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For example, RECord:TARGet:TYPE DISK is a valid SCPI command created
from the hierarchy tree in Figure 3-30.
Creating Queries
To create a query, start at the root node of a tree structure, move down to the end
of a branch, and add a question mark. RECord:TARGet:TYPE? is an example of a
valid SCPI query using the hierarchy tree in Figure 3-30.
Parameter Types
Every parameter in the command and query descriptions is of a specified type. The
parameters are enclosed in brackets, such as <pattern>. The parameter type is listed
after the parameter and is enclosed in parentheses, for example, (discrete). Some
parameter types are defined specifically for the MTX100A command set and some
are defined by ANSI/IEEE 488.2-1987 (see Table 3-21).
Table 3-21: Parameter types used in syntax descriptions
Parameter type
Description
Example
binary
Binary numbers
#B0110
arbitrary block
1
A specified length of arbitrary data #512234xxxxx . . . where 5
indicates that the following 5 digits
(12234) specify the length of the
data in bytes; xxxxx ... indicates
the data
boolean
Boolean numbers or values
ON or 1
OFF or 0
discrete
A list of specific value
MIN, MAX, UP, DOWN
hexadecimal
Hexadecimal numbers
(0-9, A, B, C, D, E, F)
#HAA, #H1
NR1
2,3
numeric
Integers
0, 1, 15, -1
NR2
2
numeric
Decimal numbers
1.2, 3.141516, -6.5
NR3
2
numeric
Floating point numbers
3.1415E-9, -16.1E5
NRf
2
numeric
Flexible decimal number that may
be type NR1, NR2, or NR3
See NR1, NR2, NR3 examples
string
4
Alphanumeric characters (must
be within quotation marks)
“Testing 1,2,3”
1
Defined in ANSI/IEEE 488.2 as “Definite Length Arbitrary Block Response Data.”
2
An ANSI/IEEE 488.2-1992-defined parameter type.
3
Some commands and queries will accept a hexadecimal value even though
the parameter type is defined as NR1.
4
Defined in ANSI/IEEE 488.2 as “String Response Data.”
Summary of Contents for MTX100A
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