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Use different message ID that does not result in "Query UNTERMINATE" messages in the error log. Fix testsrq. Rename queryrsb to querystb as that matches the operating manual.
author Daniel O'Connor <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
date Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:53:43 +0930
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#!/usr/bin/env python

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import usb488
import matplotlib.pylab as pylab
import numpy
import time

def main():
    u = usb488.USB488Device()
    print("Found device")

    u.write("*IDN?")
    print("IDN reports " + u.read())
    
    u.write("DATA:ENC RIB")	# Big endian signed
    u.write("DATA:WIDTH 2")	# 2 bytes wide
    u.write("SELECT:CH1 ON")	# Turn channel 1 on
    u.write("DATA:SOURCE CH1")	# Set the curve source to channel 1

    u.write("CH1:SCALE?")
    vscale = float(u.read(1).split()[1])
    print("Channel 1 scale is %.2f volts/div" % (vscale))
    u.write("HOR:MAIN:SCALE?")
    hscale = float(u.read(1).split()[1])
    print("Horizontal scale is %f sec/div" % (hscale))

    u.write("*WAI")		# Make sure the previous commands have been
                                # executed
    u.write("CURVE?")		# Ask for the curve data
    then = time.time()                            
    result = u.read(1.0)	# Takes the CRO a while for this
    now = time.time()
    print("CURVE read took %f milliseconds" % ((now - then) * 1000.0))
    data = result[13:]		# Chop off the header (should verify this really..)
    dattype = numpy.dtype('>h')	# Big endian 16 bit quantity
    ary = numpy.fromstring(data, dtype = dattype)
    ary = ary / 32768.0 * vscale
    pylab.plot(ary)
    pylab.show()
    
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()