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194User Manual 1178.4130.02 ─ 07

Case-insensitivity

Upper case and lower case notation only serves to distinguish the two forms in the

manual, the instrument itself is case-insensitive.

Numeric Suffixes

If a command can be applied to multiple instances of an object, e.g. specific channels

or sources, the required instances can be specified by a suffix added to the command.

Numeric suffixes are indicated by angular brackets (<1...4>, <n>, <i>) and are replaced

by a single value in the command. Entries without a suffix are interpreted as having the

suffix 1.

Example:

Definition: HCOPy:PAGE:DIMensions:QUADrant[<N>]

Command: HCOP:PAGE:DIM:QUAD2

This command refers to the quadrant 2.

Different numbering in remote control

For remote control, the suffix may differ from the number of the corresponding selec-

tion used in manual operation. SCPI prescribes that suffix counting starts with 1. Suffix

1 is the default state and used when no specific suffix is specified.

Some standards define a fixed numbering, starting with 0. If the numbering differs in

manual operation and remote control, it is indicated for the corresponding command.

Optional Mnemonics

Some command systems permit certain mnemonics to be inserted into the header or

omitted. These mnemonics are marked by square brackets in the description. The

instrument must recognize the long command to comply with the SCPI standard. Some

commands are considerably shortened by these optional mnemonics.

Example:

Definition: HCOPy[:IMMediate]

Command: HCOP:IMM is equivalent to HCOP

Remote Control Basics

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