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B data types – EXFO FLS-2200 Broadband Source User Manual

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B Data Types

The following section provides an overview of the most common data
types that may appear in EXFO’s documentation on commands and
queries. The information is supplied for guidance only.

For more detailed information, please refer to IEEE 488.2 and SCPI
standards. Additional reference sources are listed in SCPI Command
Structure
on page 44.

Data types are divided into two groups: for the types
that are used when you want to send messages to a device and
for the types that are used when a device sends
responses to the controller.

The data types are presented in graphics often referred to as “railroad
diagrams”. The following example illustrates how to interpret such
diagrams.

case alpha>

case alpha>

_

Entry

Exit

The reverse arrow indicates that
the item specified in the box can
be repeated several times

The splitting arrow indicates a

choice of items

In circles: literal
items (to be
typed as such)

In boxes: syntactic
items (use the
elements to which
they refer)