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Remote Operation 12-13

Case sensitivity

Common commands and SCPI commands are not case sensitive. You can use upper or lower

case and any case combination. Examples:

*RST = *rst

:DATA? = :data?

:SYSTem:PRESet = :system:preset

Long-form and short-form versions

A SCPI command word can be sent in its long-form or short-form version. The command

tables in this manual use the long-form version. However, the short-form version is indicated by

upper case characters.

:SYSTem:PRESet long-form

:SYST:PRES short form

:SYSTem:PRES long-form and short-form combination

Note that each command word must be in either long-form or short-form. For example,

:SYSTe:PRESe is illegal and will generate an error. The command will not be executed.

Short-form rules

Use the following rules to determine the short-form version of any SCPI command:

• If the length of the command word is four letters or less, no short form version exists.

:auto = :auto

These rules apply to command words that exceed four letters:

• If the fourth letter of the command word is a vowel, delete it and all the letters after it.

immediate = :imm

• If the fourth letter of the command word is a consonant, retain it but drop all the letters

after it.

:format = :form

• If the command contains a question mark (?) or a non-optional number included in the

command word, you must include it in the short-form version.

:delay? = :del?

• Command words or characters that are enclosed in brackets ([ ]) are optional and need

not be included in the program message.

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