Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference
An Introduction to the SCPI Language
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Command Separators
A colon ( : ) is used to separate a command keyword from a lower-level keyword as
shown below:
‘‘SOURce:CURRent:TRIGgered’’
A semicolon ( ; ) is used to separate two commands within the same subsystem, and
can also minimize typing. For example, sending the following command string:
‘‘SOUR:VOLT MIN;CURR MAX’’
... is the same as sending the following two commands:
‘‘SOUR:VOLT MIN’’
‘‘SOUR:CURR MAX’’
Use a colon and a semicolon to link commands from different subsystems. For
example, in the following command string, an error is generated if you do not use
the colon and semicolon:
‘‘DISP:TEXT:CLE;:SOUR:CURR MIN’’
Using the MIN and MAX Parameters
You can substitute MINimum or MAXimum in place of a parameter for many
commands. For example, consider the following command:
CURRent {<current>|MIN|MAX}
Instead of selecting a specific current, you can substitute MINimum to set the current
to its minimum value or MAXimum to set the current to its maximum value.
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