Tektronix DSA8300, Programmer'S Manual

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Commands Listed in Alphabetical Order
CURVe
The query form of this command transfers waveform data from the instrument in
binary or ASCII format. Use the DATa:SOUrce and DATa:TIMebase commands
to specify the location (source) of the waveform data that is transferred from
the instrument. Each waveform that is transferred has an associated waveform
preamble that contains information such as data format and scale. Refer to the
WFMOutpre? query for information about the waveform preamble after the curve
query command is completed. The data format is speci fi ed by the DATa:ENCdg
command.
The fi rst and last data points that are transferred are speci fi ed by the DATa:STARt
and DATa:STOP commands.
The CURVe command transfers waveform data to the instrument. The data is
stored in the reference memory location speci
fi ed by DATa:DESTination, starting
with the data point speci fi ed by the DATa:STARt command. Only one waveform
can be transferred at a time. If the destination reference is not empty, the reference
slot will be cleared, and the instrument will attempt to create a waveform using
the provided data points. The waveform will only be displayed if the reference
is displayed.
Group Waveform Transfer
Syntax
CURVe {<block> | <ascii>}
CURVe?
Related Commands DATa:SOUrce
DATa:TIMebase
WFMOutpre?
DATa:ENCdg
DATa:STARt
DATa:STOP
DATa:DESTination
Arguments
block
is the waveform data in binary format. The waveform is formatted
as: #<x><yyy><data><newline> where <x> is the number of y bytes. For
example, if <yyy> = 500, then <x> = 3. <yyy> is the number of bytes to
transfer including checksum.
ascii
is the waveform data in ASCII format. The format for ASCII data is
<NR1>[,<NR1>...] where each <NR1> represents a data point.
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