244 VT1422A Command Reference Chapter 7
ALGorithm

ALGorithm[:EXPLicit]:SCALar

ALGorithm[:EXPLicit]:SCALar ’<alg_name>’,’<var_name>’,<value> sets the
value of the scalar variable <var_name> for algorithm <alg_name> into the Update
Queue. This update is then pending until ALG:UPD is sent or an update event (as set
by ALG:UPD:CHANNEL) occurs.
Note ALG:SCALAR places a variable update request in the Update Queue.
Do not place more update requests in the Update Queue than are allowed by the
current setting of ALG:UPD:WINDOW or a "Too many updates – send
ALG:UPDATE command" error message will be generated.
Parameters

Comments To send values to a global scalar variable, set the <alg_name> parameter to

'GLOBALS'. To define a scalar global variable see the ALGorithm:DEFine
command.
An error is generated if <alg_name> or <var_name> is not defined.
Related Commands: ALG:DEFINE, ALG:SCAL?, ALG:UPDATE
*RST Condition: No algorithms or variables are defined.
Use VXIplug&play function: hpe1422_algExpScal(...)
Usage ALG:SCAL 'ALG1','my_var',1.2345 1.2345 to variable my_var in ALG1
ALG:SCAL 'ALG1','another',5.4321 5.4321 to variable another also in ALG1
ALG:SCAL 'ALG3','my_global_var',1.001 1.001 to global variable
ALG:UPD update variables from update queue
Parameter
Name Parameter
Type Range of
Values Default
Units
alg_name string ALG1 - ALG32 or GLOBALS none
var_name string valid 'C' variable name none
value numeric (float32) IEEE-754 32-bit floating point number none