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Chapter 5
Agilent E1364A Form C Switch Command
Reference
Using This Chapter
This chapter summarizes Standard Commands for Programmable
Instruments (SCPI) and IEEE 488.2 Common (*) commands. See the
Agilent 75000 Series B B-Size VXIbus Mainframe Agilent E1300B/E1301B
User’s Manual or the Agilent 75000 Series C Agilent E1405A User’s
Manual for additional information on SCPI and common commands.
Chapter contents are:
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Command Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 41
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SCPI Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 44
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Common Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 61
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Command Quick Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 62
Command Types
Commands are separated into two types: IEEE 488.2 Common Commands
and SCPI commands.
Common
Command Format
The IEEE 488.2 standard defines the Common Commands that perform
functions like reset, self-test, status byte query, etc. Common Commands
are four or five characters in length, always begin with the asterisk character
(*), and may include one or more parameters. The command key word is
separated from the first parameter by a space character. Some examples of
Common Commands are shown below
*RST *ESR 32 *STB?
SCPI Command
Format
The SCPI commands perform functions like closing switches, making
measurements, and querying instrument states or retrieving data. A
subsystem command structure is a hierarchical structure that usually
consists of a top-level (or root) command, one or more lower level
commands, and their parameters. The following example shows part of a
typical subsystem:
[ROUTe:]
CLOSe <channel_list>
SCAN <channel_list>
:MODE?
[ROUTe:] is the root command, CLOSe and SCAN are second-level
commands, and :MODE? is a third-level command.
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