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Remote Interface Reference 3
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Introduction to the SCPI Language
E3632A User’s Guide 77
Using the MIN and MAX parameters
You can substitute
MINimum
or
MAXimum
in place of a
parameter for many commands. For example, consider the
following command:
CURRent {<current>|MIN|MAX}
Instead of selecting a specific current, you can substitute
MINimum
to set the current to its minimum value or
MAXimum
to set the current to its maximum value.
Querying parameter settings
You can query the value of most parameters by adding a
question mark (
?
) to the command. For example, the
following command sets the output current to 5 A:
CURR 5
You can query the value by executing:
CURR?
You can also query the maximum or minimum value allowed
with the present function as follows:
CURR? MAX
CURR? MIN
C A U T I O N
If you send two query commands without reading the response from
the first, and then attempt to read the second response, you may
receive some data from the first response followed by the complete
second response. To avoid this, do not send a query command without
reading the response. When you cannot avoid this situation, send a
device clear before sending the second query command.