Agilent Technologies 4155C Command Reference Manual page 84

SCPI Commands
This chapter explains the SCPI commands available for Agilent 4155C/4156C in
alphabetical order.
SCPI commands
SCPI is a universal programming language for electronic test and measurement
instruments, and based on IEEE 488.1 and IEEE 488.2.
SCPI commands are divided into two types: subsystem commands and common
commands.
• Subsystem commands
Subsystem commands are mostly measurement related and some are general
purpose. Subsystem commands have a hierarchical structure distinguished by
the colon used between keywords.
The following subsystems are included:
CALibration
DIAGnostic
DISPlay
FORMat
HCOPy
MMEMory
PAGE
PROGram
STATus
SYSTem
TRACe | DATA
• Common commands
Common commands are not measurement related, and are defined by IEEE
488.2. All common commands begin with an asterisk, such as *RST. Refer to
Chapter 4.
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performs system calibration.
performs system diagnostics.
controls display condition.
sets a data format for transferring numeric and array
information.
performs print/plot function.
provides mass storage capability.
defines the fields on the user interface pages of the
4155C/4156C and controls the user interface page
operation.
generates and controls the user-defined Instrument BASIC
program resident in an instrument.
controls the status reporting structures.
controls other functions, which are not related to instrument
performance.
provides user variable operation.