Commands by Subsystem 3
Agilent InfiniiVision 5000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Reference 413
:WAVeform:POINts
(see page 530)
Command Syntax :WAVeform:POINts <# points>
<# points> ::= {100 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | <points mode>}
if waveform points mode is NORMal
<# points> ::= {100 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | 2000 ... 8000000
in 1-2-5 sequence | <points mode>}
if waveform points mode is MAXimum or RAW
<points mode> ::= {NORMal | MAXimum | RAW}
The :WAVeform:POINts command sets the number of waveform points to be
transferred with the :WAVeform:DATA? query. This value represents the
points contained in the waveform selected with the :WAVeform:SOURce
command.
For the analog sources, there are two different records that can be
transferred:
•The first is the raw acquisition record. The maximum number of points
available in this record is returned by the :ACQuire:POINts? query and
may be up to 8,000,000. The raw acquisition record can only be
transferred when the oscilloscope is not running and can only be
retrieved from the analog sources.
•The second is referred to as the measurement record and is a 1000
point (maximum) representation of the raw acquisition record. The
measurement record can be retrieved at any time, from any source.
See the :WAVeform:POINts:MODE command (see page 415) for more
information on the <points_mode> option.
Only data visible on the display will be returned.
The maximum number of points returned when the waveform source is
math or function is 1000.
Query Syntax :WAVeform:POINts?
The :WAVeform:POINts query returns the number of waveform points to be
transferred when using the :WAVeform:DATA? query. Setting the points
mode will affect what data is transferred (see the :WAVeform:POINts:MODE
command (see page 415) for more information).
Return Format <# points><NL>
NOTE The <points_mode> option is deprecated. Use the :WAVeform:POINts:MODE command
instead.