Tektronix MSO58

Table of Contents
Preface .............................................................................................................. iii
Getting Started .................................................................................................... 1-1
Setting Up Remote Communications Hardware ......................................................... 1-1
Ethernet .................................................................................................. 1-1
USB....................................................................................................... 1-2
Setting Up Remote Communications Software ................................. .. .. .. .. .. ............... 1-3
Using VISA.............................................................................................. 1-3
Using the LXI Web Page and e*Scope ............................................................... 1-4
Using a Socket Server .................................................................................. 1-5
Documentation .......................................................................................... 1-7
Dynamic programmatic interface .......................................................................... 1-7
Implicit activation ........................................................................................... 1-7
Creating, deleting, and listing dynamic instances ........................................................ 1-8
Command Syntax................................................................................................. 2-1
Command and Query Structure ............................................................................ 2-1
Clearing the oscilloscope ................................................................................... 2-3
Command Entry.............................................................................................. 2-3
Constructed Mnemonics .................................................................................... 2-5
Argument Types.............................................................................................. 2-7
Command groups............................................................................................... 2-11
Acquisition command group ............................................................................. 2-11
AFG Command Group .................................................................................... 2-12
Alias command group ..................................................................................... 2-13
Bus command group....................................................................................... 2-14
Calibration command group .............................................................................. 2-19
Cursor command group ................................................................................... 2-20
Digital command group .................................................................................. 2-26
Display control command group ......................................................................... 2-28
DVM Command Group ................................................................................... 2-31
Ethernet Command Group................................................................................ 2-31
File system command group.............................................................................. 2-33
Horizontal command group............................................................................... 2-35
Math command group ..................................................................................... 2-37
Measurement command group ........................................................................... 2-39
Miscellaneous command group .......................................................................... 2-53
Plot command group ...................................................................................... 2-55
Power command group.................................................................................... 2-55
Save and Recall command group ........................................................................ 2-62
Save On command Group ................................................................................ 2-63
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