Command Syntax
VX4792 User Manual
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Simple Command Header. A command that contains only one header mnemonic
or only one header mnemonic, plus one or more arguments. Its message format
is:
!%"$%+ )%(*)'# +&-(%), +&-(%),!!
such as:
or
Simple Query Header. A command that contains only one header mnemonic
followed by a question mark (?). Its message format is:
!%"$%+ )%(*)'# +&-(%), +&-(%),!!
such as:
or
Compound Command Header. A command that contains multiple header
mnemonics plus argument(s). Its message format is:
!%"$%+ )%(*)'# %"$%+ )%(*)'#!
+&-(%), +&-(%),!!
such as:
or
Compound Query Header. A command that contains multiple header mnemonics
followed by a question mark (?). Its message format is:
!%"$%+ )%(*)'# %"$%+ )%(*)'#!
+&-(%), +&-(%),!!
such as:
or
Common Command Header. A command that precedes its header mnemonic with
an asterisk (*). Its message format is:
%"$%+ )%(*)'# +&-(%), +&-(%),!!
such as:
The common commands are defined by IEEE Std 488.2 and are common to all
devices which support IEEE Std 488.2 on the GPIB bus.