GSP-830 User Manual
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Command Syntax
The commands are partially compatible with IEEE488.2 (1992) and SCPI
(Standard Commands for Programmable Instrumentation) (1994) standards.
Commands are NON-case sensitive.
Example command
meas:freq:cen _ 9 _ khz
1
2 3 4
5
1: Command Header
2: Single space
3: Parameter1
4: Single space
5: Parameter2
Command Header
Several command header elements (nodes) can be
concatenated to form a complex command.
The above example can be separated into:
meas: (root node) + freq: + cen:
0/1
0 or 1.
Parameter example
1to4
Integer between 1, 2, 3, or 4.
0.01to5
Decimal number between 0.01 and 5.
khz
Unit (non-case sensitive)
Message
Terminator
Marks the end of a command line. Any of the following
is acceptable.
CR^END
Line feed code (hexadecimal 0D) with
END message
CR
Line feed code
<dab>^END
Last data byte with END message
Message Separator ; (semicolon)
Command separator.
