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Special Characters in Command
Character Meaning Example
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A vertical bar between keywords indicates
alternative choices between parameters.
OUTPut:MODE
MANual|LIST|PULSe|STEP
MANual, LIST, PULe or STEP are the choices
[]
Square brackets indicate an optional
keyword. These implied keywords will
execute even if they are omitted.
OUTPut:CURRent[:LIMit]:HIGH <numeric_value>
LIMIt is an optional item.
<>
Angle brackets around a word indicates they
are to substituted with proposed parameters.
OUTPut:CURRent[:LIMit]:HIGH <numeric_value>
In this command, <numeric_value> should be
replaced by the actual high limit for output current.
Some SCPI commands exist as both set commands and query commands. An example is an power source
output mode command OUTPut:MODE. This command can be used to both set the output mode by using
OUTPut:MODE MANual, and query the current state by sending OUTPut:MODE? query. The instrument will
return one of the following response MANual , LIST, PULSe, STEP.
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