User`s guide

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Programmer’s Quick Reference
Conventions
Conventions
The following conventions used in this guide include:
Suffix Multipliers
The following suffix multipliers are available for arguments.
For more information regarding specific commands or queries, please refer to
the online Programmer’s Reference help file.
< > Indicates that words or characters enclosed in angular brackets
symbolize a program code parameter or an GPIB command.
::= "is defined as." <A>::= <B> indicates that <A> can be replaced by <B> in any
statement containing <A>.
| "or" Indicates a choice of one element from a list. For example, <A> |
<B> indicates <A> or <B> but not both.
... Indicates that the element preceding the ellipses may be repeated
one or more times.
[ ] Indicates that the bracketed items are optional.
{ } Indicates that when items are enclosed by braces, one, and only
one of the elements may be selected.
{N,..,P} Indicates selection of one integer between N and P inclusive.
EX::= 1E18 M::= 1E-3
PE::= 1E15 U::= 1E-6
T::= 1E12 N::= 1E-9
G::= 1E9 P::= 1E-12
MA::= 1E6 F::= 1E-15
K::= 1E3 A::= 1E-18