Fluke ScopeMeter 190 Series, Programming Reference Manual

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** Commands sent to the ScopeMeter **
All commands for the ScopeMeter consist of a header
made up of two alpha characters sometimes followed by
parameters. Example:
RI This is the Reset Instrument command. It
resets the ScopeMeter.
Some of the commands are followed by one or more parameters
to give the ScopeMeter more information.
Example:
SS 8 This is the Save Setup command. It saves the
present acquisition settings in memory. The SS
header is followed by a separator (space),
then followed by the parameter "8" to
indicate where to store the settings. The
meaning of this parameter is described in
Chapter 3 COMMAND REFERENCE.
Some commands require several parameters.
Example:
WT 9,50,30 This is the Write Time command.
This command requires three parameters. The
parameters are separated by a comma, which is
called the Program Data Separator. You may
use only one comma between the parameters.
Also refer to the section ’Data Separators’.
A code at the end of each command tells the ScopeMeter
that the command is ended. This is the carriage return
code (ASCII 13) and is called the Program Message Terminator.
This code is needed to indicate to the ScopeMeter
that the command is completed so it can start executing the
command. Also refer to the section ’Command and Response
Terminators’.