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Command Reference
Introduction
This chapter provides descriptions of all the HP 4284A's available
HP-IB commands which corresp ond to Standard Commands for
Programmable Instruments( scpi ) command sets, listed in functional
subsystem order. Use this chapter as a reference. Each command
description contains the following paragraphs:
Field A eld name corresp onding to a SCPI
command.
Command Syntax The wayyou must type in the command,
including all of the required and optional
parameters.
Query Syntax The wayyou must type in the query, including
all of the required and optional parameters.
Query Resp onse HP 4284A's response data format.
Example A case serving as a typical mo del for the more
common uses of the command.
Notation
Conventions and
Definitions
The following conventions and denitions are used in this chapter to
describe HP-IB operation.
<> Angular brackets enclose words or characters that are used to
symbolize a program co de parameter or an HP-IB command.
[] Square brackets indicates that the enclosed items are
optional. The square brackets with the asterisk (for example,
[, < value > * ]) means the enclosed item ( < value > ) repeats until
the maximum counted number.
fg When several items are enclosed by braces, one and only one
of these elements may b e selected.
The following denitions are used:
< NL^END > Terminators (the EOI line is asserted by New Line or
ASCII Line Feed character (decimal 10))
White space Single ASCII character (0{9, 11{32 decimal)
For example, Carriage Return (13 decimal) or Space
(32 decimal)
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