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Chapter 3 Programming Your Counter for Remote Operation

Elements of SCPI Commands

3-18 Programming Guide

Suffix Multipliers

Table 3-2 lists the suffix multipliers that can be used with suffix elements

(except PCT and DEG).

Command Terminator

A command may be terminated with a <new line> (ASCII character

decimal 10), an EOI (End-of-Identify) asserted concurrent with last byte,

or an EOI asserted concurrent with a <new line> as the last byte. Only

one command is allowed per line.

Table 3-2. Suffix Multipliers

DEFINITION MNEMONIC NAME

1E15 PE PETA

1E12 T TERA

1E9 G GIGA

1E6 MA (or M for OHM and HZ)* MEGA

1E3 K KILO

1E-3 M (except for OHM and HZ)* MILLI

1E-6 U MICRO

1E-9 N NANO

1E-12 P PICO

1E-15 F FEMTO

1E-18 A ATTO

*The suffix units, MHZ and MOHM, are special cases that should not be confused with

<suffix multiplier>HZ and <suffix multiplier>OHM.