I am a new user of the Agilent 6000 series scopes. I want to read out the raw measurement data stored in the MSO6034A.
When setting WAVeform:POINts:MODE to NORMAL, I can read out max. 1000 points, that works fine.
If I want to read out more data points,, I have to set WAVeform:POINts:MODE to RAW. But I can read out only 20, sometimes 100 or 200 points, not more, regardless of my setting in WAVeform:POINts. The influence if it are 20 or 100 points seem random to me.
I checked already all "blocking points" mentioned in the programming manual (p.451):
- instrument is stopped (run/stop button is red), STOP command send..
- Timebase:Mode is main
- Acq:Type is Normal
WAV:POIN? MAX reports +1000
I have signals sampled with all 4 channels. I have the 8M memory option installed an would like to use it..
Anyone knows the reason for this ?
When setting WAVeform:POINts:MODE to NORMAL, I can read out max. 1000 points, that works fine.
If I want to read out more data points,, I have to set WAVeform:POINts:MODE to RAW. But I can read out only 20, sometimes 100 or 200 points, not more, regardless of my setting in WAVeform:POINts. The influence if it are 20 or 100 points seem random to me.
I checked already all "blocking points" mentioned in the programming manual (p.451):
- instrument is stopped (run/stop button is red), STOP command send..
- Timebase:Mode is main
- Acq:Type is Normal
WAV:POIN? MAX reports +1000
I have signals sampled with all 4 channels. I have the 8M memory option installed an would like to use it..
Anyone knows the reason for this ?
so do not expect 4Mpts at a sweep setting of 1ns/div.
You may have your waveform points set to 1000. To check this set
the sweep speed to 1ms/div and make an aquisition. Issue the
:acq:points? query and read the results. It should be 4000000.
Issue the :wav:data? query and read the results. You should get
back the 4Mpts. If you don't, issue the command :wav:points 4000000.
All this assumes you have :wav:points:mode to MAX or RAW.
The :wav:points parameter is remembered through power cycles and
:wav:points:mode changes.