Remote Control Basics
R&S
®
SMBV100A
489
Operating Manual 1176.8016.02 ─ 17
the transmission is not known or if speed or other considerations prevent segmentation
of the data into blocks of definite length.
6.3.4 Overview of Syntax Elements
The following tables provide an overview of the syntax elements and special charac-
ters.
Table 6-3: Syntax elements
:
The colon separates the mnemonics of a command.
;
The semicolon separates two commands of a command line. It does not alter the path.
,
The comma separates several parameters of a command.
?
The question mark forms a query.
*
The asterisk marks a common command.
' '
"
Quotation marks introduce a string and terminate it (both single and double quotation marks are
possible).
#
The hash symbol introduces binary, octal, hexadecimal and block data.
●
Binary: #B10110
●
Octal: #O7612
●
Hexa: #HF3A7
●
Block: #21312
A "white space" (ASCII-Code 0 to 9, 11 to 32 decimal, e.g. blank) separates the header from the
parameters.
SCPI Command Structure
