150 Agilent InfiniiVision 5000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Reference
3Commands by Subsystem
:CHANnel<n>:LABel
(see page 530)
Command Syntax :CHANnel<n>:LABel <string>
<string> ::= quoted ASCII string
<n>::={1|2|3|4}forthefour channel oscilloscope models
<n> ::= {1 | 2} for the two channel oscilloscope models
The :CHANnel<n>:LABel command sets the analog channel label to the
string that follows. Setting a label for a channel also adds the name to the
label list in non- volatile memory (replacing the oldest label in the list).
Query Syntax :CHANnel<n>:LABel?
The :CHANnel<n>:LABel? query returns the label associated with a
particular analog channel.
Return Format <string><NL>
<string> ::= quoted ASCII string
See Also •"Introduction to :CHANnel<n> Commands" on page 143
•":DISPlay:LABel" on page 166
•":DISPlay:LABList" on page 167
Example Code ' LABEL - This command allows you to write a name (six characters
' maximum) next to the channel number. It is not necessary, but
' can be useful for organizing the display.
myScope.WriteString ":CHANNEL1:LABEL ""CAL 1""" ' Label channel1 "C
AL 1".
myScope.WriteString ":CHANNEL2:LABEL ""CAL2""" ' Label channel1 "CA
L2".
Example program from the start: "VISA COM Example in Visual Basic" on
page 578
NOTE Label strings are six characters or less, and may contain any commonly used ASCII
characters. Labels with more than 6 characters are truncated to six characters. Lower case
characters are converted to upper case.