Command separators
A colon (:) separates 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.