Agilent Technologies E3633A, E3634A manual Command Separators, Using the MIN and MAX Parameters

Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference An Introduction to the SCPI Language

Command Separators

A colon ( : ) is used to separate a command keyword from a lower-level keyword as shown below:

‘‘SOURce:CURRent:TRIGgered’’

A semicolon ( ; ) is used to separate two commands within the same subsystem, and can also minimize typing. For example, sending the following command string:

‘‘SOUR:VOLT MIN;CURR MAX’’

... is the same as sending the following two commands:

‘‘SOUR:VOLT MIN’’

‘‘SOUR:CURR MAX’’

Use a colon and a semicolon to link commands from different subsystems. For example, in the following command string, an error is generated if you do not use the colon and semicolon:

‘‘DISP:TEXT:CLE;:SOUR:CURR MIN’’

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:

CURRent {<current>MINMAX}

Instead of selecting a specific current, you can substitute MINimum to set the current to its minimum value or MAXimum to set the current to its maximum value.

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