Program Header Options - Agilent Technologies 54621A Programmer's Manual

Introduction to Programming

Program Header Options

Program Header Options
You can send program headers using any combination of uppercase or lowercase
ASCII characters. Instrument responses, however, are always returned in
uppercase.
Program command and query headers may be sent in either long form (complete
spelling), short form (abbreviated spelling), or any combination of long form
and short form.
TIMEBASE:DELAY 1US
TIM:DEL 1US - short form
Programs written in long form are easily read and are almost self-documenting.
The short form syntax conserves the amount of controller memory needed for
program storage and reduces I/O activity.
Command Syntax Programming Rules
The rules for the short form syntax are shown in chapter 5, "Programming and
Documentation Conventions."
1-10
- long form