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Teledyne LeCroy X-STREAM OSCILLOSCOPES Remote Control User Manual

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ISSUED: February 2005

WM-RCM-E Rev D

MISCELLANEOUS

AUTO_CALIBRATE, ACAL

Command/Query

DESCRIPTION

The AUTO_CALIBRATE command is used to enable or disable

the automatic calibration of your X-Stream oscilloscope. At power-
up, auto-calibration is turned ON, i.e. all input channels are

periodically calibrated for the current input amplifier and timebase
settings, whether the instrument has been adjusted or not.

Whenever you adjust a gain or offset, however, the instrument will
perform a calibration. This action occurs whatever the current state

of ACAL, and it does not change the state of ACAL.

Automatic calibration can be disabled by means of the command

ACAL OFF. But whenever convenient, you can issue a *CAL?
query to fully calibrate the oscilloscope. When the oscilloscope is

returned to local control, periodic calibrations are resumed if the
last ACAL value was ON. That is, the command *CAL? has no

effect on the ACAL status.

The response to the AUTO_CALIBRATE? query indicates

whether auto-calibration is enabled or disabled.

COMMAND SYNTAX

Auto_CALibrate

: = {ON, OFF}

QUERY SYNTAX

Auto_CALibrate?

RESPONSE FORMAT

Auto_CALibrate

EXAMPLE (GPIB)

The following instruction disables auto-calibration:

CMD$=“ACAL OFF”: CALL IBWRT(SCOPE%,CMD$)

RELATED COMMANDS

*CAL?