Agilent Technologies 5000 Series manual DISPlayDATA

3Commands by Subsystem

:DISPlay:DATA

(see page 530)

Command Syntax :DISPlay:DATA [<format>][,][<area>][,][<palette>]<display data>

<format> ::= {TIFF}

<area> ::= {GRATicule}

<palette> ::= {MONochrome}

<display data> ::= binary block data in IEEE-488.2 # format.

The :DISPlay:DATA command writes trace memory data (a display bitmap) to the display or to one of the trace memories in the instrument.

If a data format or area is specified, the :DISPlay:DATA command transfers the data directly to the display. If neither the data format nor the area is specified, the command transfers data to the trace memory specified by the :DISPlay:SOURce command. Available trace memories are PMEMory0- 9 and these memories correspond to the INTERN_0- 9 files in the front panel Save/Recall menu.

Graticule data is a low resolution bitmap of the graticule area in TIFF format. This is the same data saved using the front panel Save/Recall menu or the *SAV (Save) command.

Query Syntax :DISPlay:DATA? [<format>][,] [<area>][,] [<palette>] <format> ::= {TIFF BMP BMP8bit PNG}

<area> ::= {GRATicule SCReen}

<palette> ::= {MONochrome GRAYscale COLor}

The :DISPlay:DATA? query reads display data from the screen or from one of the trace memories in the instrument. The format for the data transmission is the # format defined in the IEEE 488.2 specification.

If a data format or area is specified, the :DISPlay:DATA query transfers the data directly from the display. If neither the data format nor the area is specified, the query transfers data from the trace memory specified by the :DISPlay:SOURce command.

Screen data is the full display and is high resolution in grayscale or color. The :HARDcopy:INKSaver setting also affects the screen data. It may be read from the instrument in 24- bit bmp, 8- bit bmp, or 24- bit png format. This data cannot be sent back to the instrument.

Graticule data is a low resolution bitmap of the graticule area in TIFF format. You can get this data and send it back to the oscilloscope.

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