Tektronix AWG710, Programmer'S Manual

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Command Syntax
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AWG710 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Programmer Manual
Parameters are indicated by angle brackets, such as <file_name>. There are
several different types of parameters, as listed in Table 2–3. The parameter type
is listed after the parameter. Some parameter types are defined specifically for
the AWG710 command set and some are defined by SCPI.
Table 2-3: Parameter types used in syntax descriptions
Parameter Type Description Example
arbitrary block A block of data bytes #512234xxxxx...
where 5 indicates that the following
5 digits (12234) specify the length of
the data in bytes;
xxxxx... indicates the data
or
#0xxxxx...<LF><&EOI>
boolean Boolean numbers or values ON or 0
OFF or 0
discrete A list of specific values MIN, MAX
binary Binary numbers #B0110
octal Octal numbers #Q75, #Q3
hexadecimal Hexadecimal numbers (0-9, A- F) #HAA, #H1
NR1 numeric Integers 0, 1, 15, -1
NR2 numeric Decimal numbers 1.2, 3.141516, -6.5
NR3 numeric Floating point numbers 3.1415E-9, -16.1E5
NRf numeric Flexible decimal number that may
be type NR1, NR2, or NR3
See NR1, NR2, NR3 examples in
this table
string Alphanumeric characters (must be
within quotation marks)
Testing 1, 2, 3"
Parameter Types