THM1176/TFM1186 Use
r’s Manual
v 2.0 r 1.0
– 02/20
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VISA
See “VPP-4.3: The VISA Library,” “VPP-4.3.2: VISA Implementation
Specification for Textual Languages,” “VPP-4.3.3: VISA Implementation
Specification for the G Language,” VPP-4.3.4: VISA Implementation
Specification for COM,” all Revision 2.2 (March 17, 2000) by the VXI plug &
play Systems Alliance, available from
http://www.ivifoundation.org/specifications/default.aspx
5-2 SCPI INSTRUMENT MODEL
The THM1176/TFM1186 complies with the Standard Commands for
Programmable instruments (SCPI) standard. SCPI uses a standard instrument
model to organize the command structure. The diagram below shows the
subsystems concerning the signal flow.
The following table provides a summary of the instrument capabilities, organized
according to the SCPI instrument model. The supported commands include IEEE
488.2 “Common Commands” (start with “*”) as well as SCPI commands. Many
commands have additional options, or query forms to return the currently set
value; see later sections for details. In addition to ASCII commands, the
THM1176/TFM1186 also supports certain USBTMC-USB488 controls, also noted
in this table.
SCPI Instrument Model
TRIGger
MEMory
Signal
Routing
Signal
Routing
FORMat
FORMat
Measurement Function
Signal Generation
INPut
OUTput
SENSe
SOURce
CALC
ulate
CALC
ulate
SCPI Instrument Model
TRIGger
MEMory
Signal
Routing
Signal
Routing
FORMat
FORMat
Measurement Function
Signal Generation
INPut
OUTput
SENSe
SOURce
CALC
ulate
CALC
ulate
TRIGger
MEMory
Signal
Routing
Signal
Routing
FORMat
FORMat
Measurement Function
Signal Generation
INPut
OUTput
SENSe
SOURce
CALC
ulate
CALC
ulate