User manual
Table Of Contents
- INTERFACE OVERVIEW
- COMMAND OVERVIEW
- COMMAND DETAILS
- Common Commands
- Acquisition Commands
- Autoscale Commands
- Vertical Commands
- Math Commands
- Cursor Commands
- Display Commands
- Hardcopy Commands
- Measure Commands
- Measurement Commands
- Reference Commands
- Run Command
- Stop Command
- Single Command
- Force Command
- Timebase Commands
- Trigger Commands
- System Commands
- Save/Recall Commands
- Ethernet Commands
- Time Commands
- Bus Decode Commands
- Mark Commands
- Search Commands
- Digital Commands
- Label Commands
- Utility Commands
- APPENDX
- INDEX
COMMAND OVERVIEW
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COMMAND OVERVIEW
The Command overview chapter lists all GDS-
2000A commands in functional order as well as
alphabetical order. The command syntax section
shows you the basic syntax rules you have to
apply when using commands.
Command Syntax
Compatible
standard
USB CDC_ACM compatible
SCPI, 1994 (partially compatible)
Command forms
Commands and queries have two different forms,
long and short. The command syntax is written
with the short form of the command in capitals
and the remainder (long form) in lower case.
:TIMebase:SCALe?
Short
Long
Short
The commands can be written in capitals or lower-
case, just so long as the short or long forms are
complete. An incomplete command will not be
recognized.
Below are examples of correctly written
commands.
LONG
:TIMebase:SCALe?
:TIMEBASE:SCALE?
:timebase:scale?
SHORT
:TIM:SCAL?
:TIM:SCAL?