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Command Forms
Commands and queries have two different forms,
long and short. The command syntax is written
with the short form of the command in capitals
and the remainder (long form) in lower case.
The commands can be written either in capitals or
lower-case, just so long as the short or long forms
are complete. An incomplete command will not be
recognized.
Below are examples of correctly written
commands.
Long form
CONFigure:DIODe
CONFIGURE:DIODE
Configure:diode
Short form CONF:DIOD
conf:diod
Square Brackets
Commands that contain square brackets indicate
that the contents are optional. The function of the
command is the same with or without the square
bracketed items, as shown below. For example, for
the query:
[SENSe:]UNIT?
Both
SENSe:UNIT?
and
UNIT?
are valid forms.
Command
Format
500
1
2 3
CONFigure:VOLTage:DC
1. Command header
2. Space
3. Parameter 1
Common
Input Parameters Type Description Example
<Boolean>
boolean logic 0, 1
<NR1>
integers 0, 1, 2, 3
<NR2>
decimal numbers 0.1, 3.14, 8.5