Parameters

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Parameter Types. The following table contains explanations and examples of parameter types you might see later in this chapter.

Parameter Type

Explanations and Examples

 

 

 

 

Numeric

Accepts all commonly used decimal representations of number

 

including optional signs, decimal points, and scientific notation.

 

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

 

Special cases include MINimum, MAXimum, and DEFault.

 

 

Boolean

Represents a single binary condition that is either true or false.

 

ON, OFF, 1, 0

 

 

Discrete

Selects from a finite number of values. These parameters use

 

mnemonics to represent each valid setting.

 

An example is the TRIGger:SOURce <source> command where

 

source can be BUS, EXT, or IMM.

 

 

 

 

Optional Parameters. Parameters shown within square brackets ([ ]) are optional parameters. (Note that the brackets are not part of the command; do not send them to the instrument.) If you do not specify a value for an optional parameter, the instrument chooses a default value. For example, consider the TRIGger:COUNt? [MINMAX] command. If you send the command without specifying a MINimum or MAXimum parameter, the present TRIGger:COUNt value is returned. If you send the MIN parameter, the command returns the minimum trigger count allowable. If you send the MAX parameter, the command returns the maximum trigger count allowable. Be sure to place a space between the command and the parameter.

Linking IEEE 488.2 Common Commands with SCPI Commands. Use only a semicolon between the commands. For example:

*RST;RES:NPLC 100

or

SAMP:COUNt 25;*WAI

Linking Multiple SCPI Commands From the Same Subsystem. Use only a semicolon between commands within the same subsystem. For example, to set trigger count, trigger delay and the trigger source which are all set using the TRIGger subsystem, send the following SCPI string:

TRIG:COUNt 10;DELay .05;SOURce TTLT4

Linking Multiple SCPI Commands of Different Subsystems. Use both a semicolon and a colon between commands of different subsystems. For example, a SAMPle and OUTPut command can be sent in the same SCPI string linked with a semicolon and colon (;:) as follows:

SAMP:COUNt 10;:OUTP:TTLT4 ON

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