HP 54501A - Points

POINts
POINts
command/query
The :ACQUIRE:POINTS
command
specifies
the
number
of
time
buckets
for
each
acquisition
record.
The
legal
settings
are
32,64,128,256,500,
512,
or
1024.
Any
value
between
32
and
1024
can
be
sent
to
the
instrument.
If
a
value
is
sent
that
is
not
one
of
the
legal
values
it
is
rounded to
the
nearest
power
of
2.
If
a
number
smaller
than
31
or
greater
than
1024
is
sent
an
error
is
produced.
The
POINTS
query returns
the
number
of
time
buckets
to
be
acquired.
Note
Always
query
the
Waveform
Subsystem
Points
value
to
determine
the
actual number
of
time
buckets
acquired.
Command
Syntax:
:ACQuire:POINts
<points_arg>
Where:
<
points_arg
>::
=
32
to
1024
(see
above
for
legal
values)
Example:
OUTPUT
707;":ACQ:POiNTS
512"
Query
Syntax:
:ACQuire:POINts?
Returned
Format:
[:ACQuire:POINts]
<points_argxNL>
Where:
<
points_arg
>
::
=
32
-1024
(see
above
for
legal values)
Example:
DIM
Pnts$[50]
OUTPUT
707;":ACOUIRE:POINTS?"
ENTER
707;
Pnts$
PRINT
Pnts$
Acquire Subsystem
8-6
HP
54501A
Programming