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Command separators
A colon ( : ) is used to separate a command keyword from a lower-level keyword as
shown below:
A semicolon ( ; ) is used to separate two commands within the same subsystem,
and can also minimize typing. For example, sending the following command
string:
... is the same as sending the following two commands:
Use a colon and a semicolon to link commands from different subsystems. For
example, in the following command string, an error is generated if you do not use
the colon and semicolon:
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:
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.
“SOURce:CURRent:TRIGgered”
“SOUR:VOLT MIN;CURR MAX”
“SOUR:VOLT MIN”
“SOUR:CURR MAX”
“DISP:TEXT:CLE;:SOUR:CURR MIN”
CURRent {<current>|MIN|MAX}