Infiniium DCA and DCA-J and DCA-X Agilent 86100A/B/C/D Wide-Bandwidth Oscilloscope

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Infiniium DCA and
DCA-J and DCA-X
Agilent 86100A/B/C/D
Wide-Bandwidth
Oscilloscope
Programmer’s Guide
Agilent Technologies
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Contents
1 Introduction 17
New and Revised Commands 18
SICL/LAN Support 19
The Command Tree 24
Command Syntax 26
Queries 30
Starting a Program 33
Multiple Databases 36
Files 39
Status Reporting 42
Interface Functions 54
Commands Unavailable in Jitter Mode 56
Error Messages 58
Language Compatibility 67
2 Sample Programs 73
C Programming Examples 74
BASIC Programming Examples 96
3 Common Commands 107
Introduction 107
*CLS (Clear Status) 108
*ESE (Event Status Enable) 108
*ESR? (Event Status Register) 109
*IDN? (Identification Number) 110
*LRN? (Learn) 111
*OPC (Operation Complete) 111
*OPT? (Option) 112
*RCL (Recall) 112
*RST (Reset) 113
*SAV (Save) 117
*SRE (Service Request Enable) 117
*STB? (Status Byte) 118
*TRG (Trigger) 119
*TST? (Test) 119
*WAI (Wait-to-Continue) 119
4 Root Level Commands 121
AEEN 122
ALER? 123
AUToscale 123
BLANk 125
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CDISplay 125
COMMents 125
CREE 125
CRER? 126
DIGitize 126
JEE 127
JER? 128
LER? 128
LTEE 129
LTER? 129
MODel? 129
MTEE 130
MTER? 130
OPEE 130
OPER? 131
PTEE 131
PTER? 132
PRINt 132
RECall:SETup 132
RUN 132
SERial 133
SINGle 133
STOP 133
STORe:SETup 133
STORe:WAVeform 133
TER? 134
UEE 134
UER? 134
VIEW 134
5 System Commands 137
DATE 137
DSP 137
ERRor? 138
HEADer 139
LONGform 139
MODE 140
SETup 140
TIME 141
6 Acquire Commands 143
AVERage 143
BEST 143
COUNt 144
EYELine 144
LTESt 144
POINts 145
RUNTil 145
SSCReen 146
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SSCReen:AREA 147
SSCReen:IMAGe 147
SWAVeform 148
SWAVeform:RESet 148
7 Calibration Commands 151
CANCel 153
CONTinue 154
ERATio:DLEVel? 154
ERATio:STARt 154
ERATio:STATus? 155
FRAMe:LABel 155
FRAMe:STARt 155
FRAMe:TIME? 155
MODule:LRESistance 156
MODule:OCONversion? 156
MODule:OPOWer 156
MODule:OPTical 156
MODule:OWAVelength 157
MODule:STATus? 157
MODule:TIME? 158
MODule:VERTical 158
OUTPut 159
PROBe 159
RECommend? 159
SAMPlers 160
SDONe? 160
SKEW 160
SKEW:AUTO 161
STATus? 161
8 Channel Commands 163
BANDwidth 163
CONNector 164
DISPlay 164
DSKew 164
DSKew:AUTO 165
DSKew:AUTO:STEP 165
DSKew:LCALibrate 165
FDEScription? 165
FILTer 166
FSELect 166
OFFSet 166
PROBe 167
PROBe:CALibrate 167
PROBe:SELect 168
RANGe 168
SCALe 169
TDRSkew 170
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UNITs 170
UNITs:ATTenuation 170
UNITs:OFFSet 170
WAVelength 171
9 Clock Recovery Commands 173
ARELock 177
ARELock:CANCel 177
ARELock:STATe? 177
CLBandwidth 177
CRATe 178
CFRequency? 178
INPut 178
LBANdwidth 179
LBWMode 181
LOCKed? 181
LSELect 181
LSELect:AUTomatic 183
ODRatio 183
ODRatio:AUTO 183
PEAKing? 184
RATE 184
RDIVider 186
RELock 186
SPResent? 186
TDENsity? 187
T2TFrequency? 187
10 Disk Commands 189
BFILe? 189
CDIRectory 190
DELete 190
DIRectory? 190
LOAD 191
MDIRectory 192
PWAVeform:LOAD 192
PWAVeform:PPBit 192
PWAVeform:RANGe 193
PWAVeform:RANGe:STARt 193
PWAVeform:RANGe:STOP 193
PWAVeform:SAVE 194
PWD? 194
SIMage 194
SPARameter:SAVE 196
STORe 198
TFILe? 199
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11 Display Commands 201
CGRade:LEVels? 202
CONNect 202
DATA? 202
DCOLor 203
ETUNing 203
GRATicule 203
JITTer:BATHtub:YSCale 204
JITTer:GRAPh 204
JITTer:HISTogram:YSCale 206
JITTer:LAYout 206
JITTer:PJWFrequency 206
JITTer:PJWTracking 206
JITTer:SHADe 207
LABel 207
LABel:DALL 207
PERSistence 207
RRATe 208
SCOLor 208
SINTegrity:BATHtub:YSCale 209
SINTegrity:GRAPh 210
SINTegrity:HISTogram:YSCale 210
SINTegrity:LAYout 211
SINTegrity:LEVel 211
SINTegrity:SHADe 211
SPARameter:GRAPh 211
SPARameter:LAYout 212
SPARameter:SHADe 212
SSAVer 212
12 Function Commands 215
ADD 216
DIFF 216
DISPlay 217
FUNCtion 217
HORizontal 217
HORizontal:POSition 218
HORizontal:RANGe 218
INVert 218
MAGNify 219
MAXimum 219
MINimum 219
MULTiply 219
OFFSet 220
PEELing 220
RANGe 220
SUBTract 221
VERSus 221
VERTical 221
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VERTical:OFFSet 221
VERTical:RANGe 222
13 Hardcopy Commands 223
AREA 223
DPRinter 223
FACTors 224
IMAGe 224
PRINters? 225
14 Histogram Commands 227
AXIS 228
MODE 228
SCALe:SIZE 228
SOURce 229
WINDow:BORDer 229
WINDow:DEFault 229
WINDow:SOURce 229
WINDow:X1Position 230
WINDow:X2Position 230
WINDow:Y1Position 230
WINDow:Y2Position 230
15 Limit Test Commands 233
FAIL 233
JITTer:SELect 234
LLIMit 234
MNFound 235
RUNTil 235
SINTegrity:SELect 236
SOURce 236
SSCReen 237
SSCReen:AREA 239
SSCReen:IMAGe 239
SSUMmary 239
SWAVeform 240
SWAVeform:RESet 241
TEST 241
ULIMit 242
16 Marker Commands 243
PROPagation 243
REACtance? 244
REFerence 244
RPANnotation 244
STATe 244
X1Position 245
X1Y1source 245
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X2Position 246
X2Y2source 246
XDELta? 246
XUNits 247
Y1Position 247
Y2Position 247
YDELta? 247
YUNits 248
17 Mask Test Commands 249
ALIGn 251
AMARgin:BER 251
AMARgin:CALCulate 251
AMEThod 251
AOPTimize 251
COUNt:FAILures? 252
COUNt:FSAMples? 253
COUNt:HITS? 253
COUNt:SAMPles? 253
COUNt:WAVeforms? 254
DELete 254
EXIT 254
LOAD 254
MASK:DELete 254
MMARgin:PERCent 255
MMARgin:STATe 255
RUNTil 255
SAVE 256
SCALe:DEFault 256
SCALe:MODE 256
SCALe:SOURce? 256
SCALe:X1 257
SCALe:XDELta 257
SCALe:Y1 258
SCALe:Y2 258
SOURce 258
SCALe:YTRack 259
SSCReen 259
SSCReen:AREA 260
SSCReen:IMAGe 260
SSUMmary 261
STARt 261
SWAVeform 261
SWAVeform:RESet 262
TEST 262
TITLe? 262
YALign 263
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18 Measure Commands 265
Introduction 268
Commands 269
AMPLitude:ANALysis 269
AMPLitude:DI? 270
AMPLitude:EOPening? 270
AMPLitude:ISI? 270
AMPLitude:ISIVsbit? 270
AMPLitude:ISIVsbit:BITS? 271
AMPLitude:ISIVsbit:HIGHest? 271
AMPLitude:ISIVsbit:LOWest? 271
AMPLitude:LEVel:CIDigits:LAGGing 272
AMPLitude:LEVel:CIDigits:LEADing 272
AMPLitude:LEVel:DEFine 272
AMPLitude:LOCation 272
AMPLitude:OLEVel? 273
AMPLitude:PI? 273
AMPLitude:PIRMs? 273
AMPLitude:Q? 273
AMPLitude:RINoise? 274
AMPLitude:RINoise:DEF 274
AMPLitude:RINoise:UNITs 274
AMPLitude:RN? 275
AMPLitude:RNSTabilize 275
AMPLitude:RNSValue 275
AMPLitude:SAMPlitude? 275
AMPLitude:TI? 275
AMPLitude:TI:DEFine 276
AMPLitude:UNITs 276
AMPLitude:ZLEVel? 276
ANNotation 277
APOWer 277
CGRade:AMPLitude 277
CGRade:BITRate 277
CGRade:COMPlete 278
CGRade:CRATio 278
CGRade:CROSsing 279
CGRade:DCDistortion 279
CGRade:DCYCle 280
CGRade:EHEight 280
CGRade:ERATio 280
CGRade:ERFactor 281
CGRade:ESN 281
CGRade:EWIDth 281
CGRade:JITTer 282
CGRade:OFACtor 282
CGRade:OLEVel 283
CGRade:PEAK? 283
CGRade:PWIDth 283
CGRade:SOURce 284
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