High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual Section 11:
Introduction to SCPI commands
2470-901-01 Rev. A / May 2019 11-7
4 Where saved. Indicates where the command settings reside once they are used on an
instrument. Options include:
 Not saved. Command is not saved and must be sent each time you use it.
 Nonvolatile memory. The command is stored in a storage area in the instrument wher
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nformation is saved even when the instrument is turned off.
 Save settings. This command is saved when you send the *SAV command.
 Source configuration list. This command is stored in source configuration lists.
 Measure configuration list. This command is stored in measure configuration lists.
5 Default value: Lists the default value for the command. The parameter values are defined in the
Usage or Details sections of the command description.
Command usage
The Usage section of the remote command listing shows how to properly structure the command.
Each line in the Usage section is a separate variation of the command usage; all possible command
usage options are shown here.
Figure 137: SCPI command description usage identification
1. Structure of command usage: Shows how the parts of the command should be organized.
2. User-supplied parameters: Indicated by angle brackets (< >).
Some commands have optional parameters. Optional parameters are presented on separate lines in
the Usage section, presented in the required order with each valid permutation of optional
parameters. For example:
:SYSTem:COMMunication:LAN:CONFigure AUTO
:SYSTem:COMMunication:LAN:CONFigure MANual, IPaddress
:SYSTem:COMMunication:LAN:CONFigure MANual, IPaddress, NETmask
:SYSTem:COMMunication:LAN:CONFigure MANual, IPaddress, NETmask, GATeway
:SYSTem:COMMunication:LAN:CONFigure?
3. Parameter value options: Descriptions of the options that are available for the parameter.
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