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The command syntax shows most commands (and some parameters) as a mixture of
upper- and lower-case letters. The upper-case letters indicate the abbreviated spelling
for the command. For shorter program lines, send the abbreviated form. For better
program readability, send the long form. For example, in the above syntax statement,
VOLT and VOLTAGE are both acceptable forms. You can use upper- or lower-case letters.
Therefore, VOLTAGE, volt, and Volt are all acceptable. Other forms, such as VOL and
VOLTAG, will generate an error.
Braces
(
{ }
) enclose the parameter choices for a given
command string. The braces are not sent with the command string. A
vertical bar
(
|
)
separates multiple parameter choices for a given command string.
Triangle brackets
(
<
>
) indicate that you must specify a value for the enclosed parameter. For example, the
above syntax statement shows the
range
parameter enclosed in triangle brackets. The
brackets are not sent with the command string. You must specify a value for the
parameter (such as "VOLT:DC:RANG 10"). Some parameters are enclosed in
square
brackets
(
[ ]
). The brackets indicate that the parameter is optional and can be omitted.
The brackets are not sent with the command string. If you do not specify a value for an
optional parameter, the multimeter chooses a default value.
Using the
MIN
and
MAX
Parameters
You can substitute MINimum or MAXimum in place of a parameter for many commands.
For example, consider the following command:
VOLTage:DC:RANGe {<
range
>|MINimum|MAXimum}
Instead of selecting a specific voltage range, you can substitute MIN to set the range to
its minimum value or MAX to set the range to its maximum value.
Querying Parameter Settings
You can query the current value of most parameters by adding a question mark ( ? ) to
the command. For example, the following command sets the sample count to 10
readings:
"SAMP:COUN 10"
You can query the sample count by executing:
"SAMP:COUN?"
You can also query the minimum or maximum count allowed as follows:
"SAMP:COUN? MIN"
"SAMP:COUN? MAX"
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