
Common Command Introduction 10
Parameters Value Description
WVTP <type> Type of wave
FRQ <frequency> Value of frequency. If wave type is Noise or DC,
you can’t set this parameter.
PERI <period> Value of period. If wave type is Noise or DC, you
can’t set this parameter.
AMP <amplitude> Value of amplitude. If wave type is Noise or DC,
you can’t set this parameter.
OFST <oset> Value of oset. If wave type is Noise or DC, you
can’t set this parameter.
SYM <symmetry> Value of symmetry. Only when wave type is
Ramp, you can set this parameter.
DUTY <duty> Value of duty cycle. Only when wave type is
Square and Pulse, you can set this parameter.
PHSE <phase> Value of phase. If wave type is Noise or Pulse or
DC, you can’t set this parameter.
STDEV <standard deviation > Value of Noise wave standard deviation. Only
when wave type is Noise, you can set this
parameter.
MEAN <mean> Value of Noise wave mean. Only when wave type
is Noise, you can set this parameter.
IDTH <width> Value of width. Only when wave type is Pulse,
you can set this parameter.
RISE <rise> Value of rise time. Only when wave type is Pulse,
you can set this parameter.
FALL <fall> Value of fall time. Only when wave type is Pulse,
you can set this parameter
DLY <delay> Value of delay. Only when wave type is Pulse, you
can set this parameter.
HLEV <high level> Value of high level. If wave type is Noise or DC,
you can’t set this parameter.
LLEV <low level> Value of low level. If wave type is Noise or DC,
you can’t set this parameter.
BANDSTATE <switch > <bandwidth> State of noise bandwidth switch. Only when wave
type is Noise, you can set this parameter.
BANDWIDTH <bandwidth value> Value of noise bandwidth. Only when wave type is
noise, you can set this parameter.
Query Format <channel>:BaSic_WaVe?
<channel>={C1, C2}
Query Response <channel>:BSWV<type>,<frequency>,<amplitude>,<oset>, <duty>,<symmetry>,
<phase>,<variance>,<mean>,<width>, <rise>, <fall>, <delay>.
Example Change channel one wave type to ramp.
C1:BSWV WVTP, RAMP
Change frequency of channel one to 2000 Hz.
C1:BSWV FRQ, 2000
Set amplitude of channel one to 3Vpp.
C1:BSWV AMP, 3
Read channel basic wave parameters from device.
C1:BSWV?
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