Commands by Subsystem 3
Agilent InfiniiVision 5000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Reference 413
:WAVeform:POINts
(see page 530)
Command Syntax
:WAVeform:POINts <# points>
<# points> ::= {100 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | <points mode>}
if waveform points mode is NORMal
<# points> ::= {100 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | 2000 ... 8000000
in 1-2-5 sequence | <points mode>}
if waveform points mode is MAXimum or RAW
<points mode> ::= {NORMal | MAXimum | RAW}
The :WAVeform:POINts command sets the number of waveform points to be
transferred with the :WAVeform:DATA? query. This value represents the
points contained in the waveform selected with the :WAVeform:SOURce
command.
For the analog sources, there are two different records that can be
transferred:
• The first is the raw acquisition record. The maximum number of points
available in this record is returned by the :ACQuire:POINts? query and
may be up to 8,000,000. The raw acquisition record can only be
transferred when the oscilloscope is not running and can only be
retrieved from the analog sources.
• The second is referred to as the measurement record and is a 1000
point (maximum) representation of the raw acquisition record. The
measurement record can be retrieved at any time, from any source.
See the :WAVeform:POINts:MODE command (see page 415) for more
information on the <points_mode> option.
Only data visible on the display will be returned.
The maximum number of points returned when the waveform source is
math or function is 1000.
Query Syntax
:WAVeform:POINts?
The :WAVeform:POINts query returns the number of waveform points to be
transferred when using the :WAVeform:DATA? query. Setting the points
mode will affect what data is transferred (see the :WAVeform:POINts:MODE
command (see page 415) for more information).
Return Format
<# points><NL>
NOTE
The <points_mode> option is deprecated. Use the :WAVeform:POINts:MODE command
instead.
