SCPI Commands for the Digital to Analog Converter
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INSTrument:RESet
Command Response/Description
INST:SEL DAC Selects the DAC
INIT:CONT ON Initiates the DAC instrument
INST:RES Resets the DAC to default state
INST:SEL? Query returns DAC
OUTPUT Subsystem
The commands in this subsystem select when the DAC will generate an output
trigger.
OUTPut:TRIGger:SOURce <trigger source>
OUTPut:TRIGger:SOURce?
Parameter Value
<trigger source> SEQuence
Parameter Value
<trigger source> SEQuence|SEGMent|SAMPle
N/A
N/A
This command selects when the output trigger for the DAC will occur. It can be
set to trigger every sample period, every waveform segment period, or once per
waveform sequence.
Sample. A single DAC output point. At the end of a sample, the DAC output
amplitude remains at the last sample value until a new sample is initiated. Use
the command TRIG:MODE SAMPLE to program sample generation.
Segment. A group of DAC points that generate a waveform. The maximum
number of points in a waveform is 1024. You use the TRAC:POIN <number of
Command Syntax
Query Syntax
*RST Value
Limits
Resolution
Related Commands
Description