6 .1 Setting Delay Commands and Queries
Common Commands
DEL arg1 [ ps | ns ]
Delay command set delay in active channel
DEL?
Delay query both channels
ERR? or *ERR?
Error query error status code
DEL arg1
Set Delay (QUERY)
Description
The del command sets the delay to the value specied in arg1. The desired delay must be within the total delay
range of the device.
Delay can be specified in either picosecond (ps) or nanosecond (ns) units if the corresponding ps or ns is
indicated. Default is picosecond units if not specified. The instrument will round
DOWN
to the nearest step
size resolution if unable to provide exact delay as entered.
Syntax
DEL arg1 [ ps | ns]
arg1
desired delay setting value
ps
picosecond units
ns
nanosecond units
Note: Picoseconds is the default units used if no units are specified in the command line.
Example
del 312 .50 ps
del 100
Returns
None. Check error code.
DEL?
Delay Setting? (QUERY)
Description
Returns the current delay settings for Channel 1 and Channel 2
Syntax
<x.xxxxe-yy><nl>
(xxxx) is a 4 digit mantissa and (yy) a two digit exponent.
Returns
3.125000e-10
ERR? or *ERR?
Error code query (QUERY)
Description
Returns the error status
Returns
0
No Error
1
Invalid Command
2
Invalid Argument
3
No calibration
4
Delay setting limit (out of range)
5
Delay not set
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