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Communications Method
Compound command header omission
If several commands having a common header are combined to form a compound command, the
common portion can be omitted after its initial occurrence when the commands are written together
in sequence.
This common portion is called the “current path” and subsequent commands are analyzed
presuming that the current path is omitted until this current path is cleared.
The usage of the current path is shown in the following example.
Full expression
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:IPADdress 192,168,1,1;:SYSTem:COMMunicate
:LAN:SMASk 255,255,255,0
Compacted expression
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:IPADdress 192,168,1,1;SMASk 255,255,255,0
The portion becomes the current path and can be omitted in the next command.
The current path is cleared in the following cases.
• When the instrument is turned on
•
When a command with a colon (
:
) at the start of the command is sent
• When a message terminator is detected
Messages of the standard command type can be executed regardless of the current path.
They have no effect upon the current path.
A colon (
:
) is not required at the start of the simple and compound command type headers.
However, to avoid confusion with abbreviated forms and malfunction of the instrument, we
recommend placing a colon (
:
) at the start of a command.
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