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Programming Commands
Command Syntax
Character string A list of characters.
Data byte 8-bit byte containing numeric or character data.
Data byte & EOI 8-bit byte containing numeric or character data followed by end-or-identify (EOI)
condition, where the EOI control line on GPIB is asserted to indicate the end of the
transmission. END signifies the EOI condition.
Delimiter | \ @ ˆ $ % ; ! Matching characters that mark the beginning and end of a character
string, or a list of analyzer commands. Choose delimiting characters that are not used
within the string they delimit.
Digit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
lsb length Represents the least significant byte of a two-byte word that describes the number of
bytes returned or transmitted. See msb length.
msb length Represents the most significant byte of a two-byte word that describes the number of
bytes returned or transmitted. See lsb length.
Number Expressed as integer, decimal, or in exponential (E) form.
Real Number Range: ± 1.797693134862315 × 10
308
, including 0.
Up to 15 significant figures allowed.
Numbers may be as small as ± 2.225073858507202 × 10
−308
Integer Number Range: −32,768 through +32,767
Output termination Line feed (L
F
) and end-or-identify (EOI) condition. ASCII code 10 (line feed) is sent
via GPIB and the end-or-identify control line on GPIB sets to indicate the end of the
transmission.
Units Represent standard scientific units.
Frequency Units: GZ, GHZ, MZ, MHZ, KZ, KHZ, HZ
Amplitude Units: DB, DBMV, DM, DBM, DBUV, V, MV, UV, W, MW, UW
Time Units: SC, S, MS, US
Table 4-1 Syntax Elements
Syntax Component Definition/Range