SCPI Commands Quick Reference

This table summarizes SCPI commands for the E1563A and E1564A

Digitizers.

 

 

 

Command

Description

 

 

ABORt

Stops any measurement in progress and puts

 

instrument in the idle state

 

 

CALCulate[<channel>]

Defaults to channel 1 if none specified

:LIMit:FAIL?

Checks for a limit failure

:LIMit:LOWer[:STATe] ON 1 OFF 0

Enable lower limit checking

:LIMit:LOWer[:STATe]?

Query lower limit checking

:LIMit:LOWer:DATA <value> MIN MAX

Set lower limit value

:LIMit:LOWer:DATA? [MIN MAX]

Query lower limit value

:LIMit:UPPer[:STATe] ON 1 OFF 0

Enable upper limit checking

:LIMit:UPPer[:STATe]?

Query upper limit checking

:LIMit:UPPer:DATA <value> MIN MAX

Set upper limit value

:LIMit:UPPer:DATA? [MIN MAX]

Query

 

 

CALibrate

Calibration commands

:DAC:VOLTage <voltage> MIN MAX

(E1564A only) sets internal cal source

:DAC:VOLTage? MIN MAX

Query internal cal source

:DATA?

Returns calibration constants

:GAIN[<channel>] [<readings>][,<rate>][,ON 1 OFF 0]

Perform gain cal using :VAL <voltage>

:SOURce INTernal EXTernal

Set calibration source (INT on E1564A only)

:SOURce?

Query calibration source

:STATe ON 1 OFF 0

Enable/disable ability to calibrate

:STATe?

Query calibration state

:STORe

Store cal constants in NV memory

:VALue <voltage>

Tell digitizer what cal value is input

:VALue?

Query cal value

:ZERO[<channel>] [<readings>][,<rate>]

Perform zero cal on current range

:ZERO[<channel>]:ALL? [<readings>][,<rate>]

Perform zero cal on all ranges and return zero cal

 

status response

 

 

DIAGnostic

Troubleshooting commands

:DAC:OFFSet[<channel>] <voltage>

Set offset voltage for the DAC

:DAC:OFFSet[<channel>]:RAMP <count>

Output offset ramp from the DAC

:DAC:GAIN[<channel>] <value>

Set DAC gain as specified

:DAC:SOURce <voltage>

Output specified DAC voltage

:DAC:SOURce:RAMP <count>

Output ramp from the DAC

:INTerrupt:LINE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Sets the interrupt line used (“0” =none)

:INTerrupt:LINE?

Query interrupt line used

:MEMory:SIZE <size>

Sets new value when you upsize RAM

:MEMory:SIZE?

Query memory size

:PEEK? <reg_num>

Query contents of a register

:POKE <reg_num>,<data>

Write data to a register

:SHORt[<channel>] ON 1 OFF 0

Connect internal short to the channel

:SHORt[<channel>]?

Query if internal short connected

:STATus?

Query interrupt sources register status

 

 

FORMat

Format commands

[:DATA] ASCii PACKed REAL

Set data format

[:DATA]?

Query data format

 

 

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E1563A, E1564A specifications

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