R&S SMB100A, Operating Manual

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Contents
R&S
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SMB100A
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6.2.3.3 Remote Control over LAN using Socket Communication........................................... 251
6.3 SCPI Command Structure........................................................................................ 258
6.3.1 Syntax for Common Commands................................................................................. 258
6.3.2 Syntax for Device-Specific Commands.......................................................................259
6.3.3 SCPI Parameters........................................................................................................ 261
6.3.4 Overview of Syntax Elements..................................................................................... 264
6.3.5 Structure of a command line....................................................................................... 264
6.3.6 Responses to Queries.................................................................................................265
6.4 Command Sequence and Synchronization............................................................ 266
6.4.1 Preventing Overlapping Execution..............................................................................267
6.5 Status Reporting System......................................................................................... 269
6.5.1 Hierarchy of the Status Registers............................................................................... 269
6.5.2 Structure of a SCPI Status Register............................................................................271
6.5.3 Status Byte (STB) and Service Request Enable Register (SRE)................................273
6.5.4 Event Status Register (ESR) and Event Status Enable Register (ESE)..................... 274
6.5.5 Questionable Status Register (STATus:QUEStionable)............................................. 274
6.5.6 Operation Status Register (STATus:OPERation)....................................................... 275
6.5.7 Application of the Status Reporting System................................................................275
6.5.7.1 Service Request..........................................................................................................275
6.5.7.2 Serial Poll.................................................................................................................... 276
6.5.7.3 Query of an instrument status..................................................................................... 276
6.5.7.4 Error Queue................................................................................................................ 276
6.5.8 Reset Values of the Status Reporting System............................................................ 277
6.6 General Programming Recommendations............................................................. 277
7 Remote Control Commands..............................................................279
7.1 Conventions used in SCPI Command Descriptions.............................................. 279
7.2 Common Commands................................................................................................ 279
7.3 Preset Commands.....................................................................................................284
7.4 CALibration Subsystem........................................................................................... 286
7.5 DIAGnostic Subsystem............................................................................................ 288
7.6 DISPlay Subsystem...................................................................................................290
7.7 FORMat Subsystem.................................................................................................. 293
7.8 HCOPy Subsystem....................................................................................................294