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Commands by Subsystem 5

Agilent InfiniiVision 5000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide 197

:CHANnel<n>:LABel

(see page 658)

Command Syntax

:CHANnel<n>:LABel <string>

<string> ::= quoted ASCII string

<n>::={1|2|3|4}forthefour channel oscilloscope models

<n> ::= {1 | 2} for the two channel oscilloscope models

The :CHANnel<n>:LABel command sets the analog channel label to the

string that follows. Setting a label for a channel also adds the name to the

label list in non- volatile memory (replacing the oldest label in the list).

Query Syntax

:CHANnel<n>:LABel?

The :CHANnel<n>:LABel? query returns the label associated with a

particular analog channel.

Return Format

<string> ::= quoted ASCII string

See Also • "Introduction to :CHANnel<n> Commands" on page 190

• ":DISPlay:LABel" on page 213

• ":DISPlay:LABList" on page 214

Example Code

' LABEL - This command allows you to write a name (10 characters

' maximum) next to the channel number. It is not necessary, but

' can be useful for organizing the display.

myScope.WriteString ":CHANNEL1:LABEL ""CAL 1""" ' Label ch1 "CAL 1".

myScope.WriteString ":CHANNEL2:LABEL ""CAL2""" ' Label ch1 "CAL2".

Example program from the start: "VISA COM Example in Visual Basic" on

page 744

NOTE

Label strings are 10 characters or less, and may contain any commonly used ASCII

characters. Labels with more than 10 characters are truncated to 10 characters. Lower case

characters are converted to upper case.

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