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Changing the time scale with TDS3k

I was curious if it is possible to alter the time scale when using an O-Scope, specifically the Tek TDS3032B.  Using the TDS3k drivers I can easily change the voltage scale and offset and would like to be able to do similar with the time scale, however I have not been able to find anything to accomplish this.  Has anyone had any success finding this and be willing to point me in the right direction?

Thank you,
Chris
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Seems a little odd, but the vi you are looking for is called "tktds3k Configure Acquisition Record.vi". The horizontal scale can be set with the "time per record" input. This is the total record time so it should be ten times the horizontal resolution. For example if you want 1 ms per division, set the time per record to 10ms as the scope displays 10 divisions. Tek's later scopes have much cleaner interfaces.

If you are not using LabVIEW you can use the HORizontal:MAIn:SCAle header. The argument for this does not need to be multiplied by 10.
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