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SCPI Command Reference

Using SCPI Commands

Using SCPI Commands

Throughout these commands, the optional command [<channel>] is available for the 6000 W units, but not available for 12000 W power supplies.

This manual shows SCPI commands in the following format:

CALibration:CURRent:LEVel {<current>MINMAX}

The command is expressed as a mixture of upper- and lowercase letters. The uppercase letters suggest how the command can be abbreviated into a short form. SCPI commands can be sent in long or short forms. The short form is better for data entry. The long form is better for readability.

Command strings are not case sensitive: CURR, Curr, and curr are all acceptable abbreviations for CURRent. As for the long form, CURRENT, Current, and current are all acceptable.

The command strings include punctuation. While some punctuation is sent with the string, other markings are used to identify different elements of the command syntax and are not sent with the string.

The following punctuation is sent with the command string:

•Colons (:) separate command keywords from lower-level keywords. For example, CAL:CURR:STAT.

•Blank spaces separate command keywords from parameter values. For example, CURR 0.1.

•Commas separate parameters from each other when more than one parameter is sent in the same string. For example, CAL:STAT OFF,”1234.”

•Semicolons (;) separate multiple commands from the same subsystem. This allows for greater efficiency. For example:

CAL:CURR:LEV MIN;VOLT:LEV MIN

is the same as typing:

CAL:CURR:LEV MIN

CAL:VOLT:LEV MIN

•Colons and semicolons can be used together to link commands from different subsystems. For example:

CAL:CURR:LEV MIN;:MEAS:CURR?

The following punctuation is not sent with the command string:

•Braces ( { } ) identify a selection of choices. Choose one of the enclosed values.

•Vertical bars, or pipes, ( ) separate the choices found within the braces.

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