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Digitizers Command Reference 115Chapter 3
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>]
:LIMit:FAIL?
:LIMit:LOWer[:STATe] ON | 1 | OFF | 0
:LIMit:LOWer[:STATe]?
:LIMit:LOWer:DATA <value> | MIN | MAX
:LIMit:LOWer:DATA? [MIN | MAX]
:LIMit:UPPer[:STATe] ON | 1 | OFF | 0
:LIMit:UPPer[:STATe]?
:LIMit:UPPer:DATA <value> | MIN | MAX
:LIMit:UPPer:DATA? [MIN | MAX]
Defaults to channel 1 if none specified
Checks for a limit failure
Enable lower limit checking
Query lower limit checking
Set lower limit value
Query lower limit value
Enable upper limit checking
Query upper limit checking
Set upper limit value
Query
CALibrate
:DAC:VOLTage <voltage> | MIN | MAX
:DAC:VOLTage? MIN | MAX
:DATA?
:GAIN[<channel>] [<readings>][,<rate>][,ON | 1 | OFF | 0]
:SOURce INTernal | EXTernal
:SOURce?
:STATe ON | 1 | OFF | 0
:STATe?
:STORe
:VALue <voltage>
:VALue?
:ZERO[<channel>] [<readings>][,<rate>]
:ZERO[<channel>]:ALL? [<readings>][,<rate>]
Calibration commands
(E1564A only) sets internal cal source
Query internal cal source
Returns calibration constants
Perform gain cal using :VAL <voltage>
Set calibration source (INT on E1564A only)
Query calibration source
Enable/disable ability to calibrate
Query calibration state
Store cal constants in NV memory
Tell digitizer what cal value is input
Query cal value
Perform zero cal on current
range
Perform zero cal on all
ranges and return zero cal
status response
DIAGnostic
:DAC:OFFSet[<channel>] <voltage>
:DAC:OFFSet[<channel>]:RAMP <count>
:DAC:GAIN[<channel>] <value>
:DAC:SOURce <voltage>
:DAC:SOURce:RAMP <count>
:INTerrupt:LINE 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
:INTerrupt:LINE?
:MEMory:SIZE <size>
:MEMory:SIZE?
:PEEK? <reg_num>
:POKE <reg_num>,<data>
:SHORt[<channel>] ON | 1 | OFF | 0
:SHORt[<channel>]?
:STATus?
Troubleshooting commands
Set offset voltage for the DAC
Output offset ramp from the DAC
Set DAC gain as specified
Output specified DAC voltage
Output ramp from the DAC
Sets the interrupt line used (“0” =none)
Query interrupt line used
Sets new value when you upsize RAM
Query memory size
Query contents of a register
Write data to a register
Connect internal short to the channel
Query if internal short connected
Query interrupt sources register status
FORMat
[:DATA] ASCii | PACKed | REAL
[:DATA]?
Format commands
Set data format
Query data format