
REMOTE CONTROL
21/11/2016 Version No. 002
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Command Syntax
Compatible
Standard
IEEE488.2
Partial compatibility
SCPI, 1999
Partial compatibility
Command Structure SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments)
commands follow a tree-like structure, organized into nodes.
Each level of the command tree is a node. Each keyword in a
SCPI command represents each node in the command tree.
Each keyword (node) of a SCPI command is separated by a
colon (:).
For example, the diagram below shows an SCPI sub-
structure and a command example.
meas
:freq
:stp?
:cen?
:st?
meas:freq:cen?
Command types
There are a number of different instrument commands and
queries. A command sends instructions or data to the unit and
a query receives data or status information from the unit.
Command types