BNC 7000 Series Programmer Manual - Manual (Page 11)

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2.10 Using SCPI for SERIES 7000
The Standard Commands for Programmable Instrumentation (SCPI) provides a uniform and
consistent language to control programmable test and measurement devices in instrumentation
systems. The SCPI Standard is built on the foundation of IEEE-488.2, Standard Codes and Formats. It
requires conformance to IEEE-488.2, but is pure software standard. SCPI syntax is ASCII text, and
therefore can be attached to any computer test language, such as BASIC, C, or C++. It can also be
used with Test Application Environments such as LabWindows/CVI, LabVIEW™, or Matlab®. SCPI is
hardware independent. SCPI strings can be sent over any instrument interface. It works equally well
over USB-TMC, GPIB, or LAN networks.
Please see the chapter 4 for detailed description of supported SCPI commands.
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