
Operation
Table 3-1 Command Parameters
| <current>,Parameter<Ihi>, <Ilo> DescriptionThe current in amps or milliamps. If no unit is given, | Form<float> | |
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 | the default unit is amps. | <float>A | 
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 | <float>mA | 
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| <time> | The time in seconds or milliseconds. If no unit is given, | <float> | 
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 | the default unit is seconds. | <float>s | 
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 | <float>ms | 
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| <voltage>, <Vlo>, | The voltage in volts or millivolts. If no unit is given, | <float> | 
| <Vhi> | the default unit is volts. | <float>V | 
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 | <float>mV | 
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| <mnemonics> | A combination of CV, CC, CV, OV, OT, SD, FOLD, | See registers on | 
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 | ERR, PON, REM, ACF, OPF, and SNSP. See MASK | page  | 
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| <state> | The state of a binary condition. | <1/ON, 0/OFF> | 
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Flo ting Point Number <floa >
Variables sent with command parameters are floating point numbers. Table 
Table 3-2 Floating Point Numbers
TheFloatingfloatingNumberpoint numberDefinitionhas four significant figures. Example1.234
It can be of either sign, positive or negative.-1.234 +1.234
| A floating point number can have one decimal point. | 0.123 | 
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| Scientific Notation | |
| Use E or e after the number for a base ten exponent. | |
| An integer of either sign must follow an exponent. | 10.00E+1 | 
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