Program messages, Command/query syntax, Header path – Teledyne LeCroy WaveStation SCPI Command Reference Manual User Manual
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Command Reference
Program Messages
Program messages are composed of commands or queries separated by semicolons. Do not use a
terminator of any kind, including NULL terminators.
Command/Query Syntax
The general form of a command or a query is an optional header path, followed by a command
header, optionally followed by one or several parameters (shown as in the following
construct):
[header_path:]
NOTE: There is a space between the header and the first parameter.
Commas separate parameters.
The question mark [?] is optional and turns the command into a query.
WaveStation does not distinguish between upper- and lowercase characters.
Header Path
Commands or queries that apply to a subsection of the WaveStation, such as a single input channel,
must have their headers prefixed with a path name indicating the recipient of the command. The
header path normally consists of an abbreviated path name followed by a colon ( : ) immediately
preceding the command header.
C2:ARWV NAME,ATAN
Header Path Name
WaveStation Reference
C1, C2
Channels 1 and 2
M1 to Mxx
Memory Units 1 through 59 (WS 2000) or 67 (WS 3000)
We have included the header path in the command syntax in this manual for convenience.
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