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TDS Family Oscilloscope Programmer Manual
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Getting Started
You can write computer programs that remotely set the oscilloscope front panel
controls or that take measurements and read those measurements for further
analysis or storage.
To help you get started with programmng the oscilloscope, this section includes
the following sections:
H Overview of the Manual – summarizes the type of programming information
contained in each major section of this manual.
H Setting Up Remote Communications – describes how to physically connect
the oscilloscope to a controller and set the appropriate front panel controls.
Overview of the Manual
The information contained in each major section of this manual is described
below.
The Syntax and Commands chapter describes the structure and content of the
messages your program sends to the digitizing oscilloscope. Figure 1–1 shows a
syntax diagram and command parts as described in the Command Syntax
subsection.
Comma
SAVe:WAVEform CH1,REF3
Header
Mnemonics
ArgumentsSpace
<wfm>
SAVe :
WAVEform
REF
<x><Space>
<Comma>
Command Parts
Syntax Diagram
Figure 1–1: Common Message Elements
Chapter 2 also describes the effect of each command and provides examples of
how you might use it. The Command Groups section provides a list by function-
al area. The Command Descriptions section arranges commands alphabetically
(Figure 1–2).
Syntax and Commands