Tektronix 071-0855-05 user manual General Rules, Slot Specifiers

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax

General Rules

Here are some general rules for using SCPI commands, queries, and parameters:

You can use single (‘ ’) or double (“ ”) quotation marks for quoted strings, but you cannot use both types of quotation marks for the same string.

correct:	“This string uses quotation marks correctly.”
correct:	‘This string also uses quotation marks correctly.’
incorrect:	“This string does not use quotation marks correctly.’

You can use upper case, lower case, or a mixture of both cases for all command, queries, and parameters.

SOURCE:DATA:STRUCTURE is the same as

source:data:structure

and

SOURCE:data:Structure

No embedded spaces are allowed between or within nodes. correct: SOURce:DATA:STRUcture

incorrect: SOURce: DATA: STRUcture

incorrect: SO URce:DATA: STRU cture

Slot Specifiers

The OTS9100 system can contain multiple modules of the same type, e.g., more than one receiver, more than one transmitter. Any module-specific command or query may include, as a numeric suffix on the header’s first keyword, the slot number of the target module to indicate the particular instance of that module for which the command or query is intended.

For example, the command

:SOURCE5:INSERT:ANOMALY:MODE CONTINUOUS

is intended for the transmitter module in slot 5.

Slot specifiers are indicated by <Slot> in the command listings. Slot specifiers are optional; if a slot specifier is omitted, the command or query is directed to the lowest-numbered slot that contains a module for which the command or query is valid.

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