VXI TVS600A manual

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    Reference TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers 070-9918-00 This document supports firmware version 1.5 and above.[...]

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    Copyright  T ektronix, Inc. All rights reserved. Licensed software products are owned by T ektronix or its suppliers and are protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in T echnica[...]

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    TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference 1 Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands This manual provides an abbreviated reference to the commands of TVS600 and TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers. Use this reference to find the correct syntax for the commands. The commands are grouped by subsystem node and listed in alphabet[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands 2 TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference Commands can also include the argument-type enumerated; for this type, the alternative argument forms are listed as follows: Form: Example: <arg1 | ar g2 | argn> <BP ASs | HP ASs | LP ASs | NOTCh> <arg1–ar gn> <CHAN1?[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference 3 Commands Some commands in the following list apply only to TVS600A models; these commands appear in bold type . AADV ance Commands in the [SENSe:]AADV ance subsystem control how auto-advance acquisition records are acquired and transferred t[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands 4 TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference A VERage Commands in the [SENSe:]A VERage subsystem control averaging (on incoming waveforms) in the SENSe block, which occurs prior to processing of the waveforms by the CALCulate block. A VERage [:ST A T e][?] <boolean> :COUNt[?] <[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference 5 :HP ASs[?] <NRf> :LP ASs[?] <NRf> :SP AN[?] <NRf> :SREJection[?] <NRf> :ST ARt[?] <NRf> :ST A T e[?] <boolean> :STOP[?] <NRf> :TWIDth[?] <NRf> :FORMat[?] <COMPlex | MLINear | MLOGarithmic | [...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands 6 TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference :EDGE[?] <NRf> :GA TE[?] <boolean> :METHod[?] ABSolute | RELative :ST ARt [:ABSolute][?] <NRf> :RELative[?] <NRf> :STOP [:ABSolute][?] <NRf> :RELative[?] <NRf> :HIGH[?] <NRf> :HMEThod[?] <ABSolute[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference 7 CALibration Commands in the CALibration subsystem run the waveform analyzer self-calibration functions. CALibration [:ALL][?] <none> :RESults [:CODE]? <none> :VERBose? <none> :PROBe[n][?] <none> :RESults? DA T A? Comm[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands 8 TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference :DINT erchange[?] <boolean> FUNCtion Commands in the [SENSe:]FUNCtion and [SENSe:]DA T A subsystems control sense functions and provide a means of accessing the data produced by the sense functions. FUNCtion [:ON][?] <string | CHAN1[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference 9 :FIL T er [:LP ASs] [:ST A T e][?] <boolean> :FREQuency[?] <NRf> :IMPedance[?] <NRf> :PROBe :A TT enuation? :IDENtification? :OFFSet? :PROT ection :ST A T e[?] <boolean> MEMory Commands in the MEMory subsystem store a[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands 10 TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference OUTPut Commands in the OUTPut subsystem route signals to the VXIbus trigger lines and enable the probe compensation signals and reference signals. OUTPut :ECL Trg<n> [:ST A TE][?] <boolean> :POLarity[?] <NORMal | INV erted &g[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference 11 [SENSe:] Commands in the [SENse:] system appear in the references that follow: [SENSe:] see AADV ance see A VERage see DA T A see FUNCtion see ROSCillator see SWEep see VOL T age ST A T us Commands in the ST A Tus subsystem can determine th[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands 12 TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference :QUEStionable [:EVENt]? <none> :CONDition? <none> :ENABle[?] <NRf> | <hex> :NTRansition[?] <NRf> | <hex> :PTRansition[?] <NRf> | <hex> :QENable :NTRansition[?] <NRf> | <hex> :PTRan[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference 13 SYST em Commands in the SYST em subsystem program utility functions and return version information about the waveform analyzer . SYST em :AUT oset :VOL T age <CHAN1–CHAN4> :SWEep <CHAN1–CHAN4> :TRIGger <CHAN1–CHAN4> [...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands 14 TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference :ERRor [:NEXT]? <none> :ALL? <none> :CODE [:NEXT]? <none> :ALL? <none> :COUNt? <none> :PROT ect[?] <boolean> :SECurity :IMMediate <none> :SET[?] <bin–block> :VERSion? <none> TEST Comma[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference 15 TRACe? Commands in the T race subsystem transfer acquisition records or measurement results and their data preambles from the waveform analyzer to the VXIbus controller or to internal REF storage locations. (The data preamble includes scali[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands 16 TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference TRIGger[:A] Commands in the TRIGger[:A] subsystem operate in combination with the ARM, INIT iate, TRIGger:B and ABORt subsystems to trigger acquisitions. The defined alias for the SCPI trigger :SEQuence[1] is A. TRIGger [:A] :A TRigger [:ST[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference 17 :SOURce[?] <ECL T rg0 | ECL T rg1 | EXT ernal | IMMediate | INT ernal1–INT ernal4 | TTL T rg0–TTL T rg7> :TYPE[?] <EDGE | LOGic | PULSe | SHOLdtime | TRANsition> TRIGger[:A]:PULSe Commands in the TRIGger:PULSe subsystem prov[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands 18 TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference TRIGger[:A]:LOGic Commands in the TRIGger:LOGic subsystem provide the capability to trigger on logic patterns, clocked or not clocked. TVS600A models only . TRIGger [:A] :LOGic : CLASs[?] <P A TT erm | ST A T e> :CONDition[?] <LCXX[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference 19 :DA T A :SOURce[?] <INT ernal1–INT ernal4> :THReshold[?] <NRf | MAXimum | MINimum> :HTIMe[?] <NRf | MAXimum | MINimum> :STIMe[?] <NRf | MAXimum | MINimum> TRIGger[:A]:TRANsition Commands in the TRIGger TRANsition s[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands 20 TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference TRIGger:B Commands in the TRIGger:B subsystem operate in combination with the ARM, INIT iate, TRIGger[:A] and ABORt subsystems to trigger acquisitions. The TRIGger:B subsystem is an alias for the SCPI SEQuence2 trigger block. The defined al[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference 21 VOL T age>n> This command ([SENSe:]VOL T age subsystem) sets the vertical window size for input channel specified by <n>. The input channel number , defined at the probe connector , is shared as the parameter <n> for the I[...]

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    Quick Reference to TVS600 & TVS600A Commands 22 TVS600 & TVS600A Series W aveform Analyzers Reference AAMList and WMList Parameters The table that follows lists the measurements available as arguments to the CALCulate<n>:AAMList[?] and :WMList[?] (see pages 4 and 5, respectively . <list> AMPLitude MINimum AREA NCRoss CARea NDUT [...]