HP 34401A, User Manual

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Command Separators
A colon ( : ) is used to separate a command keyword from a lower-level
keyword. You must insert a blank space to separate a parameter from a
command keyword. If a command requires more than one parameter,
you must separate adjacent parameters using a
comma as shown below:
"CONF:VOLT:DC 10, 0.003"
A semicolon ( ; ) is used to separate commands within the same
subsystem, and can also minimize typing. For example, sending the
following command string:
"TRIG:DELAY 1; COUNT 10"
... is the same as sending the following two commands:
"TRIG:DELAY 1"
"TRIG:COUNT 10"
Use a colon and a semicolon to link commands from different subsystems.
For example, in the following command string, an error is generated if
you do not use both the colon
and semicolon:
"SAMP:COUN 10;:TRIG:SOUR EXT"
Using the MIN and MAX Parameters
You can substitute
MINimum
or
MAXimum
in place of a parameter for
many commands. For example, consider the following command:
VOLTage:DC:RANGe {< range >|MINimum|MAXimum}
Instead of selecting a specific voltage range, you can substitute
MIN
to set the range to its minimum value or
MAX
to set the range to its
maximum value.
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference
An Introduction to the SCPI Language
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