Keysight Technologies E5260 Series, Programming Manual

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Keysight E5260/E5270 Programming Guide, Edition 4 1- 19
Programming Basics
Command Input Format
Command Input Format
The GPIB commands of the Keysight E5260/E5270 are composed of a header,
numeric data, and terminator, as shown in the syntax diagram in the following
figure.
E5260/E5270 Control Command Syntax Diagram
NOTE
Terminator
Terminator is necessary to enter the command to the Keysight E5260/E5270. For the
available terminators, see
“Terminator” and “Special Terminator” on page 1-21 .
Header
The header is the command name, always contains alpha characters, and is not
upper or lowercase sensitive. Some command names also contain an asterisk (*) or
question mark (?). The following figure shows the syntax diagram for a header.
Header Syntax Diagram
Header Numeric Data Terminator
,
SP : Space
;
Separator
SP SP SP
Alpha Character
(A to Z, a to z)
*
?