TDS5000B Online Programmer Guide
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HORizontal[:MAIn]:SCAle
Description
This command sets the time per division for the time base or returns its
horizontal scale on the display and is identical to the HORizon-
tal:SCAle command. The specified scale value is rounded to a valid
scale setting. This command is equivalent to selecting Position/Scale
from the Horiz/Acq menu and then choosing a Scale value.
Group
Horizontal
Related Commands
HORizontal:SCAle
Syntax 1
HORizontal:MAIn:SCAle <NR3>
Syntax 2
HORizontal:MAIn:SCAle?
Argument
H <NR3>
This is the time per division. The range is from 200 ps through 40 s.
Example 1
HORizontal:MAIn:SCAle 2E-6
This command sets the main scale to 2µs per division.
Example 2
HORizontal:MAIn:SCAle?
This query might return:
:HORIZONTAL:MAIN:SCALE 2.0000E-06
This indicates that the main scale is currently set to 2 µs per division.