ds1000z-screen-capture/Rigol_functions.py

__author__ = 'RoGeorge'

import time


def get_memory_depth(tn):
    # Define number of horizontal grid divisions for DS1054Z
    h_grid = 12

    # ACQuire:MDEPth
    tn.write("ACQ:MDEP?")
    mdep = tn.read_until("\n", 1)

    # if mdep is "AUTO"
    if mdep == "AUTO\n":
        # ACQuire:SRATe
        tn.write("ACQ:SRAT?")
        srate = tn.read_until("\n", 1)

        # TIMebase[:MAIN]:SCALe
        tn.write("TIM:SCAL?")
        scal = tn.read_until("\n", 1)

        # mdep = h_grid * scal * srate
        mdep = h_grid * float(scal) * float(srate)

    # return mdep
    return float(mdep)


# return maximum achieved stop point, or 0 for wrong input parameters
# if achieved == requested, then set the start and stop waveform as n1_d and n2_d
def is_waveform_from_to(tn, n1_d, n2_d):
    # read current
    # WAVeform:STARt
    tn.write("WAV:STAR?")
    n1_c = float(tn.read_until("\n", 1))

    # WAVeform:STOP
    tn.write("WAV:STOP?")
    n2_c = float(tn.read_until("\n", 1))

    if (n1_d > n2_d) or (n1_d < 1) or (n2_d < 1):
        # wrong parameters
        return 0

    elif n2_d < n1_c:
        # first set n1_d then set n2_d
        tn.write("WAV:STAR " + str(n1_d))
        time.sleep(1)
        tn.write("WAV:STOP " + str(n2_d))
        time.sleep(1)

    else:
        # first set n2_d then set n1_d
        tn.write("WAV:STOP " + str(n2_d))
        time.sleep(1)
        tn.write("WAV:STAR " + str(n1_d))
        time.sleep(1)

    # read achieved n2
    tn.write("WAV:STOP?")
    n2_a = float(tn.read_until("\n", 1))

    if n2_a < n2_d:
        # restore n1_c, n2_c
        is_waveform_from_to(tn, n1_c, n2_c)

    # return n2_a
    return n2_a