Commands; Calibration Command Group; Table 5- 4: Calibrate Commands - Tektronix TDS5000B Series Read This First Manual

Commands

Calibration Command Group

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This section supports the GPIB commands with command definitions, syntax,
return messages, and examples. The commands are divided into two groups - -
CALibrate and DIAGnostic.
The calibration commands provide information about the current state of
calibration. Table 5- -4 lists the CALibrate commands, and descriptions and
examples follow the table.

Table 5- 4: CALibrate commands

Command
*CAL?
CAL?
CALibrate:CALProbe:CH<x>?
CALibrate:FACtory
CALibrate:FACtory:ABOrt
CALibrate:FACtory:CONTInue
CALibrate:FACtory:NOTify:DUE?
CALibrate:FACtory:NOTify:HOURs
CALibrate:FACtory:NOTify:YEARs
CALibrate:FACtory:PREVious
CALibrate:FACtory:STARt
CALibrate:FACtory:STATus?
CALibrate:FACtory:STEPSTATus?
CALibrate:FACtory:STEPSTIMulus?
CALibrate:INTERNal
CALibrate:INTERNal:STARt
Description
Instructs the instrument to perform self-calibration
Returns the internal and factory calibration status
and the calibration due date
Instructs the instrument to perform a probe
calibration
Start the factory calibration
Stop the factory calibration without changing the cal
file
Do the next step in the calibration procedure
Return whether the factory calibration is due
Set or return the number of hours until the user is
notified that the instrument is due for factory
calibration
Set or return the number of years until the user is
notified that the instrument is due for factory
calibration
Backup to the previous step/group but don't go until
a CONTINUE command is sent
Start the factory calibration
Return the factory calibration status
Return the status of the current calibration step
Return the required stimulus for this calibration step
Starts the internal signal path calibration
Starts the internal signal path calibration
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