SCPI Commands for the Digital to Analog Converter
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Initiates the DAC self test operation and returns one of two possible responses:
“DAC: Self Test Passed”
“DAC: Self Test Failed”
The query returns basic pass/fail information.
NOTE. In a failed situation, you can get more detailed failure information with
the SYStem:ERRor? query.
Command Response/Description
TEST:ALL? “DAC: Self-Test Passed”
“DAC: Self-Test Failed”
Initiates the DAC self test operation and returns either a pass
or failure message.
TRACe Subsystem
The TRACe: and TRACe|DATA commands work with the arbitrary waveform
generator capabilities of the DAC. The TRACe|DATA commands can be used
with either the TRACe or DATA command
NOTE. For the TRACe|DATA commands, you can preface the command with
either TRACe or DATa
TRACe:Clear
TRACe|DATA[:DATA]
<Channel>,<index>{,ASCII Trace Voltages|BINary Indefinite
Block Trace Voltages>}
<Channel>,<Numeric List of Indices>{,<ASCII Trace Voltages>}
TRACe:POINts <Trace Buffer Points>
TRACe:RFRequency <repeat frequency|OFF>
TRACe:RPERiod <repeat period|OFF>
TRACe:SRATe <sample_rate>
Command Description
Query Response
Examples
Command Syntax