KEPCO KLP Series Developer's Guide, Rev 1 - Manual (Page 84)

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FIGURE 6-1. MESSAGE STRUCTURE
6.5.2 KEYWORD SEPARATOR
If a command has two or more keywords, adjacent keywords must be separated by a colon (:)
which acts as the keyword separator (e.g., CURR:LEV:TRIG). The colon can also act as a root
specifier (paragraph 6.5.7).
6.5.3 QUERY INDICATOR
The question mark (?) following a keyword is a query indicator. This changes the command into
a query. If there is more than one keyword in the command, the query indicator follows the last
keyword. (e.g., VOLT? and MEAS:CURR?).
6.5.4 DATA
Some commands require data to accompany the keyword either in the form of a numeric value
or character string. Data always follows the last keyword of a command or query (e.g.,
VOLT:LEV:TRIG 14 or SOUR:VOLT? MAX
TABLE 6-1. RULES GOVERNING SHORTFORM KEYWORDS
IF NUMBER OF LETTERS IN
LONGFORM KEYWORD IS:
AND FOURTH LETTER
IS A VOWEL?
THEN SHORT FORM
CONSISTS OF:
EXAMPLES
4 OR FEWER (DOES NOT MATTER) ALL LONG FORM LETTERS MODE
5 OR MORE
NO
THE FIRST FOUR
LONG FORM LETTERS
MEASure, OUTPut, EVENt
YES
THE FIRST THREE
LONG FORM LETTERS
LEVel, IMMediate, ERRor
CURR:LEV 3.5;:OUTP ON;:CURR?
MESSAGE TERMINATOR
KEYWORD
QUERY INDICATOR
ROOT SPECIFIER
MESSAGE UNIT SEPARATOR
DATA
KEYWORD
KEYWORD
KEYWORD SEPARATOR
KEYWORD
MESSAGE UNIT SEPARATOR
DATA
MESSAGE UNIT
DATA SEPARATOR
DATA SEPARATOR
ROOT SPECIFIER