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Programming Manual
Arbitrary Waveform Generator
True-Arb Operating Mode
High Definition AWG
T3AWG3K Series
Rev. 1.3
T3AWG-3352/3252
Simple Rider TrueArb

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PREFACE..................................................................................................................... 8
1.1 ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS ............................................................................................ 8
1.2 REVISION HISTORY ......................................................................................................... 8
2. SYNTAX AND COMMANDS .......................................................................................... 11
2.1 COMMAND SYNTAX .................................................................................................... 11
2.1.1 Syntax Overview .................................................................................................. 11
2.1.2 Command and Query Structure ....................................................................... 11
2.1.3 Command Entry................................................................................................... 13
2.1.4 Parameter Types .................................................................................................. 14
2.1.5 SCPI Commands and Queries ........................................................................... 17
2.2 STATUS AND EVENTS ..................................................................................................... 18
2.2.1 Status and event reporting system ................................................................... 18
2.2.2 Status Byte Register (SBR).................................................................................... 20
2.2.3 Service Request Enable Register (SRER) ........................................................... 21
2.2.4 Standard Event Status Block (SESB)................................................................... 21
2.2.5 Operation status block........................................................................................ 22
2.2.6 Questionable status block.................................................................................. 23
2.3 ANALOG DATA FORMAT (.TXT FILE ONLY) ....................................................................... 24
2.4 DIGITAL DATA FORMAT (.TXT FILE ONLY) ......................................................................... 24
2.5 GRANULARITY ............................................................................................................. 25
2.6 TRANSFERRING DATA FILE ............................................................................................. 25
2.6.1 Block Data Format............................................................................................... 25
2.7 BYTE ORDER DURING TRANSFER .................................................................................... 25
2.8 HOW TO GENERATE AN ARBITRARY WAVEFORM ............................................................... 25
2.9 COMMAND GROUPS................................................................................................... 27
2.9.1 Control group commands.................................................................................. 27
2.9.2 Calibration and Diagnostic................................................................................ 28
2.9.3 Output Group Commands................................................................................. 28
2.9.4 Display Commands ............................................................................................. 29
2.9.5 License Commands............................................................................................. 30
2.9.6 Marker Commands.............................................................................................. 30
2.9.7 Clock Group Commands ................................................................................... 31
2.9.8 IEEE Mandated and Optional Group Command........................................... 31
2.9.9 Status Group Command .................................................................................... 32
2.9.10 System Group Commands ................................................................................. 33
2.9.11 Memory Group Commands............................................................................... 33
2.9.12 MASS Memory Commands ................................................................................ 34

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2.9.13 Trigger Group Commands.................................................................................. 36
2.9.14 Sequence Group Commands........................................................................... 36
2.9.15 Waveform Group Commands........................................................................... 38
2.9.16 Multi Instrument Commands .............................................................................. 39
2.10 CONTROL GROUP COMMANDS ................................................................................... 41
2.11 CALIBRATION AND DIAGNOSTIC COMMANDS ............................................................... 49
2.12 OUTPUT GROUP COMMANDS ...................................................................................... 51
2.13 DISPLAY GROUP COMMANDS ...................................................................................... 57
2.14 LICENSE GROUP COMMANDS ...................................................................................... 60
2.15 MARKER GROUP COMMANDS ..................................................................................... 62
2.16 CLOCK GROUP COMMANDS....................................................................................... 65
2.17 IEEE MANDATED AND OPTIONAL GROUP COMMANDS.................................................. 67
2.18 MEMORY GROUP COMMANDS .................................................................................... 72
2.19 MASS MEMORY GROUP COMMANDS........................................................................... 76
2.20 STATUS GROUP COMMANDS ........................................................................................ 92
2.21 SYSTEM GROUP COMMANDS ....................................................................................... 97
2.22 TRIGGER GROUP COMMANDS ................................................................................... 100
2.23 SEQUENCE GROUP COMMANDS ................................................................................ 103
2.24 WAVEFORM GROUP COMMANDS .............................................................................. 116
2.25 MULTI INSTRUMENT GROUP COMMANDS ..................................................................... 123
3. COMMAND ERRORS ................................................................................................. 125
4. PREDEFINED WAVEFORMS.......................................................................................... 128
5. REMOTE CONTROL ................................................................................................... 129
5.1 PREREQUISITE............................................................................................................. 129
5.1.1 AT Instrument Communicator .......................................................................... 134
5.2 NI LABVIEW EXAMPLES .............................................................................................. 136
5.2.1 Continuous Mode .............................................................................................. 136
5.2.2 Burst Mode .......................................................................................................... 138
5.2.3 Stepped Mode................................................................................................... 139
5.2.4 Advanced Mode............................................................................................... 141
5.2.5 Import an Arbitrary Waveform Generation ................................................... 143
5.3 SCRIPT EXAMPLES ...................................................................................................... 147
5.3.1 Continuous Mode .............................................................................................. 147
5.3.2 Stepped Mode................................................................................................... 148
5.3.3 Import Arbitrary .................................................................................................. 149
5.3.4 Advanced Mode............................................................................................... 150

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Abbreviations and terms......................................................................................................... 8
Table 2: Revision History........................................................................................................................ 10
Table 3: Syntax symbols and their meanings .................................................................................... 11
Table 4: Message symbols and their meanings................................................................................ 12
Table 5: Message terminator and meaning ..................................................................................... 14
Table 6: Parameter types, their descriptions, and examples ......................................................... 15
Table 7: String symbol and meaning.................................................................................................. 15
Table 8: SI prefixes and their indexes.................................................................................................. 16
Table 9: Status Byte Register (SBR) ...................................................................................................... 20
Table 10: Service Request Enable Register (SRER) ........................................................................... 21
Table 11: Standard Event Status Register (SESR) .............................................................................. 22
Table 12: Operation Condition Register (OCR)............................................................................... 23
Table 13: Models and available parameters ................................................................................... 27
Table 14: Control group commands.................................................................................................. 28
Table 15: Calibration and Diagnostic group commands............................................................... 28
Table 16: Output group commands .................................................................................................. 29
Table 17: Display group commands .................................................................................................. 30
Table 18: License group commands.................................................................................................. 30
Table 19: Marker group commands................................................................................................... 30
Table 20: Clock group commands..................................................................................................... 31
Table 21: IEEE Mandatory group commands ................................................................................... 32
Table 22:Status group commands...................................................................................................... 33
Table 23: System group commands................................................................................................... 33
Table 24: Memory Group commands ............................................................................................... 34
Table 25: Mass Memory Group commands...................................................................................... 36
Table 26: Trigger group commands ................................................................................................... 36
Table 27: Sequence group commands............................................................................................. 38
Table 28: Waveform group commands ............................................................................................ 39
Table 29: Multi-Instrument group commands and their descriptions ........................................... 40
Table 30: AWGControl:AFGSwitch ..................................................................................................... 41
Table 31: AWGControl:BURST .............................................................................................................. 41
Table 32: AWGControl:CONFigure:CNUMber? ................................................................................ 42
Table 33: AWGControl:CONFigure:DNUMber? ................................................................................ 42
Table 34: AWGControl:DECreasing.................................................................................................... 43
Table 35: AWGControl:INCreasing ..................................................................................................... 43
Table 36: AWGControl:LENGth:MODE ............................................................................................... 44

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Table 37: AWGControl:RESET[:IMMediate] ........................................................................................ 45
Table 38: AWGControl:RMODe........................................................................................................... 46
Table 39: AWGControl:RSTATe? .......................................................................................................... 46
Table 40: AWGControl:RUN[:IMMediate] .......................................................................................... 46
Table 41: AWGControl:SREStore.......................................................................................................... 47
Table 42: AWGControl:SSAVe ............................................................................................................. 47
Table 43: AWGControl:STOP[:IMMediate]......................................................................................... 47
Table 44: AWGControl:WAITstate ....................................................................................................... 48
Table 45: AWGControl:JUMPMode .................................................................................................... 48
Table 46: AWGControl:DJStrobe......................................................................................................... 49
Table 47: CALibration[:ALL].................................................................................................................. 49
Table 48: DIAGnostic[:ALL]................................................................................................................... 50
Table 49: OUTPut[n]:BLOFfset............................................................................................................... 51
Table 50: OUTPut[n]:DELay................................................................................................................... 52
Table 51: OUTPut[n]:POLarity............................................................................................................... 52
Table 52: OUTPut[n]:SCALe .................................................................................................................. 53
Table 53: OUTPut[n][:STATe]................................................................................................................. 54
Table 54: DIGitals:LEVel[m] .................................................................................................................. 55
Table 55: DIGital:NUMber..................................................................................................................... 55
Table 56: DIGitals:SKEW[m] .................................................................................................................. 56
Table 57: DIGitals:STATe........................................................................................................................ 56
Table 58: DISPlay:FOCus....................................................................................................................... 57
Table 59: DISPlay:UNIT:VOLT................................................................................................................. 57
Table 60: DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT:CLEar............................................................................................. 58
Table 61: DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT[:DATA]........................................................................................... 58
Table 62: HCOPy:SDUMp[:IMMediate] .............................................................................................. 59
Table 63: LICense:ERRor? ..................................................................................................................... 60
Table 64: LICense:HID? ......................................................................................................................... 61
Table 65: LICense: INSTall ..................................................................................................................... 61
Table 66: LICense:LIST? ......................................................................................................................... 62
Table 67: *OPT?...................................................................................................................................... 62
Table 68: MARKer:LEVel[m].................................................................................................................. 63
Table 69: MARKer:MODE[m]................................................................................................................ 64
Table 70: MARKer:SKEW[m].................................................................................................................. 64
Table 71: ROSCillator............................................................................................................................. 65
Table 72: AWGControl:SRATe.............................................................................................................. 65
Table 73: ROSCillator:SOURce ............................................................................................................. 66
Table 74: *CAL? ..................................................................................................................................... 67
Table 75: *CLS ........................................................................................................................................ 67

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Table 76: *ESE ......................................................................................................................................... 68
Table 77: *ESR?....................................................................................................................................... 68
Table 78: *IDN? ...................................................................................................................................... 68
Table 79: *OPC ...................................................................................................................................... 69
Table 80: *RST ......................................................................................................................................... 69
Table 81: *SRE......................................................................................................................................... 70
Table 82: *TRG........................................................................................................................................ 70
Table 83: *TST?........................................................................................................................................ 70
Table 84: *WAI........................................................................................................................................ 71
Table 85: *RCL........................................................................................................................................ 72
Table 86: *SAV........................................................................................................................................ 72
Table 87: MEMory:NSTates? ................................................................................................................. 73
Table 88: MEMory:STATe:CATalog? .................................................................................................... 73
Table 89: MEMory:STATe:DELete ......................................................................................................... 74
Table 90: MEMory:STATe:LOCK............................................................................................................ 74
Table 91: MEMory:STATe:NAME ........................................................................................................... 75
Table 92: MEMory:STATe:VALid? ......................................................................................................... 75
Table 93: DELete:SETUp......................................................................................................................... 76
Table 94: RECALL:SETUp........................................................................................................................ 76
Table 95: MMEMory:CDIRectory ......................................................................................................... 78
Table 96: MMEMory:COPY ................................................................................................................... 78
Table 97: MMEMory:DATA.................................................................................................................... 79
Table 98: MMEMory:DATA:SIZE? .......................................................................................................... 80
Table 99: MMEMory:DELete ................................................................................................................. 81
Table 100: MMEMory:DOWNload:DATA ............................................................................................ 81
Table 101: MMEMory:DOWNload:FNAMe ......................................................................................... 82
Table 102: MMEMory:EXPort ................................................................................................................ 83
Table 103: MMEMory:IMPort ................................................................................................................ 84
Table 104: MMEMory:LOAD:ALL .......................................................................................................... 85
Table 105: MMEMory:LOAD:STATe ...................................................................................................... 86
Table 106: MMEMory:LOAD:STATe ...................................................................................................... 86
Table 107: MMEMory:LOAD:STATe ...................................................................................................... 87
Table 108:MMEMory:MSIS..................................................................................................................... 88
Table 109: MMEMory:OPEN ................................................................................................................. 89
Table 110: MMEMory:OPEN:SETup ...................................................................................................... 89
Table 111:MMEMory:RDIRectory ......................................................................................................... 90
Table 112: MMEMory:STORe:ALL ......................................................................................................... 90
Table 113: MMEMory:SAVE:SETup ....................................................................................................... 91
Table 114: MMEMory:STORe:STATe ..................................................................................................... 92

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Table 115: MMEMory:UPLoad?............................................................................................................ 92
Table 116: STATus:OPERation:CONDition?......................................................................................... 93
Table 117: STATus:OPERation:ENABle ................................................................................................. 93
Table 118: STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]?............................................................................................... 93
Table 119: STATus:PRESet ...................................................................................................................... 94
Table 120: STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? ................................................................................... 94
Table 121: STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle............................................................................................ 95
Table 122: STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt] ........................................................................................... 95
Table 123: *STB? ..................................................................................................................................... 95
Table 124: *PSC...................................................................................................................................... 96
Table 125: SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe ......................................................................................................... 97
Table 126: SYSTem:BEEPer[:IMMediate] ............................................................................................. 97
Table 127: SYSTem:DATE ....................................................................................................................... 98
Table 128: SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]?........................................................................................................ 98
Table 129: SYSTem:KLOCk[:STATe] ...................................................................................................... 99
Table 130: SYSTem:SECurity:IMMediate (No Query Form)............................................................... 99
Table 131: SYSTem:TIME ........................................................................................................................ 99
Table 132: SYSTem:VERSion?.............................................................................................................. 100
Table 133: ABORt................................................................................................................................. 100
Table 134: TRIGger[:SEQuence]:SOURce ........................................................................................ 101
Table 135: TRIGger[:SEQuence]:SLOPe............................................................................................ 101
Table 136: TRIGger[:SEQuence]:LEVel.............................................................................................. 102
Table 137: TRIGger[:SEQuence]:TIMer.............................................................................................. 102
Table 138: TRIGger:IMPedance ........................................................................................................ 103
Table 139: TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate] ................................................................................. 103
Table 140: SEQuence:ELEM[n]:AMPlitude[m] ................................................................................. 104
Table 141: SEQuence:ELEM[n]:OFFset[m]........................................................................................ 104
Table 142: SEQuence:ELEM[n]:VOLTage:HIGH[m]......................................................................... 105
Table 143: SEQuence:ELEM[n]:VOLTage:LOW[m].......................................................................... 105
Table 144: SEQuence:LENgth ............................................................................................................ 106
Table 145: SEQuence:ELEM[n]:LOOP:COUNt.................................................................................. 107
Table 146: SEQuence:ELEM[n]:WAVeform[m] ................................................................................ 107
Table 147: SEQuence:LENGth ........................................................................................................... 108
Table 148: SEQuence:NEW ................................................................................................................ 108
Table 149: SEQuence:FOCus............................................................................................................. 109
Table 150:SEQuence:ELEM[n]:WAITEvent ........................................................................................ 109
Table 151:SEQuence:ELEM[n]:GOTOMode..................................................................................... 110
Table 152: SEQuence:ELEM[n]:GOTOEntry...................................................................................... 111
Table 153: SEQuence:ELEM[n]:JUMPTOMode ................................................................................ 111

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Table 154: SEQuence:ELEM[n]:JUMPEvent...................................................................................... 112
Table 155: SEQuence:ELEM[n]:JUMPTOEntry .................................................................................. 113
Table 156: SEQuence:ELEM[n]:PATTERN........................................................................................... 114
Table 157: SEQuence:ELEM[n]:PATTERNJUMPTOMode ................................................................. 115
Table 158: SEQuence:ELEM[n]:PATTERNJUMPTOEntry ................................................................... 116
Table 159: WLISt:LIST? .......................................................................................................................... 116
Table 160: WLISt:NAME? ..................................................................................................................... 117
Table 161: WLISt:SIZE?.......................................................................................................................... 117
Table 162: WLISt:WAVeform:DATA?.................................................................................................. 118
Table 163: WLISt:WAVeform:DELete ................................................................................................. 119
Table 164: WLISt:WAVeform:IMPort .................................................................................................. 120
Table 165: WLISt:WAVeform:LMAXimum? ....................................................................................... 121
Table 166: WLISt:WAVeform:LMINimum?......................................................................................... 121
Table 167: WLISt:WAVeform:LENGth? .............................................................................................. 121
Table 168: WLISt:WAVeform:PREDefined?....................................................................................... 122
Table 169: WLISt:WAVeform:TYPE?.................................................................................................... 122
Table 170:MIM:CAPTure (No Query Form)....................................................................................... 123
Table 171: MIM:ID? (Query Only) ...................................................................................................... 123
Table 172: MIM:CAPTured? (Query Only)........................................................................................ 124
Table 173: MIM:FORWard? (Query Only)......................................................................................... 124
Table 174: MIM:SLAve? (Query Only)............................................................................................... 124
Table 175: MIM:CAPTured? (Query Only)........................................................................................ 125
Table 176: MIM:RELease (No Query Form) ...................................................................................... 125
Table 177: Command Errors .............................................................................................................. 128
Table 178: Predefined Waveforms ................................................................................................... 128

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1. PREFACE
Scope of this document is to describe the use of SCPI commands with the HD T3AWG3K-C
series when used in the True-Arb Operating Mode.
1.1 Abbreviations and terms
Abbreviation
Description
SW
Software
UI
User Interface
API
Application Programming Interface
FG
Function Generator
AM
Amplitude Modulation
FM
Frequency Modulation
PM
Phase Modulation
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
SCPI
Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
AWG
Arbitrary Waveform Generator
SDK
Software Development Kit
VISA
Virtual Instrument Software Architecture
Table 1: Abbreviations and terms
1.2 Revision History

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1.3
Modified Commands:
AWGControl:RMODe
Added commands:
AWGControl:JUMPMode
{AFTERrepetitions|IMMediate}
AWGControl:JUMPMode
{AFTERrepetitions|IMMediate}
AWGControl:JUMPMode?
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:WAITEvent
{NONE|MANual|TIMer|EXTernal}
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:WAITEvent?
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:GOTOMode
{FIRST|PREVious|NEXT|LAST|ITEM}
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:GOTOMode?
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:GOTOEntry
{MINimum|MAXimum|DEFault|<value>}
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:GOTOEntry?
[{MINimum|MAXimum}]
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:JUMPTOMode
{FIRST|PREVious|NEXT|LAST|ITEM}
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:JUMPTOMode?
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:JUMPEvent
{NONE|MANual|TIMer|EXTernal}
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:JUMPEvent?
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:JUMPTOEntry
{MINimum|MAXimum|DEFault|<value>}
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:JUMPTOEntry?
[{MINimum|MAXimum}]
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:PATTERN
{MINimum|MAXimum|DEFault|<value>}
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:PATTERN?
[{MINimum|MAXimum}]
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:PATTERNJUMPTOMode
{FIRST|PREVious|NEXT|LAST|ITEM}
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:PATTERNJUMPTOMode?
SEQuence:ELEM[#]:PATTERNJUMPTOEntry
{MINimum|MAXimum|DEFault|<value>}
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