Agilent Technologies Multiple Channel Controller 85330A - Manual (Page 112)

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Remote Programming Command Reference
Abbreviated Commands
The command syntax shows most commands as a mixture of upper case
(capital) and lower case letters. The upper case letters indicate the
abbreviated spelling for the command. For shorter program lines, use the
abbreviated form. For better program readability, you may use the entire
command. The instrument will accept either the abbreviated form or the
entire command.
For example, if the command syntax shows TIMEout , then both TIME and
TIMEOUT are acceptable forms. Incorrect forms of TIMEout , such as TIMEO or
TIMET will generate an error. You may use upper case or lower case letters.
Therefore, TIMEOUT , timeout , and TiMoUt all are acceptable.
Parameters
The following table contains descriptions and examples of parameter types
you might see later in this chapter.
Table 7-1 Parameter Types
Type: Descriptions and Examples:
Numeric Accepts all commonly used decimal representations of numbers
including optional signs, decimal points, and scientific notation.
123, 123E2, -123, -1.23E2, 0.123, 1.23E-2, 1.23000E-01.
Special cases may include MIN, MAX, and INF.
Boolean Represents a single binary condition that is either true or false.
ON, OFF, 1, 0
Discrete Selects from a finite number of values. These parameters use
mnemonics to represent each valid setting.
An example is the TRIIGger:SOURce:SOURCE1:TRIGger command,
where TRIGger can be set to TTL or IMM.
Optional Parameters Parameters shown within square brackets ( [ ] ) are optional parameters.
(Note that the brackets are not part of the command and are not sent to
the instrument.) If you do not specify a value for an optional parameter,
the instrument chooses a default value. When specifying a parameter, be
sure to place a space between the command and the parameter.