Preamble - HP 54501A Programming Reference Manual

PREamble
PREamble
command/query
The
:WAVEFORM:PREAMBLE
command sends
a
waveform preamble
to the previously selected waveform memory in
the instrument.
The
PREAMBLE
query
sends
a
waveform preamble
to the
controller
from the waveform
source.
Command Syntax:
:WAVeform;PREamble
<
preamble block
>
Where:
<
preamble
block
>
::= <format
NR1
>,<type
NR1
>,<points
NR1
>,<count
NR1
>,
<
xincrement NR3
>,
<
xorigin NR3
>,
<
xreference NR3
>,
<
yincrement
NR3>,<yorigin NR3>,<yreference NR3>
Query
Syntax:
:WAVeform;PREamble?
Returned Format: [:WAVeform:
PREamble]
<
preamble block
> <
ML
>
Where:
<
preamble
block
>
::= <format
NR1
>,<type
NR1
>,
<
points
NR1
>,<
count
NR1
>,<
xincrement NR3
>,<
xorigin
NR3
>,<
xreference
NR1
>,<
yincrement
NR3>,<yorigin NR3>,<yreference
NR1
>
Where:
<
format
> ::=
0
for ASCII
format
1
for BYTE format
2
for
WORD
format
4
for
COMPRESSED format
<type> ::=
1
for NORMAL type
2
for
AVERAGE type
3
for
ENVELOPE
type
Waveform Subsystem
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