Rohde & Schwarz SMC100A - SCPI Command Structure

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input = singleCommand; //send string
}
else
{
cin.getline( buffer, 1024 );
input = buffer;
if( input == "end" )
{
terminate = true;
}
}
if( !terminate)
{
client.transmit( input ); //send string
int qPos = input.find( "?", 0 );
//receive string only when needed
if( qPos > 0 )
{
string rcStr = "";
client.receive( rcStr );
cout << rcStr << endl;
}
}
if( useSingleCommand )
{
terminate = true;
}
}
}catch( const string errorString )
{
cout<<errorString<<endl;
}
client.disconnect( );
return errorCode;
}
6.3 SCPI Command Structure
SCPI commands consist of a header and, in most cases, one or more parameters. The
header and the parameters are separated by a "white space" (ASCII code 0 to 9, 11 to
32 decimal, e.g. blank). The headers may consist of several mnemonics (keywords).
Queries are formed by appending a question mark directly to the header.
The commands can be either device-specific or device-independent (common com-
mands). Common and device-specific commands differ in their syntax.
SCPI Command Structure