TAKASAGO ZX-S-H Series, Instruction Manual

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Using via Digital Data Communication
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Communication Commands
Command forms can be selected from 2 types; ZX standard command forms in conformance with IEEE488.2
Common Command and SCPI Protocol, or EX command compatible forms in conformance with Takasago EX
Series Commands.
Command forms can be selected under FUNCTION Settings Item 63 “Command Forms” (See page 24).
Setting changes will take affect from next startup.
ZX Standard Commands
ZX Standard commands are commands (hereinafter SCPI commands) that conform to IEEE488.2 Common
Command (hereinafter Common Command) and SCPI Protocols.
ZX Standard Command Format
Command Description Basics
All commands and respones are ASCII character strings.
One character space “ ” is required between command words and parameters.
＜Ex.＞
ADDRess １
Within text, command word stands for command characters such as ADDRess, OUTPut, etc.
Further, program message stands for a series of send strings such as ALM：CONTain：CC, etc.
QUERY Command
Within commands there are two types, SET commands and QUERY commands. SET commands are commands
which set the parameters. QUERY commands are commands which request the current set values. QUERY
commands are discrimiated by the “?” placed at the end of the command word.
＜Ex.＞
OUTPut？
OPTION Command
Within command words are OPTION commands which can be abbreviated. Inside this text, OPTION commands
are represented by surrounding brackets ([ ]). Be careful to omit these brackets when sending.
＜Ex.＞
Bottom 2 commands are the same command
OUTPut
OUTPut[：STAT]