Reference
TVS600 & TVS600A Series
Waveform Analyzers
070-9918-00
This document supports firmware version 1.5 and
above.
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TVS600 & TVS600A Commands
This manual provides an abbreviated reference to the commands of
TVS600 and TVS600A Series Waveform Analyzers. Use this
reference to find the correct syntax for the commands. The
commands are grouped by subsystem node and listed in alphabetical
order.
In general, the term TVS600A includes the TVS600A and the
TVS600 models. Some commands apply only to TVS600A models;
these commands appear in bold type.
Syntax
Commands ending with “?” are queries only. Commands ending with
“[?]” have command and query forms. All other commands do not
have a query form. Items in brackets [] are optional.
Commands include the argument type for their command form, and
their query form when applicable. The types are briefly defined as
follows:
<bin–block> — binary data block
<boolean> — ON or 1, OFF or 0
<expression> — algebraic expression
<hex> — hexadecimal number: #HFF
<none> — no command argument
<NRf> — flexible number format: NR1, NR2 or NR3
<string> — quoted ASCII character string
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Commands can also include the argument-type enumerated; for this
type, the alternative argument forms are listed as follows:
Form:
Example:
<arg1 | arg2 | argn> <BPASs | HPASs | LPASs |
NOTCh>
<arg1–argn>
<CHAN1–CHAN4>
Sometimes the forms are combined, for example:
<CHAN1–CHAN4 | AATS | CALC1–CALC4>
which means:
(one of CHAN 1, CHAN 2 , CHAN 3, or CHAN 4) OR
AATS OR (one of CALC1, CALC2, CALC3, or CALC4)
For detailed descriptions of the commands and argument types, refer
to your TVS600 & TVS600A Series Command Reference manual.
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Commands
Some commands in the following list apply only to TVS600A
models; these commands appear in bold type.
AADVance
Commands in the [SENSe:]AADVance subsystem control how
auto-advance acquisition records are acquired and transferred to a
VXIbus controller.
AADVance
[:STATe][?] <boolean>
:COUNt[?] <NRf>
:RECord
:COUNt[?] <NRf>
:STARt[?] <NRf>
ABORT
This command in the ABORt subsystem operates in combination
with the ARM and TRIGger subsystems to stop signal acquisition.
ABORt <none>
ARM
Commands in the ARM subsystem operate in combination with the
TRIGger, INITiate, and ABORt subsystems to trigger acquisitions.
ARM[:A]
:DEFine?
[:LAYer[1]]
:SOURce[?] <BUS | ECLTrg0-1 | IECLTrg0–1 | ITTLTrg0-7
| IMMediate | TTLTrg0-7>
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AVERage
Commands in the [SENSe:]AVERage subsystem control
averaging (on incoming waveforms) in the SENSe block, which
occurs prior to processing of the waveforms by the CALCulate
block.
AVERage
[:STATe][?] <boolean>
:COUNt[?] <NRf>
:TYPE[?] <ENVelope | SCALar | PEAKdetect>
CALCulage <n>
Commands in the CALCulate subsystem process and perform
measurements on acquisition records. These calculations are
typically performed immediately after the waveform analyzer
completes acquisition of the source. You can use CALCulate:IM-
Mediate to reprocess and measure an existing acquisition record.
CALCulate<n>
:AAMList[?] <see page 22>
:STATe[?] <boolean>
:DATA? <none>
:PREamble? <none>
:DERivative
:STATe[?] <boolean>
:FEED[1][?] <string | CHAN1–CHAN4 | REF1–REF10>
:FEED2[?] <string | CHAN1–CHAN4 | REF1–REF10>
:CONTEXT
:FILTer
:FREQuency
[:TYPE][?] <BPASs | HPASs | LPASs | NOTCh>
:CENTer[?] <NRf>
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:HPASs[?] <NRf>
:LPASs[?] <NRf>
:SPAN[?] <NRf>
:SREJection[?] <NRf>
:STARt[?] <NRf>
:STATe[?] <boolean>
:STOP[?] <NRf>
:TWIDth[?] <NRf>
:FORMat[?] <COMPlex | MLINear | MLOGarithmic | NONE
| PHASe | POLar>
:IMMediate[?] <none>
:INTegral
:STATe[?] <boolean>
:PATH[?] <AAMList | DERivative | FILTer | FORMat | INTegral
| SMOothing | TRANsform1 | WMList>
:EXPRession[?] <expression>
:SMOothing
[:STATe][?] <boolean>
:POINts[?] <NRf>
:TRANsform
:FREQuency
:STATe[?] <boolean>
:WINDow[?] <BHARris | BLACkman | HAMMing
| HANNing | RECTangular | TRIangular>
:WMList[?] <See page 22>
:STATe[?] <boolean>
:WMParameter
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:EDGE[?] <NRf>
:GATE[?] <boolean>
:METHod[?] ABSolute | RELative
:STARt
[:ABSolute][?] <NRf>
:RELative[?] <NRf>
:STOP
[:ABSolute][?] <NRf>
:RELative[?] <NRf>
:HIGH[?] <NRf>
:HMEThod[?] <ABSolute | AUTO | MODE | PEAK>
:LOW[?] <NRf>
:LMEThod[?] <ABSolute | AUTO | MODE | PEAK>
:HREFerence
[:ABSolute][?] <NRf>
:RELative[?] <NRf>
:LREFerence
[:ABSolute][?] <NRf>
:RELative[?] <NRf>
:MREFerence
[:ABSolute][?] <NRf>
:HYSTeresis[?] <NRf>
:RELative[?] <NRf>
:RMEThod[?] <ABSolute | RELative>
:SLOPe[?] <NRf>
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CALibration
Commands in the CALibration subsystem run the waveform analyzer
self-calibration functions.
CALibration
[:ALL][?] <none>
:RESults
[:CODE]? <none>
:VERBose? <none>
:PROBe[n][?] <none>
:RESults?
DATA?
Commands in the [SENSe:]FUNCtion and [SENSe:]DATA
subsystems control sense functions and provide a means of accessing
the data produced by the sense functions.
DATA? <string>
:PREamble? <string>
FORMat
Commands in the FORMat subsystem set the format of acquisition
record data and measurement data transferred out of the waveform
analyzer. The primary data transfer commands are CALCu-
late:DATA?, [SENse:]DATA?, and TRACe[:DATA]?.
FORMat
:BORDer[?] <NORMal | SWAPped>
[:DATA][?] <ASCii,[0] | INTeger,[16]>
:CALCulate<n>[?] <ASCii,[0] | INTeger,[16]>
:TRACe
:AATS[?] <ASCii,[0] | REAL,[32]>
:REF[?] <ASCii,[0] | REAL,[32]>
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:DINTerchange[?] <boolean>
FUNCtion
Commands in the [SENSe:]FUNCtion and [SENSe:]DATA
subsystems control sense functions and provide a means of accessing
the data produced by the sense functions.
FUNCtion
[:ON][?] <string | CHAN1–CHAN4>
:ALL <none>
:COUNt? <none>
:OFF[?] <string | CHAN1–CHAN4>
:ALL <none>
:COUNt? <none>
:CONCurrent[?] <boolean>
:STATe? <string>, <boolean>
INITiate
Commands in the INITiate subsystem operate in combination with
the ARM and TRIGger subsystems to start signal acquisition.
INITiate
[:IMMediate] <none>
:CONTinuous[?] <boolean>
:COUNt[?] <NRf>
INPut<n>
Commands in the INPut subsystem control input coupling,
bandwidth limiting, input impedance, and so on. The input channel
number, defined at the probe connector, is shared as the parameter
<n> for the INPut<n> and VOLTage<n> commands.
INPut<n>
:COUPling[?] <AC | DC | GROund>
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:FILTer
[:LPASs]
[:STATe][?] <boolean>
:FREQuency[?] <NRf>
:IMPedance[?] <NRf>
:PROBe
:ATTenuation?
:IDENtification?
:OFFSet?
:PROTection
:STATe[?] <boolean>
MEMory
Commands in the MEMory subsystem store and retrieve instrument
settings. The waveform analyzer can store the current instrument
state in any of ten nonvolatile memory locations or in a file on your
controller.
MEMory
:DATA[?] <SAV0–SAV10>
:NSTates? <none>
:STATe
:CATalog? <none>
:DEFine? <SAV0–SAV10>
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OUTPut
Commands in the OUTPut subsystem route signals to the VXIbus
trigger lines and enable the probe compensation signals and
reference signals.
OUTPut
:ECLTrg<n>
[:STATE][?] <boolean>
:POLarity[?] <NORMal | INVerted>
:SOURce[?] <ARMed | ATRigger | BTRigger | CALC
| OPC>
:PCOMpensate
[:STATE][?] <boolean>
FUNCtion[?] <CLOCk | VOLTage>
:REFerence
[:STATE][?] <boolean>
:FUNCtion[?] <CLOCk | VOLTage>
:TTLTrg<n>
[:STATE][?] <boolean>
:POLarity[?] <NORMal | INVerted>
:SOURce[?] <ARMed | ATRigger | BTRigger | CALC
| OPC>
ROSCillator
Commands in the SENSe:ROSCillator subsystem control the source
of the reference oscillator (clock) for the :SWEep subsystem.
ROSCillator
:SOURce[?] <CLK10 | INTernal>
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[SENSe:]
Commands in the [SENse:] system appear in the references that
follow:
[SENSe:]
see AADVance
see AVERage
see DATA
see FUNCtion
see ROSCillator
see SWEep
see VOLTage
STATus
Commands in the STATus subsystem can determine the state of the
waveform analyzer and control what events can interrupt the system
controller. For an overview of the status and event reporting system,
refer to your user manual.
STATus
:OPERation
[:EVENt]? <none>
:CONDition? <none>
:ENABle[?] <NRf>|<hex>
:NTRansition[?] <NRf>|<hex>
:PTRansition[?] <NRf>|<hex>
:QENable
:NTRansition[?] <NRf>|<hex>
:PTRansition[?] <NRf>|<hex>
:PRESet <none>
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:QUEStionable
[:EVENt]? <none>
:CONDition? <none>
:ENABle[?] <NRf>|<hex>
:NTRansition[?] <NRf>|<hex>
:PTRansition[?] <NRf>|<hex>
:QENable
:NTRansition[?] <NRf>|<hex>
:PTRansition[?] <NRf>|<hex>
:SESR
:QENable[?] <NRf>|<hex>
SWEep
Commands in the [SENSe:]SWEep subsystem control the acquisition
time base for all VOLTage[n] acquisitions.
SWEep
:OFFSet
:POINts[?] <NRf>
:TIME[?] <NRf>
:OREFerence
:LOCation[?] <NRf>
:POINts[?] <NRf>
:TIME[?] <NRf>
:TINTerval[?] <NRf>
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SYSTem
Commands in the SYSTem subsystem program utility functions and
return version information about the waveform analyzer.
SYSTem
:AUToset
:VOLTage <CHAN1–CHAN4>
:SWEep <CHAN1–CHAN4>
:TRIGger <CHAN1–CHAN4>
:BDATe[?] <NRf>, <NRf>, <NRf>
:CDATe[?] <NRf>, <NRf>, <NRf>
:COMMunicate
:SERial
:BAUD[?] <NRf>
:CONTrol
:DCD[?] <boolean>
:RTS[?] <OFF | ON | IBFull | RFR>
:ECHO[?] <boolean>
:ERESponse[?] <boolean>
:LBUFfer[?] <boolean>
:PACE[?] <NONE | XON>
:PARity[?] <EVEN | NONE | ODD>
:PRESet
[:ALL] <none>
:RAW <none>
:TERMinal <none>
:SBITs[?] <NRf>
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:ERRor
[:NEXT]? <none>
:ALL? <none>
:CODE
[:NEXT]? <none>
:ALL? <none>
:COUNt? <none>
:PROTect[?] <boolean>
:SECurity
:IMMediate <none>
:SET[?] <bin–block>
:VERSion? <none>
TEST
Commands in the TEST subsystem execute the internal self-tests of
the waveform analyzer module and return the pass or fail status.
TEST
[:ALL][?] <none>
:RESults
[:CODE]? <none>
:VERBose? <none>
:STOP
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TRACe?
Commands in the Trace subsystem transfer acquisition records or
measurement results and their data preambles from the waveform
analyzer to the VXIbus controller or to internal REF storage
locations. (The data preamble includes scaling and length informa-
tion for the associated data record.) See the FORMAT subsystem for
setting the format for data transfers.
The query does not return data until pending acquisitions or
calculations complete. Hence, the synchronizing commands *WAI,
*OPC, and *OPC? are not required.
TRACe?
[:DATA]?
<CHAN1–CHAN4 | AATS | CALC1–CALC4 | REF1–REF10>
:PREamble? <CHAN1–CHAN4 | AATS | CALC1–CALC4
| REF1–REF10>
:DELete
[:NAME] <REF1–REF10>
TRACe:DELete:ALL
:CATalog? <none>
:COPy <FDC1 | REF1–REF10>,CHAN1–CHAN4 | AATS
| CALC1–CALC4 | LIST | REF1–REF10>
:FEED? <CHAN1–CHAN4 | REF1–REF10 | AATS
| CALC1–CALC4>
:LIST[?] <CHAN1–CHAN4 | REF1–REF10 | AATS
| CALC1–CALC4 | NONE>
:POINts? <CHAN1–CHAN4 | REF1–REF10 | AATS
| CALC1–CALC4>
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TRIGger[:A]
Commands in the TRIGger[:A] subsystem operate in combination
with the ARM, INITiate, TRIGger:B and ABORt subsystems to
trigger acquisitions. The defined alias for the SCPI trigger
:SEQuence[1] is A.
TRIGger
[:A]
:ATRigger
[:STATe][?] <boolean>
:COUPling[?]AC | DC
:<preset>
:DEFine? <none>
:DELay[?] <NRf>
:FILTer
[:LPASs]
[:LPASs]
[:STATe][?] <boolean>
:HPASs
[:STATe][?] <boolean>
:NREJect[?]
[:STATe][?] <boolean>
:HOLDoff
:TIME[?] <NRf>
:LEVel[?] <NRf>
:METastable:STATe[?] <REJect | ACCept| AUTo>
:SLOPe[?] <POSitive | NEGative>
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:SOURce[?] <ECLTrg0 | ECLTrg1 | EXTernal | IMMediate
| INTernal1–INTernal4 | TTLTrg0–TTLTrg7>
:TYPE[?]
<EDGE | LOGic | PULSe | SHOLdtime | TRANsition>
TRIGger[:A]:PULSe
Commands in the TRIGger:PULSe subsystem provide the capability
to trigger when a pulse occurs that is outside specified parameters.
TRIGger
[:A]
:PULSe
:CLASs[?] <GLITch | TIME | WIDTh>
:GLITch
:POLarity[?] <EITHer | NEGative | POSitive>
:QUALify[?] <GT | LT>
:WIDTh[?] <NRf>
:SOURce[?] <INTernal1–INTernal4>
:TIMEout
:POLarity[?]<NEGative | POSitive>
:WIDTh[?] <NRf>
:THReshold[?] <NRf>
:WIDTh
:HLIMit[?] <NRf>
:LLIMit[?] <NRf>
:POLarity[?] <NEGative | POSitive>
:QUALify[?] <IN | OUT>
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TRIGger[:A]:LOGic
Commands in the TRIGger:LOGic subsystem provide the capability
to trigger on logic patterns, clocked or not clocked. TVS600A
models only.
TRIGger
[:A]
:LOGic
:CLASs[?] <PATTerm | STATe>
:CONDition[?] <LCXXX0 | LCXXX1| .... | LC1111>
:FUNCtion[?] <AND | NAND | NOR | OR>
:PATTern
:QUALify[?] <GT | LT | OFF>
:WIDTh[?] <NRf>
:STATe
:SLOPe[?] <NEGative | POSitive>
:THReshold[n][?] <NRf>
TRIGger[:A]:SHOLdtime
Commands in the TRIGger:SHOLdtime (setup and hold) subsystem
provide the capability to monitor and trigger on data that violates a
setup-and-hold time zone that you set. TVS600A models only.
TRIGger
[:A]
:SHOLdtime
:CLOCk
:POLarity[?] <NEGative | POSitive>
:SOURce[?] <INTernal1–INTernal4>
:THReshold[?] <NRf | MAXimum | MINimum>
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:DATA
:SOURce[?] <INTernal1–INTernal4>
:THReshold[?] <NRf | MAXimum | MINimum>
:HTIMe[?] <NRf | MAXimum | MINimum>
:STIMe[?] <NRf | MAXimum | MINimum>
TRIGger[:A]:TRANsition
Commands in the TRIGger TRANsition subsystem provide the
capability to trigger on runt pulses or to trigger based on the slew
rate of a pulses edge. TVS600A models only.
TRIGger
[:A]
:TRANsition
:CLASs[?] <RUNT | SLEW>
:RUNT
:QUALify[?] <GT | OFF>
:SLOPe[?] <EITHer | NEGative | POSitive>
:SLEW
:QUALify[?] <GT | LT>
:SLOPe[?] <NEGative | POSitive>
:SOURce[?] <INTernal1–INTernal4>
:THReshold
:HIGH[?] <NRf>
:LOW[?] <NRf>
:TIME[?} <NRf>
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TRIGger:B
Commands in the TRIGger:B subsystem operate in combination with
the ARM, INITiate, TRIGger[:A] and ABORt subsystems to trigger
acquisitions. The TRIGger:B subsystem is an alias for the SCPI
SEQuence2 trigger block. The defined alias for the SCPI trigger
:SEQuence[2] is :B.
TRIGger
:B
:COUPling[?] <AC | DC>
:<preset>
:DELay[?] <NRf>
:ECOunt[?] <NRf>
:FILTer
[:LPASs]
[:STATe][?] <boolean>
:HPASs
[:STATe][?] <boolean>
:NREJect[?]
[:STATe][?] <boolean>
:LEVel[?] <NRf>
:SEQuence2
:DEFine? <none>
:SLOPe[?] <NEGative | POSitive>
:SOURce[?] <EXTernal | IMMediate | INTernal1
–INTernal4>.
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VOLTage>n>
This command ([SENSe:]VOLTage subsystem) sets the vertical
window size for input channel specified by <n>. The input channel
number, defined at the probe connector, is shared as the parameter
<n> for the INPut<n> and VOLTage<n> commands.
VOLTage<n>
[:DC]
:RANGe
[:UPPer][?] <NRf>
:LOWer[?] <NRf>
:OFFSet[?] <NRf>
:PTPeak[?] <NRf>
IEEE 488.2 Common Commands
The program mnemonics are described in alphabetical order below.
*CAL?
*LRN?
*RST
*SRE[?]
*TRG
*TST?
*WAI?
*CLS
*OPC[?] *SAV
*ESE[?] *OPT?
*ESR?
*IDN?
*PUD[?] *STB?
*RCL
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AAMList and WMList Parameters
The table that follows lists the measurements available as arguments
to the CALCulate<n>:AAMList[?] and :WMList[?] (see pages 4 and 5,
respectively.
<list>
AMPLitude
AREA
MINimum
NCRoss
CARea
CMEan
COPulse
NDUTycycle
NWIDth
1
1
OVERshoot
1
1
CPARea
PARea
CRMS
CROSs
DELay
PCRoss
PERiod
PDUTycycle
PHAse
FREQuency
1
FTIMe
GAIN
HIGH
PREShoot
PTPeak
PWIDth
RMS | AC
RTIMe
SDEViation
TTRig
LOW
MAXimum
MEAN | DC
MID
1
TVS600A only
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