... 44
Save and Recall Command Group................................................................ 44
Status and Error Command Group................................................................ 45
System Command Group.............................................................................. 46
TDR Command Group .................................................................................. 47
Trigger Command Group .............................................................................. 48
Vertical Command Group.............................................................................. 49
Waveform Database Command Group ......................................................... 51
Waveform Transfer Command Group ........................................................... 53
Commands 57
*CLS .............................................................................................................. 57
*ESE .............................................................................................................. 57
*ESR? ............................................................................................................ 58
*IDN? ............................................................................................................. 58
*LRN? ............................................................................................................ 59
*OPC ............................................................................................................. 59
*PSC .............................................................................................................. 60
*RST .............................................................................................................. 61
*SRE .............................................................................................................. 62
*STB? ............................................................................................................ 62
*WAI .............................................................................................................. 63
ACQuire:CURRentcount:ACQWfms? ........................................................... 63
ACQuire:CURRentcount:HISTHits? .............................................................. 63
ACQuire:CURRentcount:HISTWfms?........................................................... 64
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ACQuire:CURRentcount:MASKHits?...................................................... 64
ACQuire:CURRentcount:MASKSamples? .................................................... 65
ACQuire:CURRentcount:MASKTHits?.......................................................... 66
ACQuire:CURRentcount:MASKWfms?......................................................... 66
ACQuire:DATA:CLEAR ................................................................................. 67
ACQuire:MODe ............................................................................................. 67
ACQuire:NUMAVg......................................................................................... 69
ACQuire:SAVEFile:SAVEScreen .................................................................. 69
ACQuire:SAVEFile:SAVEWfm ...................................................................... 70
ACQuire:STATE ............................................................................................ 71
ACQuire:STOPAfter:ACTion ......................................................................... 72
ACQuire:STOPAfter:BELL ............................................................................ 73
ACQuire:STOPAfter:CONDition .................................................................... 74
ACQuire:STOPAfter:COUNt.......................................................................... 76
ACQuire:STOPAfter:MODE .......................................................................... 77
ACQuire:STOPAfter? .................................................................................... 77
ACQuire?....................................................................................................... 78
ALLEv? .......................................................................................................... 78
AUTOSet ....................................................................................................... 79
AUTOSet:STOP ............................................................................................ 79
AUTOSet:TYPE............................................................................................. 80
Group............................................................................................................. 80
AUTOSet:UNDO............................................................................................ 81
BUSY? ........................................................................................................... 81
CALibrate:DATE:CH?.............................................................................. 82
CALibrate:DATE:MAInframe? ....................................................................... 82
CALibrate:DCCALibrator ............................................................................... 83
CALibrate:HOSTInfo:CH? ....................................................................... 83
CALibrate:LOCK:STATus?............................................................................ 83
CALibrate:STATus:CH? .......................................................................... 84
CALibrate:STATus:MAInframe?.................................................................... 84
CALibrate:TEMPerature:CH?.................................................................. 85
CALibrate:TEMPerature:MAInframe? ........................................................... 85
CALibrate:UPDATEinfo:ALL.......................................................................... 85
CALibrate:UPDATEinfo:CH..................................................................... 86
CALibrate:UPDATEinfo:MAInframe .............................................................. 86
CH:BANdwidth:LIST?.............................................................................. 86
CH:BANdwidth:VALue............................................................................. 87
CH:DESkew............................................................................................. 88
CH:EXTAtten:MODE ............................................................................... 89
CH:EXTAtten:VALue ............................................................................... 89
CH:FILTer:LIST? ..................................................................................... 90
CH:FILTer:VALue .................................................................................... 91
CH:OFFSet.............................................................................................. 93
CH:POSition ............................................................................................ 94
CH:SCAle ................................................................................................ 95
CH:UNIts ................................................................................................. 96
CH:WFMLabel ......................................................................................... 97
CH:WLENgth:LIST? ................................................................................ 97
CH:WLENgth:VALue ............................................................................... 98
CH? ......................................................................................................... 98
COMPensate:ALL.......................................................................................... 99
COMPensate:CH..................................................................................... 99
COMPensate:DARKLev:CH.................................................................. 100
COMPensate:DATE:CH? ...................................................................... 100
COMPensate:DATE:MAInframe?................................................................ 100
COMPensate:MAInframe ............................................................................ 101

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COMPensate:OPTGAIN:CH ................................................................. 101
COMPensate:RECAll:FACTory:ALL ........................................................... 102
COMPensate:RECAll:FACTory:CH....................................................... 102
COMPensate:RECAll:FACTory:MAInframe ................................................ 102
COMPensate:RECAll:USER:ALL................................................................ 102
COMPensate:RECAll:USER:CH ........................................................... 103
COMPensate:RECAll:USER:MAInframe..................................................... 103
COMPensate:RESults:VERBose? .............................................................. 103
COMPensate:RESults? ............................................................................... 104
COMPensate:SAVe:USER:ALL .................................................................. 104
COMPensate:SAVe:USER:CH ............................................................. 104
COMPensate:SAVe:USER:MAInframe ....................................................... 105
COMPensate:STATus:CH?................................................................... 105
COMPensate:STATus:MAInframe? ............................................................ 105
COMPensate:TEMPerature:CH? .......................................................... 106
COMPensate:TEMPerature:MAInframe?.................................................... 106
CURSor:CURSor:COLOR..................................................................... 106
CURSor:CURSor:SOUrce..................................................................... 108
CURSor:FUNCtion ...................................................................................... 109
CURSor:HBArs:DELTa? ............................................................................. 110
CURSor:HBArs:POSition ...................................................................... 110
CURSor:HBArs?.......................................................................................... 111
CURSor:SELect........................................................................................... 111
CURSor:VBArs? .......................................................................................... 112
CURSor:VBArs:DELTa?.............................................................................. 112
CURSor:VBArs:POSition....................................................................... 113
CURSor:WAVeform:HDELTa?.................................................................... 113
CURSor:WAVeform:HPOS? ................................................................. 114
CURSor:WAVeform:POSition ............................................................... 114
CURSor:WAVeform:VDELTa? .................................................................... 115
CURSor:WAVeform?................................................................................... 115
CURSor? ..................................................................................................... 115
CURVe ........................................................................................................ 116
DATa ........................................................................................................... 117
DATa:DESTination ...................................................................................... 118
DATa:ENCdg............................................................................................... 118
DATa:SOUrce.............................................................................................. 120
DATa:STARt................................................................................................ 121
DATa:STOP................................................................................................. 121
DATa:TIMebase .......................................................................................... 122
DATE ........................................................................................................... 123
DELEte:WAVEform ..................................................................................... 124
DESE ........................................................................................................... 124
DISplay:COLor:BACKground ...................................................................... 125
DISplay:COLor:CURSOR...................................................................... 126
DISplay:COLor:FOREground ...................................................................... 128
DISplay:COLor:HIStogram .......................................................................... 129
DISplay:COLor:MASK ................................................................................. 130
DISplay:COLor? .......................................................................................... 131
DISplay:CURSReadout ............................................................................... 132
DISplay:GRAticule:HDIVS?......................................................................... 133
DISplay:GRAticule:STYLE .......................................................................... 133
DISplay:GRAticule:VDIVS?......................................................................... 134
DISplay:GRAticule?..................................................................................... 134
DISplay:HISTReadout ................................................................................. 135
DISplay:INTERPolat .................................................................................... 135
DISplay:MASKReadout ............................................................................... 137

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DISplay:MEASBar ....................................................................................... 137
DISplay:MEASReadout ............................................................................... 138
DISplay:PERSistence.................................................................................. 139
DISplay:SHOWVector ................................................................................. 139
DISplay:STYLE............................................................................................ 140
DISpLay:WFMReadout ............................................................................... 141
DISplay? ...................................................................................................... 142
EVENT?....................................................................................................... 142
EVMsg? ....................................................................................................... 142
EVQty? ........................................................................................................ 143
EXPort ......................................................................................................... 143
FACTory ...................................................................................................... 144
FILESystem:READFile? ............................................................ 145
HARDCopy .................................................................................................. 146
HARDCopy:FILEName................................................................................ 146
HARDCopy:FORMat ................................................................................... 147
HARDCopy:INKSaver.................................................................................. 148
HEADer ....................................................................................................... 149
HIStogram:BOX........................................................................................... 150
HIStogram:BOXPcnt.................................................................................... 151
HIStogram:COLOR...................................................................................... 152
HIStogram:COUNt....................................................................................... 153
HIStogram:DISplay...................................................................................... 153
HIStogram:ENABle...................................................................................... 154
HIStogram:MODe ........................................................................................ 154
HIStogram:SIZe........................................................................................... 155
HIStogram:SOUrce...................................................................................... 156
HIStogram:STATistics:HITS?...................................................................... 157
HIStogram:STATistics:MEAN?.................................................................... 157
HIStogram:STATistics:MEDIAN? ................................................................ 157
HIStogram:STATistics:PEAKHits? .............................................................. 158
HIStogram:STATistics:PKTOPK? ............................................................... 158
HIStogram:STATistics:SIGMA? ............................................................ 158
HIStogram:STATistics:WAVeforms?........................................................... 159
HIStogram:STATistics? ............................................................................... 159
HIStogram:STATistics:STDdev? ................................................................. 160
HIStogram:TYPE ......................................................................................... 160
HIStogram:WFMDB:STATE ........................................................................ 161
HIStogram? ................................................................................................. 162
HORizontal:BITS:BITRate ........................................................................... 162
HORizontal:BITS:STANdard ....................................................................... 163
HORizontal:DISTance:DIELectric ............................................................... 166
HORizontal:DISTance:PVELocity ............................................................... 166
HORizontal:EXT10MHZref:FREQ ............................................................... 167
HORizontal:FRAMescan:AUTOPosition ..................................................... 167
HORizontal:FRAMescan:RESET ................................................................ 168
HORizontal:FRAMescan:SCANBits ............................................................ 169
HORizontal:FRAMescan:STARTBit ............................................................ 169
HORizontal:FRAMescan:STATE................................................................. 170
HORizontal:MAG:POSition.................................................................... 171
HORizontal:MAG:RECORDLength ....................................................... 173
HORizontal:MAG:REFPoint .................................................................. 174
HORizontal:MAG:RESolution?.............................................................. 175
HORizontal:MAG:SCAle........................................................................ 175
HORizontal:MAG:TOFPoint? ................................................................ 176
HORizontal:MAG:TOLPoint?................................................................. 177
HORizontal:MAG:VIEW......................................................................... 178

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HORizontal:MAG? ................................................................................. 179
HORizontal:MAIn:POSition ......................................................................... 179
HORizontal:MAIn:RECordlength ................................................................. 181
HORizontal:MAIn:REFPoint ........................................................................ 182
HORizontal:MAIn:RESolution?.................................................................... 184
HORizontal:MAIn:SCAle ............................................................................. 184
HORizontal:MAIn:TOFPoint? ...................................................................... 185
HORizontal:MAIn:TOLPoint? ...................................................................... 186
HORizontal:MAIn?....................................................................................... 186
HORizontal:MATH:MAG:POSition? ................................................ 187
HORizontal:MATH:MAG:RECORDLength?.................................... 187
HORizontal:MATH:MAG:RESolution? ............................................ 188
HORizontal:MATH:MAG:SCAle? .................................................... 188
HORizontal:MATH:MAG:TOFPoint? ............................................... 189
HORizontal:MATH:MAG:TOLPoint ................................................. 189
HORizontal:MATH:MAIn:POSition? ...................................................... 190
HORizontal:MATH:MAIn:RECORDLength?.......................................... 190
HORizontal:MATH:MAIn:REFPoint? ..................................................... 191
HORizontal:MATH:MAIn:RESolution? .................................................. 191
HORizontal:MATH:MAIn:SCAle? .......................................................... 191
HORizontal:MATH:MAIn:TOFPoint? ..................................................... 192
HORizontal:MATH:MAIn:TOLPoint? ..................................................... 192
HORizontal:REF:MAG:POSition? ................................................... 193
HORizontal:REF:MAG:RECORDLength?....................................... 193
HORizontal:REF:MAG:RESolution? ............................................... 194
HORizontal:REF:MAG:SCAle? ....................................................... 194
HORizontal:REF:MAG:TOFPoint? .................................................. 195
HORizontal:REF:MAG:TOLPoint? .................................................. 195
HORizontal:REF:MAIn:POSition? ......................................................... 196
HORizontal:REF:MAIn:RECORDLength?............................................. 196
HORizontal:REF:MAIn:REFPoint? ........................................................ 197
HORizontal:REF:MAIn:RESolution? ..................................................... 197
HORizontal:REF:MAIn:SCAle? ............................................................. 197
HORizontal:REF:MAIn:TOFPoint? ........................................................ 198
HORizontal:REF:MAIn:TOLPoint? ........................................................ 198
HORizontal:TBMode.................................................................................... 199
HORizontal:UNIts ........................................................................................ 200
HORizontal? ................................................................................................ 201
ID? ............................................................................................................... 201
LOCk ........................................................................................................... 202
MASK:AUTOSet:MODE .............................................................................. 203
MASK:COLOr .............................................................................................. 203
MASK:COUNt.............................................................................................. 204
MASK:COUNt:SAMPles? ............................................................................ 205
MASK:COUNt:STATE ................................................................................. 205
MASK:COUNt:TOTal?................................................................................. 206
MASK:COUNt:WAVeforms? ....................................................................... 206
MASK:DISplay............................................................................................. 207
MASK:MARgin:PERCent ............................................................................ 207
MASK:MARgin:STATE ................................................................................ 208
MASK:MASK ......................................................................................... 209
MASK:MASK:COUNt? .......................................................................... 210
MASK:MASK:NR_Pt? ........................................................................... 210
MASK:MASK:POInts ............................................................................. 211
MASK:MASK:POINTSPcnt ................................................................... 211
MASK:SOUrce............................................................................................. 212
MASK:STANdard......................................................................................... 213

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MASK:WFMDB:STATE ............................................................................... 217
MASK? ........................................................................................................ 217
MATH:DEFine ....................................................................................... 218
MATH:FILTer:MODe ............................................................................. 219
MATH:FILTer:RISetime......................................................................... 220
MATH:NUMavg ..................................................................................... 220
MATH:POSition ..................................................................................... 221
MATH:POSition ..................................................................................... 222
MATH:SCAle ......................................................................................... 222
MATH:SCAle ......................................................................................... 223
MATH:UNITs? ....................................................................................... 224
MATH:WFMLabel .................................................................................. 225
MATH? .................................................................................................. 225
MEASUrement:ALL:VALue? ....................................................................... 226
MEASUrement:ANNOtations:STATE.......................................................... 226
MEASUrement:LIST .................................................................................... 227
MEASUrement:LISTValue?......................................................................... 228
MEASUrement:MEAS:ALL?.................................................................. 228
MEASUrement:MEAS:EYEWindow ...................................................... 229
MEASUrement:MEAS:GATing:STATE ................................................. 230
MEASUrement:MEAS:JITter ................................................................. 231
MEASUrement:MEAS:MAXimum?........................................................ 232
MEASUrement:MEAS:MEAN?.............................................................. 232
MEASUrement:MEAS:MINImum?......................................................... 233
MEASUrement:MEAS:NOISe ............................................................... 233
MEASUrement:MEAS:REFLevel:ABSolute:HIGH .......................... 234
MEASUrement:MEAS:REFLevel:ABSolute:LOW........................... 235
MEASUrement:MEAS:REFLevel:ABSolute:MID............................. 235
MEASUrement:MEAS:REFLevel:METHod ..................................... 236
MEASUrement:MEAS:REFLevel:RELative:HIGH........................... 238
MEASUrement:MEAS:REFLevel:RELative:LOW ........................... 239
MEASUrement:MEAS:REFLevel:RELative:MID ............................. 240
MEASUrement:MEAS:REFLevel? .................................................. 241
MEASUrement:MEAS:SETDefault........................................................ 241
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:EDGE:DIRection......................... 241
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:EDGE:SLOPe............................. 243
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:EDGE? ....................................... 244
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:GATE:PCTPos ..................... 244
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:GATE:POS ........................... 245
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:GATE?.................................. 246
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:HILow:METHod .......................... 246
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:HILow:TRACK:HIGH: ENABle ... 248
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:HILow:TRACK :HIGH:VALue ..... 250
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:HILow:TRACK:LOW :ENABle .... 251
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:HILow:TRACK :LOW:VALue ...... 252
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:HILow? ....................................... 253
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:WFM ........................................... 253
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:WFMDB:SIGType....................... 254
MEASUrement:MEAS:SOURCE:WFMDB:STATE ......................... 255
MEASUrement:MEAS:STATE............................................................... 256
MEASUrement:MEAS:STATIstics:CLEAr ............................................. 257
MEASUrement:MEAS:STDdev? ........................................................... 258
MEASUrement:MEAS:TYPE................................................................. 258
MEASUrement:MEAS:UNITS? ............................................................. 263
MEASUrement:MEAS:VALue? ............................................................. 264
MEASUrement:STATIstics:ENABle ............................................................ 265
MEASUrement:STATIstics:WEIGHTing...................................................... 266

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MEASUrement?........................................................................................... 266
RECAll:SETUp ............................................................................................ 267
RECAll:WAVEform ...................................................................................... 268
REF:POSition ........................................................................................ 268
REF:SCAle ............................................................................................ 269
REF:WFMLabel ..................................................................................... 270
SAVe:SETUp............................................................................................... 270
SAVe:WAVEform......................................................................................... 271
SELect:CH............................................................................................. 272
SELect:CONTROl........................................................................................ 273
SELect:MATH........................................................................................ 274
SELect:REF........................................................................................... 275
SELect? ....................................................................................................... 276
SET?............................................................................................................ 276
SOURCE ............................................................................................... 277
SYNC:TIMEOUT ......................................................................................... 277
SYSTem:PROPerties:ACQHWver? ............................................................ 279
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:BANDwidth? ................................................. 279
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:CAPacitance? ............................................... 280
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:CLKRec? ...................................................... 280
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:DYNamic?..................................................... 280
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:EXTender?.................................................... 281
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:FILTer? ......................................................... 281
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:IMPedance?.................................................. 281
SYSTem:PROPerties:CH:MODElnum? ............................................... 282
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:NONDestruct? .............................................. 282
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:OPERating? .................................................. 282
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:PRObe:DYNamic?........................................ 283
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:PRObe:IMPedance?..................................... 283
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:PRObe:MODElnum? .................................... 284
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:PRObe:SCAle?............................................. 284
SYSTem:PROPerties:CH:PRObe:SERialnum?.................................... 284
SYStem:PROPerties:CH:RISetime? ..................................................... 285
SYSTem:PROPerties:CH:SERialnum?................................................. 285
SYSTem:PROPerties:CH:TEKPDriver?................................................ 285
SYSTem:PROPerties:CH:TEKPVersion? ............................................. 286
SYSTem:PROPerties:CH:WLENgth? ................................................... 286
SYSTem:PROPerties:GROup:TEKPVersion? ...................................... 286
SYSTem:PROPerties:MAInframe:MODElnum?.......................................... 287
SYSTem:PROPerties:MAInframe:SERialnum? .......................................... 287
SYSTem:PROPerties:MAInframe:SWVersion? .......................................... 287
SYSTem:PROPerties:ONTime?.................................................................. 288
SYSTem:PROPerties:POWerups? ............................................................. 288
SYSTem:PROPerties:PROCHWver?.......................................................... 288
SYSTem:PROPerties:TOTalontime? .......................................................... 289
TDR:CH:PRESET.................................................................................. 289
TDR:CH:STEP:DESkew........................................................................ 290
TDR:CH:STEP:POLarity ....................................................................... 290
TDR:CH:STEP:STATE.......................................................................... 291
TDR:CH:UNIts ....................................................................................... 292
TDR:INTRate............................................................................................... 293
TDR? ........................................................................................................... 293
TIME ............................................................................................................ 294
TRIGger:CH:CLKRec:LIST? ................................................................. 295
TRIGger:CH:CLKRec:VALue ................................................................ 295
TRIGger:CLKRec:SOUrce .......................................................................... 297
TRIGger:GATEd .......................................................................................... 298

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TRIGger:HIFreq........................................................................................... 299
TRIGger:HOLDoff........................................................................................ 300
TRIGger:INTRate ........................................................................................ 301
TRIGger:LEVel ............................................................................................ 302
TRIGger:METAReject.................................................................................. 303
TRIGger:MODe ........................................................................................... 304
TRIGger:SETLevel ...................................................................................... 304
TRIGger:SLOpe........................................................................................... 305
TRIGger:SOURce........................................................................................ 306
TRIGger:STATE? ........................................................................................ 307
TRIGger?..................................................................................................... 307
UNLock........................................................................................................ 308
VERBose ..................................................................................................... 308
WAVFrm? .................................................................................................... 309
WFMDB:DISPlay:EMPHasis ....................................................................... 310
WFMDB:DISPlay:GRADing......................................................................... 311
WFMDB:DISPlay:INVert.............................................................................. 311
WFMDB:DISPlay? ....................................................................................... 312
WFMDB:WFMDB:CLEAR ..................................................................... 312
WFMDB:WFMDB:DISPlay .................................................................... 313
WFMDB:WFMDB:ENABle..................................................................... 314
WFMDB:WFMDB:SOURce ................................................................... 314
WFMDB:WFMDB? ................................................................................ 315
WFMDB? ..................................................................................................... 316
WFMInpre:BIT_Nr? ..................................................................................... 316
WFMInpre:BN_Fmt...................................................................................... 316
WFMInpre:BYT_Nr? .................................................................................... 317
WFMInpre:BYT_Or...................................................................................... 318
WFMInpre:ENCdg ....................................................................................... 318
WFMInpre:NR_Pt ........................................................................................ 319
WFMInpre:PT_Fmt ...................................................................................... 320
WFMInpre:WFMLabel ................................................................................. 320
WFMInpre:XINcr.......................................................................................... 321
WFMInpre:XMULT....................................................................................... 322
WFMInpre:XOFf .......................................................................................... 322
WFMInpre:XUNit ......................................................................................... 323
WFMInpre:XZEro......................................................................................... 323
WFMInpre:YMUlt ......................................................................................... 324
WFMInpre:YOFf .......................................................................................... 325
WFMInpre:YSCALE..................................................................................... 325
WFMInpre:YUNit ......................................................................................... 326
WFMInpre:YZEro......................................................................................... 326
WFMInpre?.................................................................................................. 327
WFMOutpre:BIT_Nr?................................................................................... 327
WFMOutpre:BN_FMT.................................................................................. 328
WFMOutpre:BYT_Nr? ................................................................................. 328
WFMOutpre:BYT_Or ................................................................................... 329
WFMOutpre:ENCdg .................................................................................... 329
WFMOutpre:NR_Pt? ................................................................................... 330
WFMOutpre:PT_Fmt? ................................................................................. 331
WFMOutpre:WFId? ..................................................................................... 331
WFMOutpre:WFMLabel? ............................................................................ 331
WFMOutpre:XINcr? ..................................................................................... 332
WFMOutpre:XMUlt? .................................................................................... 332
WFMOutpre:XOFf?...................................................................................... 332
WFMOutpre:XUNit?..................................................................................... 333
WFMOutpre:XZEro?.................................................................................... 333

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WFMOutpre:YMUlt? .................................................................................... 334
WFMOutpre:YOFf?...................................................................................... 334
WFMOutpre:YSCALE?................................................................................ 334
WFMOutpre:YUNit?..................................................................................... 335
WFMOutpre:YZEro?.................................................................................... 335
WFMOutpre? ............................................................................................... 336
Status and Events 337
Registers ..................................................................................................... 337
Queues ........................................................................................................ 340
Event Handling Sequence........................................................................... 341
Synchronization Methods ............................................................................ 342
Messages .................................................................................................... 347
Miscellaneous 355
Reserved Words.......................................................................................... 355
Factory Default Setup Values...................................................................... 358
GPIB Interface Specifications 365
GPIB Functions ........................................................................................... 365
Interface Messages ..................................................................................... 367
Programming Examples 368
Descriptions of the Sample Programs......................................................... 368
To Run the Sample Programs..................................................................... 368
To Copy the Sample-Program Code to Your Programs.............................. 369
Index 370

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Preface
Copyright and Version Information

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