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RATE Subsystem
RATE Subsystem
The RATE subsystem allows you to couple the outputs' sample rates on a two-channel instrument by specifying the fol-
lowing items:
RATE:COUPle[:STATe]
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RATE:COUPle:MODE
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RATE:COUPle:OFFSet
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RATE:COUPle:RATio
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[SOURce[1|2]:]RATE:COUPle[:STATe] {ON|1|OFF|0}
[SOURce[1|2]:]RATE:COUPle[:STATe]?
Enables or disables sample rate coupling between channels, or allows one-time copying of one channel's sample rate
into the other channel.
Parameter
{ON|1|OFF|0}, default OFF
Turn on sample rate coupled state:
RATE:COUP ON
The ON value starts sample rate coupling in the mode specified by RATE:COUPle:MODE.
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If the current offset or ratio, combined with the current sample rate settings, would cause either sample rate to
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exceed instrument specifications, the instrument will generate an error and the exceeded sample rate will clip at
its maximum or minimum value.
If setting mode to RATIO and setting RATIO to 1.0 still exceeds the specifications of either channel, an error mes-
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sage will be generated and the
Both channels must be configured for
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[SOURce[1|2]:]RATE:COUPle:MODE {OFFSet|RATio}
[SOURce[1|2]:]RATE:COUPle:MODE?
Sets type of sample rate coupling to either a constant sample rate offset (OFFSet) or a constant ratio (RATio) between
the channels' sample rates.
Parameter
{OFFSet|RATio}, default RATio
Set the sample rate coupling mode to OFFSet.
RATE:COUP:MODE OFFSet
The default RATio is 1.
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The default sample rate coupling is OFF.
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The SOURce[1|2] keyword is ignored; the setting applies to both channels.
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- whether coupling is used
- whether coupling is done as a ratio or an offset
- offset used when the coupling is done as an offset
- ratio used when the coupling is done as a ratio
Typical Return
0 (OFF) or 1 (ON)
RATE:COUPle[:STATe]
FUNCtion ARB
Typical Return
OFFS or RAT
will not be turned ON.
in order to enable sample rate coupling.
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