Discrete Parameters; Boolean Parameters; Response Data Types; Real Response Data - HP 8360 L Series User Manual

Discrete Parameters. Use
that have a finite number of values. Discrete parameters use
mnemonics to represent each valid setting. They have a long and
a short form, just like command mnemonics. You can used mixed
upper and lower case letters for discrete parameters.
Examples of discrete parameters used with the ROSCillator
subsystem:
internal frequency standard
external frequency standard
no frequency standard, free run mode
NONE
Although discrete parameters values look like command keywords,
do not confuse the two. In particular, be sure to use colons and
spaces properly. Use a colon to separate command mnemonics from
each other. Use a space to separate parameters from command
mnemonics.

Boolean Parameters.

condition that is either true or false. There are only four possible
values for a Boolean parameter.
Examples of Boolean parameters:
Boolean TRUE, upper/lower case allowed
ON
Boolean FALSE, upper/lower case allowed
OFF
Boolean TRUE
1
Boolean FALSE
0

Response Data Types

Real Response Data. A large portion of all measurement data are
real
formatted as response data. Real response data are decimal
numbers in either fixed decimal notation or scientific notation. In
general, you do not need to worry about the rules for formatting
real data, or whether fixed decimal or scientific notation is used.
Most high level programming languages that support instrument I/O
handle either type transparently.
Examples of real response data:
1.23
-100.0
0.5

discrete parameters

Boolean
parameters represent a single binary
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