AMETEK BPS Series Programming Manual - Manual (Page 18)

AMETEK Programmable Power BPS / MX / RS Series SCPI Programming Manual
18 Manual P/N 7003-961 Rev AA
2.4.2 Combining Message Units
The following command message is briefly described here, with details in subsequent
paragraphs.
Figure 2-2: Command Message Structure
The basic parts of the above message are:
Message Component Example
Headers VOLT LEV RANG CURR
Header Separator The colon in VOLT:LEV
Data 8 150
Data Separator The space in VOLT 8 and RANG 150
Message Units VOLT:LEV 8 RANG 150 CURR?
Message Unit
Separator The semicolons in VOLT:LEV 8; and RANG 150;
Root Specifier The colon in RANG 150;:CURR?
Query Indicator The question mark in CURR?
Message Terminator The (newline) indicator. Terminators are not part of
the SCPI syntax