Keysight Technologies InfiniiVision DSOX1204A Manual

Keysight InfiniiVision

DSOX1204A/G Oscilloscopes

Programmer's

Guide

2 Keysight InfiniiVision DSOX1204A/G Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide

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In This Book

This book is your guide to programming the InfiniiVision DSOX1204A/G

oscilloscopes:

The first few chapters describe how to set up and get started:

•Chapter 1, “What's New,” starting on page 25, describes programming

command changes in the latest version of oscilloscope software.

•Chapter 2, “Setting Up,” starting on page 31, describes the steps you must take

before you can program the oscilloscope.

•Chapter 3, “Getting Started,” starting on page 37, gives a general overview of

oscilloscope program structure and shows how to program the oscilloscope

using a few simple examples.

•Chapter 4, “Commands Quick Reference,” starting on page 49, is a brief listing

of the DSOX1204A/G oscilloscope commands and syntax.

The next chapters provide reference information on common commands, root level

commands, other subsystem commands, and error messages:

•Chapter 5, “Common (*) Commands,” starting on page 107, describes

commands defined by the IEEE 488.2 standard that are common to all

instruments.

•Chapter 6, “Root (:) Commands,” starting on page 133, describes commands

that reside at the root level of the command tree and control many of the basic

functions of the oscilloscope.

•Chapter 7, “:ABUS Commands,” starting on page 167, describes commands

that control all oscilloscope functions associated with the analog channels bus

display.

Table 1 DSOX1204A/G Model Numbers, Bandwidths

Model: DSOX1204A DSOX1204G

Channels: 4

Bandwidth: 70 MHz

Bandwidth upgrades: 70 MHz to 100 MHz with D1200BW1A upgrade

70 MHz to 200 MHz with D1200BW2A upgrade

100 MHz to 200 MHz with D1200BW3A upgrade

Sampling rate: 2 GSa/s (interleaved), 1 GSa/s (non-interleaved)

Memory: 1 Mpts

Segmented memory: Yes

Waveform generator: No Yes (20 MHz)

Mask/limit test: Yes

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•Chapter 8, “:ACQuire Commands,” starting on page 177, describes commands

for setting the parameters used when acquiring and storing data.

•Chapter 9, “:CALibrate Commands,” starting on page 191, describes utility

commands for determining the state of the calibration factor protection button.

•Chapter 10, “:CHANnel<n> Commands,” starting on page 201, describes

commands that control all oscilloscope functions associated with individual

analog channels or groups of channels.

•Chapter 11, “:DEMO Commands,” starting on page 223, describes commands

that control the education kit (EDK license) demonstration signals that can be

output on the oscilloscope's Demo terminal.

•Chapter 12, “:DISPlay Commands,” starting on page 227, describes commands

that control how waveforms, graticule, and text are displayed and written on

the screen.

•Chapter 13, “:DVM Commands,” starting on page 241, describes commands

that control the optional DSOXDVM digital voltmeter analysis feature.

•Chapter 14, “:EXTernal Trigger Commands,” starting on page 249, describes

commands that control the input characteristics of the external trigger input.

•Chapter 15, “:FFT Commands,” starting on page 259, describes commands that

control the FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) function for displaying the frequence

content of a waveform.

•Chapter 16, “:FRANalysis Commands,” starting on page 273, describes

commands that control oscilloscope functions associated with the Frequency

Response Analysis (FRA) feature, which is available in G-suffix oscilloscope

models (that have a built-in waveform generator).

•Chapter 17, “:FUNCtion Commands,” starting on page 289, describes

commands that control math waveforms.

•Chapter 18, “:HARDcopy Commands,” starting on page 311, describes

commands that set and query the selection of hardcopy device and formatting

options.

•Chapter 19, “:MARKer Commands,” starting on page 325, describes commands

that set and query the settings of X-axis markers (X1 and X2 cursors) and the

Y-axis markers (Y1 and Y2 cursors).

•Chapter 20, “:MEASure Commands,” starting on page 341, describes

commands that select automatic measurements (and control markers).

•Chapter 21, “:MTESt Commands,” starting on page 399, describes commands

that control the mask test features provided with Option LMT.

•Chapter 22, “:RECall Commands,” starting on page 433, describes commands

that recall previously saved oscilloscope setups, reference waveforms, or

masks.

•Chapter 23, “:SAVE Commands,” starting on page 441, describes commands

that save oscilloscope setups, screen images, and data.

Keysight InfiniiVision DSOX1204A/G Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide 5

•Chapter 24, “:SBUS<n> Commands,” starting on page 461, describes

commands that control oscilloscope functions associated with the serial

decode bus and serial triggering.

•Chapter 25, “:SYSTem Commands,” starting on page 545, describes

commands that control basic system functions of the oscilloscope.

•Chapter 26, “:TIMebase Commands,” starting on page 573, describes

commands that control all horizontal sweep functions.

•Chapter 27, “:TRIGger Commands,” starting on page 585, describes commands

that control the trigger modes and parameters for each trigger type.

•Chapter 28, “:WAVeform Commands,” starting on page 633, describes

commands that provide access to waveform data.

•Chapter 29, “:WGEN Commands,” starting on page 669, describes commands

that control waveform generator (Option WGN) functions and parameters.

•Chapter 30, “:WMEMory<r> Commands,” starting on page 701, describes

commands that control reference waveforms.

•Chapter 31, “Obsolete and Discontinued Commands,” starting on page 711,

describes obsolete commands which still work but have been replaced by

newer commands and discontinued commands which are no longer supported.

•Chapter 32, “Error Messages,” starting on page 757, lists the instrument error

messages that can occur while programming the oscilloscope.

The command descriptions in this reference show upper and lowercase characters.

For example, :AUToscale indicates that the entire command name is :AUTOSCALE.

The short form, :AUT, is also accepted by the oscilloscope.

Then, there are chapters that describe programming topics and conceptual

information in more detail:

•Chapter 33, “Status Reporting,” starting on page 765, describes the

oscilloscope's status registers and how to check the status of the instrument.

•Chapter 34, “Synchronizing Acquisitions,” starting on page 787, describes how

to wait for acquisitions to complete before querying measurement results or

performing other operations with the captured data.

•Chapter 35, “More About Oscilloscope Commands,” starting on page 797,

contains additional information about oscilloscope programming commands.

Finally, there is a chapter that contains programming examples:

•Chapter 36, “Programming Examples,” starting on page 807.

See Also • For more information on using the SICL, VISA, and VISA COM libraries in

general, see the documentation that comes with the Keysight IO Libraries

Suite.

• For information on controller PC interface configuration, see the

documentation for the interface card used (for example, the Keysight 82350A

GPIB interface).

• For information on oscilloscope front-panel operation, see the User's Guide.

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• For detailed connectivity information, refer to the Keysight Technologies

USB/LAN/GPIB Connectivity Guide. For a printable electronic copy of the

Connectivity Guide, direct your Web browser to www.keysight.com and search

for "Connectivity Guide".

• For the latest versions of this and other manuals, see:

http://www.keysight.com/find/1000X-Series-manual

Keysight InfiniiVision DSOX1204A/G Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide 7

Contents

In This Book / 3

1 What's New

What's New in Version 2.01 / 26

Version 2.00 at Introduction / 27

Command Differences From 1000 X-Series Oscilloscopes / 28

2 Setting Up

Step 1. Install Keysight IO Libraries Suite software / 32

Step 2. Connect and set up the oscilloscope / 33

Using the USB (Device) Interface / 33

Using the LAN Interface / 33

Step 3. Verify the oscilloscope connection / 35

3 Getting Started

Basic Oscilloscope Program Structure / 38

Initializing / 38

Capturing Data / 38

Analyzing Captured Data / 39

Programming the Oscilloscope / 40

Referencing the IO Library / 40

Opening the Oscilloscope Connection via the IO Library / 41

Initializing the Interface and the Oscilloscope / 41

Using :AUToscale to Automate Oscilloscope Setup / 42

Using Other Oscilloscope Setup Commands / 42

Capturing Data with the :DIGitize Command / 43

Reading Query Responses from the Oscilloscope / 45

Reading Query Results into String Variables / 46

Reading Query Results into Numeric Variables / 46

Reading Definite-Length Block Query Response Data / 46

Sending Multiple Queries and Reading Results / 47

Checking Instrument Status / 48

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4 Commands Quick Reference

Command Summary / 50

Syntax Elements / 103

Number Format / 103

<NL> (Line Terminator) / 103

[ ] (Optional Syntax Terms) / 103

{ } (Braces) / 103

::= (Defined As) / 103

< > (Angle Brackets) / 104

... (Ellipsis) / 104

n,..,p (Value Ranges) / 104

d (Digits) / 104

Quoted ASCII String / 104

Definite-Length Block Response Data / 104

5 Common (*) Commands

*CLS (Clear Status) / 111

*ESE (Standard Event Status Enable) / 112

*ESR (Standard Event Status Register) / 114

*IDN (Identification Number) / 116

*LRN (Learn Device Setup) / 117

*OPC (Operation Complete) / 118

*OPT (Option Identification) / 119

*RCL (Recall) / 120

*RST (Reset) / 121

*SAV (Save) / 124

*SRE (Service Request Enable) / 125

*STB (Read Status Byte) / 127

*TRG (Trigger) / 129

*TST (Self Test) / 130

*WAI (Wait To Continue) / 131

6 Root (:) Commands

:AER (Arm Event Register) / 136

:AUToscale / 137

:AUToscale:AMODE / 139

:AUToscale:CHANnels / 140

:AUToscale:FDEBug / 141

:BLANk / 142

:DIGitize / 143

:MTEenable (Mask Test Event Enable Register) / 144

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:MTERegister[:EVENt] (Mask Test Event Event Register) / 146

:OPEE (Operation Status Enable Register) / 148

:OPERegister:CONDition (Operation Status Condition Register) / 150

:OPERegister[:EVENt] (Operation Status Event Register) / 152

:OVLenable (Overload Event Enable Register) / 154

:OVLRegister (Overload Event Register) / 156

:PRINt / 158

:RUN / 159

:SERial / 160

:SINGle / 161

:STATus / 162

:STOP / 163

:TER (Trigger Event Register) / 164

:VIEW / 165

7 :ABUS Commands

:ABUS:BIT<m> / 169

:ABUS:BITS / 170

:ABUS:CLEar / 172

:ABUS:DISPlay / 173

:ABUS:LABel / 174

:ABUS:MASK / 175

8 :ACQuire Commands

:ACQuire:COMPlete / 179

:ACQuire:COUNt / 180

:ACQuire:MODE / 181

:ACQuire:POINts / 182

:ACQuire:SEGMented:ANALyze / 183

:ACQuire:SEGMented:COUNt / 184

:ACQuire:SEGMented:INDex / 185

:ACQuire:SRATe / 188

:ACQuire:TYPE / 189

9 :CALibrate Commands

:CALibrate:DATE / 193

:CALibrate:LABel / 194

:CALibrate:OUTPut / 195

:CALibrate:PROTected / 196

:CALibrate:STARt / 197

:CALibrate:STATus / 198

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:CALibrate:TEMPerature / 199

:CALibrate:TIME / 200

10 :CHANnel<n> Commands

:CHANnel<n>:BANDwidth / 204

:CHANnel<n>:BWLimit / 205

:CHANnel<n>:COUPling / 206

:CHANnel<n>:DISPlay / 207

:CHANnel<n>:IMPedance / 208

:CHANnel<n>:INVert / 209

:CHANnel<n>:LABel / 210

:CHANnel<n>:OFFSet / 211

:CHANnel<n>:PROBe / 212

:CHANnel<n>:PROBe:HEAD[:TYPE] / 213

:CHANnel<n>:PROBe:ID / 214

:CHANnel<n>:PROBe:SKEW / 215

:CHANnel<n>:PROBe:STYPe / 216

:CHANnel<n>:PROTection / 217

:CHANnel<n>:RANGe / 218

:CHANnel<n>:SCALe / 219

:CHANnel<n>:UNITs / 220

:CHANnel<n>:VERNier / 221

11 :DEMO Commands

:DEMO:FUNCtion / 224

:DEMO:OUTPut / 226

12 :DISPlay Commands

:DISPlay:ANNotation / 229

:DISPlay:ANNotation:BACKground / 230

:DISPlay:ANNotation:COLor / 231

:DISPlay:ANNotation:TEXT / 232

:DISPlay:CLEar / 233

:DISPlay:DATA / 234

:DISPlay:INTensity:WAVeform / 235

:DISPlay:LABel / 236

:DISPlay:LABList / 237

:DISPlay:MENU:TIMeout / 238

:DISPlay:PERSistence / 239

:DISPlay:VECTors / 240

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