A Brief Introduction to the SCPI Language

SCPI Language Basics

Special

Meaning

Example

Character

 

 

 

 

 

 

A vertical stroke between

Command:

 

keywords indicates identical

SENSe:BANDwidthBWIDth:

 

effects exist for both keywords.

OFFSet

 

The command functions the

Two identical commands are: Ex1:

 

same for either keyword. Only

 

SENSE:BWIDTH:OFFSET Ex2:

 

one of these keywords is used at

 

SENSE:BAND:OFFSET

 

a time.

 

 

 

 

 

[ ]

keywords in square brackets are

Command:

 

optional

[SENSe:]BANDwidth[:RESolu

 

when composing the

tion]:AUTO

 

command. These implied

The following commands are all

 

keywords are executed even if

 

valid and have identical effects:

 

they are omitted.

 

Ex1: bandwidth:auto

 

 

 

 

Ex2: band:resolution:auto

 

 

Ex3: sense:bandwidth:auto

 

 

 

< >

Angle brackets around a word,

Command:

 

or words, indicates they are not

SENS:FREQ <freq>

 

to be used literally in the

In this command example the word

 

command. They represent the

 

<freq> should be replaced by an

 

needed item.

 

actual frequency.

 

 

 

 

Ex: SENS:FREQ 9.7MHz.

 

 

 

{ }

Parameters in braces can

Command:

 

optionally be used in the

MEASure:BW <freq>{,level}

 

command either not at all, once,

A valid command is:

 

or several times.

 

meas:BW 6 MHz, 3 dB, 60

 

 

 

 

dB

 

 

 

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N9030a specifications

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