Tektronix 071-0590-00 user manual Command Line Rules, Command Line Terminator

Remote Commands

Command Line Rules

The following rules summarize the basic syntax of GB1400 commands:

Command Lines: A given command line may contain one or multiple commands. If a command line contains multiple commands, commands will be separated by a ";" (semicolon).

Command Line Terminator

RS-232C Interface: Command lines issued to the instrument should be terminated by a simple carriage return (CR). Responses generated by the instrument will be terminated as specified by the user in the RS-232 EOL menu function, that is CR, LF, CR/LF or LF/CR.

GPIB Interface: Command lines issued to the instrument can be terminated by either EOI or EOI/LF. Responses generated by the instrument will be terminated as specified by the user in the GPIB menu function, that is either EOI or EOI/LF.

Maximum Number of Characters per Line: Command lines may contain a maximum of 80 characters before the terminator.

Command Headers (Names): Each command must start with a header. This header must contain either the full name of the command, or an abbreviation containing at least all of the leading significant characters identified for that command name. In addition, query commands must end with a "?".

Upper and Lower Case: All characters in a GB1400 command line may be entered in either upper or lower case.

Arguments: Commands may include one or more arguments (parameters) following the header. The first argument following the header must be separated from the header by one or more blank characters (spaces). Subsequent arguments must be separated from previous parameters using commas.

Blank Characters (Spaces): One or more spaces are required between the command header and first parameter (if any). Otherwise spaces are ignored by the GB1400 and may be used on a command line between headers, parameters, or required separators for readability.

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