Chapter 5. Hp E1326B/E1411B Multimeter Command Reference; Using This Chapter; Command Types; Common Command Format - HP E1326B User Manual

HP E1326B/E1411B Multimeter Command

Using This Chapter

Command Types

Common
Command Format
SCPI Command
Format
Command Separator
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This chapter describes the Standard Commands for Programmable
Instruments (SCPI) and IEEE 488.2 Common (*) commands applicable to
the HP E1326B and HP E1411B 5
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Command Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 117
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SCPI Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 121
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IEEE 488.2 Common Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 186
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Command Quick Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 187
Commands are separated into two types: IEEE 488.2 Common Commands
and SCPI Commands.
The IEEE 488.2 standard defines the common commands that perform
functions such as reset, self-test, status byte query, and so on. Common
commands are four or five characters in length, always begin with the
asterisk character (*), and may include one or more parameters. The
command keyword is separated from the first parameter by a space
character. Some examples of common commands are shown below:
*RST
The SCPI commands perform functions such as making measurements,
querying instrument states, or retrieving data. A command subsystem
structure is a hierarchical structure that usually consists of a top level (or
root) command, one or more low-level commands, and their parameters.
The following example shows a typical subsystem:
CALibration
frequency
:LFRequency <
:LFRequency? [MIN | MAX]
:ZERO:AUTO < mode
:ZERO:AUTO?
is the root command,
CALibration
are second level commands, and
commands.
A colon (:) always separates one command from the next lower level
command as shown below:
HP E1326B/E1411B Multimeter Command Reference
Reference
⁄
1
-Digit Multimeters.
2
*ESR 32 *STB?
>
>
,
LFRequency LFRequency?
and are third level
AUTO AUTO?
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ZERO
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