Commands Listed in Alphabetical Order
Acquisition Se
tup dialog box and entering a file name. This command sets the
base file name and path used when multiple waveforms are saved. Each saved
waveform has the base file name with a unique index number appended to it to
prevent overwriting of the files.
Group
Acquisition
Syntax
ACQuire:SAVEFile:SAVEWfm <Qstring>
ACQuire:SAVEFile:SAVEWfm?
Related Commands
ACQuire:STOPAfter:ACTion, ACQuire:STOPAfter:CONDition,
ACQuire:STOPAfter:MODe
Arguments
<QSTRING> defines the base file name and path. Input the file path using the form
<drive>/<dir>/<filename>. The <drive> and one or more <dir> arguments are
optional. If you do not specify them, the instrument will copy the file into the
current directory. The <filename> can be a Windows long file name. Do not use
wild card characters. An index number is attached to the base file name each time
this command is sent so that the file is not overwritten. For example, a file with
thebasenameWave.docwillbesavedasWave1.docthefirst time, Wave2.doc the
second time, and so on.
Examples
ACQUIRE:SAVEFILE:SAVEWFM "Wave.doc" speci fi es the file Wave1.doc
(in the current directory) to which the screen will be saved after a StopAfter
SAVEWfm condition is met.
ACQUIRE:SAVEFILE:SAVEWFM? might return ACQUIRE:SAVEFILE:SAVEWFM
"WAVETST.DOC"
, indicating that the waveform data will be saved in
WAVETST.DOC in the current directory when the StopAfter action is enabled.
ACQuire:STATE
This command starts or stops acquisitions or queries whether the acquisition
is running or stopped. Sending this c ommand is equivalent to pressing
the front-panel RUN/STOP button. The ACQuire:STOPAfter:MODe and
ACQuire:STOPAfter:CONDition commands may cause other signal events to
also stop acquisition.
Group
Acquisition
Syntax
ACQuire:STATE { OFF | ON | RUN | STOP | <N R1> }
ACQuire:STATE?
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