Details Of Commands And Responses; In This Subsection; Program Message Syntax - HP 8360 L Series User Manual

In This Subsection

Program Message
Syntax
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l-80 Getting Started Programming
This subsection describes the syntax of SCPI commands and
responses. It provides many examples of the data types used for
command parameters and response data. The following topics are
explained:
Program Message
Syntax
Response Message
Syntax
SCPI Data Types
These paragraphs examine the construction of SCPI program
messages in more detail. Recall that program messages are the
messages you send from the computer to an instrument. These
program messages contain commands combined with appropriate
punctuation and program message terminators. Figure l-29
illustrates the simplified syntax of a program message.
= ASCII character decimal 10
Figure l-29. Simplified Program Message Syntax
As Figure l-29 shows, you can send common commands and
subsystem commands in the same message. If you send more than
one command in the same message, you must separate them with
These paragraphs explain how to properly
construct the messages you send from the
computer to instruments.
These paragraphs discuss the format of
messages sent from instruments to the
computer.
These paragraphs explain the types of data
contained in program and response messages.