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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference
An Introduction to the SCPI Language
An Introduction to the SCPI Language
S C P I ( S t a n d a r d C o m m a n d s f o r P r o g r a m m a b l e I n s t r u m e n t s
b a s e d i n s t r u m e n t c o m m a n d l a n g u a g e d e s i g n e d f o r t e s t a n d m e a s u r e m e n t
i n s t r u m e n t s . R e f e r t o ' ' S i m p l i f i e d P r o g r a m m i n g O v e r v i e w ' ' , s t a r t i n g o n p a g e 7 8
f o r a n i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e b a s i c t e c h n i q u e s u s e d t o p r o g r a m t h e p o w e r s u p p l y
o v e r t h e r e m o t e i n t e r f a c e .
S C P I c o m m a n d s a r e b a s e d o n a h i e r a r c h i c a l s t r u c t u r e , a l s o k n o w n a s a
s y s t e m . I n t h i s s y s t e m , a s s o c i a t e d c o m m a n d s a r e g r o u p e d t o g e t h e r u n d e r a
c o m m o n n o d e o r r o o t , t h u s f o r m i n g
s u b s y s t e m i s s h o w n b e l o w t o i l l u s t r a t e t h e t r e e s y s t e m .
[SOURce:]
CURRent { <current>
CURRent? [MIN|MAX]
CURRent:
TRIGgered { <current>
TRIGgered?{MIN|MAX}
VOLTage { <voltage>
VOLTage? [MIN|MAX]
VOLTage:
TRIGgered { <voltage>
TRIGgered? {MIN|MAX}
SOURce
i s t h e r o o t k e y w o r d o f t h e c o m m a n d ,
s e c o n d - l e v e l k e y w o r d s , a n d
s e p a r a t e s a c o m m a n d k e y w o r d f r o m a l o w e r - l e v e l k e y w o r d .
s u b s y s t e m s
. A p o r t i o n o f t h e
|MIN|MAX|UP|DOWN}
|MIN|MAX}
|MIN|MAX|UP|DOWN}
|MIN|MAX}
CURRent
TRIGgered
i s t h i r d - l e v e l k e y w o r d s . A
) i s a n A S C I I -
t r e e
SOURce
VOLTage
a n d a r e
c o l o n
( : )
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