Commands
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TDS5000B Series Service Manual
Table 5- 4: CALibrate commands (Cont.)
Command Description
CALibrate:INTERNal:STATus? Returns t he current status of the internal signal path
calibration
CALibrate:PROBEstate:CH<x> Returns t he cali bration st atus of the attached probe
CALibrate:RESults? Returns t he status of all calibration subsystems
without performing an SPC operation
CALibrate:RESults SPC? Returns t he results of the last SPC operation
*CAL?
This query-only command instructs the digitizing oscilloscope to perform a
signal path compensation and return its calibration status. This command is
equivalent to selecting Instrument Calibration from the Utilities menu and then
clicking the C alibrate button.
NOTE. The self-calibration can take several minutes to r espond. No other
commands will be executed until calibration is complete.
CALibrate:RESults:SPC?
*CAL?
0 <NR1> indicating that the calibration did not complete successfully
1 (or any non-zero value) <NR1> indicating that the calibration completed
without errors
*CAL?
might return
1
indicating that the calibration was successful.
Related C ommands
Syntax
Returns
Example