Communication Ports - Rigol DS1000 Series Programming Manual

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Communication Ports

Computers communicate with the oscilloscope by sending and receiving messages
over an I/O port, such as USB, GPIB port or a RS-232 port. Commands appear as
ASCII character strings embedded inside the output statements of a "host" language
available on your computer. The input commands of the host language are used to
read responses from the oscilloscope.
Basic operations that you can do with a computer and an oscilloscope include:
Set up the oscilloscope.
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Make measurements.
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Retrieve data (waveforms or measurements) from the oscilloscope.
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Programming Guide for DS1000/DS1000CA Series
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