System Commands 5
ACQUISITION TIME_DIV, TDIV
Command/Query
DESCRIPTION
COMMAND SYNTAX
QUERY SYNTAX
Response Format
The TIME_DIV command modifies the time-base setting. The
new time-base setting may be specified with suffixes NS for
nanoseconds, US for microseconds, MS for milliseconds, S for
seconds or KS for kiloseconds. An out-of-range value causes the
VAB bit (bit 2) in the STB register (Table 8, STB) to be
The oscilloscope will force random interleaved sampling (RIS) for
time-base settings in the "ON" only range, and single-shot sam-
piing for time-base settings in the "OFF" only range. For
time-base settings in the "Selectable" range, the INTERLEAVED
command allows the user to choose the required sampling mode.
RIS 9410/14 9420/24/30 9450
"ON"
2 ns/div 1 ns/dtv
~;
1 ns/div
only to to to
20 ns/div 20 ns/div
5 ns/dlv
Selectable 50 ns/div
50 ns/dlv 10 ns/dlv
"ON"/"OFF"
to to to
5 ~s/div 20 ~Ls/dlv 5 ~s/div
"OFF"
10 ~ts/div 50 ~s/dlv 10 p.s/dlv
only
to
to to
1000 s/div 5000 s/dlv 5000 s/dlv
Sequence mode acquisitions also force single-shot sampling and
therefore cannot be performed for time-base settings in the RIS
"ON" only range (see table above).
The TIME DIV? query returns the current time-base setting.
Time DIV <value>
<value> := 1 NS to 5 KS
Note: The suffix S (seconds) is optional.
Time_DIV?
Time DIV <value>
:l: 2 ns/div for Model 9430
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