Rigol MSO2000A Series Operating instructions

RIGOL
Programming Guide
MSO2000A/DS2000A Series
Digital Oscilloscope
May 2014
RIGOL Technologies, Inc.

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Document Overview
This manual guides users to control RIGOL MSO2000A/DS2000A series digital oscilloscope remotely by
programming using SCPI commands through the remote interface. MSO2000A/DS2000A can build
communication with a PC through the USB, LAN or GPIB (with the USB-GPIB interface converter provided
by RIGOL) interface.
Main Topics in this Manual:
SCPI Overview
Command System
Programming Demos
Content Conventions in this Manual:
MSO2000A/DS2000A series includes the following models. Unless otherwise noted, this manual takes
MSO2302A-S as an example to illustrate the functions and using method of the command system of
MSO2000A/DS2000A series.
Model Analog
Bandwidth
Number of
Analog
Channels
Number of
Signal Source
Channels
Number of
Digital
Channels
MSO2072A 70MHz 2 -- 16
MSO2072A-S 70MHz 2 2 16
MSO2102A 100MHz 2 -- 16
MSO2102A-S 100MHz 2 2 16
MSO2202A 200MHz 2 -- 16
MSO2202A-S 200MHz 2 2 16
MSO2302A 300MHz 2 -- 16
MSO2302A-S 300MHz 2 2 16
DS2072A 70MHz 2 -- --
DS2072A-S 70MHz 2 2 --
DS2102A 100MHz 2 -- --
DS2102A-S 100MHz 2 2 --
DS2202A 200MHz 2 -- --
DS2202A-S 200MHz 2 2 --
DS2302A 300MHz 2 -- --
DS2302A-S 300MHz 2 2 --

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Guaranty and Declaration ......................................................................................................... I
Document Overview .................................................................................................................II
1 SCPI Overview.....................................................................................................................1-1
Syntax...................................................................................................................................1-1
Symbol Description .................................................................................................................1-2
Parameter Type ......................................................................................................................1-2
Command Abbreviation ...........................................................................................................1-3
2 Command System................................................................................................................2-1
:AUToscale.............................................................................................................................2-2
:CLEar ...................................................................................................................................2-2
:RUN .....................................................................................................................................2-2
:STOP....................................................................................................................................2-2
:SINGle..................................................................................................................................2-3
:TFORce ................................................................................................................................2-3
:TLHAlf..................................................................................................................................2-3
IEEE 488.2 Common Commands..............................................................................................2-4
*CLS...............................................................................................................................2-4
*ESE...............................................................................................................................2-5
*ESR? .............................................................................................................................2-6
*IDN? .............................................................................................................................2-6
*OPC ..............................................................................................................................2-7
*RST...............................................................................................................................2-7
*SRE...............................................................................................................................2-8
*STB? .............................................................................................................................2-9
*TST? ...........................................................................................................................2-10
:ACQuire Commands.............................................................................................................2-11
:ACQuire:AVERages........................................................................................................2-11
:ACQuire:MDEPth...........................................................................................................2-12
:ACQuire:SRATe?............................................................................................................2-12
:ACQuire:TYPE...............................................................................................................2-13
:ACQuire:AALias.............................................................................................................2-14
:BUS<n> Commands............................................................................................................2-15
:BUS<n>:MODE.............................................................................................................2-15
:BUS<n>:DISPlay ..........................................................................................................2-16
:BUS<n>:FORMat..........................................................................................................2-16
:BUS<n>:EVENt.............................................................................................................2-17
:BUS<n>:EEXPort..........................................................................................................2-17
:BUS<n>:DATA?............................................................................................................2-18
:BUS<n>:PARallel..........................................................................................................2-19
:BUS<n>:RS232 (Option)...............................................................................................2-24

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:BUS<n>:IIC (Option) ....................................................................................................2-32
:BUS<n>:SPI (Option)....................................................................................................2-36
:CALCulate Commands ..........................................................................................................2-42
:CALCulate:MODE...........................................................................................................2-42
:CALCulate:ADD .............................................................................................................2-43
:CALCulate:SUB..............................................................................................................2-45
:CALCulate:MULTiply.......................................................................................................2-47
:CALCulate:DIVision........................................................................................................2-49
:CALCulate:FFT ..............................................................................................................2-51
:CALCulate:LOGic ...........................................................................................................2-57
:CALCulate:ADVanced.....................................................................................................2-61
:CALibrate Commands...........................................................................................................2-64
:CALibrate:DATE?...........................................................................................................2-64
:CALibrate:STARt............................................................................................................2-64
:CALibrate:TIME? ...........................................................................................................2-65
:CALibrate:QUIT.............................................................................................................2-65
:CHANnel<n> Commands......................................................................................................2-66
:CHANnel<n>:BWLimit ...................................................................................................2-66
:CHANnel<n>:COUPling..................................................................................................2-67
:CHANnel<n>:DISPlay....................................................................................................2-67
:CHANnel<n>:INVert......................................................................................................2-68
:CHANnel<n>:IMPedance...............................................................................................2-68
:CHANnel<n>:OFFSet.....................................................................................................2-69
:CHANnel<n>:SCALe......................................................................................................2-70
:CHANnel<n>:PROBe .....................................................................................................2-71
:CHANnel<n>:UNITs......................................................................................................2-71
:CHANnel<n>:VERNier ...................................................................................................2-72
:CHANnel<n>:TCAL........................................................................................................2-73
:CURSor Commands..............................................................................................................2-74
:CURSor:MODE ..............................................................................................................2-74
:CURSor:MANual ............................................................................................................2-75
:CURSor:TRACk..............................................................................................................2-83
:DISPlay Commands..............................................................................................................2-88
:DISPlay:CLEar...............................................................................................................2-88
:DISPlay:TYPE................................................................................................................2-89
:DISPlay:GRADing:TIME..................................................................................................2-90
:DISPlay:WBRightness ....................................................................................................2-90
:DISPlay:GRID ...............................................................................................................2-91
:DISPlay:GBRightness.....................................................................................................2-91
:DISPlay:MPERsistence ...................................................................................................2-92
:DISPlay:DATA? .............................................................................................................2-92
:FUNCtion Commands ...........................................................................................................2-94
:FUNCtion:WRMode........................................................................................................2-94
:FUNCtion:WRECord .......................................................................................................2-95

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:FUNCtion:WREPlay........................................................................................................2-98
:FUNCtion:WANalyze ....................................................................................................2-103
:LA Commands (MSO2000A/MSO2000A-S)............................................................................2-111
:LA:STATe...................................................................................................................2-111
:LA:ACTive ..................................................................................................................2-112
:LA:DISPlay.................................................................................................................2-113
:LA:AUTosort ...............................................................................................................2-113
:LA:DELete..................................................................................................................2-114
:LA:SIZE......................................................................................................................2-114
:LA:DIGital<n>:DISPlay................................................................................................2-115
:LA:DIGital<n>:POSition...............................................................................................2-115
:LA:DIGital<n>:LABel...................................................................................................2-116
:LA:POD<n>:DISPlay...................................................................................................2-116
:LA:POD<n>:THReshold...............................................................................................2-117
:LA:GROup<n>:APPend................................................................................................2-117
:LA:BUS<n>:CURRent..................................................................................................2-118
:LA:BUS<n>:DISPlay....................................................................................................2-118
:LA:BUS<n>:CHANnel ..................................................................................................2-119
:LA:BUS<n>:FORMat ...................................................................................................2-119
:LAN Commands.................................................................................................................2-120
:LAN:DHCP..................................................................................................................2-120
:LAN:AUToip................................................................................................................2-121
:LAN:GATeway .............................................................................................................2-122
:LAN:DNS....................................................................................................................2-122
:LAN:MAC? ..................................................................................................................2-123
:LAN:MANual ...............................................................................................................2-123
:LAN:INITiate ..............................................................................................................2-124
:LAN:IPADdress............................................................................................................2-124
:LAN:SMASk.................................................................................................................2-125
:LAN:STATus? ..............................................................................................................2-125
:LAN:VISA?..................................................................................................................2-125
:LAN:APPLy..................................................................................................................2-126
:MASK Commands ..............................................................................................................2-127
:MASK:ENABle .............................................................................................................2-127
:MASK:SOURce............................................................................................................2-128
:MASK:OPERate ...........................................................................................................2-128
:MASK:MDISplay..........................................................................................................2-129
:MASK:SOOutput..........................................................................................................2-129
:MASK:OUTPut.............................................................................................................2-130
:MASK:X......................................................................................................................2-130
:MASK:Y......................................................................................................................2-130
:MASK:CREate .............................................................................................................2-131
:MASK:PASSed? ...........................................................................................................2-131
:MASK:FAILed? ............................................................................................................2-131

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:MASK:TOTal? ..............................................................................................................2-132
:MASK:RESet................................................................................................................2-132
:MASK:DATA ................................................................................................................2-133
:MEASure Commands..........................................................................................................2-134
:MEASure:SOURce........................................................................................................2-135
:MEASure:COUNter:SOURce..........................................................................................2-136
:MEASure:COUNter:VALue?...........................................................................................2-136
:MEASure:CLEar...........................................................................................................2-137
:MEASure:RECover .......................................................................................................2-137
:MEASure:ADISplay ......................................................................................................2-138
:MEASure:AMSource.....................................................................................................2-138
:MEASure:STATistic:DISPlay ..........................................................................................2-139
:MEASure:STATistic:MODE.............................................................................................2-139
:MEASure:STATistic:RESet.............................................................................................2-140
:MEASure:SETup:TYPE..................................................................................................2-140
:MEASure:SETup:MAX...................................................................................................2-141
:MEASure:SETup:MID ...................................................................................................2-141
:MEASure:SETup:MIN ...................................................................................................2-141
:MEASure:SETup:PSA....................................................................................................2-142
:MEASure:SETup:PSB....................................................................................................2-142
:MEASure:SETup:DSA ...................................................................................................2-143
:MEASure:SETup:DSB ...................................................................................................2-143
:MEASure:AREA............................................................................................................2-144
:MEASure:CREGion:CAX................................................................................................2-144
:MEASure:CREGion:CBX................................................................................................2-144
:MEASure:HISTory:DISPlay ...........................................................................................2-145
:MEASure:HISTory:DMODe............................................................................................2-145
:MEASure:FDELay.........................................................................................................2-146
:MEASure:F2RDeLay.....................................................................................................2-148
:MEASure:FPHase.........................................................................................................2-150
:MEASure:F2RPhase .....................................................................................................2-152
:MEASure:FREQuency...................................................................................................2-154
:MEASure:FTIMe ..........................................................................................................2-156
:MEASure:NDUTy..........................................................................................................2-158
:MEASure:NWIDth........................................................................................................2-160
:MEASure:OVERshoot ...................................................................................................2-162
:MEASure:PDUTy..........................................................................................................2-164
:MEASure:PERiod .........................................................................................................2-166
:MEASure:PREShoot .....................................................................................................2-168
:MEASure:PWIDth ........................................................................................................2-170
:MEASure:RTIMe..........................................................................................................2-172
:MEASure:RDELay ........................................................................................................2-174
:MEASure:R2FDeLay.....................................................................................................2-176
:MEASure:RPHase ........................................................................................................2-178

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:MEASure:R2FPhase.....................................................................................................2-180
:MEASure:VAMP...........................................................................................................2-182
:MEASure:VAVG ...........................................................................................................2-184
:MEASure:VBASe..........................................................................................................2-186
:MEASure:VMAX...........................................................................................................2-188
:MEASure:VMIN ...........................................................................................................2-190
:MEASure:VPP..............................................................................................................2-192
:MEASure:VRMS...........................................................................................................2-194
:MEASure:PVRMs .........................................................................................................2-196
:MEASure:VTOP ...........................................................................................................2-198
:MEASure:MARea .........................................................................................................2-200
:MEASure:MPARea .......................................................................................................2-202
:OUTPut<n> Commands (MSO2000A-S/DS2000A-S) .............................................................2-204
:OUTPut[<n>][:STATe].................................................................................................2-204
:OUTPut[<n>]:IMPedance............................................................................................2-204
:RECall Commands..............................................................................................................2-205
:RECall:SETup..............................................................................................................2-205
:RECall:TRACe .............................................................................................................2-206
:RECall:WAVeform........................................................................................................2-206
:REFerence Commands .......................................................................................................2-207
:REFerence<n>:CURRent .............................................................................................2-207
:REFerence<n>:ENABle................................................................................................2-208
:REFerence:COLor........................................................................................................2-208
:REFerence:CURRent? ..................................................................................................2-209
:REFerence:DISPlay......................................................................................................2-209
:REFerence:RESet ........................................................................................................2-209
:REFerence:SAVe..........................................................................................................2-210
:REFerence:SOURce.....................................................................................................2-210
:REFerence:VSCale.......................................................................................................2-211
:REFerence:VOFFset.....................................................................................................2-212
:SAVE Commands...............................................................................................................2-213
:SAVE:CSV[:STARt] ......................................................................................................2-214
:SAVE:CSV:FACTors......................................................................................................2-215
:SAVE:CSV:LENGth.......................................................................................................2-215
:SAVE:FORMat.............................................................................................................2-216
:SAVE:IMAGe[:STARt] ..................................................................................................2-216
:SAVE:IMAGe:TYPE......................................................................................................2-217
:SAVE:IMAGe:FACTors..................................................................................................2-217
:SAVE:SETup[:STARt]...................................................................................................2-218
:SAVE:TRACe[:STARt] ..................................................................................................2-219
:SAVE:WAVeform[:STARt].............................................................................................2-219
:SAVE:REFerence[:STARt].............................................................................................2-220
:SAVE:MTESt[:STARt]...................................................................................................2-221
:SAVE:ARB[:STARt]......................................................................................................2-222

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:SOURce<n> Commands (MSO2000A-S/DS2000A-S) .............................................................2-223
[:SOURce<n>]:FREQuency[:FIXed] ...............................................................................2-224
[:SOURce<n>]:PHASe[:ADJust].....................................................................................2-224
[:SOURce<n>]:PHASe:INITiate.....................................................................................2-225
[:SOURce<n>]:FUNCtion[:SHAPe].................................................................................2-226
[:SOURce<n>]:FUNCtion:RAMP:SYMMetry.....................................................................2-227
[:SOURce<n>]:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] ..............................................2-228
[:SOURce<n>]:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:OFFSet......................................................2-229
[:SOURce<n>]:PULSe:DCYCle.......................................................................................2-230
[:SOURce<n>]:MOD[:STATe] ........................................................................................2-231
[:SOURce<n>]:MOD:TYPe ............................................................................................2-232
[:SOURce<n>]:MOD:AM[:DEPTh]..................................................................................2-232
[:SOURce<n>]:MOD:AM:INTernal:FREQuency................................................................2-233
[:SOURce<n>]:MOD:AM:INTernal:FUNCtion...................................................................2-233
[:SOURce<n>]:MOD:FM[:DEVIation].............................................................................2-234
[:SOURce<n>]:MOD:FM:INTernal:FREQuency ................................................................2-234
[:SOURce<n>]:MOD:FM:INTernal:FUNCtion ...................................................................2-235
[:SOURce<n>]:APPLy:NOISe.........................................................................................2-236
[:SOURce<n>]:APPLy:PULSe.........................................................................................2-236
[:SOURce<n>]:APPLy:RAMP..........................................................................................2-236
[:SOURce<n>]:APPLy:SINusoid.....................................................................................2-236
[:SOURce<n>]:APPLy:SQUare.......................................................................................2-236
[:SOURce<n>]:APPLy:USER..........................................................................................2-236
[:SOURce<n>]:APPLy? .................................................................................................2-238
:SYSTem Commands ...........................................................................................................2-239
:SYSTem:AOUTput .......................................................................................................2-240
:SYSTem:AUToscale......................................................................................................2-240
:SYSTem:BEEPer..........................................................................................................2-241
:SYSTem:DATE.............................................................................................................2-241
:SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]?...............................................................................................2-242
:SYSTem:EXPand..........................................................................................................2-242
:SYSTem:GAMount?......................................................................................................2-243
:SYSTem:GPIB.............................................................................................................2-243
:SYSTem:KEY:PRESs .....................................................................................................2-244
:SYSTem:KEY:INCRease ................................................................................................2-246
:SYSTem:KEY:DECRease................................................................................................2-246
:SYSTem:LANGuage......................................................................................................2-247
:SYSTem:OPTion:INSTall ..............................................................................................2-247
:SYSTem:OPTion:UNINSTall...........................................................................................2-247
:SYSTem:OPTion:VALid?...............................................................................................2-248
:SYSTem:PON ..............................................................................................................2-248
:SYSTem:PSTatus.........................................................................................................2-249
:SYSTem:RAMount?......................................................................................................2-249
:SYSTem:RESet............................................................................................................2-249

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:SYSTem:SSAVer:TIME..................................................................................................2-250
:SYSTem:SETup ...........................................................................................................2-250
:SYSTem:TIME.............................................................................................................2-251
:SYSTem:UDEVice........................................................................................................2-251
:SYSTem:VERSion?.......................................................................................................2-252
:TIMebase Commands.........................................................................................................2-253
:TIMebase:DELay:ENABle .............................................................................................2-253
:TIMebase:DELay:OFFSet .............................................................................................2-254
:TIMebase:DELay:SCALe...............................................................................................2-254
:TIMebase[:MAIN]:OFFSet............................................................................................2-255
:TIMebase[:MAIN]:SCALe .............................................................................................2-256
:TIMebase:HREF:MODE................................................................................................2-257
:TIMebase:HREF:POSition.............................................................................................2-257
:TIMebase:MODE.........................................................................................................2-258
:TIMebase:VERNier ......................................................................................................2-258
:TRACe<n> Commands (MSO2000A-S/DS2000A-S)...............................................................2-259
[:TRACe<n>]:DATA......................................................................................................2-259
[:TRACe<n>]:DATA:DAC16...........................................................................................2-260
[:TRACe<n>]:DATA:DAC ..............................................................................................2-261
[:TRACe<n>]:DATA:LOAD?...........................................................................................2-262
[:TRACe<n>]:DATA:POINts ..........................................................................................2-262
[:TRACe<n>]:DATA:POINts:INTerpolate.........................................................................2-263
[:TRACe<n>]:DATA:VALue ...........................................................................................2-264
:TRIGger Commands...........................................................................................................2-265
:TRIGger:COUPling.......................................................................................................2-266
:TRIGger:HOLDoff........................................................................................................2-266
:TRIGger:MODE...........................................................................................................2-267
:TRIGger:NREJect........................................................................................................2-267
:TRIGger:STATus?........................................................................................................2-268
:TRIGger:SWEep..........................................................................................................2-269
:TRIGger:DELay (Option)..............................................................................................2-270
:TRIGger:DURATion (Option) ........................................................................................2-273
:TRIGger:EDGe............................................................................................................2-277
:TRIGger:IIC................................................................................................................2-279
:TRIGger:NEDGe (Option).............................................................................................2-284
:TRIGger:PATTern ........................................................................................................2-287
:TRIGger:PULSe...........................................................................................................2-290
:TRIGger:RS232...........................................................................................................2-294
:TRIGger:RUNT............................................................................................................2-299
:TRIGger:SHOLd..........................................................................................................2-303
:TRIGger:SLOPe...........................................................................................................2-307
:TRIGger:SPI...............................................................................................................2-312
:TRIGger:TIMeout (Option)...........................................................................................2-316
:TRIGger:USB (Option).................................................................................................2-318

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:TRIGger:VIDeo (HDTV Option).....................................................................................2-321
:TRIGger:WINDows (Option).........................................................................................2-326
:WAVeform Commands........................................................................................................2-329
:WAVeform:SOURce .....................................................................................................2-330
:WAVeform:MODE ........................................................................................................2-331
:WAVeform:FORMat......................................................................................................2-332
:WAVeform:POINts .......................................................................................................2-332
:WAVeform:DATA?........................................................................................................2-333
:WAVeform:XINCrement?..............................................................................................2-335
:WAVeform:XORigin? ....................................................................................................2-336
:WAVeform:XREFerence?...............................................................................................2-336
:WAVeform:YINCrement?..............................................................................................2-336
:WAVeform:YORigin? ....................................................................................................2-337
:WAVeform:YREFerence?...............................................................................................2-337
:WAVeform:STARt.........................................................................................................2-338
:WAVeform:STOP .........................................................................................................2-339
:WAVeform:BEGin.........................................................................................................2-339
:WAVeform:END...........................................................................................................2-339
:WAVeform:RESet.........................................................................................................2-340
:WAVeform:PREamble? .................................................................................................2-340
:WAVeform:STATus? .....................................................................................................2-341
3 Programming Demos.......................................................................................................... 3-1
Programming Preparations...................................................................................................... 3-2
Excel Programming Demo....................................................................................................... 3-3
LabVIEW Programming Demo ................................................................................................. 3-7
Matlab Programming Demo....................................................................................................3-11
Visual Basic 6.0 Programming Demo.......................................................................................3-13
Visual C++ 6.0 Programming Demo........................................................................................3-15

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1SCPI Overview
SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) is a standardized instrument programming
language that is built upon the standard IEEE488.1 and IEEE 488.2 and conforms to various standards
(such as the floating point operation rule in IEEE754 standard, ISO646 7-bit coded character for
information interchange (equivalent to ASCll programming)). The SCPI commands provide a hierarchical
tree structure and consist of multiple subsystems. Each command subsystem consists of a root keyword
and one or more sub-keywords.
The topics of this chapter:
Syntax
Symbol Description
Parameter Type
Command Abbreviation
Syntax
The command string usually starts with ":"; the keywords are separated by ":" and are followed by the
parameter settings available; "?" is added at the end of the command string to indicate query or execute
the corresponding function and then make query (for example, *TST?); the command and parameter are
separated by space.
For example,
:CALCulate:ADVanced:EXPRession <expression>
:CALCulate:ADVanced:EXPRession?
CALCulate is the root keyword of the command. ADVanced and EXPRession are the second-level and
third-level keywords respectively. The command string starts with ":" which is also used to separate the
multiple-level keywords. <expression> represents the parameters available for setting. "?" represents
query. The command :CALCulate:ADVanced:EXPRession and parameter <expression> are separated by a
space.
"," is generally used for separating multiple parameters contained in the same command, for example,
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Symbol Description
The following symbols will not be sent with the commands.
1. Braces {}
The parameters enclosed in the braces are optional and are usually separated by the vertical bar "|".
When using the command, one of the parameters must be selected.
2. Vertical Bar |
The vertical bar is used to separate multiple parameters and one of the parameters must be selected
when using the command.
3. Square Brackets []
The content in the square brackets can be omitted.
4. Triangle Brackets <>
The parameter enclosed in the triangle brackets must be replaced by an effective value.
Parameter Type
1. Bool
The parameter could be OFF, ON, 0 or 1. For example,
:MEASure:ADISplay <bool>
:MEASure:ADISplay?
Wherein,
<bool> can be set to {{0|OFF}|{1|ON}}.
The query returns 0 or 1.
2. Discrete
The parameter could be any of the values listed. For example,
:ACQuire:TYPE <type>
:ACQuire:TYPE?
Wherein,
<type> can be set to NORMal|AVERages|PEAK|HRESolution.
The query returns the abbreviations (NORM, AVER, PEAK or HRES).
3. Integer
Unless otherwise noted, the parameter can be any integer within the effective value range. Note that
do not set the parameter to a decimal, otherwise errors will occur. For example,
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:DISPlay:GBRightness?
Wherein,
<brightness> can be set to any integer between 0 and 100.
The query returns an integer between 0 and 100.
4. Real
The parameter can be any real number within the effective value range and this command accepts
decimal and scientific notation parameter input. For example,
:FUNCtion:WREPlay:INTerval <interval>
:FUNCtion:WREPlay:INTerval?
Wherein,
<interval> can be set to any real number between 0.0000001 (or 1.000000e-07, namely 100 ns) to
10 (or 0.1e+02, namely 10 s).
The query returns a real number in scientific notation.
5. ASCII String
The parameter should be the combinations of ASCII characters.
For example,
:CALCulate:ADVanced:EXPRession <expression>
:CALCulate:ADVanced:EXPRession?
Wherein,
<expression> can be set to CH1+CH2
The query returns an ASCII string.
Command Abbreviation
All the commands are case-insensitive and you can use any of them. If abbreviation is used, all the capital
letters in the command must be written completely. For example,
:MEASure:ADISplay?
can be abbreviated to
:MEAS:ADIS?

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2Command System
This chapter introduces the command subsystems of MSO2000A/DS2000A command set.
The topics of this chapter:
:AUToscale
:CLEar
:RUN
:STOP
:SINGle
:TFORce
:TLHAlf
IEEE 488.2 Common Commands
:ACQuire Commands
:BUS<n> Commands
:CALCulate Commands
:CALibrate Commands
:CHANnel<n> Commands
:CURSor Commands
:DISPlay Commands
:FUNCtion Commands
:LA Commands (MSO2000A/MSO2000A-S)
:LAN Commands
:MASK Commands
:MEASure Commands
:OUTPut<n> Commands (MSO2000A-S/DS2000A-S)
:RECall Commands
:REFerence Commands
:SAVE Commands
:SOURce<n> Commands (MSO2000A-S/DS2000A-S)
:SYSTem Commands
:TIMebase Commands
:TRACe<n> Commands (MSO2000A-S/DS2000A-S)
:TRIGger Commands
:WAVeform Commands
Note:
1. Unless otherwise noted, in this manual the introductions and parameter ranges are based on
MSO2302A-S.
2. For parameter setting commands (for example, the time, frequency and amplitude), the oscilloscope
can only accept numbers and set the parameters using the default units; it cannot recognize the
units sent with the parameters. For the default unit of each parameter, please refer to the description
in each command in the following introductions.

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:AUToscale
Syntax
:AUToscale
Description
Enable the waveform auto setting function. The oscilloscope adjusts the vertical scale, horizontal time
base and trigger mode according to the input signal automatically to realize optimum waveform display.
The function of this command is the same with that of AUTO at the front panel.
Explanation
This command is invalid when the AUTO function is disabled. For the details, please refer
to :SYSTem:AUToscale.
When the current status of the pass/fail function is “Enable Test”, this command is not available. For
the details, please refer to :MASK:ENABle.
:CLEar
Syntax
:CLEar
Description
Clear all the waveforms on the screen. New waveforms will still be displayed if the oscilloscope is in RUN
state. The function of this command is the same with that of CLEAR at the front panel.
:RUN
:STOP
Syntax
:RUN
:STOP
Description
The :RUN command starts the oscilloscope and the :STOP command stops the oscilloscope. The functions
of these commands are the same with those of RUN/STOP at the front panel.
Explanation
These commands are invalid when waveform recording or waveform playback is turned on.

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:SINGle
Syntax
:SINGle
Description
Set the oscilloscope to single trigger mode.
Explanation
In single trigger mode, the oscilloscope triggers once the trigger conditions are met and then stops.
In single trigger mode, using the :TFORce command can generate a trigger signal forcefully.
You can use the :RUN and :STOP command to set the oscilloscope to Auto trigger mode and STOP
state respectively.
:TFORce
Syntax
:TFORce
Description
Generate a trigger signal forcefully. The function of this command is the same as that of FORCE in the
trigger control area at the front panel.
:TLHAlf
Syntax
:TLHAlf
Description
Set the trigger level to the vertical midpoint of the trigger signal amplitude.

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IEEE 488.2 Common Commands
The IEEE 488.2 standard defines some common commands used for querying the basic information of the
instrument or executing basic operations. These commands usually start with "*" and the keyword of the
command is usually 3-character long.
*CLS
*ESE
*ESR?
*IDN?
*OPC
*RST
*SRE
*STB?
*TST?
*CLS
Syntax
*CLS
Description
Clear all the event registers and clear the error queue.