Model 2701 User’s Manual Buffer 6-11
f. TRACe:POINts <NRf> Set buffer size (2 to 450000)
TRACe:POINts? Query buffer size
TRACe:POINts:ACTual? Query # of readings stored in buffer
TRACe:POINts <NRf> – With buffer auto-clear enabled, you can set the buffer to store
from 2 to 450,000 readings. A buffer size of zero or one is not valid (error -222).
With buffer auto-clear disabled, you cannot use this command to set buffer size (error
-221) because it is fixed at 450,000.
NOTE The ¼ full and ¾ buffer full measurement events are not intended to be used
with buffer size smaller than four readings.
TRACe:POINts? and TRACe:POINTs:ACTual? – The :POINts? command queries the
set size of the buffer, while :POINTs:ACTual? queries the number of readings presently
stored in the buffer.
g. TRACe:TSTamp:FORMat ABSolute | DELta Select timestamp format
For front panel operation, both timestamp formats (absolute and delta) can be recalled.
For remote programming, you can only use one timestamp at a time.
NOTE Changing the timestamp format clears the buffer.
The timestamp will only be included with a returned buffer reading if it is specified as a
data element (see FORMat:ELEMents).
h. TRACe:FEED SENSe | CALCulate | NONE Select source of readings
TRACe:FEED:CONTrol NEXT| ALWays | NEVer Select buffer control
TRACe:FEED — The SENSe parameter selects readings before any enabled mX+b,
Percent, or Reciprocal math calculation. For the CALCulate parameter, the result of the
calculation is stored in the buffer. The NONE parameter disables storage into the buffer.
Math functions are covered in Section 5.
NOTE In order to store readings in the buffer, TRACe:FEED cannot be set to NONE.
TRACe:FEED:CONTrol — Selecting NEXT enables the buffer. After the specified
number of readings (buffer size) are stored, buffer operation disables. The ALWays
parameter places the buffer into a continuous filling mode. After the specified number
of readings are stored, operation wraps back to the first buffer location and overwrites
the previous readings. The NEVer parameter disables buffer operation.