3.1 Command Syntax
The command syntax of Models 885 & 886 is as following:
COMMAND(?) (PARAMETER)
The format of COMMAND and PARAMETER is as following:
1.
There is at least one space between COMMAND and
PARAMETER.
2.
The PARAMETER should use only ASCII string not numerical
code.
3.
Value parameter can be integer, floating or exponent with the
unit. For example:
50mV
0.05V
5.0e1mV
4.
The question mark (?) at the end of COMMAND means a query
or measure back command. For example:
“CpD” sets the measurement mode to Cp and D.
“CpD?” sets the measurement mode to Cp and D as well as
measures the values and send it back.
5.
The COMMAND and PARAMETER can be either upper or
lower case. But the unit to describe the value in the
PARAMETER should have different between milli (m) and
mega (M). For example:
1mV equals 0.001V.
1MV equals 1000000V.
6.
The “end of command” character should be placed at the end.
They are:
ASCII CR (0DH) or
ASCII LF (0AH)
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