6253 DC Voltage Current Source/Monitor Operation Manual
5.5.5 Command Transmission and Response
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5.5.5 Command Transmission and Response
5.5.5.1 Command Transmission
There are two types of remote commands as follows:
• Setting command: Command to set parameters to the 6253
• Query command: Command to read the setting parameters from the 6253
A question mark (?) is placed at the end of the command.
Up to 251 characters are recognizable in a single command transmission. (Sending 252 characters or more
results in an error.)
Place the control code <CR> (delimiter) at the end of a command to be sent.
5.5.5.2 Response
A prompt is output to a command that was sent as follows:
5.5.5.3 Response to Setting Command and Query Command
1. Response to a setting command
<LF>=><CR><LF>
2. Response to a query command
<LF> query response <CR><LF><LF>=><CR><LF>
Prompt Description
=> A command is normally received, analyzed and executed.
?> An error is detected in receiving, analyzing or executing a command.