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3 remote interface commands – BNC 1201 - 6 1/2 Digit Digital Multimeter User Manual

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Figure 5-1 Figure 5-2 Figure 5-3

How to set up for GPIB interface

Insert GPIB interface card into the interface slot on the rear panel. Install

the 1201 application in your PC and execute the program. Click Tool tab

for Command Control, then type in your command. The icons and

buttons are shown with red rectangle frames in Figures 5-1, 5-2 and

5-3.

5.3 Remote Interface Commands

User can instruct the multimeter to take measurements using the SCPI

commands after the appropriate setup for their selected remote

interface.

The following conventions are used in SCPI command syntax. Triangle

brackets (<>) indicates that you must specify a value for the enclosed

parameter. The square brackets ([]) indicates that the parameter is

optional and can be omitted. The braces ({}) enclose the parameter

choices for a given command string. A vertical bar (|) separates several

choices for a parameter.

The MEASure? Command

Although it does not offer much flexibility, using the MEASure? Command

is the simplest way to program the multimeter for measurements. You

select the measurement function, range and resolution, the multimeter

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