diff --git a/OOequipment/Channel.m b/OOequipment/Channel.m
index efd064f..0d7faf7 100644
--- a/OOequipment/Channel.m
+++ b/OOequipment/Channel.m
@@ -23,51 +23,51 @@ classdef Channel
         end
         
         function s = get.state(ch)
-            s = ch.scope.query(ch.CHAN('state?'));
+            s = ch.CHAN('state?');
         end
         
         function out = get.coupling(ch)
-            out = ch.scope.query(ch.CHAN('coup?'));
+            out = ch.CHAN('coup?');
         end
         
         function out = get.bandwidth(ch)
-            out = ch.scope.query(ch.CHAN('band?'));
+            out = ch.CHAN('band?');
         end
         
         function out = get.offset(ch)
-            out = ch.scope.query(ch.CHAN('offs?'));
+            out = ch.CHAN('offs?');
         end
         
         function out = get.scale(ch)
-            out = ch.scope.query(ch.CHAN('scal?'));
+            out = ch.CHAN('scal?');
         end
         
         function out = get.label(ch)
-            out = ch.scope.query(ch.CHAN('lab?'));
+            out = ch.CHAN('lab?');
         end
                 
         function ch = set.state(ch,in)
-            ch.scope.write(ch.CHANsend('state',in));
+            ch.CHAN('state',in);
         end
         
         function ch = set.coupling(ch,in)
-            ch.scope.write(ch.CHANsend('coup',in));
+            ch.CHAN('coup',in);
         end
         
         function ch = set.bandwidth(ch,in)
-            ch.scope.write(ch.CHANsend('band',in));
+            ch.CHAN('band',in);
         end
         
         function ch = set.offset(ch,in)
-            ch.scope.write(ch.CHANsend('offs',in));
+            ch.CHAN('offs',in);
         end
         
         function ch = set.scale(ch,in)
-            ch.scope.write(ch.CHANsend('scal',in));
+            ch.CHAN('scal',in);
         end
         
         function ch = set.label(ch,in)
-            ch.scope.write(ch.CHANsend('lab',in));
+            ch.CHAN('lab',in);
         end
         
         function out = frequency(ch)
@@ -98,19 +98,44 @@ classdef Channel
             out = str2double(ch.MEAS('phas'));
         end
         
+        function data = waveform(ch)
+            ch.scope.clear;
+            ch.CHAN('TYPE HRES');
+            ch.scope.write('FORM REAL');
+            ch.scope.write('FORM:BORD MSBF');
+            ch.CHAN('DATA:POIN DEF');
+            ch.scope.write('SING');
+            header = str2num(ch.CHAN('DATA:HEAD?'));
+            ch.scope.opc;
+            ch.scope.write_unsafe('CHAN1:DATA?');
+            prefixstring = fscanf(ch.scope.tcp,'%c',2);
+            prefixlength = str2double(prefixstring(2));
+            datalength = fscanf(ch.scope.tcp,'%c',prefixlength);
+            data = fread(ch.scope.tcp,header(3),'float');
+            flushinput(ch.scope.tcp);
+        end
+        
     end
     
     methods (Hidden, Access = private)
         function c = CHAN(ch,string)
-            c = ['CHAN',num2str(ch.channelnumber),':',string];
+            if nargin == 2
+                if strcmp(string(end),'?')
+                    c = ch.scope.query(['CHAN',num2str(ch.channelnumber),':',string]);
+                else
+                    c = ch.scope.write(['CHAN',num2str(ch.channelnumber),':',string]);
+                end
+            else
+                c = ['CHAN',num2str(ch.channelnumber),':',string,' ',in];
+            end
         end
         
         function c = MEAS(ch,string)
             c = ch.scope.query(['MEAS',num2str(ch.channelnumber),':RES:ACT?',string]);
         end
         
-        function c = CHANsend(ch,string,in)
-            c = ['CHAN',num2str(ch.channelnumber),':',string,' ',in];
-        end
+%         function c = CHANsend(ch,string,in)
+%             c = ['CHAN',num2str(ch.channelnumber),':',string,' ',in];
+%         end
     end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OOequipment/Equipment.m b/OOequipment/Equipment.m
index 5c8ba35..f87a588 100644
--- a/OOequipment/Equipment.m
+++ b/OOequipment/Equipment.m
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ classdef Equipment < handle
             end
         end
     end
-    methods (Access = protected)
+    methods% (Access = protected)
         
         function write_unsafe(ecq,message)
             %WRITE_UNSAFE Sends command to device.