SCALing Commands (Set and query scaling)


Select or query the scaling method

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:SCALing:KIND CH$,A$
:SCALing:KIND? CH$

(Response)

CH$,A$
CH$ = CHm_n
A$ = POINT, RATIO


Details


Sets the scaling method.
Returns the current scaling method as a text string.

POINT  (Scale by specifying two data points.)
RATIO  (Scale by specifying a conversion ratio.)


Example


:SCALing:KIND POINT
:SCALing:KIND?
(Response)  :SCALING:KIND POINT  (when headers are enabled)


Note


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Usage
Conditions


All functions




Set or query scaling offset (RATIO)

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:SCALing:OFFSet CH$,A
:SCALing:OFFSet? CH$

(Response)

CH$,A<NR3>
CH$ = CHm_n
A = -9.9999E+09 to +9.9999E+09


Details


Specifies scaling offset for channel CH$.
Returns the current scaling offset for channel CH$ as an NR3 numerical value.


Example


:SCALing:OFFSet CH1_1,1.0000E+00
:SCALing:OFFSet? CH1_1
(Response)  :SCALING:OFFSET CH1_1,1.0000E+00  (when headers are enabled)


Note


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Usage
Conditions


All functions




Set or query the scaling value for the rated capacity of a strain channel

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:SCALing:RTDCapa CH$,A
:SCALing:RTDCapa? CH$

(Response)

CH$,A<NR3>
CH$ = CHm_n
A = -9.9999E+09 to +9.9999E+09


Details


Sets the scaling value for the rated capacity of channel CH$.
Returns the scaling value for the rated capacity of channel CH$.


Example


:SCALing:RTDCapa CH1_1,2
:SCALing:RTDCapa? CH1_1
(Response)  :SCALING:RTDCAPA CH1_1,+2.0000E+00  (when headers are enabled)


Note


This command is valid only for strain modules.


Usage
Conditions


All functions




Set or query the scaling value for the rated output of a strain channel

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:SCALing:RTDOut CH$,A
:SCALing:RTDOut? CH$

(Response)

CH$,A<NR3>
CH$ = CHm_n
A = -9.9999E+09 to +9.9999E+09


Details


Sets the scaling value for the rated output of channel CH$.
Returns the scaling value for the rated output of channel CH$.


Example


:SCALing:RTDOut CH1_1,1.0000E+00
:SCALing:RTDOut? CH1_1
(Response)  :SCALING:RTDOUT CH1_1,1.0000E+00  (when headers are enabled)


Note


This commands is valid only for strain modules.


Usage
Conditions


All functions




Set or query two-point scaling values (POINT)

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:SCALing:SCUPLOw CH$,A,B
:SCALing:SCUPLOw? CH$

(Response)

CH$,A<NR3>,B<NR3>
CH$ = CHm_n
A, B = -9.9999E+29 to +9.9999E+29


Details


Sets the two-point scaling values for channel CH$.
Returns the current two-point scaling values for channel CH$ as NR3 numerical values.


Example


:SCALing:SCUPLOw CH1_1,-500E-03,500E+03
:SCALing:SCUPLOw? CH1_1
(Response)  :SCALING:SCUPLOW CH1_1,-500.00E-03,500.00E-03  (when headers are enabled)


Note


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Usage
Conditions


All functions




Enable/disable or query scaling methods

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:SCALing:SET CH$,A$
:SCALing:SET? CH$

(Response)

CH$,A$
CH$ = CHm_n
A$ = OFF, SCI, ENG


Details


Enables and disables the scaling function for channel CH$.
Returns the current state of the scaling function for channel CH$ as a text string.

OFF  (Scaling is disabled.)
SCI  (Exponential: Scaling is enabled and values are displayed using scientific notation.)
ENG  (Decimal: Scaling is enabled and values are displayed using engineering notation.)


Example


:SCALing:SET CH1_1,ENG
:SCALing:SET? CH1_1
(Response)  :SCALING:SET CH1_1,ENG  (when headers are enabled)


Note


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Usage
Conditions


All functions




Specify or query the scaling unit name

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:SCALing:UNIT CH$,"A$"
:SCALing:UNIT? CH$

(Response)

CH$,"A$"
CH$ = CHm_n
A$ = Scaling units. (up to 7 characters)


Details


Specifies the name (up to 7 characters) of the scaling units for channel CH$.
Returns the current name of the scaling units for channel CH$ as text data.
Special characters can be entered as follows:
(Special characters other than the following are replaced by spaces.)

^2 ( = 2 )

^3 ( = 3 )

^n ( = n )

~u ( = μ )

~o ( = Ω )

~e ( = ε )

~c ( = ° )

~+ ( = ± )

~, ( = ' )

~; ( = " )


Either single (') or double quotation marks (") can be used in the command argument.


Example


:SCALing:UNIT CH1_1,"mA"
:SCALing:UNIT? CH1_1
(Response)  :SCALing:UNIT CH1_1,"mA"  (when headers are enabled)


Note


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Usage
Conditions


All functions




Set or query the scaling conversion ratio (RATIO)

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:SCALing:VOLT CH$,A
:SCALing:VOLT? CH$

(Response)

CH$,A<NR3>
CH$ = CHm_n
A = -9.9999E+09 to +9.9999E+09


Details


Sets the scaling conversion ratio for channel CH$.
Returns the current scaling conversion ratio setting for channel CH$ as an NR3 numerical value.


Example


:SCALing:VOLT CH1_1,1.0000E+00
:SCALing:VOLT? CH1_1
(Response)  :SCALING:VOLT CH1_1,1.0000E+00  (when headers are enabled)


Note


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Usage
Conditions


All functions




Set or query the two-point scaling values (POINT)

8860, 8861


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:SCALing:VOUPLOw CH$,A,B
:SCALing:VOUPLOw? CH$

(Response)

CH$,A<NR3>,B<NR3>
CH$ = CHm_n
A, B = -9.9999E+29 to +9.9999E+29


Details


Sets the two-point scaling values for channel CH$.
Returns the two-point scaling values for channel CH$ as NR3 numerical values.


Example


:SCALing:VOUPLOw CH1_1,50.000E-03,-50.000E-03
:SCALing:VOUPLOw? CH1_1
(Response)  :SCALING:VOUPLOW CH1_1,50.000E-03,-50.000E-03  (when headers are enabled)


Note


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Usage
Conditions


All functions