Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 5000 Series Manual

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Agilent InfiniiVision
5000 Series
Oscilloscopes
Programmer's Guide

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In This Book
This book is your guide to programming the 5000 Series oscilloscopes:
The first few chapters describe how to set up and get started:
•Chapter 1, "What's New" on page 19, describes programming command
changes in the latest version of oscilloscope software.
•Chapter 2, "Setting Up" on page 31, describes the steps you must take
before you can program the oscilloscope.
•Chapter 3, "Getting Started" on page 41, 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" on page 55, is a brief listing of
the 5000 Series oscilloscope commands and syntax.
The next chapters provide reference information:
•Chapter 5, "Commands by Subsystem" on page 95, describes the set of
commands that belong to an individual subsystem and explains the
function of each command. Command arguments and syntax are
described. Some command descriptions have example code.
•Chapter 6, "Commands A- Z" on page 535, contains an alphabetical
listing of all command elements.
•Chapter 7, "Obsolete and Discontinued Commands" on page 563,
describes obsolete commands which still work but have been replaced
by newer commands and discontinued commands which are no longer
supported.
•Chapter 8, "Error Messages" on page 615, 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 9, "Status Reporting" on page 623, describes the oscilloscope's
status registers and how to check the status of the instrument.
Table 1 InfiniiVision 5000 Series Oscilloscope Models
Channels Input Bandwidth (Maximum Sample Rate)
500 MHz (4 GSa/s) 300 MHz (2 GSa/s) 100 MHz (2 GSa/s)
4 analog DSO5054A DSO5034A DSO5014A
2 analog DSO5052A DSO5032A DSO5012A

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•Chapter 10, "Synchronizing Acquisitions" on page 647, describes how to
wait for acquisitions to complete before querying measurement results
or performing other operations with the captured data.
•Chapter 11, "More About Oscilloscope Commands" on page 657, contains
additional information about oscilloscope programming commands.
Finally, there is a chapter that contains programming examples:
•Chapter 12, "Programming Examples" on page 679.
See Also •For more information on using the SICL, VISA, and VISA COM libraries
in general, see the documentation that comes with the Agilent IO
Libraries Suite.
•For information on controller PC interface configuration, see the
documentation for the interface card used (for example, the Agilent
82350A GPIB interface).
•For information on oscilloscope front-panel operation, see the User's
Guide.
•For detailed connectivity information, refer to the Agilent Technologies
USB/LAN/GPIB Connectivity Guide. For a printable electronic copy of
the Connectivity Guide, direct your Web browser to "www.agilent.com"
and search for "Connectivity Guide".
•For the latest versions of this and other manuals, see:
"http://www.agilent.com/find/5000manual"

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Contents
In This Book 3
1 What's New
What's New in Version 5.20 20
What's New in Version 5.15 23
What's New in Version 5.10 25
What's New in Version 5.00 26
What's New in Version 4.10 28
Version 4.00 at Introduction 29
2 Setting Up
Step 1. Install Agilent 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
Using the GPIB Interface 34
Step 3. Verify the oscilloscope connection 35
3 Getting Started
Basic Oscilloscope Program Structure 42
Initializing 42
Capturing Data 42
Analyzing Captured Data 43

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Programming the Oscilloscope 44
Referencing the IO Library 44
Opening the Oscilloscope Connection via the IO Library 45
Initializing the Interface and the Oscilloscope 45
Using :AUToscale to Automate Oscilloscope Setup 46
Using Other Oscilloscope Setup Commands 46
Capturing Data with the :DIGitize Command 47
Reading Query Responses from the Oscilloscope 49
Reading Query Results into String Variables 50
Reading Query Results into Numeric Variables 50
Reading Definite-Length Block Query Response Data 50
Sending Multiple Queries and Reading Results 51
Checking Instrument Status 52
Other Ways of Sending Commands 53
Telnet Sockets 53
Sending SCPI Commands Using Browser Web Control 53
4 Commands Quick Reference
Command Summary 56
Syntax Elements 92
Number Format 92
<NL> (Line Terminator) 92
[ ] (Optional Syntax Terms) 92
{ } (Braces) 92
::= (Defined As) 92
< > (Angle Brackets) 93
... (Ellipsis) 93
n,..,p (Value Ranges) 93
d (Digits) 93
Quoted ASCII String 93
Definite-Length Block Response Data 93
5 Commands by Subsystem
Common (*) Commands 97
*CLS (Clear Status) 101
*ESE (Standard Event Status Enable) 102
*ESR (Standard Event Status Register) 104
*IDN (Identification Number) 106
*LRN (Learn Device Setup) 107
*OPC (Operation Complete) 108

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*OPT (Option Identification) 109
*RCL (Recall) 110
*RST (Reset) 111
*SAV (Save) 114
*SRE (Service Request Enable) 115
*STB (Read Status Byte) 117
*TRG (Trigger) 119
*TST (Self Test) 120
*WAI (Wait To Continue) 121
Root (:) Commands 122
:AER (Arm Event Register) 125
:AUToscale 126
:AUToscale:AMODE 128
:AUToscale:CHANnels 129
:BLANk 130
:CDISplay 131
:DIGitize 132
:HWEenable (Hardware Event Enable Register) 134
:HWERegister:CONDition (Hardware Event Condition Register) 136
:HWERegister[:EVENt] (Hardware Event Event Register) 138
:MERGe 140
:MTEenable (Mask Test Event Enable Register) 141
:MTERegister[:EVENt] (Mask Test Event Event Register) 143
:OPEE (Operation Status Enable Register) 145
:OPERegister:CONDition (Operation Status Condition Register) 147
:OPERegister[:EVENt] (Operation Status Event Register) 149
:OVLenable (Overload Event Enable Register) 151
:OVLRegister (Overload Event Register) 153
:PRINt 155
:RUN 156
:SERial 157
:SINGle 158
:STATus 159
:STOP 160
:TER (Trigger Event Register) 161
:VIEW 162
:ACQuire Commands 163
:ACQuire:AALias 165
:ACQuire:COMPlete 166
:ACQuire:COUNt 167
:ACQuire:DAALias 168

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:ACQuire:MODE 169
:ACQuire:POINts 170
:ACQuire:SEGMented:ANALyze 171
:ACQuire:SEGMented:COUNt 172
:ACQuire:SEGMented:INDex 173
:ACQuire:SRATe 176
:ACQuire:TYPE 177
:CALibrate Commands 179
:CALibrate:DATE 181
:CALibrate:LABel 182
:CALibrate:OUTPut 183
:CALibrate:STARt 184
:CALibrate:STATus 185
:CALibrate:SWITch 186
:CALibrate:TEMPerature 187
:CALibrate:TIME 188
:CHANnel<n> Commands 189
:CHANnel<n>:BWLimit 192
:CHANnel<n>:COUPling 193
:CHANnel<n>:DISPlay 194
:CHANnel<n>:IMPedance 195
:CHANnel<n>:INVert 196
:CHANnel<n>:LABel 197
:CHANnel<n>:OFFSet 198
:CHANnel<n>:PROBe 199
:CHANnel<n>:PROBe:ID 200
:CHANnel<n>:PROBe:SKEW 201
:CHANnel<n>:PROBe:STYPe 202
:CHANnel<n>:PROTection 203
:CHANnel<n>:RANGe 204
:CHANnel<n>:SCALe 205
:CHANnel<n>:UNITs 206
:CHANnel<n>:VERNier 207
:DISPlay Commands 208
:DISPlay:CLEar 210
:DISPlay:DATA 211
:DISPlay:LABel 213
:DISPlay:LABList 214
:DISPlay:PERSistence 215
:DISPlay:SOURce 216

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:DISPlay:VECTors 217
:EXTernal Trigger Commands 218
:EXTernal:BWLimit 220
:EXTernal:IMPedance 221
:EXTernal:PROBe 222
:EXTernal:PROBe:ID 223
:EXTernal:PROBe:STYPe 224
:EXTernal:PROTection 225
:EXTernal:RANGe 226
:EXTernal:UNITs 227
:FUNCtion Commands 228
:FUNCtion:CENTer 231
:FUNCtion:DISPlay 232
:FUNCtion:GOFT:OPERation 233
:FUNCtion:GOFT:SOURce1 234
:FUNCtion:GOFT:SOURce2 235
:FUNCtion:OFFSet 236
:FUNCtion:OPERation 237
:FUNCtion:RANGe 238
:FUNCtion:REFerence 239
:FUNCtion:SCALe 240
:FUNCtion:SOURce1 241
:FUNCtion:SOURce2 242
:FUNCtion:SPAN 243
:FUNCtion:WINDow 244
:HARDcopy Commands 245
:HARDcopy:AREA 247
:HARDcopy:APRinter 248
:HARDcopy:FACTors 249
:HARDcopy:FFEed 250
:HARDcopy:INKSaver 251
:HARDcopy:LAYout 252
:HARDcopy:PALette 253
:HARDcopy:PRINter:LIST 254
:HARDcopy:STARt 255
:MARKer Commands 256
:MARKer:MODE 258
:MARKer:X1Position 259
:MARKer:X1Y1source 260
:MARKer:X2Position 261

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:MARKer:X2Y2source 262
:MARKer:XDELta 263
:MARKer:Y1Position 264
:MARKer:Y2Position 265
:MARKer:YDELta 266
:MEASure Commands 267
:MEASure:CLEar 274
:MEASure:COUNter 275
:MEASure:DEFine 276
:MEASure:DELay 279
:MEASure:DUTYcycle 281
:MEASure:FALLtime 282
:MEASure:FREQuency 283
:MEASure:NWIDth 284
:MEASure:OVERshoot 285
:MEASure:PERiod 287
:MEASure:PHASe 288
:MEASure:PREShoot 289
:MEASure:PWIDth 290
:MEASure:RESults 291
:MEASure:RISetime 294
:MEASure:SDEViation 295
:MEASure:SHOW 296
:MEASure:SOURce 297
:MEASure:STATistics 299
:MEASure:STATistics:INCRement 300
:MEASure:STATistics:RESet 301
:MEASure:TEDGe 302
:MEASure:TVALue 304
:MEASure:VAMPlitude 306
:MEASure:VAVerage 307
:MEASure:VBASe 308
:MEASure:VMAX 309
:MEASure:VMIN 310
:MEASure:VPP 311
:MEASure:VRATio 312
:MEASure:VRMS 313
:MEASure:VTIMe 314
:MEASure:VTOP 315
:MEASure:XMAX 316
:MEASure:XMIN 317