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GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 10 Cursor :CURSor:X<X>Position ... 35 :CURSor:Y<X>Position

COMMAND OVERVIEW 11 :MEASure:VAVerage ...53 :MEASure:VHI ...

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 12 Save/Recall :MEMory<X>:RECall:SETup ... 70 :MEMory<X>:RECall:WA

COMMAND OVERVIEW 13 :TRIGger:VIDeo:POLarity ...87 :TRIGger:VIDeo:TYPe ...

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COMMAND DETAILS 15 COMMAND DETAILS The Command details chapter shows the detailed syntax, equivalent panel operation, and example for each command

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 16 System command *IDN ... 16 *LRN ...

COMMAND DETAILS 17 Example *lrn? :DISPlay:WAVeform 0;ACCumulate 0;CONTrast 0;GRATicule 0;:CHANnel1:DISPlay 1;BWLimit 0;COUPling 0;INVert 0;OFFSet

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 18 :SYSTem:VERSion Query Description Returns the SCPI version to which the oscilloscope complies to. This is retur

COMMAND DETAILS 19 Acquisition Command :ACQuire:AVERage ...19 :ACQuire:HDELay ...

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GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 20 :ACQuire:HDELay SetQuery Description Sets or queries Delay On or Delay Off. Same as: Acquire key → F4 Syntax &l

COMMAND DETAILS 21 :ACQuire<X>:LMEMory Query Description Returns the total waveform data in the acquisition memory for long memory. Syntax

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 22 # A B C D E F A: Data size digit B: Data size C: Time interval D: Channel indicator E: Reserved data F: Wave

COMMAND DETAILS 23 Parameter <X> Channel 1/2 Channel1/2 Example :acquire1:memory? Returns the channel 1 waveform data Data format Six data

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 24 Autoset Command :AUToset Set Description Runs the Autoset function to automatically configure the horizontal sc

COMMAND DETAILS 25 Channel Command :CHANnel<X>:BWLimit ...25 :CHANnel<X>:COUPling ...

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 26 Syntax < Long > < Short > :channel<X>:coupling <NR1> :channel<X>:coupling? :chan&

COMMAND DETAILS 27 :channel<X>:expand <Boolean> :channel<X>:expand? :chan<X>:exp <Boolean> :chan<X>:exp? Para

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 28 :channel<X>:math <NR1> :channel<X>:math? :chan<X>:math <NR1> :chan<X>:math?

COMMAND DETAILS 29 :CHANnel<X>:PROBe:RATio SetQuery Description Sets or returns the probe attenuation factor. Same as: Channel key → varia

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Table of Contents INTERFACE OVERVIEW ... 5 Rear Panel Overview ...

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 30 Parameter <X> Channel <boolean> Probe type 1/2 CH1/2 0 Voltage 1 Current Example :channel1:prob

COMMAND DETAILS 31 Math Command :MATH:OPERator ...31 :MATH:POSition ...

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 32 Parameters <NR3> -12.00 ~ +12.00, with 0.00 being the center division. Example :MATH:POS 3.00 Sets the pos

COMMAND DETAILS 33 :MATH:FFT:SCALe SetQuery Description Sets the FFT scale in dB. Syntax < Long > < Short > :MATH:FFT:SCALe {20|10|5

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 34 :MATH:FFT:HORizontal :POSition? <NR2> :MATH:FFT:HORizontal :POSition? :MATH:FFT:HOR :POS <NR2> :MAT

COMMAND DETAILS 35 Cursor Command :CURSor:X<X>Position ...35 :CURSor:Y<X>Position ...

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 36 :CURSor:Y<X>Position SetQuery Description Selects or returns the vertical (Y axis) cursor position. Same

COMMAND DETAILS 37 Parameter <X> Horizontal or vertical cursor x Horizontal cursor (X axis) y Vertical cursor (Y axis) Note The returned d

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 38 :CURSor:SOURce SetQuery Description Selects or returns the cursor source channel. Same as: Cursor key →F1 (Sour

COMMAND DETAILS 39 Display Command :DISPlay:ACCumulate ...39 :DISPlay:CONTrast ...

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GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 40 Parameter <NR1> Display contrast –10 ~ 10 Lowest (–10) to the Highest (+10) Example :display:contrast 0 S

COMMAND DETAILS 41 :REFResh Set Description Erases the existing waveform and draws a new one. Same as: Display key → F3 Syntax < Long > <

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 42 Measure command :MEASure:DELAY1... 43 :MEASure:DELAY2 ...

COMMAND DETAILS 43 :MEASure:DELAY1 SetQuery Description Sets or returns the first source channel for the delay automatic measurement. Same as: Me

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 44 :MEASure:FALL Query Description Returns the fall time measurement result. Same as: Measure key → F1~F5 → F3 (Fa

COMMAND DETAILS 45 :MEASure:FFRDelay Query Description Returns the delay between the first falling edge of source1 and the first rising edge of s

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 46 :MEASure:FRRDelay Query Description Returns the delay between the first rising edge of source1 and the first ri

COMMAND DETAILS 47 :MEASure:LFRDelay Query Description Returns the delay between the first falling edge of source1 and the last rising edge of so

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 48 :MEASure:LRRDelay Query Description Returns the delay between the first rising edge of source1 and the last ris

COMMAND DETAILS 49 :MEASure:FPReshoot Query Description Returns fall preshoot amplitude. Same as: Measure key → F1~F5 → F3 (FPREShoot) Syntax <

INTERFACE OVERVIEW 5 INTERFACE OVERVIEW This manual describes how to use the GDS-1000A-U’s remote command functionality and lists the command deta

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 50 :measure:nwidth? :meas:nwid? Returns <NR3> Note Before using this command, select the measurement channel

COMMAND DETAILS 51 Example :measure:source 1 :measure:period? Selects Channel 1, and then measures the period. :MEASure:PWIDth Query Description

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 52 :MEASure:ROVShoot Query Description Returns rise overshoot amplitude in percentage. Same as: Measure key → F1~F

COMMAND DETAILS 53 Syntax < Long > < Short > :measure:source <NR1> :measure:source? :meas:sour <NR1> :meas:sour? Paramete

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 54 Example :measure:source 1 :measure:vaverage? Selects Channel 1, and then measures the average Voltage. :MEASure:

COMMAND DETAILS 55 :MEASure:VMAX Query Description Returns the maximum amplitude. Same as: Measure key → F1~F5 → F3 (Vmax) Syntax < Long >

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 56 Syntax < Long > < Short > :measure:vpp? :meas:vpp? Returns <NR3> Note Before using this comma

COMMAND DETAILS 57 Go No-Go Commands :GONogo:CLEar ...57 :GONogo:EXECute ...

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 58 :GONogo:EXECute SetQuery Description Starts or stops the Go-NoGo testing. Same as: Utility key → More (F4) →Go-

COMMAND DETAILS 59 :GONogo:NGCount? Query Description Returns the test result count ratio (failed count, total count). Syntax < Long > &l

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 6 Configuring the USB Interface This section describes how to set up the USB port for remote control. Note that pri

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 60 Note Before any Go-NoGo command can be used, please use the :GONogo:FUNCtion 1 command to initialize the oscillo

COMMAND DETAILS 61 Note Before any Go-NoGo command can be used, please use the :GONogo:FUNCtion 1 command to initialize the oscilloscope. Syntax

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 62 :TEMPlate:MIN SetQuery Description Sets or queries the template used for the MIN boundary (W1~W15, RefB). Note

COMMAND DETAILS 63 Note This command will not alter the position of the waveform (RefA, W1~15) in memory, unless the template is saved with the :T

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 64 Note This command will not alter the position of the waveform (RefA, W1~15) in memory, unless the template is sa

COMMAND DETAILS 65 :TEMPlate:SAVe:MINimum Set Description Saves the minimum template. Same as: Utility key → More (F4) →Go-NoGo Menu(F1)→Templat

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 66 :TEMPlate:SAVe:AUTo Set Description Saves the auto template. Same as: Utility key → More (F4) →Go-NoGo Menu(F1

COMMAND DETAILS 67 Data Log Commands :DATALOG:STATE ...67 :DATALOG:SOURce ...

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 68 :DATALOG:SAVe SetQuery Description Sets the save type as waveform or image. Syntax < Long > < Short &g

COMMAND DETAILS 69 :DATALOG:DURation <NR1> :DATALOG:DURation? :DATALOG:DUR <NR1> :DATALOG:DUR? Parameter/ Return parameter <NR1&

INTERFACE OVERVIEW 7 7. On the PC, activate a terminal application such as Hyper Terminal. To check the COM port No., see the Device Manager in

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 70 Save/Recall Command :MEMory<X>:RECall:SETup ... 70 :MEMory<X>

COMMAND DETAILS 71 1 ~ 15 W1 ~ W15 <NR1> Reference waveform 1, 2 RefA, RefB Example :memory1:recall:waveform 1 Recalls a waveform from th

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 72 1 CH1 2 CH2 3 Math 4 RefA 5 RefB Example :memory1:save:waveform 1 Saves the CH1 waveform to the interna

COMMAND DETAILS 73 :REF<X>:LOCate SetQuery Description Moves or returns the position of a reference waveform. Same as: Save/Recall key → F5

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 74 *SAV Set Description Saves the current panel settings into the internal memory. Same as: Save/Recall key → F1

COMMAND DETAILS 75 Time (Horizontal) command :TIMebase:DELay ...75 :TIMebase:SCALe ...

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 76 100ns 100e-9 500us 500e-6 2.5s 2.5 250ns 250e-9 1ms 1e-3 5s 5 500ns 500e-9 2.5ms 2.5e-3 10s 10 1us 1e-6 5ms

COMMAND DETAILS 77 Example :timetable:window:delay 100 Sets the zoom width to 100 points :TIMebase:WINDow:SCALe SetQuery Description Sets or retu

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 78 Trigger command :FORCe ... 78 :RUN ...

COMMAND DETAILS 79 :RUN Set Description Starts waiting for a trigger condition. Same as: Run key Syntax :run :SINGle Set Description Selects th

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 8 COMMAND OVERVIEW The Command overview chapter lists all GDS-1000A-U commands in functional order. The command syn

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 80 Syntax < Long > < Short > :trigger:couple <NR1> :trigger:couple? :trig:coup <NR1> :trig

COMMAND DETAILS 81 :TRIGger:MODe SetQuery Description Selects or returns the trigger mode. Same as: Trigger key → F5 Syntax < Long > < S

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 82 Example :trigger:type 0 :trigger:nrej 0 Selects the edge trigger and turns off the noise rejection :TRIGger:PULS

COMMAND DETAILS 83 Example :trigger:type 2 :trigger:pulse:time 1 Selects the pulse trigger and sets the trigger time as 1sec :TRIGger:REJect SetQu

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 84 Note Before using this command, select the edge or pulse trigger. See the example below. Example :trigger:type 0

COMMAND DETAILS 85 Syntax < Long > < Short > :trigger:source <NR1> :trigger:source? :trig:sour <NR1> :trig:sour? Paramete

GDS-1000A-U Programming Manual 86 Parameter <NR1> Field <NR1> Field 0 Line 2 even 1 odd Note Before using this command, select the

COMMAND DETAILS 87 :TRIGger:VIDeo:POLarity SetQuery Description Selects the video trigger polarity. Same as: Trigger key → F1(Video) → F4 Syntax

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COMMAND OVERVIEW 9 List of Commands in Functional Order System *IDN ...................