HP E1429A manual Scpi Command Parameters, Parameter Types Explanations, Examples

Implied (Optional) Keywords

Variable Command Syntax

Implied or optional keywords are those which appear in square brackets

([ ]). The brackets are not part of the command syntax and must not be sent to the digitizer. Consider the syntax ARM[:STARt]COUNt. Suppose you send the following command:

ARM:COUN 100

In this case, the digitizer responds as if you had executed the command as:

ARM:STAR:COUN 100

Some commands will have what appears to be a variable syntax. For example:

OUTPut:ECLTrg<n >[:STATe] <mode >

In this command, <n > is replaced by a number. No space is left between the keyword (ECLTrg) and the number because the number is part of the keyword.

SCPI Command Parameters

Parameter Types,

Explanations, and

Examples

The following information contains explanations and examples of the parameter types found in this chapter.

∙Numeric

Accepts all commonly used decimal representations of numbers including optional signs, decimal points, and scientific notation:

123, 123E2, -123, -1.23E2, .123, 1.23E-2, 1.23000E-01.

Special cases include MIN, MAX, and INFinity. The Comments section within the Command Reference will state whether a numeric parameter can also be specified in hex, octal, and/or binary:

#H7B, #Q173, #B1111011

∙Boolean

Represents a single binary condition that is either true or false. Any non-zero value is considered true:

ON, OFF, 1, 0

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