HP 8360 - Manual (Page 104)

use either E or e in exponentials
leading allowed
digits left of decimal point optional
Examples of numeric parameters in commands:
100 OUTPUT : :
1 IO OUTPUT @Source :
Extended Numeric Parameters. Most measurement related
subsystems use
extended numeric parameters to specify physical
quantities. Extended numeric parameters accept all numeric
parameter values and other special values as well. All extended
numeric parameters accept
and as values. Other
special values, such as UP and DOWN may be available as documented
in the instrument’s command summary. Some instruments also
let you to send engineering units as suffixes to extended numeric
parameters. The SCPI Command Summary lists the suffixes
available, if any. Note that extended numeric parameters are not
used for common commands or STAT
US subsystem commands.
Examples of extended numeric parameters:
100. any simple numeric values
- 1 . 2 3 largest valid setting
MAX
MIN
valid setting nearest negative infinity
Examples of extended numeric parameters in commands:
100 OUTPUT MAX”
110 OUTPUT @Source
Discrete Parameters. Use discrete parameters to program settings
that have a finite number of values. Discrete parameters use
mnemonics to represent each valid setting. They have a long and a
short form, like command mnemonics. You can use mixed upper and
lower case letters for discrete parameters.
Examples of discrete parameters:
level internally
level using an external diode
level using an external power meter
Level using a mm-wave source module
Examples of discrete parameters in commands:
100 OUTPUT @Source; :POWer:ALC:SOURce
110 OUTPUT @Source :POWer:ALC:SOURce
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