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Command Syntax
Commands are accepted in uppercase, lowercase or a mixture of both types of letters. Command
names are chosen to mnemonically represent their function, and can be abbreviated. The full command
name is called the "long form", and the abbreviated name is called the "short form". The command
references in this manual indicate the short form in uppercase letters, extended to the long form in lower
case letters.
The response message from the main device is returned as long form in uppercase letters.
Example
Description as shown in this manual
(Command Name)
Short Form
Long Form
DISPlay
DISP
DISPLAY
A mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters such as DiSpLay is accepted, but DISPLA, DISPL and DIS
are considered as errors.
Command Program Header
A header shows what kind of function that command has.
A command always requires a header and comes in three types, “Simple Command Type”, “Compound
Command Type”, and “Standard Command Type”.
Types of Commands
Description
Explanation
Simple Command Type
A sequence of letters
[Example]
:HEADer ON
Compound Command
Type
Multiple simple command type headers separated by colons ":"
[Example]
:VOLTage1:RANGe 600
Standard Command
Type
Begins with an asterisk "
*
", indicating that it is a standard command defined
by IEEE 488.2.
[Example]
*RST
Data
Simple Command Type
Data
Compound Command Type
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