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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference
An Introduction to the SCPI Language
Command Separators
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c o l o n
( : ) i s u s e d t o s e p a r a t e a c o m m a n d k e y w o r d f r o m a l o w e r - l e v e l k e y w o r d
a s s h o w n b e l o w :
S OURce:CURRent:TRIGgered
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A s e m i c o l o n ( ; ) i s u s e d t o s e p a r a t e t w o c o m m a n d s w i t h i n t h e s a m e s u b s y s t e m ,
a n d c a n a l s o m i n i m i z e t y p i n g . F o r e x a m p l e , s e n d i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m m a n d
s t r i n g :
S OUR:VOLT MIN;CURR MAX
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. . . i s t h e s a m e a s s e n d i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g t w o c o m m a n d s :
S OUR:VOLT MIN
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S OUR:CURR MAX
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U s e a c o l o n a n d a s e m i c o l o n t o l i n k c o m m a n d s f r o m d i f f e r e n t s u b s y s t e m s . F o r
e x a m p l e , i n t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m m a n d s t r i n g , a n e r r o r i s g e n e r a t e d i f y o u d o n o t
u s e t h e c o l o n a n d s e m i c o l o n :
D ISP:TEXT:CLE;:SOUR:CURR MIN
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Using the MIN and MAX Parameters
MINimum
Y o u c a n s u b s t i t u t e
c o m m a n d s . F o r e x a m p l e , c o n s i d e r t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m m a n d :
CURRent {<current>|MIN|MAX}
I n s t e a d o f s e l e c t i n g a s p e c i f i c c u r r e n t , y o u c a n s u b s t i t u t e
c u r r e n t t o i t s m i n i m u m v a l u e o r
v a l u e .
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MAXimum
o r
i n p l a c e o f a p a r a m e t e r f o r m a n y
MAXimum
t o s e t t h e c u r r e n t t o i t s m a x i m u m
MINimum
t o s e t t h e
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