Specifications

Command Syntax

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TDS3000, TDS3000B, and TDS3000C Series Programmer Manual

In some commands, you can specify a waveform regardless of whether it is a

channel waveform, a math waveform, or a reference waveform. Specify such a

waveform as follows:

Symbol Meaning

Argument Types

The argument of a command may be in one of several forms. The individual

descriptions of each command tell which argument types to use with that

command.

Many oscilloscope commands require numeric arguments. The syntax shows the

format that the oscilloscope returns in response to a query. This is also the

preferred format when sending the command to the oscilloscope though any of

the formats will be accepted. This manual represents these arguments as follows:

Symbol Meaning

<NR1> Signed integer value

<NR2> Floating point value without an exponent

<NR3> Floating point value with an exponent

Most numeric arguments will be automatically forced to a valid setting, either by

rounding or truncating, when an invalid number is input unless otherwise noted

in the command description.

Waveform Mnemonics

Numeric Arguments