TG8000 syntax
If a command has
the same root and lower-level nodes as the previous command,
you can omit these nodes. In Figure 2-4, the second command has the same root
node (CIRC) as the first command, so these nodes can be omitted.
Figure 6: Example of omitting root and lower-level nodes in a chained message
General rules
Here are three general rules for u sing SCPI commands, queries, and parameters:
You can use single (‘ ') or double (" ") quotation marks for quoted strings, but
you cannot use both types of quotation marks for the same string.
correct: "This string uses quotation marks co rrectly."
correc
t: ‘This string also uses q uotation marks correctly.'
incorrect: "This string does not use quotation marks correctly.'
You can use upper case, lower case, or a mixture of both cases for all
commands, queries, and parameters.
OUTPUT:TEXT:POSITION:HORIZONTAL 25
is the same as
output:text:position:horizontal 25
and
OU
TPUT:text:position:HORIZONTAL 25
NOTE. Literal strings (quoted) are case sensitive. For example: file names.
No embedded spaces are allowed between or within nodes.
correct: OUTPUT:TEXT:POSITION:HORIZONTAL 25
incorrect: OUTPUT: TEXT: POSITION: HOR IZONTAL 25
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