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SCPI Conventions and Data Formats
Throughout this document, the following conventions and formats are used in
the SCPI command examples. The examples are presented in the following
manner:
Example
This programming snippet illustrates how several commands are used
together to instruct the U3606B to make a single DC voltage measurement.
& CONF 10, 0.0001
& TRIG:SOUR BUS
& INIT
& *TRG
& FETC?
$ 9.985308E+00
U3606B Programmer's Reference
Introduction to SCPI
SCPI Conventions and Data Formats
A right directional arrow (
&
command that is sent to the instrument.
The abbreviated form of the command is
favoured over the long form for shorter program
lines. See
"Mnemonic forms"
information.
Optional keywords are omitted in the command
syntax. See
"Square brackets"
more information.
The particular command or query in question is
highlighted in the programming snippet.
This example illustrates how the "INIT"
command is used within a larger programming
module.
Command s beginning with an "*" indicates a
IEEE-488.2 common command. See
commands"
on page 7 for more information.
A command ending with a "?" indicates a query
that is sent to the instrument. See
commands"
on page 6 for more information.
$
A left directional arrow (
message from the instrument.
1
) indicates a
on page 2 for more
on page 8 for
"Using "*"
"Using "?"
) indicates a return
3
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