1256E User Manual
Racal Instruments
©
2002
SCPI Command Basics 5-31
NOTE
The module name may be 44 characters. However, to
maintain true SCPI compatibility, it must not exceed
12 characters.
Examples of valid commands are as follows.
Assigns name to plug-in module 1 (slot 1):
MOD:DEF
A,1
Assigns name to plug-in module 7:
MOD:DEF
ABCDEFGHIJKL,7
Assigns name to plug-in module 8:
MOD:DEF
A12345678901,8
Assigns name to plug-in module 2:
MOD:DEF ZZZZZZ2,2
Examples of invalid commands are as follows.
Incorrect; the module name must appear first:
MOD:DEF
5,ABCD
Incorrect; the module name must begin with a letter:
MOD:DEF
4ASDF,8
Incorrect (for SCPI compatibility only); the module name is 13
characters long and it must be
≤
12:
MOD:DEF A123456789012,5
The following examples show how to use module names in place
of plug-in addresses.
Assigns the name
matrix
to plug-in 5:
MOD:DEF
matrix,5
Closes row 0, column 23 of
matrix
:
CLOSE
(@matrix(23))
Assigns the name
Power
to module 6:
MOD:DEF Power,6
