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COMMAND REFERENCE 4 - 13
4.3 Command Descriptions
The description of corresponding commands and queries is combined. Each
command/query description starts on a new page. A description consists of the
following parts:
COMMAND HEADER
Syntax:
Specifies the syntax of a command or query (header + parameters) to be
placed on the GPIB. Different programming languages (such as BASIC, C,
Pascal) have different ways of representing data that is to be output onto the
GPIB. It is up to the programmer to determine the methods to output the
command required for the programming language used.
Alias:
Specifies alternative syntax possibilities.
Query form:
Specifies the syntax of the corresponding query (optional).
Response:
Specifies the response of the instrument to a query (optional).
Description:
Describes what the command/query does.
limitations:
Specifies possible limitations with respect to using and operation.
Example:
Program examples are included with each command description. ONLY THE
COMMAND STRING IS GIVEN. No other programming details are shown,
because the method used to send the command string differs, depending
upon the GPIB drivers and programming language used. Notation used:
Send
→ <command_string>
Example: Send
→
*OPT? This means: send the query
*OPT? to the instrument.
Read
← <response_string>
Example: Read
← IEEE:0:0,MP:0:0 This means: read the response
IEEE:0:0,MP:0:0 from the
instrument
.