Measurement Computing Micro 488/EX rev.2.1 - Manual (Page 72)

Section 5 Command Descriptions
5.2
5.2 Command Description Format
Each command description is divided into several areas:
5.2.1 Syntax
The syntax section of the command description describes the proper
command syntax which must be sent to the Micro488/EX using the IBM
BASIC PRINT# command, or its equivalent in other languages, to the
COM port. The following conventions are used in the syntax descriptions:
No command, along with its options, may be more than 127 characters
long. The data part of the OUTPUT command is not constrained by this
length. It is, however, limited to the available USER MEMORY. The
OUTPUT #count;data
may contain be as long as necessary. Refer to
the OUTPUT command for more information on this.
Items in capital letters, such as ENTER or OUTPUT must be used
exactly as stated. Abbreviations may be used with some commands to
reduce serial transmission traffic.
Items in lower case, such as addr or count represent parameters
which must be substituted with an appropriate value.
Blank spaces in commands are generally ignored. Thus, LOCAL
LOCK OUT is the same as LOCALLOCKOUT. Spaces are not ignored in four
places: the data part of an OUTPUT command, within quoted strings in a
SEND
command, after an apostrophe (') in a terminator specification
(term), and after the semi-colon following the ID command.
The number sign character (#) and the semi-colon (;) must be present
exactly as shown. A comma (,) represents an address separator. The
oblique or slash character (/) or period (.) may be used in its place as the
address separator.
Optional semicolons ([;]) may be used, if desired, for consistency
with other IOtech products.