1256E User Manual
Racal Instruments
©
2002
SCPI Command Reference 6-1
Chapter 6
SCPI COMMAND REFERENCE
General
This section contains a detailed description of each command that
is either specific to the 1256 or common to multiple switch
modules. The commands are presented in Table 6-1.
The commands accepted by the 1256 are shown using the SCPI
syntax notation. The command syntax in Table 6-1 is displayed
using the following conventions:
Square Brackets ( [ ] )
Enclose optional keywords or
parameters.
Braces ( { } )
Enclose possible parameters
within a command.
Triangle Brackets ( < > )
Substitute a value for the
enclosed parameter.
Vertical Bar ( | )
Separate multiple parameter
choices.
Bold Typeface Letters
Designate factory default values.
(Command
Only)
This indicates the command
cannot be used in query form.
(Query Only)
This indicates the command can
only be used as a query. The
command form, without the
question mark is not allowed.
To illustrate the SCPI notation, a part of the ROUTE command
subsystem is shown below:
[:ROUTe]
:CLOSe
<channel
list>
:OPEN
<channel
list>
:ALL
(Command
Only)
