User`s guide

Remote Interface Reference 3
Introduction to the SCPI Language
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Command format used in this manual
The format used to show commands in this manual is shown
below:
CURRent {<current>|MINimum|MAXimum|UP|DOWN}
The command syntax shows most commands (and some
parameters) as a mixture of upper- case and lower- case
letters. The upper- case letters indicate the abbreviated
spelling for the command. For shorter program lines, send
the abbreviated form. For better program readability, send
the long form.
For example, in the above syntax statement, CURR and
CURRENT are both acceptable forms. You can use upper- case
or lower- case letters. Therefore, CURRENT, curr, and Curr
are all acceptable. Other forms, such as CUR and CURREN,
will generate an error.
Braces ({}) enclose the parameter choices for a given
command string. The braces are not sent with the command
string.
A vertical bar (|) separates multiple parameter choices for a
given command string.
Triangle brackets (<>) indicate that you must specify a value
for the enclosed parameter. For example, the above syntax
statement shows the current parameter enclosed in triangle
brackets. The brackets are not sent with the command
string. You must specify a value for the parameter (such as
CURR 0.1).
Some parameters are enclosed in square brackets ([]). The
brackets indicate that the parameter is optional and can be
omitted. The brackets are not sent with the command string.
If you do not specify a value for an optional parameter, the
power supply chooses a default value.