PS5000a - Question on Rapid Block Mode

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pietro.bernardi
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PS5000a - Question on Rapid Block Mode

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Hi,
I'm writing a script in Python to use a PicoScope 5244B in Rapid Block Mode.
I divided the internal memory in 1000 segments and set the number of captures to 1000.
If I start the scope with ps5000aRunBlock, will it automatically fill each of the segments with each capture?
So capture 0 in segment 0, capture 1 in segment 1, etc. ?

I'm getting confused because "ps5000aRunBlock" needs "segmentIndex" as an argument and I can't understand if I have to call "RunBlock" in a loop to fill each segment or if a single call will do the job :roll:

Thank you in advance for your attention :D
Pietro

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Re: PS5000a - Question on Rapid Block Mode

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If you use SetMemorySegments and SetNoOfCaptures then one call to RunBlock will collect all the segments you have requested. If you stop the scope before this has been completed you can use GetNoOfCaptures to see how many have been collected.
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Re: PS5000a - Question on Rapid Block Mode

Post by pietro.bernardi »

Thank you Martyn! :D

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