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SCPI Command 
Terminators 
To terminate a message, either a line feed character 
the EOI line. When a message terminator is sent to 
the instrument, the SCPI command level is 
returned to the root level. 
IEEE-488.2 Basic 
Commands 
 
IEEE-488.2 standard defines a set of basic 
commands to restore default settings, clear event 
and status registers, set event registers and 
determine the current operation status. All basic 
commands are three character commands headed 
with an asterisk (*). The command key words and 
the first parameter are separated by a space. A 
semi colon (;) is used to separate multiple 
commands, as illustrated below: "*RST; *CLS; *ESE 
32; *OPC?" 
SCPI Parameter 
Types 
The SCPI language defines a number of different 
data formats to send and receive information. 
Value parameters: Commands using value 
parameters support a number of different decimal 
notations, including scientific, decimal point and 
signed notation. Additionally, value parameters 
can also include units directly after some 
numerical parameters, i.e., s or ms. If a specific 
value is required, values will be automatically 
rounded to suit. The command below uses value 
parameters: 
CONFigure:COMParator [
