Sending Scpi Command Messages; Types And Structure Of Commands - Keysight E4981A Programming Manual

Overview of Remote Control

Sending SCPI Command Messages

Step 3. The Instrument Properties dialog box appears.
Specify Name: E4981A_USBIF (any other name acceptable), Interface: USB,
Board Number: 0 (USB port number), and Alias: E4981A_USBIF (which is
registered in the IO Config setting screen), then click OK.
Figure 2-12
set in the above procedures.
Figure 2-12 Sample control using Keysight VEE (USB)
Sending SCPI Command Messages

Types and structure of commands

The SCPI commands available for the E4981A are classified into two groups as
follows.
E4981A commands
Commands specific to the E4981A. They cover all measurement functions that
the E4981A has and some general-purpose functions. The commands in this
group are arranged in a hierarchical structure called the command tree (see
Table 10-3, "E4981A SCPI command tree," on page
consists of character strings (mnemonics) indicating each hierarchical level
and colon (:) separators between hierarchical levels.
Keysight E4981A 120 Hz/1 kHz/1 MHz Capacitance Meter
shows an example of control using the direct I/O interface that was
335). Each command
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