Agilent Technologies 6000 Series quick start Programming the Oscilloscope-At a Glance

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Programming the Oscilloscope—At a Glance

You can automate 6000 Series oscilloscope setup and data capture by running programs on a controller PC. Just install the Agilent IO Libraries Suite software, connect the oscilloscope (using USB, LAN, or GPIB interfaces), and begin writing programs.

The Agilent IO Libraries Suite provides SICL, VISA, and VISA COM libraries for programming instruments. You can use these libraries from C/C++ or Visual Basic programs. Examples in different programming languages are provided.

You can perform the following basic operations when programming the oscilloscope:

•Set up the instrument.

•Make measurements.

•Acquire data (waveform, measurements, etc.) from the oscilloscope.

•Save/restore information (such as pixel images, configurations, etc.) from/to the oscilloscope.

Other tasks are accomplished by combining these basic functions.

Agilent 6000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer’s Quick Start Guide

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Contents Programmer’s Quick Start Guide WA R N I N G Programming the Oscilloscope-At a Glance This Book Contents Index Setting Up Connect and set up the oscilloscope Install Agilent IO Libraries Suite softwareUsing the LAN Interface Using the USB Device InterfaceUsing the Gpib Interface Verify the oscilloscope connection Click Test Connection Setting Up Access the Programmer’s Reference To access the Programmer’s Reference help fileTo get the latest versions via the web Language for Program Examples Getting StartedInitializing Basic Oscilloscope Program StructureAnalyzing Captured Data Capturing DataReferencing the IO Library Programming the OscilloscopeOpening the Oscilloscope Connection via the IO Library Using AUToscale to Automate Oscilloscope Setup Initializing the Interface and the OscilloscopeInformation for Initializing the Instrument Example Oscilloscope Setup Code Using Other Oscilloscope Setup CommandsCapturing Data with the DIGitize Command Set TIMebaseMODE to Main or DELayed when using DIGitizeEnsure New Data is Collected Aborting a Digitize Operation Over Gpib Following program example shows a typical setupReading Query Responses from the Oscilloscope Express String Variables Using Exact Syntax Reading Query Results into String VariablesReading Query Results into Numeric Variables #8000010001000 bytes of dataterminator Reading Definite-Length Block Query Response DataChecking Instrument Status Sending Multiple Queries and Reading ResultsOther Ways of Sending Commands Sending Scpi Commands using Browser Web ControlTelnet Sockets Index Index Page Index

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