R E M O T E O P E R A T I O N
Command Syntax
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LDC-3700C Series
C H A P T E R
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The instrument ignores <CR> (Carriage Return) as white space. The LDC-3700C
terminates its responses with <CR><NL><^END>, unless you use the
TERM
command to change it.
You can put more than one command on the same line (same command string) if
you separate them with a semicolon.
The remote communications protocol uses a flexible representation for numeric
parameters: integer, floating point, or engineering/scientific notation. There are no
default values for omitted parameters.
Some device-dependent commands are compound commands, in which the first
mnemonic opens a path to a set of commands relating to that path. The second
mnemonic then defines the actual command.
Following are examples of invalid syntax command strings that will produce
errors:
Table 3.2
Invalid Syntax Command Strings
COMMAND
COMMENT
TEC:MODE T
Missing colon, MODE? expected.
TEC:MODE:R DEC
Missing semicolon, DEC command generates an
error.
LAS:DIS ?
Space not allowed before question mark, DIS
command expected.
Las:LDI33;dis?
Space missing between LDI command and the
parameter value, 33.
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