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3.6
SCPI CONFORMANCE INFORMATION
The 4863/2363 accepts SCPI commands and command extensions to
configure its digital interface, to set the data formats and to transfer data.
The SCPI commands conform to SCPI Standard 1995.0 and provide an
industry standard, self-documenting form of code that makes it easy for the
programmer to maintain the application program.
Table 3-2 shows the 4863/2363's SCPI command tree. The 4863 and 2363
uses portions of the SCPI SYSTEM, STATUS, CONFIGURE, FORMAT,
SENSE, SOURCE, INITIATE and CALIBRATE subsystems. The com-
mands follow SCPI's hierarchal 'tree like' structure which starts with a root
keyword and branches out to the final action keyword. Each command can
be used as a query except where noted. The SCPI commands in the 4863/
2363 are not case sensitive. The portion of the command shown in capitals
denotes the abbreviated form of the keyword. Either the abbreviated or
whole keyword may be used when entering a complete command. Brack-
eted keywords are optional and may be omitted. There must be a space
between the command and the parameter or channel list.
e.g.,
CONFigure:INPUT 1
is the same as
CONF:INP 1
or
conf:inp 1
Table 3-3 lists the SCPI keywords and describes their functions in detail.
Keywords other than those listed in the table or locked keywords will have
no effect on the 4863's operation and a command error will be reported.
Read the notes at the end of the table and refer to Appendix A-1 for
additional information about SCPI commands.
Note: Most SCPI commands can be quired by adding a '?' to the end of the
command. All queries should be followed by reading their response to
avoid data loss and a command execution error.
