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Keysight E1459A SCPI Command Reference
Command Separator
A colon (:) always separates one command from the next lower level command:
Colons separate the root command from the second level command
(
DISPlay:MONitor
Abbreviated Commands
The command syntax shows most commands as a mixture of upper and lower
case letters. The upper case letters indicate the abbreviated spelling for the
command. For shorter program lines, send the abbreviated form. For better
program readability, you may send the entire command. The instrument will
accept either the abbreviated form or the entire command.
For example, if the command syntax shows
both acceptable forms. Other forms of
generate an error. You may use upper or lower case letters. Therefore,
display
Implied Commands
Implied commands are those which appear in square brackets ([ ]) in the
command syntax. (Note that the brackets are not part of the command and are
not sent to the instrument.) Suppose you send a command but do not send the
associated implied command. In this case, the instrument assumes you intend to
use the implied command and it responds as if you had sent it. For example:
The third level command [:STATe] is an implied command. For example, to set the
display monitor state, you can send either of the following command statements:
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DISPlay:MONitor:PORT <port>
) and the second level from the third level (
, and
DiSpLaY
are all acceptable.
DISPlay:MONitor[:STATe] <state>
DISPlay:MONitor <state>
DISPlay
, then
DISPlay
, such as
or
DISPlay:MONitor:STATe <state>
Keysight E1459A/Z2404B User and SCPI Programming Guide
SCPI Command Format
MONitor:CHANnel
).
DISP
and
DISPLAY
are
DISPL
or
DISPl
will
DISPLAY
,
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