Tektronix Tds200 series Operating and maintenance manual

Programmer Manual

TDS200, TDS1000/TDS2000,

TDS1000B/TDS2000B, and

TPS2000 Series Digital Oscilloscopes

071-1075-04

This document supports:

STPS2000 Series instruments, any version.

STDS1000B and TDS2000B Series instruments,

any version.

STDS2CM or TDS2CMA, any version, when

used in TDS1000 or TDS2000 Series instruments,

any version.

STDS2MEM any version, when used in most

TDS1000 or TDS2000 Series instruments (except

TDS1001 and TDS2004 models), any version.

STDS2CM, TDS2CMA, or TDS2MM any

version, when used in a TDS224 instrument, any

version.

STDS2CM or TDS2CMA version CMV:v1.04

and above, or TDS2MM any version, when used

in TDS210 and TDS220 instruments with

FV:v1.09 and above.

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Table of Contents

Preface vii............................................

Related Documents vii..................................

Conventions xi........................................

Getting Started

Getting Started 1--1.....................................

Syntax and Commands

Command Syntax 2--1...................................

Command and Query Structure 2--2.........................

Command Entry 2--6.....................................

Constructed Mnemonics 2--9..............................

Argument Types 2--11.....................................

Command Groups 2--15..................................

Acquisition Commands 2--15...............................

Calibration and Diagnostic Commands 2--16...................

Cursor Commands 2--17...................................

Display Commands 2--18..................................

File System Commands (TDS2MEM Module, TDS1000B,

TDS2000B, and TPS2000 Only) 2--19....................

Hard Copy Commands 2--20...............................

Horizontal Commands 2--21................................

Math Commands 2--22....................................

Measurement Commands 2--23.............................

Miscellaneous Commands 2--25.............................

PictBridge Commands (TDS1000B and TDS2000B Only) 2--27...

Power and Battery-Related Commands (TPS2000 Only) 2--28.....

Power Measurement (TPS2000 with TPS2PWR1 Power

Analysis Application Key Installed Only) 2--28.............

RS-232 Commands 2--32..................................

Save and Recall Commands 2--32...........................

Status and Error Commands 2--33...........................

Trigger Commands 2--34..................................

Vertical Commands 2--36..................................

Waveform Commands 2--37................................

Waveform Data Formats 2--40..............................

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Waveform Data Record 2--42...............................

Waveform Data Locations and Memory Allocation 2--42.........

Waveform Preamble 2--43.................................

Scaling Waveform Data 2--43...............................

Transferring Waveform Data 2--43...........................

Command Descriptions 2--45..............................

Status and Events

Status and Events 3--1...................................

Registers 3--1...........................................

Status Registers 3--1..................................

Enable Registers 3--4..................................

The Enable Registers and the *PSC Command 3--6.........

Queues 3--6............................................

The Output Queue 3--6................................

The Event Queue 3--7.................................

Event Handling Sequence 3--8.............................

Synchronization Methods 3--10.............................

Using the *WAI Command 3--11.........................

Using the BUSY Query 3--13............................

Using the *OPC Set Command 3--14......................

Using the *OPC? Query 3--16............................

Messages 3--17..........................................

Programming Examples

Programming Examples 4--1.............................

Appendices

Appendix A: ASCII Code Chart A--1.......................

Appendix B: Factory Setup B--1...........................

TDS1000B and TDS2000B Series Oscilloscopes B--1...........

TPS2000 Series Oscilloscopes B--3.........................

TDS1000 and TDS2000 Series Oscilloscopes B--5.............

TDS210 and TDS220 Oscilloscopes B--6.....................

TDS224 Oscilloscopes B--8................................

Glossary and Index

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List of Figures

Figure 2--1: Command message elements 2--4...............

Figure 2--2: Block Argument example 2--14..................

Figure 3--1: The Standard Event Status Register (SESR) 3--2..

Figure 3--2: The Status Byte Register (SBR) 3--3.............

Figure 3--3: The Device Event Status Enable Register

(DESER) 3--5.......................................

Figure 3--4: The Event Status Enable Register (ESER) 3--5....

Figure 3--5: The Service Request Enable Register (SRER) 3--5.

Figure 3--6: Status and event handling process 3--9...........

Figure 3--7: Command processing without using

synchronization 3--11..................................

Figure 3--8: Processing sequence with synchronization 3--11....

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List of Tables

Table 1--1: Communications ports and functions 1--1........

Table 1--2: Oscilloscope, extension module, and

adapter compatibility 1--2............................

Table 2--1: Oscilloscope communication protocol 2--1........

Table 2--2: BNF notation 2--2............................

Table 2--3: Command message elements 2--3................

Table 2--4: Comparison of Header Off and Header

On responses 2--5....................................

Table 2--5: Types of numeric arguments 2--11................

Table 2--6: Oscilloscope handling of incorrect

numeric arguments 2--12..............................

Table 2--7: Parts of a block argument 2--13..................

Table 2--8: Acquisition commands 2--15.....................

Table 2--9: Calibration and Diagnostic commands 2--16.......

Table 2--10: Cursor commands 2--17.......................

Table 2--11: Display commands 2--18.......................

Table 2--12: File System commands 2--19...................

Table 2--13: Hard Copy commands 2--20....................

Table 2--14: Horizontal commands 2--21....................

Table 2--15: Math commands 2--22.........................

Table 2--16: Measurement commands 2--24..................

Table 2--17: Miscellaneous commands 2--25.................

Table 2--18: PictBridge commands (TDS1000B

and TDS2000B only) 2--27.............................

Table 2--19: Power and Battery-Related commands

(TPS2000 only) 2--28.................................

Table 2--20: Power Measurement commands

(TPS2000 with TPS2PWR1 only) 2--29..................

Table 2--21: RS-232 commands 2--32.......................

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Table 2--22: Save and Recall commands 2--33................

Table 2--23: Status and Error commands 2--33...............

Table 2--24: Trigger commands 2--35.......................

Table 2--25: Vertical commands 2--36.......................

Table 2--26: Waveform commands 2--38....................

Table 2--27: Binary data ranges 2--41.......................

Table 2--28: Vertical position ranges using a 1X probe 2--68....

Table 2--29: DATa and WFMPre parameter settings 2--88.....

Table 2--30: Commands that generate an Operation

Complete message 2--170...............................

Table 2--31: Additional WFMPre commands 2--259............

Table 3--1: SESR bit functions 3--2........................

Table 3--2: SBR bit functions 3--4.........................

Table 3--3: No event messages 3--17........................

Table 3--4: Command error messages – CME bit 5 3--18.......

Table 3--5: Execution error messages – EXE bit 4 3--18........

Table 3--6: Device error messages – DDE bit 3 3--22..........

Table 3--7: System event messages 3--22.....................

Table 3--8: Execution warning messages – EXE Bit 4 3--23.....

Table 3--9: Internal warning messages 3--24.................

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TDS200, TDS1000/2000, TDS1000B/2000B, TPS2000 Programmer vii

Preface

This programmer manual provides information on how to remotely

operate your TDS200, TDS1000/TDS2000, TDS1000B/TDS2000B,

or TPS2000 series oscilloscope. You can use communication ports

and protocols, such as for the RS-232, the General Purpose Interface

Bus (GPIB), or Universal Serial Bus (USB) standards, to remotely

control and operate your oscilloscope.

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