7.7 GEN Protocol (GEN series communication language) ......................................................... 74
7.7.1 Data Fo rmat ................................................................................................................................................................. 74
7.7.2 End of Message ......................................................................................................................................................... 74
7.7.3 Command Repeat .................................................................................................................................................... 74
7.7.4 Che ck sum ..................................................................................................................................................................... 74
7.7.5 Acknowledge.............................................................................................................................................................. 74
7.7.6 B ack spa ce ..................................................................................................................................................................... 74
7.7.7 Error Messages ........................................................................................................................................................... 74
7.8 GEN Command Set Description .................................................................................................. 75
7.8.1 General guides .......................................................................................................................................................... 75
7.8.2 Command Set Categories ..................................................................................................................................75
7.8.3 Identification Commands ...................................................................................................................................75
7.8.4 Initialization Commands .................................................................................................................................... 76
7.8.5 Output Commands ................................................................................................................................................ 76
7.8.6 Global Output Commands ................................................................................................................................ 78
7.8.7 Auxiliary Commands .............................................................................................................................................79
7.8.8 Status Commands ...................................................................................................................................................80
7.9 Serial Communication Test Set-Up ............................................................................................. 81
7.10 SCPI Protocol .................................................................................................................................... 81
7.10.1 Data Format ............................................................................................................................................................... 81
7.10.2 End of Message ...................................................................................................................................................... 81
7.10.3 End of Command ................................................................................................................................................. 81
7.10.4 Checksum .................................................................................................................................................................. 82
7.10.5 SCPI Requirements ............................................................................................................................................... 82
7.10.6 SCPI Command Hierarchy ................................................................................................................................ 82
7.10.7 Header ..........................................................................................................................................................................82
7.10.8 Data Formats ............................................................................................................................................................ 83
7.10.9 Character Data ......................................................................................................................................................... 83
7.10.10 Commands Notes ............................................................................................................................................... 83
7.11 SCPI Common Commands ...........................................................................................................83
7.12 SCPI Subsystem Commands .......................................................................................................88
7.12.1 Output Subsystem ................................................................................................................................................ 88
7.12.2 Instrument Subsystem ....................................................................................................................................... 91
7.12.3 Voltage Subsystem ............................................................................................................................................... 92
7.12.4 Current Subsystem................................................................................................................................................94
7.12.5 Measure Subsystem ............................................................................................................................................. 96
7.12.6 DISPlay Subsystem ................................................................................................................................................ 96
7.12.7 INITiate Subsystem................................................................................................................................................ 97
7.12.8 LIST Subsystem .......................................................................................................................................................98
7.12.9 STATus Subsystem ................................................................................................................................................100
7.12.10 SYSTem Subsystem ...........................................................................................................................................102
7.12.11 TRIGger Subsystem ............................................................................................................................................104
7.12.12 WAVE Subsystem ................................................................................................................................................105
7.12.13 Global Subsystem ...............................................................................................................................................107
CHAPTER 8: ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
8.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................108
8.2 FIX Mode ............................................................................................................................................108
8.3 LIST Mode ..........................................................................................................................................109
8.4 WAVE Mode ....................................................................................................................................... 110
8.5 Trigger ................................................................................................................................................. 111
8.5.1 Input Trigger .............................................................................................................................................................. 111
8.5.2 Output Trigger ......................................................................................................................................................... 111
8.6 Transient Waveform Example ..................................................................................................... 111