Agilent Technologies Infiniium 90000 Q-Series, Programmer'S Manual

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820 Agilent Infiniium 90000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Reference
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Time Base Commands
:TIMebase:POSition
Command
:TIMebase:POSition <position_value>
The :TIMebase:POSition command sets the time interval between the
trigger event and the delay reference point. The delay reference point is
set with the :TIMebase:REFerence command.
<position
_value>
A real number for the time in seconds from trigger to the delay reference
point.
Example This example sets the delay position to 2 ms.
myScope.WriteString ":TIMEBASE:POSITION 2E-3"
Query
:TIMebase:POSition?
The :TIMebase:POSition? query returns the current delay value in seconds.
Returned Format
[:TIMebase:POSition] <position_value><NL>
Example
This example places the current delay value in the numeric variable,
varValue, then prints the contents of the variable to the computer's screen.
myScope.WriteString ":SYSTEM:HEADER OFF" ' Response headers off.
myScope.WriteString ":TIMEBASE:POSITION?"
varValue = myScope.ReadNumber
Debug.Print FormatNumber(varValue, 0)