Specifications

TDS3000, TDS3000B, and TDS3000C Series Programmer Manual
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Getting Started
You can write computer programs that remotely set the oscilloscope front panel
controls or that take measurements and read those measurements for further
analysis or storage.
To get you started with programming the oscilloscope, this section includes the
following:
H Overview of the Manual summarizes the type of programming information
contained in each major section of this manual (page 1--2).
H Installing a Communication Module provides instructions to install one of
the optional communication modules (page 1--6).
H Connector Locations shows the RS-232 and GPIB connector locations on
the back panel of the TDS3000B and TDS3000C oscilloscopes (page 1--7).
H Setting Up Ethernet Remote Communications describes setting up for
Ethernet 10baseT remote control, including connecting the oscilloscope and
setting the appropriate front-panel controls (page 1--8).
H Setting Up GPIB Remote Communications describes setting up for GPIB
remote control, including connecting the oscilloscope and setting the
appropriate front-panel controls (page 1--18).
H Setting Up RS-232 Remote Communications describes setting up for RS-232
remote control, including connecting the oscilloscope and setting the
appropriate front-panel controls (page 1--21).
H Comparing GPIB and RS-232 compares the characteristics of the GPIB and
RS-232 interfaces (page 1--26).