Series 2280 Precision DC Power Supply Reference Manual
Section 6: Introduction to SCPI commands
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Command usage
The Usage section of the remote command listing shows how to properly structure the command.
Each line in the Usage section is a separate variation of the command usage; all possible command
usage options are shown here.
Figure 95: SCPI command description usage identification
1.
Structure of command usage:
Shows how the parts of the command should be organized.
2.
User-supplied parameters:
Indicated by angle brackets (
< >
).
Some commands have optional parameters. Optional parameters are presented on separate lines in
the Usage section, presented in the required order with each valid permutation of optional
parameters. For example:
:TRACe:DATA? "READ,SOURce,UNIT"
:TRACe:DATA? "READ"
:TRACe:DATA?
3.
Parameter value options:
Descriptions of the options that are available for the parameter.
Command details
This section lists additional information you need to know to successfully use the command.
Figure 96: Details section of command listing
