Kikusui TOS3200 - SCPI Command Syntax

110 TOS3200
Overview of Messages
The information that is exchanged between the PC and the TOS3200 is called a message.
The TOS3200 uses the SCPI language for the messages.
There are two types of messages, commands that are sent from the PC to the TOS3200 and
responses that are sent from the TOS3200 to the PC.
Commands are used to execute functions of the TOS3200, change settings, and query set-
tings and statuses. Responses return the settings and statuses of the TOS3200.
SCPI Command Syntax
Command hierarchy
The SCPI is an ASCII-based command language designed for test and measurement
devices. The command hierarchy is structured around the common root or node, which is the
construction block of the SCPI sub system. A command consists of a program header,
parameters, and punctuations.
The hierarchy is explained using the SYSTem subsystem as an example.
A higher node is separated from a lower node using a colon (:).
Command syntax
This manual denotes SCPI commands using the following format.
(Example)
SYSTem:BEEP:VOLume:FAIL {<numeric>|MINimum|MAXimum}
• There are two forms of SCPI commands, the long form in which the command is written
out in its entirety and the short form in which the letters written in lowercase are omitted.
SCPI commands can be sent in the long form or short form.
• SCPI commands are not case sensitive. VOL, Vol, and vol are all accepted as short
forms of VOLTage.
VOLUME, Volume, volume are all accepted as long forms.
• A space is required between the program header section and the parameter section.
• Multiple parameters, when available, are concatenated using commas.
• Compound commands can be created by concatenating two commands with a semico-
lon.
Program header Parameter Node hierarchy
:SYSTem Root node
:BEEP 2nd level
:VOLume 3rd level
:FAIL <numeric> 4th level
:PASS <numeric> 4th level
:DATE <nrf>,<nrf>,<nrf> 2nd level
:ERRor 2nd level
[:NEXT] <code>, “<description>” 3rd level