Chapter 6 .0
Application Programming Interfaces (API) and Commands
The following commands are specific to the XT-100 instrument:
Setting Delay Commands and Queries
DEL arg1 [ ps | ns ]
Delay command set delay in active channel
DEL?
Delay query both channels
ERR? or *ERR?
Error query error status code
System Commands
DEC
Decrement step command
INC
Increment step command
MODE 625 ps
Relay command set
MODE 312 .5 ps
Relay query
MODE par | 312 .5ps
set parallel trombone mode (to 0.25 ps step)
MODE ser | 625ps
set serial trombone mode (to 0.50 ps step)
UNITS ns
set units mode to ns for numeric values
UNITS ps
set units mode to ps for numeric values
UNITS?
returns current units mode for numeric values
STEP arg1 [ ps | ns ]
Step command set step size
STEP?
Step query step size
Calibration Table Commands and Queries
CTSTORE arg1 arg2
Store one entry into calibration table
CTSTORE on | off
Use calibration table command
CTSTORE save
Save calibration table to NVRAM
CTSTORE load
Load calibration table to memory
CTSTORE info
Report calibration table information
CTSTORE reset
Reset and clear calibration table
CTSTOREM
Store multiple entries into calibration table
CTSTORE?
Use calibration table query
CTSTORE? arg1
Query individual entries in calibration table
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