Instrument programming guide

• Programmer’s Handbook
  • What is SCPI?
  • Syntax and style
    • Syntax of Program Messages
    • Common Commands
    • SCPI Commands Tree
    • SCPI commands syntax description used in this manual
      • Short and long forms
      • Default nodes and arguments
    • Parameters
      • Numeric Data
      • Keywords
      • Boolean Data
      • Other Data Types
  • Conventions used in this manual
    • Compatibility information
    • Conventions for configuration values syntax
    • Inputs description
• Common SCPI commands
  • *CLS
  • *ESE
  • *ESR?
  • *IDN?
  • *OPC
  • *OPC?
  • *OPT?
  • *RST
  • *SRE
  • *STB?
  • *WAI
  • *TST?
• Instrument configuration and control commands
  • :INITiate
  • :ABORt
  • :SYSTem:CONFigure?
  • :SYSTem:CONFigure
    • Configuration parameters for :SYSTem:CONFigure
      • TriggerMode
      • AbsoluteTriggerLevel
      • RelativeTriggerLevel
      • Slope
      • Impedance
      • Coupling
      • Filter
      • Attenuation
      • Preamplifier
      • ArmOn
      • Function
      • HoldOff
      • LimitBehaviour
      • LimitLower, LimitUpper
      • LimitSeriesName
      • LimitType
      • MathCoeffK, MathCoeffL, MathCoeffM
      • MathCustomUnit
      • MathMode
      • MathSeriesName
      • PulseOutputMode
      • PulseOutputPeriod
      • PulseOutputWidth
      • SampleCount
      • SampleInterval
      • SignalSource
      • StartArmingDelay
      • StartArmingSlope
      • StartArmingSource
      • StopArmingDelay
      • StopArmingSlope
      • StopArmingSource
      • TestSignalFrequency
      • TieReferenceFrequency
      • TieReferenceFrequencyC
      • TieReferenceFrequencyDetection
      • TieReferenceFrequencyNumberOfDigits
      • FrequencyTolerance
      • TimebaseReference
      • Timeout
      • TimeoutTime
      • VoltageMode
      • InternalCalibrationMode
      • NumOfBlankDigits
      • GnssAntennaDelay
      • GnssSignalsUsed
      • GnssSurveyInAccuracy, GnssSurveyInTime
      • DiscipliningMode
      • DiscipliningSource
    • List of measurement functions
      • Frequency
      • Frequency Ratio
      • Smart Frequency
      • Frequency Offset
      • Smart Frequency Offset
      • Period Average
      • Smart Period Average
      • Period Single
      • Time Interval
      • Time Interval Single
      • AccumulatedTimeInterval
      • Phase
      • Accumulated Phase
      • TIE
      • Positive Duty Cycle
      • Negative Duty Cycle
      • Positive Pulse Width
      • Negative Pulse Width
      • Rise Time
      • Fall Time
      • Rise Fall Time
      • Positive Slew Rate
      • Negative Slew Rate
      • Totalize
      • Totalize X + Y
      • Totalize X - Y
      • Totalize X / Y
      • Vmin
      • Vmax
      • Vpp
      • Vminmax
      • DC Offset
  • :SYSTem:CONFigure:RESet
  • :SYSTem:PREFerences?
  • :SYSTem:PREFerences
    • Configuration parameters for :SYSTem:PREFerences
      • Brightness
      • ScreenSaverTimeout
      • PpsOutOffset
      • IPAddress, WirelessIPAddress
      • IPDNSx, WirelessIPDNSx
      • IPGateway, WirelessIPGateway
      • IPMode, WirelessIPMode
      • IPNetmask, WirelessIPNetmask
• Other configuration and control commands
  • :SYSTem:ERRor?
  • :SYSTem:TIME:CURRent?
  • :SYSTem:TIME:UPTIME?
  • :DISPlay:ENABle
  • :ROSCillator:STATe?
  • :ROSCillator:INTernal[:STATe]?
• Acquisition of measurement data
  • :FETCh[:SCALar]?
  • :FETCh:ARRay?
  • :FORMat[:DATA][?]
  • :FORMat:TINFormation
• Control and monitoring of the GNSS subsystem
  • :GNSS:STATe?
  • :GNSS:SATellites?
  • :GNSS:SATellites:FORMat?
  • :GNSS:RESet
• Connection to the instrument
• Examples of command sequences for frequent tasks
  • Example of a simple measurement
  • Example of a measurement with fetching results on-the-fly
• Instrument programming in Python environment
  • Installing prerequisites
    • Checking Python installation
    • PyVISA library installation
  • Examples
    • Example 1: Frequency measurement
    • Example 2: check various statuses of FTR-210R / CNT-104R
    • Example 3: Fast individual measurements
    • Example 4: Fast individual measurements on several channels
    • Example 5: PPS frequency measurements using a manual trigger
    • Example 6: Measuring time intervals and fetching data during the measurement