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3.7
SHORT FORM COMMANDS
The 4863/2363 accepts short form commands as well as the SCPI
commands to configure its digital interface and to transfer data bytes.
The short form commands are one to three characters long and are not
case sensitive. The short form commands have the advantage of
reduce the typing load on the programmer when operating the inter-
face from a computer or keyboard. In a program they reduce GPIB bus
or serial link's transmission time and the 4863/2363's parser execution
time.
Table 3-2 shows the short form commands alongside the SCPI commands.
Their parameter form is the same as that of the SCPI commands. A space
is required between the command and the parameter. Short form commands
ending with a lower case n are really six commands, one for each byte. The
SCPI command descriptions in Table 3-3 apply to the short form com-
mands. The following are some short form command examples:
e.g.
TP 1
is the same as
CONFigure:INPut:POLarity 1
N (@1:3)
is the same as
CONFigure:INPut (@1:3)
BO5 32
is the same as
SOURce:DATA:VALue:PORT5 32
or DATA:PORT5 #h20 using hex and without optional words.
BI3?
is the same as
SENSe:DATA:PORT3?
Note: Most Short Form 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.
