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6 Remote control...................................................................................803
6.1 Introduction to remote control.................................................................................803
6.1.1 Remote control via USB..............................................................................................804
6.1.2 Starting a remote control session................................................................................805
6.1.3 GPIB Explorer............................................................................................................. 805
6.1.4 Switchover to remote control.......................................................................................807
6.1.5 Combining manual and remote control....................................................................... 810
6.2 Messages................................................................................................................... 811
6.2.1 Device messages (commands and device responses)............................................... 811
6.2.2 SCPI command structure and syntax.......................................................................... 811
6.2.3 SCPI parameters.........................................................................................................815
6.3 Basic remote control concepts................................................................................817
6.3.1 Traces, channels, and diagram areas......................................................................... 817
6.3.2 Active traces in remote control....................................................................................818
6.3.3 Initiating measurements, speed considerations.......................................................... 819
6.3.4 Addressing traces and channels................................................................................. 820
6.4 Command processing.............................................................................................. 821
6.4.1 Input unit..................................................................................................................... 821
6.4.2 Command recognition................................................................................................. 822
6.4.3 Data base and instrument hardware........................................................................... 822
6.4.4 Status reporting system.............................................................................................. 823
6.4.5 Output unit...................................................................................................................823
6.4.6 Command sequence and command synchronization................................................. 823
6.5 Status reporting system........................................................................................... 825
6.5.1 Overview of status registers........................................................................................826
6.5.2 Structure of a SCPI status register..............................................................................827
6.5.3 Contents of the status registers.................................................................................. 829
6.5.4 Application of the status reporting system.................................................................. 836
6.5.5 Reset values of the status reporting system............................................................... 839
7 Command reference.......................................................................... 840
7.1 Special terms and notation...................................................................................... 840
7.1.1 Upper- vs. lower-case................................................................................................. 841
7.1.2 Special characters.......................................................................................................841
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