NF ZM2371, Instruction Manual

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5.6 Command Explanation
5-22 ZM2371/ZM2372
5.6.1.3 Keywords Simplification
In this Instruction Manual, a keyword indicating a command or parameter is expressed with
a combination of uppercase and lowercase alphabets. Uppercase characters are used for
short form (abbreviation). Even if lowercase character part is all omitted, it has the same
function as long form that includes all the lowercase character part. However, only a part of
lowercase character part cannot be omitted.
Uppercase and lowercase characters are used only as an expedient means to explicit the
form that can be shortened but device makes no distinction whatsoever between the two. It
is possible to use both simultaneously.
Example: Command notation
:CALCulate1:FORMat?
→
:calculate1:format?
Acceptable (long form, all lowercase character)
:Calc1:Form?
Acceptable (short form mixed uppercase/lowercase
characters)
: CALCUL 1:FORM?
Not Acceptable (wrong intermediary abbreviated form)
:CALC1: FOR ?
Not Acceptable (omission over- abbreviated)
5.6.1.4 Implicit Keywords
Keywords shown in square brackts ([ ]) indicate the implicit keywords and are omissible.
The device performs same operation if all or part of implicit keyword is omitted or even if
not omitted at all. In the following example, both command notations have same function to
the device. The following examples show a device function using both ways.
Example: Command notation
[:SENSe]:AVERage[:STATe] ON
→
:SENS:AVER:STAT ON
Implicit keyword is not omitted
:AVER ON
Implicit keyword is all omitted
5.6.2 Overlap Commands and Sequential Commands
Some commands allow the following commands to be executed simultaneously during
execution of them, and some commands do not allow.

Overlap commands
During execution of that command, the following command can be executed.
Note that executing multiple overlap commands will result in an operation failure.

Sequential commands
After execution of that command finished, the following command is executed.
Use *WAI, *OPC, and *OPC? commands when you don’t want to execute the following
commands or query until the execution of overlap commands finished.
The commands given below are overlap commands. Other commands are all sequential
commands.
Overlap commands
：
[:SENSe]:CORRection:COLLect[:ACQuire]