HP 34970A Command Separators, Using the MIN and MAX Parameters

Chapter 5 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. You must insert a blank space to separate a parameter from a command keyword. If a command requires more than one parameter, you must separate adjacent parameters using a comma as shown below:

"CONF:VOLT:DC 10, 0.003"

A semicolon ( ; ) is used to combine commands into one message string, and can also minimize typing. For example, sending the following command string:

"TRIG:SOUR EXT; COUNT 10"

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

"TRIG:SOUR EXT" "TRIG:COUNT 10"

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 both the colon and semicolon:

"ROUT:CHAN:DELAY 1;:TRIG:SOUR EXT"

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>MINimumMAXimum}[,(@<ch_list>)]

Instead of selecting a specific range, you can substitute MIN to set the range to its minimum value or MAX to set the range to its maximum value.

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