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Measure Commands
myScope.WriteString ":MEASure:PERiod CHANnel1"
Query
:MEASure:PERiod? [<source>],<direction>
The :MEASure:PERiod? query returns the measured period of the specified
source.
Returned Format
[:MEASure:PERiod] <value>[,<result_state>]<NL>
<value>
Period of the first complete cycle on the screen.
<result_state> If SENDvalid is ON, the result state is returned with the measurement
result. See the :MEASure:RESults table in this chapter for a list of the
result states.
Example This example places the current period of the waveform in the numeric
variable, varValue, then prints the contents of the variable to the
computer's screen.
myScope.WriteString ":SYSTem:HEADer OFF" ' Response headers off.
myScope.WriteString ":MEASure:PERiod? CHANnel1"
varValue = myScope.ReadNumber
Debug.Print FormatNumber(varValue, 0)
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