Combining Commands From The Same Subsystem; Duplicate Mnemonics - HP 54601 Programmer's Manual

Combining Commands from the Same Subsystem

To execute more than one function within the same subsystem a semi-colon
(;) is used to separate the functions:
:<subsystem>:<function><separator><data>;
<function><separator><data><terminator>
(For example :CHANNEL1:COUPLING DC;BWLIMIT ON)

Duplicate Mnemonics

Identical function mnemonics can be used for more than one subsystem. For
example, the function mnemonic RANGE may be used to change the vertical
range or to change the horizontal range:
:CHANNEL1:RANGE .4
sets the vertical range of channel 1 to 0.4 volts full scale.
:TIMEBASE:RANGE 1
sets the horizontal time base to 1 second full scale.
CHANNEL1 and TIMEBASE are subsystem selectors and determine which
range is being modified.
Introduction to Programming
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