:CHANnel:COLor

Flex Apps:
FlexDCA
FlexRT

Command Syntax

:CHANnelN:COLor  TCOLor{1:16}

Where N identifies a specific channel and must be selected from {1:8}{A|B|C|D}. For example, CHANnel3C.

Query Syntax

:CHANnelN:COLor?

Description

Selects the color used to identify a channel on the screen. Channel waveform color assignments are saved as part of an instrument Setup file (:DISK:SETup:SAVe). Waveform colors are reset to their default values by a default setup (:SYSTem:DEFault) or factory preset (:SYSTem:FACTory).

Channel Colors Versus Command Arguments
Color Argument Color Argument Color Argument Color Argument
TCOLor1 TCOLor2 TCOLor3 TCOLor4
TCOLor5 TCOLor6 TCOLor7 TCOLor8
TCOLor9 TCOLor10 TCOLor11 TCOLor12
TCOLor13 TCOLor14 TCOLor15 TCOLor16

To change the color of waveforms other than channels, use the following additional :COLor commands that are located in other subsystems:

Additional :COLor Commands
Command Description
:CMODe:COLor Sets color of common-mode waveforms.
:DIFF:COLor Sets color of differential waveforms.
:EMEMory:COLor Sets color of eye memory waveforms
:FUNCtion:COLor Sets color of math function output waveforms.
:TRACe:COLor Sets color of T-domain parameter or S-parameter waveforms in TDR/TDT mode.
:WMEMory:COLor Sets color of waveform memories.

Requires FlexDCA revision A.04.50 for colors 13 through 16.

Example Command Sequence

:CHANnel2A:COLor TCOLor8