RIGOL DS1000B - Manual (Page 10)

RIGOL Programming Introduction
Programming Guide for DS1000B Series 1-4
Symbol Description
The following symbols are not “real” parts of the commands, but they are usually used
to assist to explain the parameters containd in a command line.
1. Braces { }
The parameters or contents enclosed in “{}” must be selected, and only one
parameter or content could be selected once. All the options are separated by
“|”.
For example:
{{1|ON}|{0|OFF}} indicateds that 1, ON, 0 or OFF can be selected at a time.
2. Square brackets [ ]
Some keywords or contents are enclosed by square bracket “[ ]”, which
indicates that those parameters are optional and will be execute no matter
whether been omitted or not.
For example:
:TIMebase[:MAIN]:OFFSet
[:MAIN] can be omitted.
3. Triangle Brackets < >
Parameter enclosed in “< >” should be replaced by a effective value.
For example:
:DISPlay:BRIGhtness
replaced by an effective value:
:DISPlay:BRIGhtness 80