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HP-IB Command Guidelines
Guidelines for Operation
Guidelines for Operation
The following topics discuss rules and guidelines for controlling the Test
Set through HP-IB.
Command Names
All command names of more than four characters have an alternate
abbreviated form using only upper case letters and, in some cases, a
single numeral. The commands are not case sensitive. Upper and lower
case characters can be used for all commands.
For example, to set the destination of AF Generator 1 to Audio Out, any
of the following command strings are valid:
Example 3-1 Example
AFGENERATOR1:DESTINATION ’AUDIO OUT’
or
afgenerator1:destination ’audio out’
or
afg1:dest ’audio out’
or
AFG1:DEST ’AUDIO OUT’
or
Afg1:Dest ’Audio oUT’
Command Punctuation
NOTE Programming Language Considerations
The punctuation rules for the Test Set’s HP-IB commands conform to
the IEEE 488.2 standard. It is possible that some programming
languages used on external controllers may not accept some of the
punctuation requirements. It is therefore necessary that the equivalent
form of the correct punctuation, as defined by the language, be used for
HP-IB operation. Improper punctuation will results in
. HP-IB Error: -102 Syntax Error