Technical data

640 Agilent InfiniiVision 2000 X-Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide
30 :WAVeform Commands
:WAVeform:POINts
(see page 790)
Command Syntax
:WAVeform:POINts <# points>
<# points> ::= {100 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | <points mode>}
if waveform points mode is NORMal
<# points> ::= {100 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | 2000 | 5000 | 10000 | 20000
| 50000 | 100000 | 200000 | 500000 | 1000000 | 2000000
| 4000000 | 8000000 | <points mode>}
if waveform points mode is MAXimum or RAW
<points mode> ::= {NORMal | MAXimum | RAW}
The :WAVeform:POINts command sets the number of waveform points to be
transferred with the :WAVeform:DATA? query. This value represents the
points contained in the waveform selected with the :WAVeform:SOURce
command.
For the analog or digital sources, the records that can be transferred
depend on the waveform points mode. The maximum number of points
returned for math (function) waveforms is determined by the NORMal
waveform points mode. See the :WAVeform:POINts:MODE command (see
page 642) for more information.
Only data visible on the display will be returned.
When the :WAVeform:SOURce is the serial decode bus SBUS1, this
command is ignored, and all available serial decode bus data is returned.
Query Syntax
:WAVeform:POINts?
The :WAVeform:POINts query returns the number of waveform points to be
transferred when using the :WAVeform:DATA? query. Setting the points
mode will affect what data is transferred (see the :WAVeform:POINts:MODE
command (see page 642) for more information).
When the :WAVeform:SOURce is the serial decode bus SBUS1, this query
returns the number of messages that were decoded.
Return Format
<# points><NL>
<# points> ::= {100 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | <maximum # points>}
if waveform points mode is NORMal
<# points> ::= {100 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | 2000 | 5000 | 10000 | 20000
| 50000 | 100000 | 200000 | 500000 | 1000000 | 2000000
| 4000000 | 8000000 | <maximum # points>}
if waveform points mode is MAXimum or RAW
NOTE
The <points_mode> option is deprecated. Use the :WAVeform:POINts:MODE command
instead.