Command

Description

 

 

INITiate

 

[:IMMediate]

Initiate a measurement now

:CONTinuous ON 1 OFF 0

Initiate measurements continuously

:CONTinuous?

Query continuous state

 

 

INPut[<channel>]

Set the input filter and enable/disable input

:FILTer[:LPASs]:FREQ 1.5K 6K 25K 100K (4-chan)

E1564A only. E1563A has fixed 25K.

:FILTer[:LPASs]:FREQ?

Query filter frequency

:FILTer[:LPASs][:STATe] ON 1 OFF 0

Enable/disable channel’s filter

:FILTer[:LPASs][:STATe]?

Query filter state

[:STATe] ON 1 OFF 0

Enable/disable channel’s input

[:STATe]?

Query channel input state

 

 

OUTPut

 

:TTLT<n>:SOURce TRIGger SAMPle BOTH

Define trigger lines to output trigger and/or sample

:TTLT<n>:SOURce?

Query source

:TTLT<n>[:STATe] ON 1 OFF 0

Enable/disable the specified output

:TTLT<n>[:STATe]?

Query specified output

 

 

SAMPle

 

[:STARt :SEQuence[1]]

 

:COUNt <count> MIN MAX

Set the number of samples to take

:COUNt? [MIN MAX]

Query number of samples set

[:IMMediate]

Take a sample now

:PRETrigger:COUNt <count> MIN MAX

Set the number of pretrigger samples

:PRETrigger:COUNt? [MIN MAX]

Query number of pretrigger samples

:SLOPe POS 1 NEG 0

Set the sample signal slope

:SLOPe?

Query the sample signal slope

:SOURce HOLD TIMer TTLT0-7 EXT

Set the sample source

:SOURce?

Query the sample source

:TIMer <interval> MIN MAX

Set sampling interval for source TIMer

:TIMer? [MIN MAX]

Query sampling interval

 

 

[SENSe:]

 

DATA? <Rdgs_per_channel>[,<channel_list>]

Read data from list of channels

DATA:ALL? <Rdgs_per_channel>

Read data from all channels

DATA:COUNt? [MIN MAX]

Query available readings per channel

DATA:CVTable? <channel_list>

Query last reading taken from channel

ROSCillator:EXTernal:FREQuency <freq>

Declare external source’s frequency

ROSCillator:EXTernal:FREQuency?

Query external source’s frequency

ROSCillator:SOURce INTernal EXTernal

Set reference oscillator source

ROSCillator:SOURce?

Query reference oscillator source

SWEep:POINts <neg_value> MIN MAX

Set number of sweep points

SWEep:POINts? [MIN MAX]

Query number of sweep points

SWEep:OFFSet:POINts <neg_value> MIN MAX

Set number of sweep offset points

SWEep:OFFSet:POINts? [MIN MAX]

Query number of sweep offset points

VOLTage[<channel>][:DC]:RANGe <range> MIN MAX

Set channel’s voltage range

VOLTage[<channel>][:DC]:RANGe? [MIN MAX]

Query channel’s voltage range

VOLTage[<channel>][:DC]:RESolution? [MIN MAX]

Query channel’s resolution

 

 

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E1563A, E1564A specifications

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