HP E1313A Manual page 155

Implied Commands
Variable Command
Syntax
Parameters
154 HP E1313/E1413 Command Reference
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will generate an error. You may use upper or lower case letters. Therefore,
SEQUENCE , sequence , and
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 second level command but do not send the
preceding implied command. In this case, the instrument assumes you intend to use
the implied command and it responds as if you had sent it. Examine the
subsystem shown below:
INITiate
:CONTinuous ON | OFF
[:IMMediate]
The second level command
instrument's trigger system to
following command statements:
INIT:IMM
Some commands will have what appears to be a variable syntax. As an example:
OUTPut:TTLTrg<
In these commands, the "
<
the command and the number because the number is not a parameter. The number
is part of the command syntax. The purpose of this notation is to save a great deal
of space in the Command Reference. In the case of
from 0 through 7. An example command statement:
OUTPut:TTLTrg2:STATe ON
This section contains explanations and examples of parameter types you will see
later in this chapter.
Parameter Types Explanations and Examples
Numeric Accepts all commonly used decimal representations of numbers
including optional signs, decimal points, and scientific notation:
123 , 123E2
Special cases include
A parameter that represents units may also include a units suffix.
These are:
Volts;
Ohms;
Seconds;
Hertz;
The Comments section within the Command Reference
SeQuEnCe are all acceptable.
is an implied command. To set the
[:IMMediate]
, you can send either of the
INITiate:IMMediate
or
INIT
n
>:STATe ON
n " is replaced by a number. No space is left between
>
..."TTLTrg<
, -123 , -1.23E2 , .123 , 1.23E-2, 1.23000E-01
MIN , MAX , and
-3
V, mv=10 , uv=10
3
ohm, kohm=10 , mohm=10
-3
s, msec=10 , usec=10
3
hz, khz=10 , mhz=10
INITiate
n >... , < n > can be
.
INFinity .
-6
6
-6
6 9
, ghz=10
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