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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference
An Introduction to the SCPI Language
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Command Separators
A colon ( : ) is used to separate a command keyword from a lower-level keyword
as shown below:
"SOURce:CURRent:TRIGgered"
A semicolon ( ; ) is used to separate two commands within the same
subsystem, and can also minimize typing. For example, sending the
following command string:
"SOUR:VOLT MIN;CURR MAX"
... is the same as sending the following two commands:
"SOUR:VOLT MIN"
"SOUR:CURR MAX"
Use a colon and a semicolon to link commands from different subsystems.
For example, in the following command string, an error is generated if you
do not use the colon
and semicolon:
"INST P6V;:SOUR:CURR MIN"
Using the
MIN
and
MAX
parameters
You can substitute
MINimum
or
MAXimum
in place of a parameter for many
commands. For example, consider the following command:
CURRent {
<current>
|MIN|MAX}
Instead of selecting a specific current, you can substitute
MINimum
to set
the current to its minimum value or
MAXimum
to set the current to its
maximum value.