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TOS3200 111
Overview of Messages
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Remote Control
(Example)
SYSTem:BEEP:VOLume:FAIL MINimum;PASS MINimum
This compound command is the same as entering the following two commands.
SYSTem:BEEP:VOLume:FAIL MINimum
SYSTem:BEEP:VOLume:PASS MINimum
The first command, SYSTem:BEEP:VOLume:FAIL, sets the path to SYSTem:BEEP:VOLume.
Therefore, SYSTem:BEEP:VOLume, can be omitted in the second command.
An error occurs if a node that is not defined in the current path (except FAIL and PASS) is
designated.
• A colon is required between program headers.
• Commands of different subsystems can be concatenated using colons and semicolons.
(Example)
SYSTem:CONFigure:PHOLd MINimum;:MEASure:CURRent?
This compound command contains two root nodes, SYSTem and MEASure.
If the second or subsequent command starts with a colon, the path specified by the previous
command will be cleared.
• The maximum number of characters that can be transmitted in a single line is 128.
Special symbols and characters
Special symbols and characters used in this manual to describe SCPI commands are defined
as indicated in the following.
Query
The device settings or status can be queried.
To make a query, add a question mark at the end of the program header section. If a query
has parameters, enter a space after the question mark followed by the parameters.
(Example)
CURRent? MIN
Symbols or
characters
Description
< >
Characters strings inside the < and > symbols indicate program data.
Do not include these symbols in the actual program.
{ }
Characters and numbers delimited by “|” in braces indicate that one of
the items is to be selected.
Do not include the braces in the actual program.
[ ]
Characters strings inside brackets indicate optional data.
When option data is not sent with the program, the default value will
be sent. Do not include the brackets in the actual program.
When transmitting two queries in separate lines, read the response to the first query before
transmitting the second line. If you send two lines of query commands at once, an incom-
plete response may be received.