RIGOL DS1000B - Manual (Page 84)

RIGOL Command Systems
Programming Guide for DS1000B Series 2-72
For details about storage format of waveform points, please refer to Page 2-76:
Peak Detect
4. :WAVeform:POINts:MODE
Command Format:
:WAVeform:POINts:MODE
:WAVeform:POINts:MODE?
Function:
This command sets the mode of waveform points. can be:
NORMal, MAXimum or RAW.
NOTE: What will be returned by :WAVeform:POINts? in different modes:

NORMal: Return data points currently display on the screen (600 points).
 RAW: Return the data points of the memory data (in STOP state). In RUN state, no
data are returned, the system error code is 67 which indicate system condition is not
met and the execution failed.
 MAXimum: Return the maximum valid data points in current state. In RUN state, the
screen data points are returned, while in STOP state, the memory data points are
returned.
NORmal RAW MAX
Normal
/Average Peak
Detect In RUN state,
MAX is the same
with NORMal;
in STOP state,
MAX is the same
with RAW.
MATH 600 1200 600
FFT 500 500 500
CHx 600 1200 8192
Half-Channel
CHx 600 1200 16384
Returned Format:
The query returns NORMal, MAXimum or RAW.
Example:
:WAV:POIN:MODE NORM Set the mode as NORMal.
:WAV:POIN:MODE? Return NORMal.