TDS5000B Online Programmer Guide
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DISplay:VARpersist
Description
This command sets or queries persistence decay time, which is the
approximate decay time for a freshly struck persistence sample. This
command is equivalent to selecting Display Setup from the Display
menu, selecting the Appearance tab, and then entering the desired Per-
sist Time.
Group
Display Control
Related Commands
DISplay:PERSistence
Syntax 1
DISplay:VARpersist <NR3>
Syntax 2
DISplay:VARpersist?
Arguments
H <NR3>
This indicates the persistence decay time setting in numeric seconds.
The persistence time ranges from 32 ms to 10 s.
Example 1
DISplay:VARpersist 5E-1
This command sets the persistence decay time to 500 ms.
Example 2
DISplay:VARpersist?
This query might return:
:DISPLAY:VARPERSIST 5.0000E-01
This indicates that persistence decay time is currently set to 500 ms.