Agilent Technologies 11896A, User'S And Service Manual

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Programming
Program Message Syntax
Instructions
Instructions (both commands and queries) normally appear as a string
embedded in a statement of your host language , such as B ASIC, P ascal, or C.
Instructions are composed of two main parts:
The header , which species the command or query to be sent.
The program data, which provide additional information needed to clarify
the meaning of the instruction.
Instruction header
The instruction header is one or more mnemonics separated by colons (:) that
represent the operation to be performed by the instrument.
Queries are indicated by adding a question mark (?) to the end of the header .
Many instructions can be used as either commands or queries , depending on
whether or not you have included the question mark. The command and
query forms of an instruction usually have dierent program data. Many
queries do not use any program data.
White space (separator)
White space is used to separate the instruction header from the program data.
If the instruction does not require any program data parameters , you do not
need to include any white space . In this manual, white space is dened as
one or more spaces . ASCII denes a space to be character 32 (in decimal).
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