GPIB Interface
Programming the Polarization Controller
Agilent
8169A
Polarization Controller, Second Edition
47
Command and Query Syntax
All characters not between angled brackets must be sent exactly as
shown.
The characters between angled brackets (< . . . >) show the kind of data
that you send, or that you get in a response. You do not type the angled
brackets in the actual message. Descriptions of these items follow the
syntax description. The most common of these are:
string
is ascii data. A string is contained between a " at the start and the
end, or a ' at the start and the end.
value
is numeric data in integer (12), decimal (34.5) or exponential format
(
67.8E-9).
wps
is a white space
Other kinds of data are described as required.
The characters between square brackets ([ . . . ]) show optional
information that you can include with the message.
The bar (j) shows an either-or choice of data, for example, a/b means
either a or b, but not both simultaneously.
Extra spaces are ignored; they can be inserted to improve readability.
